The Ghost King's officers are all ghosts as tall as Wei Qiong, and just standing there makes the ghosts feel oppressed.
The hands that came to catch ghosts were even more ruthless, and the people who were oppressed by the yin energy felt uncomfortable all over.
Ju Jingbai broke free from the officer's grip and said with a frown, "I can walk on my own."
"Let's go." The officer escorting her didn't say anything, loosened his grip slightly, and stood next to Ju Jingbai.
"Come a few more people and put this leader in jail." said the leading officer.
Ju Jingbai shook her arm and noticed the rose petals on her wrist, which were the ghost gifts given to her by the ghosts. They had indeed followed her in as Xu Ge said.
The ghosts led by Wei Qiong did not dare to resist the officers' actions at all.
He could only stand under the tree, watching with tears in his eyes as Wei Qiong, Ju Jingbai and the female ghost in white were taken away.
Ju Jingbai saw Wei Qiong secretly picking up Yin energy from his body to bribe the military officer leader.
Yin Sha Qi seems to be the common currency in the ghost town.
Entering the city gates, Ju Jingbai saw little ghosts selling daily necessities at their doorsteps, collecting globs of Yin energy. The streets looked like well-preserved ancient cities in the real world, with blue tiles and white walls, and the streets were paved with bluestone. Almost every household had a willow tree, its leaves lush and green.
Most of the ghosts doing business were strong male ghosts, but when they saw the officer pushing the female ghost over, they packed up their stalls and went home.
The place where the Ghost King officer passed by was deserted.
Ju Jingbai's desire to overthrow the Ghost King's rule became stronger and stronger.
The female ghost in white cried out in pain. Ju Jingbai saw the officer pinching the female ghost's body. The black high-level ghost's Yin energy was sucking in the Yin energy that did not belong to him.
Ju Jingbai separated the two ghosts and said with a smile:
"Brother, I'll take her and follow you. We definitely won't run away. Don't worry. How could we run away from the King's talent show? We feel so honored that we can't wait. Besides, if you hurt us, the King won't be happy if we're not in a good mood."
After Ju Jingbai used the title of Ghost King, the officer immediately relaxed his grip on the female ghost in white.
Ju Jingbai pulled the female ghost in white to his side, took her hand and patted the back of her hand to comfort her.
Walking along the stone path, they entered a grove of locust trees. Ju Jingbai squinted his eyes and looked up, only then did he see the towering palace on the distant hill. The building was very large, absorbing the architectural features of several countries in the real world.
As I got closer, I saw a golden plaque with the words "Ghost King" written on it.
After appreciating the whole piece, Ju Jingbai felt that it looked very luxurious.
Xu Ge might like the architecture here.
After entering the Ghost King's palace, the people escorting Wei Qiong were separated from the people who were holding Ju Jingbai and the others. The female ghost in white couldn't help but shrink even more and held Ju Jingbai's arm tightly.
"Woof woof woof." The roar of animals rang out.
"Brother, what's that sound? Is it a dog barking?" Ju Jingbai was comforting the female ghost while memorizing the way to the palace. When she heard the dog barking, she asked curiously.
"Oh, this is the wolfhound Wang raised. Don't go into the wolfhound's range. This dog died after injuring someone. It's very vicious. Even after death, ghosts can stimulate its vicious nature. We usually walk around it when we come to Wang to take on missions." The ghost officer explained softly, "Only Wang can subdue it."
The officer revealed a hint of longing for the Ghost King as he spoke.
"You're an outsider, right? I quite like you. Our king had a good temper when he was first promoted to Ghost King. It's only in recent years, as his power has grown, that he's done some things that have caused widespread public outrage." The ghost officer standing next to Ju Jingbai smiled shyly. "Those of us ghosts who have followed the Ghost King for a long time know this."
"The king doesn't like people pleading for outsiders. He prefers to hear us praise his achievements in unifying Jiaocheng." The ghost officer continued, "As long as you don't touch the king's reverse scale, you can wait for the selection to end. You can either become a concubine or go home. You won't die."
"Can I still go home?" The female ghost in white couldn't help but look up.
"Of course you can, as long as you listen to me and don't say anything you shouldn't." The officer didn't have much patience with the female ghost in white. When he saw the place, he locked her up directly.
Ju Jingbai and the female ghost in white were put in a room waiting for the audition and kept under guard.
"What's your name?" Ju Jingbai walked around the room. It looked like the room of a lady from an ancient dynasty. The structure of the room was the same, except that there were two beds.
