Waves are rippling on the Yanglan Lake, frogs are croaking in the reed marshes nearby, and gulls are flying between the water and the sky in the distance. A fisherman's boat is slowly traveling along the reed marshes toward the depths of the lake.
After half a day, the lake was covered with mist, covering the sky. Suddenly, one could not tell the east, west, north or south, and no frogs or birds were heard. There was only the gentle sound of paddles moving the water, and it was so quiet that it was unsettling.
But the boat did not hesitate, as if receiving silent guidance, it sailed all the way through the thick fog. After a few moments, it emerged from the lake, and a large island in the lake emerged in front of it.
The island is densely forested, but the lakeshore is rugged with rocks, with almost no place to land on the shore. Moreover, the shore is rough and the underwater reefs are densely covered. Once an ordinary boat gets close, it will be overturned and crushed immediately.
However, facing this island, which is inaccessible to ordinary people, the boat was very dexterous. It avoided all the reefs and rode on the rising tide with ease, and finally came to a gorge full of sharp and intricate rocks.
The mouth of the gorge was dark and cold, and there was an indescribable suction force that pulled the boat into the deep darkness.
After seeing the light again, the boat arrived at a dark river crossing. There were torches hanging on both sides of the wall, but the flames gave off a strange green light.
Jiang Ru opened the curtain and walked to the bow of the ship. Now she had changed into a long aqua-green crocodile silk dress and wore a flower branch on her head. Her appearance was pretty, but her expression was a bit contemptuous. She left the ship and landed on the shore and said:
"Can't we meet somewhere else? We have to come here to Jiyin Hades. Ren Wangchao really wants to imitate the Black Mountain Ghost Commander? With his little ability, he summons the masters from all over the mountains. He really feels that he can be elected as one of the ghosts and gods.
host?"
"Fairy Qin, I haven't seen you for many years, but you are becoming more and more beautiful."
There was a skinny old man holding a lantern on the shore, wearing a shabby cloak and looking like a skeleton.
"It's bad luck! Why are you the ones saving souls? Who are you going to bury with a white lantern?" Jiang Ru carried a round fan to cover her mouth and nose.
"Hahaha, what a joke." The skinny old man looked up and down and said, "Fairy Qin has a better life than us. She even uses the silk yarn weaved by the mermaids in the sea."
"Take care of your tricks! If you look at it again, believe it or not, I will dig it out and feed it to the fish?" Jiang Ru's eyes turned into vertical pupils with dancing light, and she glared fiercely.
The skinny old man bowed slightly: "I'm sorry, the banquet has been prepared. Fairy Qin, please come in."
Jiang Ru snorted coldly, and the scented wind from her sleeves came straight in. After she walked away, the skinny old man cursed in a low voice: "The mountains and wild foxes! I always feel that I can be compared with the Jiang family, and I don't even look at that sudden outburst.
The behavior of a householder is vulgar and vulgar even if he wears silk gauze!"
After walking through the long corridor and reaching the end, Jiang Ru showed the tortoise shell token that she carried with her. The guards who looked like living corpses took a look at it, and then moved out of the way after confirming that it was correct.
Jiang Ru relaxed a little. It seemed that the backup plan her mother had prepared in the past could indeed be put to use now.
Back then, Liang Tao patrolled the country with his sword, slaying evil spirits and monsters along the way. Jiang Ru's mother fell in love with this man, but she did not immediately devote herself to him. Instead, she took advantage of his approach to fight with another group of mountain fox monsters, leading to
He is close.
According to his mother, Liang Tao was a brave man and took the initiative to assist the Jiang family in killing those wild mountain fox monsters. In the name of repaying his kindness, his mother was willing to take the initiative to serve Liang Tao. She also provided Liang Tao with the locations of many evil monster lairs.
So that he can kill the evil spirits.
As for the group of fox demons who intended to invade Jiang's cave, they were uprooted by Liang Tao and his mother. However, Jiang Ru's mother kept an eye on it and arranged for her tribe to pretend that they were still alive. Later, she took the opportunity to contact Qingyan County
Local evil spirits got on the line.
It can be said that after the Jiang family took refuge with the Liang family in Yongjia, in addition to serving as attendants, they were also responsible for helping to detect the movements of evil spirits hiding in the dark. It was because of this that Jiang Ru was able to easily enter and exit the ghost market.
The "Fairy Qin" that Jiang Ru pretended to be was also inseparable from the secret management of the Jiang family for many years and maintained a close relationship with the evil spirits in the south of Huaxu Kingdom, so that he could sneak into this gathering of evil spirits.
On this island in Yanglan Ze, there is a natural cave with dense underground rivers. Many corpses and filth flow into it with the water. Over the years, the filthy and turbid air has remained stagnant, naturally gathering ghosts.
For the past two hundred years, the ghost who occupied this cave called himself Ren Wangchao. He took advantage of the chaos in the late Tianxia to attract a group of evil cultivators to join in the ghost way and built this cave into Jiyin Hades.
, calls himself the Ghost King of Dongyuan.
