"Did Lord Cui say it himself? Then what evidence do you have?"
Bai Wuchang still didn't quite believe what I said.
I smiled and said, "Of course there is evidence. Lord Bai Wuchang, go back to the underworld, go to the Ghost Realm Castle, and ask the Lord of the Golden Castle about the details. I believe everything will be clear now!"
"Lord of the Golden Castle?"
Bai Wuchang muttered something, thought about it, and then nodded to me, saying, "Okay, I know about this matter. I will go back and verify it. If it is really my subordinate Ma Mian who is making trouble for me behind my back, I will not let him off easily."
Bai Wuchang continued, "But Yang Tianyi, I want to remind you that this matter ends here, and you should not mention it to anyone else. This is a secret between you, Hei and Bai Wuchang, and it cannot be spread to others."
"Yes! I will follow the orders of Lord Bai Wuchang!"
I echoed the words.
Bai Wuchang nodded, then his body trembled, the magic was activated, and he disappeared into my apartment out of thin air.
After Bai Wuchang disappeared, I felt sleepy again and went back to my side bedroom to sleep.
I slept very soundly and had no dreams. I slept until noon.
Before I got up in the morning, Yuquan knocked on the door of my bedroom.
Yuquan called out weakly, "Brother Yang, when are we going to eat? I'm hungry again! We had the barbecue yesterday in such a hurry that I didn't even eat enough."
Damn it, can't I get a good night's sleep? Yuquan is just a foodie.
I sat up from the bed, rubbed my swollen eyes, and said to Yuquan, "Yuquan, wait a moment, I'll call to order food."
Then I called and ordered food.
After ordering the food, I fell asleep on the bed again in a daze.
Half an hour later, there was a knock on the apartment door and the food was delivered by the waiter.
Yuquan asked me for money.
I hurriedly put on my clothes, got up from the bathroom, put on my slippers, and paid for the meal.
After being busy all the time and eating something, it was already past one in the afternoon.
My sleepiness had disappeared by then.
Then I called Aunt Huang and told her that Susu and I were doing fine and that I would not be returning to her for the time being. After Aunt Huang gave me a few instructions, she hung up the phone.
The afternoon was fully utilized and neither Yuquan nor I left the apartment.
Yuquan was meditating and chanting, while I was lying on the sofa and continued to study the Yin-Yang Soul Crossing Notes. At the same time, I sorted out the items I had obtained before, such as the "Maze Array" array plate, the Lotus Ancient Lamp, the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss Sword, and the Soul-Collecting Jade Bottle.
I also used the afternoon time to draw a lot of talismans.
Now that I am quite skilled in Taoism, I can draw talismans with ease. I can now master the talismans with pictures and texts in the Yin-Yang Soul-crossing Notes and draw them by myself.
During this period, I also drew some uncommon talismans. As for the common talismans, such as the talisman for exorcising ghosts, the talisman for clearing the mind, the talisman for fast travel, etc., I also prepared a lot of them for myself.
There is also the Drunken Dream Flower.
I found that there were white spots on the black leaves of the Drunken Dream Flower. After checking the Yin-Yang Soul Crossing Notes, I realized that it was because of the lack of nourishment from the Yin Yuan Qi that caused the white spots to appear on the leaves of the Drunken Dream Flower.
So I hurriedly took out some Yin Yuan Qi from the soul-collecting bucket for the Drunken Dream Flower to absorb.
As I said before, the space inside the soul-collecting barrel left by Jiang Jiuzhen on my waist is divided into layers. Although the space is not large, it is still no problem to store some ghosts, some Yin Yuan Qi, and some other "qi".
However, the Yin Yuan Qi that I obtained earlier has almost been consumed.
Therefore, I must find the Yin Yuan Qi as soon as possible in the near future, otherwise the Drunken Dream Flower may be killed by me.
If I killed the Dream-Drunken Flower, it would be a shame. After all, the Dream-Drunken Flower is a spiritual plant.
I have the Drunken Dream Flower, which means that one day in the future, once I sense the power of the "spiritual"
If it exists, I can use the Drunken Dream Flower to expand the perception range of the "spirit". At that time, maybe I will be able to sense a deeper level of "aura".
Of course, these are my expectations. Whether I can sense the "spirit" is still to be determined.
The most important thing for me now, besides looking for the fragments of the divine map, is to find the nutrients and Yin Yuan Qi of the Drunken Dream Flower.
But it is not so easy to find Yin Yuan Qi. The last time I got Yin Yuan Qi, I absorbed it from the woman who was harmed by the sex ghost. This time, it seems a bit difficult to find Yin Yuan Qi again. After all, there are not so many sex ghosts.
After I finished my work, I called Master Jiang, Master Chu, Master Qi and others, but none of them had any information about the whereabouts of Yin Yuan Qi.
However, Master Chu told me that Yin Yuan Qi can be absorbed not only from humans, but also from some corpse-raising sites, provided that the corpse-raising sites raise "female zombies".
After a busy day, it was already past six o'clock in the afternoon.
The last call was made to Zhao Xilan’s master Lou Xiaoman.
The phone rang a few times and then was connected.
Lou Xiaoman didn't know where to find the Yin Yuan Qi. But she anxiously asked me if I knew the whereabouts of Zhao Xilan.
This time it was my turn to be surprised. Later I asked and found out that Zhao Xilan was actually missing. She had disappeared a week ago.
I suddenly remembered that Zhao Xilan had called me a week ago. But I was in the underworld at the time, so the call was not connected. Later, when I returned to the living world, my phone was charged and had a signal, and I found the phone number that Zhao Xilan had called into my phone.
At that time, I knew that Zhao Xilan had called me, so I called back. However, the call was not connected and was turned off. I didn't care at that time.
