Chapter 259 Kong Wang's Conjecture

The one who came to the rescue was Taiyi, one of the Five Innate Tai, Jiang Zixu. The Void Ghost mentioned by Qi Ming was also Jiang Zixu's greatest asset in becoming the leader of the Five Tai.

The Void Ghost, everything is void, isolated from the medium, evil spirits cannot detect it, and attacks cannot be targeted. This incredible characteristic can even cover an area, so Jiang Zixu was able to rescue Qi Ming and Qi Chaosheng right under Liu San's nose.

"After all, I saved you. That paper man is so powerful that I am afraid I may not be able to gain the upper hand even if I come here for half a lifetime."

Jiang Zixu smoothed the plain clothes on his body, remained calm in the face of danger, and came and went like the wind. This is Taiyi, this is nothingness.

"I have no interest in intervening in the grudge between you two. Qi Ming, I'll give you two hours to settle it. After two hours, come with me to find Kong Wang, Qin Bansheng, and Hong Zhenrong. Only the five masters can gain a foothold in this ghost town by joining forces. You should know this better than me."

Although he looked like an immortal and independent person, Jiang Zixu's attitude was very tough. As the chief of the Five Emperors, in layman's terms, he was the boss. He certainly had the right to ask the others to do something.

"Okay, if you help me send this kid to the void, I will naturally be able to completely take over his identity and work with you."

Qi Ming's voice came from Qi Chaosheng's chest, his tone was obviously anxious and frightened, because the fusion of good and evil Qi Chaosheng did not stop because of Jiang Zixu's action.

Once the fusion is complete, he will be completely trapped in this body and this identity. It will be hard to say who will control whom at that time.

Jiang Zixu looked back without any expression on his face. Qi Chaosheng ignored him, but frantically stimulated the spirits that did good deeds and accumulated virtue, accelerating the process of the fusion of good and evil.

"You have to solve the mess you created yourself. Don't tell me that you, as the Taichu, don't even have this little trick. If you are really so incompetent, I would be happy to see Qi Chaosheng take over your position. In this era, fists are the hard truth. Even if you use all your so-called identities, you may not be able to beat that paper captain just now."

In this regard, Jiang Zixu saw it very clearly. The Five Innates were just a name, and the real core was the ghosts they controlled. In the supernatural circle, killing people and seizing ghosts was not uncommon at all.

Seeing that Jiang Zixu had made his attitude clear, Qi Chaosheng, who had been tense, finally breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he had been keeping an eye on Jiang Zixu. If the other party showed any intention of helping Qi Ming deal with him, he would definitely choose to escape without hesitation.

"Interesting, it seems that the five wives are not united as one."

Qi Chaosheng muttered to himself, and then vigorously stimulated the revival of his own spiritual power. He was only one step away from regaining his identity. Since Jiang Zixu chose to watch, he had a chance to overthrow Qi Ming.

At the same time, Cao Yang, who was cleaning up the evil spirits in the ghost market, met a strange ghost rider. His strength was not strong, but he survived in this ancient city. And judging from his appearance, it was not difficult for him to survive.

"I'm Cao Yang, the captain of the headquarters. I'm now in charge of the Ghost Lake incident and the series of supernatural places and ghosts involved."

Cao Yang directly revealed his identity as the captain of the headquarters, which meant he had the power of life and death without prior approval.

Civilian ghost riders who do not obey the captain's orders are enemies of the domestic headquarters. In ancient times, that would be considered as not taking the imperial envoy seriously and disobeying the order. Ten heads would be enough to kill them.

"Xuanjing Club, Taisu Kongwang. Captain Cao Yang, I have heard of your great name for a long time."

Kong Wang clasped his fists and bowed to Cao Yang. Of course, he didn't know Cao Yang, but he still had to do his best to save face.

The captain of the headquarters sounds like an official. As long as he is an official, he will inevitably like these face-saving projects. Kong Wang knows this too well.

"Tai Su, the third of the Five Innate Tai?"

"That's me. Captain Cao is indeed knowledgeable and well-informed. He even knows the club's secrets." Kong Wang had a professional fake smile on his face, full of flattery.

"Stop flattering me and tell me what information you have obtained during your time in the City of the Dead. Or take me to the other four. You can choose one."

Although Cao Yang is a direct descendant of the headquarters, he never follows the bureaucratic rules. His style of doing things is swift and resolute.

"Um... I'm sorry, Captain Cao, I don't know where the other four are now, otherwise I would have joined them long ago. As for the situation in the City of the Dead, as you can see, this is a forbidden area for the living, a paradise for evil spirits, and a purgatory on earth."

Kong Wang is very accomplished in speaking the truth to different people and lies to different people. This is why he became the most tactful of the Five Innate Ones.

Not only that, the ghost he controls is also quite special. Lu Jingxuan gave it the code name "Rewind Ghost", which can force people to return to the moment when the release date was set. Simply put, it is - restart.

However, Kong Wang's restart is very limited. He can set a date for himself and achieve another degree of "foreknowledge". However, his foreknowledge is already a personal experience, but the time has been turned back, and only he has this memory.

"To put it bluntly, I'm not completely blind."

Cao Yang's expression turned cold. Of course he could tell that Kong Wang was just trying to fool him.

"Cough-cough-"

"Captain Cao, since you have entered the City of the Dead, have you ever thought about the reasons why the City of the Dead was formed?"

Kong Wang cleared his throat and said seriously.

"An upside-down bluestone ancient city, a purgatory filled with only evil spirits, but there is also a ghost market where people can trade."

"Overnight, the whole city disappeared. Where did all the people go? Why are there so many ghosts in the City of the Dead?"

“I wonder if Captain Cao has thought about these issues?”

Kong Wang raised his eyebrows and asked in a very frivolous manner.

However, Cao Yang still had a sullen face, and he didn't seem to want to answer these questions. Kong Wang suddenly became a little dejected, realizing that he had made himself look awkward.

"Okay, then I'll tell you my own speculation."

"I learned from Mr. Lu that a great war broke out between the Reform Society and another group of top bosses. It was said that it was because of a conflict of ideas. But you and I both know that in that era, there were wars everywhere and people were living in poverty. The probability of a fight between bosses because of a disagreement in ideas was even lower than the probability of gold falling from the sky."

"So, I reasonably speculate that there is one, no, many troublemakers between the two groups, who are trying to stir up trouble and intensify the conflict between the two groups."

"So, the powder keg was ignited, and batches of ghost riders disappeared, revived, or even died one after another."

"First the lowest level, then the middle level, and finally the bosses of both sides..."

(End of this chapter)