Screams of fear echoed through the room.
As for how regretful and afraid the peddler was after the incident…
He spent a lot of money to buy many gifts and personally went to the City God Temple to kowtow and beg for forgiveness.
Su Hen no longer cared.
The Shing Wong Temple in Dachang was also located near the city center.
People came and went, and it was bustling.
But in the end, Qu Jingming's name had not spread.
Therefore, other than those who knew the inside story.
The other people in Dachang City still felt that the Shing Wong Temple outside Jin Ling City was the most effective.
Su Hen stood at the door and took a few glances.
He did not enter.
Instead, he took a detour and walked straight into the inner hall.
It was also the main hall that Qu Jingming used to receive Zhang Ying and the others.
The ghost tamers guarding the surroundings did not see Su Hen and the other two at all.
He only felt a gentle breeze caressing his face, carrying a faint sandalwood scent.
In the temple.
Qu Jingming was holding a book in his hands, reading it with great interest.
"Duke Qu?"
A voice with a hint of laughter sounded.
Qu Jingming was stunned.
Other than Zhang Ying and Lin Yu, there shouldn't be anyone else who had the authority to enter, right?
He subconsciously looked at the door.
What greeted her eyes was an extraordinarily handsome young man.
There was a jade-like warmth between his brows.
However, as his eyes moved, he inadvertently revealed a hint of a dignified aura.
Behind him stood two middle-aged men.
The one on the left was unfamiliar.
The one on the right, dressed in white, looked familiar.
He was the one who had shouted just now. Now, he was looking at her with a smile.
Qu Jingming observed for a few breaths.
Suddenly, he froze on the spot, feeling as if a bolt of lightning had struck his heart.
He quickly stood up and cupped his hands toward the door, bowing deeply."Qu Jingming greets Lord Judge!”
He recognized the man in white. It was White Impermanence.
And the only one who could make White Impermanence follow him like a servant.
Qu Jingming only knew one person!
"No need for formalities."
Su Henxu raised his arm and walked into the temple.
His gaze swept across the book on Qu Jingming's desk.
Indeed, it was the wishes of the Great Chang citizens.
As a City God, organizing the prayers of the people into a book was considered a basic skill.
"How's the job of the City God?”
Su Hen randomly found a chair and sat down.
Xie Bian and Dai Wenxiao were also seated slightly further back.
Qu Jingming, who was standing opposite him, quickly replied,""I'm conscientious and conscientious. I don't dare to slack off at all.”
"The matter of the soul face that Milord asked me to do previously, I immediately arranged it after I returned.”
"But I didn't find anything. I hope you can forgive me.”
"No worries." Su Hen waved his hand." Soul Face is extremely cunning. It's not that easy to investigate."”
"I just wanted to take a casual walk this time. I happened to pass by your Great Chang, so I came over to take a look.”
Qu Jingming didn't comment on his words.
A Underworld Judge had personally descended into the mortal world.
Just to take a look?
Anyway, he would never believe it.
However, Qu Jingming did not dare to ask more.
With a wave of his hand, he set up the tea jade cup and personally brewed tea for Su Hen and the other two.
"Uncle Qu."
Smelling the fragrance in the cup, Su Hen asked casually,""What do you think of Ning Yang City?"
The so-called Qu Bo is not a respectful title.
Among the ancient gods, the City God, Earth God, River God, and other official positions could all be called "Bo".
Although he did not understand why the other party would ask this.
However, Qu Jingming still replied honestly,""Not bad."
"I've been to Ningyang City a few times. It's also a large city with a population of several million.”
"Although there will inevitably be a few pieces of rat feces, it's still alright overall.”
The reason why he said that was because he was worried.
Because of Lin Xiaoxin's matter, the judge had a bad impression of Ning Yang City.
At this point.
Qu Jingming seemed to remember something and added,"However, Ningyang City's Ghost Control Bureau has suffered heavy losses.”
"The captain and vice-captain are both dead, and 90% of the Ghost Commanders are gone.”
"It's all because of that soul face."
"I'm afraid Ningyang City will be in a lot of danger during this period of time.”
It was impossible for Zhang Ying to guard Ning Yang.
Lin Yu was still in seclusion in Jinling.
