Bai Ningning was a little uneasy, but she also knew that she couldn't go to Qingwei Mountain at this moment. It was very likely that the traitor would be instigated again. This was a trap set for her.
If she was asked to just sit there and wait for news passively, she wouldn't be able to do it.
Bai Ningning put both phones in her pockets and put on a mask and hat: "I'm going to Yuancheng."
Chu Ze looked lazy and stood up: "Now? I'll go with you?"
"No, I'm going to leave through the underworld."
After she finished speaking, she opened the gate to the underworld, wrapped herself in ghost energy, and quickly closed it after entering the Hall of Yama. Then, she opened the gate to the underworld leading to Yuancheng.
Chu Ze fell silent as he looked at the place where the door to the underworld disappeared. Only souls can enter the underworld, but Bai Ningning might have been the King of Hell's privilege. She used ghost energy to "cheat" the environment of the underworld and treated the door to the underworld as an arbitrary door.
"I can't envy you enough..."
Chu Ze sighed and lazily slumped back in his chair.
Xie Bian: "She just opened her domain."
Chu Ze: “?”
"The ghost energy is on the outer layer of the domain. If we quickly activate and release it, we can 'pass through' without alerting the underworld."
After Xie Bian finished explaining, he continued to fight against the seal on his body.
He had just failed again and was rechecking the details.
Fan Wujiu leaned over and asked quietly, "Did you teach her secretly? When did she learn how to do it?"
Xie Bian: "She hasn't learned it yet. She was just betting. She was betting that when the gate to the underworld is opened, the state of the domain will be interrupted."
If it fails, you can quickly repeat the same method and come back for help - as long as you leave your body in a safe house on earth, it doesn't matter if your spirit faints in the Hades Palace.
The fact that she did not return proved that the attempt was successful.
Xie Bian thought about this and said, "She probably has some intelligence channel we don't know about, and she just got some bad information."
And most of them did not trust them and did not reveal anything to them.
Xie Bian's face became serious.
"Really? I noticed it too!" Fan Wujiu laughed heartily, his hands on his hips, even wanting to take credit for it. "Her expression suddenly changed, but since she didn't want to talk about it, I didn't ask. So what do you think? Isn't she smart?"
“…”
Xie Bian was extremely perfunctory: "Yes, yes, yes."
Chu Ze smiled nonchalantly, took out his phone, found a contact number marked with an asterisk, and muttered to himself: "There's nothing I can do. I can only provide her with some help behind the scenes."
Bai Ningning arrived in Yuancheng smoothly and landed at a large flat in a high-rise building that Chu Xisen had rented for a long time but was currently vacant. She had to wait until the ghost aura on her body dissipated before she could go out. She took advantage of the short fragment of free time to calm down and sort out the information provided by the barrage.
Yuan Muyang suddenly became near-death, which was either related to Yuan Xiushuo or Qing Huai.
Since there were no repeated comments of "Save him" in the barrage, it proved that the situation was not urgent and Yuan Muyang could be rescued without her intervention.
Moreover, the barrage did not urge her to return to Qingwei Mountain to save people. Yuan Muyang was most likely not dead. She went to Yuancheng to find out the news.
The gate to the underworld was opened here before, and a large number of evil spirits escaped. After Bai Ningning showed up, the Ghost Alliance sent a large number of ghosts, resulting in a large number of Xuanmen people gathering in Yuancheng recently.
As long as you can find the right way, this is the best place to get information.
There is one advantage of being in Yuancheng. There are many film crews shooting here, so no matter how strange your dress is, it won’t look out of place here.
Bai Ningning found the temporary base rented by the Xuan Committee in Yuancheng. Recently, people from various factions of the Xuanmen would gather here, and it was likely that a combat meeting would be held.
Her main target is not the leaders' meetings, but the chatting and gossip of the front-line staff.
Leaders discuss decisions in the office, front-line personnel patrol and catch ghosts in Yuancheng. Inevitably, friends from various organizations who have not seen each other for a long time will meet at dinner time and reminisce about the past.
