Chapter 40 – Witch doctor

"What's going on?" Zhang Yuanqing had a guess in his mind.

"There was a battle between Lingjing practitioners in Fenghui district, one dead and one injured. We need you to come and ask the spirits," Li Dongze's voice was noisy, as if someone was arguing.

As expected, he knew it was about asking the spirits. The commander would not ask for help, and he couldn't help in other ways. After all, he was still a child.

"Where is the night tour god of Fenghui district?"

Taiyi Gate arranged night tour gods in every major district of Songhai. Yuan Ting was in charge of Kangyang district.

Fenghui district naturally had one.

"The deceased was a witchcraft master. The spirit of a witchcraft master is known for being evil and crazy. And that witchcraft master is a bit different...there is a risk of devouring the spirit. The night tour god of Taiyi Gate is unwilling to take risks and has had a dispute with our colleagues in Fenghui district," Li Dongze's voice was low.

As he spoke, the noise on the phone became more intense.

The spirit of a witchcraft master? Zhang Yuanqing was happy to hear this. He had read a lot of professional information these days. If it was classified according to spiritual power, night tour gods and illusionists were tied for first place, and witchcraft masters were second.

This could earn him a lot of experience.

However, Zhang Yuanqing frowned and said, "Taiyi Gate is also an official organization. Isn't this within their scope of responsibility? Can't anyone manage them?"

Even if there is a risk, since they enjoy the benefits and treatment of the official organization, they should do their job instead of being idle.

"Taiyi Gate is different from the Five Elements Alliance. The number of night tour gods is rare. The elders are in the capital, and the captains of the night tour gods in each major district are at the same level," Li Dongze's tone was helpless.

Complaints can certainly be made, but a report has to be sent to the capital. There is no one in charge in Songhai.

Complaints will definitely be made later, but they have to do the job first.

And because of the fierceness of the witchcraft master's spirit, night tour gods in other districts would not take risks for events in other people's districts.

At this time, the importance of the Five Elements Alliance's own night tour gods was highlighted.

"I'll be right there," Zhang Yuanqing said.

At this point, he vaguely heard someone speaking through the loudspeaker: "Li Dongze, your approach is inappropriate. Although I need to ask the spirits, he is only level 1..."

The voice suddenly stopped, and Li Dongze hung up the phone.

Zhang Yuanqing hung up the phone, and Lao Siji turned his office chair around and smiled, "From the sound of it, it seems to be Li Yuanfang from the second team... The second team in Fenghui district hasn't made any achievements for a long time, and their performance has always been at the bottom, so the night tour god in that district is so arrogant."

Li Yuanfang? What a great name! Zhang Yuanqing secretly mocked.

Guan Ya added, "The captain of the second team in Fenghui district is also from our White Tiger troops."

Lao Siji threw a flirtatious look.

She was hinting to me that she wanted to build a good relationship with the middle-level members of the White Tiger troops and sell favors... Zhang Yuanqing's expression was complicated as he said, "Sister Guan, are you so good to me because you've fallen in love with me and want an older bull to eat tender grass?"

Puff! Wang Tai, who was sitting at the next table drinking water, suddenly sprayed it out. He looked at his two colleagues in horror. When did they get together? I didn't even notice?

"Old bull?" Guan Ya raised her eyebrows, her smooth forehead bulging with blue veins, biting her plump lips, "Yuanchi, I think we still have time for a fight before the commander's car comes back."

"I was wrong!" Zhang Yuanqing could bend and stretch.

...

The black business car drove into the Fenghui district public security bureau, and through the car window, Zhang Yuanqing saw Li Dongze leaning on a cane waiting in front of the office building early.After getting off the car, the two nodded at each other and entered the office building together.

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A few minutes later, they arrived at the morgue.

Outside the morgue, in the spacious and bright corridor, there were seven or eight Lingjing practitioners gathered. Zhang Yuanqing scanned them casually, guessing their professions based on their appearance and temperament.

Muscular and violent-looking, probably a fire mage... What profession is the bird standing on his shoulder? Oh, the captain said that the wooden demon of the Baihua Club loves animals... The one with a dull expression must be an earth monster...

These Lingjing practitioners looked angry.

Finally, Zhang Yuanqing looked at the middle-aged man who came to greet them. He was about forty years old, with sunken eyes, a thin nose, and thin lips, giving people a sharp and serious feeling.

"Let me introduce you. This is the captain of the second team in Fenghui District, a level 3 scout, and his Lingjing ID is Datang Li Yuanfang." When Li Dongze introduced the ID, he smiled.

"Li Dongze, you want to introduce my Lingjing ID to everyone every day." The middle-aged man sighed and looked at Zhang Yuanqing, his serious face showing a hint of a smile. "A few years ago, I was obsessed with a TV drama set in the Tang Dynasty and took this name. You are the new night god recruited by our Baihu soldiers. You are young and talented."

I wonder if there is someone named Di Renjie, you two must have a very awkward, no, very funny encounter... Zhang Yuanqing suppressed his smile and shook hands with him eagerly, calling him captain.

This made Li Yuanfang smile even more. "It's better to be our own night god."

After sighing, he continued, "Did Li Dongze tell you about the situation? We are sorry that the night god in charge of Fenghui District of Taiyi Men refused to answer the question. We have no choice but to ask for your help."

The muscular young man snorted, "Even if devouring a witch doctor has risks, it doesn't have to be fatal. Are we not at risk when fighting evil professions on the front line? The night gods of Taiyi Men always act high and mighty. Every time we ask them for help, it seems like we're begging them."

The young man with a bird on his shoulder laughed, "That's why it's better to rely on our own people."

