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"I noticed that too. No wonder the butcher took action." Bai Yu touched his chin and asked, "What on earth is this thing?"

"I don't know. Every ghost town has its own rules. This town..." Qin Xuezao touched his chin, "It seems to have a long history. Maybe it's not what we are familiar with."

"Is it possible to reverse time in a den of ghosts?"

"Or perhaps it's the embodiment of a specific time and space." Qin Xuezao said uncertainly, "I've checked it in the Yama Division's archives, but I'm not sure if it's true or not."

"Do you know how to get rid of the ghost?"

"Usually there is only one way," Qin Xuezao said: "Kill the Ghost King."

Chapter 144 Birthday and Death Anniversary

"This village is really weird."

Bai Yu touched his chin.

The invisible creature had already gone away, and other ghosts immediately came out and moved around.

"Brother, I want to ask you something..."

He casually grabbed the arm of a ghost and wanted to ask about the situation, but the latter didn't react at all. His body stopped on the spot and his head flew out. The key was to combine movement and stillness and lead the charge.

But when the other ghosts saw what happened here, they immediately laughed. A hanged ghost in front picked up the headless ghost's head and turned around and ran away.

The headless ghost immediately got up and chased after him. The head that was being licked by the hanged ghost roared, "What do you want to do?"

The hanged man ran and shouted, "Think!"

The two ghosts ran away, leaving Bai Yu alone in a daze... You know what, although this ghost den is close to the Earth Palace, it is also quite down-to-earth.

He could only ask another ghost for directions: "Brother..."

"Who is your brother? Can't you see that I'm a woman?"

Bai Yu: ???

This man, seven feet tall and with a full beard, looked like a strong man capable of lifting a heavy object. But when he spoke... he actually had a queenly voice? Did he eat protein powder like a meal to become like this?

The ghost in red clothes left.

It looks like it has a story.

"Although it's in red, it's not a real red-clothed ghost, otherwise it wouldn't be so easy to talk to." Qin Xuezao warned: "Be careful, it's not easy to take action here."

"It looks like a wedding dress, but it's too tattered for me to see clearly..." Bai Yu covered his head and continued to stop people on the road and waved: "Brother, I have a question."

The ghost that came was moving backwards, unable to move fast, and was stopped.

He looked like a wealthy young man from ancient times. He raised his hand and cursed: "Don't block my way. Go away."

This young man died relatively cleanly, except that his neck was turned around, and his back was his front face, so he walked backwards.

The visitor was arrogant and gave orders as soon as he opened his mouth. He was even a little too proud of himself and wanted to use Bai Yu as a mount.

He kicked the rich young man into the water on the spot. Several water ghosts pounced on him, and then disappeared with a few gurgling sounds.

Qin Xuezao couldn't help but chuckle: "Are you asking for directions or are you trying to trick me?"

"The local dead are so rude. I've even been so polite." Bai Yu frowned, but he found that no one cared about his actions. He had just tricked two ghosts half to death, but no one responded.

So he thought about it, walked straight to the street, raised his hand and grabbed the back of the collar of a starving ghost walking alone.

"Who are you? What are you doing?" The starving ghost shouted on the spot, but its throat was too small and the sound was not loud.

"Come here, let me show you something good." Bai Yu said, his hospitality hard to refuse: "Come, come, come."

"What good stuff?"

"You'll know when you get here."

The starving ghost was dragged to the back of a house far away from the street. At first, there were no spies nearby, and then they looked at the starving ghost.

"You said good stuff, what good stuff is it?" the starving ghost asked curiously.

The next moment, a gun was inserted directly into its mouth, but it did not penetrate directly.

Bai Yu said expressionlessly, "I'll treat you to a Northeastern popsicle... How's it? Is it sweet?"

Northeastern popsicles are like iron railings, and they taste very sweet. You must lick one in the middle of winter, because it is so sweet that you can’t let go.

The starving ghost made an unclear sound: "Please spare my life. What evil have I done?"

Bai Yu narrowed his eyes and thought to himself, you're already a red-blooded person, why are you still pretending to be kind? Has the ghost that can come to this place never eaten blood or human flesh?

"I ask, you answer, and I won't kill you after you finish." He said calmly, "If you dare to answer irrelevant questions, I will..."

"Hit me." The starving ghost answered quickly.

Bai Yu began to ask questions: "Where is this ghost den, and what era is it from?"

"This ghost den is a town from the seventh year of Tianbao."

"Tianbao?" Bai Yu thought, isn't that the Tang Dynasty?

