Chapter 304: The Chief of the Demon Slayer Division: Ye Ning? ? ?

There were more than thirty young and middle-aged men still alive in the backyard of Lanruo Temple, including four constables.

It would be really troublesome if Ye Ning and Wang Defa were asked to move it alone.

Fortunately, the little ivy monster helped. The branches stretched out to form a stretcher, and then a few ropes were tied on it and it could be dragged down along the road.

With the threat of Ye Ning's curse, the little monster didn't dare to play any tricks and obediently followed Wang Defa to escort the unconscious person down the mountain.

Ye Ning, who stayed on the mountain, opened up his perception and continued to explore the situation in Lanruo Temple while waiting for the ghosts that the little monster had mentioned to capture people to come back.

After all, it is daytime now, and it is almost noon when the sun is at its strongest.

Even the strength of a fierce ghost will be greatly reduced, and a fierce ghost cannot even beat an ordinary person under the scorching sun, so it is estimated that no ghost will come back at this point for a while.

Time passed quickly, and after a few hours, none of the ghosts came back.

During this period of time, Ye Ning searched almost the entire Lanruo Temple and finally found the place where the Black Mountain Demon was suspected to be hiding.

It was the entrance to a crypt under a cushion in a room in the backyard of Lanruo Temple.

There was a strong ghostly aura there, so Ye Ning did not go down to confirm. In case someone was really down there, he would most likely wake the other person up if he went down.

The ghostly aura at the entrance of the underground cave was quite thick, and it was obvious that the Black Mountain Old Demon was not weak. Although Ye Ning was quite powerful now, he could not guarantee that he could defeat the person below. Anyway, there was still time for the other party to wake up, so he could just wait.

Without waiting too long, Ye Ning felt a familiar figure entering Lanruo Temple.

"Husband."

Hearing the voice, Ye Ning looked at the "person" who came with a smile.

The person who came was naturally Nie Xiaoqian.

Although it was daytime, Nie Xiaoqian was special. She did not practice the conventional ghost way, and the sun, which was the most harmful to ghosts, did not have such a strong effect on her. So after receiving the words that Ye Ning asked Wang Defa to bring to her, she sensed Ye Ning's breath slightly and came over directly.

"Xiao Qian."

Looking at Nie Xiaoqian beside him, Ye Ning smiled and talked to her about this place.

Then the matter of Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian was mentioned. Ye Ning was still quite curious about the fact that they had the same name as the two people who lived hundreds of years ago.

What is the connection between them?

After listening to Ye Ning, Nie Xiaoqian looked around with a complicated look.

"My dear, if nothing unexpected happens, the Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian you mentioned should be my father and mother."

Ye Ning was slightly stunned: "Ah?"

"In fact, I didn't have any memories of my biological father and mother at first. I was born with a ghost body. When I was born, I was a ghost fetus. It was my father and mother who hatched me. At that time, I had a jade tablet next to me."

As she spoke, Nie Xiaoqian shyly took out a jade token from her chest. The jade token was about the same size as a mahjong tile, with the word "Nie" engraved on the front and the word "Xiaoqian" on the back.

"Because the three characters Nie Xiaoqian were engraved on the jade token, my father and mother called me Nie Xiaoqian directly. This lasted for several years. After that, my strength increased a little, and some memories emerged in my mind. Only then did I know that Nie Xiaoqian was the name of my biological mother. However, I used this name for several years and never changed it again."

After listening to Nie Xiaoqian, Ye Ning suddenly realized.

At first he thought he had replaced Ning Caichen's identity.

After all, he has a young wife named Nie Xiaoqian, and his name just happens to contain the character "Ning".

After all the fuss, it turned out that he had become Ning Caichen's son-in-law.

It’s a pity that my father-in-law and mother-in-law have been dead for hundreds of years, so I will never have the chance to see them again.

Speaking of which, there are still some things in this matter that Ye Ning cannot understand.

My father-in-law Ning Caichen is a human being, and it is normal for him to not escape birth, aging, sickness and death.

But his mother-in-law is a powerful ghost after all, and Ye Ning is no longer the newbie who knew nothing a year ago.

By reading some books, he learned a lot about the world and ghosts.

Ghosts that can reproduce with humans are quite extraordinary, and the worst one is the Ghost King.

She is only one step away from becoming a ghost fairy, so her life span should not be short. Even if childbirth causes her strength to decline, she should not die from it in theory.

But she died hundreds of years ago.

