"Go down first. ”

Seeing the figure that appeared at the door of the office, Lu Jingyi calmly gestured to Yun Lan, and Yun Lan also knew this when he saw this, so he didn't say anything anymore, and after nodding to Lu Jingyi, he turned around and saluted Mu Xunzhi with an angry face at the door, and then left the room and gently closed the door.

"Hehe, it's been a long time since I've seen you come to me in person, Xunzhi. ”

Lu Jingyi smiled, put the monocle in his hand back on, and looked up at the middle-aged man with a cold face in front of him.

"Now it's just the two of us, so we don't have to be restrained. Come, sit down.

"You don't have to sit down, you know what I'm here for. ”

Mu Xunzhi said coldly, and the pale gray pupils that were exactly the same as Mu Jianyun's flickered with a cold light of resentment.

"Tell me, gluttony and that kid surnamed Jiang, how long are you going to protect them!"

"Huh...... It's been so many years, and the way you speak is still so direct, exactly the same as when you were younger. Lu Jingyi didn't answer directly, just calmly picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, and this reaction obviously made Mu Xunzhi even more dissatisfied.

"Don't always put on an elder's tone to teach me!" Mu Xunzhi flicked his sleeves, and a rare gaffe appeared on his always cold face. "You have nothing to do with our Mu family anymore! And if it weren't for you, our Mu family wouldn't have fallen into the ...... it is now."

The voice of reprimand stopped abruptly, as if he realized his gaffe, Mu Xunzhi did not continue. He stared at Lu Jingyi's face, and the flame of resentment flickering in his eyes was forcibly suppressed by certain emotions, and finally returned to frosty indifference.

"Well, now is not the time to settle old scores. Mu Xunzhi said coldly.

"Speaking of which, that kid surnamed Jiang seems to have recovered his qi veins, you should know about this, right? Now that kid's strength has been restored, why don't you quickly put him into the 'Spirit Imperial Terrace' for use?"

"Oh, you're pretty well-informed. Lu Jingyi said calmly, seemingly not caring about Mu Xunzhi's rudeness at all.

"Well, that's not all I know. Mu Xunzhi sneered.

"This year's 'Ghost Market' in the capital is about to open, isn't this kid trying his best to recover his strength just to participate in the 'Ghost Market'? But for him now, if he exposes his 'power of fierce beasts' on that occasion, it is tantamount to a young child with gold in his arms walking alone at night, if he is used by someone with a heart at that time, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"I understand what you're saying, but it's not the time yet. Lu Jingyi said, putting down the water cup in his hand. "I know that your 'Military Aircraft Department' has always wanted him, but I hope you can understand that not only will you not be able to revive the Mu family by doing so, but it will even cause the strength of the various departments within the 'Spirit Guardian Stage' to compare, which will not benefit you or the entire 'Spirit Guardian Terrace'. ”

"So, would you rather treat him as a free '*' and continue to play your 'balance game'??" Mu Xun's sword raised his eyebrows and retorted.

"With Jiang Yao's character, he will not abuse the 'power of the beast', nor will he easily expose his ability, not to mention that he himself knows that he can't control this power freely now. Lu Jingyi clasped her fingers, leaned back in the chair, and said slowly. "Besides, I have sent a gluttonous to be by his side at all times, and what you fear will not happen. ”

"Gluttony, heh, the most unreliable guy is that guy!"

At the mention of gluttony, Mu Xunzhi's emotions seemed to be a little excited.

"How many of our people have been killed by the 'Four Fierce Beasts'? Even if they are temporarily subordinated to the 'Spirit Imperial Platform', it can't change their bad nature! This time 'that guy' escaped from the 'Prison Department', maybe it was the ghost of the 'traitor' of gluttony, and this time he also appeared in Changyou Mountain, if you want to say that there is no connection between it, the ghost will believe it!"

