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Chapter 89 Ink Rain (please subscribe!)
A sign.

As the rainwater flowed on it, the dark red fonts lining it became more and more vivid.

As the salesman's figure was blurred in the rain, Yan Jing only felt a glimpse of the treacherous corner under the peaceful surface of Jingjiang Town.

"The Earth Immortal in his mouth should be the weirdness mentioned in the background of the incident. Although I don't know why they have such a positive name for him, but judging from the attitude expressed in his words, the people of Jingjiang Town are obviously very fond of it. These monsters have special emotions."

Yu Zhen is still writing down the information she has obtained in her notes. This is her long-standing habit. After a pause, she said again,
"This state is somewhat similar to authoritarian worship. They can't fight against supernatural power, so they can only identify it as fate or the majesty of the gods, so as to express the despair and fear that cannot be dispelled. Over time, it has become a local custom."

As a professional counterpart, Yu Zhen analyzed the meaning behind the salesman's behavior.

"Is there any explanation for the ribbon on that man's chest?"

Yan Jing clearly remembered the action of the salesman puffing out his chest and showing the ribbon when he spoke.

"Should be some kind of status symbol, there is too little information to make a judgment."

Yu Zhen also noticed the gray ribbon, but it was difficult to understand what it meant for a while.

The investigation has to continue. In order to complete the task of the torch, they must find out what is going on in the town as soon as possible.

Stroll along Long Street in the rain.

Jingjiang Town is far more prosperous than imagined.

Yan Jing walked on the side of the street holding an umbrella, her eyes wandering around the street.

Pedestrians coming and going, stall owners shouting in cadence, various shops with wide open doors, and children playing around.

The scene in front of me looks so peaceful, as if this is an ordinary ancient town.

Yan Jing's gaze was always on the ribbons worn by the people passing by.

Yes, everyone has it!

Most of them are light gray, and a few people will add a bright red horizontal ribbon at the bottom of the light gray ribbon, and the latter seems to be very respectful, and people often come forward to say hello when walking on the street.

When passing by the street vendors, just asking casually, the things he wants will be much cheaper immediately.

Withdrawing his gaze, he turned to look at Yu Zhen who was handing a jade hairpin to the stall owner in front of the rouge stall by the street, asking something while exchanging money.

Due to uncertainty about the currency system of the other world, the Ember Apostles often prepare some valuables. For example, there are more than a dozen gold bricks and some jade and fine porcelain in Yan Jing's space.

Compared to Yan Jing, Yu Zhen, who looked like a weak woman, was obviously more able to relax her guard and get some information.

Returning with a bag of rouge in her hand, the smile on Yu Zhen's face disappeared the moment she turned around, her expression was solemn, and she signaled Yan Jing to follow with her eyes.

The two walked side by side, Yu Zhen explained softly,

"Silk ribbons are the identity certificates issued by the government. Gray ribbons represent the locals of Jingjiang Town, who are eligible to receive the blessings of the 'Earth Immortal' in their mouths, while people with a small amount of red silk mean that they have already passed away. There are family members who are 'blessed', and in Jingjiang, it's a privilege."

What this so-called "blessing" is, Yan Jing knows without asking.

"Can you find out the location of the Earth Immortal?"

Yan Jing wanted to know what kind of ghost could make these people look like this.

"I've tried it. The attitude of the stall owner is very strange. It's similar to the salesman I met before. He obviously knows something but he doesn't want to say it. It seems that he is worried that we will rob him of his blessings. Even if he gives money, it will be useless."

Thinking of the wariness on the stall owner's face when he heard her asking about the Earth Immortal, Yu Zhen found it both funny and sad.

There were many people on the street and the situation was unknown, so she didn't dare to ask any questions, so she could only retreat first.

The location of the official notice board has been inquired clearly, and the two quickened their pace.

Passing through the streets and alleys, Yan Jing noticed a medium-sized stone bridge not far ahead. In this kind of ancient water town, bridges are very common because of the dense water network, but this one in front of me seems to be particularly delicate, with two ends still There are archways erected.

"Crossing the bridge and walking a little further is the government's bulletin board."

Yu Zhen reminded from behind, Yan Jing nodded to show understanding.

However, before he had gone a few steps, a strong wind suddenly blew up in front of him, and the signboards in front of the shops on both sides of the street were blown up.

Sudden storm!
If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, Yan Jing and Yu Zhen looked at each other, and walked towards the stone bridge at the same speed.

But when approaching a certain distance, the characteristic of [Royal Tide] made Yan Jing suddenly notice that the water spirit power in the surrounding environment was changing. It was not a simple flow of spirit power, but some abnormality beyond common sense.

Cross the archway and step on the stone bridge steps paved with bluestone slabs.

all of a sudden.

The scene in front of me suddenly changed!
The sky, which was already a little drowsy, was inexplicably stained with a gray-blue hue at this moment, and a bleak aura spread.

The rain that fell all over the sky was dyed black, dripping like ink on the stone bridge and the river below.

Yan Jing frowned, and her eyes fell on the lotus statue on the top of the fence stone pillar on the right side of the stone bridge. The ink rain dripped into the middle of the petals, and after only a few seconds, it rose up windingly as if given life, turning into tiny tentacles Rock back and forth.

