Transcendent Dawn - Chapter 616 - Chapter 616: Chapter 0616: Delivery (Additional 7000, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 616: Chapter 0616: Delivery (Additional 7000, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

“Brother Shitou, is it done?”

Upon seeing the figure disappear, Xu Changqing asked excitedly.

“Hmm… It’s done.”

Li Shitou slowly exited the square, clutching a tattered black cloth piece the size of a palm in his hand: “Take a look… This is what it left behind, it should be a ‘Weird Creature’!”

“This square is very dangerous… not to mention the palace inside.”

He cautiously stared in the direction of the palace, seeing the mountain-like Wicked Ghost Murals.

Some of them had green faces and sharp teeth, others had red hair and ferocious looks… It was like scenes from Hell, after a long gaze, you could even feel that the eyes of these ghosts seemed to follow their movements, as if they were watching the Outsiders.

“Grandfather, take a look!”

Xu Changqing, not paying attention, held the palm-sized cloth piece in his hand, there were some tadpole patterns embroidered with gold thread. After a few glances, he suddenly shivered: “So cold…”

“Indeed, it’s a ‘Weird Creature’. Be careful, a living person holding it for more than two hours will gradually have their blood frozen and die. If a soul holds it for more than a day, the soul is likely to dissipate…”

Su Lu reminded: “Its ability is related to ‘laughter’, ‘manipulating emotions’, and ‘killing the soul’… However, you don’t need to use it. You just need to enshrine it in the temple, not allowing contact with people, thus ensuring safety and, utilizing its breath to scare away demons, rebuild the defence.”

“That’s great!”

Xu Changqing clenched his fists tightly: “Shitou, you’re really amazing, even the ghosts can be dealt with, you should come back with me! The village really needs you…”

“No…”

Li Shitou shook his head: “That’s not a real ghost, it could only be considered as a remnant of the other party… And since I was promoted to [Ghost Officer], I felt that I should stay here, minimizing visits to the human world. Otherwise, I might have to consume human souls to survive, turning me into an evil ghost! It’s easy for me!”

“Kid, you tell him his decision is correct, there are also many secrets hidden in Hell, like this place! But don’t explore rashly before you’ve improved your cultivation…”

Su Lu reminded Xu Changqing in his mind: “From this ‘Weird Creature’, I figured out another Dao Method, it should be the follow-up of [Ghost Officer], named [Impermanence]! But it still needs some calculation… tell him to wait patiently, and keep in touch.”

“Oh!”

Xu Changqing quickly repeated: “Brother Shitou, even grandfather said so, you must be very careful.”

“Don’t worry, I don’t plan to explore this place anytime soon.”

Li Shitou nodded.

Giggling!

Suddenly, Xu Changqing heard the crowing of a rooster in his ear.

His expression changed and he quickly said: “I have to go, take care!”

“Take care!”

Li Shitou solemnly saluted, watching as a red line appeared behind Xu Changqing, slowly pulling him up and disappearing into the darkness.

After a long while, he steps back, his face calm and composed, as quiet as a thousand-year-old rock. Only a faint voice echoed in the tunnel:

“[Impermanence]?”

…

In the human world, Xiaozhai Village, thatched cottage.

The first light of dawn, a rooster crowing announces the day.

Xu Changqing opened his eyes and saw the rooster crowing: “A whole night passed just like that? It really felt like a dream.”

He raised his hand and saw the black cloth piece he was holding tightly.

Holding it in his hand, it felt like holding a block of ice with bare hands in winter! The bone-chilling cold spread across his palm, almost making his entire arm lose sensation.

“It does more harm to humans…”

Xu Changqing did not dare to delay, using the method his grandfather taught him, he wrapped another layer around the cloth piece. Without direct contact, it felt much better.

He came out and headed straight to the village chief’s house.

The village chief’s house was fairly decent in Xiaozhai Village, with not only three mud rooms, but also a yard surrounded by fences.

“Village chief! Village chief!”

Xu Changqing kept knocking on the door, his voice urgent.

“It’s Little Qingzi…”

An old woman opened the door with a full face of worry: “What’s the matter now?”

“I need to see the village chief!”

Xu Changqing entered the courtyard and saw the old village chief eating, a few coarse grain buns and a dish of pickles on the wooden table.

In this village, having dry food for breakfast is a treat.

“It’s Little Qingzi, come… eat! Only when you are full, you have the strength to travel.”

The old village chief smiled bitterly, beckoning.

“No! I’m not leaving!”

Xu Changqing took a deep breath: “Village chief, I have something to say!”

“What’s it?”

“It’s not convenient here!”

The old village chief looked at Xu Changqing in surprise, but since he didn’t seem out of the ordinary, he pondered a bit: “Follow me!”

He led Xu Changqing into his own room: “Speak, what’s the matter?”

“Look at this!”

Xu Changqing untied the cloth bag, revealing the black cloth inside.

“Hiss… That is…”

The village chief touched it with his finger, immediately gasping, he promptly closed the window with vigilance, locked the door, and fixed his eyes incredulously on the black cloth piece: “Magic Artifact?”

“This is… something passed down in my family, I’m not sure if it is, but I dug it up yesterday. Have a look, village chief…”

Xu Changqing said seriously.

“Let me see…”

The village chief grabbed the black cloth, shivered again: “So cold! So cold!”

While shivering, a smile appeared on his face: “Good… this is good, the village is saved. Little Qingzi, are you prepared to give this to the village?”

“Naturally!”

Xu Changqing said seriously: “The village has raised me for so many years, I must repay the kindness!”

“Good lad!”

The old village chief nodded repeatedly: “This thing will save lives.”

“This is a family heirloom. I’ll give it to the village, no one will try to take it, right?” Xu Changqing asked worriedly.

“Dare he?”

The old village chief glared: “That magic artifact before was gifted by the city when the village was built, now that the higher-ups want to take it back, we’ve got nothing to say. But this one, if Zhou Quan dares to touch it, we dare to fight to death… Let him massacre our village, let’s wait and see if the city will let him get away with it!”

To be honest, a small inspector can’t cover up a massacre. Perhaps if it were the Demon Bureau’s Seventh Rank School Captain. But at that level, they wouldn’t create so much bloodshed for just a magic artifact.

“Then I can rest easy.”

Xu Changqing patted his chest.

“Still, we need to keep this a secret.” The village chief said with determination: “Only inform a few dependable people, keeping it a secret as long as we can…”

“As the village chief arranges.”

Xu Changqing left the village chief’s house, looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, and let out a long sigh of relief.

“Feel lighter now that you’ve unloaded the burden in your heart?” Su Lu’s voice echoed in his mind.

“It’s unloaded!”

“Next, you need to focus on cultivation.”

“I will, I want to get revenge for the village… That Zhou Quan is indeed a hidden danger, cannot be left! And that Corpse Dissecting Fairy… One day, I will seek justice for everyone!”

Xu Changqing clenched his fists.