Master of Strange Dao

"Let Cece go back," Yu Ziqing stayed alone at the health club and shouted into the surroundings.

"You take good care of the gate at home. If someone comes, don't bother with them. Just note down what needs to be noted, and if the opportunity arises, I'll get you a transfer certificate."

"Thank you, young master."

Yu Ziqing turned around and saw the Gatekeeper Hungry Ghost standing there waiting.

This guy's ability to hide was getting better, but he had a passion for wearing clothes and masks. It was clear, he also wanted to complete a transformation, like Wu Shuangge and Cece, turning into a human form.

If he hadn't spoken, Yu Ziqing might not have noticed he was standing there the whole time.

Now it seemed it wasn't just the ability to hide his aura but more like his presence was continuously weakening.

These hungry ghosts, even without a transfer certificate, after devouring sufficient Devil Thoughts, especially those with Heavenly Demonic Qi, and combined with the sweet rain's nourishment, evolved in a really haphazard manner. Really anything could happen.

Yu Ziqing initially wanted to organize a cultivation method for the hungry ghosts, but he thought better of it.

What tier was he? If he organized the basics and something went wrong, it wouldn't be good.

It was better to let them cultivate and accumulate according to their instincts; it might be slow, but it shouldn't go wrong.

As for beef jerky, Yu Ziqing wasn't in a hurry for now. Given the recent situation, it wasn't suitable for such critical items to appear.

Yu Ziqing stayed alone in the health club for a few more days but couldn't catch any fish.

He was somewhat disappointed. For over a month now, it seemed those people really believed the disappearance of the man with the metal mask had little to do with him.

If he couldn't fish, so be it, just focus on cultivation.

A month later.

While cultivating, Yu Ziqing sensed the call of the Seventh Floor ring.

He quickly entered the Seventh Floor ring, not knowing who it might be.

If it turned out to be Yang, then maybe he'd caught someone again, or he might have made a significant breakthrough.

It could also be Song. That guy had provided information several times, and he couldn't ignore him.

However, upon entering, he discovered it was No. 4, who had been missing for a long time.

Glancing at the message on the wall, he noticed No. 4 had left him three messages.

"Urgent, need life-saving help."

"This time it really is life-saving."

"Brother, it's urgent."

Yu Ziqing walked up to the Seventh Floor, seeing No. 4 looking restless.

"Urgent, need you to save my life."

"What happened? You left a message but didn't say what it was. How do you have time to contact me now?"

"It really is urgent. I've been kidnapped and want to ask you to send a message for me."

"Huh? Kidnapped? Do you know who it was? Where?" Yu Ziqing became allergic to the word kidnap as soon as he heard it.

"How would I know who it was, but I do know where they've taken me. They've searched all my Communication Magic Treasures and only missed this Seventh Floor ring, which I kept hidden and nurtured deep in my Qi Sea, so they didn't find it."

"Where to? And while you're at it, who should I inform?"

"Brother, do you remember that Tomb Ghost last time?"

"Oh, of course, I wouldn't forget." Yu Ziqing smiled.

Being chased for eighty thousand miles by an Eighth Tier Tomb Ghost, this guy was probably the joke among cultivators for nearly ten years.

Thinking back now, that Tomb Ghost chased No. 4 just to recover a strand of Devil Thought, and Yu Ziqing couldn't help but laugh.

No. 4 spoke rapidly, quickly explaining the current situation.

"Brother, stop laughing. Those people caught me to go to that Grotto Heaven.

When that Tomb Ghost left, he threatened that if he saw me again, he'd beat me to death.

Those people captured me to guide them to that Grotto Heaven.

I don't need to guess why they captured me; it's definitely to use me to draw away that Tomb Ghost.

If I don't want to be beaten to death by the Tomb Ghost, I can only run.

Once the Tomb Ghost finds out they've taken something after entering, he won't spare me.

By then, I'll either be beaten to death or cursed to death after killing the Tomb Ghost.

I'm really desperate and can only contact you.

I want to ask you to visit my home and deliver a message, tell my family where I'm being taken.

I've been leading those people around for two days, but I can't keep it up much longer. I'll try to buy some time, brother, hurry."

"Alright, where is your home? I'll help deliver the message."

"In the eastern part of Kuihou Country, two hundred miles north of Xiaolin City, there's a Ghost Forest. Inside, there's a mausoleum with a blessed land—that's my home.

At home, I'm called Xia Yixing. Just say you're my friend and tell them where I've been taken."

"You're called Xia Yixing at home? What are you called outside then?"

"Ahem, outside I'm called Xi Yang. Please don't mention that name; if you do, and they find my home, my family might beat you to death on the spot."

"..."

Yu Ziqing was a bit taken aback.

Goodness, he'd learned a trick.

He'd have to inform his family in the future as well.

If an outsider goes to Jinlan Mountain and says they're Qing Ziyu's friend, they should be beaten half to death first.

If they say they're Yu Ziqing's friend, then whatever they say can be trusted.

In case he ever finds the Seventh Floor ring inconvenient to use, he can rely on this trick.

"Brother, do you remember where that place is?"

"I remember, southeastern Dali's Qingzhou, not far from Siqu City, there's a place known locally as Granny Mountain. On Granny Mountain's northern side, facing a sharp river bend, about tens of feet underwater is the entrance, am I right?"