Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 136 Traveling Together
"Well, this stupid method will definitely work." Ren Yuan nodded. Even though he has opened the three orifices now and has a third eye and spiritual consciousness, many times you won't have that subtle feeling unless you are in the situation yourself.

"How long will that take?" Su Xiaoxiao exclaimed.

"I have spent half my life and still haven't completed this task." The old man sighed and said, "In fact, there are not many places left. It's a pity that God doesn't give me a long life. If I give me a few more years, I will definitely find it."

"If you use this method, you must make detailed records. Can you lend it to me to take a look?" Ren Yuan made a request.

"Of course there is no problem, but it has been taken away." The old man replied.

"Who?" Ren Yuan frowned.

"Like you, we are all subordinates of the Ghost King." The old man said, "We, the citizens of the Ghost Kingdom, certainly cannot deceive the King."

"How do you know we are the Ghost King's men?" Ren Yuan asked calmly.

"You two girls are a corpse and a ghost. You also carry the aura of the dead. If you are not a citizen of the Ghost Country, then who are you?" The old man said assumingly, "Looking at your powerful magic power, you are comparable to the previous group of people. You must have been sent to find the Peach Blossom Spring, right?"

"Yes." Ren Yuan nodded and said, "This is a serious matter. Your Highness has sent many people to search for it."

"Then you should hurry up and go find that group of people. There are only dozens of locations left on the feng shui map I gave them. It's been a month, and if there are enough people, they should be able to find them soon." The old man kindly reminded Ren Yuan to get a piece of the pie.

"Okay." Ren Yuan asked about the number and appearance of the group of people, and the three of them left the "Taohuayuan" as promised.

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In Wuling City, there is Fa Inn.

Around noon, the shopkeeper was sleeping on the counter when he heard a knock on the door.

"What's going on? Why do you always come to stay overnight during the day?" He got up and opened the door, cursing, and saw that it was the generous Mr. Ren.

"Oh, young master, you are finally back." The shopkeeper immediately changed his expression and said, "I was so worried that you two were not on the carriage when you came back."

Ren Yuan saw the saliva shining at the corners of his mouth, and he didn't look like he was in a panic. He closed the door with his backhand, forced the shopkeeper to sit down and said, "I know the truth. The Peach Blossom Spring you took us to see was actually a cemetery!"

"Ah, how could that be?" The shopkeeper was still pretending to be dumbfounded, but Ren Yuan picked him up and threatened him deliberately:

"How dare you collude with the undead, create illusions, and kill people for money. Come on, follow me to see the authorities!"

"Sir, spare my life!" The shopkeeper begged for mercy and told the truth: "We used the cemetery to pretend to be the Peach Blossom Spring, but we are doing long-term business and never thought of stealing money or killing people."

"If not for this, you would have lost your head long ago." Ren Yuan snorted, then let him go and said, "But it is absolutely true that you deceived me!"

"I am willing to return the money in full... no, double it!" said the shopkeeper with a painful look on his face.

"Do I look like someone who is short of money?" Ren Yuan said in a deep voice, "Help me find a group of people, and if we find them, we'll be even!"

"Okay. As long as that person is in Wuling City, I will help you find him." The shopkeeper nodded hurriedly.

"It was the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month of last year. Three guests were taken by you to visit the Peach Blossom Spring." Ren Yuan said, "Although it has been a while, the three of them are all subordinates of the Ghost King. I believe the waiter who led the way must have been impressed."

"I am so impressed!" The shopkeeper's eyes lit up, and he asked carefully, "But why did you want to find them, young master?"

"We are colleagues, ordered to find the Peach Blossom Spring together, but some people want to eat alone, why do you think I am looking for them?" Ren Yuan was a young master, and he was very good at commanding others. "Yes, yes." The shopkeeper did not dare to ask more, and quickly replied: "They originally lived in the inn, and checked out after returning from the Peach Blossom Spring."

"Have you left?" Ren Yuan frowned.

"Probably not." The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "After they checked out, they rented another house to live in, probably to save money. By the way, I was the one who found that house for them."

"Write down the address!" Ren Yuan ordered.

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Back in the room, Ren Yuan opened the window and placed a piece of dried fish on the windowsill.

After a while, a four-eared cat came over. Just as it was about to try to take the dried fish away, a black shadow jumped out from behind and slapped it on the face.

The four-eared cat screamed, steadied its body, looked back angrily, but saw that the one who hit it was a sturdy civet cat. It couldn't afford to offend it, so it could only run away with its tail between its legs in shame.

The tabby cat then picked up the dried fish and jumped into the house gracefully.

Ren Yuan closed the window and said with a smile, "Wenli, you are bullying the cat again."

"This is called grabbing territory, understand? As long as I am here, no cat can grab food from my territory." The civet cat said confidently, "No one is allowed to grab what I don't give you!"

"Okay, tell me what you have gained in the past two days." Ren Yuan no longer dwelled on the issue of the cat's ecological niche.

"I have already conquered half of the cats in the city. The remaining cats are all terrified of me when they hear my name." The civet cat said proudly, "Now all the female cats in the city are mine..."

"I'm asking you what news you've heard." Ren Yuan said speechlessly.

"How can it be so fast? We have to do it step by step." The civet cat said: "I will establish the rule first, and then I can do everything with half the effort."

"Okay, okay." Ren Yuan had no choice but to hand the note to it and ordered: "Go investigate. The more detailed the information, the better."

"Okay." The civet cat glanced at the address, nodded, and jumped out of the window.

After sending the civet cat away, Ren Yuan said to his senior sister and Su Xiaoxiao, "I'll go to another inn to find out how serious that Ghost King and Ghost Kingdom are."

"I'll go too. Let's split up." Su Xiaoxiao said.

"You look like this..." Ren Yuan looked at the stunningly beautiful female ghost and felt uneasy about letting her go out alone.

"This is easy." Su Xiaoxiao was kind-hearted and immediately understood Ren Yuan's meaning. She opened the red oil umbrella, selected a spirit from inside, and with a point of her finger, she transformed into the leader of the assassins on New Year's Eve.

"The Han and barbarians live together in Wuling City. Brother Yuan, go ask the Han people. I will go ask the barbarians." Even his voice became exactly the same as that person's, which was very magical.

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The two men and the cat were all capable people. In the evening, they returned to the inn one after another and began to summarize information.

Wenli squatted on the snack table and said, "The address is a very secluded two-entry courtyard. There are indeed six people living in it. I asked the cats nearby and they said that this group of people have been here for a month. But the courtyard is full of spooky spirits, so they dare not approach. They only know that these people act separately and don't come back for several days after leaving."

After a pause, he continued, "But they haven't gone out in the past few days, and I don't know if they are at home for the New Year."

(End of this chapter)