Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 120 Can You Afford It?
In the courtyard.

A cloud of fog surrounded Zhou Ping's house.

This strange sight also alarmed the people in the county government.

County Magistrate Lu was unable to bear the scorching heat, so he wanted to ask Zhou Ping for some ice, but he unexpectedly encountered fog in the courtyard.

Wang Cheng, Captain Leng and Zhang Sheng followed Magistrate Lu.

After Zhang Sheng entered the county government, he became a legal advisor and often gave advice to County Magistrate Lu.

Magistrate Lu trusted Zhang Sheng very much. He didn't know that Zhang Sheng was the previous magistrate.

"What's going on?" County Magistrate Lu was confused.

Wang Cheng asked several of his men to go to the mansion to look for someone.

However, as soon as a few yamen runners entered the fog, they were thrown out again.

Several yamen runners were thrown to the ground.

"It looks like the fog is a spell. It prevents people from entering the yard." Captain Leng said while looking at the fog.

Zhang Sheng frowned and said, "It feels like a ghost!"

Hearing Zhang Sheng say "ghost", County Magistrate Lu hurriedly hid behind Wang Cheng and said, "There is a ghost, so we have to leave quickly!"

Four people, each with different thoughts in mind.

Magistrate Lu was afraid that a ghost would really come out and harm him, and he was afraid that he would lose his life.

Wang Cheng wanted to help Zhou Ping, but seeing the thick fog in the courtyard, it seemed that there was nothing he could do.

Captain Leng raised the corner of his mouth slightly. He didn't like Zhou Ping. He didn't expect that a ghost would come to trouble Zhou Ping. It would be best if Zhou Ping died.

For Zhang Sheng, he had no grudge against Zhou Ping, he was just curious about why the ghost came here. Was there something strange about Zhou Ping?
Zhang Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and followed Zhuque's instructions to look for unusual people and things in Qinghe and Qingyuan counties.

In addition to these, Suzaku also mentioned the matter of the Demonic Sword Thousand Blades.

Zhang Sheng learned from Qingyuan County that the magic sword Thousand Blades did appear and it was held by a ghost named Toad Head.

This ghost also fought with Fan Shiyi and Zhou Ping, but according to rumors, Toad Head was no match for Zhou Ping so he escaped with the magic knife.

He has reported the matter to Suzaku, who asked him to continue looking for the Demonic Blade Thousand Blades.

"Could it be that it is here to seek revenge on Fan Shiyi and Zhou Ping? Could this ghost be Toad Head?" Zhang Sheng licked his lips. If it was Toad Head that created the mist, then it was very likely that the Demonic Sword Thousand Blades was here.

If he could get the Demonic Blade Thousand Blades, he might be able to get a reward from Suzaku. Thinking of this, Zhang Sheng's breathing suddenly quickened.

And in the house.

Fan Shiyi and Xiaoqing were together, Liu Ruyan and He Yunqing were snuggling together, and Zhou Ping was alone.

The people were not far away, but they couldn't see each other at all.

Not only can you not see it, but you can also hear it.

"Zhou Ping" "Brother Fan"

Several people called out to each other, but none of them could hear each other's voice.

However, although he could not hear any sound with his ears, Zhou Ping could sense the other people based on his perception range.

"This formation is so powerful! At such a close distance, not only can I not see the other party, but I can't even hear the people around me." Fan Shiyi frowned and said. She drew a few cranes around her.

At the same time, words were drawn one by one by Fan Shiyi.

These words surrounded Fan Shiyi with a faint white mist.

Fan Shiyi felt a strong ghost aura and knew that there was a ghost causing trouble. Confucianists were not afraid of ghosts.

However, Fan Shiyi did not dare to be arrogant. Just from this formation, he could feel the extraordinaryness of the master of the formation.

Xiao Qing looked around vigilantly: "This ghost is so strong, I don't think I can handle it."

