Xu Taiping stood up and muttered with a frown:
"Could it be that my lesser deductive power cannot be used on Ghost Wardens? Or that it cannot be used on Ghost Wardens whose souls have already returned to Wangchuan?"
As he spoke, he shook his head and said:
"I should meet up with Senior Blade Ghost and the others first. I'll ask him in person then."
With that, holding the Ghost Eye Stone, he began hurrying toward Blade Ghost and the others.
"You're saying your lesser deductive power was useless against a Ghost Warden?"
Blade Ghost frowned at Xu Taiping before him.
Just moments ago, Xu Taiping had finally managed to meet up with Blade Ghost and Old Daoist Huang before his magic power was completely exhausted.
Old Daoist Huang suddenly frowned and said:
"In principle, anything possessed of fortune should be subject to deduction."
Blade Ghost nodded thoughtfully and said:
"Then perhaps it was as you suspected, Taiping. The Ghost Warden's soul had already returned to Wangchuan, so you could not perform a deduction on him."
Old Daoist Huang nodded.
"That should be it."
Xu Taiping glanced around, then asked:
"Senior Blade Ghost, Elder Huang, is it safe here?"
The place where they were hiding lay beneath the ruins of a magnificent hall, while outside the palace stretched desolate mountains and wilderness.
Blade Ghost answered with a frown:
"At least for now, it seems fairly safe."
Old Daoist Huang also nodded and said:
"Since we arrived here, we've only spotted one or two ghost creatures passing in front of the hall. As for evil ghosts entering the hall, there hasn't been a single one."
Xu Taiping immediately gave a slight nod and said:
"In that case, let's not look for another place. We might as well use the