In fact, having one more friend than an enemy is not a bad thing.
Just that I have a bad first impression of Yang Guansi, so it's impossible for me to see him just because he wants to see me.
"I'm not particularly interested, water does not mix with water, it's better to keep away from," I replied to Zhu Ying.
"This..." Zhu Ying paused slightly, struggling to find her words.
"I want to see that Mr. Huang," I added.
After two seconds of silence, Zhu Ying gave an address in the suburbs.
After hanging up the phone, I finished the remaining food in three or four bites, then I warned Tang Quan that I would be going out at night and to take care of himself.
Tang Quan's eyes were full of emotion, with a hint of relief: "Your manner is more like the lord's, don't worry. Uncle Tang can't do much to help, but he won't be a burden on you any longer."
I smiled mildly and said, "Uncle Tang has never been a hindrance. Living means entanglement and association. As long as you are here, the concerns about Luo's family will still be there."
Tang Quan was taken aback.
I went back to the house first to get some things. Inside the courtyard gate, I made many preparations under the wall root to ensure that nothing could enter Tang's ancestral home when Tang Qianqian tried to leave.
Being watched by someone at the City God Temple is definitely going to cause trouble in the short term.
I'm afraid Tang Qianqian will leave without saying goodbye and go on to a new life in another realm.
She's a silly girl. Except for that one time when I saw her at the villa, she hasn't appeared anywhere else. Perhaps she still insists on her cause of death.
After all the preparations were over, I left Tang's house.
Just as I stepped out of the courtyard gate, I caught a glimpse of a woman standing at a distance on the roadside, looking slyly in the direction of Tang's mansion.
In the next second, she seemed to realize that I had noticed her and quickly walked away briskly in the direction of the roadside.
I maintain my expression, continue to walk towards the outskirts of the city village.
...
As the sunset approaches, I arrive in the suburbs.
A white coupe is parked by the side of the road. Zhu Ying is wearing a trench coat, her slender legs are exposed, and her makeup exudes a slight coquettishness.
I walked up to her and stopped in front of her.
Zhu Ying slightly bite her lip, saying, "We had agreed to discuss the situation first before taking action. But last night, you suddenly managed to accomplish such a big thing without anyone knowing. If it weren't for Siye, you would have successfully covered it up."
"I was so scared when Huang Shu told me about it," I asked, "How will you make up for it?"
Beside her coquettishness, her tone also carried a hint of resentment.
It made me feel a sense of compassion for her as well.
"I have some means that are not suitable for display in public, and I'm not sure if I can find him. Once found, the situation is complex, and I may have to take action." I took a deep breath and replied.
Zhu Ying let out a light snort, turned around, stuffed her hands into her pockets, and walked along the embankment.
She didn't mention anything about the Huang Shu and Yang Guansi.
I followed her.
After about ten minutes, we entered the City God Temple.
The burnt smell still stung, under the dark and spotty statue, Huang Shu was facing away from us. His figure was already broad, and the cap he was wearing added to his aura of seriousness.
Zhu Ying softly called out, and Huang Shu turned his head back.
His gaze fell on me, and his eyes were much more gentle than before. He sighed and said, "Your Majesty is so young, yet you have managed to invite the spirits to guide you and find the person responsible for the chaos in the City God Temple. I must have made a mistake."
My pupils constricted slightly, but I quickly composed myself.
Siye can distinguish the earth's energy, so he can definitely discern the five ghosts' aura as well.
The aura of the five ghosts is different from ordinary ghosts, and their remaining time is much longer.
Instead, Zhu Ying looked shocked and exclaimed in surprise, "A ghost spirit?"
Huang Shu gave me a second glance, as if deep in thought.
"Zhu Ying, you must not mention this to the fourth person," he said, his tone became serious.
Zhu Ying's teeth clenched tightly, and she pursed her lips to say, "Overworlders can summon ghost spirits. This matter is not something to be taken lightly. Uncle Huang, you can rest assured that I am friends with Shengshen and won't speak recklessly."
She cautiously glanced at me.