They spoke quietly, but Bai Ningning's five senses were sharper than before, enough for her to hear clearly.
"Have you found out what happened?"
"I don't know. I only know that this has something to do with the underworld and the Ghost Alliance."
"Oh, it's true. The higher-ups only know how to order us around, and they haven't even told us the whole story."
"Did you see anyone from Qingwei Mountain this time? I rarely see them absent from such large-scale ghost hunting activities."
"No," the person who spoke lowered his voice deliberately, almost whispering, "I heard that something happened to their little genius. I don't know the details, but they suppressed the news. No one is allowed to leave Qingwei Mountain during this period."
"Has he been murdered?"
"I don't think so. From what I've heard, he suddenly fell ill..." Before he could finish his words, his phone vibrated. He answered the call respectfully, "Okay, okay, I'll be right there."
The people at the next table who were gossiping seemed to have suddenly received an urgent task. They looked at their phones and went out with solemn expressions.
Bai Ningning ate the ice cream cake slowly and leisurely, looking like an ordinary college student.
She was about to catch two random ghosts to get information after she finished eating when her cell phone rang.
Chu Ze?
She picked up the phone: "What's going on?"
Chu Ze's voice was tinged with laughter, sounding guilty. "There's a meeting in Yuancheng, and we need a representative from the underworld. You can just find an identity and attend. I'll send you the admission letter now."
Bai Ningning complained: "You just want to be lazy, right?"
"Oh, you found out all this? Young people nowadays are really hard to fool..." Chu Ze laughed and hung up the phone.
[It's not easy for the old father. In order to allow his daughter to better gather information, he suddenly announced that he would hold a meeting with the metaphysical community.]
[I had to lie to my daughter and say I had a meeting.]
[To be fair, the various schools of metaphysics are also quite confused! Even though they are all in Yuancheng, who would want to share intelligence with their competitors?]
【Not to mention that there are some who fight as soon as they meet】
Bai Ningning: “…”
Chu Ze did send her an invitation letter, which was exquisitely made and had an overall retro design. It was obvious that it was not rushed but had been prepared in advance.
It's just that the date is three days later.
Chu Ze sent a smiley face and explained, "It's brought forward to today, 7pm, be ready."
Bai Ningning asked: "What was said at the meeting?"
Chu Ze: "Say whatever you want. You are the one who makes the decision in the underworld. You don't have to say anything."
Bai Ningning: “…”
It was hard to tell whether Ze wanted to trick her or help her.
Bai Ningning finished her cake leisurely and was about to leave when she received a message from Geng Yiyi, asking her to message her after she got home, and preferably to find a deserted corner to stay for a while.
Bai Ningning returned to the small flat and was about to ask Geng Yiyi what was going on when the latter suddenly crawled out from her palm.
Geng Yiyi had somehow learned that she was in Yuancheng and excitedly hugged her. "Since you're attending a meeting, you'll definitely need a qualified bodyguard or secretary, right? I can handle both!"
Bai Ningning: "Chu Ze came to you?"
Geng Yiyi's face gradually turned red, and she smiled awkwardly, "Yes and not entirely..."
Bai Ningning understood from her expression: "In Xiao Hei's name? Or did he promise you some benefits?"
Geng Yiyi didn't expect to be exposed so quickly. Her eyes wandered as she tried to make amends: "Almost... but I'm also worried about your safety! Yeah! I decided to come because I was worried about you!"
"Want to put on makeup?"
Geng Yiyi knew she was in the wrong and thought of a perfect way to divert attention.
After I said that, I realized that I came in a hurry and didn't bring any makeup tools. It was too late to buy some now, and I was embarrassed for a moment.
Bai Ningning didn't intend to make a fuss and said, "No, as long as no one takes a picture of me, it's fine. In fact, few people in Xuanmen know me."
Geng Yiyi managed to get away with it, changed her appearance and followed Bai Ningning.
After the transformation, she looks like a capable professional secretary, with long wavy hair falling around her neck, wearing gold-rimmed glasses with oval lenses, and applying bright red lipstick, her aura is full.
