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Chapter 135: A beauty in prosperous times is worth a ton of gold, a beauty in troubled times is worth a cake

The female ghost king died at the end of the previous dynasty.

It was a time of war and the people were living in poverty. Beggars could be seen everywhere from the border to the capital. The female ghost king originally had a twin sister, but her parents sold her to human traffickers in order to save their lives, and the family was able to survive.

It is not surprising that people would eat each other when they are extremely hungry and sell their children. But the bad thing was that when she was selling her daughter, she was seen by others. Not long after, someone with a mask on robbed the female ghost king and her family.

Her parents had no choice but to sell the female ghost king. Selling her to human traffickers at least gave her a chance to survive, whether as a maid or a concubine, or even in a brothel, it was better than starving to death with them.

But the female ghost king's luck was not as good as her sister's. When she followed the human trafficker into Beijing, she was robbed by horse bandits.

The female ghost king was quite pretty, and even more dangerous in that era.

As the saying goes, a beauty in prosperous times is worth ten thousand taels of gold, while a beauty in troubled times is worth only a piece of cake.

The bandits saw that she was pretty and took her home to keep her. Later, they got tired of her and killed her to save food, and then dumped her body in the mountains.

The female ghost king had a life of wandering, which caused her to harbor a lot of resentment. Although her body decayed after her death, her bones were still smooth and even fluorescent.

On a dark and windy night, a ball of black gas condensed on her bones and she became a ghost.

After becoming a ghost, the female ghost king had a strong obsession, her mind was full of hunger, so she ate people everywhere and was in a daze all day long.

Spring goes and autumn comes, dynasties change.

After the Demon Suppression Bureau was established, the demon suppressor discovered the affairs of the female ghost king. She escaped death from the demon suppressor but was also seriously injured. She had no choice but to possess her own bones again and fell into a deep sleep.

As time passed, the skeleton was exposed to the wind and sun, and was scattered by wild beasts. However, because the female ghost king's negative energy lingered, the skeleton did not decay after hundreds of years.

Until three years ago, when Master Zhao was away from home to study, he saw a skeleton scattered among the mountains and fields. He couldn't bear it and buried the skeleton.

It happened that the female ghost king attached to the skeleton woke up, and seeing how kind he was, she fell in love with him.

In the third year after her awakening, the female ghost king finally recovered. The first thing she did was to gather the lonely ghosts around her and go to the Zhao family to propose marriage.

The Zhao family naturally wouldn't allow it. Not to mention that the Zhao family is extremely wealthy, even a child from an ordinary family would not agree to marry a female ghost.

Because of her many evil deeds, the female ghost king had lost her pure heart. When she saw the Zhao family's refusal, she flew into a rage and felt that the Zhao family was ungrateful. She decided to get married today. If the Zhao family objected, she would exterminate the entire Zhao family. Then she could just marry Mr. Zhao's soul, which would save trouble.

This book on Yin-Yang and Five Elements was obtained by the female ghost from the witch of the Hehuan Sect.

The female ghost thought that if the Zhao family cooperated, she would naturally not harm Master Zhao, so she specifically sought out this technique.

In the ghost girl's memory, Lu Zhan saw the appearance of the witch. Although she was not beautiful, she was very charming. The witch made a deal with the female ghost king, and the female ghost king was used by the witch. The witch gave her this technique.

After reading this memory, Lu Zhan sighed. It seemed that the Female Ghost King and Su Liu must be sisters.

Unfortunately, the two sisters were in completely different circumstances and made different choices.

Perhaps because he had encountered both sisters, a sense of fate arose from the bottom of his heart, and he couldn't help feeling disappointed.

Lu Zhan dispelled the feeling of melancholy and said, "According to the ghost girl's memory, the demon girl was in Zijin Mountain, but the ghost girl voluntarily gave one of her souls to the demon girl, and a certain connection was formed between the two. Now the demon girl is probably aware of the death of the ghost queen, and she is probably no longer in the cave."

As the female ghost was refined, her soul, blood and flesh almost grew out completely, and it seemed that she only needed a skin to reach adulthood.

The information about the female ghost's talent also emerged in Lu Zhan's mind.

