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Chapter 320 - 4 Ghost Region 【Request for Monthly Tickets!】_1

Chapter 320: Chapter 4 Ghost Region 【Request for Monthly Tickets!】_1

"More than a decade ago, the Shen family was one of the wealthiest in Shaonan Town. They spent a vast fortune building these Shen Family Gardens just outside the town," the woman in yellow recounted to Xu Ziyang.

"We had this Treasure Vase that has been handed down from our ancestors in our family. One day, I accidentally tipped it over, and it unleashed a terrifying Evil Spirit!"

She spoke, her face filled with horror, "As soon as the Evil Spirit emerged, it turned the entire Shen Family Gardens into a Ghost Region. Everyone in our family turned into Resentful Spirits, trapped here forever, unable to get out."

"Because I was closer to it, I gained more power and thus could maintain my spiritual senses. But they..." she pointed at the servants, "Just keep repeating what happened here and stuck in this Shen Family Gardens forever."

"Evil Spirit..." Xu Ziyang scanning the entire courtyard, said, "If this happened more than a decade ago, then the City Warden Office should have discovered this long time ago. Even if they couldn’t handle it, they should have reported it to the Regent Residence. It doesn’t make sense that it’s still preserved until now."

"They should have been here already..." The woman in yellow’s voice trembled, seemingly recalling a terrifying scene.

"A massive force once descended and did battle with the Evil Spirit in the vase. The whole Shen Family Gardens were on the brink of collapse, and all of us Spirits nearly shattered. But in the end, that force failed and retreated. It seems he set a restriction outside the garden. Nothing from inside could get out, and no one from the outside could get in."

An Evil Spirit that even the Regent Residence couldn’t handle and could only seal off?

Xu Ziyang frowned, he’d had no obstruction when he entered.

The woman in yellow quickly followed with, "But a few days ago, someone seemed to break the outer restriction and entered this Ghost Region. He stole something very important from the Evil Spirit. If the Evil Spirit wakes up and discovers it, it’s sure to rage."

Xu Ziyang muttered thoughtfully, is that so...

The woman in yellow continued, "So, don’t wake it. I’ll get you out of here. After the restriction was broken, some Resentful Spirits have already escaped from some damaged areas. As a human, you should be easier to leave. Do not approach that Evil Spirit! Otherwise, you too will be trapped here forever!"

...

"The Shen family was wealthy in Shaonan Town. They were said to be related to the royal family of the previous dynasty. When the dynasty was overthrown, someone escaped from the palace and brought many treasures here to take refuge," the ghost woman with a cracked face recounted with her head bowed.

The three, Chu Liang, listened quietly.

"Among them was a wondrous Treasure Vase from Ancient Times. When I was newly married into the Shen family, out of curiosity, I accidentally knocked over the vase. The result was the appearance of a divine spirit, who told me it could fulfill any wish I had," the ghost woman said.

"I wished to become more beautiful, and it did come true."

"Later, other members of the Shen family also heard about this and came forward to make a wish," she said, sounding somewhat resentful. "One serving maid, who was having an affair with someone outside, leaked the information."

"That man immediately sold the information to the Government Office. The Imperial Court sent people to break into the Shen family. The purpose was not only to eliminate the remnants of the previous dynasty but also to seize this Treasure Vase. The Shen family had no cultivators; how could they resist? They were slaughtered in no time."

"Although the Treasure Vase possessed immense magical power, it could only fulfill others’ wishes. My husband made a wish to the vase before his death, hoping it could restore everything as before."

"Who knows..."

"The Treasure Vase transformed the Shen Family Gardens into a Ghost Region. All of us who had just died became Spirits, bound to the Shen family, repeating everything again and again...it’s less reincarnation, more constraint to the realms of the living!"

The woman in white said, "As a result, the people from Imperial Court couldn’t take away the Treasure Vase. They could only set a restriction to keep everything inside from getting out. A few days ago, the restriction was broken, and I escaped through a damage point. I was hoping to find someone to save us, but once I got out, I’d often lose my sanity and became driven by obsession to kill people."

"But the ones I killed deserved to die!" her tone suddenly sharp, "Those men wouldn’t have been seduced by me if they hadn’t been blinded by lust!"

"Anyhow, don’t kill me. I can take you to find the Treasure Vase. It can fulfill any of your wishes!" the woman in white allure in her voice.

