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"My son and His Royal Highness King Lingjun are going to Zhoucheng. Since you don't want to follow, please also take the Mingdi here. There are magic spells sealed in it, which can quickly transmit sound to the patrolling sentry nearby."

In front of the courtyard, an attendant respectfully presented a Mingdi box, which contained a beautiful feather arrow, "My lord and His Highness have no strength around them, please be careful. The prince also said that at least twenty guards were to be assigned to accompany him." , but considering that Young Master himself said that he didn’t need it, so he didn’t do it.”

Ning Shiting noticed that Gu Feiyin wanted to put a few guards around them to listen, so he smiled without saying a word, and put Ming Di into his sleeve.

However, Gu Tingshuang noticed another problem. He asked, "Is there no sentry in Dongzhou City? The army is not stationed in the city. If the people are in trouble, what should they do?"

The attendant was stunned for a moment, and then said: "This is also the meaning of the prince. Considering that if a station is set up in the city, it will disturb the people, so we only set up sentries at the entrance and exit of the city gate. After all, Dongzhou City is sparsely populated and there are not so many people. What's the matter, what's the matter, the prince's ravens are patrolling and flying in the sky, you can see it all."

"I see." Gu Tingshuang stopped talking.

The carriage sent them to the outside of the North City of Dongzhou. This is a relatively prosperous area, and it can be regarded as a place where the rebuilding of Dongzhou City was relatively successful after the destruction.Although it is not as prosperous and rich as Xizhou, it seems that it is not so deserted after all.

"Ning Shiting, what are we doing now?" Gu Tingshuang asked.

Ning Shiting looked around: "I haven't been to Dongzhou City for a long time, I want to find someone to find out some news about the White Fox Clan."

"But this is a new city, where do you want to ask?" Gu Tingshuang thought for a while, "Then the white fox was with my father before you were 15 years old, right?"

"Yes, so we still have to go north, go to a more remote place, and ask those who may remember." Ning Shiting said, "That's where your Highness found me."

Both of them thought of this place at the same time.

At the beginning, Ning Shiting left Xizhou alone, and went to the north coast of Yuren and Bu Cangqiong's old fairy house alone. There were some old villages and inns nearby. Ning Shiting lived there at the beginning, and some people still remember this place The land was once ruled and garrisoned by a prince of sharks.

Snow scene all the way, more and more desolate.

Gu Tingshuang activated his spirit vision and dispersed them into multiple groups, inspecting the crows watching them from above, controlling them to avoid himself and Ning Shiting.

Afterwards, the snow rattled for a while, and suddenly a large ball of silvery white fur popped out. Panting, the little wolf jumped into Ning Shiting's arms excitedly, knocking him back a few feet. step.

"Let the little wolf push me away, you can sit on its back." Gu Tingshuang saw Ning Shiting's face turned pale with cold, reached out and gently held his wrist, breathing to warm him up.

Ning Shiting said, "Okay."

Stopping and stopping along the way, I came to a desolate town in the north of Dongzhou City. There are scattered houses, inns, and restaurants, and one can only be seen from a long distance away.Occasionally, children would play around and run past them, while adults followed behind, shouting, "It's almost curfew! Go back quickly! They will be caught by the officers and soldiers, and they will have to withhold food!"

So the children left too.A string of footprints was left on the snow, exposing the blue-gray gravel on the ground.

Ning Shiting looked up at the sky, the sun was facing west, but it was not dusk at all, it was not the normal curfew time.

He was thinking so, but before he had time to say it, Gu Tingshuang just said casually: "The curfew is so early? I'm afraid there is something wrong. I can understand that the new city has just been built. It's been three or four years, why are you still so strict?" Didn’t you hear about such a curfew when I came to see you last time?”

"No, Your Highness." Ning Shiting recalled the time.

"I feel very uncomfortable here." Gu Tingshuang said in a low voice.

He stared at the place where the group of children played just now. The snow field had been messed up, muddy water mixed with snow water, and it was a mess. The cultivation site has been soaked with spiritual energy for many years. But I saw with my spiritual sense that besides spiritual energy, there is also a very smelly dead air here."

Ning Shiting was puzzled, "Is it because it's too desolate?"

Gu Tingshuang looked around, "No, I had this feeling just now when I came over from the North City, and the feeling is getting stronger and stronger here. This kind of deadness is different from desolation. It's... the kind of future The dead breath of the dead."

Ning Shiting took a few deep breaths and smelled it, but found nothing unusual. He only recalled the current season and said, "Maybe it's because the Ghost Moon is here."

Dongzhou has heavy snow in four seasons. Except for the new year, few people pay attention to other months and solar terms.

Gu Tingshuang said: "Anyway, let's find a place to stay first. Go to the last inn first."

The little wolf shrunk and got into Ning Shiting's sleeve.

"The guest is here? - Hey, isn't this the Mr. Yuren who came here last time? I remember." The boss still had an impression of them, and when he saw Gu Tingshuang again, he was surprised-"Honored guest, honored guest, We are far away. Fortunately, the two of you came early and did not hit the curfew, otherwise the small shop would not be able to entertain the two distinguished guests. Please invite the two of you, and the little one will lead the way. Another point, after the curfew, please also invite the two of you Lord, don't go out and walk around, there are many ghosts, so you must close the doors and windows, so if you want to have some snacks or meals at night, please make an appointment in advance, and we will bring them to you before the curfew."

