The Secret Way of Immortality

After the ghost market ended, Ren Qing returned to the Firewood Hall.

The surface of Sanxiang City remained calm, but the sense of crisis brought by the Ksitigarbha Soul Summoning had unknowingly spread through the air.

Even Ren Qing couldn't help but feel anxious.

His current rate of lifespan extension was very fast, and he would be able to reach fifty years of lifespan before long.

But there was really not much time left, and it was very likely that he would not be able to complete the second transformation of the Gemini Nightmare Demon, so he might as well take a gamble.

The Heavenly Dao Method only required seventy years of lifespan to be promoted to the Golden Core stage.

After the breakthrough, not only would the efficiency of refining weapons increase, but he could also gain lifespan extension.

He was betting that the lifespan extension would be enough to complete the second transformation of the Gemini Nightmare Demon, otherwise it would be difficult for the soul to produce a transformation with only one transformation.

Ren Qing began to pay attention to the movements of the Imprisonment Hall from all aspects in order to obtain information.

He walked through the small streets and alleys, paying attention to the conversations of passers-by, and as a result, he found Xiao San'er chatting with people in the shop.

Xiao San'er had been a member of the Bloodhound Gang for some time, and the change was still relatively large.

The originally short stature was almost up to Ren Qing's shoulders, which showed that he had used martial arts to temper his body a lot in the Bloodhound Gang.

Xiao San'er's right eye was dug out by the leader of the River Mud Gang, so he simply put on an eye patch, which added a bit of a fierce look.

Ren Qing could see that compared to the kind-hearted Xiao Wu, Xiao San'er was much more active in his mind, which was why he mixed in gangs.

He had no objection to this and did not want to interfere.

Xiao San'er greeted the street vendors with a smile and easily got this month's routine money.

The vendors were a little afraid of Xiao San'er, not only because of the Bloodhound Gang, but also because of Xiao Wu.

Ren Qing shook his head. If it were in his previous life, the two brothers would likely part ways because of this, and even cause Xiao Wu to lose his job as a yamen runner.

But in Sanxiang City, the gangs were originally dark lines controlled by the Imprisonment Hall.

He was about to turn around and leave when he noticed Xiao San'er walking quickly, apparently recognizing Ren Qing.

Xiao San'er's expression was happy.

He had only briefly contacted Ren Qing, but he usually heard his brother talk about him, and there was nothing but good words in his words.

Even there were rumors in the Bloodhound Gang that Manager Ren of Tan Street in the Firewood Hall had cultivated the Imprisonment Hall's techniques and was no longer an ordinary person.

The destruction of the River Mud Gang was ostensibly the result of the yamen's intervention.

But in fact, Ren Qing solved dozens or hundreds of gang members by himself from the time he entered the martial arts hall to the time he came out.

Xiao San'er was trapped in the martial arts hall at the time, and he knew clearly that there were cultivators in the River Mud Gang, and their cultivation was not shallow.

But such an existence had no power to fight back in front of Ren Qing.

Xiao San'er said with rapid breathing: "Master Ren, you... I am..."

Sweat broke out on his forehead, and he couldn't help but become nervous, and his words became stuttering.

Ren Qing felt that although Xiao San'er was a little young, he was indeed very clever.

Many people in the River Mud Gang had their eyes dug out, but Xiao San'er saved his left eye and also came into contact with some No-Eyed Method.

"Let's talk somewhere else."

Ren Qing pondered for a moment, then walked towards a nearby quiet alley, his pace was not fast, and Xiao San'er quickly followed.

He came to the alley and looked at Xiao San'er, whose heart was in his throat.

"Xiao San'er, what's your name?"

Xiao San'er's face lit up, and he quickly replied: "Master Ren, my name is Zhou Zuosan, I am the third oldest in my family, and I have two younger brothers and sisters below me."

Ren Qing nodded.

There were similar situations everywhere in Xiangxiang, with more brothers and sisters in the family.

When a pregnant woman was about to give birth, she only needed to ask the yamen for help, and the Child-Giving Goddess Temple would send someone to come, even if it was in a relatively remote mountain village.

Childbirth was relatively safe, and the grain was controlled by the yamen, so the price was not expensive, and raising more children could help with work.

"Zuosan, help me with a favor."

"You say."

Ren Qing's gaze turned to the bustling crowd on the street.

He understood that the Bank of the Other Shore could not be brought into Avici Hell.

Moreover, according to the escort mission in An'nan Town, the Bank of the Other Shore would probably be swallowed by cultivators who mastered soul summoning techniques in Sanxiang City.

Then, accompanied by Ksitigarbha Soul Summoning, there would definitely be many strange things.

"It's not too troublesome, help me find out information from all over the west of the city, and if there is anything unusual, let Xiao Wu tell me."

Ren Qing not only saw that Xiao San'er was clever, but also because the latter had come into contact with the No-Eyed Method, even if he only had one eye left, his observation ability was beyond ordinary people.

"No problem, many of the vendors I know are from other districts, and I will find you as soon as there is any situation."

Ren Qing threw a money bag to Xiao San'er.

Xiao San'er took it suspiciously, but he was thinking about whether there was going to be some disaster in the city recently.

Why did the Bloodhound Gang also tell them to cause less trouble, so that the hall masters rarely met in the city.

