"Actually, there is one thing I have always been curious about. If the City God falls, will His Majesty, the emperor, as the ruler of the world, not notice it?"

Hearing Zhang San's question, Gao Dan retracted his steps that were about to step out of the temple.

"Unfortunately, I know of a way to conceal the fact that the Jiangdu City God has fallen."

"What is the solution?"

"They are subterfuges, replacing the enthronement of the City God with lewd rural worship. If they are handled properly, they should be able to conceal it for five or six years without any problems."

Without bothering to consider Zhang San's thoughts, Gao Dan continued speaking after saying this.

"Based on your performance in the fog, if I'm not mistaken, you should have mastered a perception technique."

"The range is limited, only three hundred steps."

"Three hundred steps? That's enough. Starting from the City God Temple, you go north and I go south. There are still two hours before dark. We should try to find the descended Buddha before night falls completely."

“I understand!”

When you are in the world, you should be reserved. This is why Zhang San said that the distance to the transparent world is only three hundred steps. However, Gao Dan's subsequent arrangements also revealed a different message invisibly.

Unlike the east-west division of Taiping County, the City God Temple of Jiangdu County is not in the city center. Judging from the size of the area alone, the northern area that Zhang San is responsible for is more than half the size of the area that Gao Dan is responsible for.

In such a situation, can we infer that the other party also possesses a perception technique? Or has a special magic weapon? And judging from the scope, it is much larger than the transparent world.

Sure enough, for people like Gao Dan who have been fighting on the front line all year round, they definitely do not have any fatal flaws.

Even if there are, Jingyesi will use various means to help them deal with it.

But those belong to other people. For Zhang San, he just wants to find the location of the incarnated Buddha. Having experienced the rebellion of the King of Inspiration, he knows the dangers of the other party much better than ordinary people.

…

"Six taels and three cents. I'll give you six taels. Take it carefully, young man. Be careful not to burn your hands!"

"Wow, your skill in roasting sweet potatoes is absolutely master-level..."

Having character flaws does not mean that Zhang San has zero emotional intelligence. On the contrary, because of his extensive knowledge and mastery of psychology, he can chat with most people, and his conversation can even give people a warm and friendly feeling.

But after just a few words, the lady in front of him had already let down her guard against him.

Of course Zhang San remembered the task that Gao Dan had assigned him, but for him, there was another doubt that needed to be verified right now.

"Auntie, you have such good skills, I think your business must be very good."

"Oh, don't mention it. We are all people who make a living from the land. In the past, we could use this business to supplement our family income, but now, I don't know what happened, this business is getting worse and worse.

In broad daylight, I don’t know where everyone has gone.”

Sure enough, it was not only Zhang San who discovered that something was wrong with Jiangdu, but these vendors also discovered the trick.

For example, as the seat of Yangzhou Prefecture, how could Jiangdu County have a smaller floating population than Taiping County? If this issue is clarified, the ghost plague in Jiangdu will be solved.

"Here's the money. By the way, ma'am, are there any wealthy people in the north of Jiangdu County? To be honest, I came from Zhenjiang Prefecture and I want to find a job here."

Perhaps because business was not good, or perhaps because he was very cute, the lady selling sweet potatoes was not stingy with her advice.

"My dear boy, you have asked the right person. When my sweet potato stall was doing a booming business, it was a delicacy that people rushed to buy. Many wealthy families came to buy from me.

Just talking about the north, there are four families from the Wang, Li, Zhao and Qian families. With your delicate appearance, you can’t do heavy work, but if you go to their families and apply for a job as a book boy, there will be no problem at all.”

Due to time constraints, Zhang San did not have time to delay. After simply asking for the address, he left in a hurry.

After all, it is an altar for the incarnation of the Buddha. Not to mention the requirements for sacrifices, considering the status of those gods and Buddhas, the sacrificial venue cannot be too shabby.

This is the case with the City God Temple in Taiping County, and there will naturally not be much change in Jiangdu County at the moment. Since the other party is not in the City God Temple, the first targets to be checked are these aristocratic families.

In fact, in this situation, it would be best if the local government stepped in. Unfortunately, as Gao Dan said before, if even the aliens guarding the city have met with an accident, then the government will naturally be in danger.

As an outsider who is unfamiliar with the place, faced with such a situation, it is better to check it yourself and feel at ease rather than getting involved in unnecessary calculations.

Wang family, Li family...

Zhang San has always had good luck. He discovered the trick after only checking the third house.

Looking at the two stone lions standing at the gate of Zhao's mansion, an inexplicable sense of familiarity immediately brought his memory back to the original City God Temple.

Mountain spirits and stone monsters, these are their names. Because of the shielding nature of the formation, the transparent world cannot tell the truth from the falsehood, and Zhang San is unable to confirm whether this place is the place where the Buddha descended to the world.

But it is a ghost after all. Since he has encountered it, there is no reason for him to let it go.

“Tap tap tap~”

As if they had sensed his dangerousness, the stone lions that had been serving as the facade could not help but pace around him, ready to attack when the opportunity arose.

However, before Zhang San could reveal the talisman in his hand, a loud shout was heard, causing the two huge stone lions to retreat back like cats in grievance.

"You evil creature, you can't even tell the difference between humans and monsters. It's really shameful. Get the hell out of here!"

Ge scarf, cloth brown, straw shoes...

Judging from his attire, he was definitely from a Taoist background; judging from his facial features, even with the beard blocking his view, he had an air of righteousness.

However, compared with ordinary old people, the skin color of the person in front of him was a little too dark, giving people the feeling that he was not a living person.

"Your Excellency?"

"The strange man guarding Yangzhou Prefecture—Lin Suwen!"

"Zhang Sirui, a distinguished person appointed by Taiping County."

Whether in age or official position, the other party is higher than him. After hearing Lin Suwen introduce himself, it is reasonable for Zhang San to respond.

Moreover, based on the investigation of the transparent world, the person in front of him did not have any major flaws. After all, he was an outsider. For a moment, Zhang San was a little unsure what was going on.

However, what can be confirmed is that the house behind the other party is definitely a different world.

After carefully checking the token, Lin Suwen seemed to let down his guard.

"I haven't received any news from other regions about aliens crossing the border. May I ask what this is?"

"It's my order from the top. I'm sorry I can't reveal it."