Incense Officer

Seeing this, Lu Bai silently darkened his own image.

After learning the general situation of this world, Lu Bai could roughly guess what it was like to see that figure standing alone on the cobblestone path in the dead of night.

I just don't know if it's a household spirit or a wild spirit.

He hadn't noticed when the thing had arrived in the village, but judging from the current situation, it didn't seem to intend to leave easily.

The smooth, upright figure kept looking left and right, its movements far more exaggerated than those of an ordinary person, more like a theatrical actor in a theater.

After observing for a while, the other person started walking towards the entrance of the village.

Because of the wall's obstruction, Lu Bai couldn't keep an eye on the other party's movements all the time.

The figure quickly disappeared from his sight.

However, Lu Bai remained vigilant and tiptoed out of the room.

Bang~ Bang~ Bang~

Sure enough, before he even reached the door, he heard a strange knocking sound.

Yes, Xiao Li's house is at the edge of the village.

Lu Bai paused in his tracks.

It wasn't fear; he was simply weighing whether it was necessary to take action.

The knocking stopped immediately, but the person on the other end clearly hadn't left.

Through the crack in the door below, two shadows could be clearly seen; those were the other person's legs.

Seeing this, Lu Bai made a decision.

I went over, unbolted the door, and opened it.

A naked man stood at the doorway, his body ashen, as if he had been smeared with rouge.

The other person stared intently at Lu Bai, letting out a silent, eerie laugh.

"Hehe, young man..."

In a daze, the naked man transformed into a beautiful and alluring woman, her lips slightly parted, emitting seductive moans.

These soft whispers stirred a tingling sensation within, making one irresistibly want to get closer to her.

Lu Bai blinked and approached her step by step.

He wasn't smitten; he was just planning to get close and give her a punch first.

These soft calls might carry some strange power, but as Lu Bai continuously uses [Flash Time], this allure becomes intermittent and cannot affect Lu Bai's mind.

"You bastard! Die!"

Suddenly, someone outside the village entrance shouted in a loud and clear voice.

Lu Bai subconsciously turned his head to look.

Under the cover of night, a group of four people could be seen.

Leading the group was a middle-aged man who looked like a farmer, accompanied by three teenagers, who were running wildly toward him.

Lu Bai's sudden reaction made the immortal realize that he hadn't been bewitched at all.

He paused for a moment, then chuckled.

The naked male villager had fox-like facial hair on his face.

"Interesting young man, I'll treat you to some 'fox spirit' drinks sometime~"

The sweet voice had barely faded when the male villager collapsed to the ground with a thud, his eyes tightly shut and unconscious.

The group of four arrived at Xiao Li's house. One of the boys reached out to help the male villager up, but was stopped by the farmer.

The young man's expression immediately tightened, and he lowered his voice. "Sir, Huang Zi is still here."

Upon closer inspection, Lu Bai realized that the farmer was not actually strong; his robust physique was merely a result of his large frame.

The old man shook his head, took the bundle from the other boy, squatted down and fiddled with it for a while, then pulled out an incense stick.

He shook it a few times to light it, held the incense stick in his hands, and muttered some incantations.

There was no wind, but the smoke from the incense didn't come out in a straight line; it scattered into several wisps, looking quite chaotic.

The chaotic fragrance suggests that the immortals are still wandering around.

"How dare you!"

Upon seeing this, the old man's eyebrows furrowed.

Of the three boys the farmer brought along, the first two, regardless of whether they could actually help, at least had the intention to.

But the slightly plump young man didn't do anything. He walked up to Lu Bai and glared at him.

"Hey kid, why didn't you greet us?"

"I don't know you, and I don't know what to call you." Lu Bai said with a kind smile.

"Call him 'Grandpa.' He's the head of several villages around here. The villagers all go to him for help."

The old man was busy with his work, but upon hearing this, he briefly shifted his attention to Lu Bai, and then couldn't look away.

It must be said that the materials of Lu Bai's clothes were quite different from those of the villagers who toiled in the fields; he didn't look like someone from this village at all.

Moreover, his ethereal and otherworldly demeanor, along with his calm and composed demeanor throughout, made the old man take him seriously.

He immediately handed the incense in his hand to the most well-behaved apprentice.

He stood up and kicked his fat apprentice hard, then cautiously cupped his hands towards Lu Bai: "My name is Tao Gui, a servant of Incense Officer Lord Bai the Fourteenth, responsible for patrolling this area. May I ask Young Master honorable name, sir?"

Lu Bai looked at the old man, seemingly lost in thought.

He had heard about this from Xiao Li.

Incense burner, also known as the person who Top Incense to a deity.

Since the fat apprentice said that this old man guards several villages, he is probably a higher-level Altar Immortal than a household spirit.

Simply put, in order to cultivate and establish their own system, the Altar Immortal needs to descend to the altar, and the chosen person to Top Incense must also serve as their Incense Officer.

Their general work scope includes healing the sick, exorcising evil spirits, warding off misfortune, and indicating good or bad fortune, among other things.

My surname is Lü.

Lu Bai still had many questions that needed to be answered, so he naturally wouldn't pretend to be profound.

"Lu..."

The old man pondered for a moment, recalling which important people in the county town had the surname Lü.

Lu Bai interrupted the old man's train of thought, "The one possessing this villager is Fox Immortal, and the recent disappearances of several villagers should also be related to it."

Upon hearing this, the old man's expression immediately turned serious. "Young Master Lu, this is no joke."

Xiao Li didn't actually know much about this either.

In fact, within the system of the Four Great Sects, the Hu school holds a higher status than the other three.

Even at the level of household immortals, the Hu family, due to their high status, generally only reside in empty houses and not in the God of Wealth Tower.

As the group that benefits most from the current order, if even they were to descend into chaos, the situation would be far worse than imagined.

Lu Bai glanced at the incense stick the old man was holding. "Isn't this deity still in the village? Why don't you find it and you'll know?"

The old man bowed to Lu Bai again and took the half-burnt incense from the apprentice beside him.

"Young Master Lu is right, we almost messed up our business."

Although it was the middle of the night, the villagers were actually light sleepers, and almost all of them woke up at the sound of noise.

Many men came out carrying hoes and rakes.

After all, several villagers had gone missing in recent days, and the old man was actually invited over by someone sent by the village elder.

The old villager, leaning on his cane, walked out of the house and saw Lu Bai following beside Xiang Tou. He couldn't help but shudder.

But he didn't dare to speak ill of Lu Bai to his face, so he could only tremblingly approach the old man's side.

"Sir, have you found the evil spirit causing the trouble?"