After worrying for half a year, I was greatly relieved that the hostile actions of the prefecture against the Maoshan Daokai, which I was most worried about, were not carried out in the end.

Previously, because of the death of Marshal Riyou, King Yama was furious and threatened revenge. But afterwards, after the persuasion of several judges and two yin marshals, he gradually extinguished his anger and put the matter behind him. Perhaps considering the recent successive losses of the Yin army, it is indeed worth the loss to fight a meaningless war with the Maoshan Dao Society at this time.

The two hidden forces of the Difu and the Maoshan Dao Society, one rules the underworld and the other is entrenched in the yang world, in fact, it is not easy to fight. On the one hand, the yang world is not only the territory of Taoist cultivation, but also the world, and the Yin army may not be able to please if it rashly goes up to provoke; On the other hand, Dao cultivators also didn't dare to go down to the underworld easily, the yin qi here was too heavy, even if they had Dao Dharma protection, it was impossible to hold on for too long, let alone be able to accurately find the location of the underworld in the dense underground caves.

Of course, this is the best, lest I run into any acquaintances in the event of a war between the two sides. Although I don't have much affection for the Taoist sect, I don't want to fight the inexplicable battle at all.

As for the ghost army's side, after fighting several times in a row, the Yin army's losses were not small, but the losses of the ghost army were definitely greater. Forced by the lack of strength, the ghost shuai could only temporarily restrain himself during this time, and he didn't know that he had hidden in that corner to keep his eyes on it. Therefore, the underworld was really quiet for a while, and the Yin army did not receive any more assignments.

I don't have to run around, I drink Huangquan soup in the dormitory when I have nothing to do, and practice Yin Gong diligently every day. Finally, after half a year, my skill has risen to the fifth level with unusually smooth progress!

What Master said at the beginning was indeed true, since I comprehended the Great Dao when I ascended to the fourth level of cultivation, I didn't encounter any bottlenecks and problems when I ascended to a great realm this time, it was almost like a matter of course!

From this, I can't help but sigh: "The hardships I have suffered before have finally been in vain!" ”

However, the cultivation has reached the fifth level, which means that it is time for me to go back to Master to learn new exercises.

As a general, visiting relatives on vacation is not as simple as it was in the past, and you have to explain everything at hand before you can leave. So much so that I delayed it for another month.

It's been a long time since I last went home, and I haven't been home for almost two years. The underworld is deep underground, and there is no phone to call at all, so I can only go to Zuoqiu City occasionally to borrow the Teng family's telephone line to report my safety. When I go back this time, it is estimated that my parents will complain again and scold me for being an "unfilial son"!

But when I returned to the provincial capital through the Yin Vein Passage of Youlan Xuan, I first heard some other not-so-good news from Jin Dascoop.

My car was still with Jin Dasco, so I had to ask him to pick me up. He hasn't changed much in the past few years, but when they meet, he is hesitant between his eyebrows, smoking his pipe violently, and he seems to have something on his mind?

I asked him, "Did you quarrel with your wife?" ”

He smiled reluctantly, shook his head and said, "Our husband and wife have a good relationship, please don't worry!" ”

"That's the fried squid by Donald pot or Hou Dapan!" I continue to guess.

Jin Dasco didn't shake his head this time, but smiled bitterly: "It's not that the squid is fired, but the loss of work may really happen!" ”

As soon as I heard that the joke could come true, I hurriedly asked him for details.

Jin Dasco said: "This matter is quite complicated, and we have to start with what happened in the ancestral hall of the Cao family." ”

"The ancestral temple of the Cao family? What does your work have to do with the ancestral hall of the Cao family? "The more I listened, the more confused I became.

"The ancestral hall of the Cao family was reported three months ago, saying that someone was engaged in feudal superstition and defrauded innocent people of their money. After the police investigated, they brought Aunt Cao back along with more than a dozen paper puppet doormen and sent them to the detention center! ”

"So ruthless?" I was taken aback.

I know a lot of people in the paper puppet gate, among which Boss Su I met when I was a child in Nanting Ghost Market, and I can be regarded as half of my master. Later, in order to learn his puppet skills, I even promised to give birth to a second son in the future. Of course, this promise seems to be difficult to fulfill at the moment.

Aunt Cao, the head of the paper puppet gate, I also dealt with her once, and her nephew Cao Zhe is still my friend of life and death. In addition, the spirit boy who was "small and big" left a deep impression on me.

To say that they are engaged in feudal superstition, this is true, but to say that they are engaged in fraud is a bit wronged, after all, the paper puppet door has always used money to work, helping people exorcise evil spirits and catch ghosts.

"How long have you been locked up, and have you been sentenced?" I asked anxiously.

"Nope." Fortunately, Jin Dasco shook his head again this time, and took two puffs of his pipe before he said slowly: "The paper puppet door has always been very cautious and very disciplined, and none of the people who invited them were willing to come forward to testify." So in the end, after a month of investigation, the police still couldn't find any solid evidence, so they had to release them all. ”

"Arresting people on the basis of some reasons to catch wind and shadows, is this someone deliberately framing them behind their backs?" I guessed.