Suicide for love?
It shouldn't be the case. You have to know that the innate ghost fetus is very dangerous before it hatches. If it falls into the hands of some evil cultivators, it will almost be bound for life.

Even if one wants to commit suicide for love, shouldn't one first watch the child being born and then do anything else?

Moreover, generally speaking, no matter how good the talent of a congenital ghost fetus is, the gestation period should be within a hundred years.

But according to Xiaoqian, she was born about twenty-five or twenty-six years ago, and the time doesn't quite match.

After thinking for a long time without any clue, Ye Ning stopped thinking about it. At this moment, he suddenly felt his arm go soft.

Ye Ning was stunned for a moment.

At the same time, Nie Xiaoqian, who was subconsciously sticking to Ye Ning, was also stunned.

They can touch!

The man and the ghost looked at each other for a moment.

Feeling Nie Xiaoqian's soft body, Ye Ning immediately understood the reason.

You should know that Lanruo Temple is shrouded in a black air, and that black air is quite pure yin energy.

Although Ye Ning has started practicing for special reasons, he still cannot touch Nie Xiaoqian. That is because Nie Xiaoqian is practicing a special way of ghost cultivation. Before it is cultivated to perfection, her ghost body cannot be touched by others.

But in this area covered by pure yin energy, her body temporarily condensed into a carrier.

However, although she did come into contact with it, this was not actually Nie Xiaoqian's real body. It was just the temporary gathering of the surrounding yin energy under the influence of her power. It was still different from the real complete ghost body.

But it's also good this way. After more than a year of getting along, Ye Ning and Nie Xiaoqian still have a pretty good relationship. Now that they can finally get in touch with each other, both the man and the ghost are very happy.

Just when the two were about to do something else, several figures began to appear within the Lanruo Temple.

Ye Ning and Nie Xiaoqian looked at each other, then looked towards the gate of Lanruo Temple.

Several figures wearing black clothes, bamboo hats, and two golden characters "Zhan Mo" embroidered on their chests, as well as Wang Defa, came in from the gate. "Xiao Ning, who is this?" Wang Defa was happy to see that Ye Ning was fine, but when he saw Nie Xiaoqian beside Ye Ning, he frowned. Although Ye Ning and Nie Xiaoqian did not look like enemies, Nie Xiaoqian was full of yin energy at the moment, which naturally aroused his vigilance.

Ye Ning opened his mouth and was about to say something.

A man from the Demon Slayer Division spoke first: "This is a practitioner of the orthodox ghost immortal path. Since this is the ghost following Master Ye, it is most likely Master Ye's goddaughter. Captain Wang, don't worry. We should find the Black Mountain Old Demon as soon as possible."

Lord Xiaoye?

It is normal for these people from the Demon Slaying Division to know his father. After all, he also worked in the Demon Slaying Division.

But these people from the Demon Slaying Division actually knew him?

The current development was somewhat beyond Ye Ning's expectations.

Or was it Uncle Wang who said that?
Perhaps sensing Ye Ning's doubts, the demon slayer from the Demon Slayer Division who had just spoken took off his hat.

This is a middle-aged man who looks quite friendly. At this moment, he looked at Ye Ning with a smile on his face: "My name is Shi Wenwu, and I am the deputy director of the Demon Slaying Department. Speaking of which, I have been busy with the Demon Slaying Department in the past two years, and I didn't notice that Master Xiao Ye has already embarked on the path of cultivation. Otherwise, we should have introduced you to the door earlier.

But there is no rush after this matter is over. Once we get rid of that old ghost here, I will take you, Master Xiaoye, to the Demon Slayer Division to take up your post."

"Ah, well, I have just started practicing cultivation, so I am not worthy of your address as sir. You can just call me Xiao Ning like Uncle Wang."

Ye Ning's perception was not weak. At this moment, he could clearly sense the huge and pure power in the body of this demon slayer. It was different from the Taoist power in his body, and also different from the Qi and blood power in Uncle Wang's body, but both its quality and quantity were quite high. It was obvious that this person's strength was amazing.

"Etiquette cannot be abolished. When Lord Ye got into trouble, my Demon Slaying Division was unable to take action due to some special reasons. All we could do was barely save Lord Ye's life. This has always been a regret for our division. More than ten years ago, when the old division master ascended to heaven, he left the position of division master specifically for Lord Ye. As long as Lord Ye embarks on the path of cultivation, he can take charge of the Demon Slaying Division."