Therefore, Zhang Ying would rather give up Ningyang City than defend Jinling City.
After all, this was the trump card of Great Xia.
The people sent from the Imperial Capital would probably need a few more days to arrive.
Therefore, during this period of time, Ningyang City had almost no protection.
Su Hen was noncommittal when he heard this.
Ning Yang City's location was actually quite good.
Perhaps he could leave a few chess pieces there in case of emergency.
The world is a game of chess.
Burial Earth and he were both people who played chess.
It would depend on who could win this game of chess and even directly swallow the other party.
"Uncle Qu."
After finishing the cup of tea, Su Hen put down the jade cup.""I have indeed come for something."
"Why don't you come with me?”
The ghost market is located between Dachang and Ningyang.
It could barely be considered half of Qu Jingming's territory.
Therefore, Su Hen planned to bring Qu Jingming along to take a look at the so-called ghost market.
Qu Jingming didn't dare to ask about the details.
He only stood up and cupped his hands.”
"I'll go back now and make some simple arrangements.”
After bowing, Qu Jingming went to the Shing Wong Space.
He assigned tasks to the reapers and ghost soldiers.
He did not dare to make Su Hen wait for long.
It took less than two minutes.
His figure appeared again."Everything has been arranged."
Su Hen nodded slightly.
With his hands behind his back, he walked out of the temple.
Bai Wuchang, Dai Wenxiao, and Qu Jingming quickly followed behind.
The Ghost Commanders guarding the surroundings still did not notice anything.
However, for some reason, the temple seemed to have become a little empty.
The faint pressure of virtue from before had disappeared.
Under Su Hen's lead.
The group did not leave Great Chang City directly.
Instead, he continued to wander around the streets and alleys.
There was a merchant's stall with a portrait of the City God of Jin Ling City. However, there were a few twisted lines on the portrait.
When Su Hen passed by, he picked up the ink brush beside him and lightly drew a few lines on the portrait.
The merchant only felt a cool breeze blowing on his face.
However, he realized that the portrait of the City God had suddenly become vivid and lifelike.
However, there was still some ink on it.
The brush was soaked in ink and placed beside him.
It was obvious that someone had just modified it.
However, he searched the surroundings and did not find anyone passing by the stall.
A woman was carrying a baby.
No matter how much she tried to coax him, the baby would not stop crying.
Even his voice was a little hoarse.
The woman was so anxious that her forehead was covered in sweat.
Su Hen walked over silently and gently tapped the baby's glabella with his finger.
The baby immediately stopped crying.
Her black eyes stared at him curiously and she giggled.
The woman looked at the baby who had suddenly turned from crying to laughing in amazement.
There were also merchants setting up stalls by the roadside.
There were many handmade osmanthus cakes on the stall, but the business was bleak.
The baskets full of osmanthus cakes were hardly sold.
Su Hen removed the cotton cloth and took a piece of pastry, slowly tasting it.
The fragrance of osmanthus was very strong. Indeed, he did not cut corners.
The pastry seller thought that the breeze had blown the cotton cloth, so he casually covered it.
Su Hen did not pay.
He dipped his finger in the tea and wrote the words 'Prosperous Business' on the basket of pastries.
At this moment, a gentle breeze blew over, blowing away the fragrance of the osmanthus cake.
The surrounding people felt like they had suddenly been aroused.
Hence, she walked over subconsciously.
The basket of osmanthus cakes was quickly sold out. Those who didn't manage to buy it could only watch others eat it greedily.
The merchant also happily packed his things and prepared to go home.
Just like that.
Along the way.
Su Hen's body was in the mortal world, enjoying the fireworks of the mortal world.
However, not a single mortal noticed him, and he continued to live his ordinary life.
After a long time.
Su Hen's footsteps finally stopped at the intersection.
He looked calmly at the pedestrians and said softly,"Do you understand?"
The three gods stood behind him, deep in thought.
In the end, Qu Jingming took the initiative to say,""I'm in the mortal world, but I'm not tainted by it.”
"He governs the mortal world, but he doesn't touch the fireworks.”
"The so-called gods are probably like this."
Su Hen nodded in approval and looked at him with a meaningful gaze.
