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Chapter 442: The mermaid takes the blame, and the killing intention gradually arises (asking for monthly tickets)
[Obviously, when you heard about the Scissor Ghost and the Clone Ghost, some past memories came to your mind, making you feel somewhat familiar. You suspected that they were beings you knew, and were objects you had close contact with and killed with all your might.]

[You are not sure, so you immediately ask the bride Xie Xiaochan.]

【“Qingshan Temple is a well-known secret place in the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. The trigger is a kind of temple sandalwood scattered all over the ruins. Many people have gone to conquer it, and suffered countless casualties. Even a team of top experts went in, but still failed to take it down.

"But thanks to this, the information about the secret realm was completely discovered. There are countless ghost soldiers and corpses that can't be killed, and there are no crystals in their bodies. In addition, there are two third-level peak monsters guarding it, and there is a special barrier to protect it. No more than six people can enter at the same time.

“In fact, it’s been fine so far. It didn’t cause the team on the human leaderboard to fail. The problem lies with those two peak monsters.

"They are special monsters. Among them, the 'clone ghost' is a third-level corpse spirit. Its clones can never be killed. Even the thorn insects cannot completely devour it. It also has a corpse ghost reincarnation technique, which can directly revive in the body of the person who killed its real body!

"This ability is somewhat similar to the ancient Taoist method of 'taking possession of a body'. External forces cannot resist it at all. The only thing the attacker can do is resist on his own. If he fails, he will die.

"Not long ago, the 300th on the Human Ranking, the Assassin's League's Golden Assassin, 'Night Cat Girl Jin Miaoke', died at the hands of this ghost.

"And the other 'Scissor Ghost' is also difficult to deal with. He has a special curse-killing ability, appears and disappears at will, and can also use language to disrupt the mind!

"By the way, do you still remember Master Wuque who is ranked 150th on the Human Ranking? I mentioned him to you. He once attacked Qingshan Temple but was defeated. According to him, when fighting against the Scissor Demon, you must never answer the opponent's words, otherwise you will be cut to death. Moreover, the longer the battle drags on and the deeper the curse, the more likely you will lose.

“Although Master Wuque is a master, he is also a well-known life-extending king. The Hunyuan Yiqi Jue is more powerful than the dragon and elephant. Even he almost died, so you can imagine how strong the Scissor Ghost is.

"In short, although Qingshan Temple is the first secret place to be discovered in the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, it is a rat-like existence - the difficulty is high, but the rewards don't seem to be that good. At most, it is just the materials of two peak level 3 bodies."】

[“Damn it!”]

[After Xie Xiaochan spent a lot of time explaining, you suddenly understood. Based on the description, your guess was verified - these two so-called scissor ghosts and clone ghosts were the targets you had killed in the legend, "Slit-mouthed Woman" and "Infinite Tomie"! ]

[As the old saying goes, who has not been defeated when the East Emperor fell? It is unknown whether they will make a comeback! They were killed by you in the battle that year, but now they will set out again to avenge their previous defeat! A bright future awaits them! ]

"..."

“It’s actually them!”

"These two things are not dead."

Although his guess was confirmed, Xu Shu was still a little surprised.

Is it strange that dead things come back to life? Not strange, whether it is Zhuge Weiwo or Kamiya Haoye who just met, they all died in the legend.

But these two monsters are different. Whether it is Zhuge or Haoye, they died as human beings, and then became "monsters" after the ruins came.

After death, people are polluted into monsters and then resurrected - this makes perfect sense in terms of time logic.

But it’s different with Slit-mouthed Woman and Tomie. In the legend, these two “special-grade” cursed spirits were completely killed by him (Arthur) and absorbed into his body as nutrients.

Logically speaking, they should be completely dead and reincarnated at this moment.

And the power that originally belonged to them in the ruins should be reflected in "Arthur", who became more powerful after eating them, right?

However, it does not.

Today, when the ruins descended, these two things that should have been completely dead actually reappeared.

This made Xu Shu feel that it was quite unscientific.

What about "Arthur"?
Arthur grew up by eating monsters and devouring cursed spirits. If all the cursed spirits he had eaten came out, wouldn’t Arthur’s power be gone?

Doesn’t this conform to the logic of “mysticism”?
Damn, I can't figure it out. I feel like I need to grow some brains. This [One Hundred Demons Night Parade] is too fucking weird...

