Chapter 23: Night Walk, the fourth floor owner is a tycoon!
Suddenly, a sinister aura filled his face. Recalling the danger he had just faced, Linghu Jin's heart began to race. He exclaimed in shock, "A Hundred Ghosts Parade at Night?!"
The ghosts in the distance were in an uproar. The sound of ghostly whispers could be heard, like countless cockroaches scurrying out. The noise was so loud that it was almost eerie and terrifying.
Qing's face was gloomy and he said nothing. He grabbed the young man and flew away, leaping onto the roof and running away quickly.
Ji Lingche and Linghu Jin looked at each other and ran away at the same time.
While running, Ji Lingche said, "You are such a mean fellow! You didn't even call your accomplices when you were escaping?"
Qing ignored her and jumped onto the top of a golden tower. The two followed closely behind him, squeezed onto the golden tower, and overlooked the entire ghost town.
The entire ghost town was shrouded in black fog, with only a few tiny wisps of glowing corpse fungi floating in the air, flickering. Even with excellent eyesight, one could only barely see anything.
In the dim light, one could vaguely see the streets below, bustling with people and ghosts, like an early morning market, extremely noisy. In a trance, it was no different from the scene outside the city during the day.
Linghu Jin frowned in disbelief, "Why does it feel like... all these ghosts woke up in an instant?"
Ji Lingche touched his chin with his hand, thinking for a long time, and said, "That was a close call."
"Fortunately, we entered the city at night. If we had come at dawn, the Linghu Patriarch would have been gone forever."
When Ji Lingche said "Master Linghu", he keenly noticed that Qing actually glanced over here.
She raised the corners of her lips silently. Sure enough! This person is indeed related to a noble family.
Linghu Jin was intelligent. Seeing her using her secrets to test others, he was furious. He narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Master Sect Leader, you have truly implicated me miserably."
Ji Lingche didn't care and said with a smile: "Oh, think about it carefully, the fact that we are gathered here is also a kind of fate."
Linghu Jin bit his lip, and finally snorted coldly, saying no more.
As he spoke, the sun rose outside the city, and dawn had fully arrived. I imagined that at this time, the city should be radiant with golden light, with sunlight and dew slowly flowing -
At this moment, the scene in Fengdu City was completely different.
It is still dark, but changes can still be noticed.
Ji Lingche thought that instead of calling it "a hundred ghosts parading at night", it would be better to call it "a hundred ghosts parading during the day".
These ghosts are active during the day, which is contrary to the habits of ordinary ghosts. This is probably because they are all transformed from the people of this city, and they maintain their daily routines even after death.
Linghu Jin narrowed his eyes and saw ghosts crawling in the darkness in an endless stream.
It turned out that the number of ghosts she encountered when she entered the city just now was less than one tenth of the number now!
Linghu Jin felt as if his heart was burning with anger—there were only two Yinhun Pills left.
If I still can't get out by then...
She knew very well that Ji Lingche was a cunning person. Since her two pills were confiscated by her, she would naturally be under her control and be at her mercy.
This great evil cultivator had come into the city on his own initiative, so he must have some grand agenda. He wouldn't give up until he turned the ghost town upside down. Poor Linghu Jin, I'm afraid she'd become that demon's stepping stone for nothing...
Ji Lingche was squinting his eyes, gazing into the distance, trying to penetrate the thick fog and see outside the city.
Unfortunately, as far as the eye can see, there is only endless darkness.
It's dawn, and the demons are about to cause trouble, right?
The Immortal Trial Competition is probably not going to happen, as all kinds of people with ulterior motives have gathered together... I'm afraid it will be more lively outside the city than inside.
She unconsciously touched her chest with her hand, expecting nothing, but instead she felt a warm jade pendant.
After all, even though that man was insane and terminally ill, she couldn't bear to see him die.
I sincerely hope that he can be safe in this incident.
She looked at the bustling crowd of ghosts below, and turned to Qing and said, "Why are you hiding here? Can't they see you?"
Qing said coldly: "You can't see it, but you can touch it. Once you are touched by the ghosts, they can sense your location."
Not all ghosts would go crazy and chase him to kill him after seeing him, but the density of ghosts in the city was so high during the day that it was hard to guarantee that there wouldn't be a few with too much resentment who would go crazy.
Squeezed among the ghosts, you will eventually no longer be transparent in the city, which is extremely dangerous.
Ji Lingche stared at him in the dim light and said with a smile, "You haven't answered the question I asked you before—"
"Who is your employer? Who is the person you are looking for in the city you have come to?"
Seeing that he didn't answer, Ji Lingche said, "I know the rules of the Evil Suppression Division, which prohibit revealing any information about the employer, but now is different from the past, so it doesn't matter if I make an exception. Anyway, it's not certain that a few of us can get out alive-"
"Besides, if you tell me the truth, I might be able to help you."
Qing was a man of few words, not good at lying. She felt that every word Ji Lingche said was full of hidden meanings. Once he opened his mouth, she would reveal everything. She didn't want to pay attention to her, but she couldn't help but answer. Finally, she said in a cold voice, "I'm looking for the young master of the Guangling Mu family."
Linghu Jin was startled when he heard this and frowned, "Mu Ye?"
