The Secret Way of Immortality

Chapter 136: Summoning Souls...

Ren Qing discovered that the note was not a task assigned by the Jailer Hall, but a personal message.

Nether Crows could indeed deliver messages, but it required consuming Nether Feathers.

He rubbed the note between his index finger and thumb, feeling a strange oily texture, as if it had been soaked in oil for a long time.

The note had the words “Zhang Mu” written on it, but the strokes showed that it was written with considerable force.

Ren Qing thought for a moment, it seemed that he hadn't seen Zhang Mu since he helped him refine a magic artifact when the Great Dream Forging Shop first opened.

He checked the back of the note.

However, he found no writing, but instead it was covered with disorderly lines, making it impossible to discern any clues.

Ren Qing rubbed his temples. It made sense that Zhang Mu would send him a message, after all, the other party probably knew few Jailers.

Could the content of the note be because the situation was so urgent that it couldn't be written clearly?

It seemed that several months had passed, and if it was really a matter of life and death, the body would probably be cold by now.

Ren Qing sighed helplessly.

Then he took out a Nether Feather, intending to ask a familiar Jailer what had happened.

Ren Qing didn't dare to disturb Song Zongwu, after all, he had just been released from prison, so it seemed he could only look for Huang Ziwan.

After the Nether Feather was lit, the paper mixed within turned into smoke and dust, and a Nether Crow's figure could be vaguely seen flashing past.

Ren Qing informed Xiao Wu, and then walked out of the yamen.

The streets were very festive, decorated with lanterns and streamers everywhere, and there were many children dressed in new clothes chasing and playing.

The hawkers' shouts could still be heard across the street.

“Rice cake, freshly baked rice cake…”

“Sugar painting, come and eat sugar painting…”

Ren Qing felt a little novel. This was the first time he had celebrated the New Year since he transmigrated, as if he had returned to the human world.

He ate the unique snacks and strolled towards the end of the street.

He also bought New Year's goods along the way.

Ren Qing made a special trip to visit Butcher Zhang, who he hadn't seen for a long time. He was radiant, indicating that the braised dishes business was indeed good.

The new shop was located on Hexing Street, which belonged to the Bloodhound Gang's territory.

Ren Qing took out the New Year's goods from the prison in his abdomen. Butcher Zhang's eyes were already narrowed into slits. After taking the New Year's goods, he couldn't help but express his concern.

“Ah Qing, you are also a Fire Worker Supervisor after all, why do you always have to take jobs outside the city? It's really too dangerous.”

Ren Qing glanced at the shop assistants in the shop. Their legs had traces of practicing the Divine Foot Scripture, indicating that the Bloodhound Gang had placed many people there.

He didn't have much objection to this.

The Bloodhound Gang allowed Butcher Zhang, an outsider, to make such a big business. No one could completely trust him.

“Happy New Year, Brother Zhang, but I'm no longer a Fire Worker.”

Ren Qing took out the Jailer Token from his pocket. Butcher Zhang naturally wouldn't recognize it, he only thought it was a different yamen duty within the yamen.

However, one of the assistants had a bit of discernment. His expression suddenly couldn't help but be astonished, and he spilled tea all over the floor while pouring tea for the guest.

Ren Qing exchanged a few words with Butcher Zhang, and then left the shop.

Now that the purpose had been achieved, there was no need to pay attention to the Bloodhound Gang. Even if they were bold, they wouldn't dare to offend a formal Jailer.

Ren Qing was about to buy a jar of wine when he saw someone walking quickly towards him.

He immediately felt that something was wrong. The person was definitely not an ordinary person.

The Ghost Shadow was also ready to go.

Ren Qing was about to find a less crowded place, lest the other party suddenly attack and accidentally injure the public, but he quickly reacted.

Huang Ziwan was wearing brocade clothes and holding a paper fan painted with mountains and rivers. His original purplish-blue skin was covered with rouge and powder.

The surrounding passers-by were covering their noses, the smell emanating from him was too strong.

Ren Qing couldn't help but support his forehead when he saw Huang Ziwan's flamboyant appearance.

Huang Ziwan skillfully put his arm around Ren Qing's shoulders and said, “Brother Ren, I've been looking for you for a long time, let's go, let's go, let's find another place to talk.”

The two walked into a nearby teahouse. There was no need to worry too much in the private room.

After all, with their Ghost Envoy realm cultivation, they could easily detect if anyone wanted to eavesdrop.

Huang Ziwan tasted the tea and snacks, then raised his head and stared at Ren Qing strangely and said, “The Stomach Within a Stomach place is not bad, right?”

“It's indeed not bad.”

Ren Qing was telling the truth, but Huang Ziwan's expression revealed pity, and his eyes also had a bit of admiration.

The Stomach Within a Stomach was used to imprison Jailers who had gone mad and out of control. Therefore, many people were afraid of this place, including Huang Ziwan.

Even though Ren Qing had just become a formal Jailer, he was famous enough to walk out of the Stomach Within a Stomach unharmed.

If Huang Ziwan hadn't received the Nether Crow's message, he would have thought that the other party wouldn't be able to get out.

“It's really amazing.”

“Old Huang, your appearance…”

Ren Qing hesitated, being able to dress up like this on the street, he should be a little crazy.

Huang Ziwan smiled, he seemed more free and easy: “Isn't this the New Year? I just took advantage of my free time to stroll around.”

He took a sip of tea, then pointed to the red marks on his neck and said, “As for these rouge and powders, they were applied to me by my good friends in the brothel, how is it? The craftsmanship is good, right?”

“Good, good…”

Ren Qing smiled awkwardly, staring at Huang Ziwan's face, he only felt goosebumps all over his body.

