The little man, known as Mr. John, looked very shrewd.

He is about the same height as An Jie, and he is very thin, giving people a feeling of stunted growth.

With such a body shape and a flattering expression that seems to be smirking all the time, it is easy to feel that you can handle it at will.

A weak man who is easy to deal with, this is the external impression that Mr. John displays.

However, just after seeing this man with a smirk on his face, Jiang Ember saw something completely different.

There was a dim glow of energy on his body, the opposite of ordinary golden holy energy.

This strange dark energy had only been seen before by Ember on the Corrupted Dragon Steel Sword of Hannibal and Kassandra.

What's going on? See this dark energy again?

What is the ...... in this man named John? Wait a minute?

Lady Angeline? And with his husband?

Suddenly, Jiang Ember reacted to what the man called him.

Angelie should be An Jie's pseudonym, just add a word to the end, it's really lazy.

But when did she become her husband?

Just when Jiang Ember was shocked by this title.

Mr. John bowed slightly and said with a smile:

"I'll take two guests from afar to the guest room first, little Ryan went out to perform with the team, and he should not be back until late."

Little Ryan is the witness that An Jie contacted before, the one whose friend disappeared.

According to An Jie, the two of them came this time in the name of a distant relative of Little Ryan.

Come here, "Holy Capital. The purpose of "Lorcan" is to travel and to see his little nephew's live performance.

As for why you want to live in the choir headquarters, it is naturally because it is close enough to the "Holy Flame Doge's Palace" and "St. Lorcan's Cathedral".

On the one hand, it is more convenient to do various things, and on the other hand, it can also be better concealed from people's eyes.

As for why the two appeared as husband and wife...... Probably to hide people's eyes.

It wasn't long before Mr. John led the two to a guest room in the backyard of the choir headquarters and bowed away.

This room has an all-white divine aesthetic style, the ceiling is painted with very delicate art paintings, and even the large bathtub in the bathroom is porcelain white, very clean and tidy.

"Hmm...... I'm tired to death."

After coming to the room, An Jie sat on the soft big bed.

She looked up at the painting on the ceiling, a look of nostalgia flashing in her eyes.

Speaking of which, she hadn't returned to the Holy Flame for a long time, and she hadn't seen this unique ceiling painting style of the Holy Flame for a long time.

After looking at it for a while, An Jie lay on the bed and turned her head to look at Jiang Yan, who seemed to be thinking, and said with a smile:

"Don't think about it so much, pretending to be a husband and wife with you is just for convenience, don't think you have a chance to take advantage."

When she found that Jiang Ember seemed to be thinking about something, An Jie thought that he was struggling with his fake identity, so she laughed like this.

But Jiang Yan shook his head:

"It's not...... I wasn't thinking about it, but I always felt that something was wrong with that man."

"That man just now? Ah, vampire John? Of course he has a problem, and it's a big problem."

"Vampire John? He's a vampire?"

"Of course it's not a vampire in the true sense of the word, but that man is very greedy for money, you know?"

Regarding the fact that Mr. John is very greedy for money, Jiang Yan can naturally see it at a glance, and he doesn't need An Jie's explanation.

After all, it is difficult to say that there are a few good people who are the foremen in a place like the choir, and they are basically female businessmen or scumbags.

But what Jiang Ember really cared about was the dark energy in Mr. John's body, which made him feel a little ...... Intimate.

Yes, this is a strange statement, but it is.

Unlike when he met Hannibal before, Jiang Ember actually felt a little close to that energy.

It gave him a sense that his skull was broken.

Just when Jiang Ember felt that he couldn't figure out what was going on.

Xiao Fan's enchanting voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

[Dear master~ Did you perceive the 'ghost energy' on that person~ It's really good~ Very sensitive senses~]

Miscellaneous...... What?

The moment he heard this, Jiang Yan also immediately asked:

[Ghost energy? Do you mean that energy that feels very dark? 】

[Hmm~ That's the energy characteristics that are displayed after being affected by the divine power mapping of the prison realm~ Do you know the divine power mapping~]

【...... Not very clear. 】

[Hehe~ That person will take the opportunity to give you a good science popularization~ As the agent of the Prison Lord~ This kind of thing can't be unknown]

In the midst of Xiao Fan's giggling laughter, she also learned about the origin of "ghost energy" to Jiang Yan.

