"It should be around here..."
Jiang Qin rode the sword light and landed on the bank of the surging river.
She shook the purse she had been holding in her hand, and an origami frog's head came out of the opened purse.
"Yes, Senior Sister. I can feel that the evil spirit that remains here is the strongest. It is probably the lair of the Ghost King."
Chimei has become a ghost, and the things he can feel are naturally different from those of a living person. Moreover, he and the Ghost King are both ghosts, so they are similar to a certain level.
As soon as he got out of the purse, he could feel the faint evil aura on the river not far away. This evil aura was not left unintentionally, but was deliberately arranged by the ghost king.
This behavior is like most animals in the mountain forest leaving marks on their territories through some methods in order to expel and warn animals that inadvertently intrude.
Chimei could feel that the evil aura she could see was left behind by a very powerful monster, probably the Ghost King.
Even though the Ghost King was already dead, his soul died under Jiang Qin's sword.
But the smell of his legacy is still there.
This smell is enough to make almost all monsters and monsters dare not approach this place. It is like the territory of a tiger, and ordinary wolves dare not approach it.
"It would be nice to find it..."
Jiang Qin nodded.
The reason why she ran out early this morning and took Chimei to search around Jiangcheng was to find the souls that had been taken away.
Xia Zhichan, who was still lying on the bed and unable to move, said that the reason why the ghost king captured the souls was to use the souls of everyone to attack the Dengtang realm. However, judging from the opponent's cultivation level, which was still at the peak of entry level, this evil approach should be It was not successful.
In other words, all the souls that were taken away should not have been digested by the Ghost King, and they were probably hidden somewhere by him.
Jiang Qin's perception ability is average, so Xia Zhichan asked her to bring Chimei with her.
The two walked around the green mountains and green waters of Jiangcheng several times before finally finding this strange place. They didn't know if the results were as Xia Zhichan had guessed.
Buzz!
There was a sound of swords.
The paper frog was so frightened that it immediately retracted its head and even hid at the bottom of the purse.
Jiang Qin's current cultivation and realm are different. The most important thing is the slender sword that appears in her hand.
A three-foot-long mahogany sword.
It is similar to the mahogany swords used by ordinary warlocks and swindlers in the world. It has neither gorgeous decoration nor terrifying aura. If you just find a piece of mahogany and whet it yourself, it will probably look like this.
The wooden sword was originally nameless, but because its former owner was named Wuya, it was also named Wuya.
It means that there are cliffs in life but knowing that there are no cliffs.
Jiang Qin was now qualified to summon this sword from her dantian. She took the sword and slashed it gently in front of her.
The originally turbulent river water was cut in half.
The fractures are as neat and smooth as a mirror surface. Occasionally, you can see fish sticking out their heads in surprise and spitting bubbles, and then quickly hide back into the water.
Compared to Xia Zhichan's majestic sword with Immortal Sword Qi, Jiang Qin's sword looked so light and cute.
Xia Zhichan's sword energy relied on the terrifying and powerful true energy to forcibly block the flow of the river.
And Jiang Qin's sword seemed to have cut off the time that was constantly flowing on the river, making it almost instantly enter a state of stillness.
"Sister, you are so awesome!"
Chimei, who was hiding in her purse, didn't forget to praise her.
Jiang Qin ignored him, but cast his wonderful eyes towards the bottom of the parting river. There seemed to be a dark hole there.
She took two steps forward, and just as she thought about leaping, she heard Chimei's shout.
"Senior sister, senior sister, please stay here. I'll stay on the shore to keep watch for you. I can notify you if something unexpected happens."
Of course Chimei didn't mean this. In fact, in the final analysis, he was unwilling to follow Jiang Qin into the dangerous cave. If something unexpected happened, he might lose his soul or never be reincarnated in the dark cave.
Jiang Qin didn't even frown, and just threw the purse in his hand on the loess. Without even looking at whether Chimei climbed out, he turned around and jumped into the black hole at the bottom of the river.
"Sister, don't worry, I, Chimei, will definitely..."
The origami frog, who finally crawled out of his purse, was still talking loudly about his ambitions, but when he turned around, he didn't see Jiang Qin.
"Hey, senior sister, I..."
The paper frog thought for a while, should he take this opportunity to run away? Anyway, he is no longer a human but a ghost. Even if things here are over, he is unlikely to return to Longhu Mountain. Either he will be eliminated directly or It's like being a cow or a horse in Xia Zhichan's hands.
Now there is an opportunity to lead to freedom. Do you want to seize it?
But……
Chimei looked at the river water that was still separated, and he made a gesture of swallowing saliva, although he had no saliva at all now.
If he takes the opportunity to run away and is caught by them, his end may be even worse. Now that Xia Zhichan has cast a spell on him, he can only possess the paper frog. Although he can speak, he cannot use the power of ghosts.
