I was just solving crimes, how could I become an immortal?

Chapter 175 King An’s Last Stand

Qiao Yundong's words before his death finally revealed the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes.

Cao An wanted to stop and analyze the situation quietly.

But it seemed that the surrounding situation did not allow him to hesitate.

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The ferocious stone door, which was a hundred feet high, was slowly pushed open another two inches, and the sometimes cold and sometimes hot waves washed over everyone crazily.

This is the entrance to the underworld, and countless innocent souls are pouring out at this moment, surrounding them.

The senior sister waved the scroll with all her strength, surrounded by countless ghost soldiers, trying to deter the innocent souls.

But these are old hungry ghosts who have been wandering in the underworld for thousands of years. They want to eat strangers when they see them. As the number increases, it is impossible to drive them away.

Under the huge abyss, Cao An and the others could only stick to one corner, and it was impossible to kill them all.

"What should we do?" Everyone looked at Cao An.

The underworld gate in the distance was extremely thick. Ying Huorong tried to join forces with Red Fox and punched it with all his strength.

It's a pity that the door frame didn't even shake. It can't be solved by brute force.

"There's nothing I can do." Cao An shook his head regretfully, and then suddenly his eyes lit up: "That's impossible."

Everyone:...

How long has this been and are you still joking?

"This is really not a joke. I couldn't help it just now, but now I can." Cao An looked at Qiao Yundong, who was beside him.

The door of ghosts has been opened, so naturally it is not easy to close, and he knows nothing about the ghost world and ghost books. Now he is really powerless.

But the good news is that Qiao Yundong is dead and so is Capt. Lin. In other words, both murderers in the case are dead.

The case can be closed.

"Congratulations on cracking the Death Note case. Detective rewards have begun to be distributed."

"Please choose one of the following three additional rewards:"

"1. Mountain boots (eighth grade armor): Wearing these, you can even dance on the cliff."

"2. Qimen Ghost Technique (eighth-level magic): Learn some ghost magic (note: including instructions for using the ghost book)"

"200. Tianyuan Yiqi*"

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Regarding the case of [Death Notes], Cao An has already solved it.

In terms of results alone, it's not perfect.

Because he didn't have time to identify the murderer, announce the case, convict and close the case, the two of them were already dead.

As for A Kong and others as tools, Cao An also chose to let them perform meritorious service, so the rewards would naturally not be very good.

But the system is very powerful. Among the rewards, there are instructions for using the ghost book. This is definitely a timely help.

After going over the details of the Ghost Book in his mind, Cao An looked at the distance to the gate. If he wanted to get the Ghost Book, he had to go there in person.

"Get ready, cover me and rush over."

"This is easy!"

If the problem can be solved by brute force, then it is not a problem for the Tsing Yi Department.

Without saying a word, Monk Sanyang turned into an exhibitionist again. He pulled off his clothes, revealing his solid back, with black dragon tattoos surging, and slammed his fist towards the ground.

Rumble!
  A black earth dragon head surged out from the ground, fiercely rushing away the evil spirits in front of him.

Cao An naturally followed the trend, and the water embroidery pattern combined with the white dragon fish turned into white mist-like water waves under his feet. Without taking a step with his legs, he simply slid and walked through the jungle of ghosts.

But the closer he got to the gate, the stronger the interference from the ghost power became. Cao An seemed to have his whole body stiffening, and the wash of ghost power from the underworld made his soul seem to be about to leave his body.

Fortunately, A Kong led the children to transform into ghosts, and followed the senior sister to guard them. Surrounded by the ghost energy, they helped Cao An withstand many attacks, and they rushed to the gate with unity.

Then, leave it to him.

The three points of his right hand pointed to the sky, and he lightly held the lotus seal with his left hand. He looked at the door in front of him and recited the law silently.

In an instant, the black energy on the door began to dissipate, and the black stone in the center, two points behind and to the left, finally slowly revealed the ghost book hidden in the door.

Akong behind him saw it, with deep fear in his eyes: "Why do you use the [Yellow Spring Dao] technique, and who are you?"

For this group of children, [Underworld Dao] has become a nightmare that they can never forget. Ordinary people have no way of knowing its magic. Is Cao An also one of theirs?
  "Don't worry, he is Shuixiu from our Qingyi Department." Ying Huorong said proudly from the side: "As long as you get used to it, Cao An can do anything."

When a magical situation happens too many times, it becomes too lazy to be surprised anymore.

But you firmly believe that Cao An is omnipotent, so everything seems reasonable.

"Roar!!"