"If it's really gluttonous, he doesn't have to make such a roundabout. Lu Jingyi replied. "Before this escape incident, all kinds of demonic incidents in the realm emerged one after another, as if they were concentrated and erupted, constantly harassing and dispersing our forces in various places, and finally causing the rear to be empty, allowing that guy to take the opportunity to escape. These things cannot be done by gluttony alone. ”

"Then how do you know if he has an accomplice?" Mu Xunzhi sneered. "Speaking of which, he was extremely suspicious when he claimed to be willing to work for the 'Spirit Throne', and the other two fierce beasts he captured were willing to be placed under house arrest forever, but he was the only one who was willing to be a lackey. At that time, if it weren't for you and the previous leader, he wouldn't have been able to come and go in the realm as freely as he does now!"

"But in fact, in the more than a century since he joined the Spirit Imperial Stage, he has indeed done a lot for us, and he has rarely caused trouble, hasn't he?" Lu Jingyi looked at his reflection in the water glass and said slowly. "And...... I know he won't betray the Spirit Terrace, at least not yet. ”

"Hmph, if he does something for you, you will naturally shield him, but after all, this is a tiger for trouble, and when he backs on you, I'm afraid that not only will you have no bones left, but it will also affect the entire 'Spirit Terrace'!"

Mu Xunzhi said, turned around and opened the office door.

"I will continue to track down the 'guy' who escaped, but if I find evidence that Tao Tao and Jiang Yao colluded with each other, you should know what the consequences will be. That's it, do it yourself!"

"Bang!"

The door of the office was slammed shut, and in the quiet air, only Lu Jingyi leaned silently on his chair and said nothing.

"Alas......"

A soft sigh echoed in the empty office, Lu Jingyi lowered her head and opened a drawer next to the desk, only to see an old photo frame lying quietly in the drawer.

"Before you know it, more than a century has passed......"

Lu Jingyi muttered, reaching out to brush the yellowed photo in the frame. The red-haired boy in the photo is turning his head awkwardly with a look of disdain in his pockets, while the long-haired young man next to the boy, who looks a little longer, is standing next to the red-haired boy with a monocle and a smile.

"I know what you want, and I can use my power to help you, as long as you ...... As long as you can give me 'time'!"

A young man's voice traveled through a long time, stirring up a long memory in Lu Jingyi's sleeping heart. In a trance, Lu Jingyi seemed to return to the hazy and rainy day more than a century ago, the red-haired young man covered in blood stood in front of him, and his red eyes were no longer the usual arrogance and murderousness, but a kind of despair and sadness that he had never seen before.

"I'm going to find 'that person'...... In exchange, I can help you sit in the position of the leader of the 'Spirit Throne', and promise not to harm anyone again, as long as you can help me buy a certain amount of 'time' for me to enter and leave the realm freely...... Count me in, please!"

"'Time'...... ......"

Lu Jingyi sighed, looked at his reflection in the teacup again, and a touch of white hair quietly appeared between his hair, like withered grass and trees, which also brought a bit of age to Lu Jingyi.

"I have given you a century of 'time', and how much 'time' do I have left?"

Lu Jingyi shook his head and put the photo frame back in the drawer, and the red-haired boy's face in the photo disappeared into the shadow again, and disappeared from Lu Jingyi's field of vision as the drawer slowly closed......

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"Whew...... Phew......

The cold wind blows through the city shrouded in night, and the bustling neon lights are like colorful stars dotting the night light in the city. Under the reflection of the silver waning moon in the sky, a dark shadow was crouching on the edge of the roof of a tall building, calmly looking down at the small traffic and crowd like ants under his feet, motionless.

"Where have I been, you are ...... here"

The enchanting female voice drifted with the cold wind, and I saw a delicate figure slowly walking out of the shadows. Light blue pupils, long black hair, and a cold face...... Standing behind the black shadow at this time is none other than the Tengu Demon Clan, Zero Spring, who successfully escaped in the "Ghost Gate Incident".

"It's been a hundred years...... During my time in captivity, the outside world has become unrecognizable......"

