The two looked down from the air and soon spotted the location of the imperial city. Although the imperial city was not small, it had a defined area, making it much easier for Qin Nan to find.

There were many people and ghosts in the imperial city, so Qiong Ruiheng led Qin Nan to land on the roof of the tallest building.

Looking at the vast imperial city, Qin Nan selected a spell from her memory that her father had taught her to find things.

Because he was still in a human body, he slowly made the hand gestures one by one, along with some incantations that his father had taught him. The first time, there was no response, and he failed.

Qin Nan tried several more times, and finally a pale golden light, trailing dark dust, appeared at Qin Nan's fingertip.

Qin Nan placed the ball of light in one hand and had Qiong Ruiheng help her with the other hand to drop a drop of blood onto the ball of light.

A ball of red light floated out of Qin Nan's hand in the next moment.

Qiong Ruiheng immediately grabbed Qin Nan's hand and flapped his wings to chase after them.

The ball of light headed towards the back of the imperial city, seemingly entering the inner palace, but it was going to go even deeper. In the deep palace of the imperial city, there were very few people, almost all of them were ghosts.

Finally, the ball of light guided the two to a secluded and quiet pavilion, where there wasn't even a ghost.

The two landed in the courtyard, and the ball of light hovered in front of Qin Nan, as if telling him that they had arrived at their destination.

Qin Nan caught the ball of light and led the wingless Qiong Ruiheng into the house.

The first floor is quite spacious and appears to be a reception room, decorated rather lavishly, but that's not where it is.

The two went up the stairs; the second floor contained a study and a bedroom, so they had to continue upwards.

After reaching the third floor, the ball of light detached from Qin Nan's palm and disappeared through the crack of a closed door.

Qin Nan looked at the unlocked door and pushed it open forcefully.

With a creak, the door opened, and Qin Nan looked up at the scene before her, startled, and unconsciously took a few steps back.

Qiong Ruiheng's eyes widened as well.

The room was spacious, but it seemed to have no windows. Several rows of candlelight flickered, making the room rather dimly lit.

What dealt Qin Nan a devastating blow was that a... person? Ghost? was nailed to the wall directly opposite the doorway.

The entire person was fixed to the wall by several thick, long nails, and his body was also covered with countless small nails.

Qin Nan felt a chill run down her spine and experienced complete physical discomfort.

Qiong Ruiheng glanced at the wall and then at Qin Nan, then silently pinched her leg. She absolutely couldn't show any excitement about this kind of thing, or she would be disliked.

However, it was truly rare to encounter such a ruthless villain, and it was only with great difficulty that Qiong Ruiheng managed to endure it.

But what's even more precious is being treated with kindness. He didn't want to be disliked and alienated by Qin Nan because of such an insignificant person. The thought of Qin Nan looking at him with disgust instantly sobered him up.

Because there were so many nails, Qin Nan couldn't even make out the person's features.

With this experience, Qin Nan went into the house again and first peeked inside.

The screen separated the outer room from the inner room, and apart from the walls, there was nothing else frightening in the outer room.

Qin Nan breathed a sigh of relief and led Qiong Ruiheng inside. He wasn't afraid of ghosts at the moment, but he was startled by the sudden and cruel scene.

Upon entering the outer room, Qin Nan first stood some distance away from the screen, tilting her head to look into the inner room. When she saw the scene inside, even though she was prepared, her heart still skipped a beat.

The interior layout is even more bizarre.

Two rows of candles were placed on the offering tables on both sides, and six jars with talisman paper pasted on them were placed neatly and symmetrically on both sides of the aisle.

At the far end of the inner room was a desk and a futon, and on the wall opposite the desk hung a huge scroll painting.

The ball of light was floating in front of the scroll, faintly illuminating a spot. The scroll depicted Gucheng, but the colors and ink were very light, and half of the scenery in the painting had disappeared, leaving half of the scroll blank.

Just as Qin Nan was feeling somewhat relieved that the damage to the scroll wasn't too severe, she discovered that, out of boredom and curiosity, Qiong Ruiheng had already run into the inner room and was looking at the runes on a large jar.

Only when you get close to the jar can you smell an unpleasant odor. Qiong Ruiheng couldn't quite put his finger on what it was. He covered his nose and looked at the runes, which seemed to be for sealing purposes. There was probably something in the jar.

Qin Nan looked at the strange jar. He hadn't planned to go in so quickly, but seeing that Qiong Ruiheng had already gone over, he had no choice but to follow.

Even in his true form, Qin Nan wasn't particularly skilled in combat. In the Mountain and Sea Realm, Bai Hao was powerful enough and omniscient, and Qin Nan had always been protected by him, so he wasn't good at anything except for his own talent.

In the past, beasts were quite strong and could withstand attacks even if they didn't fight. But now that they are human, they are much weaker. Even if they have some martial arts skills, they are no match for ghosts and monsters.

Qiong Ruiheng: "Brother Anan, there must be something sealed inside these jars. Should I tear them open and take a look?"

Qin Nan: "No need!"

Qin Nan felt uneasy and didn't want to get close to the jars, so he simply walked to the end, bypassed the desk, and came to the wall.

The ball of light returned to Qin Nan's hand and vanished with a "snap".

Qin Nan pricked the fingertip from which she had drawn blood before and gently placed the blood droplet on the painting.

In an instant, the scroll seemed to come alive, floating lightly down from the wall and landing obediently on the desk, with the ink on the scroll suspended in mid-air.

Qin Nan looked on with great surprise, walked to the desk and sat down, watching the floating ink paintings, which seemed to be easily changed by him, like flowing water.

He gently placed his hand on the painting; the canvas was soft and gentle, and a soft force returned to Qin Nan.

Qin Nan closed his eyes, trying to discern the information from the painting.

Qiong Ruiheng watched curiously from the side. He had heard of mirage beasts before, but they were few in number because they were weak and pitifully weak, except for exhaling mirage gas to create mirages. Therefore, they were always coveted, captured, and enslaved.

Later, the Xie Zhi clan, who upheld justice, gathered them together and protected them, giving them a small world to live in. They rarely appeared in the world, so he never actually saw them.

This is the first time I've seen this mirage painting; it's quite a novelty.

Qiong Ruiheng tried touching the flowing ink; it was soft and smooth, and the feel was quite nice.

Seeing that Qin Nan was already refining the painting with his eyes closed, Qiong Ruiheng sat on the ground to the side out of boredom, his little head resting on the edge of the desk.

"Thud—"

Suddenly, a sound of dripping water came from somewhere. Qiong Ruiheng abruptly stood up and stood behind Qin Nan, looking around warily.

But nothing seemed amiss; it was as if it had just been an auditory hallucination.

Qiong Ruiheng picked at his ear in confusion.

"Click—"

Another sound rang out, and Qiong Ruiheng confirmed that he was not hallucinating. He clenched his fists, preparing for battle, and informed Bai Hao at the same time.

However, for some reason, Bai Hao did not reply.

Just as Qiong Ruiheng was wondering what was going on, he saw the six previously calm jars suddenly start making cracking sounds as if their bones were moving.

The next moment, he was shocked to see six jars simultaneously extend human limbs, except that the skin was purplish-black.

Then, the lid on the jar was pushed open, and six heads poked out.

Qiong Ruiheng was completely dumbfounded. He was ignorant. What on earth was this?