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Chapter 430 Secret Investigation
Chen Mu walked out of Guyuezhai dejectedly.
"Niutou, you are so useless. Why don't you carry more Jade Dew Pearls with you?" Chen Mu sighed.
Last time he robbed Niu Sanmiao and Hai Yuan’s Jade Dew Pearls, he thought he had made a fortune, but when he entered Guyue Zhai, he realized how poor he was.
A common copy of the "Flying Flame Sutra" actually cost 1,800 jade dew beads, but he only had about 800 to 900 jade dew beads on him.
Not to mention buying it, he wouldn't even let him look at the man with the goatee.
"How about... grabbing that bull head again?"
"Well... it's not impossible!"
……
The southern part of Jiugu City.
As night falls, countless red lanterns rise up.
The taverns and teahouses were bustling with people, storytellers, operas and acrobatics, making it even more lively than any capital city on earth.
Chen Mu looked around with great interest.
Since leaving Daliang and arriving in Yunzhou, he has either been practicing at home or running away. Thinking back carefully, he hasn't seen such a prosperous scene for nearly ten years.
"It's strange that the underworld is more lively than the world of the living."
In the end, he gave up his plan to rob the bull head.
It’s not that I can’t do it, it’s just that there are so many people and I can’t find anyone.
"What a pity..."
"Fortunately, I was diligent and mastered the Dew Gathering Spell to the highest level early on."
"Otherwise, I don't know how to save this money."
Although limited by the total amount of Yin spirits' divine power, there is still an upper limit to the amount of jade dew that can be collected every day, but it is already far more than that of ordinary Yin spirits.
If we collect as much as possible, we can at least have more than ten jade dew beads left every day. Plus Niu Sanmiao's previous support, if we can hold on for two or three months, we can always buy the "Flying Flame Sutra".
After a little calculation in his mind, Chen Mu was no longer in a hurry. He began to stroll in the market town, happily experiencing the prosperity that he had not seen for a long time.
Before coming to Jigu City, he thought it was a spooky and scary place with demons and monsters everywhere. But now it seems that there are indeed many strange-looking creatures, but the spooky and scary ones are rare.
The atmosphere of the entire market town was unexpectedly harmonious.
When I thought about it carefully, it suddenly dawned on me.
Although Jiugu City has been actively recruiting ghost soldiers, there has been no news of any war in the underworld.
Although ordinary ghosts have become human-shaped spirit fields and are framed in Jiugu City, think of the poor people struggling in the workshops on the ground in the mortal world. They only chant the dew-collecting spell and their lives can be called comfortable and relaxed.
Moreover, the city has everything you need for food, drink, and entertainment. Just plant a few more moon burdock trees and chant a few more spells, and you can basically enjoy all of these.
"I am so happy here that I don't miss Shu."
Perhaps it is this kind of atmosphere and environment that makes all the ghosts immersed here and have no intention of returning to the world of the living.
"It's a pity that there is no earth spiritual energy, otherwise it would be possible to stay here and practice." Chen Mu looked regretful.
As I walked, I heard the sound of beautiful women.
My feet turned involuntarily, and I suddenly saw a strange building called Yicui Tower.
Groups of graceful female ghosts dressed in red and green gauze leaned on the railings and teased passers-by.
These female ghosts are all fair-skinned, beautiful, brightly dressed, and bold in their movements.
The unintentional charm revealed between her eyebrows made Chen Mu's heart pound and his scalp felt like it was electrocuted.
Good trick!
His expression immediately became serious.
I knew it!
This underworld is indeed not that simple!
No, I have to look twice more to build up my courage!
Otherwise, what should I do if I fall into the trap of these female ghosts next time? !
……
In a small alley near Yaxing, south of Jiugu City.
A short and fat man with a round face was leaning against the wall, crunching on a brown snack that looked like pumpkin seeds.
Not long after, Niu Sanmiao, carrying a brand new red lantern, walked into the alley with a gloomy face.
"I heard that you lost a lot on this trip?" the round-faced man said with a smile.
Niu Sanmiao's face turned ugly.
