The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

When Lu Zhaoling and his group stopped at the door of the inn, the innkeeper hurried out to greet them.

But the first question he asked was: "Where are you all from?"

Shouldn't we welcome them first?

The question was asked with some caution.

If they come from a place where they shouldn't be, can't we let them live here?

Just in case, Lu Zhaoling put on a veil and Zhou Shiyue put on a mask.

Lu Zhaoling gave Yin Yunting a look.

Yin Yunting took a step forward.

"Boss, we are from the capital."

"Capital?"

The shopkeeper was obviously shocked, but the vigilance in his eyes was somewhat reduced.

Qing Feng and the others chatted for a while. The shopkeeper recognized their accents and relaxed a little.

"Yes, we want to visit relatives in the border town." Yin Yunting added, "These are my brother and sister."

Zhou Shiyue glanced at him.

OK.

Let him pretend for now.

Lu Zhaoling raised his eyebrows and smiled, then asked the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, we don't owe you money for staying at the hotel. Why are you so nervous? Could it be that someone just owed you money and ran away?"

After she joked like this, the shopkeeper relaxed a little.

"Miss, you are joking. Judging from your demeanor, how could you be that kind of person? Come in quickly."

The shopkeeper's reaction was now more normal. He quickly called the waiter over to help them tidy up the carriage.

He welcomed Lu Zhaoling and the other two into the inn.

After entering, Lu Zhaoling and the others discovered that there was no guest in the lobby and the windows on the other side were also closed.

This place is open for business, what's the point of closing the windows in broad daylight?

Lu Zhaoling and Zhou Shiyue exchanged glances, then looked around and finally shifted their gaze back to the shopkeeper's face.

The shopkeeper's appearance seems OK, so he should be able to die peacefully without any major setbacks.

In other words, even if they hadn't come, nothing serious would have happened and no one would have lost their lives.

So what is he nervous about?

What are the people in this small town so nervous about?

"Dear guests, we have three guests staying here right now, so there are still quite a few rooms available. How many do you want? All are fine."

“Only three people living here?”

Yin Yunting said, "I think this small town is a bit deserted. There are not many outsiders coming here?"

"There really aren't many people here recently, except for guests like you who have come from afar." The shopkeeper said with another wry smile.

"Why is that? The weather has been good recently, and this is a major traffic route, so there should be a lot of people coming and going. We just walked along and found that the street was quite deserted. What's going on?"

Strangely, when the shopkeeper heard them asking this, he quickly and abruptly changed the subject without giving a direct answer.

"The distinguished guests should stay for one night and then leave, right?"

Why are you in such a hurry?

"Let's wait and see. We are exhausted from the journey. If we can get a good rest tonight, we can leave tomorrow. If we still feel tired, we can stay another day." Zhou Shiyue also spoke.

Normally, the innkeeper would be happy to hear that so many people wanted to stay for another day. But the innkeeper's smile was a bit forced, which really did not make him happy.

But no matter how much they asked, he refused to say anything.

Lu Zhaoling and the others were ready to wait for news from Qinglin.

They all settled down first.

Yin Yunting entered Lu Zhaoling's room first, and Zhou Shiyue was also there. After closing the door, the emperor appeared.

"Master Ling, do you feel it? There is a strong ghost aura in this city!"

As soon as the emperor came out, he spoke to Lu Zhaoling in shock, but he was afraid of being heard, so he lowered his voice.

He couldn't see what was happening outside before, but he could feel the ghostly aura.

His words stunned everyone present.

Yin Yunting and Lu Zhaoling were even a little shocked.

Ghostly!

That’s right, they had always felt that something was wrong but couldn’t tell what it was. Now that the emperor had said this, they suddenly realized that it was indeed ghost energy!

The popularity of this small town is abnormally low, that is because it is overshadowed by the ghost aura.

However, these two people from the Xuanmen sect did not notice it at the first time!

Especially since Lu Zhaoling’s cultivation is so high, if the ghost energy is so heavy, she should be able to feel it before she steps into the city gate, and she should even be able to see the black energy here from outside the city.

But she didn't!

What does this mean?

Yin Yunting also figured it out, "There is another extremely powerful magic weapon in this city that can cover up the ghost energy."

As human beings, they could not feel it, but the emperor, who was also a ghost and the soul of an emperor, could feel it.

Lu Zhaoling looked at Yin Yunting and uttered a sigh.

"Master brother, I'm afraid this time there will be a big one."

This was the biggest hurdle she had faced since coming to the Great Zhou.

Unless they ignore it and leave this town quickly.

But if they just left like that, who knows what would happen to this small town afterwards?

They couldn't leave anyway.

"What do you mean?" Zhou Shiyue asked.

He didn't know what had happened, but from their expressions he knew that what happened in this small town must be something serious.

Especially since Lu Zhaoling didn't feel any ghost energy, but his father did, which made Zhou Shiyue feel a little uneasy.

What if the things here are beyond Lu Xiaoyi's ability, will she get hurt?

"The emperor has sensed the ghost energy, which means that the ghost energy has already spread to the entire town and is everywhere on the streets. But we didn't notice it in time, which means that there is a very powerful magic weapon that covers the ghost energy, which is to prevent people from the Xuanmen from coming in and sensing it."

Lu Zhaoling explained, "Why should we be on guard against Xuanmen? Why are we afraid of people knowing? If it was man-made, then what the other party is going to do this time must be big."

"Is it possible that it was not man-made?" Zhou Shiyue asked.

Lu Zhaoling nodded, "It's possible. If something went wrong, it might have accumulated over a long period of time. Natural magic tools could have suppressed it before, but now they can't suppress it anymore, so it's possible that the ghost energy leaked out."

Yin Yunting continued, "But if this is the case, we have to deal with it. If such a strong ghost energy is not removed, the people of this small town will live in the ghost energy for a long time and will gradually be invaded by the ghost energy. The mildest ones will get sick, and the worst ones will die suddenly."

Lu Zhaoling also said, "The heavier the ghost energy, the more people will be affected, and the faster they will get sick and die."

The expressions of the retired emperor and Zhou Shiyue changed.

"So, if nothing is done, this small town will probably die out slowly?"

"Yes. If time is prolonged, it may not be easy to detect. After ten or eight years, if there are no new people entering the city, everyone will die."

At that time, it will be difficult to save him. Even gods cannot save him.

"This has never happened in history!" The emperor was shocked.