"Remember not to act on your own initiative, focus on finding out information."

Ren Qing hesitated for a moment, then simply let the Ghost Shadow merge into Xiao San'er's shadow, returning to the main body every two days to prevent unexpected situations from suddenly occurring.

Then he gave a few more instructions, and then turned and walked towards the yamen.

Xiao San'er scratched his hair, his childish face full of entanglement.

"Strange, strange..."

He wandered around the west of the city according to Ren Qing's instructions.

The main targets were teahouses, where the waiters were easier to deal with, and he could get a lot of information by spending some money.

But as a result, Xiao San'er had been inquiring for several days, but he had not gained anything.

This made him a little unsure of how to explain, after all, it was an explanation from Ren Qing, and the other party had also saved his life.

Xiao San'er thought for a moment, then decided to change places.

He couldn't get in touch with the lower class in the teahouse, so he might as well go to the butcher shop belonging to the Bloodhound Gang and ask, maybe there would be other gains.

Xiao San'er walked into the western suburbs, and his nose immediately smelled a braised aroma.

He swallowed, then took out some money to buy braised food to taste, and chatted with the shopkeeper of the butcher shop along the way.

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As a member of the Bloodhound Gang, even if Xiao San'er's status was not high, it was still quite useful to the butcher shopkeeper.

Not only was the money for the braised food waived, but the other party also spoke without reservation.

The butcher shopkeeper frowned and said: "It's been relatively stable recently, there are no strange things, but there are a lot of trivial things."

Xiao San'er's eyes lit up and said: "Brother Liu, tell me in detail."

The butcher shopkeeper just took it as a chat, talking about the rumors of the neighbors, involving some aunts and aunts.

Xiao San'er did not show impatience, but was very serious.

"By the way, there is one thing..."

"A few days ago, I went to the suburbs to collect livestock, and as a result, I heard crying in the courtyard. It was clear that the couple was over forty years old. I don't know where the baby came from."

Xiao San'er keenly captured the strangeness inside and couldn't help but ask: "Could it be grandchildren?"

"They haven't had any children in their early years, and I couldn't help but take a look in the house, and it didn't look like there was a baby at all."

The butcher shopkeeper took a sip of tea here and continued: "It may also be recently adopted, who knows."

Xiao San'er nodded slightly, the two continued to chat for a while, and he said goodbye when he didn't ask for any useful information.

He thought to himself and came to the location of the suburbs involuntarily.

Sanxiang City has few farmlands, and every household here raises pigs and sheep. From time to time, the shopkeeper of the butcher shop comes to collect livestock.

Xiao San'er looked at the sky, there were not a few passers-by around, and he came to a courtyard outside according to the butcher shopkeeper's description.

He was very cautious not to choose to go in rashly, but listened outside the wall, as if trying to figure out the situation.

After a long time, not only did Xiao San'er not hear anything, but he was also thrown a few stones by passing children.

He sighed, and just as his ears left the wall, he suddenly heard a faint cry.

For some reason, Xiao San'er suddenly remembered the story he had heard from his grandfather when he was a child, and felt a little creepy.

According to legend, once a tiger has lived for more than fifteen years, its body will be unable to hunt, but it will hide in the grass and imitate the voice of a child, so as to attract passing woodcutters and hunters.

He took a deep breath, looked around, and found a crack in the corner of the wall.

Xiao San'er peeked his eyes.

The courtyard was empty, only the baby's crying echoed in it, but the source turned out to be from the pigpen where the livestock were raised.

Blinking his eyes, a strange baby appeared in front of the door of the inner room at some point...

Xiao San'er couldn't see any baby anymore, but goosebumps appeared all over his body.

Even though he was precocious, he was only fourteen years old after all. Fearing in his heart, he turned around and ran towards the city.

Xiao San'er walked and looked back at the courtyard, completely ignoring the road ahead. As a result, he accidentally bumped into three people.

He fell to the ground and looked up subconsciously.

All three were wearing hats. Seeing such a reckless Xiao San'er, they were not annoyed. The woman among them kindly helped him up.

Xiao San'er bent down and apologized, and then ran away in a puff of smoke.

The strong man glanced at Xiao San'er, then turned to complain to the woman: "Yan Jun, what's wrong with the Imprisonment Hall recently, let us check the livestock in various districts..."

"Xu Yang, don't say that, many probationary members have taken this task."

Yan Jun shook her head, she was also a little unclear about the situation.

Probationary members participated in inexplicable tasks and even temporarily issued blood hearts. You must know that communication artifacts are only given when leaving the city.

The three took the yamen's certificate and began to knock on doors from house to house.

Although they complained, it was after all a matter of the Imprisonment Hall. Even when facing ordinary residents, they used spells to guard against it.

Soon Yan Jun and others arrived at the courtyard where Xiao San'er had stayed before.

The baby's crying had disappeared. Yan Jun knocked hard on the wooden door. After a while, an old woman with a nervous expression walked out.

The couple's eye sockets were dark, and their eyes contained deep suspicion. After discovering that Yan Jun and the three were sent by the yamen, they let them in.

A black shadow窜动 not far away, and Ren Qing's figure walked out slowly.

His expression seemed a little dignified.

Speaking of which, didn't Yan Jun and the three see it?

The old woman who opened the door was a half-human, half-goat monster...