Hell Emperor

Chapter 9 Nan Linghe-Strong Luck
"I need to do something to find the whereabouts of your parents. I need a quiet room, a map of the Tang Dynasty, the more detailed the better, and a plate of red ink. Sister Lan, please prepare these for me."

Seeing that Ye Jie was confident and what he said was true, Sister Lan did not hesitate and immediately asked her maid to deliver what Ye Jie needed to the quiet room. The red ink is of high quality and ground with cinnabar. The map is three feet long and wide. Every county and every river in the Tang Dynasty is clearly marked.

"You have found everything you want, can you start now?" Sister Lan asked patiently.

"There's no rush, the auspicious time has not come yet." Ye Jie waved his hand and immediately began to close his eyes and rest.

Sister Lan wasn't upset at all, but no matter how she looked at it, this second-level ghost warrior didn't look like someone with extraordinary means. Rather than wasting time, she was more afraid of her hopes being dashed again.

Not long after, with the sound of soft footsteps, Nan Linghe ran into the quiet room panting. After standing up, he bent over and hunched over, put his hands on his hips, and said out of breath: "Brother Jie, you are looking for me. ...I, I haven’t finished posting the notice yet.”

Seeing her coming, Ye Jie suddenly opened his eyes, and the light in his eyes condensed: "The auspicious time has come! Let's watch me open the altar. No one else is involved, so stay away for now."

"Let's see what tricks you can do!" Sister Lan snorted and led the maids out of the quiet room.

Nan Linghe was stunned for a moment, thinking that Ye Jie had other things to be busy with, and was about to leave with the others, but now it was Ye Jie who panicked: "Hey, don't leave. I'll still leave if you leave." How to do it?"

Being pulled to the spot by Ye Jie, Nan Linghe was also a little dizzy: "Jie, Brother Jie, are you going to do this to me?"

"It's not my way, it's your way." After saying that, Ye Jie also recounted Sister Lan's experience to Nan Linghe, "How about it, do you want to help her?"

Nan Linghe nodded repeatedly: "Sister Lan is so pitiful. If, if she can be reunited with her parents, I will definitely be willing to help..."

At the end of the sentence, Nan Linghe pouted, his big eyes full of confusion: "But...but even if I want to help her, I don't know how to do anything..."

"You have a first-class talent: the lucky star is in your destiny. As long as you want to help her, you can help her." Ye Jie seemed confident, "Next, you will do whatever I say."

Ye Jie took the cinnabar red ink and said, "Dip it with your finger."

Nan Linghe stretched out a finger, rubbed the red ink with his fingertip, and heard Ye Jie say: "Close your eyes, no matter what happens next, don't open them."

Nan Linghe closed her eyes, but felt her shoulders sink. Ye Jie held her shoulders and spun her around three times like a top.

"Brother Jie, I...I'm going to faint..."

Under Ye Jie's rotation, Nan Linghe, who was already dazed, became even more dizzy. Now she really fainted. Ye Jie pushed the map in front of her and let her touch it with her waving hands. Touching the map left a little red mark on it.

"You're doing great. You can open your eyes now."

After taking back the map, Ye Jie laughed. No matter what the result was, Nan Linghe had completed her mission.

"Ugh..." Nan Linghe pouted after recovering and stared straight at Ye Jie. Although he didn't understand why Brother Jie did this, it would be great if he could help Sister Lan. .

"I've finished the method, you can come in!" Ye Jie said loudly.

After Sister Lan came in, Ye Jie presented the map with a little more red marks: "Did you see it? Your parents are there."

"What?" Sister Lan was slightly stunned. The location of Hongshen was an uninhabited desert north of the Weishui River. There was no village or shop in front of it. How could her parents be there? This also made Sister Lan's eyebrows frown slightly, "Are you trying to amuse me?"

"That's not my intention. Just come with me and you'll find out when you get to the place." As he said that, Ye Jie also took out the Shuodi Stone and Qing Mingzhi, preparing to go with Sister Lan to find out.