Xu Shu frowned.

This question was obviously a difficult problem for all of humanity, and it was not something that a small person like him could solve at present. Therefore, Xu Shu decisively gave up thinking about it and asked, "That's not right. Why do you know so much?"

Xie Xiaochan sneered, "I told you I did a lot of research! It's mainly because secret places like Qingshan Temple have been out for a long time and have never been conquered. In order to make a profit, everyone is selling information. In a small circle, anyone with money can buy it. It's not special. Today I'm giving you a bargain and telling you for free."

"Then thank you." Xu Shu said sincerely.

"You are Welcome."

Xie Xiaochan didn't bother with Xu Shu much.

She turned around and looked at Yan Huoxing in a questioning tone, "But I have a question. Qingshan Temple's reputation is almost becoming a piece of shit. It's high risk and low return. The price of its trigger 'Reincarnation Sandalwood' has even dropped to the bottom line of the third-level ruins, 1,000 contributions. Why do you have to try a place like this?"

When these words were spoken, everyone was a little surprised.

Gu Yueming and others were surprised at Xie Xiaochan's frankness and ruthlessness.

Xu Shu was surprised that this secret realm had such a bad reputation.

Huo Xing frowned, obviously not expecting Xie Xiaochan to ask so many questions.

He did not answer directly, but looked at his teammates implicitly, especially exchanging glances with Lu Bingwei.

After the latter lowered his cold gaze slightly, Yan Huoxing said: "Okay, let's make it clear in advance. I have some special information here, which is aimed at a special item in Qingshan Temple.

"When the matter is done, give that thing to us, and the crystals of the Clone Ghost and the Scissor Ghost will all be yours. As for the other scattered crystals, if there are any, they will be divided up as well. How do you think?"

Silence fell.

People like Xiao Yingrong, Jiang Biyun, etc. were initially reluctant to form an alliance due to the difference in strength, but when they heard this arrangement, their eyes lit up.

Those are two powerful evil spirits that can kill those who are strong on the human list!

The quality of its crystals is so high that you can almost guess it with your toes, and its absolute value is quite high.

As the saying goes, money makes the world go round. If the world doesn't go round, it's because there isn't enough money. As soon as the money arrived, everyone immediately agreed and looked at Xie Xiaochan expectantly.

Xie Xiaochan narrowed her eyes and said, "Can you tell me what it is?"

"It's not special actually. In addition to the two late-stage ghost kings, there is also an evil monk in the secret realm. We..." Yan Huoxing paused for a moment and glanced at Lu Bingwei as if nothing had happened. After the latter nodded slightly, he continued with a smile, "We want the evil monk's bowl. Apart from the bowl, the rest of the income belongs to you."

"This bowl..." Xie Xiaochan pondered for a moment, as if considering whether to continue asking.

At this time, Xu Shu suddenly interrupted: "Could that be some kind of divine item?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention was no longer on Xie Xiaochan and Yan Huoxing, but on Xu Shu.

No one spoke any more, and everyone looked at him strangely, as if they were caring for him.

After three minutes of dead silence, Xu Shu asked, "What happened?"

Yan Huoxing said dimly: "Brother Xu, there are no divinities in large ruins. It is said that that thing only exists in super-large ruins."

Xie Xiaochan coughed lightly, lifted Xu Shu's collar and hid him behind her, meaning - you kid, don't know how to stop making trouble.

"...Oh, sorry, I don't have much education, please understand me." Xu Shu spread his hands and blushed a little.

Everyone laughed it off, but Xu Shu felt a little suspicious.

Divinity is only found in super-large ruins?

No way, wasn't there divinity in the Four Bitter Mysterious Sect? And Shui Longyin said "at least one", which means there could be more than one, right?

It seems that the monsters in the Four Bitter Gates are only level three...

Xu Shu muttered to himself, but said nothing more.

Xie Xiaochan nodded and said, "Okay, if that's the case, then let's follow this plan!"

"Okay! Sister Qiangwei is really straightforward! Then let's form an alliance now! Brother Zhang?"

Seeing that they agreed, Yan Huoxing laughed, unfolded the contract, and asked Zhang Runzhi to come forward.

