Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 123 Not a picky eater. (First update!)

Shujiabao.

Inside the passageway leading to their living quarters, Zheng Que, with Ku Lan in tow, walked briskly. Although the unease he felt from being followed by the Jia siblings had vanished, he remained cautious, constantly sensing his surroundings.

After some time, the stone door that had been seen the first time they entered appeared ahead.

The stone door was half-closed at this moment, and one could vaguely see the scene outside.

In the dimly lit mountainside, houses carved into the mountainside surround the square. The oil lamps in front of the doors are not lit, and the dimness reveals the long-abandoned wilderness. In the distance, there is the outline of a high platform, with an empty incense burner on it. Not a single person can be seen, and there is a scene of deathly silence.

Seeing this, Zheng Que immediately stopped and said to Ku Lan beside him, "This 'strange thing' will bind the person who enters and change their appearance and aura."

"After I go in, I will cough twice in a row, pause for a moment, and then cough three times. That will be my code."

"At that time, you will immediately use your Yin power to release me from the restraints."

Kulan immediately replied, "Yes, young master."

Having finished his instructions, Zheng Que, with Ku Lan in tow, walked directly out the door and into his living quarters.

As soon as he stepped onto the plaza, he immediately noticed that the withered orchid beside him had quietly disappeared, leaving him all alone.

Zheng Que was not surprised by this situation. Just like when he first came in, he first turned his head to look behind him, and then turned back to look ahead.

In the short time it took to turn around, the scene before my eyes had changed dramatically. Candles were lit around the square, and oil lamps were lit at the doorways of the surrounding houses, illuminating this open space in the mountainside as bright as day.

On a distant high platform, smoke billowed from a crimson incense burner, filled with burning incense sticks.

Unlike when he entered during the day, there was no longer just one blurry figure by the incense burner, but a group of people of different heights, builds and builds. The faces of these extra figures were indistinct in the misty smoke, but their clothing was similar, and they all seemed to be members of the Shu Family Fortress.

They filled the originally spacious platform to the brim, and some people even stood on the ground around the platform. Even the houses surrounding the square were crowded with people in their doors and windows, as if many people from Shujiabao were hiding in the houses, observing the situation in the square from above.

When Zheng Dingli arrived, he found that he was completely immobilized, as he was firmly bound by ropes.

He turned to look around, but saw no other ghosts. He was certain that Xiao Yiyang must have left this "strange" place. Otherwise, the ghosts in this "strange" place would have kept chasing him.

At this moment, a folded umbrella stands beside him.

The umbrella's outline and shape were very blurry, like a silhouette cast in the air. The ropes were wrapped around it and tied to the ground, but soon, blood began to gush out from the umbrella. The blood was like oil, and wherever it touched, the ropes immediately became slippery. No matter how tightly they were tightened, the ropes kept sliding off the umbrella.

In the blink of an eye, all the ropes fell off the umbrella and could no longer hold it.

With the obstruction gone, the umbrella slowly opened, revealing a hazy figure beneath it, like ink dampened by rain, indistinct and unclear.

Zheng Que, watching from the side, immediately recognized it as a withered orchid.

The opponent used a ghostly technique to break free from the constraints of this "strange" thing!
Just then, a familiar voice came from the high platform...

"A bunch of trash!"

"..."

"...I will give you one last chance!"

At this point, all the blurry figures around them simultaneously pointed at Zheng Que and asked in unison, "Are you willing to serve the family?"

Zheng Que immediately felt the force sealing his mouth disappear, and he was able to speak again.

In a flash, he coughed, "Cough cough... cough cough cough..."

As soon as the coughing stopped, Ku Lan, who was standing next to him, immediately turned to look at him. The next moment, Zheng Que suddenly felt a lightness all over his body, and the ropes binding him fell off with a whoosh.

This was Kulan's underworld duty, a means to release him from this "strange" constraint.

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Que looked up at the blurry figure standing directly in front of the crimson incense burner and suddenly asked, "As the head of the Shu Family Fortress, are you willing to serve the family?"

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Shujiabao.

The passageway leading to the living quarters.

As night fell, the temperature in the already cold and dimly lit passageway dropped even further, and the yin energy almost condensed into mist, leaving a deep, dark void with no light in sight.

The moment the Jia siblings stepped into the passageway, they looked blank for a moment, but quickly recovered and sped up to chase after the hazy figure ahead.

The brother and sister both wore expressions of undisguised ecstasy.

Fellow Daoist Ji Mingjia just told them that they have found the magic artifact!
They only need to follow Fellow Daoist Ji in front of them to obtain that magical artifact.

This trip has gone so smoothly; we found the magical artifact so quickly...

As the brother and sister were pondering this, two slender figures suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their path.

The two figures were Qing Li and Nian Nu. One was dressed in white with black hair and bloodshot eyes; the other had her hair tied up in a bun and wore a pink blouse and colorful skirt. Both had obvious bruises on their necks and had identical tokens pressed on their skirts. They were surrounded by yin energy and had unfriendly expressions.

Upon seeing Qingli, the Jia siblings' expressions changed drastically. They immediately recognized her as the female ghost who had nearly killed them outside Taiping County!

Why is this female hanging figure here?
In addition, there was a woman in a pink dress hanging beside her...

Jia Miaoniang immediately recognized it as her ghost servant that had been taken away!

Realizing this, Jia Miaoniang did not hesitate and immediately used the [Ghost Control Technique] to try to regain control of Niannu.

But no matter how many times she activated the spell, she found that it had no effect on Niannu.

At the same time, Niannu's sinister gaze immediately locked onto Jia Miaoniang, and a hemp rope suddenly appeared around Jia Miaoniang's neck!
Jia Miaoniang was instantly hoisted up.

When facing her former master, Niannu did not hesitate to act, after all, it was her master's order!

"Miao Niang!"

Jia Bin shouted urgently, wanting to save the person immediately, but the next moment, Jia Miaoniang's voice reached his ears: "Don't worry about me, run!"

Jia Bin instinctively replied, "No..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately realized something was wrong. Jia Miaoniang was hanging in mid-air and couldn't make a sound at all. The words he had just said were not spoken by Jia Miaoniang.

This scene is so similar!

Jia Bin was stunned for a moment, but before he could think any further, a long arm suddenly crossed the distance between the two female hangers and the brother and sister, and reached out to grab his throat!

This arm, though seemingly slender, possessed immense strength. Jia Bin offered no resistance and was instantly pinned to the ground.

Qing Li grinned maliciously and said, "Although you two are no longer alive, this grandma isn't picky about food!"

(End of this chapter)