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early this morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ve done well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carelessly handed the Qiankun Bag in his hand to her and then waved dismissively, his expression already showing impatience, “Take your things and leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I, the old man, have other matters to attend to.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Youdie didn’t open the Qiankun Bag to check because she knew without looking that it must contain precious cultivation Spirit Stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention anything else, just this tiny Qiankun Bag was an item of inestimable value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she was no ordinary mortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the daughter of the Wandao Immortal Alliance Hierarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her, a Qiankun Bag was indeed nothing rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Spirit Stones were valuable and greatly helped with cultivation, it was extremely difficult for most cultivators in the Mortal World to even get their hands on a Low-Grade Spirit Stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s true that the resources for daily cultivation, Spirit Stones, were limited, so this bag of Spirit Stones was solving an urgent need like on a day of testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what she really wanted was a treasure from the arsenal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t it said that capturing a century-old ghost entitled one to choose a piece of equipment from the border city’s arsenal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did it seem like this old man Luo was brushing her off with a bag of Spirit Stones?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Xianling City was impressive, she was, after all, the daughter of the Wandao Immortal Alliance Hierarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t be toyed with like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Youdie suppressed the rage in her heart, furrowed her brows, lowered her voice, and said, “Elder Luo, I don’t think this is how the rules of Xianling City work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I haven’t even entered the storeroom, and Elder Luo you are sending me away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aren’t you trying to pocket that piece of equipment and the bounty for yourself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ordinary days, Lan Youdie certainly respected Elder Luo, who managed the city’s affairs, but if she was mocked and played with, she would not offer any mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wandao Immortal Alliance was not to be trifled with either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Luo chuckled, squinting his eyes as he walked towards the gateway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Youdie’s expression darkened slightly, and with a reluctant glance at the arsenal, she followed closely behind him, saying, “Elder Luo, are you not planning to give an explanation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they were outside the mansion, Elder Luo looked like a normal old man in the street life, turned a corner, bought a plate of steamed dumplings from an old woman at the door of a hall, dipped them in vinegar sauce, skewered them with chopsticks, and strolled leisurely down the street, eating as he walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, “These are the Empress’s rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever catches the ghost is entitled to the reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We dare not deduct anything arbitrarily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why then!” Lan Youdie was extremely angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she caught a glimpse of the elderly man’s turbid eyes shifting slightly, which suppressed what she was about to say next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only heard his cold, light laugh, “Even we would not dare to arbitrarily deduct, and here you are, a small commander from the border city, daring to covet the property of the ruler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you not taking the Empress too lightly, or do you think Xianling City should ultimately fall into the hands of your Wandao Immortal Alliance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lan Youdie instantly broke out in a cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder took a bite of a dumpling, his figure slightly hunched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After swallowing the last dumpling, he had reached the outside of an inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innkeeper clearly recognized the elder and immediately came out to greet him, looking surprisingly shocked, “Elder Luo?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What brings you here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so early?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Luo’s laziness disappeared, and his turbid eyes became piercingly bright and dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said loudly, “By Empress’s royal command, summoning the ghost hunter from last night into the city to choose their reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let there be no errors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the morning, the chatter of the guests having breakfast in the inn abruptly ceased, leaving the surroundings quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing behind the old man, Lan Youdie was shocked and speechless by these words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innkeeper stuttered, “The…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Empress…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Empress’s royal command?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which Empress?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That question was indeed a bit foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innkeeper was racking his brains, unable to believe that it was truly the Empress’s personal order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Border towns were numerous, and the act of ghost hunting had been going on for hundreds of years in the city; it was unprecedented for a century-old ghost to be captured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In history, even when five-hundred-year Fierce Ghosts were subdued by the city’s forces, they had never received a personal summon by the Empress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Luo flipped his eyelid disdainfully, but his expression became slightly serious, “Who else do you think there is in this Immortal City that can be called ‘Empress’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innkeeper immediately prostrated in fear, “It was my foolish tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I beg Elder Luo to forgive me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Elder Luo had no desire to quibble with a mundane innkeeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a dismissive tone, he said, “Sir Si Chen, the Guest Elder from Shifang City, please trouble yourself to summon him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This casual command stirred Xianling City, making the name Si Chen known throughout the city within a single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the innkeeper felt extraordinarily honored, thinking that his fortune came from providing lodging to the Guest Elder summoned by the Empress’s royal order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rushing back to the inn, he hurriedly went to summon the person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An, who was feeding rabbits, watched the excited innkeeper in surprise, “The Empress summons me into the city to meet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Geyu was also shocked, “So Lan Youdie didn’t gain an upper hand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why would the Empress want to see you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about you could possibly interest the Empress?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili An set down the rabbit, feeling a bit apprehensive, and asked, “Can’t I just not go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innkeeper was taken aback, thinking he had misheard, and repeated dumbfounded, “Can’t go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this kid a fool?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought he was refusing an invitation from just anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Geyu looked at Baili An and as her initial shock cooled, she realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To others, the Empress’s attention might seem like a divine boon, but for him personally, it was certainly no good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could even be considered a disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the support of Hanwei’s breath-mimicking spell, these were fragile in the presence of the Empress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Mortal World are the mortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Heavenly Capital are the gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the endless abyss are the Yin ghosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the corpse demons are beings that belong to none of the Three Worlds; they exist outside of life, not a part of the Five Elements cycle of reincarnation—heretical demons abhorred by the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despised by people and ghosts alike, neither alive nor dead nor counted among the True Immortals, abandoned by the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A corpse demon is such a being, rejected by humanity and forsaken by the Heavenly Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for a Daoist Immortal born of noble descent like the Empress, encountering a corpse demon would prompt them to draw their sword and extinguish the Demon Form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This seemed like a tremendous opportunity, but he might well enter with his life and leave without it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though a Fierce Ghost might have a karmic virtue and even after being subdued, there is still a flicker of life left for them, sealed forever within Ghost Mountain;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But corpse demons aren’t so lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Geyu pushed Baili An aside forcefully, standing behind him with a stern look in her eyes, “Do you really think you are someone important?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re just a Guest Elder my family hired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think you deserve to meet the Empress?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innkeeper uttered a sound but didn’t know how to handle the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, he called for the manager, Elder Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confronting Fang Geyu, Elder Luo from the Inner City didn’t treat her with the indifference he showed Lan Youdie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attitude wasn’t dismissive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Luo looked at Fang Geyu, giving a helpless smile, “Miss Fang, please don’t make things difficult for this old servant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empress has specifically named this young man.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1400,"2026-06-06T15:16:24.481Z",1,"novelbin.me","19009fc0b08ef64af5e8d28567a8d66c14f32856234d21de0eed319bac9463fb","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-220","journey-to-the-end-of-the-night-chapter-218",1594,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjourney-to-the-end-of-the-night-cover.jpg"]