It was gradually approaching evening and smoke was rising from the homes of the people in the villages on the hillside.
Some people occasionally looked in the direction of Wafeng Mountain. The dark clouds there were still there, but the sound of thunder had become much weaker.
"It was a weird afternoon. The sun was still shining over there, but it was cloudy on Mount Wafeng. It was thundering for so long, and I don't know how heavy the rain will be..."
"Hey, isn't that what the sky is like in the mountains?"
Some villagers were chatting at the entrance of the village while waiting for their wives to prepare dinner and call them.
"It won't rain tonight, will it?"
"You never know. If the clouds don't disperse after dinner, bring in the clothes that are drying outside."
"Um!"
The villagers outside were still chatting, but the situation regarding the monster in the mountains had taken a sharp turn for the worse.
After the half-faced monster had his soul extracted, the second unlucky one was Snake Queen. Because she tried to escape into the mountains in panic, her original body was pressed into the cave by the City God of Du Mingfu.
Countless soul-catching ropes whipped from behind, causing the snake princess's soul to become unstable and slightly detached from her body. Then, more soul-catching ropes immediately bound the soul, and the priests from various departments joined the soul-catching messenger to tie up and pull out the soul...
The remaining two monsters finally had to face the two city gods and other ghosts and gods alone in the large formation, and they couldn't hold on for long.
On the eve of sunset, looking at the horizon, the sky is filled with a red sunset glow.
Deep in the Wafeng Mountain, the mountain near the Heifeng Valley was littered with fallen trees and rolled rocks, and the dust in the mountain was still hanging in the air and had not completely dissipated.
The battle between the ghosts and demons in the two prefectures of Jizhou has come to an end. Two of the monsters had their souls extracted and captured, while the other two were eventually beaten to death, but it is hard to say whether they are dead or lucky.
Above Mount Wafeng, the Qingteng Sword was sheathed in the air. The sword intent in the sky was immediately sheathed, and the vaguely visible stars in the sky became a little clearer.
The ghosts and gods seemed to sense the disappearance of the sword intent and looked up at the fairy sword in the sky.
Without waiting for the ghosts and gods to react, with a slight sound of sharpness, the immortal sword turned into a stream of light and rushed into the sky, gradually fading away from the sight of the ghosts and gods and entering the strong wind in the sky.
"I don't know who owns this magic sword. Thanks to the help of this sword, I was able to subdue the evildoer so smoothly today."
"Well, I don't know where the sword light went?"
"It must be somewhere far away."
The scene of so many city gods gathering together is extremely rare, and at this moment they are just chatting for a while across the mountain.
Below, the ghost officials from the two governments and the chief officer of the Yin-Yang Department went into the demon cave to check, and then found the source of the resentment and discovered hundreds of white bones in the darkness, which made the city gods and officials of the two governments very angry.
However, these dead were most likely civilians abducted from Beppu and other provinces. Otherwise, with so many mortals killed by evil spirits, the two underworlds would certainly not be completely unaware of it. This also indirectly shows that this group of monsters knew how to take advantage of the loopholes in the underworld.
By the time everything was done and the sky had turned into night, the city gods of the two prefectures and counties stood on either side of the center line of Wafeng Mountain and bowed to each other.
"Everyone, the matter here is over, and we should disperse. This group of evildoers is related to a case in this city. The 'Red Skull' that the snake demon cursed is the criminal. Why don't we take him back to the underworld of Chunhui Mansion for interrogation, and then tell you the result?"
The City God of Chunhui Prefecture bowed to the City Gods in front of him and on his left and right.
"City God Zhao, there's no need to be so polite. Chunhui Prefecture is the capital of Jizhou Prefecture, so it's most appropriate for you to take him there for interrogation!"
The City God of Duming Prefecture also spoke up to express his opinion, and the City Gods of other counties had no objection.
"Thank you, City God Li, and thank you to all the City Gods. We will see you later!"
"See you later, fellow city gods!" "See you later!"
This scene was indeed a rare one. After the city gods said goodbye to each other, they either flew away or moved away, leaving only a mess in the depths of Wafeng Mountain. Fortunately, near the Black Wind Valley, very few mountain people would approach, let alone explore the bottom of the Black Wind Valley, otherwise they would be scared to death seeing the piles of bones in the depths.
From the perspective of the villagers living near the mountain, the dark clouds in the direction of Wafeng Mountain finally dissipated shortly after dark, and the thunder also completely stopped. They could see the starry sky on the other side of the mountain, so they could continue to hang their clothes in the yard without worry.
. . .
In the Guixiang Inn next to the Imperial Examination Hall in the capital of Chunhui Prefecture, Yin Zhaoxian's fever had subsided and he had woken up. Although it was night, he was still reading a book by light in the room with a somewhat uneasy mood.
"Ah... I have offended a monster, what should I do... I can't stay in Chunhui Mansion forever, what will happen to my family, what will happen to my reputation..."
If it were an ordinary person, the memory of what the City God had told him in his dream last night would have become blurred the next day when the sun came into view, but Yin Zhaoxian remembered it clearly.
In the dream, the City God of Chunhui Mansion didn't seem to know much about the origin of the monster. He finally had the opportunity to realize his ambitions, and it would be too unwilling if he was eaten by the monster for no reason.
'I wonder if I can go to the temple and ask for a talisman?'
In the afternoon, the prefect of Chunhui Prefecture sent someone to see him and inquire about his condition. At that time, Yin Zhaoxian looked very depressed. Others thought that he was sick, but in fact he was just worried.
"It would be nice if Mr. Ji was here..."
Looking at the words on the book in front of him, Yin Zhaoxian still couldn't concentrate. His vision seemed to gradually become blurry and he began to doze off. Soon he fell asleep leaning on the table.