But before he could make a big fuss, Liang Tao attacked the Heishan Ghost Cave, which was in great demand at the time, and wiped out the domineering Heishan Ghost Commander and his Ruyun ghost army, scaring Ren Wangchao and throwing him away.
He took the title of King of Ghosts and retreated to Jiyin Hades, suddenly not seeing the light of day for decades.
It was not until the recent years when the situation became somewhat stable that the Renwang tide emerged again, actively clinging to the disciples of Chongxuan Hall. At the same time, they did not forget to contact ghosts and ghosts from all over the country, and their eyes and ears spread over half of Huaxu Kingdom.
Ren Wangchao's power is not too strong, but he is better than he is well-informed. This time, he warned the ghosts and spirits in Qingyan County so that they could get away in time to avoid being killed one by one.
"This old ghost Ren Wangchao rarely operated in Qingyan County in the past. That has always been the territory of Old Shutou, Baizhang Gong. Why is he suddenly showing off his hospitality?"
Jiang Ru came to the crypt of the underworld, with ghost fires hovering above as lamps and candles, and all kinds of strange monsters and ghosts gathered below, including a few evil cultivators and scum from the side sect, exchanging cups and cups with non-human beings to discuss important matters.
Jiang Ru, on the other hand, pretended to be normal, looking around on guard and listening to the evil talk.
"He wants to become the co-master of ghosts and gods by virtue of his warning, right? Didn't you notice? This time, the colleagues from Qingyan County retreated so fast that the monks from Huaxu Kingdom didn't even catch a hair!
"
"Could it be that... Lao Shutou has secretly colluded with Ren Wangchao a long time ago?"
"Maybe! Although Lao Shutou enjoys great popularity through the name of Baizhang Gong, he doesn't have many useful disciples. On the contrary, Renwangchao, the underworld of Jiyin, recruited ghost monks in the early years.
, to deduce an incomplete martial art into a rough outline, and to recruit many disciples, its power cannot be underestimated!"
"Those lamp-carrying monks who are so thin that they look like skeletons?"
"They call themselves the soul savers in the underworld. They used to conquer dead souls and resentful souls in various places. They said they were doing chores for the Chongxuan Hall. The nostrils in Chongxuan Hall were naturally happy that they didn't have to work hard, but they didn't expect that the soul savers would
The ghost objects have been collected and used specifically to sacrifice magic weapons. Once activated, it will be a battle of wails from ghosts and gods!"
"Compared to the Black Mountain Ghost Commander back then, Ren Wangchao's magic power is higher or lower?"
"This... Renwangchao hasn't made a move for many years, so I can't say anything."
While the group of evil spirits were chatting, a brilliance flashed on a high platform not far away, attracting the attention of all parties. They saw an old man with a long beard and a green robe, walking out slowly with a white staff in hand, and next to him was an old man wearing a wave.
A majestic man wearing a brocade robe, but his face was blue and his complexion seemed to be poor.
But considering that the only things that appear here are monsters and ghosts, even if they change into human form, they still look different from ordinary people.
"Comrades, I've been waiting for a long time." The green-faced man raised his voice and said, "I'm Wang Chao in Ren, the Lord of the Underworld. Today I've invited colleagues from all walks of life to discuss a plan for our future.
Countermeasures can also be taken to advance and retreat together, and to share adversities!"
This is a nice thing to say, but it is a pity that the evil spirits present have their own agendas. Although the evil spirits have interacted with each other in the past, they are far from being of the same mind. They are just secretly drawing up their own territories. Because of the treasures of heaven, materials and earth, they fight each other for territory in the cave.
Strange.
"You expect these guys to advance and retreat together, and share hardships? You, Ren Wangchao, have no favors or punishments. These words are empty talk." Jiang Ru sneered in her heart.
Immediately in the audience, a fat and bloated demon shouted: "Master Jiyin, the future you mentioned has little to do with us, right? Not everyone present has the incense of the Chenghuang Temple.
It would be nice to have a small temple at the end of the street in a market town or village. For those who can’t get ahead, at most they can have a roadside shrine!”
As soon as these words came out, they immediately aroused echoes. For a while, there were a lot of strange screams in the venue, and the atmosphere was restless.
Jiang Ru sneered when she saw this, the demons were just demons after all. Even if they conspired to do big things, they only wanted to make a small profit in front of them. Even if they were aware of human affairs, most of them had undecided temperaments and could not be used for much purpose.
Ren Wangchao raised one hand slightly, and the will-o'-the-wisps flourished in the cave. The majestic momentum immediately overcame all the restless sounds, which was regarded as revealing his cultivation power.
"Everyone, the future I'm talking about is naturally to allow you to enjoy the incense and worship for a long time." Renwang Chao said: "We, who live day and night, lurk in the netherworld, are not suitable to be openly enemies of the officials of Huaxu Kingdom. At the moment, we are small
There are twists and turns, but I think the government action will not last too long, so I will take this opportunity to recuperate and prepare strategies."
"The words of Master Jiyin really boost the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige!" At this time, someone in the scene let out a few charming smiles. It was Jiang Ru. She realized that she had an opportunity and immediately said: "What's not appropriate?