[Supreme Ghost Cave]: "An extremely sinister ghost technique that can create a ghost cave illusion around you, with blood waves surging and bones scattered all over the ground. Anyone who enters this illusion will have their inner thoughts seen through. When performing this technique, you can put the refined ghost into it, and the power will be greatly increased."

Lu Zhan was delighted. He had obtained the method of refining ghosts some time ago, and today he obtained the Supreme Ghost Den. If he could combine the two, the power might be even greater.

Unfortunately, he has not yet found a suitable person to be trained as a ghost.

"Thank you for telling me, Brother Lu. My junior brother and I will go over and take a look. The demon girl may have escaped, but we may be able to find clues in the cave!" Yuan Kong handed the secret book to Lu Zhan and said, "I don't need this secret book, so I'll give it to you, Brother Lu."

Lu Zhan came back to his senses instantly: "Alright, the cave is in the belly of Purple Gold Mountain..."

Relying on the ghost girl's memory, she told the approximate location and put the secret book into the spirit ring. These actions made Jiang Ningshuang's eyes twitch.

After Yuan Kong left, Jiang Ningshuang asked quietly, "You don't really want to find a female ghost to practice this technique together, do you? And... is your country cousin really your cousin? Everyone says that your cousin looks like Ling Jiaoyue."

Jinling is a lively place, and Tongfu Inn is located on the bustling Qingyuan Street, so it is well-informed.

Jiang Ningshuang has heard a lot of rumors about Lu Zhan in the past two days.

Rumor has it that Lu Zhan redeemed the captive prostitute and hid her in his home as his concubine, enjoying himself every night; it is also rumored that he found a female knight whose beauty was as good as that of the Moon Fairy, and practiced dual cultivation with her.

The mixture of many rumors made Jiang Ningshuang feel a little curious.

“Why didn’t you say that my cousin was Ling Jiaoyue?” Lu Zhan walked outside in a bad mood.

Jiang Ningshuang followed behind, pouting her lips and saying, "This is impossible. Even if it's Chu Wantang, it can't be Ling Jiaoyue."

"Why?"

"Ling Jiaoyue is an emotionless woman."

Lu Zhan smiled. Great… He eliminated the correct answer right after he opened his mouth. He is worthy of being Jiang Jiang.

The two walked out of the female ghost's lair. Lu Zhan absorbed the evil spirit generated by killing the female ghost and went to the Zhao family.

Lu Zhan put his arms around Jiang Ningshuang's waist. It was new to her, so she didn't resist. He pulled her to the gate of Zhao's house in an instant.

Jiang Ningshuang's eyes widened. "What kind of magic is this? It's so fast? Faster than my Yu Ling?"

Yuling is Jiang Ningshuang's magic weapon for traveling. It is a long bright red silk. It is said that the founder of Xiuyinfang hunted a nine-headed bird and wove it with its feathers. It took him 49 days to refine it to create this magic weapon. It can fly in the air at an extremely fast speed.

It was useless when she was chasing the bridal sedan because flying in the air could not be concealed and could easily be detected by the enemy. Even Yu Feng had to hide. If she used Yu Ling, she would be more conspicuous.

“I am taking advantage of Chu Wantang… I am an outstanding talent of the younger generation of the Demon Suppression Bureau, and the current Chief Chief specially asked Wantang to give it to me.” Lu Zhan said without changing his expression.

Hearing Chu Wantang's name, Jiang Ningshuang snorted, "She is good to you. You don't want to practice dual cultivation with her in the future, do you? After all, her skills are domineering, her strength is so powerful, and she is so beautiful. Unlike me, I am a hindrance if I follow you to Xiaoluling. I am just a useless little fool."

These words were full of tea. Lu Zhan glanced at her and said, "How could that be? Jiang Jiang has a lively personality, and I like her very much. Besides, how can you be a little fool? You are a big fool."

Jiang Ningshuang's expression froze. She looked down in the direction Lu Zhan was looking. Her face instantly turned red. She raised her fist and hit Lu Zhan on the back: "Are you praising me or scolding me? I've had enough of you."

"Of course I'm praising you." Lu Zhan said seriously, "Since ancient times, heroes have loved mountains, and it's unheard of that a horse treads on plains. Jiang Jiang's advantage is quite magnificent, why complain about yourself?"

"Damn it, I've had enough of you!"

Having said that, Jiang Ningshuang couldn't stop smiling.

