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The streets were incredibly quiet at night.

The night watchman's clapper had just finished ringing when all was silent.

After leaving the Wang family mansion, Jiang Chuan deliberately chose to walk through the alleys.

Wang Lun's death could not be kept secret for long.

The faster the better.

Just past a street corner.

He suddenly felt a chill creep over him.

Jiang Chuan suddenly stopped in his tracks, his hair standing on end.

He was all too familiar with that chilling aura.

It was exactly the same ghost that blocked his way on the official road the night he arrived!

He turned around abruptly.

Then, in the middle of the road not far from me, stood a blurry black shadow.

It was a black bear, only about a meter tall.

It is completely black.

Her eyes were vacant, staring blankly at him, a strange smile playing on her lips.

A chill suddenly crept up Jiang Chuan's spine.

It's a ghost!

and many more!

How come this ghost looks just like those bear cubs he killed before?!

Jiang Chuan felt as if he were facing a formidable enemy. He held his breath, placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, and secretly circulated his qi and blood throughout his body.

A man and a bear faced off in this alley.

The air was icy cold.

The wind in the alley seemed to have stopped.

I don't know how much time passed.

The dark figure suddenly vanished without a trace, as if blown away by the wind.

There was no sound, no trace, as if it had never existed.

Jiang Chuan stood there, bewildered and uncertain.

He had no chance whatsoever if that thing attacked him.

He had no idea how to kill it, given its complete immunity to physical attacks!

"not good!"

Jiang Chuan was suddenly startled and hurried home.

When he got home, he pushed open the door and went inside.

Liu Yue'e was sleeping in the inner room, her breathing steady.

The lamp wick was still slightly lit, illuminating her sleeping face peacefully.

Jiang Chuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately.

It was a false alarm.

Jiang Chuan didn't close his eyes all night; he gripped his knife and kept watch in the courtyard all night long.

Daybreak.

He then took Liu Yue'e out the door.

The two did not pack any luggage to avoid attracting attention, and only took gold, silver and valuables.

Early risers were already out on the street.

Liu Yue'e followed behind him, looking somewhat uneasy, never leaving his side.

After all, it meant leaving the land where they had lived for half their lives.

It's normal that she has difficulty adapting at first.

But for Jiang Chuan, whether he was constrained by the Wang family or wanted to seek further development, leaving Zhang County was an inevitable outcome.

The caravan from Quanning City was stationed on an open space in the west of the city.

This place is not far from the city gate.

People come and go.

More than twenty large trucks were lined up in two rows, their cargo piled high.

Dozens of horses, a dark mass.

Jiang Chuan found the caravan leader and explained his purpose.

The leader was a middle-aged woman named Shen San Niang.

He had an ordinary appearance, dressed neatly, but his eyes were very bright.

After learning why Jiang Chuan had come, she sized him up.

Then he sighed.

Said:

"I'm afraid you two will have to wait another day."

"I don't know what happened last night, but all the horses in the caravan got spooked, and I'm afraid they won't be able to travel today."

"What?"

Jiang Chuan's heart sank.

What I feared most came to pass.

Wang Lun is dead.

By noon at the latest, the Wang family will have noticed.

Staying for one more day increases the chances of things changing.

Moreover, the threat now extends beyond the Wang family.

And that weird bear!

We absolutely cannot wait!

He lowered his voice and said, "Master Shen, may I speak to you in private?"

Seeing his solemn expression, Shen San Niang nodded.

The two walked to a secluded spot.

Jiang Chuan stopped only after getting a bit further away from the convoy, and then got straight to the point:

"May I ask, Master Shen, do you know why the horses were startled last night?"

Shen San Niang hesitated and said, "This... I don't know. Perhaps the fodder I fed her at night wasn't to her liking, or it could be due to many other reasons."

Jiang Chuan took a deep breath and said, "To be honest, I bumped into something on my way home last night!"

He recounted the entire story of the strange black bear he had encountered.