Having said that, Ye Jie was also unsure, and he didn't know whether Nan Linghe's lucky star would work. Now that he had only a thousand virtues left for his apprentice, he had no choice but to risk it all.

As the black stone hit the ground, Ye Jie, Nan Linghe, Lan Jie, and Guazi moved away together and arrived at the desert place on the map.

At night, it was dark and lonely. Apart from the whistling north wind and the scattered ice and snow in the sky, there was not even a trace of insect chirping.

Ye Jie's heart tightened, this was not what he expected, and he quickly took out a scrap of paper from his arms.

[Bookkeeping of life and death:]

[In the winter of the twelfth year of Zhenguan, Ghost Chai Jie spent five hundred yin virtues to inquire about the identities of mortals within a five-mile radius. 】

[No trace of mortals was found within a radius of five miles. 】

Ye Jie put down the remaining page in his hand in a daze, with a bitter look on his face.

"There's obviously no one here, so I knew you really only knew sweet talk..." Sister Lan lamented, feeling extremely disappointed. Beside her, Guazi still had her face hunched over, her eyes like a dead fish, as if nothing could be done. Get her attention.

"Yeah……"

Ye Jie also let out a long sigh. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he placed all his hopes on that illusory luck. At this point, I can only accept defeat and stay in the wine country to wash dishes and pay off my debts.

On the side, Nan Linghe was full of apologies: "Brother Jie... I'm sorry, I let you down."

Ye Jie smiled helplessly: "You have not let me down. You have done a good job. This is my own choice. I can't blame others. It's just that in the next few years, I will be locked up in the wine country to pay off my debts. I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything." Let me guide you on how to be a ghost. I just hope you can remember Brother Jie’s lesson. Don’t think that you can really win every bet if you have the first-level talent of ‘lucky star in your life’.”

Nan Linghe lowered his head, his eyes full of frustration and loss. Ye Jie also took out the Shuodi Stone and Green Mingzhi, preparing to send a few people back to the underworld.

However, his movement was stopped by a tyrannical force. Guazi just released the aura of the fifth-level Immortal Realm, which made Ye Jie unable to move.

Guazi, whose eyes were always as dull as a dead fish, finally turned his eyes at this moment, and a cold and piercing light burst out from his triangular eyes. He stared straight at Ye Jie, then raised a finger and pointed to the darkness in the distance: " There is a family ten miles away in the south, and the aura of that family is very similar to magnolia."

"what?"

Yulan was slightly startled, her breath was very similar, wouldn't that mean...

"what?"

Even Ye Jie was surprised and happy. Surprisingly, Guazi's range of perception is frighteningly large, and he can detect every move even ten miles away. Fortunately, if what Guazi said is true, it means that the power of the lucky star enters the destiny. It worked. With just one dazed finger from Nan Linghe, he found the location of Sister Lan's parents!
The crowd moved again and came to a house ten miles away. Yulan could no longer suppress her heart. She passed the crowd and floated in through the slightly open window. She saw the two sleeping old men at a glance.

"Father...mother...the unfilial daughter Yulan has finally found you."

Seeing the loved ones she missed day and night right in front of her, Yulan fell to her knees, tears flowing freely. It wasn't until Yulan's mood stabilized that Ye Jie came to her side: "The time has come. It's a coincidence that I brought two bottles of yellow spring water with me, so let me lead you into a dream so that you can be with me. See you next of kin."

Hearing this, Yu Lan covered her mouth and exclaimed: "Yellow spring water will lose its efficacy within a day. Unless it is known in advance that it will induce people to fall asleep, it is impossible for Guizhao to carry it with him, let alone two at the same time... You just happen to have it with you. I bought two, could it be that...could it be that you had long been sure that I would gain something here?"

"Sister Lan is worrying too much. It's just a coincidence." Ye Jie answered truthfully. He prepared the two bottles of yellow spring water for Xia Xianshou and Xia Wei and Xia Lin. Unexpectedly, Xia Xianshou didn't use them, but instead used them for Sister Lan. .

