Fairy, don't try to mess with my filial piety

"Of course there are. I mentioned something similar in the Western Regions earlier. Last time, when I was planning to go for a stroll in Jieshi City, I found similar rumors there. I ran away immediately and didn't dare to get close, for fear of losing my life!

I worked so hard to save up for this pleasure boat. After redeeming my freedom, I went hungry for several years before buying it. I can’t let that terrifying creature destroy it!

Chu Wuji breathed a sigh of relief. It was a worthwhile trip. He was able to get some useful information. He asked:

"Is there also sacrifice in the Western Regions?"

After chatting about gossip and interesting stories, the atmosphere in the houseboat became much more lively.

The owner of the pleasure boat nodded heavily and said seriously:

"Indeed, in a vast and sprawling region like the Western Regions, it can sometimes take a long time for a rebellion to break out before anyone knows about it. When those who arrive later find the city littered with corpses! The story I heard last time was related to White Peacock, the Imperial Preceptor of the Sun and Moon Nation~!"

Chapter 271 The Ghost Has Gone and the Tea Has Colded

White Peacock...

How come I heard a familiar name while asking about the sacrificial chaos?

It’s a pity that Fu Guanyin was not brought along on this trip, otherwise she would have taken this information very seriously.

Chu Wuji smiled inexplicably and said, "Please, the owner of the pleasure boat, please generously share your experiences."

The owner of the gorgeously dressed pleasure boat then talked about past rumors.

This happened some time ago, I don’t remember exactly how many years it was, ghosts don’t have a strong concept of age.

In those days, the Water and Fire Sect flourished in the yellow sand land of the Western Regions. They selflessly taught various spells, traveled around, explained scriptures, and attracted countless followers.

During the years when the Water and Fire Sect was prosperous, many extraordinary people who rose to fame were basically guided by the Water and Fire Sect.

There are several kings of the Western Regions who are disciples of the Water and Fire Sect.

"What is the motive of the Water and Fire Sect? Why are they so generous in preaching?" Yun Qingying said, and then gave an apologetic look for her sudden interruption.

"In the past, there were many strange creatures in the deserts of the Western Regions. Not to mention the demons that roamed the desert, there were also many vicious creatures sleeping under the sand. If they woke up, they could make an entire oasis's population their food.

The first generation of the Water and Fire Sect Leader couldn't bear to see this situation happen so frequently, so he hoped to give the people of the Western Regions a way to save their lives...at least that's what they said."

The owner of the pleasure boat explained that after all, she had never seen the first generation leader and all she knew was hearsay.

She returned to the previous topic.

Problems still arose in the selfless teaching of the Water and Fire Sect. One year, a disciple had a conflict with the locals in Peacock Town, the hometown of the White Peacock.

The disciples of the Water and Fire Sect, who were equipped with magical powers, faced off against ordinary people in the tribe. The situation was one-sided, and the people of the tribe would definitely come out to help. Naturally, the disciples would suppress them together, and in the end, they were all slaughtered.

"This must be the reason why the White Peacock rebelled against the Water and Fire Sect. That place is very remote and the news can't get out. Fortunately, my daughter has a lot of dealings with ghosts, otherwise I wouldn't know about this!"

"..."

Chu Wuji was stunned and sighed deeply.

Even though that is the hometown of the Holy White Peacock, practicing magic depends solely on talent, and not everyone can learn it. Those who have learned the skills may not stay in the tribe, but will definitely go out to achieve great things.

It's not surprising that the disciple was able to massacre an entire tribe...

Yun Qingying realized something and asked, "So how does this relate to the Sacrifice Chaos?"

The owner of the pleasure boat was very excited. She continued:

"Another theory is that the disciple didn't kill anyone and didn't harm the entire tribe. After all, this was the Saint's hometown, so they had to show some mercy. But then, someone in Peacock Town brought out an ancestral spirit to deal with the disciple, and things got out of hand.

In the end, it’s unclear who did the killing, but they were all dead.”

Chu Wuji scratched his head and sighed:

"There are so many versions of this story... However, it seems that there was a latent force back then, spreading the teachings even more enthusiastically than the Water and Fire Sect, spreading this sacrificial technique everywhere."