"Yin Jieyuan, Yin Jieyuan!"
Hearing someone calling him, Yin Zhaoxian raised his head and found that two officers in black official robes were standing in the room. The style was a bit strange, and there were even words on their tall hats.
One of them had writing on his hat: Patrol at night, not during the day.
On another person’s hat was written: Take care of the Yin, not the Yang.
Although he felt something was wrong, Yin Zhaoxian still stood up and bowed to ask.
"Who are the two officers?"
Seeing Yin Zhaoxian asking, two men who looked like officers bowed to him.
"Yin Jieyuan, the Lord of the City God of Chunhui Prefecture invites you! I hope Jieyuan will be able to come with us!"
"What a misfortune!"
Yin Zhaoxian was shocked.
"My two officers, has my life come to an end?"
"Hehehe... Don't be afraid, Yin Jieyuan. It's not that your life span has run out, but that the City God has something to invite you to!"
"That's right, I'll take you back later, don't worry!"
It would be good if he wasn't dead. After calming himself down, Yin Zhaoxian agreed to the ghost's request and left with them. He magically experienced the feeling of passing through a door.
After leaving the inn and walking through the streets, Yin Zhaoxian soon felt as if he was walking through fog, following the underworld officials step by step into the underworld.
For a mortal, this is definitely a special experience. Although it is like seeing flowers in the fog, I really got a glimpse of the busyness of the underworld, saw many ghost messengers, and saw the judge in the underworld reviewing official documents. I even heard the sound of whipping and screaming coming from one direction.
The scream that left the deepest impression seemed to come from a woman, it was so shrill and somewhat scary.
"Yin Jieyuan, the one screaming over there is a vicious monster. It has killed many people before, and the punishment is far from enough."
“I see, that’s how it is!”
"this way please!"
Yin Zhaoxian didn't dare to say much or ask more questions. He followed the ghost messenger to a large hall, which was very similar to the main hall of the City God Temple of Chunhui Prefecture, where the City God of the prefecture sat.
Yin Zhaoxian did not dare to be negligent and quickly bowed to the City God.
"Ning An and Yin Zhaoxian meet the City God!"
The City God came down from his seat and led him to the coffee table on the side.
"Yin Jieyuan, no need to be so polite, please sit here!"
Looking at Yin Zhaoxian who looked nervous, the City God spoke straight to the point.
"Yin Jieyuan, the evildoer who attacked you before has been completely destroyed, and the other evildoers have also been captured and killed, and can no longer harm anyone."
When Yin Zhaoxian heard this, he quickly got up from his seat, where he had just sat down with trepidation, and bowed to the City God.
"Thank you, Lord City God, for getting rid of the evildoer. Now I can rest assured!"
"Yin Jieyuan, you don't have to be so polite. We may need to thank you this time!"
The City God said this and continued speaking without waiting for Yin Zhaoxian to be puzzled for too long.
"Yin Jieyuan, you once said that you made a strange friend. When the monster tried to harm you last night, you were injured by the weapon he left behind. Does your friend carry a sword with him?"
Generally, immortal weapons that carry spirits will also practice cultivation, and are unlikely to, and do not like, being hidden among the things of the universe. Therefore, Yin Zhaoxian may have seen the true form of the immortal sword, which is why the City God asked this question.
"sword?"
Yin Zhaoxian thought about Ji Yuan’s daily life and shook his head.
"I've never seen it, but... my son once said that he saw you dancing with a sword, and the fallen leaves and flowers in the wind all followed the sword. It was like seeing the bright clouds and the rising sun, and it felt like flowers blooming and falling and water flowing... "
Yin Qing was born with a smart mind and a pure heart at young age, so when he saw Ji Yuan dancing with the sword, he could feel the aura of the near-path more clearly. What he felt was not just the appearance of Ji Yuan dancing with the sword.
Yin Zhaoxian had never seen it, so it was difficult for him to describe it clearly, and he could only give a general description.
However, the City God's expression became much more solemn when he heard this, and his original 60% guess in his mind became almost 90%.
"Yin Jieyuan, although your friend may have known something, or may not care about this matter in the heart of such a great man, if you meet him again in the future, please pass this thing on to him!"
Yin Zhaoxian saw the City God handing him an ebony tablet the size of his little finger with a black tassel on it. There was no picture or text on either side and he didn't know what it was, but since it was given to him by the City God, he naturally did not dare to neglect it. He took the small wooden tablet with both hands and answered respectfully.
"If I see you, sir, I will definitely hand it over to him!"
"Okay, thank you Yin Jieyuan. I've kept you here for so long, it's time to send you back!"
The City God saw him off, and Yin Zhaoxian did not dare to stay in the underworld any longer. He bowed repeatedly to say goodbye. The City God also slightly bowed in return, and it was the two underworld messengers who took Yin Zhaoxian back.
Passing by a certain place, looking into the distance at a dark red area in the direction of the Punishment Bureau, from time to time there were noisy cries of injustice and screams.
Suddenly, there was a teeth-grinding sound like saw teeth cutting and whipping, standing out among the many sounds.
"Uh ah... I've said it all, I've said it all... Kill me... Uh ah..."
The woman's clear, sharp and shrill scream suddenly frightened Yin Zhaoxian so much that he trembled.
"Yin Jieyuan, please don't stop, follow me!"
After being reminded by Yinchai, Yin Zhaoxian hurried to follow.
"Okay, okay! Thank you for your help!"
. . .
In the inn room, Yin Zhaoxian dozed off and his head hit the table with a "bang", then he woke up.
Looking around, he was still in the inn room, with a book in one hand.
"Is this a dream?"
Yin Zhaoxian was wondering so much, but he hadn't noticed that he was holding a cool ebony tablet in his right hand.