However, no matter what Ye Jie said, Yulan didn't believe it was a coincidence. How could there be such a coincidence in the world? Finally, he bowed to Ye Jie and said, "This little girl is really lucky to have the help of Brother Jie..."

Ye Jie hurriedly handed over his hand. Nan Linghe just called him Brother Jie. Why did Sister Lan also call him Brother Jie? He shied away: "I don't dare to take it seriously. Sister Lan is really trying to offend me. I just did what I should do."

Yulan couldn't help but smile and chuckled: "Brother Jie, stop being so modest. What else are you calling Sister Lan? That's too harsh. The little girl's real name is Yulan. Counting the ten years she has been in the underworld, she has only been alive so far. Thirty years is nothing like Brother Jie, who has been a ghost sergeant for sixty years. I am naturally worthy of the title of Brother Jie."

Ye Jie smiled coquettishly: "So, Yulan, you knew who I was from the beginning."

Yulan nodded slightly: "When I was playing music for the diners in the wine country, I also heard them talk loudly, saying that the ghosts had not been able to move in for sixty years, and that there was something about the shame of the Guangwang Palace and being the last to last... "

"Okay, okay, I understand what you mean." Ye Jie was speechless. He knew without thinking that those who spoke ill of him behind his back must be Gui Chaba's group.

Hearing this, Yulan smiled softly: "But according to what I saw today, Brother Jie is not as bad as they said. On the contrary, he is very stable and reliable, and he is a trustworthy person."

After some compliments, Ye Jie did not forget the job of Gui Cha. He took out a cup of yellow spring water, asked Yulan to take a sip, and then poured the remaining part over the sleeping old man's head.

The pure and transparent yellow spring water seemed to contain some mysterious power. As Ye Jie poured it, a crystalline and shining glass thread was pulled out in the air. The clear water fell on the old man's face, but it did not moisten his face. For even a moment, it didn't wake him up from his deep sleep. Instead, it penetrated through his skin and penetrated into the depths of his mind.

Magnolia, who drank the yellow spring water, also felt something at this moment, turning into a colorful stream of light, flowing into the old man's dream together with the falling water.

Ye Jie, who was waiting for Magnolia to return from the dreamland, also relaxed at this moment. He couldn't help but cast his eyes on Nan Linghe who was standing aside. Seeing her eyes widening, as if recalling the magical scene that made people dream like, he couldn't help but sigh: "I I knew that the first-grade talent 'Lucky Star Enters Destiny' would definitely work wonders! This time I can be considered as blessed by you, my lucky star."

After receiving Ye Jie's praise, Nan Linghe smiled shyly and felt sincerely happy to be able to help the poor Sister Lan.

Not long after, the magnolia floated out of the old man's dream, and the crystal clear eyes were shining with looming tears, like the mist in the morning light, telling the waves in his heart.

Ye Jie stepped forward again and used the same method to introduce Magnolia into the dream of the sleeping old woman.

While waiting, Ye Jie inadvertently caught a glimpse of Guazi, whose face was full of lovelessness. Her eyes were staring at him from beginning to end. Even if he was pacing left and right, her eyes would not leave him like a shadow. .

At this moment, Ye Jie was murmuring in his heart, wondering whether it was a blessing or a curse to be targeted by a being from the fifth-level Immortal Realm?
After a cup of tea, Magnolia returned from the old woman's dream, with tears all over her face, her white upper teeth biting her thin lower lip tightly, as if she had been stretched to the limit and could no longer suppress her inner emotions. appearance.

"Go back to Hades." Yulan tilted her head slightly and wiped her tears with her hands.

Ye Jie did as he was told, and as the sound of the black stone hitting the ground spread, everyone's figures disappeared.

It wasn't until everyone's figures disappeared completely that the old man and the old woman who were sleeping on the kang woke up. Their eyes met and they could see the tears in each other's eyes.

"I seem to... dream about my daughter who died young..."

"Me too...she must be worried about us and came back to see us."

