Chapter 1661 - 1653
Chapter 1661: Chapter 1653
At midnight, Xin Lin and Gui Hu entered Purple Cloud City.
The city was silent.
Once outside De Yue Building, Xin Lin reminisced about the route Zhao Gang and his men traveled a few days ago by carriage.
"There are three routes from De Yue Building to the city gate. We’ll split up to search."
Having said that, Xin Lin released the little fox.
The little fox was yawning; though it was a ghost cultivator, it adhered strictly to a regular routine. Xin Lin making it work overtime was bound to draw complaints from it.
But as soon as it caught sight of Gui Hu beside it, it fell silent immediately.
One human, one ghost, and one fox set off down the three paths.
Soon, Gui Hu and the little fox finished searching.
They did not find Zhao Gang’s soul element.
Returning to the entrance of De Yue Building, Xin Lin still hadn’t come back.
Gui Hu furrowed his brows.
"Shall we go look for her?"
The little fox glanced at Gui Hu.
It felt the Corpse King’s ghost energy growing even more intense.
With a long stride, Gui Hu headed down the path Xin Lin had taken.
This was Purple Cloud City; logically, there should be no danger. But with incidents of soul separation occurring, anything was possible.
"Hey, wait up."
The little fox hurriedly followed.
At this moment, Xin Lin found herself in an alley.
The route she was on was the same one Chang Yuchun used earlier.
After searching, she didn’t find Zhao Gang.
As she was walking back, she suddenly noticed a faint aura in a narrow alley beside her.
Following the aura, she walked in.
The alley was dark, cluttered with miscellaneous items—probably stored by nearby shops.
The aura was very faint. Had it not been for Xin Lin’s sharper senses after becoming a Great Spirit Master, she might not have even noticed it.
"Zhao Gang?"
Xin Lin saw a gray shadow curled up in the farthest corner of the alley.
Upon hearing Xin Lin’s voice, the shadow lifted its head, confusion filling its face.
"It is you!"
Xin Lin exclaimed with joy and was about to approach.
"Hold on."
Gui Hu grabbed her.
He looked at Zhao Gang.
"His soul element is very unstable; he’s probably frightened. Your spiritual energy is too strong. If you get close, you might inadvertently obliterate him."
Gui Hu examined Zhao Gang.
The ghost claw gathered in.
Zhao Gang’s soul element condensed into a small cluster and fell into Gui Hu’s hand.
The soul element flickered on and off.
Strands of ghost energy coalesced and formed on the ghost claw.
Only then did Zhao Gang’s soul element gradually stabilize.
Gui Hu then took Xin Lin and the little fox back to the School Clinic.
They returned to the School Clinic, already around the time of the rooster’s crow.
"We must return the spirit and soul element before the rooster crows. Otherwise, if the soul element hears the rooster’s crow, it will also be frightened and easily dissipate."
Gui Hu flicked his fingertip, and Zhao Gang’s soul element drifted onto Zhao Gang’s physical body.
Just then, a rooster crow rang out from outside.
Gui Hu retreated into Sealing Spirit Talisman No.1.
The little fox ran over to the barrel and opened the lid.
Inside the barrel, the Wisdom Liquid had been entirely absorbed.
A wet fluffball lay at the bottom of the barrel with its belly out, having drunk its fill of Wisdom Liquid—it was Rong Qiu.
The little fox let out a gleefully gloating laugh.
It ended up waking Rong Qiu.
Rong Qiu, upon waking and seeing the little fox laughing heartily, immediately became furious.
Its cheeks puffed with anger, it shook its fur, and dashed out.
The little fox laughed, holding its belly and rolling on the ground.
Xin Lin, seeing the two little creatures behaving as such, was left speechless.