"I see." Chu Liang nodded, "Let’s keep her first, and we’ll decide how to handle her after informing our elders in Shu Mountain. If it’s a treasure that even the Imperial Court can’t handle, probably we won’t be able to take it either."

As for the wish fulfillment, he only half believed it. After all, you couldn’t entirely trust what ghosts say.

"Yeah." Jiang Yuebai took out his Magic Artifact and collected this Resentful Spirit, preparing to deal with it later.

"Huh?" When everything settled down, Chu Liang looked left and right and asked, "Where is Senior Brother Xu?"

He and Ling Ao were supposed to set an ambush from a distance. This Resentful Spirit was handled quite easily, but Xu Ziyang never showed up.

He extended his Divine Sense to take a look around. There was no sign of Xu Ziyang.

"Perhaps he had something to do and left first?" Ling Ao suggested, "Let’s go back to our quarters and check."

The three returned to the City Warden Office’s station.

The small officer, Chen He, had been at the station all along and said he hadn’t seen Xu Ziyang return,

"Now that’s a bit strange. He left without a word. I hope he didn’t run into any danger," Chu Liang said.

"Senior Brother Xu is powerful; he shouldn’t encounter danger easily..." Jiang Yuebai said.

A fifth realm cultivator of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, in the Immortal Cultivation World, was indeed a force to be reckoned with, few could match up to him.

"But Shaonan Town is somewhat bizarre," Chu Liang pondered, "We should still go out and look for him. We can only start from the riverside and search the surroundings."

Ling Ao said, "Instead of aimlessly searching for him, using the Immortal Law to Search the Heaven and Earth would be faster."

Chen He said, "But finding him in a short time won’t be easy. The chief of our Yanbo City, Du Ce, can do it, but it would take some time to get him here."

At this time, Jiang Yuebai on the side gave a slight smile, "I can."

...

Whoosh--

The three returned to the riverside building where Xu Ziyang had previously hidden. Here, they could indeed see traces of a previous battle.

Jiang Yuebai’s fingers moved in rhythm as her eyes shone bright. In an instant, a powerful wave of Divine Thoughts swept across the entirety of Shaonan Town.

Although her Search the Heaven and Earth wasn’t literally inspecting heaven and earth, it could cover this small town.

In her vision, the entire world had turned into blue and white, with only Xu Ziyang’s aura appearing red. A faint path immediately appeared.

"Here!"

Jiang Yuebai immediately led the way, flying forward, followed closely by Chu Liang and Ling Ao.

They flew past Laurel Forest and continued some distance, leaving Shaonan Town slightly behind to see an abandoned garden ahead.

By now, the day was just dawning, and they could clearly see a "Shen" character on it.

The three paused outside for a moment, observing,

Chu Liang grimaced, "Could this be the Shen family the female ghost talked about?"

Jiang Yuebai nodded, "There’s only this garden nearby Shaonan Town, it should be here. But my Divine Skills can’t probe inside, I can only see that Senior Brother Xu’s aura entered here."

"Then let’s go in and look." Ling Ao said.

Chu Liang also had this intention. Although the situation here wasn’t very clear, their powers were not weak, and there was no need to be overly cautious at this moment.

Just as they were about to move, a nightwatchman appeared from the side.

"You can’t go in." The nightwatchman warned in a hoarse voice, "None of you can."

"Really?" Chu Liang turned and asked, "Uncle, why do you say so?"

"This is the Shen family’s abandoned garden..." the nightwatchman said, "The Shen family, remnants of the former dynasty, plotted a rebellion with the power of evil fiends here. The plot was leaked, the family annihilated. The Shens turned into resentful spirits, lingering here all the time. A powerful cultivator from the Regent’s Residence set a prohibition here. The resentful spirits inside cannot get out, and no one from outside can get in, no matter what. If you approach recklessly, you might be hurt by the prohibition."

He was still warning them when,

A ’whoosh’ sound was heard.

It turned out to be a Flying Sword flying in from the direction of Shaonan Town, charging straight into the Shen family’s abandoned garden without any hindrance.

Chu Liang and the others turned around to see this scene, then turned to look at the old man.

The nightwatchman was stunned for a moment, suddenly scratched his head: "Huh——how did this happen?"