Ye Ning: “!!!”

ha?
In charge of the Demon-Slaying Department?
What the hell, when they first told him to take the position, I thought they were going to use the back door to let him join the Demon Slaying Department directly because of his dead dad’s connections.

But let him be the chief?

Are you sure about that? As far as he knows, the Demon Slaying Division has always been directly responsible to the emperor over the years, and the position of the head of the Demon Slaying Division is almost second only to the emperor.

He is now just a handyman in the yamen with no official title or civil service record. In his previous life, he would have been a part-time worker.

What the hell is this direct rise to heaven?

Besides, even though his current strength is just enough, it still seems not enough for him to be the company leader.

"I know Master Xiaoye must be full of doubts, but now is not the time to discuss this. Once this matter is resolved, I will answer your questions and resolve your doubts. Now we should first find the place where the old ghost is hiding. We need to set up a magic trap to prevent the old ghost from escaping by special means."

Hearing what the other party said, Ye Ningyi had to suppress the doubts in his heart, and then said: "I explored this place before. There is a special cave in the room at the back. The entrance of the cave is very ghostly. I suspect that this is where the Black Mountain Old Demon is hiding, so I didn't dare to go down there, so as not to alert the enemy."

"Oh? This place is already filled with yin energy, and the entrance to the underground cave is even more filled with ghost energy. This is most likely where the old ghost is hiding. Please lead the way, Master Xiaoye."

Hearing the other party calling him Little Ye Lord, Ye Ning felt his scalp tingling. What on earth was going on?

Ye Ning was confused.

But the one who was even more confused than him was actually Wang Defa.

Wang Defa naturally knew Ye Ning's identity, but he was really unclear about the situation in the Demon-Slaying Division.

The descendant of a benefactor who had been taken care of by him suddenly transformed himself into the powerful head of the Demon-Slaying Division.

This transformation is really exaggerated.

Of course, this kind of thing can only be put aside temporarily at this time. Even though he is as confused as Ye Ning, getting rid of the old ghost is the top priority after all.

Soon Ye Ning and his group arrived at the entrance of the cave.

Shi Wenwu's eyes flashed with golden light, and then his brows raised in joy: "This is exactly the place, let's set up the magic trap array!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Following Shi Wenwu's order, the other four demon slayers each took out a compass from their bodies, and then instantly dispersed to the four directions of the underground cave entrance. Afterwards, four forces were injected into the compasses in their hands respectively, and then a special formation appeared at the underground cave entrance and began to spread.

In Ye Ning's perception, a huge golden energy shield instantly extended downwards, completely covering a considerable area of ​​space below.

At the moment when the demon-trapping formation was fully activated, the entire Lanruo Temple shook instantly, and a roar filled with ghostly energy came from the cave.

Obviously, the moment the magic-trapping array was set up, the old Black Mountain demon underground had already woken up.

This is normal. If you still don't wake up when your hometown is raided, then there is really nothing to be afraid of.

"Captain Wang, you stay at the cave entrance to protect us and guard the magic trap. Lord Xiaoye and I will go down to meet the old ghost!"

Feeling the restlessness below, Shi Wenwu made arrangements instantly and then jumped directly into the dungeon.

Watching Shi Wenwu enter, Ye Ning and Wang Defa greeted him, and then jumped down into the cave with Nie Xiaoqian.

The cave went down for about dozens of meters, and then we came to a huge space.

And in the space, a huge figure is constantly hitting the surroundings, but every collision will trigger a golden energy.

Obviously, that was the Demon-Trapping Array!

"How dare you mortals disturb the gods!" A huge voice came from the huge figure, and a large amount of black air appeared around them in an instant.

Looking at the huge figure, Shi Wenwu's eyes flashed with a hint of hostility: "It's just an old ghost who refined a small hill in the underworld. How dare you call yourself a god? It's ridiculous. You dare to forcibly rob and kill civilians in my Tang Dynasty. Today is the day you die!"

After he finished speaking, a wooden box instantly appeared in front of Shi Wenwu.

Then, the wooden box opened directly, and more than a dozen sword shadows took off from the wooden box in an instant.

This is... a sword box?
Feeling the powerful sword intent from Shi Wenwu, Ye Ning was surprised.

Could this be the sword immortal?

Seeing Shi Wenwu take action, although Ye Ning was surprised, he did not slow down.

The peach wood sword beside him was instantly covered with golden light, and then shot straight at the Black Mountain Demon.

And around him, talismans appeared one after another.

At this moment, Ye Ning is fighting at full strength in this world!

(End of this chapter)