The top-level junior sister also wants to act weak today

"A cultivator?" Tao Mengnan gasped, his face suddenly turning pale, as if struck by a cold wind. "You mean, you have cultivation? You're a cultivator? Then tonight..."

Jiang Yingxue curled the corners of her lips: "I set up a trap to catch you tonight, idiot."

Her voice was crisp and bright, with a hint of teasing. Tao Mengnan reacted instantly, a trace of panic flashing across his face. Without thinking any further, he turned around and tried to open the door and escape. However, as soon as he opened the door, he bumped into a figure, causing him to stumble a few steps and almost fall.

He raised his head hurriedly and found that it was the man who had picked people with the housekeeper in the morning. His eyes were so cold that Tao Mengnan couldn't help but panic.

His voice trembled as he asked, "Are you... in the same group?"

"Ah."

Yan Chuan replied calmly, then lightly swung his palm, knocking the man to the ground. Tao Mengnan fell to the ground helplessly, his eyes filled with helplessness and panic, and even the courage to resist was completely shattered.

At this moment, Yan Chuan conjured up a magic weapon out of thin air. The magic weapon was suspended in the air, emitting dazzling light.

Seeing this, the Sleeping Demon yelled, "Oh no! It's the Demon Refining Tower! Master Tao, I'm going to escape first. Take care of yourself!"

With that, the Sleep Demon suddenly rushed out the door. However, before it could get far, it was suddenly grabbed by a powerful suction force, as if it were being held firmly by an invisible hand. It felt its body tremble, and then it was quickly sucked into the Demon Refining Tower and disappeared into the darkness.

"Let me out! Let me out! My Lords, I didn't kill them. I just put them to sleep. I'm a good demon! If you want to catch someone, catch the murderer, don't refine me! I'm innocent!" The sleeping demon's voice echoed in the tower, rapid and panicked, like a plea, like begging for mercy.

Tao Mengnan, who fell to the ground, was stunned: "Sleeping demon! What are you talking about? We killed the person together, so that Meng Lang could come to the world again and possess me!"

[That was all your idea! I don't know anything about Meng Lang!] The Sleep Demon's reaction became more intense, a hint of fear and resentment in his tone.

Tao Mengnan's expression suddenly changed. "What nonsense are you talking about?! Didn't I kill so many people just to increase your magic power to summon Meng Lang? You've already absorbed the souls of four people! Now you're turning your back on me?"

"I didn't absorb souls! You're talking nonsense! I'm a good demon!" The sleeping demon in the Demon Refining Tower let out a desperate roar, its voice echoing in the small space, still trying to defend itself. It struggled continuously, its body colliding with the tower and making a dull sound.

At this time, government officers and soldiers arrived one after another with heavy steps. The metal collision sounds of armor intertwined with each other, making Tao Mengnan's heart tremble.

Seeing this scene, Tao Mengnan completely lost all resistance. A flicker of despair flashed in his eyes, as if all his courage had been drained away at that moment. His face was pale, and sweat continued to seep from his forehead, making him look utterly miserable. He muttered unconsciously, "How could this happen... How could this happen? I was clearly the top scorer, just one step away from success, why did it turn out like this?"

"Don't you understand?" Jiang Yingxue stared at Tao Mengnan coldly, her eyes as sharp as ice knives, revealing a hint of disdain. The air around them seemed to freeze at her tone, and the gloomy night seemed even more oppressive.

She raised her chin slightly and continued, "There's no magic in this world that can bring back the soul of someone who's been dead for hundreds of years. People like Meng Lang, who do good deeds and accumulate virtue, would have long been reborn as a human. The so-called phrase about summoning a soul to possess you was a lie fabricated by the sleep demon from the beginning. If a sleep demon wants to cultivate and take shape, it must absorb human essence. The essence of a woman who meets the five elements is the greatest tonic for them. Only five essences are needed to refine and take shape. When it takes shape, the first one to die will be you."

As Jiang Yingxue finished speaking, Tao Mengnan's face became paler and paler, and the despair in his heart surged like a tide, as if even breathing became difficult.

Tao Mengnan was stunned, his expression dazed. He then struggled to crawl towards the Demon Refining Tower and demanded, "Sleeping Demon... Is what she said true? Is it true? Answer me!"

The Sleep Demon was silent for a long time, and finally, under Tao Mengnan's repeated questioning, he said impatiently: [So what? Who called you stupid?]

These sarcastic words echoed in the tower, like a sharp sword, piercing Tao Mengnan's last bit of faith.

Tao Mengnan smiled desperately: "Just for the sake of taking shape? How could you be so vicious!? How could you trick me into killing so many people!?"

His hands clenched unconsciously, his nails dug deep into his palms, and he was unaware of the blood oozing out.

The Sleep Demon's voice sounded coldly, and with a hint of disdain, he said: "Come on, Tao Mengnan, in the final analysis, it's just your vanity that's at work. You can't even bear to kill your own wife, and yet you call me vicious? You have the nerve to say that to me?"

"That's different!" Tao Mengnan tried to defend himself, but his voice trembled with emotion: "I... I am doing this for the Yun Kingdom, and you are doing this for Formation! I am greater than you!"

[Bullshit! You're only after fame, wealth, and a beautiful wife and concubines. A man like you who lives off women without any ability deserves to be a child prodigy year after year! And you're talking about Meng Lang possessing you? Only an incompetent person like you would believe such nonsense!]

"You monster! Die! Die!" Tao Mengnan completely lost control, his angry roar echoed in the room, his voice passionate and desperate, as if he wanted to pour out all the resentment and pain.

Seeing this, everyone showed a hint of impatience. Yan Chuan even shut the Sleeping Demon up and threw it to the second floor of the Demon Refining Tower for thorough refining.

Magistrate Fu looked at Tao Mengnan lying on the ground and frowned slightly. He then waved his hand, signaling several officers and soldiers to take quick action and put an end to this scene.

"Quick, drag him away!" an officer shouted coldly, his tone filled with unquestionable majesty.

Following the order, several officers and soldiers quickly grabbed Tao Mengnan's arms and locked him tightly with their powerful hands. Tao Mengnan tried to struggle, with fear and anger flashing across his face. However, in front of these well-trained officers and soldiers, his resistance seemed powerless and desperate.

"You can't do this! I have been wronged! I did it for the Yun Kingdom, I didn't kill anyone on purpose! I am the top scholar, the top scholar!" Tao Mengnan's voice trembled and became more and more desperate, but his cries were ignored by the officers and soldiers.

With one command after another, Tao Mengnan was forcibly dragged away, and the whole scene suddenly became messy and fast, as if in an instant, the noise disappeared.

Magistrate Fu looked up at the unused hemp rope hanging from the beam, quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said respectfully, "It was all thanks to you two that we caught the murderer this time. Thank you for your hard work."