"Is it really because of Ghost Moon?" Gu Tingshuang was a little interested, "You guys are so on guard, what happened?"

The boss looked around, then at them, and hesitated for a moment—"These things shouldn't be spread, and the government ordered them to be kept silent, so as not to panic everyone. But the two distinguished guests are kind-hearted, and they look very good. Immortal cultivators may be able to help us."

"Since the last month of the ghost month, people in our Dongzhou City have been missing one after another, and it is the way of disappearance. The first day people are still at home, the door is locked, and the next day when others go in, there is only one person left inside." The clothes are gone, and the door lock is intact, isn’t this taken away by a ghost and refined?”

The boss came over in a low voice, "There is a saying that so many people who died in Dongzhou City in the past have not left yet. They are looking for substitutes, and they want the current people to replace them. They are here! It's just that the aura is withered now. , everyone is ignorant, they don’t know what happened, and no one has seen the undead. This kind of thing happened more than once, so there was a curfew.”

"What does King Qing say?" Gu Tingshuang asked.

Ning Shiting's heart sank slightly.

The boss shook his head: "I'm actually looking into it. A few days ago, a mage was sent over, and a protective magic circle was formed on the ground and on the door. Here, look."

They turned their heads and saw some blue-gray runes where the snow at the door had been cleaned.

After Ning Shiting looked at it, he shook his head slightly and told the boss: "Please bring some fruits and vegetables, and a large piece of meat."

The drinks and dishes in this hotel are not bad, Ning Shiting is still a vegetarian, and the store gave away shredded radish in chicken soup, fairy vegetables in sesame oil, Xiuyu and precious rice.Gu Tingshuang was originally bigu, but he ate a little along with him.

In addition to this, there was also a large piece of barbecue. Ning Shiting made a big deal and asked the store to buy back all the meat ingredients that could be bought nearby. The whole pig and chicken were roasted and delivered, and the little wolf ate it up. , the fluffy belly rolled up after eating, and finally he could only lie on Ning Shiting, asking the fish to help him rub his stomach to digest the food, but Gu Tingshuang finally carried him away.

Ning Shiting sat on the edge and flipped through a book, while Gu Tingshuang lay down on his lap with peace of mind, closed his eyes and rested his mind, adjusting his breath and spirit vision.

The little wolf lay down at the end of the bed in a disobedient manner, stepping on Gu Tingshuang's feet swallowing his anger.

"Your Highness." Ning Shiting said softly, "It seems that I still underestimated King Qing's mission. I didn't mention it in Dongzhou City before. Maybe he just wanted me to come over and solve this matter together."

"Is my father always doing things and talking like this? He doesn't speak human words, but rely on his subordinates to guess?" Gu Tingshuang felt a little weird.

Ning Shiting smiled: "His Royal Highness Qing likes this. He confuses his own purpose, and can also test out the skills of his subordinates. If you are smart, you can understand his meaning and stay by your side - of course, it's not good to be too smart. Even if you guess correctly, you have to pretend that you didn't guess correctly, this is the way of getting along with monarchs and ministers."

"It's all bullshit." Gu Tingshuang expressed his opinion lightly.

When the curfew comes, from far to near outside, the sound of the gong beating comes out gradually, representing the curfew.The lights of every house were extinguished, Ning Shiting also turned sideways, and blew out a nearby lamp, leaving only a weakly burning candle.

Gu Tingshuang's night vision was poor, Ning Shiting helped him into the wheelchair, clasped Gu Tingshuang's wrist, led him to the window, and gently pushed open a gap.

The sun had just set, and the streets were empty and dead silent, like an empty city.

Gu Tingshuang asked in a low voice: "Are you afraid of being captured by ghosts?"

Ning Shiting smiled, and dragged the little wolf over to hug him.

"I have a little wolf." After a while, Ning Shiting said again, smiling, "And Your Highness."

Gu Tingshuang hadn't heard Ning Shiting's love talk before, she was taken aback for a moment before realizing it, coughed, and the tips of her ears were a little red.

He became serious and said, "Well, you don't have to be afraid of mermaids, I will protect you."

The smile in Ning Shiting's eyes grew even wider.

"Their curfew is not our curfew. Let's observe for a while to see if there is any change, and we will go out after dark." Gu Tingshuang said.

Ning Shiting nodded.

Their room was facing the street, and they could see the gate when they looked to the side. As soon as they spoke, Ning Shiting heard a noise from below. The boss came out with a lamp, looked around, and then retreated to close the doors and windows.

After a while, there was still the same silence around, and it was getting dark.

"The window is small, let's leave from the backyard." Ning Shiting helped Gu Tingshuang get up, Gu Tingshuang turned on his spirit vision, and after making sure that there was no one around, he went down with Ning Shiting.

Before leaving the yard, Gu Tingshuang suddenly tugged at Ning Shiting's sleeve: "Wait a minute."

"Your Highness, what's wrong?"

"I used my spirit vision to see a person standing at the gate, who hadn't moved, and I don't know what he was doing." Gu Tingshuang frowned, "Everyone in the entire inn is very strange, everyone hasn't moved, it's just like that Did you sleep together?"

Ning Shiting took care of what Tingshuang said, and led the little wolf to the front door lightly, taking a look.

But just this one glance made Ning Shiting's heart skip a beat - the boss was standing at the gate, holding a burning lamp in his hand, facing the door motionless.

The door was already closed tightly, and the boss was almost stuck to the door, motionless, as if time had stopped the moment he closed the door, it was indescribably weird and weird.