"Qingyi is also worried, right?" Changsun Qingyue suddenly said.

"Huh? What?" Jiang Ke'er was surprised.

"Since becoming Hou Tu, I have been busy with the livelihood of the descendants of Mingzhou. On weekdays, I always cook for them myself and take good care of everyone around me..."

"...It's just a convenience," Jiang Ke'er curled her lips, "It's not a big deal, and it's also of great benefit to me."

"It's just as Qiao Xiaoxian said, he's a person who says one thing and does another but acts uprightly," Changsun Qingyue said with a smile.

"What...what the hell?!" Jiang Ke'er blushed, "When did you chat with that guy?"

"Qiao Xiaoxian once came to me before she left and told me not to listen to what you say, but to guess your thoughts through what you do," Changsun Qingyue smiled and covered her mouth. "Now it seems that Qiao Xiaoxian really knows you best."

"…She knows nothing!" Jiang Ke'er was furious.

Jiang Ke'er never thought of herself as a good person.

Everything I do is just to live happily.

If she were to live her life over again, she didn't want to be a timid person... She just hoped to act according to her heart and make choices based on her intuition.

Good person? She is not a good person. Good people will not have a good ending.

"Sister Qingyue, you have learned bad things from Qiao Xiaoxian," Jiang Keer pouted.

After half a month of getting along, Jiang Ke'er had apparently become friends with the members of the Renaissance Society. There was no more grudge or courtesy during their conversations, and they would even joke with each other from time to time.

"And you've gained weight," Jiang Ke'er suddenly added.

Changsun Qingyue was struck by lightning, and hurriedly touched her face and arms: "No way... It's over, it's over, it seems I have really gained weight."

With Jiang Keer's careful feeding three meals a day, no one can control their figure.

"Never mind, I'll be fat!" Looking at the dried meat Jiang Ke'er made in her pocket, Changsun Qingyue took a bite in despair, "As long as I eat fast enough, the calories won't catch up with me... Eating is more important. Anyway, I don't have to worry about not being able to get married, I'm already engaged..."

Well, the big orange one is more important.

Press F to enter the tank. It's just around the corner. Li Shimin is blessed.

The few of them bickered with each other, but quickly put aside their worries about the mission.

However, although the atmosphere became relaxed, they did not neglect their preparations.

Judging from the destination location given by the Ranger Guild, it should be a deep mountain and forest.

Low-level monks do not have the ability to ignore terrain, so they must carry sufficient exploration equipment.

After preparing the equipment, everyone gathered at the entrance of the Ranger Guild at noon.

Because Qiao Xiaoxian was not there, there were only four members on this mission. The four of them checked the luggage in the Qiankun bag, and then bought four horses and set off.

The destination was only half a day's journey away from Shuweizhou. Before dark, the four of them successfully reached their destination.

Outside a few wooden houses stood a dilapidated boundary marker with the three characters "Yuguizhou" written on it.

"Strange, there is clearly a forest marked here on the map..." Standing outside Yuguizhou, everyone was a little stunned.

The dilapidated cabins gave off a stale smell, and several carriages were parked outside the cabins. It was obvious that some monks had used these cabins as a temporary resting place.

Further away was a swamp shrouded in thick fog. Deep in the swamp, a few faint silver lights and the shapes of houses and palaces could be seen.

Before Jiang Ke'er could take a closer look, a group of monks suddenly rushed out of the cabin.

They are numerous and powerful, probably numbering in the hundreds!

In a blink of an eye, they surrounded Jiang Ke'er and others.

"You are the... 'Demon Clan Rejuvenation Society'?" A human man stepped out from the crowd, narrowed his eyes and looked at Jiang Ke'er, Changsun Qingyue and the other four little monsters, with dissatisfaction on his face, "Why are there only four?"

Just as Changsun Qingyue was about to speak, Jiang Keer suddenly stood up and interrupted, "No, we are just casual cultivators passing by here. We originally wanted to come here to hunt a few beasts for money, but we didn't expect that the map was wrong, and there is no forest here... Since there is no forest, then we will withdraw first."

"Self-guided cultivators?" The man in the group sneered, "No matter who you are, once I see you, don't even think about leaving!"

(1/3)

84. Dry Section

Seeing that the situation was not good, Jie Shui quickly thought of a way out and shouted: "That's right, we are members of the Demon Clan Revival Association! It's just that in order to meet up with the task entruster on time and avoid unnecessary trouble, we lied... This is our task entrustment list, please take a look."

When they saw Jie Shui take out the task assignment form, the expressions of these monks eased a little.