She didn't understand. She had never encountered so many troubles when she was in the capital before. Why were there so many masters here?
He Yunqing and Liu Ruyan who were beside them did not hear what the two said.

The two women snuggled together, holding a bunch of runes to ward off ghosts. These runes were given to them by Zhou Ping when the ghosts appeared.

Zhou Ping relied on his perception to know that the enemy was Song Tianlong!
"I didn't expect that he is still alive!" Zhou Ping thought to himself. He killed Song Tianlong and wanted to absorb his soul, but he couldn't find it.

Judging from Song Tianlong's appearance, he had clearly escaped and turned himself into a ghost.

"Husband!" The ghost bride appeared behind Zhou Ping and she wanted to help Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping whispered, "Go back and don't hold me back."

He was right. The ghost bride was injured and her cultivation level was not high. If the ghost bride was caught, it would be troublesome to rescue her.

Although the ghost bride was unwilling, she knew that she could not help and could only hide.

Zhou Ping knew through his perception that Song Tianlong had arrived, and he also saw County Magistrate Lu and several others outside the mansion.

"coming."

Song Tianlong took advantage of the mist to rush towards Zhou Ping. Zhou Ping jumped out of the house and came to a slightly farther place.

He knew that Song Tianlong was here to cause trouble for him, so he quickly separated from He Yunqing and Liu Ruyan. He was afraid that the two women would be affected.

Sure enough, as Zhou Ping left, Song Tianlong chased after him.

Song Tianlong used a formation to trap several people in order to separate them. He saw Fan Shiyi and Xiaoqing and knew that these two people were not easy to deal with.

Especially Fan Shiyi, Song Tianlong was very afraid of the righteousness in Fan Shiyi.

"Hey, you walked into the trap and separated from them." Song Tianlong sneered in his heart, then he came behind Zhou Ping in the blink of an eye at an extremely fast speed.

Behind Zhou Ping at this time is Song Tianlong!

Zhou Ping twisted his body back and forth, and Song Tianlong also twisted his body against his back.

Song Tianlong did not attack: "This kid is very strange. He can block my attack with two fingers."

He had fought with Zhou Ping before, and Zhou Ping's strange fingers could block his attacks. Song Tianlong judged that this method should be a magic weapon.

"I think your magic weapon can block several of my attacks at the same time!" Song Tianlong's ghost split into three.

Immediately afterwards, three ghosts dropped their claws on Zhou Ping at the same time.

Seeing that the ghost claw was about to fall on Zhou Ping, Zhou Ping suddenly jumped forward.

"Huh?" Song Tianlong's eyelids twitched, and Zhou Ping jumped suddenly, just avoiding his attack. "Can he see me?"

Song Tianlong immediately denied his idea, because although Zhou Ping jumped a step, he did not look back.

He came behind Zhou Ping again. The three souls attacked Zhou Ping again.

But this time, before Song Tianlong could make a move, Zhou Ping turned around and looked at Song Tianlong.

Zhou Ping grinned: "I got you."

Song Tianlong was stunned for a moment. He felt that Zhou Ping didn't notice him and he must be looking at something else.

However, the next moment, hundreds of ghost-killing talismans on the ground flew up and surrounded the three souls.

The sound of firecrackers exploding rang out around Song Tianlong.

Zhou Ping had just scattered hundreds of ghost-killing talismans on the ground. He lured Song Tianlong to the location of the ghost-killing talismans, and then used the object control technique to stick the runes on Song Tianlong's body.

Song Tianlong didn't know why Zhou Ping was able to discover him, but he knew that the ghost-killing talisman would not cause much harm to him.

"These runes are to me." Song Tianlong wanted to say that the ghost-killing runes were like a tickle to him.

However, Song Tianlong saw the corner of Zhou Ping's mouth curled up.

Song Tianlong felt something was wrong.

The next moment, a vajra flashed with golden light and smashed a ghost clone.

