Helping Women Who Had Gone Astray

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Late at night, Bai Qiuran and Jiang Lan directly rode the Clear Autumn Waters and slowly landed outside the City of Willow Prefecture Wu Kingdom.

"A few days ago, I heard that a guest from the Joyful Realm got drunk and disappeared on his way home. The next day, he was found hanged on a clothesline in an alley behind a house. Nobody knows how he climbed over the wall."

Hearing Bai Qiuran's words, Jiang Lan hesitated for a moment and said, "Qiuran, you go in first, I'll wait for you outside."

Ever since being frightened by Vengeful Ghost in the Fusang Ghost Village, Jiang Lan has kept her distance from such things.

"You frequently manipulate Poisonous Creatures, and even the Underworld Emissary are at your beck and call."

Bai Qiuran looked at his wife and found it somewhat amusing.

"How can such a small Ghosts frighten you so much?"

"Though Poisonous Creatures are dangerous, I can subdue them. Though the Underworld Emissary are powerful, I am even stronger."

Jiang Lan shook her head and said, "But these Vengeful Ghost... I have no idea when they might suddenly appear in front of me and startle me. For the safety of this City, let's just forget about it."

Lan'er is quite self-aware; she knows she can't control her body when she's scared. Yes, just like her husband, I am self-aware.

Bai Qiuran thought shamelessly to herself, then said, "Alright, Lan'er, you wait here for me... But what if that Vengeful Ghost sees you alone and comes looking for you?"

Jiang Lan hesitated for a moment, then replied, "If I fly up to the Cloud Top, it won't follow me, will it?"

"No, that won't happen. The area above the Cloud Top is completely empty, so it won't scare anyone."

Bai Qiuran nodded.

"Then you can go upstairs. I'll come find you after I'm done."

"Yes, be extra careful."

Jiang Lan gracefully flew into the sky, while Bai Qiuran turned and strolled into the city. As he walked, a folding Folding Fan appeared in his hand, which he waved, and then his appearance and hair color also underwent slight changes.

After he entered the city, he had become a playboy who went out to seek pleasure at night.

He walked straight to the vicinity of the Joyful Realm where the incident had occurred. Because of the murder a few days ago, the prostitution business here had become much more desolate at night. Even if someone came, they only dared to leave in a hurry or stay overnight, and no longer dared to leave in the middle of the night.

When Bai Qiuran, all the guests had already gone inside, but a group of the Hehuan Sect girls were still standing alone. They were bored and leaning against the door, chatting and wondering if there would be any more guests that night.

Then they saw Bai Qiuran walking towards them.

What a handsome young man!

When they saw Bai Qiuran walking over, the girls' eyes lit up.

The girls of the Hehuan Sect viewed men much like a group of men viewed beautiful women. So when they saw Bai Qiuran approaching, these girls were not shy at all. Instead, they took the initiative to surround him, trying to woo him while flirting and taking advantage of him.

Bai Qiuran pretended to be unable to resist, blushing as they pulled her into the shop. Then, the person in charge of the shop appeared and showed them the token that You Meiqiao had given him on this trip.

Upon seeing the token, the girls immediately became obedient, and some of them instantly lost interest.

Seeing this, Bai Qiuran simply began to explain the essentials of the Hehuan Sect's cultivation methods to them.

And so, a group of Female Yaoguai listened to an old man give them a lecture in their own brothel. A perfectly good Red-light District suddenly became like a private school.

Bai Qiuran talked until midnight, and the girls listened with rapt attention, repeatedly trying to persuade him to stay. However, for important business, he had to leave.

Stepping out of her Joyful Realm, Bai Qiuran pretended to be unable to hold her liquor and, like the man who had the accident that day, stumbled and staggered down the street.

When he arrived near the house where the man's body had been found, he leaned against the courtyard wall, lowered his head, and gagged loudly a few times.

Shaking his head, Bai Qiuran looked up. A White Shadow flashed by on the street. He blinked, but the White Shadow disappeared again.

What the hell is that?

He muttered something under his breath, then, supporting himself against the wall, continued to stumble forward.

A cold wind blew in, and the windows of several small buildings nearby opened and closed. In a direction that Bai Qiuran did not notice, a pale-faced woman in white with disheveled hair stood in a window, twisting her neck to look at him.

"Hiss--"

Suddenly, a cold wind blew from behind, and the chill went straight down Bai Qiuran's neck and into his clothes. He touched the back of his neck and Consciousness glanced behind him.

A woman with no pupils, only wide-open white eyes, a pale face, and disheveled hair appeared before him, just inches away.

"Wow!"

Bai Qiuran shouted.

"A ghost!"

He yelled and raised his fist. His iron fist, wrapped in True Essence, smashed the woman in white to the ground.

Jiang Lan waited in the sky until dawn before she saw Bai Qiuran riding Flying Sword, slowly emerging from the clouds and arriving beside her.

"Is it all done?"

She quickly flew over and asked.

Bai Qiuran picked up the Spirit Crystal in her hand; inside, a faint, glowing Souls was visible.

"I had Wisdom Immortal interrogate it for me, which took a little while."

And the result?

"This ghost escaped from the Ghost Realm and came to the Mortal Realm only five days ago."

Wisdom Immortal said, "The Ghost Realm was indeed still in chaos at that time, Underworld Emissary didn't have the energy to manage these Vengeful Ghost, so it took advantage of this opportunity to escape."

"That's not right. The distance between the Ghost Realm and the Mortal Realm is already across two worlds. Even the Underworld Emissary can only travel freely with the blessing of Heavenly Dao."

Upon hearing Wisdom Immortal's words, Jiang Lan asked, "How exactly did a mere vengeful Vengeful Ghost come from the Ghost Realm to the Mortal Realm?"

"It said that a terrifying Demon God opened a Spatial Passage from the Ghost Realm of the Living the mortal realm, and it came to the Realm of the Living through that passage."

Wisdom Immortal thought for a moment, then added another sentence.

"Based on my examination using the Great Wisdom software, it appears to be telling the truth."

"I think I should find some time to go and see the Ghost Realm."

Bai Qiuran looked up at the sky, then said to Jiang Lan, "However, Lan'er, let's go back to the Hehuan Sect and inform You Meiqiao first."

"Um."

The two, carrying the Vengeful Ghost and the Wisdom Immortal who had become bound equipment, quickly returned to the Hehuan Sect and informed You Meiqiao of the results.

"Thank you very much, Master and Senior Jiang Lan."

You Meiqiao thanked the two and then said, "Why don't you two stay at the Hehuan Sect for a while? Let Mei Qiao treat you well. Master, you are now practically a member of the Hehuan Sect, so please feel free to make this place your home."

"No, no, we have things to do."

Bai Qiuran waved his hand and asked, "By the way, do you know how the Heavenly Demon Sect fared with that Demon Monster they were fighting?"