The first Qi Ling is a beauty [Rebirth]

The five treasures are indispensable, which is the foundation of his creation of the soul gathering technique.After thousands of years, it is already unknown where these five treasures are scattered.If the demon world really intends to use the soul gathering technique to make the demon respect appear in the world, things will be a little tricky.

Gathering souls can call back people who have lost their souls to the world.He died in the same formation as the demon, his soul can be summoned, and the demon's soul is likely to remain in the world.As long as the soul is still there, it is only a matter of time before the treasures are collected, and the demon will appear in the world.

"The golden jade tripod is one of the five great treasures."

Hearing the words, Ji Jiang suddenly said, "The monster stole the golden jade tripod, is it for the soul-gathering technique?"

Ning Yin frowned lightly and nodded, "Although it's just speculation, this is the only explanation at present."

"No matter whose soul the Demon Realm wants to gather, it's not a good thing. Senior Ning, please wait, I will bid farewell to Master, and we will leave immediately."

Ning Yin didn't have any luggage, and he was light when he came and went, all thanks to Ji Jiang to pack some things, and by the way, he took money from the sect.The two left for Jiangtang Town that day without much delay.

There are few people around Qinghe Mountain. Apart from Yunjia Village, the nearest town is Jiangtang Town.This town is located in the lower reaches of the Sichuan River, and it is located in a prosperous place. Although the town is not big, the people are rich and lively, comparable to a small town.

This was the first time Ning Yin went to the long street since his rebirth. Looking around, there were many shops on both sides of the street, and the sound of hawking was endless.The two were particularly eye-catching in the bustling crowd, attracting a lot of attention, most of which were focused on Ning Yin.

Ning Yin didn't realize that he was there, anyway, he was used to being admired by others, but Ji Jiang seemed very uncomfortable, and deliberately walked half a step faster than Ning Yin, so as to avoid some people's attention.

"What are you nervous about?"

Ji Jiang looked around vigilantly, and when he met someone who had been looking this way, before Ning Yin found out, he stared back first.

"There are a lot of people here, Senior Ning, follow me and don't get separated."

Ning Yin smiled when he heard the words, how do you say that he is like a child led to the street by an adult?

The two walked through two long streets, and finally saw a place to stay.Across the lake, looking from a distance, several pavilions and pavilions are reflected by the afterglow of the setting sun, and the mist rising from the lake makes it even more hazy.At the main entrance, there are four gilt characters written on the plaque, Juxian Inn.

"The two gentlemen, please, do you want to be a top-notch or stay in a hotel?" The inn clerk greeted them warmly, looked at the two of them one by one, and finally turned into a bright smile on his face.

"Stay in the hotel, two upper rooms."

Seeing Ji Jiang take out the silver, the clerk immediately took it and put it in his arms, smiling and making a gesture of please.

"Two sons come with me."

While leading them up, the inn clerk kept talking, boasting about his inn.

"Have you seen the scenery outside our window? Looking at the entire Jiangtang Town, there is no inn that can match it. Living here is like going to the peach feast of the Queen Mother. It is as happy and comfortable as a fairy."

Ning Yin followed his line of sight and looked out the window. The upper room of the inn was located on the third floor. Looking down from here, one could just see the misty lake.Occasionally there are ships passing by, and there are some reflections in the haze, which is indeed so fairy-like.

"Xiao Er, let me ask you, is there any interesting news in your town recently, or strange things happen." Ning Yin asked casually.

The inn clerk hesitated for a moment, then laughed and said, "Young master asked me this. There are not many anecdotes recently, but there is one strange thing. However, it's not easy to tell."

Ning Yin winked at Ji Jiang, and Ji Jiang blinked blankly for a few times but didn't move.Ning Yin pointed to his purse again, and Ji Jiang realized it.

"You just say it."

Ji Jiang took out a piece of broken silver and slapped it on the table, the inn clerk's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "How embarrassing this is."

As he said that, the man reached out to touch the broken silver, and immediately put it in his pocket, "I saw that the two young masters are from other places. Everything in our town is good, but there have been some troubles recently. Go out, don't go out at night."

Ning Yin raised his eyebrows, "How do you say it?"

The man turned around and closed the door, and lowered his voice, "The town is not peaceful. I heard people passing by say that there are hundreds of ghosts walking around at night, which is very frightening. If you encounter it unfortunately, you may be caught and your bones will not be left. I heard from people who understand these things that the gate of ghosts is not closed properly, so the released ghosts have to walk around the street every day. Don't look at the street so lively during the day, when it gets dark, there will be no ghosts immediately. People smoke."

"Is the person who saw it still alive?" Ji Jiang asked suddenly.

The inn clerk lowered his voice again, "I heard that too. Just two days ago, there was an inn official who lived in the inn. His wife had a fever at night. I told him that the pharmacy was also closed at night. But he He refused to listen and insisted on going out, but when he went out, he bumped into a group of evil spirits parading the streets, scaring him and running back. The next day, the couple left the store. I think the man was still a little crazy when he left. Stupid, I'm afraid I was frightened."

Ning Yin pondered for a moment, then asked, "Have you heard of anyone missing from any family?"

"I haven't heard of it."

Ning Yin nodded, "Okay, I got it, it's none of your business."

"Okay, call me again if you have orders."

As soon as the buddy left, the two exchanged glances.There was no one outside at night, making it easier for them to investigate.It is still open to question what the ghost that was seen is, and it can't help but have something to do with the appearance of monsters.

