Chapter 316: False Information

"…What order?"

Yun Qingqing was confused. Why would the King of Hell give her something that obviously belonged to the underworld?

Bai Wuchang smiled and said:

"This Ghost King Order can mobilize the Ghost Kings of all eight directions. It was specially made for you by Lord Yanjun."

"Specially for me? Why?" Yun Qingqing became more and more confused.

"Master Yun, you don't know that most of the evil spirits you sent to the underworld last time have blood debts and cannot be reincarnated directly. However, because they are victims themselves, they are not subject to the punishment of hell. Ghosts like these will be taken in by the ghost city in the underworld, waiting for their own opportunity to reincarnate again."

"The eight leading evil spirits were named Ghost Kings by Lord Yama after inspection because of their powerful strength and were assigned to guard the eight directions. These Ghost Kings and their subordinates expressed their gratitude to you and hoped to have a chance to repay you, so Lord Yama ordered this Ghost King Token to be refined. As long as the holder of the token injects spiritual power, he can summon the eight Ghost Kings at will and order them to serve."

Yun Qingqing finally understood that those were the evil spirits that were purified when the Yin Flags were collected in Pingzhou. After the matter was settled, she found time to release them all back to the underworld.

Unexpectedly, the eight ghost kings in the Zhaoyin Flag at that time are now really guarding the underworld and have become true ghost kings.

She suddenly remembered her previous guess and asked:

"When were the eight ghost kings conferred upon them?"

"It was today. They were conferred titles in the morning, and in the afternoon they all went to their respective fiefdoms to take up their posts."

Yun Qingqing nodded, now everything made sense.

The status and weight of the Ghost King, who was officially conferred by the underworld, are naturally incomparable to before, so the power of wishes provided by this Ghost King has also increased significantly.

Not only that, judging from the wish power she had gained, several ghost kings had probably publicized their affairs in their territories. Add to that the ghosts originally in the Summoning Yin Flag, it is no wonder that this wave of wish power was so huge.

Yun Qingqing looked at the heavy black token in his hand and bowed to the two ghost messengers with a serious expression:

"Thank you for the trouble of making this trip. Please thank Lord Yan Jun for me."

"Master Yun, you are too polite," said Bai Wuchang, "Master Yan Jun said that yin and yang have the same origin. If there is a catastrophe in the human world, the underworld will not be able to escape the disaster. Master Yun cares about the people of the world, and this Ghost King Order is just right in your hands."

Yun Qingqing's eyes moved:

"What else did Lord Yan Jun say about the affairs of the human world?"

Bai Wuchang was stunned:

"That's all. That's all."

Yun Qingqing nodded. There seemed to be a deeper meaning in Yan Jun's words, but since he didn't explain it, it seemed that now was not the right time.

She secretly took note of this, thinking that she would ask him in person when she had the chance.

After the Black and White Impermanence left, the sky was already turning faintly white.

Yun Qingqing was full of spiritual energy at this moment and was not sleepy at all, so she simply meditated until dawn. She then took Tongtong out of bed to wash her. She planned to send her back to the Su Mansion after breakfast and then go to Tianming Pavilion herself.

While having breakfast, Qiao'er mentioned the matter of the seventh princess of Jing State. Yun Qingqing then realized that Situ Qinglan had been picked up by someone sent by the king of Jing State. Before leaving, she was still complaining that he didn't even have the chance to say goodbye to her.

Speaking of this, Yun Qingqing thought of another person and asked:

"What about Nanyu's second prince? Has he returned?"

Qiao Er shook her head:

"The new envoy from Nanyu has been in Beijing for a few days. I heard that they have been negotiating the compensation for the assassination, but there is still no result."

"But fortunately, the Regent has returned to take charge of the situation. I think with him here, those people in Nanyu will soon stop being so arrogant!"

Yun Qingqing nodded. Xiao Changheng had been leaving early and coming back late these past two days, and the two of them had never met. It seemed that he had a lot of backlogs to deal with.

Before leaving, she thought for a moment, took out a pen and paper, drew a talisman, folded it into a small piece, handed it to Qiao'er, and instructed:

"Give this to the prince and have him keep it close to him. Also remind him to eat and rest on time, and not to overwork himself and hurt his body."

"Don't worry, Miss. I will make sure to convey your exact words!" Qiao'er smiled like an auntie, thinking that the young lady finally knew how to take the initiative to care about the prince. She must convey her message well.

Yun Qingqing had just given instructions to Qiao'er, and when she turned around she saw Tongtong biting a finger and staring at her eagerly.

"……What's wrong?"

The little beast drooled:

"Xifu's talisman smells so good~!"

Yun Qingqing held her forehead with her hand:

"I can't give you that. You are different now than before. You shouldn't eat anything randomly, okay? When your master's cultivation level increases in the future, I will make you a delicious elixir."

"Oh~ Great, elixir, Tongtong likes it!" The little beast smiled happily, "Father Xi, keep up the good work!"

Yun Qingqing couldn't help laughing. She didn't expect that there would be a day when she would be urged to practice by this little thing.

She sent Tongtong back to the Su Mansion, and then threw herself back into Tianming Pavilion, busying herself with dealing with the backlog of affairs.

Although Zhiluo was unable to handle these matters, it was not a problem of Zhiluo's ability, but most of them required divination, which was not the domain of the mountain ghost.

The files usually record in great detail what the visitor wants, as well as the eight characters and some key personal information. Most of the time, Yun Qingqing can tell the fortune directly based on the files, and then write down the answer and send it to the person asking the question.

At the end of the day, Yun Qingqing saw that the progress was good, so she simply moved into Tianming Pavilion and processed the files overnight.

Her spiritual power was more abundant than ever before, so she did not feel any pressure. After two days and two nights of hard work, she finally finished dealing with most of the backlog of files. Only the last three were left, which she picked out and put aside.

Early in the morning on the third day, she followed the address on the file and came to a busy downtown area on South Street in Dijing, where she found the door of a store.

The signboard of this store is "Fenzhuang Pavilion". It is a rouge and powder shop that also sells some jewelry.

When Yun Qingqing walked into the store, a woman came up to her. Her beautiful eyes lit up as soon as she saw her, and she smiled warmly:

"Miss, do you want to pick out some rouge and powder, or some jewelry? We have the finest items at home, most suitable for a beauty with outstanding temperament like you!"

Yun Qingqing explained her purpose:

"You are the owner of this shop, right? You once went to Tianming Pavilion to ask for divination, so I came here today."

"...Tianming Pavilion?" The woman was stunned, stared at her for a moment with wide eyes, and asked in surprise and joy, "Are you the Master Qingyun?"

Seeing Yun Qingqing nod, the woman became even more delighted and enthusiastically let her in:

"What a distinguished guest! Come, come, come and sit in the VIP room... I have heard that Master Qingyun is a beauty who looks like a fairy. Now that I see her, I know that she is even more beautiful than the rumors!"

Yun Qingqing had been looking around. When the two of them sat down in the guest room, Yun Qingqing looked the woman up and down for a few times, frowned slightly and said:

"What exactly is it that you are seeking?"

The woman's eyes flickered:

"Master, didn't you read the message I left? It's all written there."

Yun Qingqing curled her lips lightly:

"The information you left is not true. If you are not sincere in seeking divination, then forget it."

After saying that, she stood up and was about to go out.

The woman grabbed her and said:

"Master, please stay!"