After returning from my cultivation journey, I built a farm through fortune telling.

Chapter 128

But this yin energy was different from what she had sensed before. It did not carry strong malice or coldness; instead, it was like a fog, making it hard to understand.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to sense the source of the yin energy through subtle changes in the air.

The wind whistled in her ears, mixed with the occasional bark of a dog in the distance, but her attention was completely focused on this eerie aura.

The yin energy was very dispersed, and its source could not be identified for a time.

Bai Chen and Bai Wei stood on either side of her.

Bai Chen gripped the lightning-struck wooden sword tightly in his hand. The sword's blade actually gleamed in the night, and the surrounding yin energy immediately dispersed upon touching it.

Bai Wei took two.

One in each hand.

The two men scanned their surroundings warily.

Zhang Yu sat in the car, his eyes fixed on Bai Chen and the other two. His heart was pounding. Although he was usually interested in these supernatural phenomena, he still felt fear when he actually faced them. The more he looked, the more his heart trembled. So he silently rolled up the car window.

Looking out the car window, I feel much safer!

Unexpectedly, one day, the saying "Lord Ye loves dragons" would come true for him...

Suddenly, Bai Lu opened her eyes, made a hand seal, and pointed to the southwest. A blurry shadow slowly appeared in front of Bai Lu and the other two.

"What... is this?"

Bai Chen and Bai Wei exchanged a glance, both seeing in each other's eyes the extent of their lack of knowledge.

“Bound spirits—as I’ve told you before, bound spirits are ghosts that remain in the human world after a person dies. They are trapped in the place of death, unable to be reborn or leave. These ghosts usually become bound spirits because they had unfulfilled wishes or resentments in their previous life, which prevent them from letting go.”

Bai Lu said softly, "But... this doesn't seem like an ordinary earthbound spirit. In short, something's strange. Be careful."

"Didn't Zhang Yu say that as long as it's not drunk driving, it's fine to drive on this road? This... should be a ghost... oh no, a spirit that binds the earth, right?" Bai Chen asked.

"Perhaps—all living beings have a sunny and a dark side. It's just that ghosts are easily attracted by darkness and evil, and easily lose their true nature. Let's go and see. We'll know soon enough whether it's good or bad."

From the bottom of her heart, Bailu also felt that this earth-bound spirit was not an evil spirit that harmed the area, but rather a righteous evil!

—If there are no traffic police checking vehicles, this road is just a normal road. But as long as the traffic police check vehicles, drunk drivers and those driving under the influence of alcohol will not be able to escape!
Zhang Yu said that everyone in Yangcheng knows how strange this road is. Anyone who has been drinking will automatically avoid this road. But the strange thing is that no matter which road you take, you will eventually end up back in this area where the traffic police have set up a checkpoint. There is no way to escape.

As a result, the drunk driving crime rate in Yangcheng has plummeted in the past two years, greatly reducing the workload of traffic police and causing their income to plummet...

Bai Chen and Bai Wei followed closely behind, cautiously approaching the shadow. As they drew nearer, the shadow's shape became clearer, and it seemed to dance in the wind, emitting a low, mournful sound.

"What did it say? Did it speak?"

Bai Wei's voice carried a hint of fear. She could sense that the power contained within this shadow was not on the same level as hers.

Bai Lu frowned. She could feel the growing yin energy emanating from the shadows, which seemed to sense their approach and were becoming increasingly menacing, as if warning them.

"Sis, I'm having trouble breathing..."

Bai Wei and Bai Chen clenched their necks, looking somewhat uncomfortable, and said...

Bai Lu's eyes sharpened, and she placed her hands on the shoulders of the two women. Bai Wei and Bai Chen immediately felt a lightness around them, and their breathing gradually became smoother.

Upon noticing this change, Bai Lu raised an eyebrow. To be honest, even though she was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, she had a terrifyingly strong feeling about her.
Perhaps knowing that the oppressive aura was ineffective against Bai Lu and the others, the dense yin energy gradually thinned out. Bai Lu removed her hands from their shoulders, began to form hand seals, and chanted incantations, attempting to establish communication with the earth-bound spirit.

"I suddenly thought of something..."

Bai Chen suddenly said, "Since everyone knows about the strangeness of this place, it's impossible that Daoist Qingxu and the others didn't know! The fact that this place still exists means..."