This contract is called a book, but it is actually a piece of parchment with a very smooth texture. It is A4 in size, quite thick, with irregular edges, as if bitten off by the teeth of a wild beast. The texture is mysterious, and some magic circles are carved with spells.

"Brother Zhang, thank you for your help."

"Ah."

Zhang Runzhi nodded and was the first to drip blood on it, and the blood quickly absorbed it.

Seeing this, Xu Shu and the others followed suit. The two teams, a total of eleven people, all left their blood on the contract. The parchment shrank slightly, and the blood quickly dissolved into the skin and flesh, as if it was still alive.

Then, Zhang Runzhi recited a spell for a while, and the parchment quickly turned into a thumb-sized sphere, exploded, and turned into blood light that shot into the palms of each of the contractors and disappeared in a flash.

They briefly appeared as an ancient mark on the back of everyone's hand before disappearing, as if nothing was left behind.

Basically, everything went smoothly.

There were only some minor unexpected events on Xu Shu's side.

The blood penetrated the back of his hand and caused a stinging pain.

Xu Shu knew that this was a contract mark, so he did not try to stop it and let it stay.

But as he thought this, the blood seemed to get angry and slipped out of his body in less than a second and returned to the back of his hand.

After coming out, the blood continued to drill inside, but was inexplicably squeezed out in less than a second. After coming out, it continued to drill inside, and continued to be squeezed out.

He looked left and right, and found that the blood light of everyone had been completed. They all closed their eyes slightly, as if they were checking the situation of the contract planted in some mysterious way. In front of them was a small light ball with three lines, which were connected to each other, like an 11-ball ring.

Obviously, this small ball of light must be filled up before the contract can be completed.

Xu Shu found that 10 balls had been completed, and only something unexpected happened on his side. The small ball of light in front of him was blank, and his expression froze.

What the hell is this? If you want to plant it, just plant it quickly!

Going in and out like this is embarrassing, but it hurts!
He complained silently. Seeing that the blood seemed to be flowing in and out of this small contract endlessly, Xu Shu could no longer hold it in.

How to do this?
I've been embarrassed twice already. If I ask again, will it completely expose the fact that I'm illiterate?

As the only pillar of his team, Xu Shu believes that he can lose the fight but not the battle.

After a moment, he thought of a way. Before everyone noticed the situation, he secretly moved his hand close to the half-step soul and put it into the mouth of the "adult" "human" "hole" mermaid.

"Gu!?" The mermaid was almost falling asleep, but suddenly she opened her eyes and looked at Xu Shu.

Xu Shu had a blank expression on his face and fiercely blocked its little mouth - stop talking, damn it, eat this thing!

Zi Liu!Zi Liu!
The mermaid had tears in her eyes, but she had to lower her head under the crotch and could not resist at all.

After rubbing for a few times, the blood on Xu Shu's hand had nowhere to hide, and finally, little by little, it was all absorbed by the mermaid.

Almost at the same time, the ball of light in front of him also filled with a strange three-color pattern.

Click!

The 11 spherical rings slowly dissipated into thin air, and then everyone who had closed their eyes opened their eyes.

Yan Huoxing said with a smile on his face: "The alliance has been formed, and from now on we will all work together. Please take care of me!"

"Yes, yes." Several people nodded, and they felt a lot more relaxed while talking.

It seems that the contract still gave everyone some confidence.

Xu Shu hesitated for a moment, but still asked Xie Xiaochan in a low voice: "Um... did you find any problem with this contract?"

"Problem? No, it's been completed well. Don't worry, I checked it." Xie Xiaochan said.

"Oh. Okay then." Seeing this, Xu Shu was too embarrassed to say anything more. He smiled awkwardly but rolled his eyes in his heart.

I'm so f*cking convinced. Can someone tell me what's wrong with this contract? Damn!

He made up his mind that when he returned home he must make up for this little knowledge that he didn't use in his daily life.

Next, everyone determined the direction and set off immediately towards Qingshan Temple.

Of course, Xu Shu knew that the real name of that place should be "Kiyomizu Temple", located on the east side of Kyoto.

With the "butcher" Zhang Runzhi in front of them using his bloodthirsty skills, they were able to avoid the guys who got in the way and had a smooth journey.

In just an hour, we arrived at the foot of the extinct volcano and passed by another famous secret place, Nagoya.