It is estimated that they were not very skilled at that time, and the ancestral spirits they invited were quite ordinary, and not many people paid attention to them. It was not until recent years that the situation gradually became serious and was noticed by the holy land of immortals.

However, it seems that the information channels among ghosts are quite wide. Information that has not been circulated in the outside world can actually be heard in the ghost market.

This gave Chu Wuji another glimmer of unrealistic hope:

"Master of the painted boat, do you know of any advanced techniques in this realm of ghosts and demons? Or, in other words, are there any particularly powerful ghost cultivators?"

Unfortunately, the owner of the pleasure boat, who was extremely enthusiastic about gossip, suddenly "cooled down" and shook her head.

"Those beings are likely to be practicing year-round and won't be wandering around the ghost market. Only a young woman like me can come into contact with them."

"alright."

Chu Wuji did not show his disappointment too obviously.

But it’s not a big problem. I asked with the mentality of giving it a try, and now I have gained a lot.

I had originally planned to return to the Western Regions with Fu Guanyin after she left the Shenxiao Sect after a while, and this time I could also bring her some intelligence and insights.

The voice of the Sky Fox Goddess rang out. She was curious about the information among the ghosts and asked:

"Go on, how much do you know about the Sacrifice Chaos?"

The owner of the pleasure boat hesitated a little and reminded:

"Most of this is hearsay, not what I have seen with my own eyes. I dare not approach those strange and chaotic places and always stay away from them.

As the ancients said, "A careful sailing boat can sail for a thousand years!"

Chu Wuji replied on behalf of the Sky Fox Lady, "You can talk as much as you want. I just wanted to hear some rumors."

The owner of the pleasure boat started talking incessantly again, and mentioned the situations of three unusual sacrifices one after another. His descriptions were even more detailed than what the immortal monks had learned, and even a bit vivid.

Obviously, a lot of artistic processing was added to the process of hearsay.

Apart from the incident in Peacock Town at the beginning, the ancestral spirits that subsequently came out to cause trouble looked very much like strange beasts that had become extinct in ancient times.

The owner of the pleasure boat couldn't explain what kind of strange beast it was, but the Fox Goddess roughly judged from the description that one of them was Taowu, and the other one was unrecognizable. As the story went on, it became more and more exaggerated, and it was impossible to tell what it was.

The Fox Goddess smiled curiously: "Spirit of ancestors, most of the people in the Western Regions are human, right? Whose ancestor could be Taowu?"

......

The night is almost over,

The owner of the pleasure boat could not come up with any more relevant rumors, and later on, it felt like most of the stories were made up by the ghosts, so there was no point in listening to them any further.

Chu Wuji and Yun Qingying said goodbye to the owner of the pleasure boat and got off the elegant and exquisite boat.

All traces of ghosts in the ghost market disappeared, and it became much quieter, with only the light of lanterns that looked like a sea of ​​fire remaining.

When people leave...when ghosts leave, the tea gets cold.

The Tibetan fox Xiaofang had already left halfway.

The brother and sister followed the same path they came from, walked through the long street, exited the ghost market, and returned to the location of the paper man. The sky was just beginning to brighten.

The ghost market behind him disappeared silently like mist blown away by the breeze.

Chu Wuji looked at the empty valley, and the cold and gloomy feeling disappeared without a trace. He sighed:

"It seems we have caught up with the last day of this ghost market. If we had come a little later, we would have missed out on a lot of things."

The girl Yun Qingying showed a hint of regret. She thought that there would be an experience waiting for her here.

He had changed into battle-ready clothes and polished his sword to a shine. Who would have thought he was actually here for a stroll?

"Master, what should we do with this paper figurine?"

Ning Xianzhi still hugged Chu Wuji's back, with her arms around his neck, and said:

"Don't worry about it. When the sun comes out, this paper man will burn to ashes."

Chu Wuji stretched and said:

"Let's go back to the mountain lord's cave~"

Author's Note: (61/134)

Chapter 272 My sister has also learned to be venomous

On the way back, Chu Wuji no longer showed off the mountain god's "teleportation" ability like a toy. He paced slowly, reviewing the previous conversation.

It is not a good idea to stop a conversation in the middle of it and make others wait for you to think.