As he spoke, Jiang Chuan felt a little uneasy.

after all.

This kind of thing is really bizarre to ordinary people.

He was prepared that Shen San Niang wouldn't take it seriously.

But no matter what, even if the other party doesn't believe him, he will find a way to get Liu Yue'e out of here today!

But I never expected it.

Shen San Niang's reaction to this matter was more intense than he had imagined.

Her face turned pale instantly, and she subconsciously took a half step back.

"Could it be... a ghost!?"

Jiang Chuan quickly asked, "What is a ghost?"

Shen San Niang looked around, her voice sounding somewhat unnatural.

"You don't know this, but ghosts exist in this world!"

"Some people also call it..."

"sly!"

"This thing is completely different from what people commonly refer to as the soul that a person becomes after death."

"Even if a deadly spirit harms someone, there's still a saying that the grievance must be attributed to the perpetrator and the debtor to the creditor."

"But the strange thing is different."

"That kind of thing is impossible to communicate with; encountering it means certain death!"

Jiang Chuan's heart skipped a beat: "Is there really no way to deal with this?"

"have."

Shen San Niang nodded: "Only a third-realm expert who has ignited the divine fire can contend with it using the power of the divine fire!"

She sighed: "The existence of ghosts has always been a top secret that the imperial court strictly forbids the common people from knowing."

"I heard that the Jing Dynasty even set up a secret agency specifically to deal with these ghosts."

"Every member inside is a powerful military commander."

"They specialize in this kind of thing!"

"Even so, it is impossible to completely eliminate the appearance of ghosts."

"Often, a city or town can vanish overnight, leaving not a trace of its existence!"

Jiang Chuan sensed the fear in her voice.

"Has Master Shen seen him before?"

Shen San Niang remained silent for a while before slowly speaking:

"Ten years ago, I was still traveling with caravans and once stayed in a small town."

"The next day, after leaving town, I took a wrong turn and decided to go back and ask."

"But neither on the map nor according to the locals can that town be found anymore."

"It's like being wiped off the face of the earth overnight..."

"During that period, I constantly wondered if I had gone insane."

"It wasn't until much later that I found out by chance."

"That town is haunted."

"They were wiped out overnight!"

"Later, the imperial court completely suppressed all news about it, and even forbade anyone to mention that place again!"

After listening, Jiang Chuan remained silent for a long time.

After a long pause, he finally spoke.

"I see."

He remembered the ghost that blocked his way on the pipe that day, and the strange black bear from last night.

This thing must be a ghost!

Shen San Niang could no longer sit still. She stood up and shouted into the distance.

"Old Ma! Give all the horses some calming pills!"

"Let's leave today!"

The coachman was taken aback.

"Master, those calming pills..."

"We can't worry about that now! Even if the horse dies young, it's better than losing its life here!"

Calming pills.

It's something that caravans always carry.

It can quickly calm a frightened horse down.

However, it has extremely serious side effects.

At best, it shortens one's lifespan; at worst, it can cause immediate death. Unless absolutely necessary, no one would be willing to use it.

Now, however, I can't care about those things anymore.

Shen San Niang turned to look at Jiang Chuan.

He clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Brother, thank you for telling me the truth. Otherwise, if I had stayed here for even one more day, something might have happened."

Jiang Chuan returned the greeting with clasped hands: "Master Shen, there's no need to be so polite. I'm doing this for myself."

He knew in his heart that if he didn't say these words, he would have to.

The caravan would inevitably stay an extra day.

Stay one more day.

Who knows what might happen!

The Wang family's affairs have become secondary. What Jiang Chuan is more worried about now is whether the bear holds a grudge and whether it remembers that he killed it!

Fortunately, this Master Shen is a sensible man; he understands things immediately and never beats around the bush.

The caravan quickly got busy.

The act of feeding medicine.

The cart that is harnessed.

In less than half an hour, the convoy was moving.