Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 894 - 801: Kill Me

"Are you hurt? Is it serious? Who did this?"

Hu Zhile sniffed and sensed something was wrong, looking worried, "You said you've been very busy recently and then even stopped contacting me.

The originally planned trip to the Void with the Venerable Family was delayed for so long. What exactly happened?"

The comfortable environment and familiar friend eased much of Tang Qin's inner fear.

She pulled her friend inside to sit down, sighed lightly, "If it weren't for Mr. Jiang's help this time, I'm afraid I'd never see you again."

Mentioning this matter, Tang Qin couldn't help feeling emotional: the beginning and end of encounters are so unpredictable; although I first met Mr. Jiang, I never had the chance to be entangled with him;

Instead, Hu Zhile, who was tasked to investigate a robbery case, accidentally became part of his small courtyard, which even brought them closer, laying the groundwork for today's rescue.

The idea that good causes bring good effects is indeed true!

For Hu Zhile, no matter what, Lady of Yin Mountain is the lifesaver for her and her younger sister.

If it weren't for her rescue, she and her sister would have long starved to death in the Void; without her shelter, her sister couldn't have enjoyed life leisurely at the Cyan Fish Mountain Market.

This kindness cannot be forgotten, not to mention, the years getting along in Yin Mountain were quite pleasant.

Now that even the once high-and-mighty lady has fallen to such a state, she worries about those ghost cultivator friends and how they are doing.

When Yin Mountain is mentioned, Tang Qin's tears of blood can't help but flow.

The Fengdu Yin Messengers dispatched to capture robust men, even a complete nest can't survive. Any ghost cultivator who can cultivate was taken away, while her Heart Refining at Peak Realm barely escaped, those little ghost cultivators scattered and without her protection, perhaps...

Hearing this, Hu Zhile couldn't help shedding silent tears.

She knows the path of cultivation often involves farewells to life and death; when serving under the lady, she also witnessed comrades get hurt or die.

Perhaps following the Venerable Family for half a year has been too blissful and comfortable, the small courtyard members living relatively freely and safely, causing her to gradually forget the harshness of the Cultivation Realm.

Now hearing that former friends likely met misfortune, her heart felt blocked, and she choked, "What do you plan to do in the future?"

"I'll first heal my wounds before deciding," Tang Qin shook her head sorrowfully, "Besides my uncle, who is a corpse ghost, hiding in Yin Mountain might have avoided disaster, even if other subordinates survived by chance, they probably can't return to Yin Mountain anymore.

Also, I think this time Fengdu's summoning us to capture fugitives conveys an ominous signal—they probably want to reorganize the Netherworld, taking the opportunity to eliminate scattered ghost cultivators.

After all, even I, at the start, stepped onto the path of cultivation by devouring lost souls.

Eating too many ghosts can lead to becoming an unorthodoxly powerful ghost cultivator, and if fortunate enough to obtain a cultivation technique, one could formally cultivate. Such acts of devouring kindred spirits are unspoken secrets among ghost cultivators, no wonder they're shunned by the orthodox."

She sighed deeply, "In the future, it will be very difficult to return to the Netherworld. Even if I go back, I will have to do so stealthily, hiding to avoid being discovered by Fengdu."

Hu Zhile recalled once hearing the Venerable Family talk about a story from Riverfront Village, where a little ghost accidentally devoured a freshly departed spirit, turned into a blue-faced fang-toothed figure, gaining some charmer skills, and was recognized by the Ghost Messenger as a ghost cultivator.

Ghosts eating ghosts can become stronger, allowing unorthodox ghost cultivators to run rampant, which truly makes it difficult for Fengdu to manage.

Especially in those towns used to settle ordinary ghosts awaiting reincarnation, where ghosts gather densely, should ghost devours ghost occur to get stronger, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The two girls upstairs wiped away tears as they confided in each other, while Jiang Yuan was in the kitchen staring blankly at the System Mall.

Since Tang Qin decided to officially move into the small courtyard, the System Mall had refreshed with previously unseen goods—ghost food recipes!

Using the same fruits, vegetables, and meats produced by the small courtyard, purchasing the recipes allows one to make ghost food that ghost cultivators can consume to absorb the energy contained in the meals.

"Interesting, then if a demon cultivator moves into the small courtyard, will it unlock demon-cultivator-specific recipes for guests?" he suddenly thought of inviting Pavilion Master Cang to try, to see if he could refresh the recipes.

[Do you want to spend 500,000 Spirit Stones to purchase the "Basic Ghost Food Recipe"?]

[Do you want to spend 1,000,000 Spirit Stones to purchase the "Intermediate Ghost Food Recipe"?]

"It should be enough, with a different dish every day, it would last her for half a month." Jiang Yuan looked at the final recipe priced at two million Spirit Stones, and then at the balance of over five million, deciding not to buy it for now.

Lately, the Alchemy Room lacked medicinal herbs, preventing him from making a huge profit from selling Elixirs like before;

Fortunately, Miss Hu Jiu's Immortal Jade exchange business remained stable, plus Pavilion Master Cang occasionally made a large exchange, ensuring daily income.

In a few more days, when Hou Ze's place officially opens, it will provide more stable income, at least it will be enough to cover expenses.

[Ghost Food: Braised Ribs +1]

Jiang Yuan clicked to make the ghost food on the recipe, and after a few seconds, as the progress bar completed, a dish that looked quite unique was added in his storage bag.

"Oh my, this style... at least no need to worry about people picking the wrong dish!" He was stunned at first glance, the dark style was surprisingly appealing.

He brought out the plate of braised ribs from the storage bag, and a rich aroma of meat rushed out, indistinguishable from ordinary dishes, but the entire plate was enveloped in a blue-purple aura.

Not the imagined dark cuisine, instead carrying a bit of mystery and fantasy, it was more eye-catching than other spirit-power-infused foods.

The ghost food emitted a faint black mist, Jiang Yuan couldn't sense any Spiritual Power or Yin Fiend Qi, he could only guess that this mist appeared to Tang Qin as gentle energy.