Among the undulating hills of Ziwu Mountains, there is a hill with walled walls, which is the largest concentration of bandits near Ningcheng, the Iron Bone Village.

Just after the heavy snowfall, most places on the entire Ziwu Mountains were still covered with a thick layer of snow, but there was not even a single snowflake around the Iron Bone Village, and all the snow was swept clean.

At this moment, on the arrow tower of the walled gate, standing are the best eyesight of the crossbowmen in the stockade.

At this time, a man in a strong suit rode a horse and hurried to the front of the walled gate.

The gate of the village was immediately opened, and the man turned over and dismounted, and ran all the way to the depths of the iron bone village.

When the surrounding bandits saw this person, they all turned a blind eye.

The man went all the way to the depths of the stockade, and then he walked into a thatched hut that stood out a little from the tall buildings.

"What's the matter? Lord Prefectural Commander, there is another order?"

A hoarse voice rang out from the dimly lit hut.

The man knelt down on one knee and said, "Yes, Zhang Kang is on the orders of the county commander, and I am here to ask you to help deal with a person, Lu Ran of the Lu family in Ningcheng!"

"Oh, this Lu Ran, is he a good hand in the rivers and lakes, or is he a qi refiner?"

"No...... He's just an idle!"

"In that case, what's so difficult to deal with with this son? The county commander actually let the old man make a move?"

"Probably because the county magistrate is not good at attacking him!"

"Hehehe......" A sinister laugh sounded.

Zhang Kang was creepy.

The hoarse voice sounded again: "Did you bring that Lu Ran's clothes or hair or anything like that?"

"In it!" the man presented a small box in both hands.

"Okay, I know, put things down, you can retreat first!"

This man withdrew from this thatched hut, but he had a face for the rest of his life.

And at this moment, a man like an iron tower walked over with a man who was short like a dwarf.

"The big master, the second master!" Zhang Kang hurriedly saluted the two.

The tower-like man nodded, but the dwarf asked, "Is it the county magistrate who asked grandma to make a move again?"

"Yes!"

"What did Grandma say?"

"She told me to come out first!"

As soon as they heard this, the dwarf and the tower-like man looked at each other, and they both showed serious expressions, and a thought appeared in their hearts at the same time: Grandma, is it about to be done?

And at this time, there was a terrible cry in the grass hut, like a ghost crying.

Listening to this creepy voice, even though the tower man and the dwarf had been murderous and unblinking, they couldn't help but turn pale at this moment.

At this moment, tomorrow is bright, but in this grass hut, it is extremely dim, only the faint light of a few candles, constantly shaking.

A withered old woman kept screaming miserably.

And right in front of her, there was a translucent little boy like a soul, trembling.

The old woman screamed for a while, and when she saw that the steps of pretending to be a ghost were almost over, she picked up a small bronze rusty bell and said with a smile: "Come, little Anning, be good, come to grandma's side!"

When the boy heard this, he remained in place.

The old woman's face turned hideous, and the rusty bell in her hand shook slightly.

"Ah~babble~" The soul boy suddenly showed a miserable color, and a painful groan came out of his mouth.

"Come, good, come!" said the old woman.

The soul boy's eyes were full of timidity, and he slowly approached the old woman.

The old woman reached out and opened the small box from before, which contained a strand of cloth with Lu Ran's hair on it.

"You sniff well, go kill this person, and grandma will give you something to eat!" the old woman had a smile on her face.

The soul boy's face was full of ignorance, he sniffed vigorously on the cloth and hair, and then nodded to the old woman, and flew up lightly, flew out of the grass roof, and went directly to Ningcheng.

The old woman's face showed a sinister smile.

The three people standing outside the thatched hut suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing, and their whole body trembled, and then the tower-like man and the dwarf showed a deep fear in their eyes.

"Who did the county magistrate ask Grandma to kill?" asked the dwarf.

The man in the strong suit said: "Lu Hongyi's son Lu Ran!"

"Oh?" the dwarf looked surprised, and then looked at the tower-like man.

