This immortal was clearly ordinary, yet he was unusually confident.

After bidding farewell to Ye Yuan and his wife, Zheng Zhuang appeared several miles away.

He couldn't explain why he gave Ye Ling'er peach blossoms and even instructed them to seek opportunities at the Divine Sword Sect.

Perhaps it was because Ye Yuan was able to stand in front of him even when he was preoccupied with his own problems, or perhaps it was because the little girl was indeed very likable.

Speaking of Ye Ling'er, Zheng Zhuang did notice something unusual about her; there was an indescribable spiritual aura about her.

Zheng Zhuang also observed that wisps of spiritual energy from heaven and earth were actively seeping into her body, nourishing her physical form in a subtle and silent way.

Even if Zheng Zhuang didn't understand what was going on, he could see that it was extraordinary. If he could cultivate, he would surely achieve something in the future.

After what had just happened, Zheng Zhuang lost the will to sleep and decided to travel under the cover of night.

What is it like to be able to see at night?

Zhengzhuang is indescribable; it seems that everything can be seen clearly, yet it is slightly different from what was seen during the day.

He happened to encounter a few so-called江湖人士 (jianghu figures), but Zheng Zhuang had no interest in getting to know them and quietly avoided them.

Apart from the occasional chirping of insects, the journey was exceptionally quiet.

Although it lacks the bustling traffic and dazzling lights of its previous life, it still has its own unique charm.

As he walked, Zheng Zhuang gradually became depressed; he seemed to have gotten lost!

When flying on a sword, he travels straight and has a wide field of vision, so he gradually forgot that he was a terrible navigator in his previous life.

Taking such a leisurely stroll, he naturally did not use any magic power, and most of the time he walked by feeling, so much so that he unknowingly deviated from the direction.

A moment later, Zheng Zhuang laughed nonchalantly. It was better to have no destination; he could just go wherever he wanted. In any case, he could always fly back to Quliang City on his sword later.

So Zhengzhuang randomly chose a direction and continued to stride forward.

After crossing another mountain, Zheng Zhuang suddenly stopped and cursed under his breath, "What bad luck!" because he saw a dense cluster of will-o'-the-wisps ahead.

This should be a mass grave.

Zheng Zhuang subconsciously wanted to turn around, but suddenly paused, realizing that with his cultivation level, he should be dealing with these wandering ghosts.

Let's go for a walk, just like watching fireworks!

In the mass grave, two tall and burly underworld officials were searching for something, causing a group of ghosts to panic and scatter in all directions.

One of the underworld officials casually grabbed a ghost, looked at it, marked it, and then threw it away, sighing:

"Fifth Brother, do you think that 'evil spirit' is really hiding here? Look, there are so many wandering ghosts here, why hasn't it touched a single one? Did it suddenly get full?"

Another underworld official, without stopping, grabbed a nearby ghost, examined it, marked it, and then released it, saying:

"When it committed the crime last time, it happened to run into Third Brother and Fourth Brother returning from outside. Although it managed to escape, it still had Third Brother's mark on it and was definitely running in this direction."

"This fellow is really cunning. Even the third and fourth brothers couldn't catch it when they joined forces. But it's really bold to dare to steal souls right under the nose of the City God!"

"Of course! Who knows how this thing appeared? It specifically targets people who have just died. Damn it, it's even faster than us!"

"Yes, hundreds of souls in Jiankang City have been devoured by it. According to Judge Wenpan, the situation is even worse in Yongning City, where there are also signs of this thing's activity. Alas, if only it were before..."

One of the underworld officials suddenly paused, pointed to a figure not far away, and asked in surprise:

"Damn it, what the hell is going on? What's a mortal doing in this mass grave in the middle of the night?"

Another underworld official glanced in that direction and said irritably:

"Liu Zi, you're the one who's seeing ghosts! Aren't we ghosts? What's the big deal? Maybe we're just lost!"

The two underworld messengers thought that mortals couldn't see them, so they glanced at Zheng Zhuang not far away and ignored him, then continued to focus on finding their target.

Zheng Zhuang hesitated at first, wondering if he should greet them, since in a sense, the underworld officials were public servants.

Furthermore, these two underworld messengers are likely colleagues of Zhang San and Li Si, belonging to the same company...group.

But after hearing what they were talking about, Zheng Zhuang changed his mind.

In their eyes, I am just an ordinary mortal, and they have no suspicion of me, so it's a good opportunity to learn more about my situation.

Sure enough, the two underworld messengers continued their conversation:

"Why is this thing devouring so many mortal souls? And they're all people who just died. I know some demons also like to devour souls, but they always target living people directly, especially strong men."

"Um...you mean a vixen, right? She's willing, there's nothing you can do about it!"

"Ha ha……"

Zheng Zhuang, who was listening from the side, was dumbfounded. Damn, the tone was just right a moment ago, how did it suddenly turn into something inappropriate?

The two underworld messengers chuckled lewdly a few times, then continued their search.

They screened for suspicious individuals by constantly marking the ghosts around them. This method, though clumsy, was quite effective.

Before long, there were very few people left at the scene who hadn't been marked by the two of them.

One of the underworld messengers shouted:

“You wretched creature, show yourself! We have set up a ‘spirit-binding net’ around the mass grave; you cannot escape.”

"Heh heh! You think you can trap me like this?"

Of the remaining unmarked ghosts, one that looked like an old woman had a mocking expression on its face before quickly flying away from the mass grave.

"Oh no, how did she know the gap was there?"

The old woman smiled smugly and was about to escape from the spiritual network through the gap, but she was suddenly bounced back, as if there was an invisible wall there, and the gap instantly contracted and healed.

“You…” The old woman’s expression changed drastically.

"How could you have obediently shown yourself if we didn't let you know where the breach was? How could you have willingly jumped into the trap? Close the net!"

As the spirit net shrank step by step, the two underworld messengers exchanged a smile, confident that they would capture this scourge this time.

However, at that moment, a strange smile suddenly appeared on the old woman's face, and the ghost of a little girl who had been curled up in a corner suddenly rushed out in another direction.

"not good!"

The two underworld messengers' expressions immediately changed, because due to the contraction of the spiritual net, it could no longer completely cover the entire mass grave, and this was the real gap!

It turns out that the old woman was just bait!

The ghost, resembling a little girl, was about to escape, but the two underworld officials were too late to stop her...

Zheng Zhuang watched with great interest, because judging from the plot, both sides were quite intelligent!

However, judging from the current trend, it seems that the evil side will escape the punishment of justice.

Zheng Zhuang was naturally dissatisfied with this outcome, and the ghost happened to be heading straight for him.

The ghost only thought Zheng Zhuang was an ordinary mortal, so it didn't take him seriously at all.

But to its surprise, this "mortal" suddenly turned around and uttered a single word:

"Certainly!"

Then, it became completely immobile!