Urban Demon Refining System

"Don't worry! This little girl has just fainted. A few doses of medicine will do the trick," a middle-aged doctor in a white coat said, putting down his stethoscope.

"That's good!" Hearing the doctor say that, Zhao Baichuan breathed a slight sigh of relief. Xiao Mo had been hurt time and time again because of him. If something really happened, he would feel very guilty.

"Xiao Chuan! Now you can rest assured! Let Xiao Mo rest here for a while, let's go out!"

"Okay." Zhao Baichuan nodded in agreement.

“Grandpa! This is Zhao Baichuan, whom I told you about!” Xiao Yang led him to a study and said to an elderly man with white hair sitting at the desk.

"Hehe, not bad, you look quite spirited!" Old Qin turned around and said with a smile.

"Hello, Grandpa Qin!" Zhao Baichuan already knew that this old man called Qin was Xiao Yang's maternal grandfather, but he didn't expect that this beautiful teacher would have such a background.

"Hei Tou was here earlier, praising you for ages!" Old Qin said, gesturing for Zhao Baichuan to sit down.

"Grandpa Qin, Brother Blackhead, he..."

"I've already sent that kid to investigate that mysterious Ninth Master. I believe we'll have news coming back soon!"

"You already know?" Zhao Baichuan was taken aback. He hadn't mentioned Ninth Master's matter to anyone, and he didn't expect this old man to find out so quickly.

"Hehe, T City is such a small place, I can't hide anything from it."

“My maternal grandfather was the mirror master jointly recommended by the Shushan and Kunlun factions in T City. The demon-revealing mirror is in his hands.”

"A demon-revealing mirror?" Zhao Baichuan was taken aback; it was the first time he had ever heard of such a thing.

"Hehe, it's just a replica of the genuine Demon-Revealing Mirror, but it's more than enough to monitor T City!" Old Qin stroked his beard and said with a smile, "No matter what kind of demons or monsters are in T City, they can't escape its eyes."

"So that's how it is!" No wonder this game has been running so smoothly for so long; the oversight and order were already established long ago. "So, what's that black-headed guy doing now...?"

"The Demon-Revealing Mirror can only roughly determine the location of demons. If we want to track them down, we still need to send people out."

"Oh!" Zhao Baichuan understood. This demon-revealing mirror was like a satellite positioning system, and if anything happened, people would have to be dispatched.

"We don't have much information about this Ninth Master, but we know his subordinate quite well." With that, Old Qin took out a stack of documents from his drawer. "Take a look!"

Zhao Baichuan subconsciously leaned closer and saw that it clearly stated: Zheng Xiaowu, male, 23 years old, from T City, 172 cm tall, graduated from…

Three full pages of densely packed paper detailed Zheng Xiaowu's information, with his dishonorable deeds highlighted in red pen:

Zheng Xiaowu became a MythGO player on November 1st of this year, with the initial item being a Sealing Stone, the initial monster being a Greedy Dragon, and the skill being Stealing. He attempted to steal at 11 PM that evening, but failed.

It must be said that Zheng Xiaowu was a rather clumsy thief. He failed twice out of four or five attempts to steal, and on one occasion he even ran into Zhao Baichuan, losing the Tanlong sword. However, there is one record worth noting: Zheng Xiaowu went to the home of private collector Mr. Huang on the evening of the 2nd and stole a certain amount of jewelry and cash.

"This Zheng Xiaowu is just a petty thief, yet he dared to break into Mr. Huang's home, which is known as an antique vault. What's even more surprising is that Mr. Huang, who is as shrewd as he is, did not notice anything at all. The secret behind this is worth investigating..." Old Qin said, pointing to the documents.

"Grandpa, are you saying that the Greedy Dragon is strange?" Xiao Yang couldn't help but ask.

"Take a look at this!" Old Qin didn't answer, but turned the page to the next page. "This is the illustrated information about the Greedy Dragon."

"Huh?" Zhao Baichuan leaned closer to take a look and exclaimed in surprise, "Why is it different from the information in my encyclopedia!"

The description of the Greedy Dragon in Qin Lao's illustrated guide is as follows: Greedy Dragon, illustrated guide number a106, a metal-type monster, belonging to the Nightmare Dragon genus, a spirit born from desire, transformed from the head of the ancient great demon Nine-Headed Insect, possessing nine transformation abilities, adept at bewitching people's hearts, and constantly strengthening itself by releasing and devouring desires.

"The monster encyclopedia is constantly being improved through updates; what you got is just the basic version," Xiao Yang explained.

"Oh, but this encyclopedia contains a lot of information, including the head of the ancient great demon, the Nine-Headed Insect, and its ability to bewitch people..." Zhao Baichuan said in disbelief.

"The Nine-Headed Insect possesses the bloodlines of the ancient dragon and phoenix clans. His mother is said to be the Nine-Phoenix Lady, an ancient being who cultivated to become an immortal. No one knows the Nine-Headed Insect's true form; 'Nine-Headed Insect' is likely a nickname," Elder Qin said. "This Nine-Headed Insect is incredibly powerful and possesses boundless magical strength. He wields a crescent-shaped shovel and is the son-in-law of the Myriad Saints Dragon King of the Azure Wave Pool. Years ago, he clashed with Sun Wukong and his fellow disciples after stealing the treasure pearl of Jisaiguo by causing a blood rain. He was later defeated by Erlang Shen and Sun Wukong, and after having one of his heads bitten off by the Howling Celestial Dog, he fled and his whereabouts remain unknown."

"Could it be... that this mysterious Ninth Master is... the Nine-Headed Insect?" Zhao Baichuan was startled by his own speculation.

"Based on the intelligence we have so far, this is the most likely possibility. Nine-Headed Insect has been missing ever since that battle, and we cannot rule out the possibility that he encountered some accident. If Greedy Dragon is Nine-Headed Insect's head, with his abilities, it should be easy for him to deceive Mr. Huang. The question is, what could be worth taking such a big risk for him?"

……

"Your Majesty! This is it!" Ninth Master landed on a hilltop with Zheng Xiaowu. "Many years ago, this was a rocky wasteland. Although it has been developed into a scenic area, the rocks are still there!"

"Hmm." Ninth Master nodded, closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, then opened them again. "That's right! This is it! Get out of the way!"

"Yes!" Zheng Xiaowu saw that Ninth Master had made a gesture of casting a spell, and he knew exactly what he was going to do, so he quickly hid to the side.

Ninth Master took a deep breath and suddenly raised his palm. With his movement, the rubble on the ground flew up as if it were a magnet!

"Rise!" More and more rocks gathered, forming a huge stone sphere in the air. As the stone rose, the pool of water that had been underneath was revealed.

"The Nine-Headed Prince Consort has returned! You little demons, why don't you hurry to greet him!" Ninth Master suddenly shouted. Bubbles rose from the pool, and in an instant, two blue figures holding harpoons darted out. Upon seeing Ninth Master, their faces showed surprise and uncertainty, and they immediately bowed: "Benboerba (Baboerben) greets His Highness the Prince Consort!"