"This Tianbao is not that Tianbao." Qin Xuezao said: "This should be referring to the Tianbao year about six hundred years ago..."

"A fictional era?" Bai Yu continued, "How could this place have become a den of ghosts?"

"I'll let you know, young master. Rumor has it that two powerful men fought here. One of them perished and swore a solemn oath, his body remaining incorruptible. Instead, it was suppressed at the foot of the mountain. To guard his body, one of his disciples took up residence here, leaving behind Xu Village. Over time, the Xu Village forgot their ancestral teachings, and then the Ghost King appeared and occupied the area, wiping out all the residents of Xu Village." The starving ghost explained what he knew: "In recent years, this ghost den has reappeared and expanded. It should be..."

"The Ghost King's power has increased," Qin Xuezao said. "I'm not sure what level of cultivation he has reached... but since he was able to open up a ghost den, his strength should be at least comparable to the fourth level of the extraordinary." Qin Xuezao speculated, "But it's not impossible that he's at the fifth level or above."

Bai Yu frowned and said, "Level 4 and Level 5, Xuan Tiansi can't be unable to handle them, right? Why didn't they deal with them for seven years?"

"Because I can't get in." Qin Xuezao said helplessly, "The Ghost Den is actually much more cunning than you think. Once the Ghost King senses danger, it will automatically shrink. This is ultimately a misplaced space-time. I thought you would be lost in the outer layer for more than ten days, but I never expected that it would only take an hour or two to find the core area of the Ghost Den... You are really lucky."

...So the positioning provided by the map is so useful?

Bai Yu thought that if he just followed the arrow, he would find the core of the ghost cave.

He is a little regretful now. He was careless. If he had known it would be so useful, he should have gone directly to Xuantiansi to ask for help!

If we send one or two Dragon and Tiger Heavenly Masters here, wouldn't we let Xuan Tiansi sweep through here? What Ghost King? All the demons and monsters can be suppressed with just enough firepower.

Continue to question this starving ghost.

"Why are you so ghostly here today?"

"Because there's a banquet today!"

"What kind of banquet?"

"The Ghost King will invite everyone to the banquet on the mountain. Most ghosts want to try their luck. If they can get invited, it would be an opportunity." The starving ghost said in a hoarse voice: "I am here to try my luck too!"

"How can I receive the invitation?" Bai Yu asked.

"I, I don't know."

"I don't know?" Bai Yu's eyes revealed a cold indifference as if he was going to get rid of someone after they had done their work.

"Go to the ancestral hall, there may be the answer there!" the starving ghost said hurriedly.

Bai Yu loosened his grip and immediately put away his weapon: "I am a man of my word. I will not kill you."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

The starving ghost survived the catastrophe, but it did not feel the slightest bit of gratitude. Instead, its expression was filled with hatred and resentment that surged, wildly, and domineeringly.

"Damn you, you dared a living person to enter the ghost den? You don't know what's good for you. Take me to call the ghosts to eat you alive. I'll take your heart and liver as a gift to the Ghost King's banquet!"

The starving ghost was furious and was about to stand up when he suddenly heard a yawn.

A cute little white-haired animal stood there with a human-like smile.

……

Bai Yu kept his word, after all, it wasn't him who did it.

It is not me who kills the ghost, listen carefully.

After receiving the news, Bai Yu went straight to the ancestral hall. When he arrived, there were a large number of ghosts surrounding outside.

"You can't get up from the outside..."

He thought for a moment, turned around and jumped, doing a pole vault, and landed directly above the ancestral hall. There was a skylight here. Although it was a ventilation hole that was not big enough for people to go in, it was still possible to see clearly what was happening inside.

When he lowered his head, Bai Yu felt a chill down his spine.

There was a large group of ghosts sitting around a table in the ancestral hall. Looking around, there were ghosts that were burned to death, crushed to death, stabbed to death, choked to death, poisoned to death, and so on. It was a picture of a hundred ghosts. If this scene happened in a movie, it would definitely scare a child to tears.

Bai Yu was not afraid, but he still needed weapons. With so many ghosts gathered together, a surge of resentment and ghost energy rose to the sky, making his face hurt.

Fortunately, Qin Xuezao realized it and added two layers of Yin Qi protection, so he was able to open his eyes and look down.

There was a loud clamor from below.

"Why isn't it ready yet? I'm so hungry."

"Swordsman ghost, your stomach is already full of holes, if you eat anything it will leak out, it's such a waste, you'd better get out of here."