Openly hostile to the government of Huaxu Kingdom? I think Lord Jiyin is not as good as the Black Mountain Ghost Commander back in the day! Let’s pack up our things as soon as possible and go back to our homes!”
Ren Wangchao frowned slightly, stared at Jiang Ru and asked, "I wonder if your Excellency is..."
"Shuyun Cave, Qin Miaoyin." Jiang Ru took out her fake identity, shook her fan lightly, and revealed half of her charming face covered in heavy makeup.
"It turns out to be Fairy Qin from Shuyun Cave. I have admired her for a long time." Ren Wangchao said with cupped hands.
"Qin Miaoyin of Shuyun Cave? Is he the group of fox monsters who were beaten by Liang Tao and caused the cave to collapse?" The evil spirits in the cave whispered in low voices.
"Back then, when the Jiang family took refuge with Liang Tao and they were both fox demons, Qin Miaoyin probably hated Chongxuan Hall deeply, right?"
"In the final analysis, it's nothing more than jealousy that someone else has joined a fairy family, while I still have to live miserable in the mountains."
Hearing these whispers, Jiang Ru pretended to have a fierce expression and glanced over. She covered her mouth with a fan and let out a low growl. She was completely wild and evil.
"Don't be upset, Fairy Qin." The bearded old man on the stage said: "We are not doing it for our own selfish interests. We need to know that today is no different than in the past. The system of Huaxu Guoguan is already complete. Even after the Five Kingdoms War,
There have been many losses, but there are still top experts like Liang Guoshi, and among the younger generation there are gradually outstanding ones.
The Black Mountain Ghost Commander happened to be in troubled times, with wars everywhere and countless dead, so he could recruit a ghost army with overwhelming power. But even so, he was still defeated at the hands of Liang Guoshi. This shows that we can never openly confront the Huaxu Kingdom.
of."
When Bai Zhanggong said this, he was somewhat mocking Ren Wangchao next to him, implying that he was not as handsome as the Black Mountain Ghost back then.
"You guys, Master Liang, can't deal with it, how can a mere Zhao Shu scare you like this?" Jiang Ru sneered, "I heard that this man was in a remote place like Xinglong County, but he just killed a rat demon, and Duke Baizhang became the master.
Do you want to drag your family and your family to escape to this underworld? All the incense of the past hundreds of years has been wasted?"
Baizhang Gong's identity is slightly special. He was the official god of worship during the Tianxia Dynasty. In the late Tianxia Dynasty, the situation was chaotic, and his restraint gradually became less and less. Seeing the prosperity of wild gods in various rural temples, he began to rely on magic power and was good at controlling power and blessings.
When it comes to cultivation and magic power, Lord Baizhang is one of the best among the ghosts, gods and evil spirits here.
"After all, Zhao Miao came here under the orders of the imperial court." This time it was Ren Wangchao's turn to speak: "We, the Wu Kui Army, had to resort to some means to raise money and food for the war, but we didn't expect that they would involve you in offering incense.
Moreover, many of the comrades present had contacts with the Chongxuan Hall. The open and secret arrows in the Huaxu Kingdom's court would inevitably spread beyond the world of mortals. When I learned that Zhao Shu dared to attack Xinglong County Magistrate, I immediately
Knowing that something was wrong, I contacted my comrades in Qingyan County and was able to avoid disaster."
"But our current altars and thrones have been demolished!" Some ghosts and demons complained sternly: "Master Jiyin, does he know how many years of hard work we have worked on? Once the temple was demolished, our foundation was uprooted.
rise!"
As soon as this statement came out, there were many echoes.
"Everyone, everyone! Please listen to me!" Renwangchao could only try to control the situation: "I know the current situation, but have you ever thought that Wu Kuijun did this only with the instructions of the Huaxu Kingdom? Of course we suffered great losses
, but is Chongxuan Pavilion unscathed?
Absolutely not! Chongxuan Guan, especially Liang Guoshi, cannot sit back and watch this situation happen. In the past, we established an alliance with Chongxuan Guan and benefited many of their children. Is it possible that Liang Guoshi would sit back and watch many of his children be imprisoned by the court?
?"
"Master Jiyin, stop talking nonsense." Jiang Ru added another irritation: "Is it possible that Liang Guoshi will openly oppose the imperial court and the king for us?"
Baizhang Gong waved his hand and said: "This is what Fairy Qin doesn't know. I have met Liang Guoshi several times. He saw our past contributions and praised us a lot."
"More than that!" Ren Wangchao added: "Zhao Shu, who is now opening monasteries and practicing Dharma in Qingyan County, was born in the Huaiying Hall and has never been at odds with Liang Guoshi's Chongxuan Hall."
Jiang Ru was overjoyed and was worried about how to bring the topic to Zhao Mi. Unexpectedly, this guy spoke first, so he said angrily: "You are so eager to embrace Chongxuan Guan's thigh, then why don't you just pounce on Zhao Mi?"
The millet will be cut to pieces by a thousand cuts? Why don't you do something for Master Liang? Maybe Master Liang will be happy and clean up the court officials, so that you can return to the altar and the throne?"