"You mean the lunatic who killed his pregnant wife, chopped off the hands and feet of his wife and daughter, and stuffed them into a closet?!"
The Guangling Mu family was originally the most powerful family. However, decades ago, the young master of the Mu family, who was once respected and admired by everyone, suddenly went insane overnight, killed his wife and children with brutal means, and slaughtered his own disciples with a knife, killing more than a hundred people at night, and then disappeared in a madness, and has been missing since then.
Since then, the Guangling Mu family has fallen from grace, losing its glory and becoming subject to criticism...
As for the reason why Young Master Mu went crazy, it is still a mystery. After all, the person involved has escaped and no one knows whether he is alive or dead.
Ji Lingche looked thoughtful and raised his chin: "So, the person who hired you is the head of the Mu family?"
"He suspects his son is in Fengdu City, so he's spending a fortune asking you to find him?"
Qing's expression was gloomy and he didn't comment.
Linghu Jin narrowed his eyes and looked in Qing's direction: "Mu Guisheng is a cautious person. He would never ask someone he doesn't know to do such a thing. And you still say you have no connection with the aristocratic family?!"
Her tone was cold, and she pressed him word by word, "Who are you?"
Qing pursed his lips and said after a long moment: "I won't ask about your past, and you don't have to keep asking me."
Linghu Jin felt the subtle anger in her heart reach its peak. She felt uneasy the moment she saw this man, as if they had a deep connection. She couldn't remember who he was, and what made her even more angry was...
That person definitely recognized her.
Ji Lingche smiled and said, "I thought it was something incredibly difficult. It's just about finding someone... well, of course, it's also possible that he's a ghost now—"
She narrowed her eyes cunningly: "What a coincidence, you are looking for someone, and I am looking for someone too, and the person I am looking for definitely knows where the person you are looking for is."
"If you come with me, I guarantee you'll find what you're looking for."
Qing knew this person was trying to drag him into trouble, and was about to refuse when Ji Lingche said, "You've been searching for so long, but have you made any progress? There are tens of thousands of ghosts in this city, and you don't dare go down during the day. Your search is like looking for a needle in a haystack. You won't find it."
She continued, "To tell you the truth, Mu Ye's madness is very likely related to the person I'm looking for—"
"You're not someone who's blinded by money. You've taken such a big risk to come here. It must be more than just looking for someone..."
An inscrutable smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Don't you want to know why Mu Ye suddenly went crazy back then?"
Qing was hit by what he said. He opened his mouth, bit his lip, and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you looking for?"
Ji Lingche smiled and said frankly: "Yan Jinchen."
This name was well-known, and Qing and Linghu Jin were shocked.
Ji Lingche: "So, follow me. It may be a life-or-death experience, but the good thing is that your trip will definitely not be in vain. You will definitely know what you want to know."
"It's up to you to decide."
She turned to look at Linghu Jin, poured out two more Yinhun pills from the porcelain bottle, threw them to her, and smiled: "I'm returning them to you. I was just teasing you just now. Sister Linghu is the same. You can stay or leave as you please."
As she spoke, she turned around and stood at the edge of the tower, facing the two of them. Half of her body was already hanging in the air. The wind in the dim light blew her hair up. She seemed to smile: "See you again if you are lucky, both of you."
Then the whole person fell backwards and fell gracefully from the top of the tall tower!
The wind whistled in her ears as she plummeted towards the ghost-ridden streets, a foul stench hitting her face.
Ji Lingche landed lightly on the ground and turned around to see Qing Fei coming down with the child.
He looked at her with a cold face and said, "I'm with you."
Ji Lingche smiled as expected. Linghu Jin also jumped down from the tower. He looked at Ji Lingche subtly, and finally smiled: "Master, you really know how to control people..."
When Linghu Jin jumped off the tower, he felt that he was the one who was hopelessly crazy.
She had previously sensed that she might have lost a memory, but this feeling had become even clearer since she met this man, so that memory was most likely related to the man whose face had been destroyed by the fire.
But if she left the city alone now, she might never see this person again, and that memory would be buried forever...
She wondered what she had forgotten.
Ji Lingche: "If that's the case, then——"
Before she could finish her words, she quickly turned sideways and brushed past a one-armed ghost!
The ghost stomped his bare feet on the ground, twisting and turning as he ran, waving his one arm: "The host is throwing money around again!!"
"The host has done good deeds again! Everyone, hurry up and go!"
Although the young ghost's voice was hoarse, it was extremely clear. His shout could be heard clearly within a radius of several hundred meters.
The kid was running and shouting, like a firecracker, exploding wherever he went. As he ran, the whole street exploded!
The ghosts seemed to be possessed by something, making loud noises and then began to move like boiling water, following the little ghost and rushing in one direction.
I could only vaguely hear a few syllables to distinguish "host" and "tycoon"...
Ji Lingche and his companions quickly hid in a shop, otherwise they would be trampled into a pulp by the restless ghosts!
Ji Lingche looked at Qing: "You've been here for so long, who is this landlord these ghosts are talking about?"
Qing said, "I don't know, but I know there's a very grand... restaurant here."
"It's called—White Jade Tower."
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The author has something to say: Actually, the OP has appeared twice in the previous article. I wonder if anyone has remembered it.
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