"You should be the one to leave. If I can't even sit here, who else can?"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. You're making such a fuss just to eat some blood food at a restaurant. Save your energy for the party!"

"Yes, I heard that there are many top-grade treasures at the Ghost King's birthday banquet. Anyone with enough ability can go and get them! Everyone, after you've had your fill, go to the banquet and compete for a piece of the pear. If you can win a bite of the Yin Shou peach, it's worth more than ten years of training and hundreds of blood food. Isn't that wonderful?"

The person who spoke seemed to be the owner of the restaurant.

This is an ancestral hall where the living commemorate their ancestors, but here, it is used as a restaurant by ghosts. I have to say, it is extremely ironic.

"Birthday party...it's a birthday party." Bai Yu said to Qin Xuezao, "Will you still celebrate your birthday if you're dead?"

Qin Xuezao patted Bai Yu's cheek with the pad of Di Ting's hand. "Who's still in the mood to celebrate their birthday after they die? Then let me ask you, should I celebrate the birthday of my birth, or the anniversary of my death? After all, I'm dead, so shouldn't I make the day of my death my birthday?"

Bai Yu thought for a moment and said, "Indeed... But why would the Ghost King hold a birthday banquet?"

"People do have a certain life span after they die, and when that time is up, they will enter the cycle of reincarnation... The Ghost King is holding a grand birthday banquet, probably to show off his own courage or strength." Qin Xuezhao analyzed.

"I see." Bai Yu lowered his head, looked for a moment, and then said, "I say..."

"Ok?"

"Next time, I'll hold a birthday party for you." Bai Yu thought of this and mentioned it casually.

Qin Xuezao was stunned. He took a deep look at the focused boy, then put down his little paw and put it on his cheek: "My birthday is very soon."

"...Aren't you December?" Bai Yu asked curiously.

"I'm talking about the anniversary of the death." Qin Xuezao said happily: "I can celebrate my birthday twice a year, it's really a good deal~"

Chapter 145: Gentleman at the Table

"Here it comes, here it comes, the freshly baked hot meal is here!"

With a loud shout, both men's attention returned to the interior of the Ancestral Hall Hotel.

A tall ghost pushed a cart used for carrying heavy objects and carried the main course to the table.

The other ghosts were already ready to fight. As the outer packaging was opened, a living person was revealed inside, tied up. He was wearing casual clothes and had short hair. He looked like an adult male, but his hands and feet were thin and weak, and he couldn't break free at all. He was weak and helpless among the ghosts.

He was laid on the table, his face bloody and pale.

"How could there be living people in this place?" Bai Yu couldn't understand. The ghost den had clearly been sealed off by Xuan Tiansi a long time ago. Could it be because of the spread of miasma?

That's impossible. Even the spread of miasma was predicted in advance, so all the roads around the ghost cave were blocked fifteen days in advance. There was no one living within ten kilometers, and warning text messages were sent out through various channels in waves.

The leading ghost rubbed his hands and said, "We're lucky today. We could only find some ordinary blood food in the mountains. This living person is rare. You're all lucky. It should have been eaten yesterday, but it was saved until today. The last batch of blood food was delivered to the mountain. The ones left behind should have been some extremely frail old people or sickly people who no one wanted. This is different. It's a fresh, juicy living person. When I took a bite, the flesh and blood were extremely sweet and moist."

The restaurant owner introduced today's dishes. Just as he was talking, the ghosts sitting at the table couldn't wait and started drooling.

Bai Yu frowned and wanted to go down.

Qin Xuezao warned: "Jump down and save them. If even one of these ghosts escapes, you'll be surrounded. Have you thought about it?"

Bai Yu whispered, "Do you want me to watch him die without helping him?"

"I'm trying to say that you might not be able to save them," Qin Xuezao said slowly. "Even the Changye Division and the Xuantian Division often only investigate the case after it happens, identify the criminal and the monster, and seek justice... There's definitely more than one person who was eaten here."

Bai Yu was silent.

"Perhaps I'm already dead, and I've gradually lost my human heart and become increasingly cold-blooded... Ever since entering the Yama Division, I've been told that the mission is the most important thing and can't be delayed for personal reasons. You must know that since ancient times, it has been extremely difficult to have the best of both worlds... If you want to save someone, the consequences may not only mean that you can't save that person, but also us..." Qin Xuezao shook his head at this point. "Forget it, it's up to you to decide. I'm only telling you the worst option. But no matter what you choose, I'll bear the consequences. I'll get you out even if it means dying."

Hearing her say this, Bai Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly: "If you say that, how else can I answer?"