Xie Xiaochan looked at Xu Shu and took the initiative to introduce: "Ahem, this secret realm was also confirmed a long time ago. It is in a similar situation to Qingshan Temple. It is also limited to six people at a time. There is a special third-level ghost king in it, and there is also a secret treasure that is a flawless-level spell tool. It is actually quite valuable.

“But unfortunately, this secret realm has even greater restrictions. Only Level 2 Transcendents can enter, Level 3 Transcendents cannot enter. Therefore, it is also considered a holy place of death, and countless people have died here!
"By the way, I heard that the ghost king inside is also very unique. He can write poems to attack people. The curse tool is a copybook, which is very suitable for extraordinary people of the "scholar" path. Therefore, many "chess players" want to obtain this treasure, but unfortunately they all return empty-handed.

"What was the name of that flawless curse tool... Oh, yes, I remember now, it's called "The Injury to Zhongyong"!"

"Huh? Oh, there is such a thing!"

Xu Shu looked normal, but he was stunned in his heart.

Injury to Zhongyong?
Hiss... Could this person in the old house be the female principal who loved to secretly give me (Kamiya Ichiru) private lessons back then?
This seems very likely, especially since the font is difficult to read.

After all, she never uses that brush, and the hairs on the tip of the brush have become very sparse. How could the words she writes not be ugly?
The flawless spell tool is of very high quality and is worth nearly ten thousand contributions. No wonder this secret realm is limited to the second level but some people still go in and seek death. Alas, people die for money and birds die for food.

It's a pity that I can't sneak in to meet my old friend~
Xu Shu felt quite emotional.

The "butcher" Zhang Runzhi in front suddenly pursed his lips and asked, "Do you want to rob?"

"what?"

Zhang Runzhi pointed to the dense forest at the entrance of Nagoya not far away and said coldly: "There are five third-level auras hiding over there. They concealed it very well, but they could not escape my eyes. According to their posture, I guess the second-level who went in should be the thugs they brought with them, and they are probably about to succeed, otherwise..."

At this point, Zhang Runzhi made a throat-cutting gesture, the meaning was very clear - he was greedy for money and wanted to rob.

"..." Seeing this, everyone fell silent and frowned.

As the strongest player in the team, ranked 274th on the list, Zhang Runzhi's words carried a lot of weight, and for a moment, no one refuted him.

Finally, Yan Huoxing said with a little embarrassment: "Brother Zhang, I don't think this is necessary. Let's finish our own business first."

Lu Bingwei said coldly: "Don't make trouble."

"Hey, okay, I was just saying it casually. I don't mean to kill them. It's just that the treasure belongs to the capable. The flawless curse is very valuable. They can't handle just five early-stage third-level warriors. If we don't fight for them, someone else will. Haha." Seeing that his two captains objected, Zhang Runzhi shrugged and didn't say much.

Everyone continued on their way, and this seemed to be just a minor incident.

Xu Shu looked at Zhang Runzhi twice more.

This guy is indeed from the Killing Sect, he has a strong murderous intent, he is not a good person...

This is not to say that Xu Shu claims to be a saint. In fact, he has committed many murders and traitors, but it was basically others who sought death first, and he would fight back.

There were also times when he took the initiative to cause trouble, usually just because he was attracted by the other party's strange servants, which was not too much, right? After all, strange servants were monsters, not like humans, they didn't care about "virginity".

But Xu Shu has never done anything like killing people and stealing treasures.

When there are times when you are short of treasures, you can trade with others to share what you have.

To snatch the weak?
Such behavior is despised by Xu Shu even in the wasteland.

What’s more, it is in such a ruins full of strange things?

In a place like this, even if humans cannot be united, they should at least not add insult to injury.

However, perhaps the law of the jungle is the truth of the supernatural world. In the eyes of the strong, the weak are just piglets that can be exploited at will.
Xu Shu narrowed his eyes, silently keeping an eye on Zhang Runzhi and being on guard.

The journey was smooth after that and we soon passed Qingshui Village.

"That ancient temple that appears from a distance but not up close is Qingshan Temple!"

Yan Huoxing breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the temple in his sight.

When we reached the middle of the mountain, the temple was gone as expected. The surroundings seemed desolate and all the trees were dead.

He stopped, took out a small package, and looked at Xu Shu:
"Brother Xu, only six people can enter. Who else can come in with us?"

(End of this chapter)