Ye Ming said this in a calm but dangerous tone.
But the girl opposite was stunned when she heard the words, obviously not understanding:
"Taking the bait...what do you mean?"
Well, there is no such thing as fishing underground, so naturally there is no such thing as taking the bait.
"It means that you are now a prisoner."
This time the girl understood the meaning of "prisoner", her face changed slightly, and she hummed:
"I, I don't want to eat."
With that said, he turned around and wanted to leave.
At this time, how could Ye Ming let her go? He stretched out his hand and pulled her to his side.
"I'm afraid you can't leave."
Seeing that she was restrained, the girl knew that she was no match for this guy, so she immediately threatened:
"I am the goddess of the Earthly Evil Clan. If you dare to hurt me, you will definitely be punished."
"Ah, hurt you? Really? I didn't hurt you!"
Ye Ming said, tearing off a piece of chicken, shaking it in front of her, and then ate it in one bite.
When the girl saw this, she almost cried with greed, and looked at him happily eating with tears in her eyes.
But after realizing that she had been arrested, she still had some backbone. She was obviously greedy and aggrieved, but she was holding back and didn't speak, and her little face looked very bulging.
An ordinary person would definitely be deceived by her appearance.
But is Ye Ming an ordinary person?
At that time, I handed over a piece of chicken:
"what's your name?"
Looking at the chicken in front of her, the girl stepped away from him and didn't answer, looking very tough.
When Ye Ming was about to take the chicken back, she grabbed it again, put it in her mouth to gnaw, and said quickly:
"Yingxiang."
This name surprised Ye Ming a little, he looked at her and said:
"Shouldn't the names of all your evil tribes be Tierpo'er, Poertier, etc.?
How come you have such a name? "
"That's what common people's names are. I am a noble among nobles, a goddess!"
The girl named Yingxiang didn't seem to like Ye Ming confusing her with common people.
Seeing that she had already eaten the piece of chicken, Ye Ming tore off another piece and continued to ask:
"What are your plans for coming out this time?"
Yingxiang looked at the chicken, hesitated, and decided to keep it a secret, determined not to say anything, and shook her head firmly.
Seeing this, Ye Ming tore off another piece of chicken, put the two pieces together and handed them to her.
Yingxiang took it, stuffed it into her mouth, and said:
"I ran out on my own, I don't know what the plan was."
"Then what do the other Dixie tribesmen who came out do?"
"I don't know, maybe they're looking for me, or maybe there's something else."
Ye Ming tore off another piece of chicken and asked:
"How many people do you nobles have?"
"More than thirty."
"Where are the civilians?"
"More than three thousand."
The population is smaller than expected. It seems that the survival of the Earthly Evil Clan is indeed not easy.
Of course, it does not rule out the other party lying.
But from Ye Ming's perspective, Yingxiang's soul fluctuations were very stable, and it didn't look like she was lying.
After mastering the skills of questioning, Ye Ming cooked a lot of delicious food, including chicken, duck and fish, and gave her to eat them all, basically clarifying what she wanted to know.
Since the evil tribe here has lived underground for a long time, they have a certain grasp of the flow of the earth's veins. They can move the earth's energy and transform the outside environment. At the same time, they will also use the sacred stone fragments to "adapt" to the transformed environment.
This is what “evil transformation” looks like to the living creatures on the ground.
Before Yingxiang couldn't resist the temptation of local delicacies and ran out, half of their noble members were leading their men to carry out renovations in Yanhua and Lingbi prefectures, as well as some counties and villages in Gyeongju...
It seems that she realizes that she can no longer reveal the secret. No matter how many delicious food Ye Ming gives, Yingxiang refuses to reveal relevant information anymore and is very strict.
But since the other party has said so much, Ye Ming can roughly find out the remaining specific locations by relying on the power at hand.
Then, he asked about other less important secrets.
Unexpectedly, this Yingxiang is actually the only being in the Earthly Evil Clan who can touch the "divine stone" without going crazy. This is why she is regarded as a "goddess".
She said that her magic power was actually very average, much worse than other nobles.
Ye Ming discovered that the evil energy in her body was very pure, with almost no other impurities at all.
Relatively speaking, the potential for cultivation is huge.
Moreover, its control over its own evil energy is also very powerful, and it can be almost completely hidden without the need for any "evil-shielding tree roots".
Of course, her improved cultivation is somewhat fatal to other things around her.
Ye Ming asked again about the cause of Sun Fugui's death.
Yingxiang said that the food the other party gave her was approved by her and she accepted him as a "slave".
After the other party nodded in agreement, she used evil energy to help this "slave" improve.
As a result, the "slave" couldn't bear it, went crazy, and was beaten to death.
In her opinion, if someone went crazy because of evil spirits, they should be beaten to death, so she ignored the matter and left the place with the food.
After communication, Ye Ming discovered that the evil tribe here was different from the civilization on the ground in various cognitions. Of course, there were also similarities.
But just because they continue to spread evil spirits to the surroundings, it fundamentally cuts off the possibility of them coexisting peacefully with the living creatures on the ground.
It's a pity that as a "goddess", Yingxiang doesn't know where the "god stone" comes from. Since she can remember, the "god stone" has been stored in the underground "god hall".
After the exchange between the two parties, Ye Ming increasingly wanted to obtain the "sacred stone" of the Earthly Evil Clan. For him, the "sacred stone" was simply a natural cheating tool for cultivation. Transforming yin into yang and cultivating a physical body was just around the corner.
As for what would happen if the Earthly Evil Clan lost their "divine stone", that was completely beyond his concern.
He can also roughly confirm that Yingxiang is very important to the Earthly Evil Clan, as it is the bridge between them and the "divine stone".
