Holding the space chat group, the cannon fodder female supporting role ascended

Chapter 646 Gathering Information 2
Li Ze was a ghost cultivator, and he hated Buddhist cultivators and cultivators with lightning spiritual roots the most. The female cultivator in front of him possessed both qualities, and he also sensed something else about her that he disliked, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it. So he changed his sitting posture and said:

"Young friend Ranxi, you are too kind. I have met True Venerable Haoran once before and I greatly admire him."

Yunxi looked at the Lord of Lizhe City in front of her. He was wearing a purple robe and had a face that looked like a man but not a woman. His temperament was somewhat feminine, but she could sense the ghostly aura emanating from him as soon as she stepped through the gate.

The Lord of Lizhe City possessed considerable soul power, able to determine her bone age in a single exchange. Although she was somewhat displeased, she didn't show it, as she had come to gather information and cultivate relationships. Therefore, she reciprocated with some polite flattery:
"You're too kind, City Lord. The Ancestor Haoran was very relieved to learn that you were guarding Haoran City, and he specially instructed my daughter to visit the City Lord's Mansion, hoping that you would take good care of the low-level cultivators who stayed behind."

Li Ze nodded perfunctorily and said:

"Rest assured, with me here, I will definitely not allow Haoran City to descend into chaos."

Yunxi continued with a smile after hearing this:

"In that case, we will have to trouble Lord Lizhe. The Wei family is my daughter's ancestral home. They have decided to relocate the entire clan. However, before leaving, they reached an agreement with the cultivators of the Spring Breeze Sect to rent the clan's land to them. Once the trouble in the Cloud Sky Sea is resolved, we can return to the clan's land."

Yunxi's words were very tactful, but Lizhe understood: the territory could be lent to them, but it would eventually be taken back, so they shouldn't go too far.

Li Ze remembered receiving tributes from the Spring Breeze Sect, so he vaguely recalled that they intended to seize the property by force and did not seem to have mentioned renting it. He glanced at Yun Xi with his narrow eyes and could guess the general idea. He guessed that the Spring Breeze Sect was inferior in skill and had no choice but to obediently hand over spirit stones.

He had already received his share of the benefits and ensured that the Wei family's ancestral land would be used by the Spring Breeze Sect as a temporary base. He didn't care about the process, so he nodded and said:

"Rest assured, as the city lord, I will naturally maintain the stability of Haoran City."

After speaking, he looked at Yunxi, clearly indicating that he wanted to see her out.

Yunxi pretended not to see it and simply asked with a smile:

"Lord of the City, before and after the start of the battle between good and evil, did a large number of evil spirits and vengeful ghosts enter the Weiling Realm?"

Upon hearing this somewhat abrupt question, Li Ze looked at Yun Xi and said:

"Young friend Ranxi, why are you asking this?"

"To be honest, my daughter once went to the underworld by chance and received a mission from the Ten Kings of Hell: to bring back to the underworld evil spirits and vengeful ghosts that had escaped from the eighteen levels of hell through the hands of evil spirits."

To break the seal on the Cloud Sea, a group of evil spirits and vengeful ghosts were sent to the Spirit Realm. However, my daughter and her friends discovered this and forcibly detained a number of them. But the number doesn't match the number that escaped from the Underworld. Just now, when we approached the City Lord's Mansion, my daughter's Soul-Gathering Mirror reacted, so I took the liberty of asking."

After hearing Yunxi's explanation, Li Ze didn't know what kind of expression to make.

Yunxi, however, maintained an "I didn't lie" demeanor, flicked her sleeve to retrieve the Soul-Gathering Mirror, hovered it between them, and pointed to the slightly trembling mirror, saying:

“Lord City, please see, the Soul-Gathering Mirror has been giving my daughter a prompt ever since she entered the Lord City’s Mansion.”

When Li Ze saw the Soul-Gathering Mirror, he knew it came from the underworld, and only the ghost officials of the underworld could possess this soul artifact. He immediately took a deep breath and said:
"Young friend Ranxi, are you sure the City Lord's Mansion has any evil spirits or vengeful ghosts that have escaped from the underworld?"

Yunxi hesitated slightly before saying:
"This Soul-Gathering Mirror has never made a mistake. If there really is an evil spirit hiding in the City Lord's Mansion, you are a powerful ghost cultivator, and only your aura can conceal their presence."

