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Over the next few days, the group continued their journey towards Ghost Lantern Temple.

As a temple located not far from Qingluo Mountain, Mu Yang and his group arrived at the foot of Guideng Mountain, where Guideng Temple is located, in just over three days.

The original name of Ghost Lantern Mountain is now unknown.

Because of the fame of Ghost Lantern Temple, the mountain was renamed Ghost Lantern Mountain.

Although the name Ghost Lantern Mountain sounds eerie, it is actually a mountain that looks even more lush and verdant than Green Snail Mountain.

The mountain is over 3,000 meters high, with flowing water and the sounds of birds, beasts, and insects.

Down the mountain, there is even a settlement called Ghost Lantern Town, where most of the visitors are pilgrims who are preparing to go up the mountain to burn incense and worship Buddha.

As a force that exorcises demons and monsters throughout Anshun County and even Anling Prefecture, Ghost Lantern Temple is very famous, and many pilgrims come here because they believe it can suppress ghosts and handle strange and bizarre matters.

"Captain Xie, do you think Lord Fu's disappearance is really related to the Ghost Lantern Temple?"

Looking at the pilgrims coming and going in the town, some of the captains began to doubt themselves.

As officers of the Demon Slaying Division in Anshun County, they had naturally heard of the Ghost Lantern Temple.

Seeing the town's prosperity due to the constant stream of pilgrims, I naturally felt a little apprehensive.

If Mu Yang hadn't actually killed that green snail demon, they would have seriously doubted whether they had made a mistake.

Or perhaps, this green snail demon wanted to take someone down with it before it died?

"I don't know either, we can only take it one step at a time," Xie Xu shook his head.

In fact, it wasn't just Xie Xu who was puzzled; even Lei Xing found it hard to believe that Fu Yu's disappearance, as well as the disappearances of Ge Feiwu and others, could be related to the righteous Ghost Lantern Temple.

If it weren't for the fact that Mu Yang was the one who revealed this information, Lei Xing would have found it hard to believe and not doubt it.

"Whether it is or not, we'll find out by going and seeing."

Mu Yang was not affected by the scene before him.

The prosperity of Ghost Lantern Town is, to put it bluntly, a celebration for a group of people who place their spiritual hopes in external things.

Today, with the prosperity of Guideng Temple, people will travel from afar to Guideng Town and respectfully climb Guideng Mountain, which is over 3,000 meters high.

If Ghost Lantern Temple falls tomorrow, some other temple called Ox and Horse Temple will pop up, and places like Ox and Horse Mountain, Ox and Horse Town, and Ox and Horse River will appear again.

Those who truly have unwavering faith, regardless of what their faith is, are a very small minority.

"Mu Yang is right. Whether it is true or not, we'll know once we see it for ourselves," Lei Xing nodded.

Regardless, since we're already here, we should at least take a look.

Moreover, they had no other clues besides Ghost Lantern Temple.

Instead of waiting idly, we should take the initiative.

"etc."

Mu Yang suddenly stopped, his eyes instantly locking onto a corner of the street.

Everyone instinctively looked over.

A young girl holding a candied hawthorn stick was curiously observing them. When she saw Mu Yang and the others looking over, she subconsciously looked away and prepared to turn away.

Logically speaking, Mu Yang shouldn't have reacted much to people who stopped to watch.

After all, apart from Lei Xing, everyone in their group was wearing the uniform of the Demon Slayer Division.

Given the reputation of the Demon Slayer Division in the Great Jing Dynasty, people around would instinctively look over.

However, most ordinary people, and even martial artists, would only glance at it before subconsciously looking away, afraid of causing trouble.

Only the girl was not afraid; instead, she stared at them with curiosity, following them almost the entire time they entered the town.

Seeing that the group was preparing to leave the town, she actually continued to follow them.

Mu Yang didn't give her a chance to leave. With a light tap of his foot, he shot out and arrived in front of the girl in an instant.

Thick, powerful fingers firmly encircled the girl's slender, fair neck, leading her to a corner of the alley.

In an instant, the girl felt her breath catch in her throat, and a sharp pain, as if immense force was squeezing her throat, came from her neck.

The girl's expression changed, and she threw away the candied hawthorn in her hand, quickly slapping Mu Yang's arm.

While filming, he also tried to struggle.

Judging from the strength, he has almost reached the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm and should have opened up many auxiliary meridians.

Unfortunately, it was Mu Yang who grabbed her by the neck.

No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break free.

Instead, her overly aggressive resistance caused her face to turn red due to lack of oxygen.

"Wait...wait a minute!"

Seeing that she couldn't break free, the girl immediately spoke up.

The clear voice was now filled with anxiety and pleading.

Mu Yang ignored her and simply looked at her quietly with indifferent eyes.

"I'm...one of our own, really, I'm also from the Demon Slayer Division!"

Seeing that Mu Yang remained unmoved, the girl quickly spoke again.

As she spoke, she subconsciously pointed to the sleeve pocket at her waist.

"The token is in my sleeve pocket. See for yourself!"

Mu Yang glanced at the girl's waist and indeed saw a small, pale yellow sleeve pouch.

"Take it out."

Mu Yang spoke calmly, and at the same time, the force in his palm lessened.

The girl, disregarding the precious oxygen she was breathing, quickly reached for the pocket in her waist sleeve.

Then......

A red bellyband embroidered with mandarin ducks appeared in the girl's hands.

However, the mandarin ducks were rather ugly. If they hadn't appeared on the red bib, Mu Yang felt that calling them ducks would be an insult to ducks.

Seemingly noticing Mu Yang's strange gaze, the girl subconsciously looked at her palm and saw the red undergarment. Her face flushed instantly, even redder than when she was short of oxygen.

It was almost as good as the red bellyband in her hand.

This is actually the inconvenience of sleeve pockets.

Unlike Mu Yang, who, after equipping the sleeve pouch, had a god-like perspective to view the entire space, others did not.

When someone takes something out of their sleeve pocket, it's just like reaching into a cloth bag with your hand. If you can't remember where it is, it's normal to reach into the wrong one.

"Oops! I took the wrong one!"

The girl hurriedly stuffed the red bodice back into her sleeve pocket, and after a frantic search, she finally pulled out a bronze token.

The top is engraved with a large character "斩" (meaning "to behead"), while the back is engraved with the characters "一等" (meaning "first class").

Mu Yang glanced at the token, and only after confirming that it was genuine did he release his grip.

"Thump!"

The girl didn't expect Mu Yang to suddenly let go, and without missing a beat, her bottom hit the ground, letting out a cry of pain.

In fact, Mu Yang had already realized that the girl had no hostility.

However, the absence of hostility does not necessarily mean they are allies, which is why he took action to test the waters.

"Is she also from the Demon Slayer Division?"

Xie Xu, who had run over from the side, glanced at the token, looking quite puzzled.

As a first-class demon-hunting captain in the Demon-Slaying Division of Anshun County, I would at least know all the first-class demon-hunting captains in the branch, if not everyone in the Demon-Slaying Division.

After all, there are very few people in Anshun County who can reach the fifth level of cultivation. Even if they are not from the Demon Slaying Division, Xie Xu would still have some impression of them.

But he knew absolutely nothing about this girl.

Especially considering how young she looks, she should theoretically be quite famous.

*Smack!*

Just then, a sound of something falling to the ground rang out.

Immediately afterwards, a sharp, piercing female voice rang out:

"You bastard! Let go of my young lady!!"