I am Jinshan Youxia

General Shackles recalled seeing figures flying around in the sky, spewing air from their mouths, when he was still alive, and the figure that, when sealing the Dragon Soul, came out of the Dragon Soul's memory and mocked and beat up Old Fatty and Zhang Tianshi.

It matches up, it all matches up at once.

With clear eyes, he said, "I was unaware of the arrival of the chivalrous knight of Jinshan. I am deeply sorry for not welcoming you properly. My apologies."

"Drive my ass! I live in Lanruo Temple in Jinhua." Zhang Chengyi said irritably, "Tell me what's going on, why are you following me?"

General Shackles organized his thoughts and said, "Within the territory of Great Liang, demons are forbidden from traveling on the Heavenly Road, especially at night, to prevent disturbing the souls of the dead who are traveling on the Heavenly Road to the Underworld."

"Therefore, each city god temple sends out underworld deities to guard it day and night. You're being a bit too, well, too unrestrained, so..."

Zhang Chengyi roughly understood, and then changed the subject, saying, "By the way, I haven't told you how you know me yet."

That's too stiff.

General Shackles was not alone at this moment. The will that Zhang Chengyi had forced him to become a sarcastic person for countless hours had attached itself to his soul. In the end, he suppressed it with great willpower and said, "Master Zhang once visited the City God Temple and mentioned you, great hero."

He didn't just mention it; he kept repeating it to each and every evil spirit, telling them several times not to provoke them.

Of course, he can understand Zhang Tianshi now. It is conceivable that a willful, self-willed, and powerful monster would clash with any organization with rules, and the result, whether he wins or loses, would only be a mess.

He wondered why such a monster hadn't been killed in the past.

You mean that fat old man?

Zhang Chengyi thought of the ridiculously sensible old fat man. Come to think of it, the ghosts in other places had been wiped out or driven away from the vicinity of human settlements. The fact that the female ghosts of Lanruo Temple could stay peacefully on the edge of Guobei County was probably also due to the old fat man's efforts.

Tsk, once we find a way to awaken someone's past life memories, when we go to find Yan Chixia and Zhi Qiu Yiye, we'll take the old fat man along too.

Thinking of this, he added, "Do you know where I can find a large number of female ghosts?"

General Shackles froze, stammering, "This...this..."

"Speak up, I'm not trying to kill the female ghost," Zhang Chengyi said impatiently. "You know I'm a zombie, I'd feel more comfortable if the female ghost were to merge with my soul."

General Shackles cautiously said, "Now that the world is at peace, there are many spirits operating in the underworld. The souls of those who die violently are carried into the underworld by ghost messengers. Ghosts are becoming fewer and fewer."

"If you want to find a female ghost, the only place you can go is the underworld."

"Hmm?" Zhang Chengyi's expression turned serious.

This is a bit of a problem. With peace prevailing everywhere, even ghosts have become fewer. Does that mean he won't have any female ghosts to use?

His serious expression terrified General Shackles, who even contemplated being reborn as a slave after his soul was scattered. However, a sudden inspiration struck him, and he exclaimed, "I've got it!"

Zhang Chengyi looked over and said with disdain, "Why are you yelling so loudly?" He had some reservations about the bearded 'yin god' in front of him.

They either stutter or have a furtive expression, and suddenly they'll shout something to scare people—no, to scare corpses.

General Shackles immediately lowered his voice and said, "I've thought of another place with a lot of ghosts."

"At the last court assembly, I heard from my colleagues that—"

"Why are you speaking so softly? What are you afraid of?" Zhang Chengyi patted his shoulder affectionately and said, "With me here, even if the King of Heaven himself came, no one would dare to stop you from speaking loudly."

This zombie is so opportunistic; he changes his attitude the moment something benefits him.

General Shackles slightly lowered his voice and continued, "I heard from my colleagues that in the Shanxi area, there is a demon called the Yin-Yang Dharma King who has become powerful and calls himself a king. He intercepts ghosts between the Yin and Yang realms, and there are likely many ghosts there."