He quickly changed the subject: “By the way, what exactly is going on with Zhang Mu?”

Huang Ziwan restrained his playful smile, frowning and said, “This matter not only involves you, a total of seven thousand five hundred and sixty-four people in Xiangxiang have received similar notes.”

Ren Qing didn't expect it to have such a far-reaching impact, he couldn't help but take out the note from his pocket and carefully examine the contents above.

“Zhang Mu received a mission to leave the city at the beginning of June, but then he disappeared.”

“What exactly was the mission?”

“It was just to escort some things to An'nan Town. In fact, the mission was not a big deal, but he disappeared for no reason.”

Huang Ziwan didn't explain in detail, it should involve some secrets of the Jailer Hall.

“As a result, at the end of July, many people inexplicably received notes. After investigation, it was found that they all had a common characteristic, that is, they had at least spoken to Zhang Mu.”

Ren Qing asked doubtfully: “All in the form of Nether Crows?”

“That's not the case.”

“The methods are different, most of them are letters that cannot be traced back to the source, and some people even found the notes after dissecting the fish's belly.”

“It seems that Zhang Mu has strayed into a restricted area.”

Ren Qing knew that the power that could break the routine was usually closely related to the restricted area, just like those people whose existence was erased by the Disaster Elimination Restricted Area.

There were a large number of strange objects in the restricted area, and the abilities formed were strange and varied, it was difficult to use the note as a clue.

“The most troublesome thing is that this restricted area has not been found yet.”

Huang Ziwan shook his head helplessly. It would be easy if he knew the approximate location. The Jailer Hall was still relatively good at dealing with restricted areas.

“Currently, there are many Jailers searching day and night near the official road from Sanxiang City to An'nan.”

Ren Qing nodded, then asked about the follow-up of Crane Mountain Town.

Huang Ziwan only said that it was a disaster caused by the Wuwei Sect, but he didn't mention the Blind Taoist, as if he was deliberately concealed by the Jailer Hall.

Ren Qing couldn't help but worry.

The Blind Taoist had a very high status in the Wuwei Taoist Temple, and probably knew a lot of secrets. What if the Jailer Hall targeted the Taoist Temple because of this…

Ren Qing then dismissed this guess. The Jailer Hall was very careful, so it could stand firmly in Xiangxiang.

Moreover, the Jailer Hall knew something about the existence of the Wuwei Taoist Temple.

After all, the Heavenly Daoist had contacted the Jailer Hall a long time ago, otherwise it would be impossible to obtain the targeted four Jailer Techniques.

Ren Qing suddenly had a thought, and had a very strange idea in his mind.

The situation of the Blind Taoist being parasitized by the Heavenly Dao Insect was similar to that of the land, could it be related to the next big move of the Jailer Hall?

Seeing that he was a little distracted, Huang Ziwan couldn't help but interrupt: “Ren Qing, you should be fine next, right?”

“What's wrong?”

Huang Ziwan grinned and said: “Then you are likely to go to An'nan Town, there is currently a task that lacks manpower.”

“An'nan Town again?”

“It has something to do with Zhang Mu's disappearance, but it's not to find the location of the restricted area, and it's safer to take the official road.”

Ren Qing quickly reacted: “Old Huang, by the way, what exactly did Zhang Mu transport to An'nan Town before he disappeared?”

Huang Ziwan mysteriously replied: “A batch of flower seeds…”

“Flower seeds?”

Ren Qing couldn't help but be stunned.

Avici Hell covered the entire Xiangxiang, and daily materials and food were mutually supplied through the Jailer Hall.

Since it was an important thing, why did he have to escort it there?

Huang Ziwan was considering whether to tell Ren Qing.

Just as he hesitated, a Nether Crow passed through the wall of the teahouse and landed right on Ren Qing's shoulder.

The Nether Crow was about to explode, but Ghost Shadow wrapped around it directly when he saw this.

The flesh and blood were eaten clean by the Ghost Shadow, and it slowly flowed through Ren Qing's palm, leaving a note full of task descriptions.

Huang Ziwan's pupils dilated, he actually mastered another technique…

He was really not afraid of alienation. Ordinary cultivators usually had to be fully prepared to practice techniques, at least for several years.

But he had known Ren Qing for more than half a year, and the other party not only advanced to the Ghost Envoy realm, but also did not fall behind in mastering new techniques.

He will definitely become a Yin Messenger realm in the future.

Ren Qing checked it, and sure enough, it was a task about An'nan Town, to retrieve a batch of flowers and plants weighing several thousand kilograms.

He spread his hands and looked at the other party.

Seeing this, Huang Ziwan no longer concealed it, and deliberately lowered his voice and said: “Do you know that the Jailer Hall has a kind of flower named after the other shore?”

“Other Shore Flower?”

This was the first time Ren Qing had heard of it, and he hadn't seen anyone deliberately mention it.

Huang Ziwan swallowed and said: “If you accidentally lose one of the three souls and seven spirits, grinding this flower into powder and applying it to your forehead can help summon souls.”

“You mean…”

Ren Qing's muscles tensed. If the role of the Other Shore Flower was to summon souls, then the Jailer Hall's intention must be very obvious.

Currently, there were Corpse Dog Soul, Non-Poison Soul, and Stinky Lung Soul in Avici Hell. Although he didn't know if it was the soul of Ksitigarbha, the Jailer Hall obviously wanted to perform the Soul Summoning Technique again.

Huang Ziwan waved his hand: “I didn't say anything, you can understand it yourself.”

“The task will start after the New Year, and you can still spend the New Year's Eve.”

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