After all, the "material plane" where humans live does not produce any special energy.

The so-called "holy energy" that exists in human beings and living beings today is actually a mapping phenomenon caused by the divine power of the heavenly realm crossing the plane.

Essentially, the Celestial Realm is the "Upper Plane", and its interior is filled with a large amount of divine power.

Because this divine power is so powerful, it can be mapped through space to the "material plane", which also fills the material plane with the lower energy of holy energy.

After understanding the existence of "holy energy", the existence of "ghost energy" is easy to understand.

The so-called "ghost energy", that is, the dark mist that Jiang Ember saw, is the special energy generated by the divine power of the Hell Realm mapped onto this plane.

In other words, this power can be understood as the diluted divine power of the Great King of the Prison Realm, which is a symbol of the Prison Realm.

Although both the "Hell Realm" and the "Celestial Realm" are upper planes, the degree of interference with each material plane is different.

In some planes, the "Hellboundary" has a greater proportion of mapping, so the people there use spectral energy as the main force.

And in this plane, the "Heavenly Realm" has a greater proportion of mapping, so most of the human beings Jiang Shen saw were using holy energy.

There is a little difference in the nature of these two forces, but the difference is not particularly huge, in short, they can be used.

I see...... Spectral energy, there is such a thing.

After listening to Xiaofen explain the difference between holy energy and ghost energy, as well as the ins and outs of the two energies.

Jiang Yan also had a feeling of sudden realization for a while, and finally understood what he was seeing.

The reason why Hannibal had "ghost energy" in his body was mainly because he held the "Mentor's Blade", an artificial spirit suit.

The "Mentor's Blade" itself is a subordinate substitute for the "Blade of Passion", and the source of power is related to the Prison Lord.

As for why Kassandra's corrupted dragon steel sword has such energy as spectral energy.

It can also be thought that the weapon in her hand may have been stained with a lot of animal blood during the White Oak Castle tragedy.

And the "demonization disease" that causes human beings to mutate physically is probably related to some kind of power in the prison world.

That's what happened, and all of a sudden the veins became clear.

After learning the principle of "ghost energy", Jiang Ember couldn't help but nod slightly.

It is important to note that there should be no way for humans in this world to distinguish between these two forces.

Whether it is "holy energy" or "ghost energy", it should be the same manifestation in their opinion.

After all, ordinary people don't have the pupil of truth, and they can't see the different characteristics of energy very intuitively.

If you say that, you can see it

Ginger ember with energy characteristics.

He is probably the only person in this world who can distinguish between "ghostly energy" and "holy energy".

And by distinguishing between the two energies, you can also determine who may be related to the prison world, so as to grasp the initiative first.

Speaking of which...... That Mr. John is also related to the prison world, but what is the relationship?

Like Hannibal, he has a man-made spiritual costume like the "Mentor's Blade"?

Or did you get the power of spectral energy through some other means?

But whatever the reason, Jiang Shen can tell that this Mr. John is definitely eccentric.

And judging from the theory of a nest of snakes and rats, it is likely that this "choir" is not as simple as it was first thought.

However, just as Jiang Yan was thinking so, An Jie kicked her legs and jumped up directly from the bed.

"Hmm...... I'm hungry, so let's go out to eat first."

"Eat? Oh, yes, it's all this time."

Jiang Yan, who came back from his thoughts, reacted at this time, and it was already evening.

The two of them only had one meal at noon in the safe house, and they didn't eat dinner, so it's no wonder that An Jie's stomach growled with hunger.

So now that it is in the capital of the Holy Flame, and there is a local such as Anjie as a guide.

Naturally, the two of them want to eat some authentic food and taste the local cuisine.

So under the leadership of An Jie, the two walked from the small door in the backyard of the choir headquarters to the street.

After a long journey, we came to the front of a tavern called "The Executioner".

...... Yes, that's the name of this tavern, that's what it is.

And in addition to the unrestrained name, there are also some torture instruments hanging on the sign of this tavern.

