Chapter 17: The Mountain and River Seal

Could it be an oversight?

This was clearly unlikely; the rules of the Underworld are strict, and the Night-Roaming God would not make such a low-level mistake.

Then there was only one reason: they were simply acting according to regulations, and the regulation states that when a City God is promoted, the official seal is not reclaimed. This seems to differ from the mortal world.

In other words, the higher-ups had delegated the authority to dispose of this Town City God Mountain and River Seal to Su Yuanshan himself.

But the problem was, how should he dispose of this Town City God Mountain and River Seal?

Taking out the Town City God Mountain and River Seal and stroking the County City God Mountain and River Seal, Su Yuanshan frowned slightly.

Unexpectedly, the moment his hands touched both seals simultaneously, the Town City God Mountain and River Seal began to shatter and decompose at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into tiny golden light particles that were completely absorbed by the County City God Mountain and River Seal. For a moment, the County City God Mountain and River Seal shone brilliantly.

From within it emerged phantom images of mountains, rivers, lakes, villages, cities, birds, and beasts, along with circles of golden runes that rotated around the Mountain and River Seal, only disappearing after a long while.

At the same time, a special fluctuation surged in Su Yuanshan's heart. It seemed his range of perception had extended, expanding by more than tenfold. Through every mountain and stone, every village and city, every bird and beast, every stream and river, his perception covered the entire territory of Huangliang County!

As he listened intently, he seemed to sense the joy and sorrow of the grass and trees, the loneliness and solitude of the distant mountains, the happiness and sadness of the birds and beasts, and the various mountain spirits, wild monsters, ghosts, foxes, spirits, minor mountain gods, river earls, well gods, ancestral hall village gods, town city gods, land deities, toilet gods, kitchen gods, bedside gods, and other minor deities within his jurisdiction.

Besides these, there were a few places that were black holes to his perception, impossible to probe at all.

Su Yuanshan guessed that those must be powerful beings residing within his jurisdiction—be they human or demon, immortal or saint or god, witch or devil, spirit or gu or nuo, or perhaps a medium!

In short, they were existences he could not afford to provoke.

Moreover, one of those auras seemed somewhat familiar.

In addition, Su Yuanshan also noticed that his spirit bead had changed; the range of mountains, rivers, and cities it displayed had expanded, looking just like a vivid ink wash painting.

The area lit up on it was precisely his jurisdiction, Huangliang County; other places remained a gray, blurry expanse, impossible to see clearly.

Su Yuanshan put away his official robes and seals. Feeling there was still some time before he had to report for duty at Huangliang County, out of curiosity, he decided to go and explore the mysterious Ancient Tomb Scenic Area.

Seeing that the little white fox and Liu Yiyi were still unconscious, he flicked his finger against the little white fox's forehead, injecting a trace of spiritual power to wake it up.

As for Liu Yiyi, Su Yuanshan directly activated the spirit bead. Immediately, a wisp of yin energy drifted out like smoke and mist, drilling into her nostrils.

Su Yuanshan only felt the scenery around him change into a boundless sea of flowers and boundless wind.

He realized he had entered Liu Yiyi's dream.

At this moment, Liu Yiyi was squatting in the sea of flowers, sniffing the gorgeous blossoms. Vaguely, she seemed to hear someone calling her. Looking up, she saw a handsome man approaching gracefully, his white clothes like those of an immortal, unstained by a speck of dust.

A gentle breeze blew his lapels, making him look elegant and unrestrained.

There was a vermilion dot between the man's brows, and his whole body shone with golden light, like a god.

He only heard the man speak:

"This place is infested with demons and evil; it is no place for a young lady to linger. Wake up quickly and leave quickly."

The voice was like a great bell, directly startling Liu Yiyi awake.

She rubbed her hazy eyes, only then discovering that she was lying in the City God Temple. The sky was already beginning to brighten. Although the surroundings were dilapidated, the City God statue on the altar looked as if it had been newly sculpted!

The statue had actually appeared again!

Looking at the City God's brows and eyes, they vaguely resembled the handsome man from her dream by seven or eight parts.

Recalling the many strange events that happened last night, Liu Yiyi was for a moment unable to distinguish between reality and dream, but it was clear that she had received the protection of the City God here.

Thinking of this, Liu Yiyi bowed deeply to the City God statue in the hall with a complex expression, then picked up her precious sword and left without looking back.

After Liu Yiyi left, a little white fox crawled out from behind the statue with a rustling sound; it was Bai Wugou.

It bowed to the City God statue and spoke in a human voice.

"Prefect, Prefect, that human has already left!"

With a gentle breeze rising and circling the City God statue, the outer layer of the statue's fragments peeled off, turning into clothes. Before long, a graceful, immortal-like white-clothed man appeared and walked slowly down from the altar; it was Su Yuanshan.

"Let's go, lead the way!"

Amidst mountain ridges and gullies, with gusts of pine wind, a petite figure was moving forward on the rugged mountain path. Although the mountain road was steep, the woman walked as if on flat ground, appearing extremely relaxed. She held a long sword, her expression cold and stern, occasionally paying attention to the movements around her.

There were gusts of demonic wind and the low growls of wild beasts all around, but she showed no fear, appearing very relaxed instead.

Finally, the woman stopped outside a mountain cave. Even from a hundred meters away, she could smell the fishy stench inside, and there were even a few white bones outside the cave entrance.

The woman subconsciously covered her nose, staring at the cave with a grin, and shouted.

"Baiehou, come out! This lady knows you are inside!"

She called out several times, and gradually there was movement around. A fierce wind surged from the cave, blowing so hard that one could not open their eyes.

The woman's blue dress fluttered violently in the gale, and she could not help but raise her hand to block the sand and dust blown by the wind.

At this moment, following a low roar, a figure walked out of the wind before long.

This was a fierce and tall middle-aged man in a white robe, with round eyes, a curly beard, and a white patch on his forehead, just like a crescent moon with a missing corner.

He had a tiger's back and a bear's waist, a tall stature, and his eyes opened and closed like lightning, giving people a very dangerous feeling.

Seeing the woman, the white-robed middle-aged man revealed a ferocious expression and snorted coldly.

"Is there no one left in your Liu family? You actually sent a woman to see me?"

This woman was precisely Liu Yiyi. At this moment, not only was there no expression of fear on her face, but she was actually smiling.

"Is it important whether it's a woman or a man? As long as I can get the information for you, that's enough. Or are you saying..."

Liu Yiyi took a scroll of paper from her sleeve, looking amused.

"Don't you want the information on the Nanzhou Town City God? If you don't want it, this lady can completely sell it to someone else."

Baiehou's expression changed.

"Stinking woman, you dare to threaten me? Aren't you afraid that this lord will eat you?"

Liu Yiyi giggled, laughing until her body trembled.

"Afraid, of course I'm afraid. But this little girl thinks the famous Baiehou shouldn't break the rules of the road and actually eat me! Otherwise, you wouldn't have sent a ghost servant over, but would have come in person!"

Baiehou was silent, then burst into wild laughter.

"Good, good, good! I never thought that the Liu family, known as information hunters, would produce such a heroine!

I was rude just now. Please, Miss Liu, come into the cave for a chat. This lord would like to hear what useful information you have pried from the Nanzhou Town City God!" ===== CHAPTER 18 =====