Qu Jingming's heart skipped a beat. He lowered his head and didn't answer.
He understood what the judge meant.
During this period of time, he had been in contact with the people from the Ghost Control Bureau too frequently.
It was as if he was still the captain of Dachang City's Ghost Control Bureau.
However, since he had already become a god, he shouldn't be like this.
"This subordinate will remember your intentions.”
Qu Jingming sighed and bowed.
Su Hen did not say anything else and walked straight out of the city.
This time, he was only giving a small reminder.
This Qu Jingming was indeed a good material.
He was very qualified to be Great Chang's City God.
It was just that the dust thoughts on his body were too heavy. In the end, he was unable to part with the past.
If this continued…
If one day, the embryonic form of the Netherworld was truly established.
By then, the laws would be strict and the system would be perfect.
Su Hen would probably have no choice but to make a move and change Great Chang City's City God.
.........
It was that hospital again.
Qi Jianan was wearing a thick coat and a hood. He was strolling around as if he was looking for something.
Hard work pays off.
They had been waiting for three whole days.
He finally saw the middle-aged man in the black trench coat again.
It was the bag of Burial Earth that he had given him.
Qi Jianan rushed over and grabbed the man's collar.""I finally found you!"
"Hmm?"
The man didn't seem to be angry even though his collar was grabbed.
He sized up Qi Jianan's face.
It was pale and devoid of blood.
The two of them had dark circles under their eyes, as if they had not rested for a long time.
His eyes were bloodshot, and there was an unsuppressible hostility.
He looked even more miserable than before he ate the Burial Earth last month.
"Your Burial Earth."
"No effect?" The man interrupted him.
"It's effective, but…" Qi Jianan was slightly stunned.
He seemed to want to say something.
However, this was a hospital after all, and it was a public place.
Many people had already gathered around.
"Let's talk somewhere else!"
He let go of the man.
The man tidied his clothes and had no intention of running away.
"Let's go to the underground garage. There are fewer people there."”
Qi Jianan followed behind him and finally arrived at the garage on the third floor underground.
As expected, the surroundings were empty.
Other than the parked cars, there was no one else.
"Who exactly are you!"
Qi Jianan finally lowered his hood.
All his hair had fallen off.
His scalp was covered with green veins, and his skin was greenish-black, like a corpse.
His face was pale, and his eyes seemed to be flashing red in the darkness.
It looked extremely terrifying.
"Instead of asking this, why don't you ask Burial Earth directly?”
However, the man did not show any fear."Is it meaningful for you to figure out my identity?”
"Burial Earth can indeed cure your terminal illness, right?”
"Moreover, your physical fitness is much stronger than before.”
"Even now, he doesn't need to rest at all. He's a hundred times more energetic than ordinary people.”
Hearing these words.
Not only was Qi Jianan not grateful, but he roared angrily,""It's not that simple!"
"I can't eat anything right now, but I'm starving!”
"Most importantly, I realized that I actually want to eat it."
He was a little afraid.
The middle-aged man helped him out."Human, right?"
" You, you know?" Qi Jianan widened his eyes.
"Of course I know. I gave you the Burial Earth.”
The man laughed.”
"If you want to eat, then go and eat."
"The reason why you've become like this is because you've been starving for a long time.”
"So you became afraid of people and light. You could only hide in a dark room.”
"Why bother?"
" But, but…" Qi Jianan leaned against the wall in pain and slowly sat down.
The man looked at him with a strange smile."If this continues, you will only suffer more and more.”
"Or do you want to go back to the past and die alone in a corner because of a terminal illness?”
"So, what are you hesitating about?”
He didn't try to persuade her anymore.
The man placed a paper bag of burial soil beside him.
He slowly turned around and left the underground parking lot.
In the darkness.
Qi Jianan looked at the paper bag beside him.
His eyes gradually turned bloodshot.
"I want to live."
"I just want to live."
He grabbed the paper bag and put it in his pocket.
Then, he put on his hood again and left the garage.
Qi Jianan's home was in a small district.
Opposite them was a family of three.
The man was carrying the dishes upstairs.
Seeing Qi Jianan standing at the door, he was a little surprised and greeted,""Xiao Qi, you're back from the hospital?”
