Chapter 1114 Notes of a Returning Traveler (188 pages)

The shopkeeper looked at the others coming downstairs, then said to Xie Ning, "I still have many books that I don't know how to punctuate. Can you come back and help me with the punctuation?"

It means that we hope Xie Ning will return safely.

"good."

Xie Ning slung the sword over her back, and as she reached the door, she couldn't help but look back. The shopkeeper's figure was hidden in the shadows, with only half of the sunlight falling on her. A book lay quietly open on her indigo-blue dress.

Half peaceful, half melancholy.

Just like this small town, half in light and half in darkness.

Xie Ning's gaze slowly swept over the scattered residents on the street. She could tell that there wasn't much happiness on their faces. Only the children were carefree, clinging to their parents' waists and clamoring for sweet cakes.

The older the people here get, the more they suffer, because they know this is the bottom of a well, but they can't get out.

Not everyone wants to stay here; there are always people who want to escape.

The disciple who came to meet Xie Ning and the others glanced indifferently at Old Qi, who was dressed in a Tang suit. As their eyes met, Old Qi curled his lips into a smile. Another disciple then pulled over a carriage.

A spacious carport has been built on top, which can accommodate five people.

"Get in the car, I'll take you to the trial grounds."

That was their mission location, while Xie Ning and the others were going deeper into the area.

After boarding the carriage, the male disciples drove, while the female disciples gave each of them a small wooden plaque. "This plaque can hold one ghost. I will teach you the incantation later. When you bring the ghost back, you can convert it."

That's the reward.

Whether they can actually receive a ghost depends on their skills.

Anyway, these disciples can only catch some minor demons on the periphery. Only the more powerful senior brothers and sisters or other elders of the sect can go deeper.

Over the years, this lineage, which originated from the Taoist nun, has long since become its own sect. They have been protecting the town and guiding souls to enlightenment.

We hope that one day Qingshi Town will be able to usher in a complete period of peace and tranquility, and will no longer be isolated from the world.

"Little Master, where are we going? Weren't we supposed to be going to Jingming Lake?" Deng Xiangu played with the wooden plaque in her hand. The patterns on it looked somewhat familiar, much like some of the runes engraved on the Soul Umbrella.

The manufacturing principles should be the same, since the Soul Umbrella can also contain souls. Of course, this is only one of its functions. In addition, the Soul Umbrella is also a very powerful magical artifact.

However, Deng Xiangu looked down on it. After all, in terms of strength, only the umbrella made by that Celestial Master Fang was strong, and they couldn't afford to ask him to make the umbrella.

On the other hand, if this Soul Umbrella were truly powerful enough, the ghosts in Jingming Lake would have been gone long ago, even if the person wielding the umbrella still needed to be capable enough.

But this also demonstrates its limitations.

Therefore, her goal was not the Soul Umbrella. She had mastered a forbidden spell, and if she could obtain a magical artifact with malevolent power, she could control ghosts and use them for her own purposes.

Isn't this much better than the Soul Umbrella?

The female disciple sat down next to Xie Ning and looked at Deng Xiangu upon hearing this, "Is Jingming Lake so easy to enter? Even the elders of the sect don't dare to go in easily, you're quite bold."

Only Liang Yong was allowed to enter and exit that lake, and this was because Liang Yong had a connection with Lady Nian and received some protection from her.

"That's not how it works. How do you know we can't go, little master?" Xu Chuan grinned, looking confident.

The female disciple was speechless.

"Now that you're here, follow the rules. If you're truly capable, you can go to the Pure Land through the water cave..."

Xie Li coughed, which made the female disciple suddenly realize why she had spoken without thinking when she was angry.

The female disciple glanced at everyone suspiciously, "Anyway, this is for your own good, don't be ungrateful."

After saying that, she shut her mouth, lifted the carriage curtain, and went outside to sit with the male disciple who was driving the carriage. Her master was right; this outsider was indeed cunning and had all sorts of tricks up his sleeve, leaving her with a bitter feeling that she couldn't express.

"Little master, don't go!"

Xu Chuan also poked his head out, "Little master, you gave us too few wooden plaques. Give us more so we can catch more ghosts."

The female disciple raised her eyebrows and glared at Xu Chuan. "You only need to catch one to get the reward, there's no need..." It's too dangerous there, just catch one ghost quickly.

Although she didn't particularly like these outsiders, the female disciple didn't want them to encounter any danger.

Before she could finish speaking, the male disciple next to her interrupted, "Give each person two more."

"Senior Brother Mu Jin?"