"Of course, if Lord Li Ze is certain that everyone around him is trustworthy, then I will not upset you and will leave now. Tomorrow, our entire clan will set off to return to our new clan territory. What do you think?" Yun Xi gave the choice to Li Ze. The Soul-Gathering Mirror had indeed reacted earlier. She originally wanted to spend some Soul Stones to inquire about the situation in the Ghost Realm from Li Ze and prepare to find an opportunity to go to the Ghost Realm.

What she said before wasn't entirely to appease Li Ze. She hadn't captured all the evil spirits and vengeful ghosts that had escaped from the eighteenth level of hell. She suspected that some of them were hidden in the Wei Ling Realm, and the best place for evil spirits and vengeful ghosts to hide was the Ghost Domain, where ghost cultivators gathered. So she wanted to get close to Li Ze so that it would be easier for her to travel to the Ghost Domain in the future. However, she had an unexpected surprise after entering the City Lord's Mansion.

Li Ze looked at the Soul-Gathering Mirror hovering in front of him, raised his hand to rub his temples, and said:

“Young friend Ranxi, since you have a soul artifact that can pinpoint the whereabouts of evil spirits and vengeful ghosts, why don’t you investigate? I don’t want to be enemies with the Underworld, nor do I want any traitors around me. If you really catch them, I will remember your kindness and thank you properly.”

Yunxi smiled slightly upon hearing this. Although she sensed that the other party was speaking with some gritted teeth, it did not prevent her from completing her mission. The light of merit was beckoning to her!
So she immediately showed a relieved smile of being trusted, raised her hand and flicked in a wisp of soul power, and watched as the Soul-Gathering Mirror vibrated and then slowly floated out of the reception room.

Li Ze looked at Yun Xi with even more strange eyes. He felt that the little girl was cultivating too many different things. Why was she even refining her soul? He suppressed his curiosity and followed the Soul-Gathering Mirror out of the hall.

The Soul-Gathering Mirror headed straight for the backyard. Yunxi stopped and looked towards Lizhe. This was the city lord's private territory, and it wasn't appropriate to enter rashly. Just then, a sharp scream came from the backyard, mixed with cries for help:
"Lord, help!"

Upon hearing this, Li Ze vanished in a flash. Yun Xi narrowed her almond-shaped eyes but did not follow. Instead, she waited outside with Zhang Lingrui and Zhou Lingchuan.

Zhou Lingchuan's gossip-loving spirit had begun to ignite, and he asked in a low voice:
"My lord, is this city lord truly harboring evil spirits and vengeful ghosts?"

Zhang Lingrui rolled her eyes at Zhou Lingchuan and said:

"If he's harboring a mole, do you think we'll have a chance to leave the City Lord's Mansion? Are the powerful figures of the Weiling Realm just for show? Would they really send a cultivator who's suspected of being a traitor to guard Haoran City?"

Zhou Lingchuan nodded after listening, but still glanced at Yun Xi and muttered to himself:

"With Lord Ranxi here, if a fight really breaks out, this Lord Lizhe City may not come out on top."

Everyone knows that Lord Ranxi has refined the Xuanlei Purple Flame, which is the nemesis of evil cultivators, malevolent spirits, and vengeful ghosts.

Yunxi was speechless. She wasn't here to fight or make enemies. Would she ever return to Haoran City?

Zhang Lingrui, standing to the side, thought that the sect leader's second disciple was indeed a bit silly, and there was absolutely no need to say such things.

Just as the atmosphere between the three of them was getting a little strange, the Soul-Gathering Mirror captured a ghost cultivator and moved him toward Yunxi. The reason it couldn't take the ghost cultivator into the Soul-Gathering Mirror was because of Li Ze's interference, so the Soul-Gathering Mirror directly dragged the ghost cultivator toward its master.

Yunxi looked at the ghost cultivator under the Soul-Gathering Mirror and raised an eyebrow. This person looked somewhat familiar!

Li Ze understood Yun Xi's expression, and narrowed his long, narrow eyes as he said:

"You know him?"

Yun Xi nodded and said:
"We're more than just acquaintances, we're 'old friends'!"

She emphasized the words "old friend".

(End of this chapter)