A billboard.

The rain flowed on it, and the dark red letters on the lining became more and more vivid.

As the figure of the merchant blurred in the rain, Yan Jing only felt a glimpse of the treacherous corner beneath the peaceful surface of Jingjiang Town.

"The earth immortal in his mouth should be the weirdness mentioned in the background of the incident, although I don't know why they have such a positive name for it, but judging from the attitude he showed between his words, the people of Jingjiang Town obviously have special feelings for these monsters."

Yu Zhen was still writing down the information she had obtained in her notes, This is what she has always been used to, paused, and then spoke,

"This state is somewhat akin to authoritarian worship, where they are unable to resist supernatural forces, so they can only identify it as fate or the majesty of the gods, as a way to express the despair and fear that are difficult to escape, and over time it has become a local custom."

Professional counterpart, Yu Zhen analyzes the meaning behind the merchant's behavior.

"Is there anything you say about the ribbon on the man's chest?"

Yan Jing clearly remembered the merchant's action of standing up and showing off the ribbon when he spoke.

"It should be some kind of status symbol, and there is too little information at the moment to make a judgment."

Yu Zhen also noticed the gray ribbon, but it was difficult to understand the meaning it represented for a while.

The investigation must continue, and in order to complete the torch's mission, they must quickly figure out what is going on in the town.

Stroll down the long street in the rain.

Jingjiang Town is far more prosperous than imagined.

Yan Jing walked on the side of the street with an umbrella, his eyes roaming the streets.

Pedestrians passing by, stall owners shouting and frustrating, various shops with wide open doors, and children frolicking around.

The scene in front of me looked so peaceful, as if it were an ordinary ancient town.

Yan Jing's gaze always glanced at the silk ribbons worn on the chests of the people passing by.

Yes, everyone has it!

Most of them are light gray, and a few people will add a bright red horizontal ribbon to the bottom of the light gray ribbon, and the latter seems to be very respected, and people often come up to greet them when walking down the street.

When he passes by a vendor, just ask casually, and what he wants will immediately be much cheaper.

Retracted his gaze, and turned to look at Yu Zhen, who was handing a jade hairpin to the stall owner in front of the rouge stall on the street, exchanging money and asking what at the same time.

Due to the uncertainty of the otherworldly monetary system, the Ember Apostles often prepared some valuables, such as a dozen gold bricks and some jade and exquisite porcelain in Yan Jing's space.

Compared to Yan Jing, Yu Zhen, who looked like a weak woman, was obviously more able to relax her guard and find out some information.

Returning with a bag of rouge in his hand, the smile on Yu Zhen's face disappeared the moment he turned around, his expression was solemn, and he motioned for Yan Jing to follow with his eyes.

The two walked side by side, and Yu Zhen explained softly,

"The ribbon is an identity certificate distributed by the government, and the gray ribbon represents the local people of Jingjiang Town, who are eligible to receive the blessing of the 'earth immortals' in their mouths, and those who carry a small number of red silk means that they already have family members who have been 'blessed', and in Jingjiang Town, this is a special honor."

What this so-called "blessing" is, Yan Jing doesn't need to ask to know.

"Can you find out where the earth fairy is?"

Yan Jing wondered what kind of ghost thing could make these people look like this.

"I tried, the stall owner's attitude is very strange, somewhat similar to the merchant I met before, he obviously knows something but is reluctant to say, as if he is worried that we will rob him of his blessing, even if it is useless to give money."

Thinking of the vigilance on the stall owner's face when he heard him ask about the earth immortals, Yu Zhen felt funny and a little sad.

There were many people on the street, and the situation was unknown, so she didn't dare to ask anything, so she could only retreat first.

The location of the official notice board had been inquired about, and the two of them quickened their pace.

Walking through the streets and alleys, Yan Jing noticed that there was a medium-sized stone bridge not far ahead, in this kind of ancient water town, because of the dense water network, bridges are very common, but the one in front of him seems to be particularly exquisite, and there are archways erected at both ends.

"After crossing the bridge, a little more walk is the government."

Yu Zhen reminded him later, and Yan Jing nodded in understanding.

However, before he had taken a few steps, a gust of wind suddenly blew up in front of him, and the curtains in front of the shops on both sides of the street flew up.

The storm is blowing!

When something goes wrong, there must be a demon, Yan Jing and Yu Zhen glanced at each other, and they all approached the stone bridge quickly.

But just as he was getting close to a certain distance, the [Tide Resistance] characteristic made Yan Jing suddenly perceive that the water spiritual power in the surrounding environment was changing, and it was not a simple flow of spiritual power, but some kind of abnormal abnormality beyond common sense.

Climb over the archway and step on the stairs of the stone bridge paved with bluestone slabs.

Suddenly.

The scene in front of me changed suddenly!

The sky, which was already a little drowsy, was inexplicably dyed with a gray-blue hue at this moment, and the bleak atmosphere spread.

The rain from the sky was stained black and dripped like ink on the stone bridge and the river below.

Yan Jing frowned, his gaze fell on the lotus statue at the top of the stone pillar on the right side of the stone bridge, and the ink rain dripped into the middle of the petals, and after only a few seconds, it snaked up as if it had been given life, turning into tiny tentacles swaying back and forth.

