Chen Jing recalled the strange occurrences of the Slave Souls. Their sudden appearance in Meijing City was because the core of the blood sacrifice ritual was there, and their departure from the arena was undoubtedly connected to that. Could the Drowned Ghosts' sudden appearance in the Ash City waterway also be for a similar reason?

Everything is interconnected!

Unfortunately, Chen Jing knew too little about cultivation knowledge and could only guess, rather than analyze based on knowledge.

Chen Jing thought about it and decided that he should report these matters to his master, who was the guardian.

In any case, experts certainly know more than you do and have more knowledge to analyze.

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New Song City, City Lord's Mansion.

Prince Song Jiqin, son of King Dan of Song, was sitting in his office waiting.

Before the end of the War of Ruins, Song Jiqin was a hostage of the Song Dynasty in the Lan Dynasty. After the disaster that ended the War of Ruins broke out, the Song people who came to the Lan Dynasty naturally gathered under his banner. With the sympathetic tacit approval of the Lan Dynasty king at the time, he established the new Song City, which nominally belonged to the Lan Dynasty but was in fact largely autonomous.

On the surface, he was granted the title of Prince by the Blue Dynasty's ruler and enjoyed the favor of the Blue Dynasty's political circles. However, in reality, the Blue Dynasty never ceased its vigilance against New Song City. They did not allow New Song City to establish its own military force, and even defensive forces such as city guards were given considerable numbers and equipment restrictions. Even Song Jiqin himself was married to a princess of the Blue Dynasty.

Although the remnants of the Jian Ge who initially sheltered the Song people here were not explicitly prohibited or banned, they were no longer allowed to openly recruit disciples and had to go completely underground.

The person who visited today is a liaison officer from Jiange responsible for contacting Song Ji and Qin.

Song Jiqin never stopped contacting Jian Ge, after all, Jian Ge was the state religion of the Song people and a force of cultivators that Song Jiqin could rely on.

"King Song." A voice came from the shadows behind Song Jiqin.

Song Jiqin didn't correct the King of Song's form of address as usual, nor did he look behind him. He frowned and asked, "What's the urgent matter that you need to see me about?"

The person in the shadows was dressed in night clothes for concealment, and their face was covered, with only their eyes visible.

"We have received a sword order from the former Song Dynasty."

"They asked us for help."

“Someone attempted to perform a blood sacrifice on the Song Dynasty people there.”

Upon hearing this, Song Jiqin immediately stood up.