Longevity from Liao Zhai

Chapter 50: Yin Ling Flower

In order to save Fan Shiyi, Zhou Ping fell into the underground river.

The underground river was very fast, sweeping the two people away into the distance.

However, before being washed away by the dark river, Zhou Ping used the Ruyi cassock to transform into a long cloth and wrapped around the rat demon's legs.

The rat demon was also dragged into the dark river by Zhou Ping.

The water in the underground river was too fast and the rat demon disappeared in the blink of an eye.

After the rat demon disappeared, the rats in the tunnel fled in all directions as if there was no one to command them.

After a while, the rats in the tunnel disappeared.

The four little mouse monsters are still attacking the people from the escort agency.

As the rats disappeared, the four little mouse monsters also felt something was wrong.

"Mom is gone."

"Mother was washed away by the water."

"Then shall we still fight?"

"I want to fight. These people are delicious."

"Fuck it, go away!"

The ninth-grade rat demon among the four little mouse demons may have a higher IQ than the others because of his improved cultivation.

The ninth-grade mouse demon left with several other mouse demons.

The tunnel was empty in the blink of an eye.

In this battle, many people were injured, but only one tenth-rank yamen runner died.

In addition, dozens of sacks were dragged into the underground river by the rats.

The underground river was very fast-flowing, and the sacks of grain were washed away as soon as they entered the underground river.

Captain Leng arrived late and started asking about the situation.

"What's going on? Did Master Fan defeat the rat demon?"

"Where is Master Fan?"

Captain Leng breathed a sigh of relief. He thought Fan Shiyi had killed the rat demon, which was why the rats left.

During this mission, the grain transport convoy encountered no other dangers except the rat demon.

As long as the rat demon is dealt with, this mission will basically be safe.

It’s less than two days’ journey out of the tunnel.

"Master Fan, Zhou Ping and the rat demon were washed away by the dark river."

Mr. Yuan said.

"Flushed away, what do you mean?"

Captain Leng asked loudly.

Yuan Gong frowned slightly. He was very dissatisfied with Captain Leng's performance, especially the fact that he sent another 10th-rank escort of the escort agency to his death.

If it weren’t for Fan Shiyi and Zhou Ping, I would probably have died on this mission.

"I don't know. The situation was too chaotic just now. Before I could see clearly what happened, they were washed away by the underground river."

Engineer Yuan was too lazy to explain so much to Captain Leng, so he began to arrange for the people from the escort agency to find Zhou Ping and Fan Shiyi.

What Yuan Gong said was not wrong. Although he knew that Zhou Ping played a very important role in this battle, he did not want to say it.

As for Zhou Ping and Fan Shiyi being carried away by the dark river, Yuan Gong also saw it, but he didn't understand why the rat demon was also gone.

Yuan Gong guessed that the rat demon was going to hunt down Zhou Ping and Fan Shiyi.

Mr. Yuan didn't see a ribbon taking the rat demon away.

Captain Leng frowned, he didn't think too much about it. He just thought that Fan Shiyi and the tree demon were both injured.

Captain Leng began to look at Fan Shiyi with a new respect.

The Confucians are extremely weak. Apart from being able to deal with ghosts, their martial arts and killing skills are not good enough.

This is mainly because Confucian people spend all day reading and have no time to practice martial arts.

Captain Leng had never expected that Fan Shiyi could fight the rat demon to this extent.

What Captain Leng knew was that in this battle, Fan Shiyi did play a very important role, but Zhou Ping's role was even greater.

Captain Leng didn't expect Zhou Ping to be so powerful, and the people from the escort agency were too lazy to tell him.

After these two battles, the yamen runners always cheated the people from the escort agency.

The people in the escort agency also had a lot of complaints about the yamen runners.

After the rats retreated, the escorts began to look for Zhou Ping and Fan Shiyi in the underground river.

However, the underground river is very complicated and it splits into several parts after turning a corner.

In addition, the underground rivers are wide and narrow, and some places are inaccessible.

After searching for about an incense stick of time, the escort agency still couldn't find the person.

"Okay! Stop looking."

Captain Leng gave an order.

"Hurry up and pack up the team and set off."

Captain Leng didn't want to look for Fan Shiyi and Zhou Ping anymore.

Captain Leng wanted the grain transport convoy to set off quickly.

The longer you stay in the tunnel, the more dangerous it will be.

As for Fan Shiyi and Zhou Ping, Captain Leng could only wish them good luck.

"No! We must find Master Fan and Zhou Ping!"

Mr. Yuan refused.

"Do you want to rebel? Don't you know the rat demon is here?"

"If the rat demon comes back, can you stop it?"

"If the food cannot reach Qingyuan County in time, and so many people starve to death, can you bear the responsibility?"

Captain Leng once again used the hungry people to suppress the escort agency.

"Okay, the rest of the escort agency will follow you. I'm going to look for Zhou Ping and Master Fan."

Mr. Yuan was ready to let the other people from the escort agency go and go find Zhou Ping himself.

