Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 632: New Income Items. (Second Update!)

Zheng's Market.

In the sparsely furnished house, Kong Rushang held a specially made sound transmission jade talisman in his hand. As the faint light on the talisman slowly dissipated, he slowly lowered his arm.

Just then, Qu Zhuo returned from outside and, seeing the situation, immediately asked, "Was the telepathic communication successful?"

"How is the situation on Miss's side now?"

Kong Rushang frowned and replied in a deep voice, "The transmission was successful. Miss has regained consciousness."

"However, the young lady did not tell me where she is now."

"It seems that even the young lady herself doesn't know where she is right now."

At this point, he then asked, "Has the situation outside been resolved?"

Qu Zhuo nodded and replied, "The one who collected the rent was a 'wicked creature' from the [Scissors Prison]. I gave that 'wicked creature' some resources that it had never seen before, and that was how I got rid of it."

"The one who collects the Yin Qi tax and the Spirit Qi tax is an evil spirit from the [Scissors Prison]. It can't distinguish between low-grade and mid-grade spirit stones; it only cares about the quantity."

"I gave a large number of low-grade spirit stones and successfully got away with it."

"As for the one who collects protection money, he's a 'vengeful spirit' from the [Scissors Hell]. He's the easiest to fool."

"I used telepathy to repeat the slogan a few times, and then everything was fine..."

"However, although these female ghosts are only at the [Scissors Prison] level, they give me a very dangerous feeling."

"Taking care of one or two heads on his own is definitely not a problem."

"If I were to deal with three or more at the same time, I might risk making a mistake."

"Moreover, I noticed earlier that those female ghosts hold a very high status in this market!"

Even the ghosts of the Iron Tree Hell have to pay taxes to them.

Do the ghosts in the Iron Tree Prison also have to pay taxes?
Hearing this, Kong Rushang was slightly taken aback, but quickly recovered and immediately said, "Let's not worry about that for now, finding Miss is the most important thing."

"We need to act quickly while the [Iron Tree Prison] isn't with us yet!"

Qu Zhuo nodded and said, "That's right!"

The two quickly discussed the matter and, without further delay, immediately got up and went out.

Ghosts roamed the streets outside, filling the entire market with a thick, eerie atmosphere. Overall, it looked much the same as before, with no major changes.

The two Core Formation cultivators used a technique to conceal their presence and quickly blended into the ghostly crowd, heading towards a certain direction in the market.

The market town covers a fairly large area, with ample space between the houses, but from the perspective of a Core Formation cultivator, the area is still quite limited.

Kong Rushang and Qu Zhuo spent only a short time to tour the entire market several times.

Gradually, the two Core Formation cultivators frowned more and more deeply. The "strange thing" they had encountered with the young lady earlier was nowhere to be found!

Without finding that "strange thing," they have no way to rescue the young lady!

As they pondered, the two Core Formation cultivators slowed their pace and suddenly turned into an empty, narrow alley.

After entering the narrow alley and walking a short distance, the two stopped simultaneously. Kong Rushang said coldly, "You've followed me all this way, come out!"

After he finished speaking, the entire alley was silent, without any response.

Kong Rushang and Qu Zhuo exchanged a glance, then turned around, their eyes flashing like lightning as they looked toward the corner of the alley.

The opponent's methods of concealing their presence were extremely skillful. If it weren't for the occasional guidance from the Yin energy that had been present since the beginning, they might not have noticed it at all.

The fact that the other party is following them so closely clearly indicates that they have some unknown purpose!

Meanwhile, at the corner of the alley, the examiner, dressed in a bright red official robe with a seal hanging from his waist, made a hand gesture to conceal his figure and aura, and was slightly frowning.

He was very puzzled. He had been very careful all the way, using various spells and never letting his aura slip out. How had he been exposed?
After a brief standoff, the two Core Formation cultivators made their move first, with Kong Rushang striking directly at the corner with a palm strike.

The examiner originally wanted to remain hidden, but seeing that the two Core Formation cultivators from the Qiu family of Mizhou had made their move, he had no choice but to defend himself.

boom! ! !
With a loud bang, the defensive runes of the house around the corner lit up briefly before quickly going out, and half of the house collapsed, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

In an instant, dust billowed up, rising like clouds and mist. After a while, some of it dissipated, revealing the examiner in his bright red robe, standing unharmed in place, surrounded by a semi-transparent barrier that effectively blocked the attack.

Upon seeing the examiner's robes and the seal at his waist, both Kong Rushang and Qu Zhuo's expressions changed. He was an examiner from the imperial court!

This is trouble!
At the same moment, the examiner also frowned, realizing this was bad!
Their identities were exposed prematurely, and they had not yet obtained evidence that the two individuals had helped the test takers cheat.

Even though he knows that these two were sent by the Qiu family of Mizhou to help their disciples, he still doesn't have enough reason to arrest them!

For a moment, neither of them spoke, but stared intently at each other, both feeling extremely troubled.

Just at this time……

brush brush...

On the walls on both sides of the narrow alley, bright red "囍" characters were suddenly pasted on by an invisible force.

As the festive atmosphere spread, a chilling aura suddenly filled the alley, as if a thin veil of black had been cast over it in the blink of an eye.

A figure dressed in a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe suddenly appeared in the narrow alley.

Her figure was graceful and her demeanor dignified, exuding the aura of the Iron Tree Prison.

Looking at the two Core Formation cultivators from the Qiu family of Mizhou, as well as the examiners from the imperial court, Luo Fuyu's lips curled up slightly under her red veil, revealing a satisfied smile. She then said in a gentle tone, "According to the rules of this city, neither the living nor the ghosts are allowed to engage in magical battles without authorization."

"The three of you have violated city regulations in this fight. Each of you will be fined 100,000 mid-grade spirit stones as a warning to others!"

"The streets and houses in the market area were affected by the three people's magical battle, and each of them needs to pay compensation of one magic weapon and three magic implements."

"The three of you fought, which frightened the other ghosts in the market. You need to pay a fee to calm their nerves. The fee is ten rare and precious herbs and one hundred bottles of high-grade pills."

"The city has always had simple rules and regulations, without so many exorbitant taxes and levies. It places more emphasis on the harmonious coexistence between the living and the ghosts in the market."

"Congratulations to the three of you! Just recently, a joyous occasion was held in our city, and you happened to be there. You could consider contributing a small gift to celebrate this occasion, as a token of our appreciation that you are all kind and friendly people and are among the most welcome guests in our city!"

"Please rest assured, gentlemen. I am of noble character and do not appreciate lavish gifts."

"All you need are eighteen five-courtyard ancestral homes, thirty-six sedan chairs with ten thousand craftsmen, eighty-eight pieces of yin artifacts, and one hundred and eight female ghosts from the Iron Tree Hell as dowry companions..."

(End of this chapter)