Lin Ji casually lifted the restriction on Miss Luo's soul.
The female ghost he had only seen two months ago appeared before Lin Ji once again.
"I have returned the sachet, you can rest assured to reincarnate," Lin Ji said.
"Thank you, sir." Miss Luo bowed deeply, and her soul slowly dissipated.
Obviously, she was well aware of what had happened outside, hence she did not ask any further questions.
After Miss Luo's soul dissipated, Lin Ji suddenly felt a sense of relief.
This was due to the resolution of this karmic entanglement.
However, this sense of relief did not bring joy to Lin Ji.
Although there were many vague points in Fang Yunshan's words just now, Lin Ji could clearly sense Fang Yunshan's anxiety and the current troubles of the Celestial Supervisory Bureau.
Perhaps the Celestial Supervisory Bureau was not as weak as everyone thought. Even a major event like the Ghost King of Liang City besieging the city for two months was left unattended due to lack of manpower.
But the current situation of the Celestial Supervisory Bureau was definitely not good.
"What exactly is the national fortune?" Lin Ji frowned.
He could vaguely guess that this so-called national fortune was the key to the continued existence of Da Qin.
But he couldn't pinpoint the specifics.
However, Fang Yunshan's words did clarify many of Lin Ji's doubts.
The Demon Suppression Staff fell into his hands because of his clean background, no ties to sects or aristocratic families, and possessing great luck.
More importantly, it was the recommendation of the Celestial Mechanism.
All these reasons combined led to Lin Ji, an unknown small constable, catching the attention of the high-ranking officials of the Celestial Supervisory Bureau.
And Lin Ji finally understood his previous confusion. Why the matter of the Demon Suppression Staff and the Ghost King of Liang City did not match up in terms of timing.
Because from the beginning, the Celestial Supervisory Bureau only wanted to use his luck to conceal the whereabouts of the Demon Suppression Staff.
Later, the man in white planned against the Ghost King, wanting to stir up trouble in Liangzhou.
But the Ghost King saw through it, secretly cooperating with the Celestial Supervisory Bureau, turning the tables.
This led to the Master Xingchi coming to him, saying that after reaching the Fourth Realm, he should go to the Ghost King's City.
"So, the Fourth Realm is not only to give me the ability to reach the Ghost King, but also to buy time for the Celestial Supervisory Bureau to deal with those troublemakers and schemers," Lin Ji realized.
"It's using me as bait to lure the man in white? Indeed, in my eyes, Master Xing is asking me to pave the way with the Demon Suppression Staff. But in the eyes of others, it seems like Master Xing has been forced back by the Ghost King several times, and the matter with the Ghost King cannot be left unresolved, so he had to send me, his subordinate, to negotiate in the Ghost King's City."
Lin Ji finally understood the logic behind it all.
The onlooker sees more of the game than the player.
In the eyes of others, the Demon Suppression Staff fell into Lin Ji's hands, was secretly hidden by Lin Ji, and was finally brought out when he was sent to negotiate with the Ghost King, out of necessity.
It could be seen as a means of self-preservation, or a way to establish a reputation.
As for why a small constable like Lin Ji could know the origin of the Demon Suppression Staff, just as he had heard recently.
Lin Ji could almost imagine that when he returned and checked the news of the Celestial Supervisory Bureau in the past two months, there would definitely be orders to secretly search for the whereabouts of the Demon Suppression Staff.
There might even be hints about the origin of the Demon Suppression Staff.
Only he, the clueless one, was kept in the dark.
In short, as long as the Demon Suppression Staff appeared in the Ghost King's City 'reasonably,' there was no need to worry about the man in white taking the bait.
The only flaw in the whole plan was the Celestial Mechanism Daoist.
"Pingxin Daoist? What's the story behind the Celestial Mechanism?" Lin Ji sighed lightly.
At this moment, with hindsight, he could see through the three encounters he had with Pingxin Daoist, which revealed a lot.
The first time was in Tongtian Town, where the Celestial Mechanism pointed out that the Ghost King was grieving over the death of his son, causing Lin Ji to have thoughts of detouring.
Making Lin Ji take a detour was false, the true intention was to keep the Demon Suppression Staff away from Liang City.
The second time was in Qingyang County, where the Celestial Mechanism acted as if he was fortune-telling.
But after Lin Ji took him out for a meal and experienced the incident with Liang's head, it all came to nothing.
And a few days ago, the Celestial Mechanism Daoist came to his residence.
He forcefully divined a hexagram for him, and also unraveled the mechanism on the Demon Suppression Staff, once again bringing the Demon Suppression Staff into the sight of interested parties.
"According to the Celestial Supervisory Bureau's plan, the mechanism on the Demon Suppression Staff should not have been unraveled from start to finish. If it had only been discovered by the man in white in the main hall of the Ghost King's City, he might not have been vigilant enough to use the puppet appearance."
Thinking of this, Lin Ji recalled the conversation he had with Pingxin Daoist when they were divining at his residence.
"No wonder he advised me to go with the flow back then, turns out he was the one doing just that himself."
"Clearly helping the Celestial Supervisory Bureau plan, but in the end, taking the initiative to disrupt the plan."
"Not helping each other? Then why did he get involved in the first place?"
Lin Ji couldn't understand, he had only just heard the name Celestial Mechanism.
"Never mind, this matter is still too far from me, I won't think about it."
In the distance, Lin Ji could faintly see Liang City. He decided to abandon his random thoughts and quickened his pace.
The sky was getting brighter.
At the border between Jingzhou and Liangzhou, Fang Yunshan was stopped by an old man with white hair.
"Why did Master Gao come to greet me personally?" Fang Yunshan was somewhat surprised.
But then, he realized something and subconsciously looked at the Demon Suppression Staff in his hand.
Master Gao should not have appeared here.
"You brought back the Demon Suppression Staff?" Master Gao asked casually.
"Yes." Fang Yunshan smiled knowingly.
Master Gao also smiled.
"How does it feel?"
"Unexpected."
As Fang Yunshan spoke, he casually tossed the Demon Suppression Staff to Master Gao.
"This thing is too hot to handle. No wonder they didn't let me keep it. I don't care how others plan, I just don't want to touch it again."
The smile on Master Gao's face became more apparent.
"I came to greet you personally just to prevent any harm to your cultivation."
"Thank you." Fang Yunshan bowed respectfully.
The two of them walked towards the direction of the capital city together.
Originally, Fang Yunshan had decided not to speak too much, but at this moment, he couldn't help it.
"How could the Demon Suppression Staff..."
"How could it be an evil object?"
Fang Yunshan nodded.
"How could the Dragon Veins of Da Qin use evil objects to suppress them?"
"Haha, not only this Demon Suppression Staff, even the Demon Sealing Tower..."
Master Gao paused, not continuing.
Fang Yunshan had already understood the implication of his words.
But precisely because of this, a look of shock finally appeared on Fang Yunshan's face.
"The national fortune is upright, how could... how could it use evil objects to suppress?"
"It was originally stolen national fortune, why can't it be used?" Master Gao chuckled, but his words made Fang Yunshan hold his breath.
A thousand years ago, the Qin family was just a cultivation family among the Nine Provinces. They were able to dominate the world, why couldn't other families?
Speaking of this, Master Gao gave Fang Yunshan a deep look.
"Nowadays, those hidden figures, there may well be the victims of the Qin family back then!"
(End of Chapter)