I nodded, without revealing any dissatisfaction or other expressions.
Even though Huang Shu inadvertently revealed some of my skills, Zhu Ying was supposed to help me deal with Sun Zhuo and Sun Dahai father and son. She learning a bit more about it won't hurt.
Perhaps seeing that I wasn't angry, Huang Shu relaxed a lot and said, "Zhu Ying and Your Majesty want to see me, so there must be something. Your Majesty can speak freely."
I explained my purpose and asked him to temporarily remove Tang Qianqian from the list of those crossing over.
Huang Shu's eyebrows instantly furrowed, and he said, "Spirit entering the boundary between the underworld and this world is destined to walk this path. The list I have is not unique; there are others beneath me as well. If she fails to report herself within the set time, she will be summoned by the Underworld, and even if I remove her name from my list, she will still be reincarnated; there's nothing you can do to stop it."
I gave a simple explanation, saying that it was not to prevent Tang Qianqian from being reincarnated, but merely to delay it.
The City God Temple has been targeted by those with malicious intent, and I fear that there may be trouble again.
Huang Shu was silent for a while before saying, "That's the reason I wanted to see Your Majesty."
"Siye detected the scent of the ghost spirits, which is how he knew you had summoned them. He saw you commanding the blood resentments to destroy other blood resentments, but he didn't witness what happened before that."
"Only the blood resentments alone cannot take away so many reincarnated ghosts. The person who did this, Your Majesty, can you tell us?"
Zhu Ying was even more surprised and suspicious.
It was unclear whether she was startled because of Huang Shu's mention of me commanding blood resentments, or whether it was the difficulty of the person behind the scenes that made her change color.
I didn't conceal anything. I organized my thoughts and explained the process of that emaciated man, as well as how the blood resentments devoured the reincarnated ghosts in detail.
To begin with, I didn't want to get into trouble alone.
So when the emaciated man questioned me, I told him that he had offended the City God Temple and had given himself a "background."
According to the rules, a person's soul cannot leave so quickly after death. Unless it's reincarnation through a corpse.
In that case, his suicide by jumping off a building was not seeking death, but a "golden cicada shedding its shell"!
I not only explained the process but also shared my analysis and deductions.
In that instant, Huang Shu's face had turned cold as water, and his voice was much icier, saying, "No matter whether they are the lowest nine streams of reincarnation or the highest nine streams of transcendence that transcend life and death, one cannot erase the existence of their soul essence. This is a rule of dividing the two realms of yin and yang."
"Eating ghosts is not against the rules, but if it is done through human command, it is a serious crime of tampering with the underworld."
"The person who took control of a body to carry out this task is clearly targeting the reincarnated ghosts of the City God Temple. He is indeed extremely arrogant."
"I will find a way to determine who he really is. Your Highness, you have stirred up trouble for yourself. You need to be careful. If you are concerned, you can stay at the City God Temple for the time being."
The last sentence was directed towards me.
I shook my head, saying that I had other matters to attend to and politely declined Huang Shu's offer.
In reality, that person did not follow me. His first target was definitely the City God Temple. He might think I was affiliated with the City God Temple.
Moreover, I would need to be vigilant about being discovered by Siye due to the land qi. It's too dangerous here.
Of course, that was just a thought in my mind, and I couldn't possibly say it aloud.
Huang Shu didn't force me.
I said again that once the City God Temple was clean, I would send Qianqian to be reborn myself.
Huang Shu nodded, saying it was no problem. He would try his best to baffle the Underworld if they asked questions.
Each getting what they need, we have talked about most of it.
Zhu Ying appropriately said goodbye to Huang Shu at the right moment, and we only then walked out of the City God Temple.
The dusk swallowed the sunset, and the sky turned extremely dark.
The stars twinkled brilliantly, the round moon was high in the sky, and it was covered with a faint mist.
As we walked along the embankment, Zhu Ying suddenly asked me, "To consume so much blood resentment from the reincarnated ghosts is no simple matter. Did your mother destroy it? She must be very fierce!"
