As the soul of the Ghost King Hou Wenlie entered the ancient lotus lamp, the entire ancient lamp turned emerald green. The wick used to be three-colored, but now it has become five-colored.
This seems incredible to me.
The nine wicks kept shaking, and the colorful flames on them were extremely dazzling, and the scorching temperature rose in the tavern. Moreover, the flames actually gave rise to a blazing sun energy, like a burning little sun.
When I got the Lotus Ancient Lamp, I dripped blood into it. Now it has changed, and I can sense it.
The human-skin ghost stared at the ancient lotus lamp on the ground in surprise, and asked me in astonishment: "Little brother, is this ancient lamp of yours a Taoist magic weapon?"
I had no idea what this ancient lamp was and could only shake my head in embarrassment.
Seeing me shaking my head, the human-skin ghost said in shock: "This thing must be a treasure. The flame on it gives me a soul-stealing feeling. It seems that if I get close to it, my soul will collapse."
"Little brother, you'd better put this treasure away, otherwise it will scare me."
I smiled slightly, reached out to pick up the ancient lotus lamp from the ground, and gently blew out the flame.
When he saw me put the ancient lotus lamp into the cloth bag, the frightened expression on the human-skin ghost's face finally subsided.
She took a deep breath and said to me with a smile, "Little brother, your skills and your treasure are really impressive. It seems that our cooperation is really a match made in heaven."
I smiled and said, "You have indeed passed the test. Now we can discuss our next plan."
The human-skin ghost said without hesitation, "Little brother, there is no need to discuss this. You first appeared in Canghe Village, which means there must be a space passage hidden in Canghe Village. We are in Canghe Village now. You just need to take me to the space passage, and then I can use the space ghost formation to protect you on the way. Other people's space ghost formations can be engraved on the Xuanyin Stone."
Xuanyin Stone is a kind of Yin stone, which is usually used to depict ghost formations.
This is also recorded in the Yin-Yang Soul Crossing Notes.
When the human-skin ghost was talking, he kept blinking at me, looking very sexy.
I shook my head and denied it: "I'm sorry, I can't take you to that space channel now. Because I have other things to do in the City of the Dead."
"What? You still have things to do?" The human-skin ghost Su Congxue looked surprised.
I said, "Yes. I want to find someone. The reason I came to this City of the Dead is to find someone."
"Looking for someone? Looking for whom?"
The human-skin ghost seemed to have thought of something and asked me with certainty.
I replied: "Look for Jiang Jiuzhen, he is my master."
The human-skin ghost looked evasive and said, "Jiang Jiuzhen? You are actually looking for him. He is a mortal wanted by the ghost fairy. I didn't expect that you two would be master and disciple. But as far as I know, a few months ago, Jiang Jiuzhen was besieged by several ghost kings, and then a mysterious being appeared and rescued him."
"There is no news about Jiang Jiuzhen right now. It may not be easy for you to find him."
I nodded and said, "I know everything you said. I told you about my master Jiang Jiuzhen because I wanted to ask if you have any clues. My uncle Sun and I came to the Wrongful Death City to look for him. If I can't find him, I won't leave easily."
I said this to put some pressure on this ghost and ask her to help find someone. After all, she has been in the City of the Dead for a long time and knows more than
I want a lot more.
After hearing what I said, the human-skin ghost did not directly deny that she couldn't find it, but frowned and looked thoughtful.
After a moment, she smiled and said to me, "Hey, little brother, I have an idea. Maybe I can find your master Jiang Jiuzhen. But this method may be a little troublesome."
I was delighted to hear this and asked hurriedly, "What method? Tell me first!"
Seeing my anxious expression, the human-skinned ghost chuckled a few times before slowly saying, "I know a man in the City of the Dead. His name is Zhang Junzi. He is an evil ghost, but he knows a way to track people. If you can get his help, maybe you can find your master Jiang Jiuzhen."
At this point, the human-skin ghost asked me again: "By the way, little brother, I remember that you ghost-catching Taoist priests have some methods of finding people. Why don't you use them? Since Jiang Jiuzhen is your master, it shouldn't be difficult for you to find him?"
There was a cunning look in the human-skin ghost's eyes, and it stared at me closely.
I felt a little guilty when she looked at me, so I told her my story.
"Hehe, so that's how it is. It turns out that Jiang Jiuzhen is half of your master. Speaking of which, you haven't formally become his disciple, so you can't be considered his apprentice. But you dared to run to the Wrongful Death City to look for Jiang Jiuzhen. You are really kind."
The human-skin ghost's voice gives people a tingling feeling, and its watery eyes are very alluring.
I replied, "I have tried our ghost-catching Taoist method of finding people. But I found that the Wrongful Death City is full of evil spirits and all kinds of energy are very violent. It is simply not feasible to use the method of dripping blood to find people. By the way, the middle-aged man in your small building is actually Jiang Jiuzhen's son. That is, my uncle Sun."
The human-skin ghost nodded and said, "In this case, we can only go find Zhang Junzi. Maybe he can help you. But, little brother, since we are already in a cooperative relationship, you might as well tell him the location of the space passage in Canghe Village. It will also make him feel more at ease."
