Chapter 1111 The Returnee's Notes 185
The shopkeeper was fanning himself to swat flies; he didn't know why, but there had been so many flies these past two days.
When the shopkeeper didn't respond, the woman asked again.
The shopkeeper lifted his eyelids slightly. "That's a different price."
The three of them choked on their words. The burly man snorted coldly. They had only asked casually, but this shady shop was actually charging them money!
Those two people who were staying at the inn, and not anywhere else, must have come to order a Soul Umbrella, just like them.
Thinking about how to pay, the man in the Tang suit couldn't help but ask the white-haired woman, "Fairy Deng, shall we go and seek cooperation with those two?"
Among the three of them, Deng Xiangu actually held a higher position, so she was consulted first on some decisions.
"No, thank you."
Deng Xiangu took a sip of tea and said nonchalantly, "An old woman with a child, it's obvious she brought a junior to order a soul umbrella. The old one is fine, but what use is the child? He'll just be a hindrance. Who will protect him?"
The other two fell silent. The burly man glanced upstairs and met Xie Ning's gaze. He raised an eyebrow slightly, looking quite interested.
I just said that because I thought more people meant more strength, and even if the younger one wasn't strong enough, I could just give up halfway.
However, it seems that this Fairy Deng doesn't really like outsiders joining in.
Then again, the three of them weren't really on the same side; they were just a small group formed for common interests.
As the sun was about to set, the three returned to their rooms. After the man in the Tang suit entered his room, Deng Xiangu quietly opened the door and went into the burly man's room.
"Xu Chuan, has he been released?"
"Um."
Xu Chuan played with the red-eyed spider in his hand, then glanced out the window. At this moment, only the afterglow of the sunset illuminated the mountaintops, and night would soon fall.
"Fairy Deng, what exactly are those things outside at night?" Every night there are loud noises, people say they are ghosts, but he doesn't believe it because he hasn't seen them with his own eyes.
Maybe the people in this town are lying to them.
After all, the information they had gathered indicated that there was a large formation here, and that the ghosts were all gathered over Jingming Lake.
Old Qi was after the Soul Umbrella, but they weren't. The Soul Umbrella was just a side thing; what they wanted was always the treasures in Jingming Lake. One of the people who came here died, but others still got something.
It was a rusty arrow.
The older something is, the more likely it is to develop spirituality, and what they want is not only spiritual things, but also malevolent things!
Because after being specially refined, such a thing can suppress ghosts and make them work for oneself.
At that time... how much benefit wouldn't be gained?
Deng Xiangu patted the dust off her shawl and said calmly, "We'll find out soon enough."
They originally intended to use Lao Qi to test the waters, but unexpectedly, other people arrived, so naturally they had to choose a different person. Lao Qi is still useful as long as he's alive.
"It's getting dark, I'll head back now. Keep an eye on things." He then left a comb on the table, "You can borrow it for now."
"Thank you, Fairy Deng."
Xu Chuan smiled and, after seeing the person off, put the comb into a specially made box and attached a yellow talisman to it.
All three of them are cunning and shrewd; he can't be trusted.
As darkness fell, Xie Ning felt sleepy, but there was a buzzing sound in her ears. She didn't know when flies had appeared in the room, and the noise was making her irritable.
After staring at the fly circling the oil lamp for a few seconds, Xie Ning took out a small leather bag from his backpack. Inside were needles, similar to embroidery needles, only thinner.
Black Egg licked its paws. Xie Ning had just bought a chicken leg on the way back, and it had just finished eating it. Its round cat eyes reflected Xie Ning's gesture. With a flick of Xie Ning's fingertip, three thin needles flew out instantly, pinning the fly straight to the wall.
After finishing, Xie Ning felt that most of the "qi" in his body had disappeared.
This is a spell that is both energy-consuming and useless, and it can only control these seven specially made needles. But Xie Ning still practices it from time to time, because who knows when he might need to use it?
It's just too energy-consuming, and so far she hasn't been able to control it as freely as Xie Li.
After wrapping up and burning the fly's corpse, Xie Ning returned to her bed and noticed a black mark on the plain-colored bedding...
"Black Egg, didn't I wipe your paws?"
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