Suddenly, an evil spirit roared from the side, indicating that it didn't believe it and wanted to pounce on Cao An to ask for explanation.

Snapped!
  Ying Huorong showed his fire claws and slapped him away. He couldn't disturb Cao An's work.

"Get out of here!" Pan Daxi shook off the seal of the golden scales and stood in front of the ghost gate to stop the attack of the innocent souls.

Sister Pan is the most evil ghost among evil ghosts. She shouts "I'm so hungry" and crazily eats ghosts. The food chain is instantly reversed and she turns into a girl chasing the evil ghosts.

With such an exaggerated outbreak of combat power, Cao An naturally could not live up to their high expectations.

His hands were out of position, turned upside down, and began to reverse Qiao Yundong's technique.

Soon, the ghost book on the door was slowly spit out, as if a ghost face popped out of it, biting the scroll reluctantly.

But I saw Sister Pan jump on the door, violently pulled out the book and the ghost, and gnawed it clean.

"Howl! It's delicious, it's delicious." Judging from Sister Pan's expression, you can tell that this ghost who inherited the ghost book is still a very good thing. Even my sister with a bad brain expressed the exclamation of deliciousness.

The ghost book was pulled out, and the power to maintain the ghost gate came to an abrupt end.

A rewinding suction force suddenly rose from inside the door. Cao An quickly picked up the ghost book and took everyone aside.

Huangquan has its own rules.

When the door opens, thousands of ghosts parade through the streets, and when the door closes, the River Styx hangs upside down. The ghosts that just poured out will now all return to their hometowns, and are sucked into the door by wind and waves. The crisis for everyone is temporarily relieved.

However, this means that Akong and the others must also leave.

"We cannot be counted as humans, nor can we be counted as ghosts. Therefore, we must return to the previous cave and continue to live hiding from the sun."

Akong patted his younger siblings on the shoulders and could clearly tell that everyone was in a very low mood.

The annual sacrifice is the most relaxed moment for the ghost gate, and it is also the only day when they can walk out of the cave.

As for next year, I don’t know if there will be a chance to come out again.

"How about you follow me? Although I can't say I'm 100% free, at least you can come out at night and move around a little."

Hearing Cao An's words, the eyes of these 15 children suddenly lit up. "Can you take us out of here? We have been refined into the [Soul-falling Sand] and cannot live without it."

"Small problem, just integrate those [Lost Soul Sands] into the ghost book."

"Is it really possible? Those evildoers from Huangquan Dao also thought about this, but unfortunately they all failed."

"Them? They are nothing! They are not as professional as me."

Cao An unfolded the ghost book and ran his fingers over its dense ghost writings.

Speaking of which, this ghost book is the most precious treasure in the ghost world, and it was only when he was living in the human world that he found the way to hell.

It's a pity that that group of people also slowly figured out the practice. Compared with the operation manual that Cao An got from the system, it was very different.

After swallowing the two Qi-Building Pills in his arms and using up his last strength, he reluctantly completed the contract.

In an instant, the floating [Lost Soul Sand] began to roll back, and 15 other children including A Kong were also sucked into the book of ghosts in surprise.

From then on, they had a new home, and a group of children cried with joy. They finally no longer had to stay in that dark cave.

With the help of the ghost book, they can even come out for some air at night when the atmosphere is heavy, which is much better than before.

Of course, the sensible Akong, as the representative of the children, is still a little embarrassed.

"Thank you, sir. We have no way of repaying your kindness. It's just that without the help of Huang Quan, our strength will be greatly reduced, and we may not be able to help you fight."

"It's okay, there are many people fighting in our Tsing Yi Department, but you are very suitable to be spies and can help me find out some information." Cao An waved his hands, feeling a little weak in his legs.

This top-notch treasure is really extraordinary. If it weren't for the blessing of the white dragon fish, he might not be able to control it.

Fortunately, the contract has been completed, and A Kong and the others can follow Cao An in the future.
  Anyway, there are a group of reckless men like Ying Huorong around him, and he is afraid that there are not enough enemies to kill, and he doesn't care about thugs and the like.

On the contrary, for Cao An, who has only one seedling in the water flag, it would be a greater help to have a group of ghost spies who come out at night.

With such a happy ending, everyone had smiles on their faces, except Cao An, who was somewhat unable to smile.

"Don't laugh so early. Our troubles have just begun." Cao An's words made everyone's relaxed bodies tense up again.

Look around, the ghosts are all sucked back into the underworld.

The ghost door also slowly disappeared, and now it has turned into a stone wall. As long as the ghost book is in Cao An's hands, this door will not be opened so easily.

