Chapter 2322: Haunted by a Ghost

After encountering evil spirits' night attacks twice in a row, Tao Qian felt it a bit strange, but didn't think much of it.

After slaying that evil spirit, Tao Qian continued his cultivation.

Days passed peacefully; on Ye Zhangqing's side, the canteens of the major cities gradually opened.

But as the canteens were gradually confirmed, Jueying's side was short-staffed again, and severely lacking.

After all, there were only about a hundred or so people on hand; even adding Hongyue and her group, it was still under two hundred.

Moreover, the people under Hongyue also have to manage the daily operations of the canteen, basically having no energy to spare for intelligence work.

"I have already had Shī xiōng select people."

In the courtyard, after a day of busyness, everyone sat together, and Jueying told Ye Zhangqing the truth.

Upon hearing that, Ye Zhangqing nodded; the most suitable person for the intelligence network matter was naturally a sect disciple.

Jueying had already contacted Qi Xiong, and Qi Xiong seemed to be planning to open the mountain and accept disciples for the fourth time.

The disciples to be recruited this time are estimated to be far more numerous than before.

"For the disciples in charge of intelligence, it's best to use those with little background; Immortal Clan Descendants, no matter what, are always somewhat complicated."

Ye Zhangqing suggested this; upon hearing it, Jueying nodded.

She naturally has experience in these aspects; after all, in the lower realm, she personally built the intelligence network.

As for what kind of person to select, Jueying naturally knows best.

What Ye Zhangqing currently needs to busy himself with is the manpower for the canteen.

Hongyue's side also lacks people; they also need to recruit, but these people don't need to go through the sect.

Ye Zhangqing has already had Hongyue begin handling this matter.

The canteen's manpower doesn't have many requirements, unlike Jueying's side, which needs strict selection, with no contact to the intelligence network on either side, and poses little threat.

Just as Ye Zhangqing and a few others were discussing, Tao Qian, who was in the canteen, frowned at the two evil spirits that appeared before him.

A strange look in his eyes, again?

Moreover, their rhetoric was basically the same as before.

Without letting the two evil spirits finish speaking, Tao Qian drew his sword and slew them on the spot.

Their strength was not much different from the previous two evil spirits, but this already makes four evil spirits in a row, which is somewhat Qīqiào.

On the other side, as those two evil spirits were slain, An Sheng Xin suddenly woke up, eyes wide, teeth grinding.

"Good, good, good, Ye Zhangqing, are you deliberately opposing me?"

An Sheng Xin was convinced that all of this was surely Ye Zhangqing's doing.

Otherwise, how could that waste Tao Qian possibly still be alive?

Not to mention his meager strength; even if he had that lovesick fervor, upon seeing the ghostly apparition of 'Ma Hong,' could he even bring himself to act?

So, the four ghost pets he successively sent out must all have died at Ye Zhangqing's hands.

He only felt that Ye Zhangqing was determined to oppose him, which made An Sheng Xin ever more angry and simultaneously ever more unwilling to accept it.

"Ye Zhangqing, are you insisting on protecting Tao Qian to the death? Fine, then I will definitely have to kill this person."

He has thoroughly gone up against Ye Zhangqing.

An Sheng Xin returned to the cavern where ghost pets are kept; this time, he directly dispatched ten ghost pets at once.

Moreover, among them was one whose strength rivaled that of an Immortal Emperor Realm cultivator.

This ghost pet is also one of the strongest few ghost pets under An Sheng Xin's command.

The four ghost pets previously lost, An Sheng Xin didn't care about at all, didn't take to heart, but this ghost pet is his treasure.

Not only has it followed him for many years, but to cultivate this ghost pet, An Sheng Xin has truly spared no effort.

Just the various heavenly materials and earthly treasures suitable for evil spirits consumed an unknown amount.

Moreover, many of them were obtained only after An Sheng Xin spared no effort.

Now that he has sent out this ghost pet, An Sheng Xin is truly furious.

As for this ghost pet, An Sheng Xin's order is only one: to hold back Ye Zhangqing, then let the other ghost pets slay Tao Qian.

He can't even be bothered to disguise them as 'Ma Hong' anymore; the ten ghost pets will act together, and when the time comes, they'll just kill outright.

Anyway, the goal is simply to kill that waste Tao Qian.

Tao Qian didn't know, but at this moment another ten evil spirits were on their way to find him.

During the daytime the next day, Tao Qian, full of suspicion, recounted the matter to Zuo Jue.

"You say that over the past few days, evil spirits have appeared in your room every night?"

"Hmm, it's already happened three times in a row, and they all took the form of Ma Hong."

Hmm???

Upon hearing this, Zuo Jue wore a strange expression, 'Is this being haunted by evil spirits? That shouldn't be.'

This Thus English: Thus English: Dengtianxiancheng is the Heavenly Family's territory; inside, there are many cultivators, and never before have we heard of evil spirits causing trouble.

Even if those evil spirits lack spirituality, their innate instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm tells them they must not intrude recklessly in this place.

How then could they have become entangled with him?

With a strange look, Zuo Jue asked him faintly.

"Could it really be the lingering soul of Ma Hong? When you were on Immortal Peak Mountain, did you hold back?"

This groundless, evil spirits shouldn't just be fixated on Tao Qian like that.

Unless there is some hidden circumstance.

However, regarding this, Tao Qian firmly shook his head.

"Ma Hong is surely gone—soul and spirit scattered; those evil spirits merely transformed into his likeness."

When speaking of Ma Hong, Tao Qian at this moment wore a calm expression, as if talking about a completely unrelated person, with not the slightest emotional fluctuation.

And Zuo Jue, hearing his such firm answer, also found it somewhat strange.

These successive night attacks—could it be that someone is manipulating these evil spirits behind the scenes?

After pondering for a moment, Zuo Jue finally spoke.

"I'll stay at your place these few nights."

"This................"

"What are you thinking? I'm doing this to protect you; since you've been entangled by these evil spirits, I feel the matter won't end here."

"Then should we let the young master know about this?"

"The young master that Tao Qian refers to is Ye Zhangqing." Upon hearing this, Zuo Jue shook his head and said.

"No need, senior brother has been busy lately; we shouldn't add to the trouble, and besides, he isn't in the city."

Ye Zhangqing is not currently in Thus English: Thus English: Dengtianxiancheng; instead, he has gone to several surrounding cities to handle the canteen affairs.

The canteens in those cities have been opening one after another, and Ye Zhangqing naturally needs to go inspect them personally.

Not saying he needs to stay long-term, but making a trip is definitely necessary.

He will also recruit some people along the way, personally overseeing things.

In Zuo Jue's view, this is merely a trivial matter—just some petty evil spirits, which he himself could slay.

There's no need to specially notify Ye Zhangqing about this, just to make him worry.

Upon hearing that, Tao Qian nodded, had no objections, and the two thus decided.

Zuo Jue also wanted to see how, out of the blue, they had become targeted by these evil spirits.

Night fell slowly; that night, in an inconspicuous small courtyard within the city, a woman stared at the ten evil spirits before her, her scalp going numb and the corners of her eyes twitching.