The shadow didn't look back, but still looked down at the bustling city below, muttering to himself.

"Hmph, even after hundreds of years, the status of our demon race has still not been improved, and it is still those humans who dominate the society of the earthly realm, and we can only hide our identities and survive in the dark world......"

Zero Spring turned his head, his pale blue pupils reflecting the urban neon below, his expression indifferent.

"The reason why the 'above' they tried every means to release you from the 'Spirit Imperial Terrace', and even unlocked your demon power seal, is to gather strength and make our demon clan regain our rightful position......!

“…… And what about gluttony? Are you still being a 'lackey' of human beings?"

It seemed that he didn't have the heart to pay attention to Zero Spring's chatter, and the black shadow suddenly interrupted the other party's words. He slowly rose from the edge of the roof and turned to face Zero Spring behind him. The light and shadow of the moonlight reflected his expressionless face, but this face was still appearing in the dense forest of Changyou Mountain as "Wu Lao Liu" not long ago.

"Heh, haven't you already personally confirmed what the situation is now?" Ling Quan was slightly stunned, and then sneered. "He instilled demonic power into a human named Jiang Yao, and what this Jiang Yao had hidden in his body ...... It's not ordinary. ”

"He can absorb the 'Chiyou Soul' with human flesh and blood, presumably the Chiyou Main Soul 'Fetal Light' is there for him, and your 'Demon Gu Experiment' in Changyou Mountain this time has proved it. "Wu Lao Liu" narrowed his eyes slightly and said. "Now that you've figured out the man's situation, why don't you do it?"

"Do you think I don't want to? Ever since Lord Blue Bird was killed by them, I've been thinking about how to break them into pieces!" Zero Quan gritted his teeth, his body trembling slightly. "But in the eyes of the 'above'...... Now that kid has become a 'road marker' for collecting 'Chiyou Souls', I can't touch him, not to mention that there is still that gluttonous guy by his side, so I need you to be one of the 'Four Fierce Beasts'......"

Zero Quan said resentfully, looking up at the man in front of him, the distorted expression on his face returning to a sneer.

"Anyway, how long are you going to pretend to be disgusting like this? ”

"Is this a skin...... "Poor Qi" The man looked down at his hands.

"Although I have hidden my demonic aura, but just a look and skin, the gluttonous guy can't recognize me, it seems that he really ...... Forgot about me already......"

With the man's soft murmur, his physical appearance began to change drastically. I saw that his originally short and fat figure gradually elongated, becoming tall and muscular, and the long greasy hair also changed into short orange hair like a hedgehog in the blink of an eye, reflecting the man's handsome facial features and angular face, showing arrogance and arrogance.

"We got the news that Tao Tao and Jiang Yao will go to this year's 'ghost market', and it will depend on your performance at that time. The voice of Zero Spring drifted faintly.

"Seeing that gluttony is defending that kid surnamed Jiang everywhere, that kid must be very important to him. Qi Qi turned his head and stared at the city at night, an undercurrent surging in his orange pupils.

"I'll let him know, 'traitor'...... They are not qualified to guard anything. ”

"Whew...... Phew......

The cold wind pushed the dark clouds to gradually obscure the hazy moonlight, and when the silver waning moon leaned out from behind the clouds again, the two figures on the roof of the building had completely disappeared into the night, and there was no trace to be found.

(The end of "Corpse Gu Trace", the next chapter "Phantom of the Ghost City")

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Author's Note:

Because the author and I have been submerged in the vast sea of supervision (looking at the sky), so after today's "Corpse Gu Trace" chapter, I need to temporarily suspend the publication and retreat to catch up with the manuscript, "The Phantom of the Ghost City" serialization time is about September, please pay attention to the official WeChat of the "Dark Realm Divine Messenger". In addition, in addition to the novel, there will be a series of adaptation plans for "Oracles of the Dark World" to be announced in the near future, and I hope you can continue to support it!