He is too arrogant, so most of the time we can only finish the conversation and then review the tea.

I dare not say that the information provided by the owner of the pleasure boat is completely accurate, and it is unlikely to be even 80% accurate, but she did provide many inside perspectives.

This seemed to be difficult for the immortal cultivators to confirm. After all, when the immortal cultivators received the news and rushed to the scene, the chaos was over.

Even if someone like the Fox Goddess could recreate the situation at that time, the only thing that would appear would be the spirit of the ancestor who committed the crime, but not the cause and process of the incident.

Because those ordinary people have never even been exposed to spiritual practice, they cannot leave any trace at all, just like the ghost market at dawn, which disappears without a trace when the wind blows.

As Chu Wuji walked, his mind returned to his feet. He stretched and said:

"This group of people seem to really enjoy using those conflicts to make ordinary people perform sacrifices!"

Yun Qingying always followed Chu Wuji. Occasionally, when she saw him about to bump into a tree or step on a rock, she would pull his sleeve and pull him back to the flat path. She replied:

"It seems like they were deliberately provoking it. How could it be so coincidental every time that the Sacrifice Technique was delivered to those people, and then they happened to encounter a conflict, forcing the weaker party to use it as a last resort?"

This matter is closely related to the Fox Goddess, but Bai Sujin did not ignore it because of the previous dispute over her son.

Something that happened in the dark began to spread, and no one could stay out of it.

Bai Sujin mentioned the points she paid attention to:

"It can be generally found that the areas where these incidents occurred are far away from the influence of the immortal forces, such as Jieshi City. In fact, when the chaos occurred, the instigator should have been hiding nearby."

Aunt Green Snake was puzzled. She suspected that she had been distracted on the pleasure boat and asked:

"Sister, how did you know that? The ghost on the painted boat didn't say anything like 'I saw a suspicious person,' did he?"

Chu Wuji’s point of view is the same as that of Aunt Green Snake. He also doesn’t recall similar words. How could Aunt White Snake come to such a judgment?

The one who answered was the Sky Fox Goddess, still staying in Yun Qingying's body, and explained:

"It's about the White Peacock's hometown, right? The Painted Boat Ghost said that after the disciples killed the townspeople, the other townspeople, in anger, used sacrificial techniques to invite the spirits of their ancestors out. This is really a bit absurd.

There must be someone nearby assisting in the sacrificial ritual, which clears up a doubt in my mind."

The Sky Fox Queen had been wondering before, what qualifications did those little foxes have to invite her out?

It’s not that I look down on you, but there are some things that cannot be done if you don’t have the ability, and no matter how angry you are, it will not help.

Before, she didn't know more information and thought that the little fox had a unique talent and happened to invite her out.

Now that I have inquired more, I have gradually begun to see the clues.

When the little fox tried to perform the sacrifice technique, there must have been someone hiding nearby, using special magic weapons to assist in the completion of the sacrifice technique.

Chu Wuji suddenly realized and said:

"That's right. The Water and Fire Sect taught the Dharma so selflessly back then, but few people in Peacock Town have mastered it. This in itself shows that they don't have the talent in this area. And that makes them even less capable of performing this kind of sacrificial technique."

Aunt Green Snake understood everything and was surprised by the details:

"Indeed, it can only be driven by external forces. Thinking about it this way, all these conflicts could have been instigated by someone secretly, using superficial disputes as a pretext to divert attention."

Ning Xianzhi did not say anything, but he paid attention to it and agreed with these inferences.

There is something that the immortal monks haven't figured out, but I was able to find out by accidentally strolling around the ghost market!

Chu Wuji will not pursue the trail for the time being, but he can ask the various immortal holy places to pay attention in this direction.

Go to places where the influence of immortal sects is weak, especially cities and towns with large populations. You might just happen to encounter an incident of chaos.

As long as the immortal cultivators catch us once, there will be a lot more clues to investigate later!

The immortal elder couldn't help but sigh:

"How can this ghost be so well-informed? I'm afraid I'll have to inform the sect disciples to disguise themselves as ghosts and visit ghost markets everywhere."

Chu Wuji heard Ning Xianzhi's mother's murmurs and said with a smile:

"Don't let it become the situation Xiaofang described."

"What kind of situation?"