My supernatural profession is too unique.

Noon.

After completing their morning inspection, Li Ling and Yang Wenping entered a small stir-fry stall.

I ordered a bottle of rice wine, a plate of poached chicken, pickled fish, and seasonal stir-fries.

After hesitating for a moment, I cut up another plate of braised pork knuckle.

He was in a great mood after receiving a third-class merit award today, and made an exception for himself at noon to celebrate a little.

At the same time, it cost more than 500 performance points to obtain the alchemy method, the alchemy furnace, and some materials for refining the Vitality Pill.

He planned to consult with Yang Wenping and invited him to dinner as a token of his appreciation.

Li Ling took the rice wine and poured a bowl for Yang Wenping.

The two of them downed a bowl, a sip of rice wine followed by a bite of meat.

At noon, the food stalls were bustling with customers coming and going.

"Brother Ling, Captain Xie looked gloomy this morning, and he scolded several of the brothers who went to patrol the border."

Yang Wenping said with a hint of relief on his face.

Fortunately, the two were not assigned to go to the border.

"We haven't heard from Song Jing for the past few days, this case is getting difficult."

Li Ling said thoughtfully.

After arresting Bai Zhongkui, the failure to immediately set up a net to arrest Song Jing, instead alerting him, was a major problem.

However, the situation at the police station was murky, and it was beyond the control of a first-level police officer like him. He could only do his best to fulfill his duties.

"I heard that Captain Lu has gone to the border post, apparently to take over the arrest of Song Jing."

Yang Wenping lowered his voice.

"Is Captain Lu going into the wilderness?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ling looked surprised.

The desolate mountains are vast and boundless, and are infested with all kinds of monsters, evil spirits, and barbarians all year round. It is not easy for ordinary cultivators to survive in them.

"Captain Lu is highly skilled and daring; that seems to be the meaning behind it."

Yang Wenping picked up the wine bottle and poured wine into Li Ling's bowl.

Considering that Lu Lingyun's reputation as the Thunder Rakshasa was nothing but empty boasts.

Li Ling didn't worry about this.

He then inquired with Yang Wenping about the process of refining the Vitality Pill.

Knowing that Li Ling was preparing to refine pills, Yang Wenping became extremely enthusiastic.

Before Li Ling could ask, he began to speak fluently, sharing his insights on alchemy with Li Ling.

How to control the fire in the stove?

How should the materials be processed?

How should the alchemy furnace be controlled to achieve the best harmony with the stove fire?

Li Ling listened attentively.

It was a little while before the two of them paid their bill and left the food stall.

It cost 110 yuan in total.

For Li Ling, this was a huge expense.

However, I learned a lot of basic knowledge about alchemy from Yang Wenping.

This will help me avoid some detours in the future.

It was worth the money.

Beep!

Just as Li Ling stepped out of the food stall, his phone rang.

He took it out and looked at it.

Xie Gui's number was flashing on the screen.

He immediately clicked to connect.

"Li Ling, get to the border post immediately. You've found the bodies of two smugglers. Dispose of them as soon as possible."

Xie Gui said with a somewhat uneasy expression.

"Yes, Captain Xie!"

Li Ling replied immediately.

He then turned to Yang Wenping and said, "Aping, there's been a situation at the border post. I need to go there to collect the body. You keep an eye on things here. If you find anything, contact the post."

Yang Wenping nodded.

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Border post.

Eight police officers in blue uniforms stood in the empty training field.

The person in the lead was Xie Gui, whose expression was solemn.

Two bodies lay on the ground.

The entire open space was completely silent, save for the howling sound of the cold wind whistling past the flagpole.

Soon a small shuttle landed on the training ground.

Li Ling stepped out of the flying shuttle and walked towards the crowd.

"Thanks, Captain!"

Li Ling bowed to Xie Gui.

"The two bodies were discovered by border patrol personnel during their morning patrol."

"It has been determined that he died from being afflicted by evil energy. You should clean up the body as soon as possible and burn it."

Xie Gui pointed at the corpse and said in a deep voice.

"yes!"

Li Ling replied.

He immediately walked to the corpse, his gaze narrowed slightly, and he activated the [Eye of the Kitchen God], scanning the corpse.

"Is this a Gu curse?"

Li Ling was startled.

These two corpses had actually died from being poisoned by a Gu curse.

This is extremely rare.

It was clearly a homicide.

But after a careful inspection, he found no trace of the Gu worms.

The Corpse Collector sensed the aura of the Gu worms.

The Corpse Collector believes the cause of death is not simple and encourages you to continue collecting corpses, but there is no favorability rating for them at the moment.

Just as Li Ling was about to tell Xie Gui about her doubts, Xie Gui waved his hand impatiently and said, "Hurry up and deal with it."

Li Ling immediately swallowed his words.

They immediately took out a body bag and carefully placed the two bodies inside.

After sealing it, he bowed to Xie Gui and the others to take his leave.

Piloting the flying shuttle, we left the border post.

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Crematorium.

Li Ling crouched down and looked at the two corpses on the shelf.

He took a deep breath, and a flash of flame appeared in his hand, condensing into a stove fire.

"Perhaps we'll be able to find out the situation after we deal with it."

Li Ling pondered to himself.

In the past few days, he has also dealt with some corpses, and with the help of the [Corpse Soul] skill, he has obtained some information from the corpses.

Most of them are memories that resemble those of a corpse.

Or it could be described as information manifested from the corpse's obsession before death.

For him, it's not of any use for the time being.

However, the circumstances surrounding these two bodies seem to be different.

According to past practice, if someone is harmed by Gu worms, the Gu worms will likely remain in their body.

But these two corpses were different; he didn't find any Gu worms in them.

This is extremely unusual.

Immediately, the fire from the stove was placed on the corpse, and the evil energy within the body was dealt with.

Under the observation of the "Eye of the Kitchen God," he unexpectedly discovered that these malevolent energies mainly originated from the heart and liver of the corpse.

This is extremely rare.

After all, malevolent energy corrodes flesh and skin.

He carefully observed the malevolent energy and could vaguely detect a trace of life force within it.

This aura resides deep within the heart and liver.

The heart governs the mind, and the liver governs the soul.

Suddenly, he seemed to have grasped something.

"Oh no, could it be a soul-devouring gu?"

He was startled.

The next second, his soul seemed to tremble suddenly.

A terrifying sense of danger spread through him. He wanted to escape, but found that his body was being held down by something, and he couldn't move at all.

The scene before my eyes changed completely.

The two corpses have now transformed into two stunningly beautiful women.

The two women looked and had a figure very similar to Lu Lingyun and He Xiu.

She walked gracefully toward him.

The clothes on her body were falling down naturally.

She looks stunningly beautiful, captivating and mesmerizing.

It makes you want to pounce on them, embrace them on both sides, and have a good time.

"This is a Soul Gu!"

Li Ling was jolted awake.

With the "Eye of the Kitchen God," he quickly saw through the illusion before him.

This was an attack launched by the soul-devouring worm hidden inside the corpse.

Everything before my eyes is a hallucination.

A strong sense of murderous intent surged into his heart.

But when he tried to unleash the fire from the stove, he found himself suppressed by a tremendous force, which greatly alarmed him.

This is the Soul Gu attacking his soul.

Having figured out the situation, Li Ling wasn't in a hurry.

The greatest fear is an unknown enemy.

He then chanted an incantation, "The fire flows from the divine stove, the stove official is ever-present, please reside in my heart's lake..."