Zhou Ping saved Yuan Gong’s life.

Mr. Yuan wants to find Zhou Ping and Fan Shiyi.

Perhaps Zhou Ping is fighting a tough battle with the rat demon right now, and if he could have my help, his chances of winning would be better.

Upon hearing what Yuan Gong said, Captain Leng's expression suddenly softened.

There were more than a dozen yamen runners and more than a dozen people from the escort agency.

But the real masters are only Leng the Captain and a few tenth-grade ones.

Currently, a tenth-rank official in the yamen has died, and a tenth-rank official in the escort agency is disabled.

After Captain Leng was injured, his cultivation level was barely at the tenth level.

Then there is Yuan Gong, who is a tenth-rank official, a tenth-rank yamen runner.

If Engineer Yuan was no longer around, once the rat swarm came back, Captain Leng would not have the confidence to deal with those four little mouse monsters.

The eighth-grade rat demon gave birth to five tenth-grade rat demons, but now there are only four left.

Although there were four little mouse monsters left, one of them actually reached the ninth level.

Just that one ninth rank is difficult to deal with.

"Okay, you're right, we should look for Master Fan and that Zhou Ping you mentioned."

“But not too long.”

"One hour! After one hour, we must leave."

Captain Leng took a step back. He still wanted to unite Engineer Yuan to work for him.

Mr. Yuan hesitated for a while and agreed.

Next, within an hour, the yamen runners and the escort agency people began to look for the traces of Fan Shiyi and Zhou Ping.

It’s just that the yamen runners didn’t put in any effort and didn’t go far away at all.

The people from the escort agency were very dissatisfied with the performance of the yamen runners.

"Why are these people like this? Zhou Ping and Master Fan saved everyone, how can they be so indifferent?"

"Damn, these guys are such bastards!"

"You shouldn't have taken a mission like this. Not only is it dangerous, but the people from the government are disgusting."

There was nothing Yuan Gong could do, since the man was a government official.

After searching for an hour, nothing was found.

Captain Leng set out again with people from the yamen and the escort agency.

Leng the captain’s idea was simple.

It would be best if the rat demon died, but if it’s not dead, I hope Fan Shiyi can tangle with it.

As for whether Fan Shiyi and Zhou Ping were dead or not, Captain Leng didn't care.

"Hey, this is Zhou Ping's little white cat, catch it quickly."

Several yamen runners discovered Xiaobai.

Xiaobai searched back and forth several times, but still couldn't find Zhou Ping.

Exhausted Xiaobai was captured by the yamen runners.

"Captain Leng, look, we caught Zhou Ping's little white cat."

A bailiff said.

"Bullshit, what Zhou Ping's little white cat? It's just a white cat."

As Captain Leng spoke, he found a rope and tied it around Xiaobai's neck.

Captain Leng had a simple idea. If Fan Shiyi could come back alive, he would give Xiaobai to her to earn a favor.

As for Zhou Ping, Captain Leng didn't care at all.

What kind of trouble can a small escort master cause? The people from the escort agency wanted to stop Captain Leng from doing this, but they were stopped by the yamen runners.

"What do you want to do? Do you want to rebel? You openly attacked the government office. Do you want to take your family members to jail?"

Captain Leng was a ninth-rank officer after all, and his words immediately shocked the people in the escort agency.

The people from the escort agency dared to be angry but not to speak out.

Xiaobai was tied up with a rope, looking pitiful. He had already used up all his strength in dealing with the rats and looking for Zhou Ping.

The turbulent underground river is interconnected and constantly turning.

The ghost bride follows the ghost baby.

There is a contract between the ghost baby and Zhou Ping, so both parties can feel each other.

Ghosts have no physical form, so they can run rampant.

However, the next moment, the ghost baby suddenly stopped.

"Mother, father."

The ghost baby wandered around anxiously, but it lost perception of Zhou Ping.

Just a moment ago, the ghost baby and Zhou Ping's perception was cut off.

"Don't worry, let's look around."

The ghost bride comforted.

The ghost bride and her ghost baby wandered around in the dark river deep in the mountains, looking for a needle in a haystack.

The underground river is very fast, with several sharp turns and waterfalls.

Zhou Ping was completely confused by the trick.

Suddenly, Zhou Ping felt empty under his body.

The dark river came to an underground waterfall.

Zhou Ping and Fan Shiyi were thrown into the air by the dark river.

It was pitch black underground and I didn't know how deep it was.

In the darkness, Fan Shiyi also felt their current situation.

"let go."

Fan Shiyi’s words were a little cold.

Zhou Ping kept holding Fan Shiyi's hand.

After hearing what Fan Shiyi said, Zhou Ping loosened his hands. He used the Heavenly Spirit Borrowing Technique to sense everything around him.

Relying on the perception range of the Sky Spirit Method, Zhou Ping could sense that the two of them were in free fall.

Suddenly, Zhou Ping felt his body being supported by something.