But now thinking about it, Zhao Xilan must have had something urgent to tell me at that time, otherwise she would not have called my cell phone number so many times.
Now that Zhao Xilan is missing, I suddenly feel that this matter is very abnormal.
I feel that I also have a responsibility to help Lou Xiaoman find Zhao Xilan. After all, Zhao Xilan helped me a lot when I first started to catch ghosts. Later, Zhao Xilan also helped me with the matter of "Xue Ningzhu". People should not be ungrateful.
I asked Lou Xiaoman, "Master Lou, did you call the police?"
Lou Xiaoman said, "I called the police! But there has been no news from the police. I also called everyone your sister Xilan knows, but no one knows where your sister Xilan has gone."
I thought about it and found this matter somewhat unbelievable.
I comforted Lou Xiaoman, "Master Lou, don't worry. Sister Xilan is not a child anymore. She must have encountered something urgent and left without saying goodbye. Besides, it's impossible for a living person like her to disappear for no reason."
With my comfort, Lou Xiaoman's emotions gradually calmed down a little.
After a while, I asked Lou Xiaoman, "By the way, Master Lou, have you used magic to find Sister Xilan's whereabouts? This is much faster than calling around to find someone."
Lou Xiaoman replied: "I have tried using Xilan's birth date and other methods. However, perhaps because the distance is too far, I can't sense her location at all."
The distance was too far to sense Zhao Xilan's location. Does that mean Zhao Xilan was not in Jiangbin City at all? This possibility existed.
After thinking for a while, I said, "Master Lou, don't worry. I know a few people in the city police station. Let me help you contact them and find out the situation first."
"If my sister Xilan really encounters any trouble, I, Yang Tianyi, will not sit idly by."
"Okay, okay, then I'll leave it to you!" Lou Xiaoman said happily.
Then I hung up the phone and called Director Ma of the Municipal Bureau.
The call was answered very quickly.
"Hello, I'm Ma Gaojie, who are you looking for?"
"Director Ma, it's me, Yang Tianyi."
"Master Yang, you had a good rest yesterday.
How are you? Why did you think of calling me? I remember you said before that you didn't want to have any contact with our police. Why are you contacting me now?"
There was a hint of teasing in Ma Gaojie's words.
I smiled and replied: "Look at what you are talking about. I even accepted the 'special employment certificate' from Jiangbin City, so how could I not want to contact the police? If I can help you police, I, Yang Tianyi, will naturally be willing to do so..."
I showed my shamelessness to the fullest and was polite to Ma Gaojie.
After chatting for a while, Ma Gaojie suddenly changed the subject and asked me, "Master Yang, do you need my help with anything? If so, just tell me. You are now considered a member of our police force. If you have any difficulties, I will help you."
Ma Gaojie's words made me blush.
After coughing twice in a fake way, I said awkwardly, "Well, Director Ma, I do have something to talk to you about. A friend of mine is missing. She is from Jiangbin City. She disappeared just a week ago. Her friends also called the police at the time. But the police have not given a response, so I thought, let you, Director Ma, help me check and see if there is any progress in this case?"
I told Director Ma the outline of the matter.
Ma Gaojie said in surprise: "Is that all? You are a Taoist priest who catches ghosts and you have great powers. Don't you have any clues?" He asked me in return.
I said somewhat awkwardly: “Not yet.”
Ma Gaojie said again: "Okay. I'll help you check it on our internal system. Then tell me what the name of that person is?"
"Thank you, Director Ma. My friend is called Zhao Xilan."
But when I said Zhao Xilan's name, Ma Gaojie was stunned for a moment.
After pondering for a moment, Ma Gaojie asked me, "Is the person you are looking for Zhao Xilan from the Zhao family in Jiangbin City?"
Oh, I remember now, Zhao Xilan's family is very famous in Jiangbin City. Previously, I heard from Fatty Li that Zhao Xilan's family is in the real estate business. And the business is very big, and it is very influential in Jiangbin City.
"Yes, yes, yes! It's that Zhao Xilan."
I quickly responded.
Director Ma then spoke up, "As for Zhao Xilan from the Zhao family, our police are indeed investigating. But we have already made some progress. Zhao Xilan from the Zhao family is not in Jiangbin City now. From the ticket she bought, we can confirm that she went to Wenshan City in Yun Province."
"As for what she was doing in Wenshan City, we don't know. We have contacted the local police in Wenshan City, but the police station there has not sent any valuable information. But I think Zhao Xilan should be fine. She should be going to Wenshan City to meet someone."
"And regarding Zhao Xilan's matter, we at the Jiangbin City Police Department have already informed the Zhao family of the clues. Didn't you contact the Zhao family? Why do you seem to have no clues at all?"
Director Ma’s question really hits the spot for me.
I have had very little contact with Zhao Xilan during this period. As for whether Zhao Xilan's master Lou Xiaoman has had any contact with the Zhao family, I don't know.
However, judging from what Director Ma said, Lou Xiaoman probably has no connection with the Zhao family. Otherwise, it is impossible for Lou Xiaoman not to know such a crucial clue.
I smiled bitterly and said, "Director Ma, I don't know that either. I'm just asking for someone else."
Director Ma thought for a moment and said, "By the way, Master Yang, we also located Zhao Xilan's phone. She should have gone to a place called Longtan Town in Wenshan City, Yunnan Province."
"If you want to find Zhao Xilan, you'd better go to Longtan Town. We in Jiangbin City Police Station can't spare any manpower for the time being. However, you have the special employment certificate in hand now. I will call the Longtan Town Police Station again. I believe they should be able to help you find Zhao Xilan."
"Longtan Town? ... OK, OK, this clue is really crucial! Thank you, Director Ma. I'll hang up now."
(to be continued)
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