"My name is Bai Xiu Xiu. I have a younger brother, and my parents, but they're quite old now." Bai Xiu Xiu said, "We died in the war during the Republic of China. The four of us died together, and then we were all captured. At first, our lives in this city were no different from those of humans, but then things got harder and harder, even harder than during the war."
"My father was always bullied in the city and absorbed Yin energy, so we had no choice but to move to a small village outside the city. It was originally undeveloped, and we built it up bit by bit."
Bai Xiu Xiu seemed to know what Ju Jingbai wanted to ask, and she just blurted out her own information.
"It's not easy." Ju Jingbai wanted to say that she would rescue the ghost, but after thinking about it, she didn't say it. This is a ghost town, there is no police station, and even the situation is unclear. She can't make any promises.
"We can't live outside of Corner City for a long time. Only in Corner City can we practice. Living outside of Corner City will cause the loss of Yin Qi and make us weak and old. This is why I said earlier that my parents are old."
"Don't worry, we'll definitely be able to get back." Ju Jingbai unpacked the cosmetics on the dressing table, "Can you ghosts use these cosmetics?"
"It works. It's specially made." Bai Xiu Xiu said.
"You should take advantage of your visit to Jiaocheng today and practice hard. This will help you delay your weakness when you go out. I'll use this makeup to make you look more ordinary." Ju Jingbai said with a smile, "If the king doesn't like you, he will definitely let you go home."
"Thank you." Bai Xiu Xiu smiled shyly.
The ghosts in the corner city do not need three meals a day, so they are locked up until the next day when the king is about to start the selection, and then they are released by their captors.
Ju Jingbai was also dressed in women's clothing suitable for this era.
The two men were escorted by an officer towards the main hall.
Ju Jingbai looked around and saw that more than a hundred people were sent to the hall along the way. Among them were some female ghosts who were beautiful and charming, some who lowered their heads reluctantly like Bai Xiu Xiu, and some who were even ugly but posed coquettishly in the hope of being chosen by the king.
Ju Jingbai didn’t know what the real royal selection was like, but the scale of the entire process should be no less than that of the real royal family.
Five beauties, five beauties walked in.
Ju Jingbai was in the middle and led the way into the hall. Bai Xiu Xiu followed closely behind her, and behind Bai Xiu Xiu were three unfamiliar female ghosts.
"Raise your head and let me see." The Ghost King's voice was unexpectedly pleasant.
When Ju Jingbai heard this, he raised his head obediently and saw the appearance of the Ghost King.
Ju Jingbai was dumbfounded.
The ghost king had a face exactly like Xu Ge's, even the double pupils in his eyes were the same. If she didn't know that Xu Ge was an only child, she would have thought that Xu Ge had lost a twin.
Qin Shijun was also stunned when he saw the Ghost King 'Xu Ge' on the screen.
"Isn't this her mortal enemy?" Bai Shuo frowned.
"Well, junior brother, do you know what Xu Ge looks like?" Qin Shijun asked Bai Shuo.
"After you finished speaking, I asked someone to investigate. Since he is the sworn enemy of Junior Sister, of course we have to investigate thoroughly. If he has bad intentions, we should not even be the sworn enemy. It is best not to have any contact with him. What if he learns bad things from the sworn enemy with bad character?" Bai Shuo explained in a low voice.
"But are Junior Sister and that Xu Ge really sworn enemies?" Bai Shuo looked at Qin Shijun's expression and couldn't help but smile.
"So this is what Xu Ge looks like. He's quite handsome." Qi Qingren said, "Junior sister, your hatred for Xu Ge must have reached such a level that you can mistake the enemy's face for Xu Ge. I remember one time I went in and the villain transformed into my mother's appearance. How could I kill him then? The last step failed again, which made me so angry."
"No, why do I feel that Master is even angrier? What's going on?" Qi Qingren muttered softly.
Bai Shuo chuckled: "Entering the virtual realm to practice is mainly about cultivating the mind." This kind of secret realm where the villain's face changes usually shows the face of the person who is most impressed at this stage and does not want to die.
The master must have thought his face would appear.
"But I wonder why this Ghost King asks questions so softly? The level that Junior Sister passed is not the same as the one I passed, right? The fierce ghost was disgusted with me the first time we met and killed me with one palm." Ju Qiyue said madly in dissatisfaction. If Junior Sister passed the level, he would be the real last one!
Qin Shijun looked at the Ghost King's actions on the screen and felt a pang of pain in his heart.
He and Ju Jingbai had been on several missions, but he had never seen Xiaobai interacting with a ghost. He also didn't expect that the ghost's affection for her, as the junior sister said, was actually so high?
It's like cheating.
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