Bai Ningning stared at her transformation, a little curious. She rubbed her red lips with the back of her hand and looked at her snow-white hand in confusion - there was no lipstick mark left.
Her expression was as if she had discovered a new toy: "I don't need makeup to change my lip color and face makeup, I can just change it directly?"
Geng Yiyi raised her head and chest proudly: "Yes! I can transform into anyone - but it's easy to get into trouble, so I usually don't take the initiative to cause trouble."
"Amazing!" Bai Ningning's eyes were almost full of stars. "Then transform yourself into Chu Ze and come with me to the meeting!"
Geng Yiyi: “?!”
Geng Yiyi's expression was as if she had been struck by lightning. It took her a while to recover: "No, it's not very good..."
She rarely disguises herself as someone else to cheat people, mainly because she would easily be wanted if discovered.
If I really turned into Chu Ze and went out, I would probably be hunted down by Chu Ze around the world within two hours.
Bai Ningning's spirit of troublemaking was burning: "It's okay, I'll take the blame, he won't bother you."
Geng Yiyi compromised and took a step back: "How about we ask Mr. Chu for his opinion?"
Bai Ningning took her phone away and said with a forced smile: "No need, he will know when he should know."
"...Okay, okay." Geng Yiyi turned into Chu Ze's appearance as she wished.
Bai Ningning observed her for a long time, feeling an indescribable sense of disharmony. After thinking for a while, she said, "No, this is what he looks like in the underworld."
Geng Yiyi observed him carefully in the mirror, wondering, "Isn't it different? He's a living soul. People and souls should look exactly the same."
Bai Ningning: "In the human world, my condition was even weaker, and my muscles weren't this big, and..."
She was halfway through her words when she suddenly froze and understood the core reason why Chu Ze was so sick.
She originally thought that Chu Ze's soul was often active in the underworld, and that he was infected by the resentment of the underworld and would not live long.
Now it seems more like the soul is too strong and the body can no longer withstand the strength of the soul.
Chu Ze is now very "fragile", as if he would break at the slightest touch, which is far from his state in the underworld.
But "Chu Ze" must not be allowed to attend the meeting in such a weak state, as it would most likely cause trouble for the underworld.
She directed Geng Yiyi to adjust to a constant state between the two.
"Are you sure this is the case? Will it be exposed?"
Geng Yiyi was not familiar with Chu Ze. She looked at herself in the mirror for a long time and felt very insecure about her disguise.
Bai Ningning: "I'm not in the right shape. I need to be a little lazier and more demanding."
Geng Yiyi: “?”
Is this what Mr. Chu looks like?
【Chu Ze's reputation is being harmed】
[It’s okay, Mr. Chu doesn’t mind]
As the sun sets, the sky becomes ablaze with fiery clouds.
This was the rush hour after get off work, and the vehicles on the main road were like waves of rushing water. When the green light came on, it was as if a floodgate was opened and the traffic flowed past at a rapid speed until the countdown came on and the cars in the other direction were ready to go.
Pedestrians walked hurriedly on the sidewalk, and the street lights gradually lit up, colorful and bright. Yuancheng was at its busiest at this moment.
Bai Ningning observed the atmosphere of life in the city through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Geng Yiyi packed dinner for her and came back. Seeing her still by the French window, she urged her, "It's time to eat. Those delicious pan-fried dumplings won't taste good if they get cold. What's so good about that outside the window?"
Bai Ningning turned around and saw that she had only packed one portion. She asked, "Don't you need to eat?"
Geng Yiyi looked at her from the side, chin in her hand: "I usually don't eat. Human food is boring to me."
Bai Ningning pointed out the gradually darkening window and said, "Observing the vitality of this city."
Geng Yiyi blinked blankly, imitating her gaze. "Hasn't the layout of buildings in this city always been like this for so many years? Or have you discovered something?"
Bai Ningning: "No, maybe there are too many Xuanmen people gathered here, so this area is very clean."
It was so difficult for her to catch a ghost and question him.
But unfortunately, there are very few new residents in the underworld in recent days.