Because she suddenly found a lot of confidence from Lu Zhan's words. Chu Wantang is indeed powerful and beautiful, smart and good at thinking, but it is indeed a smooth road.

Hey... that line of poetry is really well written... heroes all love mountains and steep cliffs... Jiang Ningshuang held her head high and chest out, like a husky returning from a victory, and walked triumphantly into the Zhao family, telling them everything about the female ghost king.

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After hearing the whole story, Mr. Zhao didn't know what to say for a moment. He didn't expect that just because of his son's good deed, such a disaster would be brought about.

I was speechless for a moment.

Even Mr. Zhao seemed a little distraught, as if his belief in the kindness he had believed in since childhood was shaken.

"You two don't have to do this. Everything has its destiny. Good and evil will be rewarded."

Lu Zhan said something that he himself did not particularly believe in, but it comforted Zhao Yuanwai and his son. Instead of letting kind people doubt his actions and thus causing trouble in the future, it is better to use such empty words to enlighten them.

Sometimes the Buddhist bullshit is really useful.

"Sir, your words really enlightened me. It was I who was obsessed." Mr. Zhao waved his hand towards the outside after dispelling the confusion in his heart.

Soon, a servant came in carrying a box. When the box was opened, there was a golden glow inside. It was a box of gold.

The servants were surprised but did not dare to covet anything. They were scared enough by the ghost in their house. Now Lu Zhan killed the ghost easily. He was a fairy. How dare they covet the fairy's things?

"Mr. Lu, Miss Jiang, this is a small gift from me." Mr. Zhao bowed and said, "Mr. Lu saved my family. I hope you will accept this small gift. Please don't despise it."

Jiang Ningshuang waved her hand: "This is not my credit, it's all Guanqi's credit."

Mr. Zhao then turned his gaze towards Lu Zhan.

“You’re welcome.” Lu Zhan was polite in his words but honest in his body. He slid his palm across the box, and the gold in the box disappeared, all of it being collected into the spirit ring.

Mr. Zhao showed an envious expression. He knew that this was a method used by the immortal sect. Unfortunately, he was a mortal and had no chance to seek the truth. However, seeing Lu Zhan's ability, he couldn't help but want to make a good relationship with him, so he asked, "Which immortal sect disciple are you from? I will definitely come to thank you in the future."

"Demon Suppression Bureau." Lu Zhan would naturally not hide it from him. The more big clients like this, the better.

Mr. Zhao's smile was a little stiff. He didn't expect that the people Jiang Ningshuang brought were actually from the Demon Suppression Division. Because his father had been framed by officials, he didn't trust the Demon Suppression Division. He didn't expect that the one who actually saved their family in the end was also a person from the Demon Suppression Division.

Mr. Zhao felt ashamed and sighed, "There are so many injustices in the world, and there are so many kind people in the world. I shouldn't have been so obsessed with my father's affairs, otherwise this matter would have been resolved long ago."

"In life, we are bound to be entangled in mundane affairs. Just let it go." Lu Zhan said with a faint smile.

Mr. Zhao nodded repeatedly: "Your Excellency is right."

Jiang Ningshuang, who was standing aside, felt that something was not right... She asked Lu Zhan for help because she didn't want to go back to the mountain gate and wanted to play in Jinling for two more days.

But why did she feel like she was helping others now? It was as if she was helping the Demon Suppression Division open up sales channels.

"Excuse me, sir, do you know in which direction Duanyun Temple is located?" Because Miss Xu became a nun in Duanyun Temple, Lu Zhan had long wanted to go and see it, but he had never found a suitable opportunity.

Duanyun Temple was not far from Xiaoluling, so perhaps today was the best opportunity. Miss Xu was an old friend, and Lu Zhan still remembered her desperate look, and he had also felt deeply for her several times.

Now the other party is living with the ancient Buddha and green lamps in Duanyun Temple. He heard that the abbot there is really capable of Taoism. He went to see if it was true. If it was true, perhaps Miss Xu would have a new fortune, and it would also put an end to the regret in his heart.

Mr. Zhao pointed to the south and said, "Go south and you will see Duanyun Temple."

"Thank you."

Mr. Zhao wanted to ask Lu Zhan to stay for a while, but Lu Zhan did not stay here, but chose to go to Duanyun Temple.

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