The name of the wine and the name of the set meal posted on the door also made Jiang Yan feel a little speechless.

Incinerator Package: Contains Flame Incineration Wine and Cremation Smoked Chicken, with charred onions.

"Powdered Bone Set": Spicy meatballs beaten thousands of times with a bone crusher and tomato pasta and clam soup.

"Sweet to Death Package": Fried sugar balls, honey almond clips and Siri cheese rolls, paired with a glass of liqueur that is to death sweet.

......

What is this?

Is anyone really daring to enter such a strange tavern?

Of course, in fact, there are people who dare to enter, such as An Jie.

After taking Jiang Ember into the "Executioner's Tavern", An Jie found a remote corner and sat down, and introduced:

"This tavern is my favorite place to come when I was in the Holy Capital, the wine is poor, but the food is very good."

As a tavern, the wine is poor, but the food is good, is this a kind of putting the cart before the horse?

And looking at the torture instruments that were also placed everywhere in this tavern, Jiang Ember couldn't help but think of An Jie's room in the monastery.

"Anyway...... There seem to be a lot of torture instruments in your room, which is a kind of humor unique to the Holy Flame?"

"Hahaha, it's not a kind of humor, because in the past, the Holy Flame was very keen on execution, so there were a large number of torture instruments in the country, and it turned into a special ornament later."

"Passionate about executions? Whom is to be executed?"

"The 'Infidels of the Night Song,' the Mad Dogs of Judgment, and the 'Blazing Blue Research Maniacs, etc.), of course, there are some inhabitants of the country, but most of them are used in times of war against foreign countries."

If it weren't for listening to An Jie say this, it would be really hard for Jiang Yan to imagine that there was such a strange period in this world before.

At least since he crossed over to now, he felt that the relationship between the five kingdoms was at least good on the surface.

But An Jie said that Jiang Ember was born in peacetime, and he was lucky.

You must know that in the past, there were countless times when the five great powers fought against each other, and they often fought bloodshed for various reasons.

But when I thought of the members of the "Inquisition" that Jiang Ember had seen on the street before.

He also felt that it seemed quite normal for the Holy Flame to often fight with other countries in the past...... After all, this country has a simple folk custom where residents can shout and kill in the street with torture instruments.

Just as Jiang Ember chatted with An Jie about some interesting facts about the city and the country.

The owner of the "Executioner's Tavern" also brought dinner for the two.

The boss here is a middle-aged uncle with an eyepatch in his left eye and a prosthetic leg in his right leg.

His eyes look like they're staring at their prey, as if they might chop you off with a knife at any moment.

But I have to say that although this one-eyed boss looks terrible, his craftsmanship is as good as An Jie said.

An Jie ordered the two of them a tavern-specific "casual set meal".

It depends on what the boss has prepared today and how he feels.

According to An Jie, if the boss is in a bad mood.

It was probably a plate of strange things, such as roasted rats or toads.

But luckily the boss seemed to be in a good mood today, so the dinner was very generous.

The appetizer is a large plate of freshly roasted artichokes, which are mainly eaten by the bracts of the flower buds and the fleshy receptacle.

The artichokes are slowly roasted over a charcoal fire and look tender and juicy, and they are very appetizing with a carefully blended sauce.

And artichokes also have a unique effect, that is, after eating, it will temporarily change the sense of taste, making people feel that the water they drink becomes sweet and silky.

After the roasted artichokes, the main course that continues to be served is "Execution Grilled Lobster with Noodles with Tomato Sauce"

Cut the lobster from the tail to the head until the lobster meat is completely separated from the shell, then sprinkle with white pepper, salt and other condiments and bake in the oven.

The freshly baked lobster is delicious, with a snow-white flesh and a slightly golden burnt edge, which is mellow and fragrant in the mouth, and even more delicious with sauce.

After the main course, there is also a local specialty of "Worship Square Cake" and "Candied Lemon Ice Cream".

The square cake is not so much a cake as it is something like a mille-feuille.

The body is made of three thin and crunchy layers of puff pastry, sandwiched with thick whipped cream and fruits such as strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and cherries.

The candied lemon ice cream is sweet and sour, very greasy, and can draw a very perfect end to this dinner.