Ghost Town is a small human town bordering the Southern Kingdom. It has few residents, mostly human cultivators and merchants who risk their lives to make money.
Dongfang Huaizhu accepted a mission from the Yiqi Dao League to help the owner of a general store in this small town exorcise a demon.
The reward is one thousand taels of silver.
"Running this far, and the reward is only a thousand taels of silver? How boring." Xiao Tian pulled out a bunch of Gold Soul Coin, looking rather lonely and helpless.
A pair of small hands swiftly snatched a considerable number of Gold Soul Coin from Xiao Tian's hand.
"Wow, you glutton! You're so rich, why didn't you show it to me sooner! You're so mean! Sister, look, how much silver can one gold coin be worth?"
Dongfang Huaizhu smiled and said, "We came here to take on this mission, not mainly for the money. Father is getting older, and someone has to take over Divine Fire Manor, so we're here to gain experience."
Dongfang Qinlan counted the Gold Soul Coin and said with a grin, "Then, while my sister trains, I'll count the money. Xiao Tian, hurry up and get a few cups of Cola so my sister can stay in shape to slay demons."
Xiao Tian couldn't help but roll his eyes. He had thought Dongfang Qinlan was a foodie, but he never expected her to be such a little money-grubber.
I think it's okay.
" Xiao Tian, you're not allowed to attack any monsters you encounter, otherwise I won't get the training I need." Dongfang Huaizhu knew Xiao Tian was very strong, definitely stronger than Jin Renfeng.
"No problem, Qinlan, let's just watch the show and see what happens."
"Ah! So that's why half of the watermelon in the kitchen was missing yesterday, you stole it! But my sister insisted I ate it! I knew it was you, you glutton!" Dongfang Qinlan's eyes reddened as she looked at Xiao Tian, who was holding a real watermelon.
"Someone's here."
Xiao Tian looked over and saw that it was a familiar face: the Jade-Faced Wind Lord Ximen Chuisha.
"Are the three of you from the Divine Fire Family?" Ximen Chuisha recognized them by the distinctive mark between Dongfang Qinlan and Dongfang Huaizhu's eyebrows.
Because Xiao Tian had changed so much in the past four or five years, Ximen Chuisha could not recognize that Xiao Tian was the noble young master from Tushan who had helped him.
" Xiao Tian, sister, who is this uncle?" Dongfang Qinlan asked, sipping her iced Cola and glancing at the guy with the white feather fan.
"I don't know him." Xiao Tian shook his head. In the four or five years since they last met, Ximen Chuisha hadn't gotten much stronger; he was still just as weak.
"Excuse me, you've mistaken me for someone else." Considering the world's covetousness for the Demon- Demon-Slaying Divine Flame and the greed for the divine blood of the Dongfang Spirit Clan, Dongfang Huaizhu did not reveal her identity.
Ximen Chuisha sized up the three of them, seeing through their intentions but saying nothing, and smiled, " Ghost Town has been rather unsettled lately. You should be careful while you're here to exorcise demons."
"Thank you for the reminder." Dongfang Huaizhu, along with Xiao Tian and Dongfang Qinlan, immediately walked away, clearly wary of Ximen Chuisha's words.
Before long, the three of them arrived at their destination for the demon-slaying mission.
' Salty and Bland General Store '
"Goodness, I almost thought it was Ultraman's shop." Xiao Tian muttered, using his Byakugan to see through the tightly closed door of the general store, only to see three withered corpses inside.
"We're too late, the people inside are dead."
" Xiao Tian, what are you saying? The people inside are dead, so how are we supposed to exorcise the demon?" Dongfang Qinlan pouted.
"Let's go in and take a look." Hearing Xiao Tian's words, Dongfang Huaizhu felt a little uneasy.
As the door was kicked open, a thick mixture of dust, decay, and a faint, peculiar fragrance wafted out.
"Disperse." Xiao Tian waved his hand, using the wind generated by his magic to blow away the dust and other odors.
" Xiao Tian is right, we're too late." Dongfang Huaizhu saw the emaciated corpse, skin and bones, blood drained from its body, and barely any hair left. She took out the mission sheet; the mission issuer was one of them.