Keep it down! Don't Disturb Daoist Master Fan!

Fan Wu returned to the inn, completely unharmed.

The inn's waiter was already hiding under a table, trembling with fear and not daring to come out.

The air was filled with a foul odor.

He had wet himself again from fear.

The innkeeper, who had fainted earlier, had not yet woken up and was still lying on the ground like a corpse.

Perhaps he was the lucky one, at least he hadn't seen so many evil ghosts just now.

He wouldn't be left with any psychological trauma.

The Heavenly Mechanism Coffin, the cause of all these disturbances, also lay quietly in the inn. It looked very well-behaved and didn't move anymore.

Fan Wu wasn't particularly interested in it. After a glance, he paid it no further attention.

He returned to his room.

He planned to get some good rest.

He wasn't physically tired.

But he was mentally exhausted!

When his swindler of a master was alive, even though he didn't learn any real skills, he at least never encountered any demons or ghosts.

But after that swindler of a master died, Fan Wu felt like he had become a magnet, specifically for demons and ghosts!

No matter where he went, he ran into trouble!

If it weren't for the countless sweat and effort he put in, the countless hardships and toil, to finally possess his current formidable strength... he would have likely kicked the bucket long ago!

The stat-boosting system? Just a bonus!

Cough!

Fan Wu shamelessly attributed all the credit to himself and then sprawled onto the bed.

Besides the unconscious innkeeper, Fan Wu was the only one in the inn not feeling tense. Perhaps it was due to his own powerful strength that he felt no tension at all.

So...

He fell asleep!

Outside the inn, Shen Jiyue and Xie Jiuyi began the clean-up work. Because so many evil ghosts had lingered there earlier, a considerable amount of Yin energy still remained.

They needed to "cleanse" the area so it wouldn't harm ordinary people.

If it wasn't dealt with, ordinary people passing through here would definitely have problems.

If someone frail and sickly passed through here.

They might need to be carried away on a stretcher before even leaving this alley, along with funeral arrangements.

To prevent such a thing from happening, the Imperial Astronomy Bureau had to handle it properly.

Of course...

Shen Jiyue might have guessed that Daoist Master Fan wanted to rest, so she tried her best not to make any loud noises while clearing the area.

She was extremely careful.

Her survival instincts were on high alert!

Not long after... other people arrived in the alley.

These people were not outsiders, but members of the Baihe County branch of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau!

After the barrier of the ghost groom and ghost bride was broken, the commotion that arose from this place, along with the astonishing fluctuations of Yin energy, was difficult to hide from these cultivators.

"Squad Leader?"

"Squad Leader Xie?"

After a group from the Imperial Astronomy Bureau arrived, extremely vigilant, they discovered two familiar faces already present.

One was their direct superior—Shen Jiyue!

The other was a junior officer from another region—Xie Jiuyi!

"You guys came at the perfect time." Shen Jiyue saw them and lowered her voice slightly, saying, "Have a few of you disperse all the Yin energy in the alley. The remaining two will follow Xie Jiuyi and me to take the Heavenly Mechanism Coffin back."

These people were all Shen Jiyue's subordinates, and she ordered them around without any hesitation.

"Ma'am... what happened here?" one of the Imperial Astronomy Bureau members couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why is the ground broken like this? It looks like... it looks like this place just went through a fierce battle."

"Shh! Keep your voice down! Don't disturb Daoist Master Fan!" Shen Jiyue glared at him, then replied in a low voice, "There was indeed a battle. I'll tell you the details when we get back... The point is, it's temporarily safe now, and the Heavenly Mechanism Coffin has been recovered."

The Imperial Astronomy Bureau members were all bewildered. It wasn't the middle of the night, so what was the big deal about speaking a little louder?

Why did their superior seem so strange today?

And...

Who was this Daoist Master Fan?

A Daoist Master?

A Daoist priest?

But Shen Jiyue was their superior. Even though countless question marks popped up in their minds, they could only obey Shen Jiyue's orders and get to work with their mouths shut.

Time.

It was the next day.

Early morning.

After what he went through, the innkeeper didn't dare to go home all night, nor did he dare to sleep!

With dark circles under his eyes, he was yawning non-stop.

Just then, he seemed to hear a noise, and his whole body jumped up like a startled bird.

He looked back.

And found...

It wasn't a ghost.

It was Fan Wu!

"Dao... Daoist Master? Daoist Master, you're awake!" The innkeeper patted his face, trying to sober up a bit.

Then, with an extremely fawning and solicitous expression, he said, "Daoist Master, would you like me to help you heat a basin of warm water for washing? Would you like me to call the cook ahead of time to make you a meal?"

His humble and attentive demeanor was as if he were serving a demanding guest.

And indeed, in his eyes, Fan Wu was like a lord.

After all, he was a Daoist priest who could kill ghosts!!

Although he didn't dare to go out and witness Fan Wu's mighty and formidable display last night...

He could still hear the commotion outside quite clearly.

The innkeeper could roughly imagine how fierce Fan Wu had been last night.

Because...

When he heard the ghosts screaming, his heart trembled!

Such a powerful Daoist priest...

How could he not want to curry favor with him?

"No need." Fan Wu's reply was just two simple words.

Because Fan Wu no longer wanted to stay in Baihe County.

Shen Jiyue.

Xie Jiuyi.

The Heavenly Mechanism Coffin.

These two people, plus a bizarre item, were practically a trouble-attracting machine.

Fan Wu felt that if he stayed in Baihe County for another day...

He was afraid it would be the same situation as before in Prison Dragon County.

Wouldn't that mean his escape was in vain?

So.

He decided that this morning...

He would leave Baihe County!

Fan Wu, dressed in a Daoist robe and carrying the Demon-Slaying Sword on his back, arrived at the back of the inn. There, the old green ox he had brought from the Dragon-Imprisoning Monastery was leisurely munching on fodder.

Fan Wu patted its back with his sword sheath, and without caring if the old green ox understood, he opened his mouth and said, "It's time to hit the road again."

The old green ox let out a "moo," quickly lowered its head to take a few more bites of fodder, and then followed closely behind Fan Wu.

One person.

One ox.

They left Baihe County.

As Fan Wu walked, he took out the letter his swindler master had given him before he died.

To be honest.

He had been carrying this letter for several days but hadn't opened it once.

"Tsk... I'm still not going to read it. Who knows what kind of cheesy father-daughter stuff is in there," Fan Wu shook his head, and the low city walls of Baihe County behind him grew farther and farther away.

And a few Baihe County constables below the low city walls were also quietly watching his departing back.

After seeing Fan Wu's figure finally move away from Baihe County and disappear completely...

An old constable sighed in relief and muttered, "That guy is finally out of Baihe County. Although he only stayed in Baihe County for a short time, I always felt that if he stayed any longer, Baihe County would sooner or later have some serial murders."

"After all, this guy looks... like a ruthless demon who kills without blinking..."

"But..."

A hint of bewilderment flashed across the old yamen runner's face. "The direction he walked, it feels so familiar."

"Where could it be..."

"Huh?!"

"Isn't that road..."

"Hiss!!"