The Wash Away Injustice Talisman on Zhou Xuan’s chest began to vibrate...
"Young Master, the ritual you performed to send off the spirits felt quite professional."
As they left the brick factory, Gu Ling said to Zhou Xuan.
"The Zhou Family’s Troupe is a Netherworld Play Troupe, even if I, the Young Master, don’t engage in proper business, I still learn some rituals for guiding spirits through constant exposure."
Zhou Xuan turned to check on the Wash Away Injustice Talisman first.
The Wash Away Injustice Talisman now added another opportunity to return to the hall.
According to the pattern, each time an Evil God is slain during the wash away injustice process, two opportunities to return to the hall are granted,
In the early breakfast shop on Jiaofang Bureau Street, Yu Zhongguang, a follower of the Liu God, died, already giving one opportunity. Including this time, it indeed makes two opportunities to return to the hall.
Currently, Zhou Xuan already had three opportunities to return to the hall, plus one more from the Suffering Scholar, giving him four opportunities in total.
"Without wasting the opportunities to return to the hall, I have enough to ignite three sticks of incense."
Zhou Xuan put away the Wash Away Injustice Talisman, looked back at the brick factory with a slight sigh, and said, "The Liu God got here before us; he succeeded with the Dragon-locking Cave here at the brick factory. I hope the other Dragon-locking Cave didn’t fall into ’Hunger’s’ hands."
There are five Dragon-locking Caves at the Dragon Tail in Mingjiang Prefecture; four have already been sealed, leaving only the last one.
"There shouldn’t be much of a problem; you said the Liu God wanted to lure us away. Since he didn’t succeed, the Dragon-locking Cave at the Yue Family Mansion is probably secured..."
Gu Ling was saying this when suddenly, a white light flashed across the sky above.
The white light stopped in front of her; it was a lantern.
"Old Li’s lantern." Gu Ling brought the lantern to her front and, after sensing it, said excitedly, "Young Master, they have already slain ’Hunger’. "
"Absolutely. Old Li also mentioned that in quelling ’Hunger’, you were the main contributor. The Painter is hosting a celebration feast in the Bone Elder Temple and insists you must attend."
"Uh... then let’s go." Zhou Xuan pondered for a moment. He didn’t like attending celebration feasts, but out of professional duty, he wanted to go to the celebration to reconfirm if ’Hunger’ was truly dead.
Capturing ’Hunger’ and exchanging it for the Blood Well Human Brain was a deal Zhou Xuan made with the Bone Elder Association.
As it’s a business deal, Zhou Xuan wanted to accomplish the task impeccably.
"You go; I can’t attend. " Zhao Wuya pointed to his bare upper body.
At a celebration feast, with people dressed grandly, would it be appropriate for him to go bare-chested?
"First, head to the Metropolitan; I’ll change my clothes and find someone to send you new attire." Gu Ling arranged the schedule.
In the early morning hours, Zhou Xuan, Gu Ling, and Zhao Wuya appeared in the Bone Elder Temple,
Zhao Wuya, wearing a suit, trousers, leather shoes, with a Daoist topknot on his head, gave off a strong sense of contrast, looking like an avant-garde artist. If he had a smoking pipe, the image would be even more complete.
Gu Ling wore a black cape, suitable for a serious occasion like a celebration feast.
The Painter, sitting at the head of the table in the Bone Elder Temple, immediately approached when he saw Zhou Xuan enter.
"Young Master, you saved Mingjiang Prefecture this time. ’Hunger’ was rampant for many days, and once you stepped in, you caught its tail,
On behalf of the Bone Elder Association, on behalf of the City God, on behalf of the citizens of Mingjiang Prefecture, I must thank you properly."
With the Painter’s words, the atmosphere was set, and the next step was to toast Zhou Xuan.
But Zhou Xuan raised his hand and said, "Painter, if ’Hunger’ was truly captured, it wasn’t just my achievement. Lao Yun, Zhao Wuya, Gu Ling, Li Chengfeng, the night watchmen of the City God, each one did an excellent job."
Gu Ling, feeling moved, nudged Zhao Wuya’s shoulder with her elbow, saying, "See? I told you the Young Master is very gentle. Would anyone else not take all the credit for themselves?"
"This shows our Mr. Zhou is a kind person, a noble person, but he is definitely not gentle."
Zhao Wuya still remembered the "grudge" of having his Daoist robe taken away.
"Indeed, indeed, everyone present in the temple contributed to capturing ’Hunger’. "
The Painter shifted the conversation, but unexpectedly, Zhou Xuan’s shift was even broader.
He said to the Painter, "’Hunger’ is truly subdued, isn’t it? I’d like to see the corpse of ’Hunger’. "
"’Hunger’ was burned to a heap of charcoal by my Yan Fire."
"Where’s the charred corpse?" Zhou Xuan was still uneasy and wanted to see it for himself.
"Qing Feng, show the charred corpse to the Young Master." Li Chengfeng ordered Qing Feng.
Qing Feng waved his hand, and the City God Order Zhang Yifeng, carrying a cloth bag, walked over.
The bag was opened, revealing ’Hunger’s’ charred corpse inside.
Zhou Xuan looked down; although the body was already charred, from the shape, it indeed looked like a fat man’s bloated belly.
When ’Hunger’ first appeared in Mingjiang Prefecture, this was the form it took.
"Young Master, is this ’Hunger’s’ body?"
"Uh... it should be." Zhou Xuan waved his hand, letting Zhang Yifeng tie up the bag again.
"Is it really ’Hunger’?"
After Li Chengfeng and Zhang Yifeng returned to their places, Zhou Xuan, having drunk the Painter’s toast, kept questioning himself as he sat there.
He always felt something was off, but couldn’t articulate where the problem lay,
So he pulled Li Chengfeng aside, asking about the details of slaying ’Hunger’.
Li Chengfeng said loudly, "It’s mainly because Lao Yun is too impressive; his Dragon Seeking Skill is unparalleled. When we went to the Yue Family Mansion, in less than ten minutes, he pinpointed the Dragon-locking Cave at Yue Family Mansion’s Kangsheng Inn.
That inn is spacious. Qing Feng and I disguised ourselves as guests drinking wine, sitting in a private room. The other night watchmen were also spread out in other rooms, waiting for ’Hunger’ to show up,
Until evening, a middle-aged man wearing a mandarin jacket, with a big belly, entered the store. Immediately, everyone felt a strong sense of hunger. We realized something was off with that man, apprehended him, only to find that he was a corpse, and his ’belly’ was the manifestation of ’Hunger’. "