Lin Luochen, fearing to alert the enemy, quietly slipped out of the room with Leng Yueshuang.
Before leaving, he even remembered to blow out the candle, creating the illusion that they had both gone to sleep.
Leng Yueshuang, now bearing the identity of a Miaoyin Sect demoness, actually provided convenience for their nocturnal activities.
After all, no one dared to disturb a demoness's cultivation while she was practicing Yin-Yang replenishment!
"Are you sure they won't be in danger?"
Hearing Lin Luochen's question, Leng Yueshuang pouted her cherry lips in dissatisfaction.
"Tonight, the moonlight is abundant, and the entire Qing Shi City is within my perception. If there's any disturbance, I'll detect it immediately."
She paused, her tone tinged with a hint of sourness.
"Are you that worried about them?"
Lin Luochen's expression was calm: "I'm just worried about my ascension token."
This answer made Leng Yueshuang's brows relax. She softly asked, "What should we do next?"
Lin Luochen said in a low voice, "First, let's look around the city to see if there are any traces of a blood sacrifice array."
According to the information he had, the demonic cultivators mostly appeared at night, probably because the peak of Yin energy made it easier to induce demonic transformation.
Moreover, in the dead of night, with people locked in their homes, it was more convenient for them to investigate secretly.
Leng Yueshuang hummed in agreement, nodded slightly, and followed lightly behind Lin Luochen.
The lonely long street was empty; the terror of recent days had made the residents close their doors early.
Pale paper money fluttered in the wind, and soul-calling banners rustled, the entire city enveloped in an eerie silence.
In a dark corner in the distance, a graceful black figure stood silently.
The night wind swept past, and the figure transformed into a wisp of black smoke, quickly dissipating without a trace.
Leng Yueshuang seemed to sense something and suddenly looked back, but only saw the empty street.
Lin Luochen gripped his folding fan alertly: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, let's go!"
Leng Yueshuang withdrew her gaze, but her brows furrowed slightly.
A moment later, somewhere underground in a palace.
A black-robed man rushed into the underground palace, looked at the blurry, graceful black figure before him, and bowed respectfully.
"Your Honor, you've finally returned."
The black-clad woman stood with her hands behind her back and said coldly, "How did the people you arranged handle things?"
The man, sweating profusely, said, "I didn't expect them to be so useless, they actually couldn't find the Murong sisters."
The woman snorted coldly, "Useless, tell me again, why are people from Miaoyin Sect appearing in the city?"
The black-robed man quickly said, "Your Honor, please forgive me, I really have killed all the people who sought help."
"Perhaps someone used other channels to inform Miaoyin Sect, which led to this woman's arrival."
The woman remained silent, and the black-robed man nervously asked, "Your Honor, is there no way to quietly kill her?"
The woman snorted, "This woman's strength is not weak, and she is a person of great destiny. How could she be so easy to kill?"
"Moreover, if she is killed, what if it attracts others from Miaoyin Sect? Find a way to make her leave as soon as possible, don't ruin my plans."
The man hesitated, "To make this woman leave, I'm afraid we'll have to provide an explanation."
The woman sneered, "Then give them an explanation. Didn't you already find a scapegoat?"
The man chuckled dryly, then spoke with some apprehension.
"Your Honor, the Murong sisters brought back a young man, and that Miaoyin Sect demoness seems interested in him."
"The Murong sisters are also determined to leave Qing Shi City with him. What should we do?"
The woman said unequivocally, "Find a way to keep them, they cannot be allowed to leave!"
The man frowned, "Keeping this young man is easy, but what if that Miaoyin Sect demoness also doesn't leave?"
"He's just a plaything."
The woman scoffed, "How could a Miaoyin Sect demoness truly fall in love? At most, she'll just perform some harvesting and then leave."
"If she insists on not leaving..."
A cold light flashed in her eyes, "When the Demon Summoning Array is activated, they can all stay!"
"Currently, the most important thing is not to attract anyone else, and to quickly make them relax their vigilance!"
The man nodded, "This subordinate understands. I will take my leave now!"
As he bowed and retreated, he greedily inhaled the blood energy permeating the air, a look of intoxication flashing in his eyes.
On the other side, Lin Luochen and Leng Yueshuang searched the city but found no traces of an array.
This made Lin Luochen begin to doubt his own judgment. Could it be that it wasn't a blood sacrifice array after all?
"Let's go, we'll secretly keep an eye on the demonic cultivator's body!"
Leng Yueshuang hummed in agreement, and shyly reached out and took his hand.
"I'm just doing this for the spell, don't misunderstand!"
