In a nearly destroyed city on the border of Snake Country, Evil Scholar hugged his white cat and said to the others, "The king of Snake Country is smart enough to send an envoy to Jade Dragon City to negotiate for peace. With this, we can consider our mission accomplished."
Opposite them, Black Crow was eating on a chair. Madam Ghost Child was holding a swaddle and playing with her baby with a rattle drum. As for Coffin Man, he was sleeping with his coffin on his back.
"Let's go then!" Black Crow tossed the drumstick in his hand onto the table and wiped his mouth. Beside him, the black falcon was also quite full. It had contributed a lot in the battle yesterday.
Evil Scholar came over and whispered to Black Crow, "Let's split up with those two. To be honest, I haven't had a good night's sleep with them for the past two days. It's too scary."
It was obvious that Evil Scholar was wary of Madam Ghost Child and Coffin Man.
"What are you afraid of?" Black Crow looked nonchalant. "We're friends. What's there to be afraid of? Also, didn't you see that despite the commotion, Madam Ghost Child and Coffin Man didn't kill a single person? Do you know why?"
Evil Scholar nodded. "I'm curious too. I heard that those two are killing gods. Why are they vegetarians all of a sudden?"
Black Crow chuckled. "Do you think they would dare to refuse the Curator?"
Evil Scholar whispered, "Is the Curator really that powerful?"
"How many times do I have to tell you? The Curator is scary. Ghost Child is as obedient as a little wife in front of the Curator …" Halfway through his sentence, Black Crow saw Evil Scholar's face turn pale as he looked behind him.
Shit!
Black Crow sensed movement behind him and sucked in a breath of cold air.
Turning around, he saw Madam Ghost Child standing behind him with a rattle drum in one hand and a swaddle in the other. She said with a smile, "Mr. Black Crow, please take care of the baby for me. I'll go get changed. After all, I have to meet the Curator tonight."
F * ck!
Black Crow was sure that Madam Ghost Child had heard what he said. The problem was that baby of hers. No matter how brave Black Crow was, he didn't dare to hug it.
Fortunately, Black Crow was quick-witted and pulled Evil Scholar over. "What a coincidence, I should change my clothes too. Scholar, please help me."
Then, he took the swaddle and stuffed it into Evil Scholar's arms.
"And this!" Madam Ghost Child passed the rattle drum to him. "You have to keep shaking it. Otherwise, the baby will get angry."
Having said that, Madam Ghost Child glanced at Black Crow before sauntering into the house and closing the door to change.
Just as Evil Scholar was about to curse, Black Crow ran away.
At that moment, Evil Scholar wanted to cry but no tears came out. He knew that the baby in the swaddling clothes was nothing good. His entire body was stiff and all he could do was shake the rattle drum with trembling hands.
At this distance, he could hear the sound of breathing coming from the swaddling clothes. If he shook the rattle too slowly, the breathing would be rapid, but if he shook it too quickly, it would not work either.
In just a few breaths, Evil Scholar was drenched in sweat and his clothes were drenched.
When Madam Ghost Child finally returned and took the swaddling clothes from him, Evil Scholar nearly fainted from exhaustion.
When Black Crow returned, he was carrying a pot of wine, saying it was for Evil Scholar to calm down.
Evil Scholar snatched it and gulped down several mouthfuls of it.
Black Crow whispered, "Scholar, it's not that I want to set you up, but I have no choice. You didn't offend her so she definitely won't do anything to you."
"I must be extremely unlucky to have a friend like you." Evil Scholar was indignant.
Time passed.
When night fell, Black Crow and Madam Ghost Child seemed to have sensed something. The next moment, they vanished into thin air along with their pet beasts.
Evil Scholar heard from Black Crow that this was how one would enter the Visitation Hall. Black Crow also mentioned that tonight was the day the 'Visitation Hall' opened.
Up until Black Crow and Madam Ghost Child's disappearance, Evil Scholar didn't really believe it. He didn't deny the existence of the curator but the method of entering the Visitation Hall was too fantastical.
But seeing Black Crow and Madam Ghost Child vanish, Evil Scholar finally believed it.
However, he soon realized something else.
In this dark and desolate night, all the Snake Country people in the city had fled. In other words, only he and Coffin Man were left here.
Among the Nanling Five Deities, Madam Ghost Child wasn't the most terrifying. Coffin Man was.
'Why is my life so tough?! 'Evil Scholar began to worry again.
Tonight was going to be another sleepless night for him.
Inside the Visitation Hall.
After listening to Black Crow and Madam Ghost Child's narration, Lin Jin knew that Snake Country's crisis was temporarily averted. Black Crow and Madam Ghost Child were truly reliable. They managed to resolve such a major issue in just a few days.
Lin Jin was undoubtedly happy and satisfied.
As for the helpers Black Crow and Madam Ghost Child mentioned, Lin Jin would also reward them.
The reward was obviously related to the pet beasts.
Black Crow brought a strand of white cat fur while Madam Ghost Child explained Coffin Man's situation.
"Curator, it would be great if we could invite Scholar and Coffin Man into the Visitation Hall too," Black Crow suddenly said.
Lin Jin said nothing.
He wanted to, but as the Curator, he had no say in who the Visitation Hall could invite.
Since the Curator didn't say anything, Black Crow didn't bring it up either, thinking that it wasn't time yet.
Lin Jin studied the cat's fur and immediately learned about Evil Scholar's pet beast's condition.
"Spirit devouring beast, Rank 3. Rare beast."
"Attribute: All five elements are present. Status: Juvenile. Showing signs of evolution."
"There are three evolution methods, namely …"
What a good pet beast.
Lin Jin couldn't help but sigh inwardly, especially when he saw what this soul-devouring beast would look like when it reached adulthood. It would be even more domineering and powerful, and its potential would be the strongest creature Lin Jin had ever seen so far.
If he could take good care of this pet beast until it reached adulthood, even Madam Ghost Child's babyface spider might not be its match.
However, based on this spirit devouring beast's condition, it had to be at least Rank 4 for it to reach adulthood.
Lin Jin looked at the evolution method and found it simple.
Since Evil Scholar had helped out this time, Lin Jin might as well write an evaluation report for him. As for the evolution method, Lin Jin could pick one and write it down.
Once he was done, Lin Jin handed the evaluation report to Black Crow. Black Crow respectfully received it and skimmed through it, feeling elated. He and Evil Scholar were good friends who got along well with each other. Now that the latter had asked for help, he would feel embarrassed if he didn't give him something good in return.
Moreover, he had already described the Curator as a top-notch expert. In that case, only a valuable evaluation report like this would be befitting of the Curator's status.
In other words, he could take this back and tell Evil Scholar that the Curator he admired was truly amazing. With just a single strand of cat fur, he was able to produce an evaluation report that couldn't be bought anywhere else.
Then, Black Crow thought of another good friend of his.
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