Jiang Juncai observed that the Northern Ghost Emperor was tall and handsome, dressed in a red robe with a touch of allure, with fiery red hair and even crimson eyes, indeed unlike ordinary mortals. Moreover, he was different from what he had imagined. The ghosts he had imagined were all ferocious-looking, with blue faces and fangs, dressed in black, and speaking in a menacing manner.
But the Northern Ghost Emperor in front of him was not only smiling broadly, but also very polite, just like an ordinary family would treat guests. Moreover, he was leaning against a woman with a charming figure. The woman was also dressed in red, with transparent gauze on her shoulders and chest, and her fair skin was faintly visible.
"Chiyan, it's been a long time. You're still as dashing as ever," Yuan Qi said, addressing the Northern Ghost Emperor by his name.
Chi Yan laughed heartily, a laugh that seemed incongruous with his handsome appearance. Jiang Juncai thought the name actually suited his characteristics quite well.
"So you've been reincarnated and are starting your cultivation anew?" Chi Yan feigned a heartbroken expression. "Last time you ascended to immortality during your tribulation, I couldn't help you. Now you have to do it all over again. This time, when you undergo your tribulation, you must let me know, and I'll shield you from a heavenly lightning bolt."
Yuan Qi followed Chi Yan inside, saying, "No problem, no problem."
Jiang Juncai was completely bewildered and couldn't understand what the two were saying at all. However, he did understand one thing: Yuan Qi had known this Northern Ghost Emperor for a long time, and they had a close relationship.
I don't know what the tribulation and ascension that Chi Yan mentioned is. Seventh Sister has been reincarnated and started over. Could it be that Seventh Sister has a past life?
Just as he was pondering this, the Northern Ghost Emperor indeed asked Jiang Juncai, "Who is this handsome young man?"
Yuan Qi then introduced: "My elder brother in this life is Jiang Juncai, the commander of the Rongguo Imperial Guards."
Chi Yan exaggerated Jiang Juncai's abilities, but Jiang Juncai felt that it was a compliment to Yuan Qi.
Chi Yan said, "I knew that even if Daoist Yuan Qi failed his tribulation, he would still choose to be reborn into a family with an excellent background. Sure enough, look at him, he became the commander of the Imperial Guard at such a young age. Only someone like him deserves to be your family. Sigh, why does this guy seem to be having such bad luck lately?"
Yuan Qi glanced at Jiang Juncai and said helplessly, "He's really unlucky. His bride has been possessed, so he came to you for help."
Chi Yan didn't hold back in criticizing Jiang Juncai, disregarding his thoughts and feelings, and went straight to the heart: "Then he really is quite unlucky."
The woman in red, seeing Jiang Juncai's handsome appearance, circled around him and even lifted his chin with a finger, saying, "So handsome!"
Jiang Juncai felt that his status as the commander of the Imperial Guards was beneath others' notice, especially since he had been openly flirted with by the Ghost Emperor's concubine!
Yes, what is a mere commander of the Imperial Guards in the human realm compared to the Northern Ghost Emperor?
To avoid looking cowardly, Jiang Jun smiled at the woman in red.
The female ghost in red was very happy: "Ghost Emperor, look, he's not afraid of me."
"Go down quickly, don't scare them." The Ghost Emperor scolded the female ghost.
Jiang Juncai couldn't understand the thought process of the ghosts here. Why was the Ghost Emperor not jealous at all when the female ghost flirted with him?
This is illogical.
Wen Zhujun couldn't even get in. The little ghost guarding the gate saw that she was a new ghost with low cultivation, and that she was just a paper doll.
Even the little ghosts guarding the gate here have hundreds of years of cultivation, so the ghosts here look down on her and rudely block her from entering the cave.
She could only argue with the kid.
Chi Yan politely invited Yuan Qi to sit down. Yuan Qi got straight to the point, waving his hand in the air, and a water mirror appeared in mid-air, reflecting Feng Caiyi's image.
"I'm looking for this person's soul. I used the Great Derivation Technique to deduce that she's in the northwest and is very likely trapped somewhere. I'll trouble the Ghost Emperor to help me find her."
Chi Yan was very pleased. It was rare for Yuan Qi to be so polite, and he couldn't be ungrateful. He immediately summoned more than a dozen of his capable subordinates to inquire.
Jiang Jun then realized that the Ghost General was not as good-looking as Chi Yan. He looked like an ordinary person, and some of him were even deformed and frightening.
"Do you see this person? It's a living soul, right here in this area. All of you go out and search for it. Once you find it, report back to me immediately."
Before the ghost generals could even set off, a particularly imposing ghost general stepped forward to report: "Ghost Emperor, I heard that Tanxi has returned and is staying in his cave. He brought quite a few people with him when he came, so this girl might be with him. Ghost Emperor, please send someone over to check, while we split up and search elsewhere."
Chi Yan hummed in agreement: "That makes sense. Tan Xi has been missing for over a hundred years. I thought he was dead. I didn't expect him to come back. He's really lucky. Well then, let's go and meet him!"
With a wave of his hand, Chi Yan sent the ghost generals off in different directions.
Yuan Qi then asked, "Is the Tanxi you mentioned the Ghost King?"
Chi Yan spat fiercely, "What Ghost King? With the Five Ghost Emperors here, how could he possibly be the Ghost King? He proclaimed it himself; nobody acknowledges it. Back then, he was one of my generals, but he secretly defected to Qianji and colluded with him to launch a sneak attack on me. I almost lost my life and it took me decades to recover. Now that he's back, I'm naturally going to settle this score with him."
Yuan Qi understood: "I thought this Ghost King was some big shot, but it turns out he's just a small fry under your command. After Qianji died, his men scattered and fled. I thought he was hiding somewhere. According to you, he might have been captured?"
Chi Yan nodded: "Very likely. Sigh, back then you fought a great battle with Qian Ji and then had to undergo tribulation, otherwise you wouldn't have almost..."
Yuan Qi didn't want to bring up what happened back then: "Shall we go and meet Tan Xi?"
Chi Yan said, "Don't worry, we still don't know where Tan Xi is hiding. I'll send people to look for her right away. Or how about this, you go back first, and I'll send this girl's soul back to you once I find it."
Yuan Qi glanced at Jiang Juncai.
Jiang Juncai said, "I want to take Caiyi back with me."
Yuan Qi immediately said, "Chi Yan, I'd better go with you. Don't you dare slack off."
Chi Yan chuckled; she still remembered his habit of slacking off.
"Let's go. Let's go check out his old cave first; maybe it's there."
Jiang Jun had just stood up when Yuan Qi grabbed his arm. The next second, he found himself in a different place, now in a desolate and dilapidated hillside with a small cave entrance right in front of him.
It must be so convenient for those who practice spiritual cultivation to travel.
"Tanxi, you brat, come out here!"
Tanxi was naturally not foolish enough to return here and wait for Chiyan to come seeking revenge.
Chi Yan shouted for a while, but no one answered. He then went inside and searched the place, but he couldn't even find a trace of Tan Xi.
“It’s not here. I told you to look for it first, but you insisted on coming.”
The next second, the three of them returned to Crimson Flame's cave.
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