Lin Luochen squeezed her soft hand and said indifferently, "I won't misunderstand, just don't overthink it!"
Leng Yueshuang gave a dissatisfied 'oh' and pulled Lin Luochen into the air, flying towards the City Lord's Mansion.
The moonlight, like a silken ribbon, enveloped them as they ascended, completely concealing their figures.
Lin Luochen gazed at Leng Yueshuang's profile, outlined by the moonlight, and for a moment, she truly seemed like a banished immortal descending to the mortal world.
He felt exactly like a mortal being pulled into the sky by a Xianzi, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
If he hadn't met her, he would probably have been trapped in that small city his entire life...
A moment later, they landed on a tree, looking at the morgue from a distance.
The morgue was surrounded by hidden guards, and Xu Zhen himself was hiding in the shadows with his saber, waiting for the demonic creature to appear.
But clearly, the demonic creature did not appear. The surroundings were calm and quiet, strangely tranquil.
Leng Yueshuang's strength far surpassed that of everyone present, and their arrival did not alert anyone.
Lin Luochen stood with her on the treetop for a while, then said with a strange expression, "Why are we standing on the treetop?"
Leng Yueshuang let out an 'ah' and honestly said, "My senior sisters said that a Xianzi must have grace, and every movement should be as ethereal as a Xianzi..."
Lin Luochen's Xianzi filter in his heart shattered. No wonder her every smile and frown was so perfect.
It turned out to be special Xianzi training!
"You didn't say so earlier, you made my feet ache from standing!"
Lin Luochen pulled her down to sit on a thick branch, and said speechlessly, "Why stand when you can sit?"
"Don't your feet ache from standing? Aren't you cold with the wind blowing?"
Leng Yueshuang sat beside him and confessed, "It was quite tiring to stand at first, but now I'm used to it."
Lin Luochen shook his head helplessly. There was no such thing as a Xianzi; it was all a disguise.
"Your Jade Maiden Sect just likes to put on these superficial shows, flashy but impractical!"
Leng Yueshuang asked curiously, "You seem to know a lot about the Jade Maiden Sect?"
"Just a glimpse of the whole picture."
Lin Luochen casually brushed it off, then changed the subject.
"Is there anything unusual around?"
"Not for now."
Leng Yueshuang swung her legs, looking at him curiously.
"Oh right, how did you get away that day? I went back and couldn't find you, I thought you were captured by a demoness."
Lin Luochen casually said, "I was afraid you would be caught in the crossfire, so I left early."
"Hmph, didn't I tell you to wait for me?"
Lin Luochen joked, "I was afraid you'd take a fancy to me and drag me back to the Jade Maiden Sect."
Leng Yueshuang's pretty face flushed, and she lightly kicked the branch with her small foot.
"I wouldn't!"
"You wouldn't, but that doesn't mean your Master wouldn't!"
...
The two sat on the branch, chatting idly while watching the morgue in the distance.
The night was calm, and it wasn't until dawn that Lin Luochen and Leng Yueshuang returned home.
Lin Luochen hadn't slept all night and had sat in the tree for an entire night. He felt sore all over and came out of the room yawning.
Leng Yueshuang, with her profound cultivation, was radiant and glowing, her skin like jade in the morning light.
As soon as they stepped out, they saw the Murong sisters standing in the distance.
Murong Qiuzhi, who also hadn't slept all night, saw them in this state and immediately pouted.
A man's words cannot be trusted!
In the evening, he said he wouldn't get close to her, but then they slept together at night!
Although Leng Yueshuang considered her a demoness, seeing her like this still made her feel a little soft-hearted.
Oh no, these demonesses are indeed highly skilled; I almost fell for it myself!
Leniency towards the enemy is cruelty to oneself!
Thinking of this, Leng Yueshuang feigned curiosity and asked, "Why are you two young ladies here?"
Murong Qiuzhi bit her red lips, composed herself, and put on a smile, full of fighting spirit.
"Leng Xianzi, Lin Gongzi, breakfast is ready. Our uncle asked us to invite you two."
Miaoyin Sect demoness, I will not lose!
Leng Yueshuang felt the hostility and immediately retaliated, smiling at Lin Luochen, "LuoChen, let's go!"
Lin Luochen heard the affectionate address and felt the surging hostility in the air, nearly fleeing in dismay.
Don't be like this, I'm scared!
Just then, someone rushed in from outside and was momentarily stunned by the scene before them.
"Leng Xianzi, something's wrong! The demonic cultivator's corpse... it's been drained!"
Lin Luochen and Leng Yueshuang exchanged glances, both seeing shock in the other's eyes.
They had been watching all night and had just returned. How could something go wrong so quickly?