The two of them hugged each other and cried, but the sadness was filled with silent emotion.

Returning to the magnificent Aunt Meng's wine country, Yulan's expression improved, and the knot that had been stuck in her heart for nearly ten years was relieved. She also looked much more cheerful. She leaned over and smiled at Ye Jie:
"Brother Jie, thanks to you, I can fulfill this wish. Now my heart is as clear as a mirror. Even the second-order bottleneck that I could not break through during my lifetime is showing signs of loosening. In a few days, I will be able to break through. Three levels.”

Ye Jie cupped his fists and congratulated: "Then I would like to congratulate you in advance. Since Yulan has fulfilled your wish, as for the reward..."

Yulan raised her fingers, covered her lips and smiled: "Of course I won't treat Brother Jie badly. Ten thousand Yin virtues can only be exchanged for one mid-level human-level skill in the underworld. Among the skills I have collected, it is the best." This is a low-level martial arts technique, I wonder if it can satisfy Brother Jie?"

"Satisfied, satisfied..." Ye Jie was overjoyed. A low-grade local skill would require at least 200,000 yin to win in the underworld. This reward was far beyond Ye Jie's expectations.

As the saying goes, give a peach in return and give a plum in return. Ye Jie's help along the way was all seen by Yulan. In return for Ye Jie who solved the depression in her heart, Yulan also gave the best reward in return.

Taking the local low-grade skill from Yulan's hand, Ye Jie was slightly startled when he looked at the name of the skill: "Elephant Turtle Hand...is this a skill of the Earth Immortal Way?"

Magnolia nodded slightly: "That's right. In the past, I came to the Western Beast-shaped Palace to exchange the Guizashi music, which won the full house's applause. This local low-ranking turtle hand is the Ghost Warrior of the Beast-shaped Palace. Come as a reward. I major in the Way of Immortals. This skill is not of great use to me, but it is indeed the highest-level skill in my body. If Brother Jie is not satisfied, the rest of my skills will , it’s all up to you to choose from.”

Ye Jie thought for a while, then he took the turtle's hand away, cupped his fist and said, "Ghost Cha Jie thanks you here. It's already getting late, so I'll go ahead."

"Don't forget to come to Aunt Meng's wine country often and listen to my music."

Magnolia waved goodbye, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing her neat and white moon teeth, her smile was like the spring breeze blowing on her face, warming people's hearts. She stared at Ye Jie's leaving back, as if she wanted to carve his figure into the depths of her eyes. .

In response to Sister Lan's instructions, Ye Jie coughed dryly, and only a ghost could listen to a song of eight thousand eight hundred virtues.

"Brother Jie, what are we going to do now..." After leaving, Nan Linghe blinked and said a little at a loss.

"Go ahead and post the notice. If everything goes well, in a few days, you will be able to become an official ghost officer like me." Ye Jie smiled at her.

After Ye Jie and the two left, their wish was fulfilled. Magnolia was so happy that she couldn't help humming a song and looked at the melon seeds beside her: "Tell me, is Brother Jie the one Aunt Meng has been looking for?" Destined person?"

"It's just good luck. If there's anyone with special abilities, it's the first-order wandering soul next to him."

Guazishu said with a face, no matter how thick the walls of the quiet room were, they could not block her perception ability in the fifth-level Immortal Realm. Through the wall, she knew what the so-called "practice" in Ye Jie's mouth was. What's going on.

What shocked Guazi was that the seemingly nonsense "practice" actually helped Yulan find her long-lost parents. How could such good luck happen in the world? That first-level wandering soul must have extremely special innate magical powers.

However, Yulan didn't think so: "In that case, why didn't that first-level wandering soul come to me, but Brother Jie came to me? There is a certain destiny, and this matter needs to be reported to Aunt Meng, so that Aunt Meng will make the decision herself."

Thinking of Ye Jie's embarrassment when he left, Yulan smiled slightly. The second-level ghost officer really left a good impression on her.

(End of this chapter)