"The Yin-Yang Dharma King, he seems familiar."

Zhang Chengyi pondered for a moment, then flipped through his memories and, lo and behold, found a movie role that was quite similar.

In the film "Painted Skin: The Yin-Yang King," the villainous boss also intercepts ghosts.

It was also starring Joey Wong.

interesting.

He now suspects that this world is not just the world of the movie A Chinese Ghost Story, but a world where several or many movies are combined.

But Wang Zuxian, no, Xiaoqian was sleeping in his body, and the female ghost You Feng, played by the same actress in Painted Skin: The Yin-Yang King, looks exactly like Xiaoqian.

"Thank you, Big Beard!" Zhang Chengyi patted General Shackles on the shoulder and said, "I'm leaving now. Come find me at Lanruo Temple in Guobei County when you have time."

"Wait, hero!"

Seeing that the zombie in front of him was about to take off again, General Shackles hurriedly shouted to stop it, his forehead covered in sweat.

Chapter 253 hasn't even started yet.

One month later, in the Shanxi area, Erlonggou, Qingfeng Temple.

"Whoosh~" In the distance, yellow sand filled the sky, and a strong wind swept through. The blurred vision still could not stop a dark cloud from rapidly approaching.

Three Taoist priests dressed in thick clothes and wearing hats came out, holding various magical implements in their hands. Their eyes were resolute, and they looked as if they were ready to fight the demon to the death.

"Is this Erlonggou, Qingfeng Temple?"

The sound grew louder as it approached. The figure in the gray robe, carrying the spirit of the nearby City God Temple, moved with each step covering more than ten meters, arriving before the three Taoist priests in the blink of an eye.

"Yes, yes, great hero, this is Erlonggou, Qingfeng Temple." Yin Shen had a fawning smile on his face.

The demonic figure, known as the great hero, casually tossed the Yin spirit aside, looked at the three Taoist priests, and asked, "Which of you is the abbot?"

The Yin spirits that landed on the ground repeatedly exchanged meaningful glances.

The three men looked at each other in bewilderment. The old Taoist priest with the long beard, who was standing in the middle, stepped forward, holding a lump of wood in his hand, and said, "I am the abbot of Qingfeng Temple."

"Are you Daoist Yuqing?" the hero asked, frowning.

The long-bearded old Taoist priest was taken aback for a moment, then said, "I am not some Yuqing Taoist."

Did we look for the wrong person?

Zhang Chengyi was also taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at the Yin God beside him and asked, "Are there any other Qingfeng Temples in Erlonggou?"

Following the advice of the Shackled General, he didn't fly all the way here, but instead ran all the way here carrying the Shackled General's token. He searched around the area but couldn't find the so-called Yin-Yang Dharma King.

Then he reviewed the movie and discovered that it not only featured the actress who played Xiaoqian, but also the actors who played Yan Chixia and Pudu Cihang.

It just so happens that there are accurate place names: Erlonggou and Qingfengguan.

They simply asked for directions to the Yin God's place and found their way here. The two Taoist priests from Qingfeng Temple in the movie, played by the actors who played Pudu Cihang and Yan Chixia, actually infiltrated the Yin-Yang King's Yin-Yang realm.

So coming to Qingfeng Temple is definitely the right choice, and you can also see what two Taoist priests who look exactly like your acquaintances are like.

Yin Shen said, "Reporting to the great hero, there is only one Qingfeng Temple in the Shanxi area, and only one Erlonggou Temple as well."

Zhang Chengyi thought for a moment and then asked, "Is there a Yin-Yang Dharma King nearby?"

The long-bearded old Taoist was somewhat unsure what this demon had come for, but under the strong guidance of the Yin God, he still said frankly, "Indeed."

Strange, isn't this the movie "Painted Skin: The Yin-Yang King"?

