I am the Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysterious-Chapter 218 - 187: One Slash to the Curse Ghost

Sang Que was surprised, but not unexpected.

She had also thought at the time whether the Deceitful Bride controlled by Wan Xiangtou could be related to the Ming Mansion, but then she considered that in a place like the Deceit Dynasty, there were likely deceitful brides generated for various reasons everywhere, so it might just be a coincidence.

So, Huilan being kept alive after death wasn’t an isolated case. Before Huilan, there were already people using those brides sacrificed annually to the Nie God by the Ming Mansion to raise ghosts. However, for a dead person to become a potential Evil Spirit is not so easy, which is why such deceitful brides didn’t become rampant.

He Buning continued, "Behind the Ming Mansion, there’s the covert support of the Evil Suppression Bureau. This matter is deeply involved and needs to be investigated in secret."

The words the storyteller once said to He Buning, he later investigated all of them. One thing proved that the roots of the Ghost Opera Troupe were even deeper than he thought.

It was never clear who from the Ming Family’s Jade Liquid was presented to the concubines in the palace.

The Ghost Opera Troupe only slowly emerged in the public eye after the Witch Temple was abolished, causing many drama troupes around to suffer misfortune and many were shut down.

He Buning had always assumed that the Ghost Opera Troupe had been established only within the last twenty years. Unexpectedly, fifty years ago, the Ghost Opera Troupe had already started its activities in the Qinzhou area.

The Nie God of the Ming Family crossed Ming Road, and for the annual Nie God festival, people from the Evil Suppression Bureau would attend to oversee it. In the six years he was at the Qinzhou Evil Suppression Bureau, he only became a Colonel for a little over half a year. There were too many ghost cases accumulated in Qinzhou, so he never noticed this old case from fifty years ago.

The Ghost Opera Troupe has now become influential, with a considerable scale and highly advanced concealment abilities. To find the source of the Ghost Opera Troupe, it’s best to start with the clues left fifty years ago when their power was still weak.

Also, the person within the Evil Suppression Bureau who secretly supports the Ghost Opera Troupe must also be identified.

"Why are you telling me such a secretive matter?"

He Buning spoke candidly, "You are a newcomer, with no roots in the Evil Suppression Bureau, and your background is clean."

Mainly it was Sang Que’s character that He Buning admired. Although the Night Traveler had a bigger and better courtyard, Sang Que chose to stay in the Day Traveling Envoy’s small courtyard to be closer to Xia Chan.

Even when cursed, she never thought of sacrificing others for her life, and she wasn’t afraid of authority, daring to directly confront Captain Cui. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"You also don’t need to feel pressured. It’s very difficult to investigate this matter. Having experienced the sacrifices and the Ming Family, you’re already involved, making you the most suitable person to look into it. For now, you just need to keep an eye out secretly and report directly to me or find Xiao Wu if you notice anyone or anything suspicious. Don’t look for Xiao Liu."

Sang Que understood that this was a trigger for a long-term hidden mission, with no time limit, and whether she completed it or not wouldn’t affect her.

"By the way, there’s another thing. Captain Cui came to see me this afternoon to recommend you for a promotion to Silver Traveler."

"Ah?" Sang Que was shocked. Although she had hinted, wasn’t Captain Cui’s speed at repaying animosity with favor a bit too quick?

Could she have misunderstood Captain Cui? Was he actually a good person? Just too straightforward?

"To do him a favor, I agreed, but there are conditions."

He Buning had originally planned on promoting her exceptionally, so getting a favor from Captain Cui at no cost was a win-win.

"Your promotion will not be publicly announced before this year’s New Year’s Eve. Solve the curse on you first, then follow me to patrol the provinces, leaving Wangshan City. Upon returning from the patrol and after celebrating New Year’s, your promotion can be publicly announced."

Sang Que nodded, understanding the reasoning. After all, she had only been in the Evil Suppression Bureau for half a month. Even if her father owned the Bureau, brazenly giving her a promotion and raise was not something easily done.

"What is the patrol of the provinces?" Sang Que asked.

"Every year after the start of winter and before New Year’s Eve, squad teams of Night Travelers in each province conduct a province-wide patrol, concentrating on handling urgent ghost cases around to ensure each province of the Xuan Dynasty can safely see through New Year’s Eve. After all, during that time, officials from all provinces will go to the capital to report, and maintaining stability across provinces is of utmost importance for the Evil Suppression Bureau."

"In Qinzhou, our forces will split into three routes. I’ll take Xiao Wu, Xiao Liu, and you, departing from Wangshan City towards the southwest, passing Fengning City, Jianshui City, and Taikang City, finally meeting up with other Night Travel squads in Tianliang City."

Sang Que’s eyes lit up; the other eye of the Yin Child was in Tianliang City.

If she could get that eyeball in Tianliang City, along with the Golden Child she has imprisoned in the copper mirror, two of the three conditions for the Yin Child’s promotion could be achieved.

However...