"Don't guess, we all know it's the ghost of Xuanqingmen!" Jin Dasco gave the answer to the mystery very simply.

"Xuanqing Gate?" I was puzzled, "Why did they get into trouble with the paper golems?" ”

"I didn't know why at first, but the business of other Yin cultivation sects in the provincial capital, as long as it involves catching ghosts and exorcising evil spirits, has been muddied by the Xuanqing Gate and the Jade Hairpin Gate." Jin Dasco complained angrily, "The people of the Jade Hairpin Gate also reported the small temple opened by the Yuanbao Gate in Caoya Lane. Fortunately, Tang was well-informed, and he shut down the legal business there before the police could act, and let several uncles and brothers leave to temporarily avoid the limelight! ”

"Xuanqingmen actually joined forces with the hosta gate?" I was even more surprised when I heard this, these two families are mortal enemies in the provincial capital, what is it that can make them join forces to deal with the Yin Cultivation Sect?

"Master Tang said that this matter is not just a problem between individual sects, but between the entire Dao Cultivation Sect and the Yin Cultivation Sect! Therefore, Dao Xiu has suddenly taken many tough measures to attack us recently, both bright and dark! ”

As soon as Jin Dascoo said this, I immediately understood. This is the Maoshan Dao Society that wanted to take revenge on the underworld but didn't find an opportunity, and its anger was transferred to the heads of these small Yin cultivation sects in the yang world!

The Taoist sect has a big business in the yang world, and it has always looked down on the small business that the yin cultivator secretly does. If they do it so desperately all at once, it will definitely greatly squeeze the living space of Yin Xiu in the provincial capital.

"That's too overbearing, isn't it?" I couldn't help but shake my head when I thought of this.

Jin Dasco smiled bitterly and said, "There are more domineering things!" When the Teng family first developed Xiling Cemetery, they signed a 30-year contract with **, and now there are only two years left to expire, and they are talking about renewing the contract. It is said that now the hosta gate has intervened strongly, and it wants to compete with the Teng family for the right to operate the Xiling Cemetery! ”

"Is that still the case?" Once again, I was shocked.

Xiling Cemetery has always been the base camp and main source of income for Yin Xiu in the provincial capital, if it is robbed by Dao Xiu, not only will the entire ghost market go out of business, I am afraid that even the thousands of ghosts in the cemetery will be overtaken by them!

"It's not, so now several major sects are joining forces with the Teng family to deal with this matter. I heard that ** is also swaying over there, so it depends on the connections and strength of both sides! ”

Listening to the words of the golden spoon, I thought of the mustache again. He has now been promoted to the elder of the Jade Hairpin Sect, and it is estimated that he will definitely be involved in this matter. It's just that this involves the grievances between the underworld and the Maoshan Dao Association, and it is probably useless to intercede with him again.

"Where's Youlanxuan?" As I spoke, I noticed that the two of us were still standing at the door of the teahouse chatting, "This is the exit of the Yin vein, it is impossible for Dao Xiu to fight the idea of this place, right?" ”

Jin Dasco said: "Don't worry, it's safe here at the moment." First, because we hide the Yin Vein Exit enough to hide it, Dao Cultivators should not know about it yet. The second is that this teahouse is the property of the Teng family, unless the entire park is renovated and this building is demolished, otherwise the yin vein exit will not be exposed. ”

"That's good! I'm worried that when I come back from visiting relatives, I'll have to find another place to go to the underworld! "I breathed a sigh of relief.

But Jin Dasco was still sighing, and said worriedly: "Once the Xiling Ghost Market is snatched away, those of us from the Yin Cultivation Sect can only choose between going to the underworld and changing careers!" ”

"The Teng family is already thinking of a way out?"

"That's right. The Teng family has already stated that as long as the disciples of several major sects are willing to go to the underworld, they can arrange to go to the underworld to do things."

It's a solution that has the best of both worlds. Zuoqiu City is also in dire need of manpower after experiencing Zechao, even if the Yin cultivator with a lower cultivation level should be able to find something to do there, and the treatment will not be much worse than in the Yang Realm. The only problem is that these people are reluctant to abandon their current stable life in the provincial capital and choose to go to the underworld.

For example, Jin Dasco is like this, no wonder he has been sad since the beginning of the meeting.

I comforted him and said, "Your cooking skills are good, even if you don't fry ghost food, it shouldn't be difficult to be a chef in an ordinary restaurant, right?" ”

Jin Dasco shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I'm not like you graduated from a serious chef school, you don't need a diploma to be a chef in a ghost market, but it's different when you go outside." Besides, I am now in middle age, old and young, and it is not easy to change careers halfway. ”

"Alas, that's what I said......"

Speaking of which, I feel powerless. I just hope that several Yin cultivation sects such as the Teng family and Yuanbaomen can withstand the pressure and protect the last position of Xiling Ghost City!