Chapter Eighty-Three (Seeking Recommendations, Seeking Bookmarks)

  "Who is it? Who dares to recklessly throw talismans on this land?" A piercing shriek came from the black-robed ghostly figure. After speaking, he looked at Xiao Yu standing aside, and the other ghosts also turned their attention to Xiao Yu standing aside. These ghosts faced Xiao Yu, saw that Xiao Yu was not moved at all, and began to change into various forms non-stop. Among them, a few stronger ghosts would occasionally stretch out their tongues, twist their heads around, or twist their arms and legs around to play, trying to scare Xiao Yu away.

  Xiao Yu watched the performance of these ghosts with a smile, especially the black-clothed ghost who claimed to be the Land. Just by looking at him, Xiao Yu couldn't help but laugh. Although he appeared fierce and intimidating at first, his aura was actually quite weak. Under Xiao Yu's discerning eye, which could see through life and death, he discovered that this black-clothed ghost had somehow injured his yin energy source. The moment he appeared on stage, he dissipated a significant amount of the yin energy that Xiao Yu had painstakingly accumulated, causing even more damage to his foundation.

  What made Xiao You feel strange was that, logically speaking, his yin energy had been injured so severely that he should have lost his soul long ago. However, apart from being a bit weak, there was no sign of him losing his soul at all.

  "Ah...... a ghost!" Suddenly, from the entrance between the two buildings in front of Xiao Yu, a heart-piercing scream was heard.

  After the scream, a burst of exclamation and crying came from that side. Xiao Yu looked up and saw two men and two women at the entrance, frantically looking around in panic, wanting to run away, but their legs were nailed to the ground, trembling with fear, unable to take a step.

  Xiao Yu discovered that there was still a woman lying on the ground, whose life or death was unknown, and he walked towards her. Seeing that several people looked like students, Xiao Yu suddenly realized why the gatekeeper had mistaken them for students from nearby schools. It turned out that some students really came here to explore.

  Several people saw Xiao Yu slowly walking in, two women "ah..." softly fell to the ground and fainted. Two men looked at Xiao Yu and ran away with trembling legs.

  Xiao Yu saw the two people running away and was stunned for a moment, then shouted: "Don't run!"

  Upon hearing Xiao Yu's voice, the two of them ran even faster and soon disappeared from sight. Seeing this, Xiao Yu shook his head helplessly and walked over to the three women lying on the ground, extending a hand to take their pulses.

  Just as Xiao Yu bent down to stretch out his hand, the black-clothed ghost who was originally standing by the edge of the foundation pit suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his way and letting out a shrill voice: "I don't care who you are! You're not allowed to hurt anyone in front of me on this land!"

  Xiao Yu was taken aback, not expecting the black-clad ghost to say such a thing, and couldn't help but take another look at him. Apart from his pale face and lack of blood color, he was actually quite handsome. Xiao Yu also felt a sense of familiarity with this ghost, but he had never seen him before. Was it because of Zhong Kui's memories?

  Xiao Yu really didn't know why he had a familiar feeling about this ghost, so he stopped thinking about it and looked at the black-clothed ghost, saying: "You've already become a ghost, what business do you have with human affairs?"

  "Even ghosts have their own way!" The black-clothed ghost's voice was ear-piercing, but his words were righteous and confident.

  "What a clever ghost, haha, don't worry, I won't harm them, I just want to take their pulse!" Xiao Yu said with a smile.

  The black-clothed ghost stared at Xiao Yu for a while, feeling that Xiao Yu didn't seem to be lying, and then floated away. Xiao Yu walked over, stretched out his hand to take the pulse of the three girls who were lying on the ground, and found that they had only fainted from shock, so he put his mind at ease.

  The black-clothed ghost stared at Xiao Yu, and when he saw Xiao Yu take the pulse of those three people, he relaxed his hand slightly. Suddenly, he remembered the soul-gathering charm that had just been thrown into the central pit, yes, it was a soul-gathering charm. He had seen soul-gathering charms before and was very familiar with the fluctuations they produced.

  "I don't care if you're from Maoshan or Longhushan, you're not welcome here. Leave quickly, lest you lose your life." The black-clothed ghost suddenly released an extremely strong aura, blowing Shaoyou's clothes to flutter loudly, and with a ferocious face, he spoke to Shaoyou.