Bai Lu naturally chimed in: "That means either they tacitly approved it, or... they can't deal with the earth-bound spirits here either."

Bai Chen swallowed hard: "What if it's the latter...?"

Bai Lu raised her eyes: "We'll have to ask everyone, right? Everyone?"

"Everyone?"

Bai Chen, a little frightened, took another step closer to Bai Lu: "What do you mean? There's more than one Bound Earth Spirit here?"

What he dared not say was—he hadn't sensed anything at all!
If his sister finds out, he'll be furious!

"Yes and no."

The egret stared at the shadow not far away and said, "There used to be many Earthbound Spirits here, but now there's only one left."

The Earthbound Spirit paused its ferocious movements for a moment before continuing, but to the egret, it seemed to be bluffing.

"Speak like a human being!" Bai Chen said irritably, hating nothing more than hearing things that required people to guess!

Would it kill you to just say it directly? Why keep me in suspense?
"It means that the various sizes of Earthbound Spirits merge and devour each other, eventually becoming a giant Earthbound Spirit. However, this Earthbound Spirit can split back into the original Earthbound Spirit at any time. If I'm not mistaken, when Earthbound Spirits merge, their power will be unprecedented."

Even the egret wasn't quite sure if it was a match for it.

Earthbound spirits can only operate in one area, but that area is their territory, giving them an unprecedented advantage.

"Is it even more powerful than the drought demon?"

Bai Wei leaned against the other side of Bai Lu and asked softly.

Upon hearing this, the Earth-Binding Spirit stiffened again, even ceasing its swaying: "You...have you seen the Drought Demon?"

That ethereal voice even carried a hint of innocence!

Even though Bai Lu was mentally prepared, she was still startled. Bai Wei almost clung to Bai Lu, while Bai Chen held the lightning-struck wooden sword in front of him, shielding his two older sisters behind him: "Stop playing tricks and show yourself!"

Egret: "."

Well, in their early twenties, they're at the age where they spout cringeworthy, childish phrases. She pulled Bai Chen back slightly: "We mean no harm. We just noticed your presence, and out of a sense of responsibility as cultivators, we need to find out the truth. Please show yourself."

As Bai Lu finished speaking, the surrounding yin energy seemed to fluctuate, and the blurry shadow began to slowly rotate, as if responding to her words.

Bai Chen and Bai Wei gripped their lightning-struck wooden swords tightly, watching the Earth-Binding Spirit's every move with vigilance.

"Sister, be careful," Bai Wei whispered, her voice tinged with seriousness. Although they all guessed that this was a single, or rather a group of, good earth-binding spirits, they could not be too careful about guarding against ghosts!
There's always a chance of something going wrong!

Bailu nodded. So far, she had not sensed any malice from the Earth-Binding Spirit. She simply watched the Earth-Binding Spirit quietly, as if it were thinking or discussing something.

After a while, the shadow of the Earthbound Spirit suddenly trembled violently, and a strong yin energy burst out from it, forming a vortex. Bai Chen and Bai Wei immediately tensed up, and the lightning-struck wooden swords in their hands emitted an even more dazzling light, trying to dispel the yin energy.

"Don't be nervous, it's okay!"

Bai Lu comforted the two, sensing that there was no intention to attack within the yin energy.

Sure enough, in no time, a dense yin energy spread out in all directions. The three of them, Bai Lu, looked around at their surroundings, which were crowded with ghosts, some squatting, some standing, and some sitting.

This right-turn intersection is extremely congested.

Bai Wei and Bai Chen: "."

Honestly, this isn't the first time I've seen ghosts, but this is the first time I've seen so many!
There must be two or three hundred ghosts!
Their hearts were pounding like an electrocardiogram.

Zhang Yu couldn't see anything, but with his 5.2 super-clear vision, he could see the egret's beak moving. Even though it was facing the air, it looked like it was talking!
After a series of mental replays, he was both nervous and excited, and couldn't wait to open the car door and get out immediately!

The egret's gaze swept around, while the alpaca that ran past her heart trampled on it and spat at her!

She wasn't afraid of ghosts, but what was terrifying was that these ghosts were wearing tattered armor from an unrecognizable dynasty. If she wasn't mistaken, these were soldiers who had died on ancient battlefields!

Who knows how many years ago the ghost was!

"You all."