The umbrella tilted to the side, Yan Jing turned her head to look at the river under the bridge, black water was swimming in it, rushing to a stone step by the river not far away.

"A drop of rain turns into ink, this is Xianlin! Xianlin!"

Someone nearby suddenly exclaimed, Yan Jing and Yu Zhen turned their heads at the same time, and saw an old man with gray temples kneeling on the ground, throwing away the bamboo hat in his hand, and shouting loudly with his arms facing the sky.

The black rain fell on his face, along the wrinkles and gullies, seeping into the corners of the eyes and nose, outlining a strange and ferocious mask with black stripes, and beside him, many pedestrians followed his appearance and knelt down on the ground .

Such a strange scene became a miracle in the eyes of these people.
Half-closed his eyes, Yan Jing clenched his right hand hanging by his side, and suddenly seemed to be aware of it, his eyes turned to the stone steps on the shore where the black water was churning, and he saw a figure slowly walking out of the water and climbing up the steps.

He looks like a man, with a tall and strong physique, wearing a coir raincoat dripping with black water, and a bamboo hat on his head. Because his back is facing Yan Jing and Yu Zhen, his face cannot be seen clearly.

His appearance caused the pedestrians on the streets on both sides of the stone bridge to fall into a strange frenzy for a while!
Behind Yan Jing, there were two people running fast, and when they reached the side of the stone bridge, they slowed down abruptly. Although their eyes were fixed on the figure appearing in the water, their movements became extremely gentle, as if they were I was worried that I would scare away the Earth Immortal who finally showed up.

"Is this the weirdness mentioned by the torch?"

Yu Zhen looked around, finally landed on the man, and asked with a frown.

Vision!

Lu Wu's golden eyes evolved in Yan Jing's eyes, and his eyes locked on the figure emerging from the water.

In the special field of vision formed by the spirit vision, Yan Jing saw its real body. Unexpected!

Yan Jing originally thought it was a monster with human skin on its head, but unexpectedly the only things in sight were coir raincoats and bamboo hats, and what they wrapped could not even be said to be flesh, but a mass of energy filled with chaotic ink lines, revealing filth and chaos.

Frankly speaking, Yan Jing has never seen a monster in this state. Even the blood-clothed ghost he had seen in Yashan Village before had a dark red soul at most. This made him quickly realize that the guy in front of him might not even Ghosts are not counted, but something else.

Yan Jing took two steps forward, raised her hand to stop Yu Zhen who was about to form a seal with her hands together, and said in a deep voice,
"Don't do anything, at least not so obvious, unless you are going to become the enemy of the entire Jingjiang Town!"

The attitude of these townspeople right now shows that they respect this sudden existence, and they are showing hostility at this time. Whether they can kill the monster or not, the two of them must be regarded as enemies by the people of Jingjiang Town first.

Yan Jing and Yu Zhen chose to watch, but the monster's actions did not stop at all.

Walking along the river bank to the street at the other end of the stone bridge, black rainwater seeps out of the coir raincoat on the body, and as it advances, it hangs and falls on the originally clean street, staining several clusters of stains.

Until it came to a family of three kneeling in front of a tailor shop on the street.

The shabby-clothed couple seemed to have noticed something. Their bodies that were lying on the ground suddenly straightened up, and the gray ribbon on their chests was fluttering in the wind and rain. A look of ecstasy appeared on his face, and he exclaimed loudly,

"Please God have mercy!"

However, at the same time as his words fell, an arm made of black water protruded from under the coir raincoat, pointing at the little girl with braids standing between the couple.

The child who seemed only seven or eight years old didn't have any idea of ​​what kind of immortals, Shangshen naturally, just knelt down at the request of his parents, looked up at the coir raincoat in front of him blankly.

"Ninny, hurry up and thank God, you are going to become a fairy, this is our family's chance to honor our ancestors"

The man raised his hand and pressed the little girl's back almost without hesitation, pushing her forward, but at the same time as he was doing it, the woman on the other side, who was also emotionally excited, grabbed her almost instinctively. up girl's arm.

"what are you doing?"

Sensing the resistance from the other side, the man frowned and looked at his wife with shock and anger on his face.

The kneeling people all over the street also cast their gazes here, whispering.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, the woman was obviously a little flustered. She faltered and wanted to explain, but she didn't seem to know what to say. She just looked up at the man in coir raincoat with a blank expression, as if she didn't know why she wanted to stop her, but there was something in the corner of her eyes. tears fall,

"Azhu is still young, I, I can't bear it."

The coir raincoat didn't intend to give them a chance to argue, black water protruded from the tip of his raised left index finger, reaching towards the little girl who started to choke because of her parents' quarrel.

The moment of contact.

The rain curtain on the street suddenly condensed into a huge fist, which hit the coir raincoat man hard, and hammered him into a nearby shop.

Yu Zhen on the stone bridge looked at the frowning man beside her with a surprised expression, and she could clearly see the bulging veins on the latter's forehead.

That's a sign of rage.

　there will be later

　　
　
(End of this chapter)