However, now, this bridge has fallen into his hands.
After asking the question, Ye Ming "killed the donkey" and snatched away a grilled fish that Yingxiang hadn't finished eating. He cast a spell and held it beside him, unable to move.
Yingxiang was full of anger and unwillingness. She wanted to get the grilled fish back, but she couldn't get it at all.
In fact, Ye Ming wanted to lock up this mobile "evil energy diffuser" and use it as a booster for her cultivation.
But considering that the other party was alive and might reveal his identity as a demon, he decided not to do so.
He took her all the way back to the City God's Office and threw her directly into the City God's Prison. He also specifically asked the Evil Punishment Department to keep an eye on her.
After taking care of this goddess, Ye Ming went directly to Lingbi River.
...
As the largest river in Lingbi Prefecture, the Lingbi River actually has many tributaries flowing through Yanhua Prefecture. Of course, the entire river will eventually merge into the Zejiang River, the main river in the north.
The aquatic spirits in Zejiang have been causing trouble recently, and some of them have agreed with the rebels who are rebelling in Lingbi Mansion and are causing trouble in various places.
Fortunately, with the presence of Princess Lingbi's army, the rebellious people are currently suppressed, and no large county town has been occupied by the rebels.
It's just that at this time, the officials and wealthy households are more and more in danger.
As soon as they sense danger, they will hoard supplies more and more.
And a large amount of material hoarding will make it more difficult for people to survive.
The intensity of the people's rebellion will rise again, and they will nervously hoard supplies again...
In short, these have nothing to do with Ye Ming. He came to Lingbi River this time just to check the location of the underground evil passage hidden at the bottom of the river.
Obviously, the most suspicious location was in the cave of the poisonous Leech Lord who had been killed by him.
After all, not only did that person completely become an evil cultivator, but he also had "divine stone fragments" on his body, so Ye Ming naturally wanted to check him carefully.
Ye Ming has never been to the bottom of the Lingbi River and doesn't know the way to the Cave of Lord Poisonous Leech.
Originally, it could be done with a fortune telling, but Ye Ming thought it was troublesome, so it would be better to keep it simple and catch a strong man.
He was not polite, fell into the river, and caught a fish monster. This was a fish monster that was planning to go out to make trouble.
Ye Ming decided to help him use up his endless energy and let him be a foothold.
The fish monster was suddenly "flattered" by such an expert and was almost frightened to death.
Knowing that the master was going to the Poisonous Leech Lord's Cave, the fish monster did not dare to disobey and carried the master on his back.
Ye Ming sat leisurely on the back of the fish monster, thinking about when to get long-term foot strength. In this case, no matter where he went, he would not have to waste time and effort to fly.
In fact, he has always had expectations for Lei Ling.
It's a pity that Lei Ling is too ignorant.
I have helped her obtain so many powerful, powerful and domineering techniques, but she refuses to learn a giant transformation technique, which is really disappointing.
Finally, I got a "White Tiger False Form", but I kept it hidden and unwilling to use it.
As a result, Ye Ming can only travel here and there by himself without even a means of transportation.
Just thinking about it makes me feel pitiful. It's true that my good intentions are not rewarded.
While Ye Ming was "feeling sorry for himself", the fish monster had already brought him outside the cave of Lord Poisonous Leech.
Ye Ming got off the fish monster's back, patted the fish monster and said:
"Did you just plan to go out and cause trouble?"
"No...no, I just want to relax."
"My house has a big pot. It's wide and bright, and it's very livable. It just lacks some residents. Do you have any recommendations?"
"The little one...the little one thinks that crabs, river shrimps, river clams, and river turtles are all very good."
"Really? What do you think of the fish?"
"fish......"
Although the fish monster was in the water, it still looked like it was about to sweat profusely.
"Fish are more suitable to be kept in fish tanks for ornamental purposes."
"Forget it, I don't have a fish tank at home and I don't raise fish. You can go and relax."
"No, no, I suddenly feel homesick. I'm going home to see my mother. See you later, sir!"
The fish monster swam away as if fleeing.
Ye Ming ignored it and let it go.
He was just teasing the fish monster casually, and there were no followers of his in Lingbi Mansion, so he didn't care.
He no longer cared about the fish monster and looked at the cave of the poisonous leech master.
As a leech spirit, this guy's cave is actually quite spacious, and there isn't a lot of silt, sediment, etc. as expected.
If you don’t know better, you might mistakenly think that this is the palace of a certain Carp Suicune.
The cave door is closed, and there are a large number of leeches entrenched on the surrounding underwater stone walls. It is very uncomfortable to look at, and it is one of the more unpleasant aspects of this place.
The arrival of night light made these leeches, who had almost no intelligence at all, feel the danger stemming from their instincts and began to flee one after another.
Ye Ming didn't care about the leeches and just shouted outside the cave:
"Is there anyone in charge inside? Come out!"
His shouting was still very effective. There was really a mastermind inside, and he was also a leech spirit, but his cultivation level was not high, and he was only a little stronger than the fish monster just now.
This person in charge looks like an old housekeeper in his forties or fifties, and he is the housekeeper of the cave of True Lord Poison Leech.
But now I heard that the real king who caused trouble had been killed by a certain City God. After hearing about it, all the monsters and monsters in the cave ran away, leaving only the old housekeeper and a few who had nowhere to go. The spirit is still here.
At this time, they were all frightened when they saw Ye Ming coming to their door, not knowing who it was.
As an upright god, Ye Ming didn't want to scare them. He just reported his family background:
"My officer, the City God of Yanhua Prefecture, Ye Ming, has already killed the traitorous thief Du Zhenjun, and now he is here to investigate!"
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