Song Tianlong finally realized something was wrong. His current cultivation was comparable to that of a sixth-grade cultivator, and he also had many secret techniques. Although he had only learned a few of them, Song Tianlong felt that he could definitely kill Zhou Ping.

Song Tianlong had fought with Zhou Ping before and knew Zhou Ping's methods.

The vajra instantly killed a ghost clone, which surprised Song Tianlong.

"The vines are growing!" Song Tianlong roared, and some vines instantly grew out from the ground.

A vine caught hold of the vajra.

At the same time, vines grew out and tried to catch Zhou Ping, but Zhou Ping dodged them.

Zhou Ping took the magic sword Thousand Blades and cut off the vines one by one.

"Zhou Ping, you deserve to die!" Song Tianlong's intention to retreat flashed away. Just when one of his clones was killed, he was still thinking about escaping first, and then coming back for revenge after practicing all the spells of the Ghost King Jue.

However, when he saw that the vines had a restraining effect on Zhou Ping, Song Tianlong's intention to retreat disappeared, and he still wanted to kill Zhou Ping.

His purpose of coming to Qinghe County this time was to capture three living people as requested by the mummy in the tomb, but now he has forgotten his purpose and he only wants to kill Zhou Ping.

Countless vines emerged from the ground, trying to catch Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping was surrounded by vines.

"Creating an animal!" Zhou Ping narrowed his eyes, and his body suddenly changed from a human to a cat.

The cat jumped back and forth in the gaps between the vines, avoiding their attacks.

Vines may attack people, but they are too clumsy to catch a cat.

Song Tianlong thought to himself: Is this still possible? Only then did he realize how difficult Zhou Ping was.

At this moment, Song Tianlong felt regretful. Why did he provoke such a person?
At the same time, the Ruyi cassock fell off Zhou Ping and captured one of Song Tianlong's ghost clones according to Zhou Ping's plan.

Another ghost clone wanted to pull off the Ruyi Robe, but the Ruyi Robe emitted an intense golden light.

In the flashing golden light, one of Song Tianlong's ghost clones was destroyed again.

This frightened Song Tianlong to death! What the hell is this? How could it kill me so easily?
Run! Must run! Song Tianlong no longer had any intention of fighting with Zhou Ping.

He originally thought that Zhou Ping was just an ordinary warrior. Warriors are most afraid of ghosts, but who would have thought that Zhou Ping would be so difficult to deal with.

"Want to escape!" Zhou Ping's eyes moved, and a string of Buddhist beads fell on Song Tianlong's last ghost clone under his control.

As long as this ghost clone disappears, Song Tianlong will be completely finished.

Song Tianlong wanted to escape, but the Holy Bodhi Buddha Beads trapped him tightly, and golden light continued to consume Song Tianlong's soul.

"Let me go, let me go, I can do anything for you!" Seeing that he was about to die, Song Tianlong hurriedly asked for help.

However, Zhou Ping's left hand had already pressed on Song Tianlong's soul. Soul Devouring!
Outside the house.

"Sir, Zhou Ping is an eighth-rank Buddhist and can also make ice, which is of great use to us. Sir, I request you to help him by opening the Fengcheng formation." Wang Cheng saw that the ghost in the mansion had bad intentions, and he wanted County Magistrate Lu to open the city sealing formation.

The city sealing formation is a formation that can only be opened by the county magistrate.

Once the formation is opened, the demons and monsters in the formation will be suppressed.

Wang Cheng didn't want Zhou Ping to die, he still had to rely on Zhou Ping to balance Captain Leng.

When County Magistrate Lu heard what Wang Cheng said, he nodded and said, "That makes sense."

Not to mention that Zhou Ping is an eighth-grade cultivator, just relying on Zhou Ping's ice cubes these days, County Magistrate Lu felt much more comfortable.

For the sake of ice, it's worth saving Zhou Ping.