"Yes." Qi Jianan nodded.
"Sigh."
"Don't give up." The man sighed softly.”
"Life is always full of surprises. Maybe in a few days, there will be a turn for the better.”
He understood that the other party had leukemia.
"Oh right, I just bought some groceries. Let's go to my house to eat.”He gestured at the bag in his hand.
Qi Jianan looked at him.
His gaze suddenly became a little complicated.
After a long while, he said softly,"Alright."”
"Thank you, Brother Chen."
Dachang City's Ghost Control Bureau.
Ever since Qu Jingming passed away.
The position of captain automatically fell to Shan Ying.
Shan Ying was the previous vice-captain, the Class A ghost tamer. He had been following Qu Jingming as a guard.
However, after following Elder Qu for so many years, no matter what, he had trained his ability to do things.
At this moment.
Shan Ying was sitting in Qu Jingming's office.
He slapped the stack of documents on the table in frustration."What's going on?"
"We're the Ghost Control Bureau, not the Constable's Office!”
"What we need to deal with is the ghost incident.”
"Why are these ordinary cases sent to the Ghost Control Bureau?”
"Our Great Chang's ghost tamers are already so relaxed?”
The secretary stood at the side.
Seeing this, he quickly explained,"No, Captain Shan."
"The main thing is that this case is indeed very special.”
"You'll understand after reading the report."
Hearing the secretary say this.
Shan Ying frowned slightly, but he still picked up the information and read it.
Recently.
Dachang City began to have frequent cases, and hundreds of people had already died.
Without exception, they were all man-made and had nothing to do with ghosts.
Moreover, most of the murderers had already been caught.
However, the strange thing was that these dead bodies were all incomplete!
They had all been eaten!
And the ones who did this were the murderers.
One or two, perhaps it was just an accident.
However, the dozens of people who were arrested were all like this.
The situation was very strange.
There was even a sense of panic spreading among the crowd.
Moreover, these people had a common characteristic.
They were all terminally ill!
However, after they were caught and forced to undergo a physical examination.
The hospital was shocked to find out.
The terminal illnesses in these people's bodies had not been eliminated, but instead, they were rapidly worsening.
Logically speaking, they should be dead.
At the very least, he would be lying on the sickbed, dying.
It was impossible for him to have any ability to move at all.
However, the reality was this.
They were very strong and agile, and they felt almost no pain.
The police had also spent a lot of effort to catch them.
Many people were even injured because of this.
Shan Ying's expression turned solemn.
After many years of fighting with all kinds of strange ghosts, he had become vigilant.
"Let's go."
He stood up and took off his coat."Let's go to the police station to take a look."
To the ghost tamers, the police station was considered a subordinate unit.
Or rather, the entire Great Xia.
In the current environment, all departments had to prioritize providing support to the Ghost Control Bureau.
If necessary, the Ghost Control Bureau could even take over.
Therefore, as the captain of the Great Chang's Ghost Control Bureau.
Shan Ying didn't go through any trouble and went straight to the detention center.
He saw a criminal who had just been caught today.
It was a man who looked to be about 26 or 27 years old.
He had no hair, his skin was pale, and his eyes were lifeless, but there was a sense of hostility.
His eyes were bloodshot and his eyes were black.
There was still some blood on the corner of his mouth that had not been cleaned.
His clothes were also stained with dark red spots.
Shan Ying stared at him.
There seemed to be a faint ghostly aura on this prisoner.
However, it was very thin.
It was almost undetectable.
"His name is Qi Jianan."
The information was quickly delivered to Shan Ying's desk.
There was detailed information about Qi Jianan on it.
The victim was his neighbor.
The corpse was already badly mutilated.
Shan Ying tapped the table with his finger and looked at him."Why did you do that?"
"I want to live."
Qi Jianan murmured,"I just want to live. What's wrong with that?"
"Of course you want to live."
"But harming people for the sake of survival is a sin!" Shan Ying scolded coldly.”
"What happened to you?”
"Why did you devour your neighbor?”
The power of ghosts was mobilized.
It formed a faint pressure that enveloped Qi Jianan.
Qi Jianan seemed to have sobered up a little.
