Please control me, my divine being!

Bai Tieya lay silently in the tree hollow, and you yourself felt a wave of exhaustion.

It was getting late, and you were worried about encountering the returning believers, so instead of going back to the church to rest, you found a cave in the woods along the riverbank and fell into a deep sleep.

You toss and turn, thinking about Bai Tieya's words; not everything he said was true.

In this terrifying world, you've gradually come to understand that you shouldn't trust any cultivator. You need to proceed with caution to survive in this treacherous region and fulfill your wishes...

Snapped!

Zhou Qing closed the book and yawned.

As dawn broke, the servants began to get up and get busy cleaning.

On the streets of Jiang'an City, far away, tea and wine flags fluttered in the wind, and peddlers, artisans and merchants came and went.

Carriages flowed like water and horses galloped like dragons, a scene of prosperity and flourishing, a completely different world from the game.

"The Huang family, the Legalist school..."

Zhou Qing rubbed his temples.

The place where I, the only believer, live is too hellish.

If she were in Jiang'an, many things would be more convenient, and I could use my real identity to offer assistance.

"We need to think of a way. Judging from the game text, the government offices in Huangshui Town and Lianshan County have been shut down by the Huang family. The imperial court might not know about this yet..."

Zhou Qing never had any expectations regarding the transmission of information in agrarian societies.

The saying "the mountains are high and the emperor is far away" is no joke.

But the imperial court should have a department specifically for managing these cultivators; otherwise, things would have descended into chaos long ago.

Zhou Qing could imagine that if no one stopped him, he might encounter someone who didn't eat beef when he went out.

However, in reality, both in Sili capital and Nandu Jiang'an, extraordinary powers were strictly controlled, to the point that the original owner had never come into contact with them from childhood to adulthood.

After sorting through a lot of information, Zhou Qing finally couldn't stay awake any longer and fell into a deep sleep.

When I woke up, it was already afternoon.

He felt like he was back in his college days, spending nights playing video games with his roommates and catching up on sleep in the dorm during the day.

Not long after I woke up.

Zhou Qing summoned a maid, washed up briefly, and took the official gazette from her.

This maid named Lümei was chosen after they arrived in Jiang'an. Because she was sensible, clever, and pleasant to look at, Zhou Qing kept her by his side to serve him.

As for the maids from the previous life, they either stayed in the capital or were dismissed because of the mistakes the previous life had made.

Now, apart from Old Zheng, almost everyone in the Prince's Mansion has been replaced by new people, and Zhou Qing is happy with this.

After putting down the official gazette, Green Plum took out a small folded booklet the size of a palm from her personal purse: "Young master, you asked me before what interesting things were happening in Jiang'an City. This is the latest issue of the gazette; you may take a look."

"A tabloid?" Zhou Qing took the folding book and glanced at it.

Green Plum explained, "Tabloids are newspapers that people spontaneously copy and circulate. They mostly contain unsubstantiated rumors and gossip, and it's hard to tell if they're true or false. They contain many strange and unusual stories, and the writers often exaggerate and fabricate them, so they are frequently banned by the government."

Got it, it's just timely, breaking news.

It's uncertain whether it's true or not, but the content is definitely wild.

"Well done," Zhou Qing praised. "How often does the tabloid publish a 10% discount?"

Green Plum replied, "There are many people who write tabloids. Collectors will compile these various news items into a book, but the government will crack down on them. Sometimes, the person is arrested before they can even buy the book. If some authors are arrested, the tabloid will have less content."

"Then take my token to the government office and have them send over a copy of every tabloid that is banned each day."

After instructing Lümei, Zhou Qing opened the small folded booklet.

Compared to the official gazette, which was full of official dispatches and various appointments that were overwhelming, this tabloid was much simpler.

"The scene of catching adultery at Mengxiaolou yesterday: Wang's son-in-law weeps and kneels!"

The son of a military officer spent a fortune to discuss poetry with Miss Wanwan, only to be rejected and become a laughingstock. Who will ultimately win the title of courtesan?

The Third Chapter of "Tales of the East City": A Beautiful Female Ghost Knocks on the Door at Midnight, and a Romantic Scholar Returns!

What a jumble of nonsense.

Zhou Qing flipped through several pages quickly, and just when she felt her eyes were about to be polluted, she finally found something useful.

"The Charming Taoist Nun Uses Five Thunderbolts to Repel Evil Spirits; On the Banks of the Turbid River, Immortals Fall in Fright!"

It was still clickbait, but the content was the first time Zhou Qing had ever seen anything substantial in a tabloid.

"It is said that on both sides of the turbid river, the evil waves surged."

Ma, a younger brother of the powerful Hui family in the north, spread plague on the river, which disturbed Lushan, who was submerged at the bottom of the river.

It happened to be the time when Chen Qiaogu, a Taoist priest from Lushan, went out of the mountains to travel.

Speaking of Chen Qiaogu, she was only nineteen years old. Her skin was as smooth as cream and as white as jade. Her Taoist robe from Lushan could not hide her stunning figure. And beneath the robe was her...

Zhou Qing sighed.

Why does this tabloid always go down such low-brow stuff?

Skipping over a large section, he finally saw the result of the magical duel:

Chen Qiaogu flipped her palm, and the talisman burned fiercely. Suddenly, thunder and lightning raged in the sky, and the ancestor Hui Shiqi Gong, summoned by Hui family brother, was struck by the rolling thunder and vanished on the spot.

The immortals were shocked, and all the evil spirits retreated!

What a fierce battle! And what a charming Taoist nun!

The Hui family retreated, abandoning a large piece of territory they had just acquired, and divided the land with Lushan, ruling separately and not interfering with each other.

Chen Qiaogu, who was stationed in Yuyang, the county seat, gathered talented people from all directions, seemingly poised to become the new leader of Yuyang.

The situation in Yuyang County is turbulent, and various parties are making moves.

The Celestial Masters' Mystic Arts have already seen the entry of Lushan and Liuren practitioners.

The lineage of the Mountain and River Temple God remains firmly seated on the altar; the deaths of some minor deities below are of no consequence. Perhaps they have already secretly made a deal with the Northern Spirit Immortal.

The lowly evil spirits and wild gods want to snatch chestnuts from the fire, but who will be the ultimate winner?

To find out what happens next, stay tuned for the next installment – ​​The Curtain Roller.

Zhou Qing closed the tabloid.

This guy called the Curtain Roller must be a cultivator!

Moreover, he is an extremely well-informed individual among cultivators. While the tabloids may have exaggerated some aspects, they are certainly not unfounded.

Do some cultivators possess the ability to transmit and gather information?

"If only we could meet, but unfortunately the person who wrote these things would never dare to show their face."

Zhou Qing finally understood why tabloids were being banned.

You write this stuff every day, most of it is erotic, how can the authorities not mess with you?

It hinders management!

"If the situation in Yuyang City is indeed like this, it's much better than in Lianshan City. It's just uncertain what Lushan's style of doing things is like. Cultivators in this world all exude an evil and strange aura."

Zhou Qing opened the book and entered the game.

You wake up in the cave, and your exceptional constitution prevents you from catching a cold.

After resting for a while and eating a roasted potato, you begin to take action, intending to kill Qin Hongshi, but with your current strength, it is almost impossible to do so.

You need to perform a second sacrifice to receive the blessings of the gods.

Next, you're going to...

Many options are listed below.

You can return to the Fa Church, continue exploring the River God along the riverbank, or search within the forest.

The River God is clearly a big boss; going there would just be like delivering food to someone.

Zhou Qing did not intervene actively. Following the game's automatic progression of the plot, the girl arrived at the tree hole from yesterday.