"Since you are a member of the Demon Clan Revival Association, that means you have two reconnaissance rangers in your team?"

"That's right! Two from the reconnaissance department and two from the combat department." Jie Shui was sweating profusely and nodded repeatedly, "The two girls over there are from the reconnaissance department."

The intermediate water refers to Jiang Keer and Mu Guoguo.

It goes without saying that Mu Guoguo has a keen sense of smell, and when Jiang Keer applied for the ranger category, she also chose the reconnaissance ranger.

Jiang Ke'er knew that her combat ability mainly depended on swordsmanship, but she did not want to expose her swordsmanship, lest she be suspected of her other identity... So she chose the reconnaissance department. After all, there was identification technology, and she knew a little about reconnaissance.

The leading human monks exchanged glances, nodded, and said, "Then let's get ready to set off."

"Eh? Setting off overnight? Aren't you worried about the Ruins Beast?" Jie Shui was stunned.

When you are a beginner, no matter what you do, going out into the wild at night is obviously an unwise choice.

Although this group of cultivators is large in number and each of them is at the third level, their large number also makes them a large target and they are likely to attract an encirclement and suppression by the herd of Ruin beasts.

"There are no Ruin Beasts in the Ghost State." The leading black-clothed swordsman glanced at him and said, "Also, from now on, shut up and talk less."

"...Yes." Jie Shui nodded quickly.

Strength is everything. In order to survive, Jie Shui had to swallow his anger and dared not show any dissatisfaction.

Now the situation is very clear - this mission is a sinkhole!

Judging from the attitude of this group of cultivators towards the casual cultivators passing by, they are obviously not a group of good people!

In order to prevent the secret from being leaked, they did not hesitate to use force to keep the passing cultivators away. This shows their attitude towards human life... Now, the four of them are on the verge of death, and whether they can survive depends on whether they can still be used!

Jiang Keer's hand was already on the hilt of the sword, but after thinking it over, she decided to hold back for a few more rounds.

It was impossible for her to admit defeat, but before taking action, she needed to be absolutely sure, find out the strength of these hundreds of people, and formulate a reasonable battle strategy... so as to avoid acting rashly and endangering the lives of Mu Guoguo and the others.

Refusing to admit defeat and being a fool are two different things. I cannot be the latter.

"You go ahead and scout the situation." The black-clothed swordsman ordered.

"Yes!" Mu Guoguo didn't dare to disobey and pulled Jiang Ke'er to the front.

Changsun Qingyue and Jieshui also hurriedly followed them and took a guarding stance.

[Qingyi, can you hear me?]

Jiang Keer's ears suddenly heard the voice of Changsun Qingyue, but Changsun Qingyue obviously did not open her mouth... In other words, this was a secret communication.

Jiang Ke'er had not yet learned how to transmit secret messages, so she could only passively receive Changsun Qingyue's private messages, so she nodded to indicate that she could hear them.

[I'm sorry that my indecision has put you in danger...]

[I know you have many secrets. Although you claim to be a reconnaissance monk, you are very strong, so strong that even these hundreds of people cannot stop you... So I hope that if we encounter danger later, you will not hesitate and run away directly! After escaping, go to the Li Mansion in the imperial capital to find Li Shimin and tell him what happened here. That way we still have a chance of survival! ]

Jiang Ke'er had no way of answering, so she just nodded slightly to show her agreement.

Changsun Qingyue breathed a sigh of relief and her eyes became firm.

The atmosphere was very depressing. Faced with the thick fog and swamps that contained countless dangers ahead, the monsters had no choice but to go in.

Several narrow and winding paths crossed the swamp and spread into the thick fog, and Jiang Keer and Mu Guoguo were walking on one of the narrow paths.

"Do you have any pills to avoid miasma?" the black-robed monk suddenly asked.

"Yes." Jiang Ke'er said. They had prepared these things in advance.

"There is poisonous miasma in there. Take the miasma-avoiding pill before entering the fog." The black-robed monk was obviously familiar with the route and had a lot of experience, so he spoke out a reminder.

The monsters did as they were told.

After taking the miasma-avoiding pill, Jiang Ke'er turned around, looked at the black-robed monk, and said with a smile: "Everyone, according to the Ranger Code of the Ranger Guild, before carrying out the mission, we have the right to know the mission details and mission objectives..."

The black monk sneered: "It's not good to know too much."

"Knowing too much? Oh, are you talking about your identity?" Jiang Ke'er blinked, "The inner disciple of the Qianliu Hall of the Jiugong Chamber of Commerce, the sword cultivator Qian Duan? Or is it Zhen Ting, the inner disciple of the Zhensan Hall behind you?"