He raised his head and looked at Shan Ying.
After stammering for a long time, he finally said two words slowly,"Burial Earth!"
It was as if there was a taboo.
Just as he said these two words.
A large amount of black blood suddenly gushed out of Qi Jianan's eyes.
Soon, his nose, ears, and mouth did the same.
Shan Ying hurriedly kicked open the iron door.
But it was too late.
Before he could rush over, Qi Jianan had already fallen limply to the ground.
His entire body had turned into a skin bag.
His bones and flesh disappeared.
There was only the stinky black blood on the ground.
Burial Earth Shan Ying muttered with a low expression.
"Captain Shan, this…"
When had a patrol officer who was sent here to assist him ever seen such a scene?
She was so scared that her face was pale. She did not know what had happened.
"From now on, this matter will be handed over to the Ghost Control Bureau!”
Shan Ying stared at the leather bag lying flat on the ground and said in a deep voice,""Little Li."
"Yes." The secretary quickly replied.
"Go back and inform our brothers to come over and prepare to deal with these guys!”
"This matter is indeed related to ghosts.”
"Moreover, it's very likely that it's a special ghost that we've never seen before.”
.........
In an old residential building.
In a dark room.
A man in a black trench coat stood in front of the mirror.
Many black threads gradually appeared on his face. These threads began to overlap and cover his entire face.
Finally, a black face appeared.
It was Soul Face!
It looked at itself in the mirror and smiled strangely.
Then, he walked into the bedroom and opened an old wooden box.
A strong stench assaulted their senses.
There was a lot of dark red soil in the wooden box.
It was all Burial Earth!
The soul-faced man looked at the burial ground as if he had seen some treasure.
It reached out and gently pressed on the burial ground, muttering,"There's not much Burial Earth left."
"But there are also several hundred ghost servants in hiding.”
"However, it's still far from enough. There are too many good materials in this world.”
"I still need more Burial Earth to transform into more ghost servants.”
"They will become my final nourishment.”
"Thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, even millions."
"At that time, what hell?”
"Even if you're a King, you have to lower your head in front of me."
He thought of the future in his plan.
The soul-faced man couldn't help but laugh silently.
There was no shortage of despairing people in this world.
It believed him.
Those people were willing to pay any price in order to prolong their lives.
Even if it was devouring its own kind!
But those people didn't know.
The Burial Earth was not helping them extend their lives, but gradually transforming them.
Especially the burial ground that was stained with the blood of the soul face's origin!
The two soul faces that were destroyed earlier had already shared all their memories with the remaining five clones.
It was an existence of the underworld and the king level.
It made the remaining few soul faces all become careful.
He did not dare to be as reckless as before.
Including it.
Its original plan was to spread out the Burial Earth on a large scale.
One city after another was transformed.
That way, it wouldn't take long for him to absorb the transformed ghost servants.
It could quickly step into a higher realm.
But now, for safety's sake.
It could only do things in secret.
He painstakingly searched for those terminally ill people one by one and then guided them.
He also set up a restriction.
Once they planned to tell him everything about the Burial Earth, they would be automatically destroyed.
Self-destruction, this kind of method, was the Soulface Clan's specialty.
.........
Moonlight shone, and it was already late at night.
In the wilderness, there were four figures standing in order.
Su Hen looked at the empty and dilapidated village in the distance and said softly,""Uncle Qu, do you know why I came here?”
"I don't know." Qu Jingming shook his head honestly.
"Dai Wenxiao reported that a ghost market will appear here at night.”
"The Ghost Market is filled with ghosts, and most of them come from the Burial Earth.”
Qu Jingming was slightly surprised and quickly cupped his hands,"This subordinate was negligent."
"Sir, please punish me!"
Su Hen looked at him and shook his head with a smile.”
"This isn't the Great Chang's territory to begin with. It's normal that you don't know about it since you're guarding the Great Chang.”
"I brought you here only because this is next door to Great Chang.”
"I had to inform you when I came here to do business.”
Qu Jingming was a little moved.
"Thank you, Judge!"”
How could he not understand what the other party meant?
This meant that the other party had not distanced himself from him because of the Ghost Control Bureau.
He still treated him as a city god and a person from hell.
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