"Chi Chi Chi"

A white crane appeared under Zhou Ping.

Fan Shiyi drew two white cranes carrying two people.

The white crane can emit light, illuminating the surroundings.

This is an underground cliff.

Just now two people rushed to the cliff from the underground river.

There is a shallow beach about several dozen feet underground.

If Fan Shiyi hadn't drawn two cranes, the two of them would have fallen freely to the ground.

Zhou Ping had just breathed a sigh of relief when he felt a pressure on his arm.

"oops."

Zhou Ping fell down due to the pressure on his arms.

The crane also fell down.

Zhou Ping was holding the rat demon in his hand with the Ruyi cassock.

The crane could not bear the weight of Zhou Ping and the rat demon.

"Bang."

The crane fell to the ground.

Zhou Ping fell to the ground.

"what."

The rat demon let out a shrill scream, followed by another scream, and then silence.

Fan Shiyi also quickly followed.

On the ground, a ribbon was wrapped around Zhou Ping's hand, and the rat demon at the other end had disappeared.

Zhou Ping took the Ruyi cassock and wrapped it around his arm again.

And on the other side of the Ruyi robe, there was a leg!

In order to break free from the Ruyi cassock, the rat demon actually bit off one of its legs!

Fan Shiyi drew a few glowing birds floating around.

This is a shallow beach with only a thin layer of water.

The radius is estimated to be several dozen feet, and the circular stone wall trapped several people here.

The rat demon was huddled in the corner, grinning at Zhou Ping.

The current situation is a bit like two people and one demon being trapped at the bottom of a bucket.

The only exit is above the bucket.

Zhou Ping immediately became alert. He was afraid that the rat demon would rush over.

However, the rat demon just roared at Zhou Ping at the foot of the stone wall, and then climbed up the wall.

Perhaps the wall was too slippery, or perhaps the rat demon was missing a leg, it almost fell down several times.

The rat demon climbed to the top of the cliff and stood at the entrance of the cave.

"You two stay here. I'm going to exhaust you to death."

The rat demon was guarding the entrance of the underground river, which was also the only place to escape from this "bucket".

The rat demon was missing a leg, so its combat effectiveness was affected. It did not dare to confront Zhou Ping and Fan Shiyi head-on, so it chose to use the terrain.

As long as Fan Shiyi and Zhou Ping want to get out from here, they must pass through the cave entrance guarded by the rat demon.

Zhou Ping frowned and put away his knife. He knew that the rat demon would not dare to attack rashly.

Zhou Ping looked at the right side of the split-screen panel in front of him.

On the upper right side, a white dot is moving.

This white dot represents a grain transport convoy.

At the same time, Zhou Ping can also sense his location and how to keep up with the convoy through the panel.

However, according to the map, the cave entrance guarded by the rat demon is the only way out of this place.

Zhou Ping tried to call the ghost baby.

But for some reason, he couldn't sense the ghost baby.

There is something strange in this mountain, which blocks the perception power of the contract.

"what?"

Fan Shiyi half squatted and looked at a flower on the shallows.

Zhou Ping also looked over.

A flower grows alone in this shallow place.

There are three flowers, and their color is purple.

"This thing is called Yin Ling Flower, and it needs to grow in an extremely yin place."

“It takes a hundred years to grow a flower.”

"There are three of these flowers, and they have been growing for more than three hundred years."

Fan Shiyi is knowledgeable and introduces Zhou Ping to others.

"Mr. Fan, what is the use of this thing?"

Zhou Ping asked curiously.

Yin Ling Flower, it doesn’t sound like a good thing.

"This thing is useless to humans and can even be harmful, but it has a great effect on ghosts and monsters. It can help them improve their cultivation."

After Fan Shiyi finished speaking, he picked a flower.

"There are three in total, one for me and two for you."

Fan Shiyi said.

Zhou Ping nodded and took the two Yin Ling Flowers without any hesitation.

This flower is useful to ghosts and monsters, and can be given to ghost babies and ghost brides.

Especially the ghost bride, if he could help her recover her cultivation, Zhou Ping would have an extra helper.

The ghost bride has the cultivation level of an eighth-grade cultivator, and can defeat the eighth-grade abbot of Jinhua Temple.

Ghosts have a natural advantage in dark places like tunnels.

Once the Ghost Bride's cultivation is restored, Zhou Ping will be like a fish in water if he walks through this tunnel again.

Fan Shiyi took off his shirt, waved his hand, and a set of dry clothes appeared, and then he put them on again.

Zhou Ping saw Fan Shiyi's back and side.

It's a man's body! Zhou Ping was slightly disappointed.

Zhou Ping slapped himself lightly on the face. What on earth am I expecting?
"Master Fan, how can we do this?"

Zhou Ping asked. He had already seen from the map on the panel that the only way out was through the hole he had just come from.

But now, the rat demon is still guarding there.

Fan Shiyi looked around and then looked at the rat demon at the entrance of the cave.

"Cold salad."

(End of this chapter)