Be the Hardest Working Demon Cultivator!

Chapter 379: 218, am I also a part of your play?_2

The young woman couldn’t help but stop in her tracks and said, “…”

Is she mute? Not very good at speaking?

Meanwhile, a little girl had already placed a small hand on the statue of the Red-Horned Ghost King, and then the number of her merit immediately changed from fourteen to “four”.

This was a streak of ten.

As ten Divine Skills slots were opened, amidst a flash of green light, a red glow suddenly solidified on one of the Divine Skills slots.

Eventually, the red glow transformed into a skull.

“Divine Skills bestowed?”

“The Red-Horned Ghost King has revealed his sanctity?”

“Divine Skills!”

Because the skull apparition was so eye-catching, all the onlookers around saw it, and soon the cultivators at the scene all showed looks of envy.

Among them, several were shocked in addition to their envy.

They recognized what the skull was: a Divine Skill.

The renowned Divine Skill of the Red-Horned Ghost King—Ghost Path Imprudence!

The young woman, one of those shocked, quickly invited Tan Shuchang: “May I invite the gentleman and your esteemed daughter to speak in a different place? I assure you that this will be entirely beneficial and not harmful at all to both the gentleman and your esteemed daughter.”

“What esteemed daughter?”

As soon as Dongdong turned her head, she saw a Demon Cultivator speaking with another woman and hurried over, only to hear an astonishing conversation.

Since when did this Demon Cultivator have a daughter?

“Little sister, the Divine Skill you have gained is called Ghost Path Imprudence. It is a renowned Divine Skill of the Red-Horned Ghost King, with immense power. So I was discussing with your father about inviting you and him to speak at another location,” the young woman quickly said as she saw the girl who had been bestowed the Divine Skill by the Red-Horned Ghost King coming over.

However, upon hearing this from the young woman, Dongdong’s face darkened, and she pointed at Tan Shuchang, puffing up with anger, “He’s an idiot, don’t listen to his nonsense! If there has been any offense, please forgive us, sister!”

Though she was huffy, the little girl still paid attention to her manners.

Once again taken aback, the young woman said, “…”

For some reason, she suddenly felt as if she had become part of someone else’s play?

Realizing the true relationship between the two before her, she changed her approach and asked, “How do you both feel about this? I must be frank, my elder brother cultivates on Phoenix Tree Mountain and has instructed me that if anyone is bestowed a Divine Skill by the Red-Horned Ghost King, he can recommend them to Phoenix Tree Mountain!”

“Phoenix Tree Mountain?” Dongdong, upon hearing this, looked at Tan Shuchang, and seeing the Demon Cultivator give a slight nod, she agreed.

“Don’t worry, sister, you won’t have to wait long. It will only take two days for my elder brother to arrive at Skeleton City,” the young woman joyfully said, taking the opportunity to tell Tan Shuchang and Dongdong her name and her brother’s name.

Her name was Lin Yushu, her brother’s name, Lin Jincheng, who had also come from a noble family but whose household was now in decline.

After a further chat, the three parted ways.

At this moment, the sky had begun to darken, and the once lively streets grew deserted. As night fell, it was the time for ghosts to be active.

Within Skeleton City, there were three very famous ghost markets.

If one wasn’t going to the ghost market or being taken away by ghosts, the residents of Skeleton City would not leave their homes at night.

Therefore, the two still roaming the streets right now seemed very out of place.

“Are we really not going to find a place to stay?” Dongdong asked.

“You’re going to the ghost world in a bit, it doesn’t matter whether we stay or not,” Tan Shuchang said with a smile.

“What about you?” the little girl asked, giving Tan Shuchang a glance, piqued that she was going to the ghost world—and who was to blame for that mess?

“Me? I’ll go to the ghost world to chat with Brother Chen,” said Tan Shuchang.

“The person we met during the day, he was the Ghost King?” Dongdong suddenly understood. After all, the Demon Cultivator’s actions always had a reason.

And the only reason the Demon Cultivator would seek someone out was the Ghost King himself.

“This Divine Skill, was it also given to me by him?” Dongdong pointed to a skull-shaped pattern next to her that had already begun to fade. That was the Divine Skill. After the conferral was complete, the skull pattern dissipated, but she could still see it.

Moreover, whenever she wished it, her Yang Spirit Power would flow into this faded pattern, then she could directly activate this Ghost Path Divine Skill.

“It was indeed Brother Chen, so I ought to personally express my thanks,” Tan Shuchang said with a light chuckle.

“Really?” However, one little girl harbored doubts.

“Of course it’s true.” Tan Shuchang nodded. In his interactions with others, he always led with etiquette. As for matters beyond protocol, they had nothing to do with courtesy.

While the two were chatting idly, a faint ghostly light suddenly approached from a distance. When it finally reached them, it materialized into two figures.

Both were dressed in black clothes, each holding a large saber. At that moment, the two scrutinized Tan Shuchang and Dongdong, eventually fixing their gaze upon the young girl, before one of them said expressionlessly, “Dongdong, for tampering with the assessment sign and defying the Red-Horned Ghost King, you are guilty of a grave offense. However, the Ghost King is merciful, and has ordered you to partake in the Ghost World just once to completely offset this offense.”

“Alright, follow us!” The other also spoke expressionlessly, his voice cold, devoid of any emotion.

Because neither of these two were living humans.

Upon hearing this, Dongdong subconsciously looked beside her, only to see that the Demon Cultivator had already disappeared without a trace, leaving the young girl momentarily stunned.

Immediately afterward, she walked towards the two ghosts expressionlessly, then stood before them without uttering a word, only glancing at them.

This caused the two ghosts to be momentarily taken aback, but they soon led the young girl away.

After all, the task assigned by the Red-Horned Ghost King was pressing.

However, although she was following the two ghosts, the young girl remained silent throughout and maintained a stony face, causing the ghosts to become increasingly suspicious.

Because the two ghosts wondered if they had brought one of their own kind.

As these two ghosts traveled by the Ghost Path, they crossed a vast distance in a mere moment, arriving outside a village.

It was a village where every household hung red lanterns, yet not a single figure was visible in the village.

“Alright, go in! The only requirement of the task is to survive until dawn or find the real ghost in the village to consider the task complete,” said the two ghosts.

After speaking, the two ghosts turned and left.

They stepped onto the Ghost Path, and a ghostly light gradually spread, allowing the ghosts to cover miles with a single step despite their slow pace.

And to anyone watching, it seemed as if the two ghosts had suddenly vanished.

Dongdong withdrew her gaze and then, with a rigid face, she entered the village. Unsure of how to find the real ghost, she knocked on the doors of houses and asked if there was a ghost inside.

Her voice was soft, tinged with a trace of impatience due to being duped by a certain Demon Cultivator.

Thus, the chilling questioning echoed repeatedly.

Knock, knock, knock!

“Excuse me… is there a ghost inside?”

…

Meanwhile, as the young girl was politely searching for ghosts in the Ghost World, Tan Shuchang had arrived at a residential area in Skeleton City. He stood at the entrance of a dwelling, not knocking, but simply clasped his hands together.

Soon, accompanied by a rising red mist, a figure appeared out of it.

This was a young man who looked human, his body showing no distinct red, except for a single red horn on the top of his head.

The horn was fierce, its aura chilling.

However, this naturally did not affect Tan Shuchang. He greeted the man with a smile, saying, “I’ve come uninvited, I hope Brother Chen will forgive me!”

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