Bai Lu spoke again, her voice full of respect, because she had a positive view of soldiers. Whether in ancient or modern times, soldiers who defend their country, fight on the battlefield, or even die in battle, are all worthy of respect.

"I've never seen you before. Are you three little kids new cultivators from Yangcheng?"

An elderly ghost, dressed in a long robe that was completely different from the other ghosts, stepped forward and asked with a smile. Although he had become a ghost, his face was still kind and his eyes revealed a glimmer of wisdom.

The other ghosts all followed his lead obediently, confirming him as the ghost leader.

They are either generals or strategists.

No way.

“Yes, sir, we are indeed cultivators from Yangcheng.” Bai Lu nodded: “And you are?”

The old man sighed and said, "I've been dead for hundreds of years, and I've forgotten what my own name is. Just call me 'Old Man Xu'!"

Grandpa Xu looked the children in front of him over again and asked with a smile, "Little girl, you should know Master Qingxu, right?"

“We know each other,” Bailu asked. “Did Master Qingxu tacitly approve of your presence here?”

“Of course!” Old Master Xu nodded.

"...Uh...Assisting in law enforcement, was that tacitly approved by Master Qingxu?"

Since this old man Xu knows the name of Master Qingxu, the two must have met before. If this group of ghosts of old man Xu were to disrupt the order of the human world, given Master Qingxu's personality, he would definitely eliminate this group of ghosts no matter the cost, in a life-or-death struggle.

But the current situation is definitely the result of careful consideration by those above.

"That's natural!"

Grandpa Xu chuckled and said, "Young lady, don't worry, we absolutely won't interfere with the order of the world. We won't intervene unless the traffic police are checking cars, unless there's an accident that's about to kill someone. After all, if someone's about to die, we can't just stand by and watch them die, can we? To be honest, our abilities are limited. We can only save people within a few hundred meters of this area. Any further away, we're powerless. Sigh."

You're still saying "Sigh—"?

Even the egrets wanted to facepalm.

So many people have had their lives changed because of you!
Those who should have been in a car accident are fine; those who were caught driving under the influence shouldn't have been caught, but you pulled some strings to get it done!

Some are happy, some are sad. The Book of Life and Death in the underworld has been rewritten countless times because of you all!

However, this can also be considered a matter of timing and fate. Encountering a good ghost is also a kind of unexpected event, isn't it?
Is this why you don't reincarnate?

"Us..."

Old Master Xu sighed softly. Perhaps it was his age, but he couldn't help but pour out his feelings. He pointed to the young ghosts around him, some of whom looked like thirteen or fourteen-year-old children, and began to ramble on and on—

"These children were unlucky. They were born into a chaotic world, and the war continued from the moment they were born until their deaths. After a battle with the enemy, for some unknown reason, we died and then survived, but we were trapped in this place, living in a daze for who knows how many years. It was only a year ago that we truly regained our senses."

a year ago?

Bai Lu raised an eyebrow, her heart skipping a beat.

It was a very delicate time.

Paranormal events also occurred frequently across the country around this time.

"After waking up, we found that this era was completely different from ours. We were nocturnal and hibernating. After a while, we learned about most of the world. We couldn't be reincarnated, nor could we leave this place, so we thought about doing something for our place."

"We've been ghosts for a long time, but we've been awake ghosts for a short time. It feels like we fought to the death with the enemy just yesterday, but today we've arrived in a peaceful and prosperous country. We soldiers naturally have a duty to protect this peaceful and prosperous land!"

The egret bit the tender flesh inside her lip, realizing how narrow-minded she had been. She never imagined that the reason they weren't reincarnated was for this reason.

There are many ordinary people in this world, but there is never a lack of great people whose thoughts are so noble that they make us feel ashamed.

"Young lady, let me tell you, kids these days don't value their lives at all. They even dare to drive after drinking! Back in our day, even driving a donkey cart after drinking would cause it to fall into a ditch, let alone driving a car!"
"How many times faster is a car than a donkey cart? And he still dared to drink alcohol, he's really courting death! We saw it once, a kid drank alcohol and stupidly drove his car between two big trucks. The trucks couldn't brake in time, and even with so many of us, we couldn't save him. We just watched helplessly as he and the car were crushed into a heap. When his parents came to collect the body, they couldn't even separate his flesh from those metal blocks. He died a horrible death!"

(End of this chapter)