I am the Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysterious-Chapter 330 - 294: Riverbank Team Building

If not for the medicine from Qiao Ling, to restore Yu Da, he would have had to consume at least ten thousand fleshy bodies. People or livestock would do, but if it were ghosts, he’d need one suitable for him, a ghost of the fifth layer.

The preciousness of that medicine is self-evident, and Qiao Ling’s generosity commands Sang Que’s admiration.

However, in Xia Chan’s eyes, Qiao Ling isn’t generous at all, refusing to buy even a bit of meat for her, making her eat pancakes all day.

In Xia Chan’s heart, Qiao Ling is the top miser.

About a quarter of an hour later, Yu Da finally appeared somewhat fuller.

As his consciousness returned, those protruding flesh and blood bits in his abdomen slowly retracted, and two bright red ancient characters gradually emerged beneath the skin of Yu Da’s abdomen, only to quickly vanish.

Mountain Ghost!

Sang Que shuddered; this was identical to her own ’Mountain Ghost Seal’. Remembering that Yu Da had met her biological mother before, Sang Que immediately realized it must have been left on Yu Da by her mother.

It turns out the Mountain Ghost Seal can not only be used by herself but can also be imprinted on other Yin Walkers to help suppress the evil ghosts within them. She had never tried this before.

Or rather, before the Yansheng coin upgraded along with her, she couldn’t do this. After upgrading, she hadn’t had the chance to verify.

Yu Da slowly opened his eyes.

"Sang Er? Am I in the underworld or reborn?"

"You’re still alive!"

Sang Que helped Yu Da sit up, and Yu Da scanned the surroundings, seeing Xia Chan, seeing Qiao Ling.

Qiao Ling nodded slightly, and Yu Da understood in his heart, it was the Bell Doctor who saved him.

Soon, Yu Da suddenly reacted, "Where’s the Zhuangyuan Ghost? Where’s the painting?"

Yu Da frantically searched around, Sang Que pointed to the distance; the painting and her luggage were by Xia Chan’s side.

"The Zhuangyuan Ghost... is temporarily detained by me; the situation is somewhat complicated. I’ll explain later. Many people of Bright Moon Mountain are trapped in the painting. How do we get them out?"

Yu Da gasped, "I can’t do it, but you can."

This made Sang Que’s heart skip, and Qiao Ling also frowned, looking over, scrutinizing the two, thoughtful.

Sang Que and Yu Da exchanged glances. From Yu Da’s eyes, Sang Que felt Yu Da already knew her true identity. In fact, she had this feeling back in Wangshan City.

In front of Qiao Ling, Yu Da didn’t directly reveal Sang Que’s identity. He took Sang Que’s hand, drawing a few lines on her palm representing a Geng Trigram, symbolizing the Life Gate, which she used to return to the present from the Deceit Dynasty.

Sang Que immediately understood, stood up with the scroll, "Little Chan, stay here and take care of Old Yu first. When he recovers a bit, you can use your hair to bridge them all across the river."

Having said this, Sang Que took her things and instantly teleported back to the village in West Slope Village.

Sang Que unfurled the scroll, and the scene inside turned into the Deceitful Bride standing quietly in the central clearing of the village. Liu Tianyou, clutching a mirror, hid inside with everyone, cautiously peering out from the window at the Deceitful Bride.

Yao Zhen moved a chair to sit at the door, staring at the Deceitful Bride.

Sang Que pressed her right hand against the scroll, activating the power of the Geng Trigram, and behind the Deceitful Bride, a door slowly emerged.

The Deceitful Bride in the painting turned frame by frame like a stop-motion animation, turning around and walking out from the door, returning to reality and appearing next to Sang Que.

Seeing this, Yao Zhen stood up from the chair and summoned everyone to leave together.

People from Bright Moon Mountain walked out one by one from the painting, returning to the real village.

Approaching night, the sky grew darker, and the door in the painting, like the gates Sang Que usually opened, could remain for half an hour. Sang Que left the scroll in the village, asking Yao Zhen to keep an eye on it.

After everyone was settled, Sang Que told Yao Zhen to bring the scroll and find her by the river.

Sang Que grabbed Liu Tianyou and instantly teleported away.