"Any further trouble?"

Seeing a group of comrades who gave up thinking and waited for answers, Cao An sighed helplessly.

"Didn't you hear what Qiao Yundong said just now? He has completed his mission."

"I heard it! But didn't we ruin his plan?"

"Destroy his plan? Tell me, what is his plan?"

"Using the evil ghosts of Huangquan to kill the prince?"

"Come on, you're just a loser. Doesn't he need to work so hard?"

Although these words may sound hurtful, what Cao An said is the truth.

Both Qiao Yundong and the force behind him [Black Lotus] have extremely powerful strength and conspiracy.

If they really want to take action, there are many ways to take the prince's life, why bother to cause such a big battle.

"The so-called prince is actually more like a wretch, just a pawn in the emperor's hands."

Today's harem disputes and crown prince disputes are nothing more than the two factions of the prince and the fifth prince.

However, both of them had no official positions. They mostly obeyed the arrangements of Emperor Wan Jing and ran around doing things.

To put it bluntly, he is a courier.

Whenever [Edicts] are needed, just get some from the emperor and send them over. The danger belongs to the prince. Emperor Wan Jing sits quietly in the palace and watches all the games with a smile.

The prince's party and the five princes' party were nothing but a joke in the eyes of Emperor Wan Jing.

Because that person never thought about passing on the throne. He wanted to live forever and become the emperor of the ages.

"If the prince dies and the mastermind behind the scenes is revealed for Emperor Wan Jing, then maybe he will think of the family ties and hard work and give the prince a few tears."

Cao An's evaluation of the emperor reached rock bottom.

It was possible to kill one's father and brother back then, but now what's wrong with killing one or two sons?
  Listening to Cao An's explanation, Ying Huorong's face showed a melancholy expression: "Cao An, Sister Huhu agrees with your evaluation, but it seems to have nothing to do with the power of [Black Lotus], right?"

They were originally discussing how the enemy was full of treacherous tricks, and while he was cursing and cursing, Emperor Wan Jing was dragged down and sprayed with a mean and shameless meal.

Is this topic too far off topic?
  Cao An shrugged: "I'm not going too far, but I'm just explaining to you that the prince is just a chess piece that can be thrown away after use, and has no value. Therefore, the enemy's only target will only be Emperor Wan Jing."

"But if they attack here, will it have any impact on the emperor?"

"Yes, this place was once connected to the Changtian Gate, which is now the Ghost Market. The Ghost Gate was opened just now, and the Ghost Market must have been affected, and they can use it to attack the Immortal Tomb."

The rule of Daxing was, to be honest, very difficult.

A world where force is paramount means that many civilian rangers have the strength to fight against the army and the imperial court.

Take the Wild Wolf Army as an example. Ying Huorong was seriously injured and was on the verge of death, and Ying Changfeng was dismissed as soon as he said so. This is the confidence of a strong man.

Emperor Wan Jing didn't know that Ying Changfeng was venting his dissatisfaction?
  Of course he knows, but so what if he knows? Smashing bottles in the royal study to vent?
  The failure to fight against the Taoist sect has caused Wan Jingdi to lose too many trump cards, and he does not dare to take action easily against the strong men of the second level.

In this context, the only way for Emperor Wan Jing to consolidate his rule was to make himself stronger and make more people rely on his rewards.

Then, the [Imperial Law] for civil servants to fight against military attachés is the top priority.

The enemy is now using ghost power to attack the immortal tomb, which is tantamount to beating a snake seven inches away. Whether it is letting the golden arowana go away or directly strangulating it, it is a threat to the Daxing Dynasty to subvert the Chao Gang.

It was far more useful than slaughtering a group of Emperor Wan Jing's sons.

"Tsk tsk, you conspirators have dirty hearts." Red Fox suddenly appeared, gave Cao An an evaluation, and then quickly disappeared before Cao An could attack.

Sanyang on the side put on his monk robe again to cover the dragon pattern on his body, clasped his hands and asked: "Cao An, from your tone, it seems that you know the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes?"

"I know, Qiao Yundong told me that I once saved his son, so everything is clear."

"Is it clear? The young monk can't understand it at all. Please ask the donor to stop playing riddles."

Do I play riddles? Cao An's eyes widened.

Being complained by a person who talked about enlightenment and Zen all day long made Cao An feel uncomfortable.

"There is no doubt that throughout Shangjiang City, there is only one person who meets the conditions."

"Who?"

"King An."

"I didn't expect that it would be him."

"We sank his treasure ship in Nanchu. He must have felt threatened. This time, it is his last stand."

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(End of this chapter)