Chapter 289 Going deeper
Under the guidance of the Yinchai, Xiaofang crossed the Evil Dog Ridge and successfully arrived at the Jinji Mountain, where the assessment was conducted.

This is a mountain that is not very high. The surrounding environment is much darker than the world of the living. The sky is still foggy. Although there are day and night, there is no sunshine, and it always looks depressing.

There is an ancient temple on the mountain, with three large characters "City God Temple" written in a flamboyant style on the lintel of the temple.

After passing the mountain gate and arriving in front of the temple, there was a couplet pasted on the door.

The first couplet is, In the three worlds of the living, whether you do good or evil is up to you.

The second line is, from ancient times to the present, no one has ever been spared by the underworld.

The horizontal banner reads, you are here.

Xiaofang has seen dozens of City God Temples in various places. This one is different from the others. It looks more majestic, and even the characters are written in a flamboyant style.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that the handwriting was somewhat similar to that of her master.

After the ghost brought Xiaofang into the mountain gate, according to normal procedure, he had to check Xiaofang's personal belongings to prevent her from bringing in magical tools to cheat.

However, Xiaofang's charm was so great that the Yinchai was completely confused and bewildered, and he forgot all the procedures.

"Sister Xiaofang, after you finish your exams, would it be convenient for you to come with me to the red spider lily forest behind the Naihe Bridge? It's blooming right now, and the scenery is very beautiful~"

Yinchai invited him shyly.

"That depends on whether I pass the exam and get a job." Xiaofang glanced at him indifferently, and her eyes unexpectedly turned into the shape of hearts.

He made a cheering gesture to her, blew her a kiss, and wished her success. Then he walked away with a silly smile on his face, looking back every few steps, and almost fell down. As for the body search, he had long forgotten about it and couldn't even think of it.

Yu Ning also avoided inspection because of this.

After the evil spirit left, Yu Ning floated out of the pocket and saw Xiaofang rubbing her hands.

"What's wrong?" Yu Ning asked.

"Greasy, stinky man, ugh!" Xiaofang rolled her eyes almost to the sky.

Yu Ning looked at Xiaofang with heartache. Xiaofang had made a great sacrifice for her.

"I really don't understand. The ghost messenger has lived for hundreds of years, so how come he is no different from those lustful and stinky men above?" Xiaofang muttered.

"The human cycle is a circle. No matter how many years pass, we always repeat the same things." Yu Ning said calmly.

"So it's right that I don't take the civil service exam. This place is no different from the world of the living. I don't understand why some people are so naive and think that things that can't be solved above can be solved in heaven or on earth, and then everything will be the same."

Xiaofang feels that her ideological awareness is much better now.

"Having the cultivation points given to you by the system as a support is more stable than practicing on your own." Yu Ning sighed. Otherwise, why would the people above be so obsessed with taking the civil service exam?

"When I was born, it was destined by God that I could not choose the family I would be born into, but I could choose who I would be with later on. It is said that friends are the family you choose. If you treat me as a friend, then I am your family. I don't want to spend the rest of my future facing a group of people I don't like."

Xiaofang would rather stay with Yu Ning's family, even though the salary is unstable and the future is unknown, but she is happy.

Yu Ning was speechless. It made a lot of sense.

"When you go in, answer the questions slowly and buy some time. We will meet here in three hours." Yu Ning patted Xiaofang, and Xiaofang looked at her worriedly.

"After passing Jinji Ridge, there will be more evil spirits starting from the Wild Ghost Slope ahead. Your bell may not be able to hide them. The beast keeper just said that Fengdu Ghost City has an honored guest today, so I guess the whole city is under martial law. I'm worried about you going there like this."

"The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish." After saying this, Yu Ning took the soul-collecting bag handed over by Xiaofang and left.

Xiaofang stared at her back in a trance. "What do you do?" A ghost came out of the temple.

"To answer the officer, I am here to take the test."

"come in."

Xiaofang withdrew her gaze and silently prayed for her family in her heart, hoping that Yu Ning would return safely.

Yu Ning floated all the way out of the mountain gate. The speed of floating was much faster than walking. He used his mind and cultivation to speed up the journey, and his speed was almost the same as taking a high-speed train.

Jinji Ridge is desolate all the way, but because there is a City God Temple, the whole mountain is peaceful and has no obstacles.

Yu Ning successfully passed Jinji Ridge and arrived at Yegui Slope.

There are all kinds of ghosts here, which are equivalent to homeless people from the upper world. They didn’t do anything good in their previous lives, so they can’t enter Fengdu Ghost City to wait for reincarnation, and they have no descendants to support them, so they can only live in hunger and misery here.

However, the domestic economic environment has been good in recent years, and we have been paying attention to both spiritual and material civilization. The upper and lower worlds are actually related. If the country is peaceful and the people are prosperous, the number of wild ghosts below will be greatly reduced.

As Yu Ning floated along, she saw far fewer wild ghosts than she had imagined.

These wild ghosts, who are half-naked, skinny and big-bellied, are wandering around. Most of them were lazy and fond of eating, drinking, gambling and whoring, and were not kind to their families when they were alive. Only after their death did they have no one to support them. Although they are pitiful, they do not deserve sympathy.

This Wild Ghost Hill is quite large. She floated for a long time without being discovered. For the time being, no evil ghost with a higher level of cultivation than Yu Ning appeared.

Yu Ning was still thinking about what Xiaofang had just said. After entering the Wild Ghost Hill, she should have encountered some evil ghosts. Why was it gray all the way? She didn't see a single red evil ghost.

Could it be related to the distinguished guest from Fengdu Ghost City? In order to maintain stability, the lower level also cleaned up the environment in advance, such as clearing the road when the leaders from above came to inspect.
Yu Ning was just thinking about it when she suddenly felt a chill behind her and the bell on her waist began to ring.

She dodged suddenly and a skeleton hand brushed past her hair.

Behind her, a red fox was smiling at Ning sinisterly, and no one knew how long it had been following her.

"I didn't expect to see the souls of ascetics here. I'm worried that I won't be able to go up and have nothing to eat. Just let me eat!"

"Hehe, I'm here. If you want to eat me, come with your ability!" Yu Ning saw that he could see her and knew that his cultivation was higher than hers.

But she was not panicked about it, and even felt a sense of security.

She would be panicking if she didn't meet any tough guys along the way.

It's normal to encounter this.

The red beast stretched out its long claws and pounced towards Yu Ning. Yu Ning felt his head pause and his whole mind became confused. He knew that his opponent was good at mental control. Compared with physical attack, this kind of mental control was the most terrifying.

Seeing her slowing down, Hong Li's smile grew even wider. Thinking he had a sure win, he attacked with a ruthless move, hoping to make a fatal blow. He used nearly half of his skills to strike at Yu Ning's heart.

Yu Ning's mind was in a daze and his movements slowed down. The world in front of him began to spin.

There was no way to avoid this fatal blow.

Seeing Hong Li's claws touching Yu Ning's heart, a smile slowly appeared on Yu Ning's lips.

Hong Li didn't understand why she was still laughing, but he didn't have time to think deeply in such a short time, as his sharp claws had already touched Yu Ning's skin.

Hong Li only felt a huge suction force coming from Yu Ning, and he thought to himself, this is not good!

It's too late.

(End of this chapter)