Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 140 Fragrance
Lin Jiang looked at the screaming, wronged soul in his hand: "I have some questions for you."

"Ahhhh!"

The vengeful spirits didn't respond to Lin Jiang at all, and continued to let out heart-wrenching screams.

They struggled incessantly in his palm. It was clear that if Lin Jiangzhen let go, these vengeful spirits would leap out and bite his neck.

Lin Jiang's ears were starting to hurt from the noise, so he simply grabbed the vengeful spirits and started gently shaking them.

The vengeful spirit was flung against the wall like a kite with a broken string, making a clattering sound.

When Lin Jiang stopped, the shriek had turned into a faint sob.

Lin Jiang turned to look at Gong Xuan:

"Will we be able to get any questions out of them like that?"

Gong Xuan nodded stiffly.

If you want to get information out of a ghost, there are only a few methods: either "appeal to their emotions" or "reason with them."

Of course, defeating and subduing someone is also a very effective method.

However, most cultivators tend to use more refined methods when dealing with ghosts and monsters.

They set up an altar, threatened people with talismans, and if all else failed, used glutinous rice and ink lines.

Methods like Lin Jiang's...

This was the first time Gong Xuan had ever seen it.

Lin Jiang looked at the wronged souls before him with satisfaction, then asked, "How did you get here?"

"pain……"

“The manuscript…”

"It's been sawed open..."

"Put it in the pot."

They made incoherent murmurs.

Clearly, these miners were not thinking clearly, and they couldn't even utter a coherent sentence.

After hearing their answers, Lin Jiang couldn't help but frown slightly.

Could these be the miners who were killed according to the records?

Seeing that the vengeful spirits were clearly not speaking clearly, Gong Xuan explained to Lin Jiang:
"Their three souls and seven spirits are incomplete, so they probably can't speak very well. I'll perform a ritual to help them pass on in a bit."

"Different from the cook?"

“Unlike the cook, these are not the true souls. When a person is killed, their three souls and seven spirits will disperse. The human soul stays here, while the other two souls leave. These are just human souls, and staying here will only make them suffer.”

Lin Jiang could also see that these souls had dull eyes and did not seem to have any spiritual energy.

Knowing that these vengeful spirits were the victims of this case, Lin Jiang's attitude towards them softened somewhat:
"I'm looking for a girl. Did she go down this way?"

Lin Jiang pointed to the downward passage not far away.

The vengeful spirits looked at each other, pondered for a while, and finally shook their heads.

The one who was in better spirits stretched out his hand and pointed to a wall made entirely of rock not far away:

"No. It goes down that way..."

"There's no road over there either..."

Before Lin Jiang could finish speaking, he glanced to the side and suddenly fell silent.

On the originally empty stone wall, a winding downward passage suddenly appeared out of thin air, while the previous path had vanished without a trace.

He twitched his nostrils slightly, and a strong aroma of wine wafted from the depths of the newly appeared passageway.

It seems that someone is indeed hosting a banquet below.

"That's it." The vengeful spirit Lin Jiang was holding also became much clearer in that instant:
"That day, Lao Huang went down to the mine. When he came back, he had a huge piece of meat in his hand. We shared it and ate it together... It was delicious, but it hurt a lot. Afterwards, I was still very hungry, and it hurt a lot..."

"Then……

"Then Old Huang got so hungry that he ate us."

Lin Jiang looked down at the cowering, resentful spirit and finally let go.

A few wisps of ghostly spirits hovered in a daze, their thoughts still chaotic and their ideas jumbled. When they looked at Lin Jiang again, it was as if they had forgotten who had captured them, and suddenly they bared their sharp teeth and pounced.

Gong Xuan immediately cast a talisman, which landed on several souls.

The talisman merged with the souls, and the crimson light in the eyes of the several souls vanished in an instant, leaving only blank and helpless expressions.

Gongxuan pointed them in a direction, and their souls seemed to understand something before drifting away into the crevice of the rock.

After sending away these souls, the two looked again at the deep cave that stretched downwards.

"We're luring you into a trap."

"We still have to go down."

Lin Jiang walked in front, and Gong Xuan followed behind.

As Lin Jiang continued down the road, he noticed that the faint glow reflected beside the pillars became increasingly turbulent.

The beads in Lin Jiang's hand also began to flash one after another:
"Brother, the force down there is a bit strong. I might not be able to hold out for long."

Before Lin Jiang could speak, the token hidden in his sleeve was already protruding:
“Your beads aren’t very good. If they can’t hold up, I’ll take over.”

The bead flew into a rage:
"Who do you think you are! I can hold out until the end of time!"

After he finished speaking, the light emanating from his body shone even brighter.

"No need to force ourselves. If we can find Miss Jiang, we'll leave immediately."

"It's okay! I can handle it!"

Zhu Zi snorted coldly.

Lin Jiang couldn't persuade Zhu Zi, so he could only go along with him for now.

The two quickly reached the bottom floor and walked down the long corridor, where a sudden open space opened up before them.

Before the two men appeared a huge stone chamber, almost empty, yet filled with a strange fragrance.

That's the aroma of meat, that's the aroma of wine, that's the fragrance of wheat mixed together, that's the aroma of delicacies for people to eat and drink.

The moment the aroma hit her face, Beads yelled, "Holy crap!"

The barrier of light in front of the two was almost broken.

"Brother, I was just bragging. I really can't hold on much longer. I can only last for half an incense stick's time at most. I can only hold on for another half an incense stick's time at most."