  If it were someone else, they might have been scared off by this little ghost, but Xiao Yu wouldn't be. Under Xiao Yu's eyes of life and death, this black-clothed ghost had burst forth with some more primal energy.

  Xiao Yu looked at the black-clothed ghost who had exploded again, shook his head and thought to himself: "This guy is really a freak. All other ghosts treat their primordial spirit as something precious, not daring to waste it for fear of losing their soul. But this guy just explodes whenever he wants, and if others were to explode like him even once, they would have lost their souls long ago. Yet, the black-clothed ghost in front of him had already exploded twice since he saw him, and apart from being a bit weaker, there was no sign of his soul flying away."

  "I didn't think of making things difficult for you either, I just want to take her away!" Xiao Ye pointed at Wan Jia Yi's soul with his hand.

  The black-clothed ghost heard this and immediately floated to the edge of the foundation pit, standing in front of that group of ghosts and saying: "So you're in cahoots with that old ghost, huh? I've said it before - on this land's turf, don't even think about taking away any ghost!"

  Wanjia Yi heard Xiao Yu say he was going to take her away, and she was so scared that she quickly hid behind the black-clothed ghost, only revealing a head full of fear as she stared at Xiao Yu.

  "Caw, caw, caw...... Caw, caw, caw......" Suddenly a gust of cold and fierce wind blew in from between the two buildings, accompanied by a maniacal laugh. The strong wind sent the dozen or so ghosts tumbling about.

  "Old ghost, I'm telling you, don't think that just because you've found some help, I'll be afraid of you!" The black-clothed ghost stepped forward among the crowd of ghosts and stared at the gust of wind.

  The fierce wind dispersed, and a very ugly old devil floated in the air, staring greedily at Wan Jia-yi behind Hei Yi.

  The man in black looked at the ugly old ghost and then at Xiao Ye, saying: "You two come together! Young master is not afraid of you!"

  The ugly old ghost saw the black-clothed ghost looking at Xiao Yu, and following the black-clothed ghost's gaze, he also looked at Xiao Yu. Seeing Xiao Yu, he was taken aback for a moment, then his scarlet tongue licked around his mouth, and his eyes shot out a faint green light. He thought to himself: A living person? It's been so long since I've eaten a living person!

  "The land, you deceived me last time, and now you still want to deceive Ben Cheng Ye?" The ugly old ghost said with a face full of resentment, staring at the black-clothed ghost.

  "City God?" Xiao Ye was taken aback, looking at the ugly old ghost, his body reeking of blood and gore, wondering how many innocent lives he had harmed, and whether he was worthy of being a City God.

  Xiao Yu looked at the black-clothed ghost, who said he was the land, and the ugly old ghost said he was the city god. Xiao Yu was puzzled in his heart, when did the land and city gods become lonely souls and wild ghosts? Moreover, they were also evil spirits that had harmed many living beings.

  "Land, as long as you hand over this girl, I'll not only leave immediately but also promise to never trespass on your land again! Think about it carefully! You can exchange a small, insignificant female ghost for this precious land. No matter how you calculate it, you're making a profit! Hahahaha..." The ugly old ghost said with a ferocious face, laughing at the black-clothed ghost.

  "Old devil, I've told you before that on this land's territory, you think you can take anyone away? Not unless my soul leaves my body. But can you do it?" The black-clothed ghost glared at the ugly old ghost and said in a stern voice.

  The ugly old ghost's face twisted in a spasm, every time he was about to defeat the black-robed ghost, the black-robed ghost would self-destruct some of its origin. If it were any other ghost, one explosion would be enough to scatter its soul, but this ghost had already fought him nearly ten times, and each time just as he was about to win, it would come back again. But by the second time, it would be lively and energetic, fighting non-stop with him.

  "Land, you look so weak now. Won't I have gained a great advantage if you've already exploded your origin today? Haha... Today, I'll take in both this female ghost and this land, haha..." The ugly old ghost felt that the black-clothed ghost was weaker than last time, and couldn't help but glance at Xiao Ye. Suddenly, he thought of how the black-clothed ghost had just treated himself and that stranger as a group. Wouldn't they have already fought a battle?

  "Cough... Ah, let me interrupt for a second, this girl is the one I'm taking away, don't snatch her from me!"

  Xiao Yu saw two people talking back and forth, actually treating himself as air? He couldn't help but cough twice and said.