Liu Tianyou continued to cling to the copper mirror, more stable than before.

Sang Que looked at her palm; eight trigrams were used one, now unable to use ’Mountain Ghost Seal’. Once it’s replenished, she’ll try imprinting one on Liu Tianyou first.

If successful, Liu Tianyou could control the Zhuangyuan Ghost well, and after that, just add the Heart Lamp.

At the very least, with the Mountain Ghost Seal’s restriction, the Zhuangyuan Ghost can’t kill Liu Tianyou. If Liu Tianyou dies, the Zhuangyuan Ghost would also die.

"Isn’t this the young scholar who used to live in your courtyard?"

Yu Da still recognized Liu Tianyou.

"He has mastered the Zhuangyuan Ghost."

At this, both Yu Da and Qiao Ling looked at Liu Tianyou in astonishment.

Liu Tianyou shrank his neck, a timid look, smiling apologetically at Yu Da and Qiao Ling.

Sang Que explained, "If it weren’t for Old Yu sealing the Zhuangyuan Ghost into that painting, Yao Zhen and I wouldn’t have been able to handle the Zhuangyuan Ghost together."

"Yao Zhen? Yao Zhen’s here too?"

Qiao Ling was quite surprised at this coincidence.

As soon as she left Qinzhou, she ended up here due to Xia Chan, meeting all familiar faces. So many coincidences meant it was certainly no coincidence but some other forces gathering them here.

Qiao Ling’s gaze fell on Sang Que; could she be the reason?

Sang Que said to Qiao Ling, "Yao Zhen will be here shortly. Little Chan is helping, and we’re making a fire."

Liu Tianyou, now afraid of the Zhuangyuan Ghost reemerging, stayed still while clutching the copper mirror, and Yu Da, still in recovery, had little strength. Qiao Ling stayed to take care of the two.

Sang Que, with Xia Chan and Xuan Yu, found some firewood in the nearby woods, and started a bonfire by the river.

Under the night sky, with scattered stars dotting.

No shelter was needed here; with this lineup by the river, no ghost with any sense dared to appear. Even the river remained quiet, without a trace of Water Ghosts.

Xia Chan occasionally tugged on Sang Que’s clothes, saying she was hungry. With Xia Chan not around during this time, Sang Que hadn’t been storing snacks on herself anymore.

At this moment, she simply grabbed two sheep from the village, took some coarse salt, and roasted them by the river.

Yao Zhen, after finishing his tasks and arriving at the river, exclaimed in surprise at seeing Qiao Ling, "What are you doing here?"

Qiao Ling, exasperatedly, walked to Yao Zhen, grabbed her wrist, and began checking her pulse, "Your last injuries haven’t healed completely, your body hasn’t recuperated yet, and you’re out running around. Aren’t you worried about dying on the road?"

After confirming no residual issues left, Qiao Ling released Yao Zhen.

Sang Que and Xia Chan on the side were slaughtering sheep. Normally killer without blinking, now with a knife before a living sheep, didn’t know where to cut to bleed it, fumbling around.

Qiao Ling shook her head, walked over to assist Sang Que, killed the sheep in the least painful way, skinned it, and cleaned the innards with practiced ease.

Sang Que marveled, the doctor indeed, likely capable of surgery.

Qiao Ling called Yao Zhen for help, while Xia Chan stayed nearby, Qiao Ling fed all the innards she removed to Xia Chan’s hair, and Xuan Yu got some cleaned raw meat to snack on.

This bloody mess, Xia Chan simply absorbed using her hair, only putting flavorful ones into her mouth to chew and eat.

Liu Tianyou still sat clutching the mirror by the fire, while Yu Da, once able to stand by himself, called Sang Que aside.

"You probably noticed, Qiao Ling is the Bell Doctor from the Nine Songs; I see you and Yao Zhen getting along well, do you know Yao Zhen also has some connection with Nine Songs?"

Sang Que nodded, "I guessed a little; in fact, I met the Ghost Vendor before. Old Yu, could you be part of Nine Songs too?"

Yu Da shook his head, "I’m not, but I know most of them, and I knew your mother. That painting was actually left for you by her, and I was just keeping it for you."