Chapter 16: 16 'One-Point Penetration

16 'One-Point Penetration'

Those eyes varied in size, densely packed.

Lin Xiu'er's scalp went numb, "These are the souls of women and children killed by traffickers!"

Xu Jiangshan furrowed his brows, his eyes full of turmoil, "They willingly let her devour them to strengthen her power for revenge."

"Damn! These traffickers are damn hateful, they deserved to die!" Chen Rang couldn't bear to look at those eyes.

As his words fell, an extremely light laugh drifted into their ears.

"Who!" Xu Jiangshan and the two others turned toward the sound.

Tushan Jiu, perched in the tree, stiffened.

Oh no, she's been discovered.

She just didn't expect that the people of the Nan Cheng Underworld Office would also be hot-blooded.

Indeed, appearances can be deceiving.

When she reached Chen Rang's side, seeing his clueless expression, she couldn't hold back her laughter.

Xu Jiangshan glanced at Tushan Jiu twice, and a plan formed in his mind.

"May I ask who you are?" he said, wanting to confirm.

Since she'd been discovered, Tushan Jiu didn't bother hiding.

She leapt straight down from the three-meter-high trunk, cupped her fist toward Xu Jiangshan and the others, and said, "Debt collector, Tushan Jiu."

Simple and clear.

Cheng Xiujuan beside her also halted her movements due to the sudden change, looking worriedly at Tushan Jiu.

That person was her benefactor and also her creditor; without her, she wouldn't have been able to enter this place today.

Xu Jiangshan's brows gradually relaxed, "Well, I forgot my magical implement; going back to get it now would probably be too late."

He glanced at Lin Xiu'er, "Xiu'er, I remember your hand was injured yesterday, right? You probably can't use Palm Thunder either."

"And Xiao Rang, can you break the divine light of the Lushan Three Milk?"

Chen Rang was simple-minded and had only just started work; he hadn't reacted yet. He wanted to say that he alone couldn't do it, but if the three of them joined forces, there might still be a sliver of hope.

After all, although Cheng Xiujuan's body bore a protective divine light, it wasn't the power of invoking deities.

They had all passed the Underworld's examinations, so their strength was naturally not weak.

But after Xu Jiangshan clenched his fist and gave a light cough, he suddenly attained one-point penetration.

Turns out you can do it like this; I've learned, and indeed veteran staff know more tricks.

Now he felt relieved.

Little did he know, he wasn't the only one feeling relieved.

Five minutes later.

Four people and a ghost crouched in the flowerbed not far from the Du family villa watched as Song Guogang and Zhang Xuefeng surrounded the Du residence with police tape.

The surrounding crowd of onlookers also gradually grew.

Tushan Jiu held the blue stick of the lollipop in her mouth, casually looking at Cheng Xiujuan, "The transaction is complete; as payment, I want all of your ghost power—no problem, right?"

As everyone knows, ghosts come in many types, but any ghost possesses ghost power; it's just a matter of amount.

Just like a Mystic Master's Qi, ghost power is their cultivation.

However, this ghost power is a rare good thing.

It can serve as a Mystic Master's supplement, absorbing and transforming into Qi.

Regarding Tushan Jiu's request, Cheng Xiujuan said of course there was no problem; she knew ghost power could aid a Mystic Master's cultivation.

Leaving aside that she borrowed Tushan Jiu's knife, once she goes down to the Underworld, this ghost power will automatically dissipate.

So she'd rather give it all to Tushan Jiu; after all, getting her revenge is her gain.

Xu Jiangshan and the others naturally had no objections either.

In the jianghu, whoever captures a ghost naturally gets its ghost power.

But without rules, nothing can be proper; besides not being allowed to open ghost gates arbitrarily, Yang realm Mystic Masters also have a rule: they may not privately extract ghost power.

Only official personnel of the Underworld may extract ghost power.

This is also one reason why Tushan Jiu wants to take the Underworld civil servant examination as soon as possible.

These Mystic Masters who are not Underworld civil servants, if they wish to extract ghost power, must uniformly register at the Underworld's Yang realm office and then perform the extraction.

After ghost power is extracted, it will transform into various foods according to the Mystic Master's own habits, for them to absorb and convert into Qi. (1)

For example, Lin Xiu'er likes chewing gum; after she extracts ghost power, it turns into various flavors of gum, which she chews and absorbs.

Chen Rang becomes chicken breast, Xu Jiangshan becomes tea, and her grandfather becomes alcohol.

And Tushan Jiu loves sweets; hers is lollipops.

Of course, they come in various flavors, not necessarily all sweet.

For instance, today she unluckily picked a sour one, the kind that gets sourer the more you eat, nearly making her teeth sour!

Xu Jiangshan personally extracted Cheng Xiujuan's ghost power and gave it to Tushan Jiu.

When Tushan Jiu touched that large mass of red ghost power, it instantly turned into seven differently colored lollipops.

Ordinary ghosts can only turn into one, but Cheng Xiujuan is different—her body fused dozens of spirits, making her fiercer than an average vicious ghost.

Moreover, she has received divine light protection, so she's somewhat infused with nourishment.

Xu Jiangshan gathered Tang Wen, Du Ming, and Cheng Xiujuan's souls into talisman script, planning to send them down together later.

Tushan Jiu also handed over the talisman paper containing Zhang Huihui's soul.

Another lollipop added.

Chen Rang beside her watched Tushan Jiu put the lollipop into her bag, wanting to say something but holding back.

Tushan Jiu had already noticed it out of the corner of her eye.

She finished packing the lollipops, patted her cross-body bag, restocked, and was in a good mood.

Then she lifted her gaze to Chen Rang, "Do you want to know why Cheng Xiujuan's body bears the divine light protection of the Third Lady of the Mount Lü Sect?"

Chen Rang didn't stand on ceremony, nodded directly, "Yes, I want to know why."

"Alright, then I'll tell you."

Tushan Jiu unwrapped a lollipop, put it in her mouth, and said slowly:

"The place where Cheng Xiujuan's corpse was dumped after death has a temple to Chen Jinggu that has stood for several hundred years…… (2)"