It was night, the two quietly sneaked out of the inn, as expected, it was night, but the street was already empty, all the shops were closed, only illuminated by the moonlight.If you have never seen the hustle and bustle in the daytime, you would think it is a dead city with no one in it.

They walked around the street for about a stick of incense. Although the surrounding area was quite cloudy, they didn't see a trace of ghosts.

"Did that guy just say that there are rumors that there are hundreds of ghosts walking around day and night?" Ji Jiang frowned, "It can't be just hearsay."

Ning Yin squatted down and saw a strand of cloth on the side of the wooden pier, as if someone had fallen, and the wooden pier scratched his clothes due to struggling.

"It's not groundless."

They're all here, as long as they hear a little clue, they can't let it go. At worst, they come out every night to hunt for a while.

"Maybe those ghosts are tired and rest today." Ning Yin said half-jokingly.

Suddenly, he paused and turned his head, only to see the dark and empty alley entrance, and nothing else.

"Senior Ning." Ji Jiang also sensed something was wrong, and looked around warily.

The air was vaguely mixed with demon energy, which became clearer and clearer, but there was still no trace of monster.

There is no magic here, but where does the magic energy come from?

Ning Yin's gaze was still on the entrance of the alley, and he approached slowly, Ji Jiang immediately walked side by side with him, drawing swords to each other.

Just when they were only one step away from the entrance of the alley, suddenly, a petite figure flashed in the darkness.Ji Jiang clenched his sword tightly, but the blade stopped in mid-air.

"What is this?"

What appeared in front of them was neither a scary ghost nor a monster, but a rag doll the size of a palm.The little doll was wearing a red bellyband, with a smile on his face, just like the lucky boy in the New Year pictures.

Just as Ji Jiang was about to bend down to pick it up, Ning Yin stopped him.

"Don't go there, the devilish energy emanates from the doll."

I saw the big-headed doll suddenly grinned, revealing its white teeth, and the giggles of children echoed in the empty alley.Accompanied by the laughter, the doll's eyes widened and gradually turned crimson.

Ning Yin thought it was not good, and immediately covered Ji Jiang's eyes, "Don't look."

This rag doll is the magic poison of monsters, which can devour souls. If ordinary people stare at it for a long time, they will be caught in their arms, and their souls will be taken away, and their bodies will become an empty shell without a soul.

Ji Jiang blinked, his long eyelashes swept across Ning Yin's palm, and he blinked twice again as if suddenly addicted.

"As soon as I let go, you'll chop it off." Ning Yin felt a little itchy and arched his palm, whispering in his ear.

The moment Ji Jiang nodded, his gaze came back to his eyes, the sword rose and fell, the fat-headed doll was split open by the sword, the laughter stopped abruptly, a cloud of black mist emerged from the doll's body, and disappeared in the night sky in a blink of an eye.

Ning Yin went forward to pick up the two halves of the puppet, looked at its back and side, found a piece of paper in a ball of cotton, unfolded it, and there were two lines of eye-catching small red characters on it, like the horoscope for birthday.

"It should be that someone sealed the soul consciousness into the doll's body." Ning Yin checked over and over again, "This doll looks like a tracking thing."

Ji Jiang didn't see any clues from the side, "It can't be the ghosts that the buddy said."

Ning Yin shook her head, "There must be something else. But this doll must be related to the Night Walk of the Hundred Ghosts."

The two stayed on the street until midnight and saw no other movement, so they had to go back to the inn first.They went to investigate at night, and the day became a time to catch up on sleep, and the whole time was turned upside down.It was already noon the next day when Ning Yin woke up. He lowered his head and smelled his body, but there was no smell, but he hadn't bathed for several days, and he always felt uncomfortable all over his body.

He immediately called the clerk upstairs, "Maybe there is a place where you can take a shower, it should be bigger." He really didn't want to be squeezed into the barrel.

Hearing this, the man patted his chest and said, "Coincidentally, if you were in another inn, you would only be able to use wooden barrels. This one is different. There is a bathing pool in the backyard, which can hold more than twenty people. All the guest officials go there to wash. In order to divide it into unisex rooms, the shopkeeper specially asked someone to build a partition."

Ning Yin pursed his lips, "Can I do it alone?" He didn't want to share a bath with others.

"This..." the inn clerk showed embarrassment, "No one has done it before. One person washes it for five taels of silver, and ten people pay 50 taels for one night. If you want to do it for one night..."

Ning Yin never had much idea about silver, but now that he is penniless, he still has to ask Ji Jiang if he wants to use silver.

"Little ghost, how much silver do you have with you?"

Ning Yin knocked on the door of Ji Jiang's room as soon as he woke up. He stood at the door in a daze for a while, then looked at the guy behind Ning Yin, and lowered his voice, "I brought 100 taels with me when I went out."

Ning Yin said with only two people hearing the voice, "Why don't you bring more?"

Ji Jiang scratched his head, "The house rules advocate frugality, and 100 taels is considered too much."

Ning Yin couldn't help sighing, the old monk Qingyuan not only didn't know how to teach his disciples, but also searched like this.

The author has something to say: Little Theater

Ji Jiang: Senior Ning, what does it mean to be poor and white?

Ning Yin: Look at my hand, (points to himself) one is poor, (points to Ji Jiang) two is white.

Ji Jiang: ...

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