Bai Ningning reminded: "No matter what I say tonight, you just need to keep a lazy, annoying smile. Don't laugh too exaggeratedly, but do whatever makes you irritated."
Geng Yiyi responded repeatedly and couldn't help asking, "What kind of image do you have of Mr. Chu?"
Bai Ningning didn't answer. She held the steamed buns and sat cross-legged in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, finishing her dinner while looking at the beautiful sunset outside the window.
They arrived at the location on the invitation on time.
The venue is simple and secluded. There are staff members wearing the uniforms of the Xuanwei duty team at the entrance. After showing them the invitation letter and confirming their identity, a guide will take them through twists and turns, through an indoor underground passage, and then take the elevator upstairs from the underground garage.
There is an underground garage, and the villa looks quite large.
But the organizers seemed to not want them to remember the room furnishings. All the lights in the villa were not turned on. The elevator took them directly to the third floor, and then the staff took them to the meeting room in the dark.
The lights in the conference room were on, but except for the door, there were only white walls on all sides, and there were no windows.
In the middle is an extremely long solid wood conference table, with acrylic identity cards placed at each position to identify the faction to which everyone belongs.
Houses like this are hard to find. It seems like they have been prepared in advance. Perhaps it is a long-term base of someone in Yuancheng, and they just donated it at this time.
The conference room was almost full. When they saw a new person coming, everyone fell silent and saluted Bai Ningning.
The staff escorted her to the seat of the underworld representative and pulled out a chair for her, being extremely courteous.
It is located at the head of the table, on the left side of the host.
Bai Ningning glanced at the main seat and confirmed that the organizer was the Xuan Committee.
"Are you Bai Ningning?"
Bai Ningning responded coldly: "Well, what's the matter?"
"Is she the metaphysical girl who suddenly became popular a while ago?"
"Why is he the representative of the underworld? Could he be so popular in the underworld too?"
It didn't sound like good words, so Bai Ningning glanced at them indifferently. The gossipers quickly shut up and didn't dare to say another word.
A pretty girl sat down next to Bai Ningning. She wore round-frame glasses and had pigtails hanging down on both sides. She had a little baby fat on her face and looked like a scholar.
This is the representative of the Xuan Committee, Lu Sifeng.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Lu Sifeng made an opening statement: "I'm sorry to bring the regular meeting forward, but the underworld said that they are only available today."
Normally the underworld would just send random people to listen in, but today Chu Ze said he would come in person, so the Xuan Committee naturally cooperated and moved up the time.
Lu Sifeng said succinctly: "Except for Qingweishan who asked for leave due to personal matters, all other factions have sent representatives to attend the meeting. Thank you all for your cooperation."
The person to Bai Ningning's left seemed to be deliberately looking for trouble: "What happened at Qingwei Mountain? Why are you asking for leave?"
The speaker was a young man with a spiky hair, probably in his early twenties, with a scary scar next to the corner of his right eye.
Lu Sifeng was used to this kind of change and calmly explained: "We will discuss this matter later, let's talk about business first."
She pulled out a data file and said, "This time, when the gate to the underworld opened, many evil spirits escaped from the human world. However, through everyone's unremitting efforts, all the ghosts in the central area of Yuancheng have been cleared out."
Bai Ningning waited patiently for her to finish before speaking in a drawn-out tone, "The data is wrong, isn't it?"
Lu Sifeng pushed up her glasses with one hand, the reflection from them making her look a bit fierce. "Excuse me, what do you think is wrong?"
Bai Ningning slowly presented her evidence: "The gate to the underworld opens in the central city. If a large number of ghosts were killed, it would definitely leave behind resentment that would be difficult to eliminate. But this place is too clean, and only a few escaped ghosts were sent to the underworld. So where did the rest of the ghosts go?"
Chu Ze, played by Geng Yiyi, smiled beside her, but others could not tell his emotions at all. He only seemed mysterious and extremely dangerous.
The conference room was silent, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the first person to step forward - to decide whether to deal with the underworld perfunctorily or to find fault and retaliate.
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