I long to return home!

Inside the guest room, Xu Tao and the other three gathered in a circle to discuss important matters. Xu Tao intently examined the area outside the door and, seeing no sign of life, but just to be on the safe side, he took out his disciple token from his storage bag and channeled his inner energy into it.

The next moment, six characters appeared on the token.

Something's off about this shopkeeper.

Xue Wu and the other two were taken aback, but did not panic. Gu Qingcheng also took out her disciple token and poured her true energy into it. The token instantly displayed words.

Why do you see it?

Seeing this, Xu Tao seemed to sense something and said a few words in a feigned manner: "Remember what the shopkeeper said, we must not go out tonight." At the same time, a few more lines of text appeared on the token, which made the three of them tremble.

There were people at the door; we chatted for a few minutes.

The group began to exchange unspoken thoughts.

"Of course! Everyone's saying there are evil spirits in the city, so I definitely won't go out at night," Xue Wu said loudly.

"We four siblings must be careful while we're out having fun," Su Changfeng said.

Upon hearing this, Xu Tao chatted idly while a few more lines of text appeared on the token in his hand.

This inn is very strange. It's the only one in town that's open to customers, and there's no one else here except us. The innkeeper must be possessed by an evil spirit.

"What should we do then?" Su Changfeng held the token, and four words appeared on his face.

Put it away!

Three words suddenly appeared on Xu Tao's token, causing everyone's hearts to tremble. They hurriedly put the token away, and just then, the shopkeeper pushed open the door and entered, completely abandoning his manners. He looked at everyone with a smile and said, "Gentlemen, would you like to prepare some food to take with you, in case you go hungry tonight?"

"No need, shopkeeper. We brought our own food. Thank you for your concern." Xu Tao took out a large flatbread from his pocket and ate it with relish.

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper stopped disturbing him, closed the door, and left. Meanwhile, on the ceiling and in the shadows outside the door, countless vengeful ghosts stared at the shopkeeper with ferocious expressions.

At this moment, a red light flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes, and his sinister face split open at the corner of his mouth, revealing bloody teeth, which was extremely terrifying.

The people inside gasped. They could already sense countless vengeful ghosts circling outside the door. Seeing that things were going as he expected, Xu Tao realized there was no need to hide anything. He simply made a hand seal and set up a barrier around the entire guest room, preventing anyone but them from entering or leaving, and also isolating the room from the outside world.

"They're not even hiding anymore? The aura of that vengeful ghost can be sensed even through the door," Su Changfeng exclaimed.

"It seems we have to have a bloodbath tonight, but we need a bait to lure out all the vengeful ghosts."

After speaking, the three of them turned their gaze to the astonished Xue Wu.

...

night.

The streets of Fengyun City were deserted, not a single light was on in any of the houses, and the entire area was pitch black. In the distance, one could faintly hear eerie wails.

"Why hasn't my junior brother come out yet?"

"I don't know. The idea of ​​having Junior Brother Xue act as bait should have come about."

Xu Tao and his two companions silently crouched on the roof beams of the inn, waiting for Xue Wu to appear so they could capture all the evil spirits in one fell swoop.

"Junior Brother Xue, you're not scared, are you? You've found a place to hide, haven't you?" Su Changfeng asked.

"No way? Wasn't he fearless this morning?" Xu Tao wasn't sure either, but it was definitely not right that Xue Wu hadn't shown up by this time.

Gu Qingcheng looked at Xu Tao and his companion with disdain. Although she had agreed to let Xue Wu act as bait, she felt a little sorry for him seeing their sighing expressions.

While everyone was chatting, deep in an alley, a group of ferocious ghosts were lurking there, observing whether any living people were in the city.

Suddenly, a joyful shout rang out. Xu Tao and the other two, as well as the vengeful ghost buried in the alley, looked over at the sound. Xue Wu was running and shouting happily in the gloomy street.

"Yah!"

He felt no fear, but rather a surge of excitement. He was eager to see what the vengeful ghost looked like and whether it was the same kind of creature as the zombies and female ghosts in his memory.

The three people on the rooftop immediately turned grim as they watched Xue Wu go berserk in the street.

"This...this is what they mean by hiding. I think he's more excited than anyone else right now," Xu Tao said, looking at Su Changfeng.

Su Changfeng was speechless and turned his head away as if nothing had happened. Gu Qingcheng covered her pretty face with her sleeve and chuckled as she watched Xue Wu's comical appearance.

"Yah!"

Xue Wu ran to the front of the inn and shouted loudly, hoping the innkeeper would hear him. However, in the next moment, eerie laughter echoed from the dark alley, and ferocious ghosts surrounded Xue Wu.

They bared their teeth and claws, completely devoid of human features, their bodies slightly transparent, drifting like lingering souls in the wind. Upon seeing the tender and juicy Xue Wu, their greedy expressions were revealed without any attempt to conceal it.

"Hey, this little thing is quite unique, isn't it?" Xue Wu's lips curled up slightly. This was completely different from the ghosts he remembered. Apart from looking a bit ferocious, it was not nearly as scary as the horror movies he used to watch.

Sticking to the idea that all fear stems from insufficient firepower, he strode forward in front of all the vengeful ghosts, stood before the nearest one, and launched his attack with zero frames.

Snapped!

A crisp slap landed across his face, followed by a stern shout: "You gangsters! With so many ghosts blocking my way, don't you have any shame?"

The vengeful ghost that had been struck recovered from its shock, glared fiercely at Xue Wu, and roared.

Snapped!

Another slap landed on his face. The vengeful ghost looked at Xue Wu in disbelief, opened its sharp claws, and roared throughout the streets and alleys. Other vengeful ghosts who heard the noise rushed over and surrounded Xue Wu.

As more and more vengeful spirits gathered, Xue Wu became a little scared. He leaned back, turned to look at Xu Tao and the other two on the roof, and shouted, "My mission is complete. Now it's up to you guys."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Tao and the other two leaped down and landed beside Xue Wu. They then summoned their magical artifacts, watching the ever-growing hordes of evil spirits, ready to fight at any moment.

Take photos!

The innkeeper clapped and smiled as he walked out of the inn, his mouth widening until it was fully revealed. With one claw, he tore off the human skin mask from his face, revealing his true appearance.

A malevolent spirit covered in barbs. If a vengeful spirit is formed from sufficient resentment after death, then a malevolent spirit is a higher-level form formed by absorbing enough resentment on the premise of a vengeful spirit. It has the ability to control vengeful spirits on a small scale, and its strength is within the range of the Qi Refining stage.

With a roar from the evil spirit, all the vengeful ghosts in the city poured out and pounced on Xu Tao and his companions.

call out!

A flash of blue light appeared, and the foremost evil spirit was cut in half at the waist and vanished into thin air. Xu Tao held his sword in one hand, with water flowing around him. He chuckled and charged towards the evil spirit with his sword.

"Leave this evil spirit to me, and you can handle the rest."

Xue Wu and the other two responded and each went to one side to eliminate the fierce ghosts. There was no obstacle at all. Although they were called fierce ghosts, they were only at the first or second level of Qi Refining. They relied entirely on numbers to win.