"Shut up!" The black-robed monk's face changed drastically.

"It seems that those independent cultivators behind you are not aware of this." Jiang Ke'er said leisurely, "If that's the case, then... the meaning of their existence is the same as ours, they are also cannon fodder?"

"That's enough," the black-robed monk's face suddenly turned as dark as his clothes, "keep your voice down!"

"I've been speaking very quietly," Jiang Ke'er said with a smile. She had deliberately lowered her voice just now to avoid forcing the two of them to go berserk.

During the time just now, Jiang Ke'er was not idle, but had appraised all the cultivators behind her.

The result was quite unexpected - although most of them were elite disciples of the Jiugong Chamber of Commerce, there was also a group of independent cultivators mixed in.

Things turned out just as she expected. This group of casual cultivators were also deceived and used as cannon fodder.

"You lied about the mission objective first. You were looking for cannon fodder scouts, but you said you were looking for logistics." Jiang Ke'er did not show any weakness. "Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you are strong? Although I am weak, I am just an ordinary weak reconnaissance cultivator... But if you don't make the mission objective clear, I will make those casual cultivators go berserk on the spot. Do you believe it?"

I'm sorry, but being strong means you can do whatever you want - Qian Duan also wanted to laugh arrogantly and say such villain lines, but if Jiang Ke'er really made things bigger, it would definitely cause big trouble for the Jiugong Chamber of Commerce's operation and greatly affect the efficiency of the operation.

Business matters.

Qian Duan could only try to swallow his anger, thinking: I will definitely make you die a miserable death later. But his face was full of smiles.

"This is the secret realm of Mingzhou." Qian Duan said.

Jiang Ke'er took a breath of cold air.

No wonder it looks so familiar.

"You may have never heard of the Underworld." Seeing Jiang Ke'er making a fuss, Qian Duan felt disdainful in his heart, thinking that she was indeed another small casual cultivator who got excited when hearing about the secret realm, and had no idea that the focus of this sentence was on the word "Underworld."

"But you don't need to know. Just as you think, this is a lost secret place, which contains a vast amount of treasures and opportunities," Qian Duan said with a smile, temptingly, "As long as we cooperate in the exploration and reach the palace on the hill ahead, we will be able to see all kinds of treasures... Then we can divide the profits, how about it?"

"Okay!"

Jiang Ke'er's eyes were twinkling with stars, and she looked like someone who had never seen the world and had been completely fooled.

(2/3)

85. Inspection

Qian Duan is regretting his decision so much now.

He now deeply regretted his decision to use the Demon Clan Revival Association as cannon fodder.

It's nothing... this little dog demon is just too noisy! She hasn't stopped chattering all the way!

“This needs to be changed.”

Jiang Ke'er was muttering to herself as she walked and talked, while Jie Shui beside her was responsible for taking out a small notebook to write down everything Jiang Ke'er said.

Jiang Keer glanced at the swamp beside her and said solemnly, "The swamp is too gloomy. We have to fill it up in the future."

Jie Shui hurriedly wrote it down.

After a while, Jiang Keer stamped her feet and said, "The road is a bit bumpy, let's arrange some asphalt."

"Hmm," Jie Shui continued recording.

Suddenly, Jiang Keer frowned and stared at the fog in the distance with bated breath.

Just when Qian Duan thought there was danger ahead and his nerves were stretched to the limit, he heard Jiang Ke'er mutter:

"Where is that crying sound coming from? No, we have to make a rule from now on. Ghosts are not allowed to cry or howl after dark, otherwise they will scare the children."

“……” Qian Duan had the urge to run away.

This is the underworld! It’s the place where ghosts live! Isn’t it normal to have lonely ghosts crying? It would be strange if there weren’t any!

Can you please stop finding faults? It's like a leader inspecting the countryside. Who do you think you are?

It's an adventure! Be serious!

"Well...we have to do some landscaping." Jiang Ke'er touched her chin and said, "It's definitely not okay to keep it dark and gloomy. We have to let the dead souls feel the warmth of home and feel relaxed and happy when they look out... Only then will they fall in love with our big family in the underworld, and the living will be willing to die. At that time, the soul-pulling ghosts will have less trouble."

"Oh!" Jie Shui nodded suddenly, but he raised his hand again, looking puzzled, "But if we build the Underworld so beautifully that people don't want to live anymore, what should we do?"

"Well... that's a problem," Jiang Ke'er frowned seriously and fell into deep thought, as if she was thinking about this problem seriously.

Qian Duan's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself, what kind of psychopaths did he find this time...

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