“It’s really too reckless. He is your governor. Don’t you want to advise him?”
Lin Chen had some unpleasantness with Chen Huaian, but they were all humans. She wasn’t that wicked to watch Chen Huaian walk to his death.
“Chen… this is just his style,” Zhao Ying said wearily with a smile.
If only advising could help. The key was that even if they couldn’t win, they couldn’t be persuaded either.
Chen Huaian was single-minded. There was no point trying to reason with him.
All she and Xiang Xiaoyuan could do now was try to provide off-site support for Chen Huaian as much as possible.
For a General Level event, they wouldn’t go in and hinder their own progress.
Twenty detection drones have already taken off and surrounded the Bone Porcelain ruins.
These drones would generate topographical information of the ruins and rapidly lock onto the location of any evil spirits detected, calculating their energy levels. However, due to technical issues, if the energy level of an evil spirit exceeded the Soldier Level, such detection would become rather blurry.
“The governor has entered the ruins.” Xiang Xiaoyuan’s expression turned serious.
Zhao Ying next to her also frowned and held her breath, her fingers hovering over the armrest.
“How is the situation? Have any energy levels appeared?”
“Not yet.”
“Alright, continue monitoring, report immediately if there’s any danger.”
“Yes.”
The team supporting from the Demon-Slaying Division in Province C has already entered a state of readiness.
Lin Chen thought to herself that she couldn’t just sit around doing nothing.
She hesitated for a moment, about to suggest that she should go in with Chen Huaian to take a look, when Huang Gubei walked up to her first.
“Miss Lin, there’s new developments!”
Huang Gubei panted, sweat on his forehead, and spoke anxiously:
“The Northern Town checkpoint detected a surge in energy levels, specifically in the Food Street area. I sent someone to check, and they said the entire Food Street has been sealed off by evil spirits, and a ghost market may have formed there.”
Lin Chen’s heart trembled, and a sinister aura appeared in her eyes.
At three hours past midnight, green phosphorus as candles, the ghost market thrives—this is what a ghost market is like.
A ghost market is a sign that the power of evil spirits has reached a certain stage, indicating that they want to expand their killing range. Slaughter is the most direct and brutal way for evil spirits to gain power, but ‘trading’ can influence a larger area and make their growth more pure—nothing brings evil spirits more joy than self-sacrifice.
So, from a certain perspective, a ghost market is essentially an independent domain defined by evil spirits.
And the humans within this domain are undoubtedly lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
“I’ll handle this.” Lin Chen placed her hand on her whip and said solemnly, “Continue evacuating the crowd, preventing anyone else from entering the ghost market. I’m going there right now.”
She glanced in the direction of the kiln site.
Chen Huaian went to the most dangerous lair of the evil spirits.
While she went to deal with the ghost market formed by the evil spirits.
This way, it counts as a division of labor and cooperation, not standing idly by. Lin Chen’s family members won’t fall behind in these aspects.
“Let’s have a good competition, Chen Huaian.”
“Dealing with abnormal events requires not only strength but also brains and tactics. You brute types can’t understand this…”
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Inside the ruins, it was pitch dark.
From outside, it looked like just a few mounds, but upon entering, one discovered it was a vast underground palace!
“Damn, I thought it was just a coffin. I could have just slashed it with my sword. Who knew I’d have to find where the evil spirit is hiding…”
Chen Huaian looked at the pitch-black surroundings and felt overwhelmed.
There were corridors ahead and on both sides, and he could go in any direction. He couldn’t just wander around like a green-headed fly, right?
Chen Huaian took out his walkie-talkie: “Xiang Xiaoyuan, help me find the exact location of the evil spirit.”
[Sorry, Governor, the current detection system hasn’t detected the energy level of the evil spirit… You might need to go deeper? The map has already been sent to your phone.]
Chen Huaian opened the map, and his head grew even bigger.
Because the map he received was completely different from what he saw.
The map showed rooms lined up, but what he saw were clearly corridors.
Not detecting the energy level was quite troublesome.
The air was filled with the scent of evil spirits, more intense than eating a spoonful of mustard.
Chen Huaian knew that the Demon-Slaying Division’s detection system must have been restricted by something. All the information he received from Xiang Xiaoyuan was fake, and this might also be why two Generals never came back.
With the enemy being so dangerous and the intelligence being entirely wrong, survival was impossible.
“Hmph, ultimately, I still have to rely on myself.” Chen Huaian snorted coldly and opened his electronic girlfriend game.
In terms of extensive knowledge of mysticism, Li Qingran was definitely superior to him.
When in doubt, rely on the electronic girlfriend.
Li Qingran was his; relying on Li Qingran was like relying on himself.
Was there anything wrong with that? No problem.
“Master! You’re here~”
Listening to Li Qingran’s sweet voice, Chen Huaian felt as if a spoonful of honey had been mixed into his brain, instantly feeling relaxed.
“Qingran, I just finished a fight. Let’s test if you’ve passed your studies!”
The void remained silent for a moment before a grand voice echoed in Li Qingran’s eager gaze:
[Well, this humble person has repelled tens of thousands of great demons and gained a moment of respite. Now, let’s test your little brain!]
Li Qingran blinked, her eyes filled with concern, and stammered, “Master, killing so many demons must have made you very tired. Are you hurt? Why don’t you rest well first, and test your disciple tomorrow?”
“Cough, no need. Choosing today is better than choosing another day. Let’s do it now.”
Chen Huaian knew he had overpromised and quickly corrected himself.
“Disciple, often in the cultivation world, you will encounter situations where you can’t find the enemy’s trail, especially when trapped by ghosts using illusions. In such cases… what method would you use to break free?”
Li Qingran bit her red lip, tilted her head in thought, and scratched her head. “Master, disciple thinks this situation won’t happen. Demons and goblins are the lowest-level evil spirits, and their illusions won’t confuse disciple.”
Chen Huaian: “…”
This disciple was becoming increasingly disobedient.
Shouldn’t it be a question-and-answer session?
What does rejecting outright mean?!
“Cough, suppose you were trapped. How would you find the specific location of the evil spirit? This is what I want to test you on.”
[Disciple, remember, even the smallest ability has value through repeated refinement and learning! Not realizing this, your master is very disappointed.]
“Yes, disciple knows the mistake.” Li Qingran blushed and nodded obediently, her fingers fidgeting with the bedsheet behind her back.
This was what the master intended!
This was what the master wanted to tell her!
But she failed to notice the master’s painstaking efforts.
Li Qingran… Li Qingran.
You really are slow-witted!
She pondered the master’s question seriously, imagining herself in such an environment, and thinking of herself as a newly refined minor cultivator, her brows furrowed, and her fluttering eyelashes sparkled with spiritual light.
“Master, disciple has a method called Void Spiritual Eyes. Through a special meridian circulation trajectory, spiritual energy is infused into the eyes, allowing one to see many traces hidden by evil spirits. It is very useful at the Qi Condensation stage.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Huaian’s eyes narrowed.
“Not bad, demonstrate it for me?”
Li Qingran demonstrated it honestly.
However, such a demonstration was just a performance for Chen Huaian, with no learning value. He could only muster the courage to make another request: “Hmm, not bad, but I want to see more specifics, like the route of spiritual energy in the meridians.”
Li Qingran stared blankly at the void above her head, not saying a word.
Her face turned redder, and after a long hesitation, she lowered her head, biting her red lip, and hummed softly like a mosquito:
“M-Master… that would require taking off the robe…”