Captain Leng snorted coldly, "Sir, it's just an eighth-rank. There are many eighth-rank masters. The abbot of Jinhua Temple in Qingyuan County, Fa Yuan, is also an eighth-rank master. If the city sealing formation fails to eliminate the ghost, then we will offend this evil ghost!"

When County Magistrate Lu heard what Captain Leng said, his face changed slightly.

Just as Captain Leng said, it would be best if the city sealing formation could kill the evil ghost. If not, he would have offended the evil ghost.

County Magistrate Lu's expression kept changing, and he finally sighed. He decided not to save Zhou Ping, and it was better not to take this risk.

"Let's go!" County Magistrate Lu waved his hand and prepared to leave.

Captain Leng looked at Wang Cheng with a smug look in his eyes.

In the courtyard, Zhou Ping pressed his left hand on Song Tianlong's soul, and the demon seed directly devoured his soul.

"Ghost Bride!" Zhou Ping summoned the Ghost Bride.

Song Tianlong is dead, but a lot of his ghost energy remains here.

These ghost energy is an excellent tonic for the ghost bride.

"Thank you, my husband." The ghost bride began to absorb the remaining ghost energy.

Song Tianlong was a sixth-grade spirit, and the ghost energy he absorbed was extremely pure. Soon, the ghost bride had completely absorbed all of Song Tianlong's ghost energy.

With the death of Song Tianlong, the fog in the courtyard began to dissipate.

The mist magic circle also disappeared.

"Upright and righteous!" Fan Shiyi's voice spread throughout the entire house.

Then, countless words with white light passed through the courtyard.

Soon, the white air blew away the fog.

"Zhou Ping, what's going on?" Fan Shiyi and Xiaoqing rushed to Zhou Ping. They saw the vines and the ghost bride.

As the ghost bride absorbed Song Tianlong's ghost energy, her cultivation level skyrocketed and her aura became stronger.

Xiaoqing looked at the ghost bride warily. She could feel that the ghost bride's aura was similar to her own.

Xiaoqing felt good. After absorbing Song Tianlong's ghost energy, the ghost bride's cultivation had reached the seventh level.

At this time, the Ghost Bride's cultivation level was the same as Xiaoqing's.

"Just now, there was a ghost who wanted to capture the ghost bride and make her his wife. Fortunately, the ghost bride was very powerful and she killed the evil ghost." Zhou Ping pointed at the ghost bride.

The ghost bride was stunned at first, then nodded: "I don't know where this lonely ghost came from, but he actually wanted to snatch me away from my husband."

The ghost bride cooperated with Zhou Ping to perform this scene.

Before the two men arrived, Zhou Ping had already regained his human form and put away the Ruyi cassock and the Holy Bodhi Buddhist beads.

This time, Fan Shiyi and Xiaoqing both believed Zhou Ping and the ghost bride’s lies, and no one thought that Zhou Ping had killed the ghost.

Because the ghost bride's aura is too strong.

"Oh no, I missed it, I missed it!" Fan Shiyi slapped his head.

Fan Shiyi had fought with the ghost bride before and injured her. If he had helped her at that time, he would have an extra seventh-grade master by his side now.

Zhou Ping knew what Fan Shiyi meant by missed: "Missed a seventh-grade?"

Fan Shiyi shook his head: "It doesn't matter whether she is a seventh-rank or not. What matters is that the mother and daughter of the He family owe her a promise. They want to be possessed by the ghost bride and let the ghost bride experience the taste of a man."

Fan Shiyi learned from He Yunqing and her daughter that the ghost bride wanted to possess Liu Ruyan to let her experience the feeling of humanity.

There is no doubt that the person chosen by the ghost bride must be Zhou Ping.

Zhou Ping's mouth twitched slightly, and he didn't want to continue this topic.

Fan Shiyi: "Zhou Ping, how could you let the ghost bride choose Aunt Liu?"

Zhou Ping: "It's you, what do you choose?"

Fan Shiyi: "Only children make choices. I want both."

Xiaoqing: "Can you afford it?"

(End of this chapter)