There was a slight surprise in the eyes of the two of them, because they remembered that the previous investigation revealed that the death of their third master, Bao Zheng, seemed to have something to do with this Lu Ran, and they originally wanted to ...... However, now that grandma has made a move, then this Lu Ran should definitely die, and it can be regarded as revenge for Bao Zheng!

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At this time, Bi Fan and the others were still interrogating Sun Ergou in the backyard.

At the same time, Lu Ran also let people release the news by the way, saying that he bought the ancient martial arts cheats at a high price and the like, and planned to try his luck to see if there was anything suitable for him.

As for Lu Ran himself, he is sitting in the pavilion of Fuzhong Flower Garden with Lu Xueman at the moment, admiring the snow and plum blossoms, warm tea and desserts, and chatting to relieve boredom.

"Xiao Manman, do you say that there are any qi refiners who can exorcise ghosts?" Lu Ran suddenly asked.

Lu Xueman automatically blocked the nickname "Little Manman", and then said: "If the strange ghosts can be driven by the Qi Refiners, then why should the Qi Refiners form a group to survive?"

"Can't it?, then why did I hear that someone seems to be able to exorcise ghosts?" Lu Ran said suspiciously.

Hearing this, Lu Xue thought about it for a while, and then said, "Then you have to see what the hell!"

"What the hell?" Lu Ran subconsciously said.

Lu Xueman always felt that Lu Ran's tone was very strange, but he couldn't say what was strange, so he had to ignore Lu Ran and continued: "If those spirits of mountains, plants and trees, this kind of existence, are also ghosts, but they are not strange ghosts, they are mountain ghosts, and in many scripts, they will also be called ghosts!"

"What's the difference between a mountain ghost and a strange ghost?" Lu Ran asked.

Lu Xueman said: "Mountain ghosts and strange ghosts are both ghosts, and they can harm people, but the difference between the two is that mountain ghosts can harm people or not, because as the essence of mountains and plants, they can also be like qi refiners, eating the aura of heaven and earth, harming people only occasionally, not necessary;

"Is that so?" Lu Ran's eyes showed a hint of surprise, "How did the strange ghost appear?"

"No one knows how they came here, only that when they were far away, there were human races and ancient qi refiners fighting against the strange ghosts!" Lu Xue shrugged.

Lu Ran said with some confusion: "Then can't those Great Qi Refiners who have climbed the ninth floor also destroy the strange ghosts?"

"How can it be so easy? There are also strong and weak ghosts, the most powerful and terrifying ghosts, maybe as tall as a nine-story building, right?" Ignoring Lu Ran's surprised and deformed face, Lu Xueman continued: "Of course, I don't know that the strongest ghosts are terrifying at the moment, but according to years of experience, generally, the more human races or places with powerful qi refiners, the more terrifying the strange ghosts they attract. ”

Hearing this, Lu Ran couldn't help but show surprise on his face: "Then if you say that, isn't it the safest to stay in a small city?"

"How is that possible? In a small city, without the protection of a Qi Refiner, if you can't rush to help, a weak ghost may kill the people of a city! And if a Qi Refiner is strong enough, even if it is one person, it will attract enough terrifying ghosts, so if you encounter a powerful and terrifying ghost alone, you will definitely die? On the contrary, in a big city, even if the probability of encountering a powerful and terrifying ghost is higher, there are many powerful Qi Refiners!"

"And according to countless years of observation, the ancestors found that the strange ghosts can't think, and the strange ghosts will only appear alone, so as long as the qi refiners follow the laws explored by the ancestors, strictly control the number of people and the strength of the qi refiners, and form a group in various cities, then even if they occasionally attract strange ghosts, they are all within the range that they can deal with!"

Listening to Lu Xueman's words, Lu Ran couldn't help but fall into thought: "No wonder, very few people in the Sun and Moon Dynasty can obtain the right to live in a place other than their birthplace, and even, even if they are merchants, they are allowed to stay in one place for a maximum of five days...... So, if you want to live a comfortable life, first of all, you still have to be strong enough to kill ghosts?"

"In this world, there are ghosts, and it's really ghostly...... Uh, big head!"