My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

Night fell, and the moon was dark and the wind was high.

The weather wasn't good today; dark clouds covered the sky, leaving only darkness in the air.

At midnight, a sudden gust of wind arose outside, accompanied by thunder. Cui Ying opened her eyes, turned over, and sat up.

Third Sister, where are you going?

Standing before the coffin by the window, Cui Ying looked through the hazy magical light of the array above the courtyard at the lightning and thunder outside, and said without turning her head:

"It's raining, Third Sister, go for a walk."

"Well"

Cui Yue vaguely realized that her third sister was going to do something, but she knew that her Qi Refining Level 1 cultivation was not enough to help.

He could only turn over, clutching the thin blanket, and mutter under his breath:

"Third sister, come back soon, I'll warm your bed!"

Cui Ying smiled slightly. Feeling the abundant magical power in her dantian, she gently pushed open the door and transformed into a nimble shadow, disappearing into the distance.

"huhu"

The wind outside grew stronger, and a pungent smell of earth filled the air. Soon, large raindrops began to fall, but Cui Ying, protected only by a hazy spiritual energy shield, headed towards the Lin family mansion without any hesitation.

"This guy, he's still up so late?"

Cui Ying looked at the brightly lit mansion, then with a flash, she disappeared behind the wall next to it.

There were several large, ancient trees here, so she flew up to the treetops, which not only concealed her figure but also allowed her to see everything in the Lin family's courtyard.

"A mid-grade first-level defensive formation!"

Looking at the hazy, clear light, Cui Ying frowned slightly.

She quickly adjusted her position and, through the mottled windowpane, clearly saw Lin Hong, Zhou Hua, and another dark-skinned, thin monk gathered around a table, exchanging toasts.

Upon seeing this, Cui Ying frowned slightly. Although she considered herself to have some strength, it would still be quite difficult to eliminate two Qi Refining Level 7 cultivators and one Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator without anyone noticing.

Fortunately, at this moment, the golden scorpion, which had been lurking in the Lin family mansion all day, quietly crawled back and danced around in her ear.

"Well done, Golden Scorpion."

After understanding the meaning conveyed by the golden scorpion through divine sense, Cui Ying's eyes showed a hint of joy, and she immediately began to praise it without reservation.

Soon, Cui Ying concealed her aura and followed the little golden scorpion to the back gate of the Lin family mansion, and entered the Lin family through a newly dug underground passage.

"Brother Zhou, it's settled then. If Cui Ying still doesn't know what's good for her tomorrow, we'll teach her a lesson."

"Dealing with a mere Qi Refining Level 5 girl is a piece of cake. However, Brother Lin, didn't you say your uncle had several treasures? We brothers have practically turned this Lin mansion upside down, but we haven't found anything of value, not even a few spirit stones."

"This huge Lin mansion is just an empty shell. And that Xu Dayong, he talks big, he has seven or eight concubines in his mansion, but the magic weapon he carries is cracked, and his storage bag is cleaner than my face!"

“Brother Zhou is absolutely right. I never expected that Shuangling Village, which looks lively, is actually poorer than our village. They are all useless people with no flesh on their bones.”

"Brothers, how about we finish this job and head to Jinsha City? The Lei family and the Dong family are at odds, and I've heard they're posting notices everywhere offering help to cultivators. There will definitely be a lot of cultivators going there, and we're sure we can pull off a few big heists."

"Hmm, what Third Brother said makes sense."

"The villages around here are indeed too barren. It's time for us to venture out to another place."

All three had drunk quite a bit, and their senses were dulled by the spirit wine, so they were completely unaware that someone was listening from behind the wall.

After a moment, Zhou Hua was the first to stand up, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, and said unsteadily:

"It's raining outside, and I'm also a bit tipsy. You guys keep drinking, I'm going back to my room to rest."

"Okay, Brother Zhou, take it easy."

As Lin Hong spoke, he called over two beautiful young women to lead the way.

After Zhou Hua walked away with the girl in his arms and a sinister grin on his face, Lin Hong and the thin, dark-skinned male cultivator continued drinking.

Unbeknownst to them, a slender black figure stood quietly in the shadow of the beams outside, seemingly blending into the surrounding darkness.

"It seems this group specifically targets acquaintances to poison. They are truly ruthless."

Seeing Zhou Hua leave with two charming young girls in his arms, Cui Ying turned around and followed.

"Young lady, your chest is bulging, you must be hiding something there, let me feel it!"

As Zhou Hua walked around a corner, he suddenly reached out and tried to pin a girl with double buns against a pillar in the corridor.

The girl was terrified, but dared not resist.

But at that moment, Zhou Hua suddenly inhaled a cloud of purple smoke through his nose.

In a moment of dizziness, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my chest.

He subconsciously looked down and saw a bloody hole in his chest. His internal organs had been completely destroyed, and blood was flowing out of the hole, staining most of his clothes red.

However, his powerful life force at the seventh level of Qi Refining allowed him to clearly sense that his life force was rapidly diminishing.

"Mercy, sir!"

Zhou Hua coughed up blood and groaned, then his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground, becoming a corpse.

"If you don't want to die, then shout it out!"

Seeing that the two terrified girls were about to scream, Cui Ying coldly uttered a low shout, and then said:

“I’ll count to three, and you can run as far as you can.”

"Thank you for sparing my life, sir/Thank you for sparing my life, sir."

The two girls realized what was happening and turned to run, disappearing into the rain in the blink of an eye.

But as they ran, two beams of light shot out from behind them, knocking them unconscious.

Cui Ying's figure appeared in the darkness.

After she used her spiritual energy to pull the two girls into the corridor, the golden scorpion had already taken a gray-white storage bag from Zhou Hua's body.

The master was dead, and the divine imprint inside had long since dissipated. Cui Ying opened it without breaking a sweat and found seven hundred spirit stones, dozens of fragments of spirit stones, and a pile of things for setting up magic arrays.

"Heh, they're quite wealthy."

After giving a cold laugh, Cui Ying used her spiritual energy to guide Zhou Hua's corpse back to the hall where Lin Hong and the thin, dark-skinned male cultivator were drinking.

"Brother Lin, it's all thanks to your kind heart that you're willing to help me embark on this path to wealth and prosperity. Brother Lin, let me toast you!"

The dark-skinned, thin male cultivator raised his wine glass, poured out his heartfelt words to Lin Hong, and then tilted his head back to drink the wine in one gulp.

"Haha~ It's a bit hurtful for us brothers to say something like that!"

Lin Yu, however, held his hand down and began to recount with great relish the anecdotes of their joint plot to rob and murder.

As he was talking, he suddenly noticed that the dark-skinned, thin man in front of him had a stiff expression, before he could even ask a question.

The man's head slid violently to the ground, and blood gushed into the air!