Li Yuanfang waved his hand to interrupt his subordinate's complaints and pondered, "Although Li Dongze has promised you, I still have to remind you that the mental power of a witch doctor is extremely strong and chaotic, and the deceased was a level 3 witch doctor. His residual spirit is very dangerous. Are you sure you can handle it?"

Several team members immediately looked at Zhang Yuanqing with expectant eyes.

Zhang Yuanqing nodded, "No problem, I'm sure."

The Lingjing practitioners in Fenghui District were overjoyed, and Li Yuanfang's expression relaxed a bit, with a hint of approval in his eyes.

"Thank you." He nodded.

Li Dongze immediately led Zhang Yuanqing into the morgue and closed the door, blocking the colleagues from Fenghui District who were eager to come in and watch.

Li Dongze leaned on his cane and walked to a steel corpse carrier, lifting the white cloth covering the body.

When Zhang Yuanqing saw the body under the white cloth, he was shocked and showed a look of astonishment.

The body had short, ink-green hair, rough and tough dark brown skin, and thick keratin covering the joints such as elbows and knees, like armor. The nails were black and sharp, containing deadly poison.

His facial skin was also dark brown, with dilapidated and dim pupils vertical like snake pupils, and his eyeballs were amber.

Li Dongze explained while leaning on his cane:"The transcendent-level witch doctors have two main methods: one is to cultivate gu, using gu worms to kill people invisibly. The other is to assimilate with the gu, gaining an ability based on the characteristics of the gu worm, thereby enhancing their close combat abilities. For example, self-healing, vitality, strength, speed, toxicity..."

Zhang Yuanqing sighed, "It sounds very powerful, no wonder it's an evil profession."

It's worth mentioning that among the local spiritual professions, witch doctors, illusionists, and demonic temptresses are all top professions, on par with the Night Walkers.

Therefore, there are only three evil professions, and their numbers cannot be compared with official spiritual walkers.

Li Dongze said, "He was killed when he was transforming into a gu. His body has remained in this state, and he died very ungracefully. Because he merged with the gu, his spiritual body is full of hostility and animalistic tendencies, with great mental pollution. This is also why the Night Walkers of the Taiyi Sect don't want to get involved with him."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded.

He had the Demon-Suppressing Staff to protect him, so he wasn't afraid of mental pollution.

Li Dongze continued, "The person who fought him was also a witch doctor. Our people arrived and killed one person, while the other was injured and escaped. We suspect that this person may be a member of the Spiritual Energy Association or a subordinate of Hei Wuchang."

"Let's hurry up and see if we can get any clues this time. I think the colleagues from the second team outside are already impatient."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded, opened his inventory, took out the Demon-Suppressing Staff and handed it to Li Dongze. Then he walked to the humanoid corpse and awakened the residual spiritual power sleeping in the body.

A virtual figure slowly floated out, with a vacant face, revealing ferocity and gloominess.

It was even more manic than Ou Xiangrong's spiritual body. Zhang Yuanqing silently sighed, a sticky black light surged in his eyes, he opened his mouth and sucked the spiritual body into his abdomen.

There was a throbbing pain in his forehead, and countless fragmented memories flashed through his mind.

These memories were shattered and chaotic, and Zhang Yuanqing could only partially understand the dead person's life experiences.

Before becoming a spiritual walker, this witch doctor was a jobless wanderer, brave and ruthless, specializing in collecting debts for some loan sharks of financial companies, watching over nightclubs, playing hopscotch, and forcing women from outside to sell themselves, and so on.

He did all sorts of bad things, but his life was still rich and comfortable.

By chance, he gained the favor of the spiritual realm, and was bestowed with a role-playing card, becoming a spiritual walker.

He named himself "The Outlaw," and after becoming a spiritual walker, he was keen on doing charity work. When he accumulated a certain amount of moral values, he began to kill ordinary people and wicked women to vent his evil thoughts.

These fragmented memories were painful for Zhang Yuanqing. His values were strongly impacted, and the hostility that despised everything began to grow in his heart.

At this moment, he read the memory he wanted, the crucial memory.

In a luxuriously decorated tea room, a man with half of his face covered by a silver mask sat at a glass round table, savoring the tea in his ceramic cup.

He looked at the "Zhang Yuanqing" on the opposite side of the table and said, "The Ghost Eye Judge is dead. The position of the East District President of the Spiritual Energy Association belongs to the master. The two vice presidents have been fighting for so many years, but they have finally settled down."

"How did the Ghost Eye Judge die?" Zhang Yuanqing heard the voice of the host.

"That's not something you should know." The man with the silver mask's eyes turned sharp.

"Sorry, my lord."

The man with the mask softened his gaze and poured him a cup of tea, saying,"Black Impermanence hid with the Holy Grail and the register. The Holy Grail is a rule-based prop for witch doctors, and its importance goes without saying. The register collected the servants subdued by the Judge with the Mysterious Eyes over the years.

"To control the register is to control many Lingjing walkers. Both items are very important. Outlaw, our chance to make a contribution has come. Help the master find Black Impermanence, integrate the strength of the East District Branch, and we can contend with the Five Elements Alliance Songhai Branch."

"So, what should I do, Lord Steward?"

The outlaw's breathing was slightly rapid, and his tone was tinged with excitement.

"I have a list of Black Impermanence's subordinates. You can search for them according to the list. Perhaps you can find Black Impermanence's hiding place. Of course, the people on the list have already hidden themselves. They are 'Rampant and Fearless,' 'Unjust Heaven,' 'Killing Without Blinking,' and 'Very Moist Housewife.' Their corresponding real identities are..."

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