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Chapter 448 A Chinese Ghost Story - Nie Xiaoqian

Before even entering the [Lanruo Temple], I already obtained rare game items such as the scepter and the wooden heart.

The naval alliance squad was looking forward to the monsters they would encounter once they entered the temple.

A vast forest of dead leaves, the ground covered with rotting yellow leaves.

Passing through layers of bare, towering trees, a dilapidated temple came into view.

Outside the temple,

None of the five rushed in; instead, they pondered the task Master Ning had mentioned.

"Have you collected enough tree hearts, two hundred Ghost Tree Spirits?"

"There are already fifty. Although the Ghost Tree Demon is strong and has energy resistance, it still poses no threat to us."

All the demonic tree hearts were thrown into Akainu's inventory.

Along the way, the five of them hunted about two hundred ghost tree demons. Although the tree heart that Master Ning needed was not a guaranteed drop, the drop rate was still quite high.

Orochimaru raised his suspicions, sticking out his tongue as he said, "Didn't you guys notice? The mission Master Ning assigned was far too simple?"

"Although I am reluctant to think about troublesome matters, there are indeed some strange things."

Kizaru crouched down, his Flame Spear sweeping out a circle behind him, slicing the attacking Tree Spirit in two.

Snapped.

Another Ghost Tree Heart has fallen.

These quest materials don't appear in treasure chests at all; they just drop directly on the ground.

Kizaru picked up the Demon Tree Heart and tossed it to Akainu, saying, "With our strength, we can complete the mission before dawn. Go find the Demon Clothes Scholar."

then,

Would that give you access to a powerful henchman from a legendary boss?

Smoker frowned, sensing an underlying unease.

The rule of the Reincarnation Game has always been equivalent exchange; the higher the quality of the treasure chest, the more powerful the monster must be hunted to obtain it.

This mission, which seemed too easy for the naval alliance squad, made them feel uneasy.

"Also, the old woman who was just killed by Orochimaru seems to be hiding something."

"In that case, my idea is to first explore Lanruo Temple and investigate the Ghost Tree Spirit and information about Lanruo Temple..."

This allows us to roughly deduce Master Ning's true objective.

Avoid being scammed.

Master Ning is the "Demon-Clad Scholar," a powerful and intelligent dark monster boss that is hard for players to completely trust.

I second that.

Garp the Iron Fist didn't think much of it; he was never good at things that required thinking.

Smoker nodded solemnly, took two steps, and walked to the front of the four.

Deadly Fog...

Suddenly, a thin, purplish-red mist began to rise from within the dead leaf forest.

The withered trees, rocks, and wandering ghost tree spirits covered in a thin mist all looked as if they were soaked in sulfuric acid, with their bark corroded.

This large-scale poisonous fog can be used as a perception skill; information about all life forms that come into contact with the fog will be transmitted back to Smoker's mind.

Roar……

A ghost tree demon flapped its branches, but instead of dispersing the thin mist, the purplish-red poisonous mist gradually revealed the shape of a poisonous dragon as it fiercely devoured the tree.

"So, you're finally showing your true colors, Admiral Smoker, the Poison Dragon..."

Orochimaru smiled, narrowing his eyes to conceal the dangerous glint in his pupils.

"Follow me!"

Smoker closed his eyes, receiving the information transmitted back by the poisonous fog of death.

Half a minute later, he suddenly opened his eyes and walked around the decaying courtyard wall of Lanruo Temple.

"This is it."

As Smoker finished speaking,

Iron Fist Garp had already made his move swiftly, smashing the high wall in the backyard with a single punch.

Walking into the backyard of Lanruo Temple,

Following Smoker's senses, he walked to an extremely thick peach tree, stopped, and said in a deep voice, "Under this peach tree, there seems to be something related to the old woman ghost buried."

The peach tree grows in a very strange way.

The trunk is very thick, and the cracked bark is dark red, like blood that has been poured onto the bark and dried.

The branches at the top spread out in all directions, looking like a palm.

This caused the entire peach tree to look like a blood-red arm tearing through the earth.

"Found it..."

Orochimaru understood immediately and released two undead cursed snakes that burrowed into the ground and slithered around the roots of the peach tree.

Soon, two necromancer snakes arched open the ground, bringing out a black porcelain jar the size of a head.

【Nie Xiaoqian's Urn】: It contains the ashes of the deceased, which can be used as a resting place for ghosts.

Tip: You can perform a soul summoning ritual by consuming 20,000 reward points and having the owner's belongings from the urn.

"20,000 reward points."

Without hesitation, Akainu took out the embroidered purse left behind by the old woman and performed a ritual to summon the spirit.

The purse was stuffed into the urn containing ashes.

A faint, eerie breeze began to blow.

The old woman's shattered spirit, summoned by the black urn, gathered wisps of its essence above the urn, appearing as a phantom.

【Nie Xiaoqian】.

This illusory figure no longer resembled the hunched old woman from before.

Her loose brocade dress now fit her perfectly, revealing her delicate features and pale complexion, exuding a gentle and beautiful aura.

only,

None of the five had any interest in beautiful women. Garp, the Iron Fist, preferred to train his physique. Kizaru just wanted to hunt down the tree demon as soon as possible and then go home. Orochimaru was thinking about dissecting the drastically changed female ghost for research. Akainu wanted to become the Fleet Admiral of the Marines. Smoker frowned, feeling that the female ghost's revealing attire was extremely unjust...

Seeing that no one was moved,

Tears welled in the female ghost's eyes, and she knelt on the ground like a frail willow in the wind, saying, "Thank you all for saving me and freeing me from Master Ning's control."

Orochimaru ignored her attitude and laughed, "Tell me everything you know."

"Yes."

The female ghost slowly recounted the events.

People gradually learned the reason for the birth of this special space.

"My name is Nie Xiaoqian. In my previous life, I was the daughter of an official. I encountered bandits in the wild and was left to die under the roots of the tree demon Granny at Lanruo Temple. After being controlled by her, I absorbed the yang energy of living people for Granny."

"Six months ago, a scholar accidentally wandered into Lanruo Temple..."

According to the plot of River of Destiny, the scholar named Ning Caichen will become entangled with the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian, and the lovers will eventually get together.

But fate had long since deviated from its course.

Ning, a scholar, was seduced by a female ghost who drained his yang energy. Fortunately, a chivalrous Taoist named Yan Chixia arrived in time to save him from dying on the spot, but his lifespan was also short due to the depletion of his yang energy.

The chivalrous Taoist and the tree demon Granny fought fiercely, until both were exhausted and died.

In the entire Lanruo Temple, only Ning Shusheng was able to move freely, looking at the peach tree that was about to wither and the Taoist priest who was seriously injured and unable to move.

The Tree Demon Granny promised Ning the scholar gold, silver, and a beautiful female ghost, ordering him to kill the immobile Taoist priest.

The chivalrous Taoist persuaded the scholar Ning to do good, then set the peach tree ablaze, finally killing the tree demon Granny...

Orochimaru laughed disdainfully and said, "In the end, Ning Shusheng agreed to the Tree Demon Granny's conditions and killed Yan Chixia?"

I have never believed in human nature; only inanimate objects are truly loyal.

"No……"

The female ghost Nie Xiaoqian gently shook her head.

(End of this chapter)