"Besides, you are so advanced in Taoism that you are not afraid of even the Ghost King, so you don't have to care about an evil ghost like me."
I felt both amused and angry. This ghost in human skin had been showing off for so long, but it turned out that he still wanted to know the whereabouts of the space passage. However, I really couldn't tell her. If, by chance, she escaped and entered the space passage, then Uncle Sun and I would be in trouble.
I smiled coldly, stared at the human-skin ghost with heavy eyes, and said unhappily: "You want me to tell you where the space channel is now, this is impossible. Although you let me trust you temporarily, I still don't trust you in my heart. So, Miss Su, you'd better not waste your breath. Just help me find my master, Jiang Jiuzhen."
Seeing that I refused directly, a resentful expression appeared in the ghost eyes of the human-skin ghost Su Congxue, but that look only flashed for a moment.
She then smiled and said, "Well, in that case, I will help you find your master, little brother."
I nodded, bowed slightly to the human-skin ghost, and said politely, "Thank you, Miss Su."
The human-skin ghost snorted and said nothing more.
Afterwards, the human-skin ghost called the two evil ghosts outside the tavern into the tavern. I asked the female ghost Huang Yueying to activate the three-color bell to kill the two evil ghosts.
After dealing with the last two evil ghosts, the human-skin ghost took out the Xuanyin Stone and carved a space ghost formation on it that could isolate space.
When the ghost array was formed, the human-skin ghost put the Xuanyin stone into his soul body and said to me with a smile: "Little brother, the space ghost array is ready.
Now that I have carved the scripture, we can set out to look for that Mr. Zhang!"
"Zhang Junzi and I are old acquaintances. I believe he will help you."
I looked at the human-skin ghost and asked with a smile, "Thank you very much, Miss Su. However, Miss Su, your ability to carve space ghost arrays is really good. Why don't you carve a few more pieces of Xuanyin Stone so that we can carry them with us for convenience."
After hearing what I said, the human-skin ghost's eyes narrowed and his eyes became a little cold.
She smiled and said, "This is difficult. Brother, you don't know that drawing a ghost array is very time-consuming. Just now, I consumed a lot of ghost energy, and you saw it. Therefore, I can only draw one piece of the space ghost array for the time being."
Damn it, this ghost Su Congxue is clearly playing coy with me. Although we are polite on the surface, we don't trust each other.
I didn't tell her where the space channel was because I wanted to keep it in reserve.
She pretended that she could only carve a space ghost array stone, also keeping something in reserve.
This human-skin ghost is really smart.
I sighed and said, "Well, since Miss Su has said so, I won't embarrass you."
Afterwards, after I put the female ghost Huang Yueying into the soul-collecting bucket, I called Uncle Sun down from the second floor of the small building.
After Uncle Sun came down, the human-skin ghost activated the space ghost formation inside the formation stone.
This space ghost array carved into the Xuanyin stone can last for about a day, and as long as it is within the range of ten meters of the array stone, it will not be discovered. Therefore, Uncle Sun and I must follow the human skin ghost Su Congxue.
After removing the spatial ghost patterns in the tavern, Su Congxue led us out of the back door of the tavern.
The outside was still the same, still covered in blood, nothing had changed, no sun or moon.
Originally, Uncle Sun and I were a little embarrassed, but in order to find Jiang Jiuzhen as soon as possible, I decided to follow the human-skin ghost Su Congxue to find that Zhang Junzi.
Earlier, when Uncle Sun and I entered Canghe Village, we ran here. So there were many ghosts in the tavern and even in the surrounding streets.
Those ghosts kept wandering around, their eyes looking around and searching.
And following the human-skin ghost, the ghosts seemed to not see us at all. Because, we were inside the space ghost formation. If the ghost fairy from the Wrongful Death City didn't come here, they wouldn't be able to find us at all.
I heard from the human-skin ghost Su Congxue that she was able to survive in the City of the Dead for such a long time because of this space ghost formation.
We walked along the streets, trying our best to avoid encountering the ghosts.
Uncle Sun didn't know how powerful the space ghost formation was, so he was nervous all the way, looking left and right, fearing that the ghosts would suddenly jump up and bite us.
I comforted Uncle Sun and said, "Uncle, it's okay, don't worry. We are in the space ghost formation, we are safe."
Uncle Sun forced an ugly smile, but his face was still full of fear.
The human-skin ghost glanced at Uncle Sun, shook his head, and said to me, "Little brother, your master is so powerful, why is his son so timid? He is so scared just by meeting a little ghost, it's really embarrassing."
The human-skin ghost's words made me blush.
I explained awkwardly: "It may be that there is something wrong with my uncle Sun's physique. My master Jiang Jiuzhen has not yet taught him the Taoist method of catching ghosts."
Uncle Sun didn't care about what I and the human-skin ghost Su Congxue said.
Soon, the two of us and the ghost left Canghe Village.
The Zhang Junzi we are looking for is in a ghost village called "Taoyuan Village" not far from Canghe Village.
(to be continued)
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