Zhang Chengyi frowned. The place name matched, and the villainous BOSS matched, but what about the main characters in the movie?

He asked, "Have you been living in Qingfeng Temple all this time? Were there any other Taoist priests before?"

The long-bearded old Taoist thought for a moment and said, "Qingfeng Temple has been passed down from our ancestor, and naturally there are only the three of us brothers in this generation."

Zhang Chengyi then asked, "Is there a Taiyi Master nearby?"

The long-bearded old Taoist replied, "There is no Venerable Taiyi, but there is a Taoist Taiyi."

"You're very fat?"

The long-bearded old Taoist said tactfully, "That Taiyi Taoist is indeed a bit overweight at such a young age."

"He's just a fat guy," Zhang Chengyi mused. "He's young, so he hasn't become a Taiyi Master yet."

Tsk, could it be that the story hasn't even started yet?

But that doesn't make sense. In the movie, Master Taiyi doesn't seem to be much older than the other two Taoists, and both the Yin-Yang Dharma King and Master Taiyi have appeared. Theoretically, the other two Taoists should have existed even before the plot started...

Zhang Chengyi felt his mind was getting a bit messed up, so he decided to stop thinking about it and said, "Take me to find the Yin-Yang Dharma King."

The long-bearded old Taoist hesitated for a moment, then asked, "May I ask, um, is this great hero a zombie?"

“Yes.” Zhang Chengyi readily agreed.

The long-bearded old Taoist shook his head and said, "That Yin-Yang Dharma King is neither human nor ghost, neither god nor immortal, neither Taoist nor Buddhist. The Yin-Yang Realm he created between the Yin and Yang Realms does not actually exist. It is a place where ghosts reside. You have a spirit but no soul, so even if I, an old Taoist, have extraordinary abilities, I cannot lead you to the Yin-Yang Dharma King."

It's the same old routine again.

Zhang Chengyi said quietly, "I feel like you guys are being a bit discriminatory towards zombies."

Seeing that no one responded, he asked again, "Then can you lure out the Yin-Yang Dharma King?"

After pondering for a while, the long-bearded old Taoist priest decided that there was nothing wrong with luring a demon to fight another demon, and said, "We need to prepare for some time."

Zhang Chengyi pressed further, "How many days?"

"Five days, at most five days," the long-bearded old Taoist priest gave a precise answer.

“Alright, I’ll come back in five days.” Zhang Chengyi picked up the Yin spirit beside him and said, “Take me to find a scholar, Wang Shunsheng.”

"Hmm, he might not be a scholar. Anyway, help me find this person."

"And we also need to find another actor, named You Feng..."

Watching the zombie and the spirit depart, the Taoist priest beside him asked, "Senior brother, are we really going to help this monster?"

The long-bearded old Taoist priest looked thoughtful for a while before saying, "It has the help of the Yin spirit, so why not give it some face?"

It would be a good thing if all the monsters killed each other.

However, in this era where gods and Buddhas have long since departed, Yuqing is a good Taoist title. It is the title of Yuanshi Tianzun, a lucky omen, and who knows, one might even inherit some of his power.

I've heard that many spirits ascended to their positions in this way. If they manage to make a name for themselves using that title in the future, wouldn't that be incredibly profitable?

If the gods or Buddhas return, then we can apologize then.

He thought to himself that if he were to take on a disciple in the future, he should name him Yuqing, and if he took on two disciples, one should be named Shangqing and the other Yuqing.

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Two days later, in a village.

There was no scholar named Wang Shunsheng, nor an actor named You Feng.

Zhang Chengyi looked at the young Taoist priest in front of him, who looked like a brother to Sammo Hung, and muttered, "And then there's the Taiyi Taoist, the Yin-Yang Dharma King."

Judging by their ages, Wang Shunsheng and You Feng shouldn't have been born yet?

Perhaps we can deal with the Yin-Yang Dharma King, stay here for a while, find someone, and then leave.