Going to the Forgotten River to pick up ghosts seems to be a great harvest, but very little belongs to him.
Most of the travel expenses had to be handed over in exchange for the red lanterns that provided protection and safety. Some of the proceeds from selling the moon burdock beads had to be shared as well. Otherwise, his position as a guide would be in jeopardy.
He wanted to make more money this time, but he encountered a strange black wind. Not only did he not make any money, he even lost a lot of money!
After returning to Jiugu City, he thought more and more about the black wind. He suspected that someone in the group of ghosts had set him up.
Thinking of this, Niu Sanmiao's face became even uglier. He raised his hand and threw a gray cloth bag to the other party: "Where is the list?"
The round-faced man took it, put it into his sleeve, and then took out a piece of paper folded into a square shape and handed it to Niu Sanmiao.
"Let me make it clear first. Don't come to me for money or murder. I don't want to learn the rules of the city lord."
Niu Sanmiao didn't even look at the list and just stuffed it into the food bag around his waist.
"Don't worry, just keep an eye on it for me."
"I just want to see if there is anyone on this list who spends money lavishly."
The round-faced man shrugged: "It's you who pays, so just be happy with it."
"But even if you knew, what could you do to him?"
"The fact that he can trick you shows that he is very capable."
"After they refine the ghost pattern talisman and enter the City Lord's Mansion, you might have to bow and scrape to them. It would be bad if you knew about it."
Thinking of that scene, Niu Sanmiao couldn't help but twitch his face.
"So I have to know who that person is. If I can't afford to offend him, can I just avoid him?"
The round-faced man looked suspicious: "You're not going to cause trouble for him?"
Niu Sanmiao said seriously: "As you said, I don't want to learn the rules of the city lord."
Ah!
We are all ghosts, who are you trying to fool?
"Okay." The round-faced man said cheerfully, "As long as the money is in place, I promise to get it done for you."
"I don't have any other skills, but I'm good at remembering people's faces."
"Once you've met someone once, it's like it's engraved in your mind, and you can never forget it."
"Just watch it!"
……
Two months later.
A small courtyard in the south of Jiugu City.
Chen Mu sat in front of the stone table in the patio, chanting a spell silently.
Seven or eight longan-sized translucent moon burdock beads floated in the air, with a light mist surrounding them. As the water vapor and dew penetrated and absorbed, a hint of light red slowly climbed onto the surface of the beads.
After a while, the round beads were filled with dew and turned completely cherry red.
Chen Mu took off the jade dew bead, opened the wooden box on the stone table and put it in. At this moment, the box was full of red light, almost filled with fiery red beads.
"One thousand nine hundred and thirty-two pills. This is definitely enough."
After returning from Jiugu City two months ago, he stayed indoors and focused on collecting jade dew. Over time, he finally collected enough jade dew beads to buy scriptures.
Chen Mu wrapped the wooden box with a piece of gray cloth, but did not rush out.
After getting up and going back to his room to change into a loose grey robe, he activated the shape-changing technique that he hadn't used for a long time.
In the blink of an eye, the bald boy of seventeen or eighteen years old turned into a tall and thin middle-aged man with an unfamiliar face.
"Although the atmosphere in Jigu City is harmonious, we still have to be careful, in case someone gets greedy for money."
As he muttered to himself, he put on the wig that had been prepared long ago.
Chen Mu looked left and right in the mirror.
"This birthmark is also a problem."
Then he took the brush and lightly drew a few strokes, and the silver wavy vertical lines turned into a walnut-sized fiery red flower pattern.
The flower was strangely bright, and as he frowned and raised his head, it seemed like a living thing.
“Hehe! Even if the Lord of Yinming Mansion comes now, he won’t be able to see my true face.”
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 431 Meeting Again
In the south of Jiugu City, there is Guyuezhai.
Chen Mu carried the cloth bag that wrapped the wooden box and walked to the east side of the second floor with a sullen face.
The goateed shopkeeper who was in charge of the sale of spell books was still sitting behind the counter with his eyes narrowed, as if he had never moved.
Seeing Chen Mu coming, the other party frowned and stared at the flower on his forehead with a serious expression.