While Zhang Feng was being tormented here.

Officer Hu led his team to the orphanage.

With the clues provided by Zhang Feng, they found a large open area.

Dig!

It didn't take long for the sight to be truly shocking!

All were charred bodies.

Countless incomplete corpses.

All were young girls under twenty!

And they were all orphans from the orphanage.

No one cared for them; the only one who did was the orphanage's director.

The scene caused the detectives and forensic scientists digging up the bodies to weep uncontrollably!

Officer Hu led his team to find the safe inside a hidden room in the director's office.

The password for the safe... was extracted by Zhang Feng from the director's soul.

Inside was something like a ledger, recording the names of those corpses, and beside each name was a photo of a young girl with an innocent smile.

These were all victims!

"That bastard!!"

This was the ongoing refrain from Officer Hu and his colleagues as they worked on the case.

Especially Officer Hu Huixin, who reacted the same way as Lin Rui and the others:

"That bastard deserves to be cut to pieces!!"

But there was something very strange.

Why do these villains always leave a ledger after committing their crimes?

Is it some kind of sadistic enjoyment as the legends say?

Do they have to leave evidence behind?

Anyway, this kind of demon will eventually be found and brought to justice!

Meanwhile, in the precinct, Zhang Feng felt that his Dantian Inner Qi had become more abundant!

It's almost back to about twenty-five percent.

Moreover, Zhang Feng felt that the rise in Spiritual Qi might not be completely over yet.

Because that scumbag's judgment hadn't come yet.

When he eventually suffers in prison, perhaps the feedback from this Spiritual Qi will continue to bring benefits to him.

This time, Zhang Feng wasn't happy for the recovery of his cultivation.

But was truly happy for this villain being brought to justice.

Because such a demon doesn't deserve to exist in this world!

At this moment, Ma Xiaotong, who had been huddled motionless in the corner, slowly raised her head, and a white light flashed in her previously dull eyes.

The entire ghostly form appeared somewhat dazed.

At the moment when Ma Xiaotong was dazed, Zhang Feng's brow slightly furrowed.

He turned his head to look at Ma Xiaotong in the corner.

This one glance seemed to discover some changes in Ma Xiaotong.

This made Zhang Feng hesitate for a split second.

To be fair, Ma Xiaotong, as a fierce ghost, had already taken shape.

And her current state was totally controlled by the three Talismans he had previously drawn.

This means that without special external interference, she shouldn't have any changes.

Could it be due to my cultivation enhancement?

Causing changes in the three Talismans?

That shouldn't be right!

Those three Talismans, once drawn, had nothing to do with him, completely unaffected by his changes!

Even if he died, the three Talismans would continue to function.

So this is....

While Zhang Feng was puzzled, Ma Xiaotong also looked at Zhang Feng.

She obviously realized there was an issue too.

Here, the human and the ghost tacitly understood each other.

Zhang Feng was the first to turn away, saying:

"I'm going to the restroom."

Then Ma Xiaotong also said:

"I'm going to the restroom."

And so, they left in front of Lin Rui grandly.

Just after they left, Lin Rui was suddenly stunned:

"Wait, isn't Ma Xiaotong a corpse? Why does she need the restroom?!"

She couldn't figure it out, but Zhang Feng and Ma Xiaotong had already met up.

Zhang Feng immediately asked:

"Did you feel something?"

Ma Xiaotong eagerly nodded and then said:

"Brother, I don't know why, but I feel like my strength has improved again!"

"What?!"

Zhang Feng was immediately startled.

That's for sure!

If his strength improved, why would Ma Xiaotong be the same as him?

Isn't this his exclusive ability?

What's up, is Ma Xiaotong a transmigrated ghost too?

"Do you mean...." Zhang Feng lowered his voice and asked:

"You belong to the Yin Qi that fierce ghosts cultivate in?"

After all, fierce ghosts need to cultivate Yin Qi, which, when more abundant, makes them stronger.

It's definitely different from his Spiritual Qi.

However, Ma Xiaotong shook her head directly and said:

"No, it's not Yin Qi!"

"It seems like it's.... a kind of Power of Merit."

"Merit?"

Upon hearing those words, Zhang Feng was slightly stunned.

He had, of course, heard of these terms.

This kind of thing is usually only available to cultivators.

Apart from cultivators, if someone is in a ghost state, then only... ghost emissaries would.

For example, those who come to collect souls, temporarily borrowing Zhang Feng's soul to open a doorway, those running a teahouse by the bridge, or those writing with a brush.

After completing certain tasks, they gain Power of Merit to improve cultivation.

But Ma Xiaotong is a fierce ghost!

Zhang Feng's face instantly became strange.

What's happening?

Has the flow of power split off in the wrong direction?

Zhang Feng looked at Ma Xiaotong again and asked:

"How do you feel now?"

Ma Xiaotong, somewhat excited, said: "I feel better than ever!"

"This is completely different from how I felt when improving my cultivation before! I really like this feeling."

Indeed, receiving the blessing of merit, how could it not feel great?

Zhang Feng still couldn't figure out why this was happening.

Why can a fierce ghost obtain Power of Merit?

This Power of Merit must've come because Ma Xiaotong participated in the investigation, helping the victims, so she received this feedback.

Zhang Feng had never heard of or seen such a phenomenon.

But...

Could it be because he hadn't received the Celestial Master's teachings, so he doesn't know some things?

No matter...

Overall, it's a good thing, not a bad thing.

It seems like, if in the future cases, allowing Ma Xiaotong to participate a bit.

Her future path might change dramatically!

"Zhang Feng, you're here!"

At this moment, a familiar voice came from afar, and Hu Huixin walked over, huffing.

Obviously, things at the orphanage had ended!

Her face still carried thick anger:

"You wouldn't believe, that bastard really is—"

She abruptly gasped sharply.

Her expression turned stiff in an instant.

Because, she saw Ma Xiaotong standing in front of Zhang Feng.

Like Lin Rui, she could totally guess Ma Xiaotong's identity, and her reaction was the same, trembling:

"I…I, I, I… better go find Sister Lin!"

Saying that, she turned and ran off swiftly.

Faced with this phenomenon, Zhang Feng was also very helpless.

And at this moment, as if recalling something from Hu Huixin's reaction, Ma Xiaotong asked Zhang Feng:

"By the way, brother, since coming back to B City with you, I've always wanted to ask a question."

"Sister Lin and Sister Hu, I feel like they both know my state, but why are they so scared when they see me?"

"Aren't they the same kind of people as you, brother?"

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