Lin Jiang had no time to answer, his gaze fixed on the huddled figure in the center of the stone chamber. Because it was small, at first glance, Lin Jiang thought it was a cat, but upon closer inspection, he realized it was Jiang Jinyue.

The other person was covered in dust and huddled in the middle of the hall.

Lin Jiang rushed over in three steps, and when he got there, he found that the girl's eyes were closed, and her long gown, along with the lining embroidered with the character for "wine," was covered in dirt.

It was mixed with some alcohol.

She was sucking her thumb as if she were asleep.

But Lin Jiang could clearly see that the white bone at the base of Jiang Jinyue's thumb was already exposed.

She actually started biting her own fingers!

I quickly examined the side of his neck and felt a faint pulse.

She seemed to be in a daze, but her eyelids trembled slightly when Lin Jiang touched her.

"Still alive," Lin Jiang said, but before he could finish, Jiang Jinyue slowly opened her eyes and looked at him with her drunken gaze.

"Oh dear, you've really had too much to drink. How come you've seen other people?"

Jiang Jinyue tilted her head, blinked a couple of times, her face was red, and she smelled strongly of alcohol. When she looked at Lin Jiang, she even chuckled.

"Hehe, a man who can carry a stone lion on his shoulder."

Lin Jiang: "?"

He always felt that his image in this girl's mind was more or less a little off.

Lin Jiang looked the girl up and down and then noticed that the gourd at her waist was open.

God knows how much she drank.

“You’re definitely drunk, but you’re not dreaming,” Lin Jiang said. “Gong Xuan and I have come to rescue you.”

Jiang Jinyue stared at Lin Jiang for a while, but she still seemed drunk. After thinking for a long time, she suddenly reached out and slapped herself.

Only when a red slap appeared on her face did Jiang Jinyue's eyes regain their clarity.

"You two are here? What brings you two here?"

"Gao Qing entrusted the two of us to come here." Lin Jiang asked, "What happened? What are you doing here?"

"I...I..." Jiang Jinyue's thoughts were slowly returning to clarity: "I went into the mine and took the wrong path, and then I couldn't get out. I found that there was something wrong with this mine. It would be very hungry in here. There was food and drink everywhere. I felt that I couldn't eat those things, but I couldn't control myself, so I just drank alcohol and drank too much and fell asleep."

She also has a slight lisp, so her speech isn't very fluent.

But at this moment, her mental state is slowly recovering.

She thought for a moment, then exclaimed in shock: "Who slapped me?"

Lin Jiang: "...You yourself."

"Me...myself?"

"Yes."

"Do I really have this kind of fetish?" Jiang Jinyue asked in confusion.

It looks like she really did drink quite a bit.

Lin Jiang looked into Jiang Jinyue's eyes, and her once bright eyes now seemed to have lost much of their luster.

Her eyes darted around, clearly revealing her deep unease.

This constable had exorcised many demons, but even so, the cave still left her with a deep psychological scar.

"Oh right, I remember now, I found the Ministry of Justice official and the others, they're inside."

Jiang Jinyue suddenly seemed to remember something. She wanted to raise her hand and point in a certain direction, but then she suddenly realized that she had bitten her left thumb clean. Only then did the excruciating pain enter Jiang Jinyue's mind.

Her lips turned deathly pale in an instant, and Jiang Jinyue gasped for breath several times before suppressing her groan.

Lin Jiang followed his gaze and saw a gap appearing in the rock wall.

"Are they still alive?"

"Two have died, but the physician and his attendant are still alive."

Jiang Jinyue tried to stand up, but her legs were too weak to get up.

Gongxuan took out several small paper figures, threw them on the ground, and then wanted these paper figures to carry Jiang Jinyue.

But the paper figures that came out seemed to be bewitched by something, spinning around aimlessly before finally falling to the ground.

Lin Jiang stared at the paper figures for a moment and then realized that they had turned into dried meat.

The stones on the ground looked as if they had turned into fragrant roasted meat.

The beads are indeed about to give way.

"Brother Token, please take over for Brother Bead for now."

Lin Jiang took out the Immovable King Token. A flash of light appeared on the token, and the three of them seemed to be protected. The illusion that was gradually emerging also disappeared.

Zhu Zi also breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing the token trembling, the bead also let out a cold snort:
"Let's see how long you can hold out."

"Damn..." After holding it in for a long time, the token finally managed to utter this sentence.

Time was of the essence, and the risks were high, so Lin Jiang didn't care much. He grabbed Jiang Jinyue, tucked her under his arm, and followed Gong Xuan into the deeper part of the cave.

Upon arriving at the location, the two men frowned.

The stone chamber was flat, and four people were lying inside.

Two of them had their bellies cut open, and many hard stones rolled out of their stomachs. The bellies of the other two were also stretched to their limit, and there were even some stone protrusions.

They devoured the surrounding stones as if they were delicacies.

Gong Xuan quickly stepped forward and applied a talisman to the two remaining living people. Although their bellies did not shrink, they also lost their sharp edges and became much rounder.

"This talisman only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. We still need to get them out of here as soon as possible."

Gong Xuan helped one up, and Lin Jiang picked up the second one.

He had to be careful; the man's belly was too big, and he might burst if he exerted too much force.

He hurriedly turned around and headed towards the original exit, but before he reached the exit, Lin Jiang slowly stopped.

At this moment, Lin Jiang's expression also turned somewhat gloomy.

The corridor we just came down from has vanished without a trace.

(End of this chapter)