The umbrella tilted to the side, and Yan Jing turned his head to look at the river below the bridge, where the black water swam and surged to a riverside stone staircase not far away.

"Dripping rain into ink, this is Xianlin! Xianlin! ”

Someone next to him suddenly exclaimed, Yan Jing and Yu Zhen turned around in unison, and saw an old man with gray temples kneeling on the ground, throwing away the bamboo hat in his hand, and shouting at the sky with his arms.

The black rain fell on his face, along the wrinkled furrows, seeping into the corners of his eyes, mouth and nose, outlining a strange and hideous mask of black lines, and beside him, many passers-by followed his example and fell to their knees.

Such a strange scene turned out to be a miracle in the eyes of these people......

His eyes were half-narrowed, Yan Jing's right hand that fell to his side was suddenly clenched, and suddenly he seemed to be aware of it, and his eyes turned to the stone steps on the shore where the black water was churning before, and he saw a figure slowly walking out of the water and climbing the steps.

Looking at the figure, he looked like a man, tall and strong, wearing a robe dripping with black water, and a bamboo hat on his head, because his back was facing Yan Jing and Yu Zhen, and he couldn't see his face clearly.

His appearance caused the pedestrians on the streets on both sides of the stone bridge to fall into some kind of strange frenzy for a while!

Behind Yan Jing, two people rushed to him, and when they reached the stone bridge, they slowed down suddenly, although their eyes were feverishly staring at the figure that appeared in the water, their movements became extremely gentle, as if they were worried about scaring away the earth immortal who had finally appeared.

"That's the weirdness that the torch mentions?"

Yu Zhen on the side looked around, and finally fell on the man, frowning and asking.

Vision!

Lu Wu's golden eyes evolved in Yan Jing's eyes, and his gaze locked on the figure that emerged from the water.

Within the special vision formed by the spiritual vision, Yan Jing saw its true body...... Unexpectedly!

Yan Jing originally thought that this was a monster with human skin on its head, but he didn't realize that the only objects in his vision were robes and hats, and what they were wrapped in could not even be said to be flesh, but a mass of energy filled with disordered ink lines, revealing filth and chaos.

Frankly speaking, Yan Jing had never seen a monster in this state, even the blood-clothed ghost he had seen in Yashan Village before, his soul body was dark red at best, which made him quickly realize that this guy in front of him was probably not even a ghost, but something else.

Yan Jing took two steps forward, raised his hand to stop Yu Zhen, who was about to form a magic seal with his hands together, and said in a deep voice,

"Don't do it, at least not so obviously, unless you're ready to become the enemy of the entire Jingjiang Town!"

At present, the attitude of these townspeople shows that they have great respect for this sudden existence, and at this time, they are showing hostility, can they kill the monster or not, the two of them must be regarded as enemies by the people of Jingjiang Town first.

Yan Jing and Yu Zhen chose to watch, but the monster's actions did not stop at all.

Walking along the riverbank to the street at the other end of the stone bridge, the black rainwater on the coat continued to seep out, and as it advanced, it hung on the otherwise clean street, staining several stains.

Until it walked to the door of the ready-to-wear shop on the street, where a family of three knelt down.

The shabbyly dressed couple seemed to be aware, the body that was originally lying on the ground suddenly straightened, the gray ribbon on his chest fluttered in the wind and rain, the man looked at the clothed guest who stayed in front of him, stunned for two seconds, and then a touch of ecstasy appeared on his face, and he shouted,

"I beg God to have mercy!"

However, at the same time as his words fell, an arm made of black water poked out from under his robe, pointing to the little girl with pigtails standing between the couple.

It seems that the child who is only seven or eight years old has no concept of what kind of earth immortals, the gods themselves have no idea, but they just knelt down at the request of their parents, and looked at the clothed guest in front of him with a blank face.

"Nannan, don't hurry up and thank God, you are going to become an immortal, this is our family's opportunity to glorify our ancestors......"

Almost without hesitation, the man raised his hand and pressed her on the little girl's back and pushed her forward, but at the same time as he did it, the woman on the other side, who was also emotional, grabbed the girl's arm almost instinctively.

"What do you do?"

Feeling the resistance coming from the other side, the man frowned and looked at his wife, his face full of anger.

People kneeling down all over the street also looked at it and whispered.

In the face of everyone's gaze, the woman was obviously a little flustered, and she wanted to explain, but she didn't seem to know what to say, but she just looked up at the clothed guest, her expression was dazed, as if she didn't know why she was stopping, but tears slipped down the corners of her eyes.

"Azhu, she's still young, I, I'm ...... Reluctant. ”

Ignoring the opportunity to argue, black water stretched out from the tip of her left index finger and reached out to the little girl who was sobbing because of her parents' argument.

The moment of imminent contact.

The rain curtain on the street suddenly condensed into a huge fist, slamming it on the clothed guest, hammering it into the shops on the side.

Yu Zhen on the stone bridge looked at the man beside her with a stunned expression, and she could clearly see the blue tendons on the latter's forehead.

That's a sign of rage.

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