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

The sudden change startled both the underworld officials and the old woman, and even the wandering ghosts around them instinctively dared not make any big moves.

The two underworld messengers knew perfectly well that the person before them was a master, and that this particular spell was something they had never heard of before.

"Thank you for your help, Immortal! We are the Night Patrol Gods under the jurisdiction of the City God of Jianning County. I am Wang Wu, and this is Ma Liu."

One of the underworld messengers was the first to react, and quickly introduced himself, then pointed to another underworld messenger.

Zheng Zhuang nodded slightly. He had already inquired with Zhang San and Li Si that the division of the underworld was somewhat different. Jiankang, Quliang, and Yongning were all under the jurisdiction of the City God of Jianning County.

Do you recognize Zhang San and Li Si?

"Have you greeted my two elder brothers, Immortal Master?"

After asking, Zheng Zhuang immediately realized that he had asked a redundant question. With such a simple naming method, it would be strange if he didn't recognize it!

I met him once when I passed through a small village.

"Haha, we are truly destined to meet the immortal!"

Zheng Zhuang smiled and responded, then pointed to the ghost resembling a little girl in front of him and asked:

"What is this thing? Although it looks like a human, I can tell that it is formed by the fusion of hundreds of dead souls, and that old woman from earlier was one of them."

Before Wang Wu could speak, Ma Liu sighed:

"The Immortal Master truly has keen insight! We don't really know what this thing is, we only know that it likes to devour people's souls, but it never targets living people, so we didn't pay attention to the signs we had before."

--On several occasions, when we brothers went to guide the souls of the dead, we found that although their bodies were still there, their souls had disappeared.

"At first, no one paid much attention because we had limited manpower. Except for a few people who were special in life, we usually just brought them back along the way, which allowed it to take advantage of the situation!"

Limited manpower?

Zheng Zhuang remembered watching TV in his previous life, where whenever someone was about to die, there were underworld officials waiting by their side, ready to take them away as soon as they died.

I hadn't considered this before. If every person who dies had to be picked up by Ox-Head and Horse-Face, they would be too busy and wouldn't be able to make it in time.

Another question arose in his mind: why did this so-called "evil spirit" devour the souls of those who had recently died?

As mentioned by the underworld messenger before, why doesn't it devour these wandering ghosts?

"Why don't you guide these lost souls to the afterlife?" Zheng Zhuang asked.

Wang Wu gave a bitter smile: "Immortal, you may not know this, but most of the wandering ghosts are people who died violently or did evil in their previous lives and cannot be reincarnated yet. Even if we send them back, it will be useless. We will still have to find a place to settle them. It is really not worth it!"

"Aren't you afraid they'll harm people?"

"Rest assured, Immortal Master, these souls are actually quite fragile; at most, they'll just scare people."

Zheng Zhuang nodded thoughtfully, meaning that the evil spirits devoured souls that could be reincarnated.

Judging from the appearance of these two underworld officials, they probably didn't know the reason either.

Zheng Zhuang waved his hand, and the evil spirit automatically flew to Wang Wu and Ma Liu:

"I've fixed this thing in place; you can handle it now!"

The two looked at the demon, whose eyeballs were completely immobilized, and couldn't help but marvel.

"Thank you, Immortal Master. May I ask your esteemed name and which sect you belong to? If the City God asks, we will be able to answer truthfully."

"I am Zheng Zhuang, a wandering cultivator without any sect or affiliation. How far is this place from the nearest city?" Zheng Zhuang asked.

Wang Wu and Ma Liu used the "Spirit-Binding Net" to capture the evil spirit, then bowed and said:

"So it's Mr. Zheng. This place is the closest to Jiankang City. Just go straight to the southeast."

Zheng Zhuang nodded and started walking away. Since they were almost at Jiankang City, he might as well go and take a look; maybe he could find some local delicacies.

I didn't bring Qin Qianqian with me this time, I'm sure I'll get a lot of complaints when I get back.

As dawn approached, Zheng Zhuang's feet blurred into a streak of light as he quickened his pace, displaying a speed reminiscent of the graceful, light-footed movements of a celestial being.

He gradually became interested, sometimes doing somersaults in the air, sometimes striking various flamboyant poses.

Not far from the official road, Zheng Zhuang watched as pedestrians gradually appeared ahead, and finally did a 360-degree flip, landing gracefully.

Handsome!

Zheng Zhuang gave himself a self-assessment, then straightened his clothes and strode toward the city gate.

If Quliang City is full of literary atmosphere, then Jiankang City seems much more rugged.

It was still early, and there weren't many pedestrians on the street. Zheng Zhuang found a decent-looking inn, washed his face casually, and prepared to take a beauty nap.

After Wang Wu and Ma Liu left Zhengzhuang, they did not leave immediately.

"Fifth Brother, what's the background of this Mr. Zheng? Although that spell was cast on evil spirits, I have a feeling that if the target were us, the result would probably be the same. Just thinking about it is terrifying. If we were to fall for it, wouldn't we be at their mercy?" Ma Liu sighed.

“Everyone says he’s a rogue cultivator. Who cares what his background is? Anyway, he’s very powerful. If it weren’t for Mr. Zheng, this evil spirit would have really gotten away. Otherwise, how would we explain to the City God?” Wang Wu said.

Ma Liu nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, let's hurry back. I hope Judge Wu can uncover the truth!"

The two exchanged a few more words, then vanished as two wisps of smoke.

……

After Zhang San and Li Si returned last time, they reported to the City God that Zhou Quan had become a mountain god.

Perhaps because the matter of the Investiture of the Gods was too significant, the two tacitly chose another version of events.

It is said that when they arrived at Qiuming Mountain, the Heavenly Dao was moved, and Zhou Quan's soul automatically merged into the mountain, thus becoming the mountain god.

While this claim may seem far-fetched, it is not entirely without precedent.

Compared to the City God, who is a god worshipped spontaneously by the people, the gods appointed by Heaven are more orthodox, and naturally no one dares to doubt them.

Since Zhou Quan had already become the mountain god, it was impossible to force him. However, the city god was also startled when he heard about Zheng Zhuang's matter, and hurriedly sent Zhang San and Li Si to invite him.

"Hey, Third Brother, where are we going to find Mr. Zheng at this time? Such a master is always elusive." Li Si looked worried.

“Yes, why didn’t we think of that? With Mr. Zheng’s abilities, he might be able to help the City God.” Zhang San sighed.

At this time, day and night alternate, and after the night-roaming god returns, it is time for the two day-roaming gods to go on patrol.

A moment later, Wang Wu and Ma Liu appeared at the door.

"Was the trip successful?" Li Si asked.

Ma Liu smiled and pointed to the "Binding Spirit Net," saying, "Greetings, brothers. The journey went smoothly. The evil spirit has been captured and is about to be handed over to Judge Wu."

Wang Wu snorted: "Smooth my foot! If it weren't for Mr. Zheng, this devil would have run away long ago. Now it's your turn to gloat here!"

"Who did you say you met? Mr. Zheng? Where is he?" Li Si asked excitedly.

Wang Wu didn't understand why Li Si was suddenly so agitated, and quickly said:

"He asked us where the nearest city was, so he must have gone to Jiankang City."

Zhang San and Li Si exchanged a glance, then vanished in two wisps of smoke, leaving Wang Wu and Ma Liu staring at each other in bewilderment.