To put it bluntly, if I sneak out in this state, there will be no problem if the weather is good, but if the weather is bad...it will rain and my paper frog will be wet, and I will not be able to leave even if I want to.
Forget it, let’s take a look at the situation.
Chimei gave up her unrealistic escape plan and continued to loyally guard the riverside, waiting for Jiang Qin's return.
But he wouldn't wait for it. He probably made some calculations in his mind. If Jiang Qin showed no sign of coming out by the time it got dark, he would run away first.
If you are caught, just say that you want to come back to find reinforcements.
Well, that's a great excuse.
Chimei was making a small calculation when she suddenly heard the sound of rushing water, and the originally still river in front of her began to flow again.
Then a white light rushed out from the black hole at the bottom of the river.
Jiang Qin stood still, holding a dark green pearl larger than her fist in her right hand, which was shining with a strange luster.
Gudong——
The paper frog Akame swallowed hard. Logically speaking, he was already a ghost and would no longer feel the hunger of a human being because he no longer had a stomach or internal organs.
But now... he's hungry.
Real hunger welled up in his heart, and his eyes almost gleamed when he stared at the dark green pearl. If he hadn't been unable to fly now, he would have flown up and bit into the dark green pearl a few times.
That was something left by the Ghost King, and it was too tempting for the ghost Chimei.
"Senior sister, I...can I have a look at that bead? I just have a look..."
Not to mention the people who heard it, even he himself didn't believe what Chimei said. Now his mind is full of how to eat that pearl.
Jiang Qin turned his hand and put the dark green pearl into his sleeve robe. This thing is the thing that condenses the souls of the people in Jiangcheng.
Let's show it to Xia Zhichan when he gets back. Since he asked himself to find this thing, he should probably have a way to deal with it.
She glanced at the paper frog Akame who was still drooling on the ground.
Of course, Akamei didn't really drool, and the paper frog didn't allow him to drool, but his current expression and movements were like drooling.
"Sister, I..."
Chimei still wanted to quibble, but when she saw Jiang Qin's cold eyes, she wisely dug into the purse on the ground.
Jiang Qin reached out and took the purse in his hand.
"Senior sister, I think it's too boring to stay in this purse. Why don't you put me in your Qiankun in your sleeves? That place is a little more spacious..."
Chimei still refused to give up. That thing was a rare treasure for the Ghost King, let alone a little ghost like him.
Jiang Qin didn't reply, but sealed the mouth of Xiangbao forcefully, so that Chimei's voice could no longer come out.
She looked back at the water of the river that had just closed, and then turned into a white rainbow and left here.
…
"Is this...is it true?"
"It's unlikely..."
"But this is a notice from Prince Le's Mansion."
From the moment the notice was put up in Jiangcheng, the people in the city who came after hearing the news almost broke the wooden sign with the notice. It was such a huge crowd.
When the soldiers guarding the notice saw this, they could only mutter a few words of bad luck, and then hid in a corner with few people.
The faces of the people in front of the notice varied. Some were surprised, some were doubtful, some were at a loss, and some took the opportunity to steal something.
Generally speaking, as long as the notices from Lewang Mansion are in Jiangcheng, they are like the emperor's imperial edict, and the people will obey them.
When the accident in Jiangcheng happened, according to local customs, the dead should be buried on the same day. It was also because of the notice from Lewang Mansion that the people did not bury their deceased relatives immediately.
This shows the prestige of Prince Le in the hearts of the people in Jiangcheng.
So what does today’s notice say? Only then did the people of Jiangcheng, who had always trusted Prince Le, make voices of disbelief.
This notice is quite simple, just a few sentences.
I would like to inform the people of Jiangcheng that those who died for no reason during the River God Festival will wake up at noon today. Please come and open the coffin.
At the bottom is the seal of Lewang Mansion, which is absolutely impossible to forge.
But the content of this notice... It can't be that Prince Le is joking with us. A person who has been dead for more than a month can come back to life and asks us to open the coffin. Then we must really dig the grave and open the coffin...
If the dead were alive, they would probably scare the living to death. But if the dead are not alive, is it possible to go to the front of Prince Le's Mansion and scold Prince Le?
After all, in the hearts of the people, death is like a lamp going out.
Besides, it's not because of any important matter. If you dig graves and open coffins for no reason, wouldn't it be disturbing the dead at will? If the undead are angered, wouldn't it be even more troublesome?
Therefore, the people were very loud and talking about it.
Until I heard a shout.
"The prince has arrived——"
Immediately afterwards, he saw soldiers from Prince Le's Mansion walking over surrounded by a small sedan chair.
The soldiers separated the crowd, and the small sedan chair also fell down.
But the person who stepped out of the sedan was not Prince Le, but the steward of Prince Le's Mansion.
"Everyone, I am hereby ordered to convey the words of Prince Le. The prince has been feeling cold these days and cannot come in person."
The housekeeper stood in front of the people of Jiangcheng and said arrogantly:
"The prince said..."
"What the sign says is true."
