After being reincarnated, I cultivated immortality.

Fucheng.

"Alright, now you can tell me what happened, right?" Jin Haoyu asked.

"This is a long story, so let me tell you the whole story in a short time..." Kong Bai's gentle voice gradually revealed the whole story.

Here's what happened: Kong Bai passed through a village and saw someone stealing a child. He chased after them and rescued the child, whose parents had died, so he had to take the child with him temporarily.

Because Kong Bai had never taken care of a child before, and because it was a girl, she asked Chi Yi for help. However, she did not expect that the child was actually an evil cultivator who drugged Kong Bai when she was off guard and then absorbed her cultivation.

The child cultivator hadn't expected Kong Bai's special constitution, and the dosage of the medicine was too small. Kong Bai woke up just as the treatment began.

Then the two started fighting and killed the child. This killing stirred up a hornet's nest, and he was constantly being chased. If it weren't for the fact that he was a Buddhist cultivator and his cultivation technique had a restraining effect on evil cultivators, he wouldn't have been able to hold out until Chi Yi and Jin Haoyu arrived.

"So that's how it is! That was really thrilling!" Jin Haoyu exclaimed.

He then asked, "So what do we do next?"

Chi Yi snapped out of her thoughts and said, "The fact that the evil cultivators were able to find Kong Bai so quickly means their lair must be nearby. If only we could wipe them out in one fell swoop, it would be great. It's just a pity that the sect is too far away. If we wait for them to arrive, the evil cultivators will probably have already run away." There was a hint of regret in her voice at the end.

Jin Haoyu thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "I've got it. Fucheng belongs to Furong Palace, the city lord is under the jurisdiction of Furong Palace, and there are also sect elders stationed here. Why don't we go to the city lord and explain the situation?"

Kong Bai then spoke up: "It's a good idea, but this humble monk thinks we should go and find the elder."

Then he asked Chi Yi, "What do you think?"

Chi Yi nodded; she thought so too. With so many evil cultivators appearing near Fucheng, the city lord, as the ruler of the city, couldn't possibly be unaware of it, unless the city lord was colluding with the evil cultivators. And that's only the best-case scenario; what she feared was...

If that's the case, they're probably not safe now and need to deal with this as soon as possible and leave.

Seeing that they all agreed to find the elder, Jin Haoyu didn't bother to think it over further. "Then it's decided. Let's go without further ado."

“It’s not us, it’s you going alone,” Kong Bai said.

Chi Yi chimed in, "That's right. When you meet the elders of the Hibiscus Palace, just say that you discovered the evil cultivator on your own. And don't tell us. Also, remember to report it to the sect first, and make sure the elders know. Understand?"

Jin Haoyu is lazy to use his brain, not that he doesn't have one. Seeing that Kong Bai and Chi Yi both said this, he must have discovered something.

He nodded immediately: "Okay, I understand."

After Jin Haoyu left, Chi Yi seized the time to recover her spiritual power, while Kong Bai also had to heal his injuries while recovering his spiritual power. No matter how good the pills were, they couldn't replace food.

An hour later, Jin Haoyu returned.

He didn't look too good.

Chi Yi asked, "What's wrong? Did you see the elder?"

Jin Haoyu shook his head and said, "I didn't see him. The guards wouldn't let me in until I identified myself, at which point they said the elder was in seclusion."

Chi Yi's heart sank; this seemed to be the worst-case scenario.

"Quick, let's go." After saying that, Chi Yi immediately called Kong Bai and Jin Haoyu out of the inn, deliberately not checking out, so that people would think they would come back.

The three arrived at a deserted dark alley. Chi Yi took out three sets of clothes, all made of coarse linen. She cast a changing spell, and in an instant, she went from wearing fine dresses to wearing ordinary clothes that could be found everywhere.

Jin Haoyu asked with a hint of disdain, "Do I really have to wear this?"

Kong Bai ignored him and simply took a set and exchanged it as well.

Chi Yi urged, "Change quickly!"

Jin Haoyu had no choice but to obediently do as he was told.

Chi Yi was very satisfied and reached out to put away all the jewelry that was showing on her head and body. Jin Haoyu followed her example and removed the jade crown from his head.

Chi Yi casually tied her hair up with a few ordinary hair ties and tossed one to Jin Haoyu.

What could Jin Haoyu do but do as he was told?

She took out another box of stuff and applied it to her face, neck, hands, and even behind her ears. Hmm... she instantly became several shades darker.

Chi Yi took the box and rubbed it on Jin Haoyu's face. Jin Haoyu's eyes widened, and he quickly shook his head, "No, I don't want to!" He turned around and tried to run away.

Chi Yi kicked him, knocking him to the ground, then flipped him over and started hitting him in the face with whatever she was holding.

Then his sharp gaze fell upon Kong Bai.

Kong Bai's lips twitched, and he gave an awkward smile. "This poor...this poor monk will do it himself."

After saying that, he took the things from Chi Yi's hands and quickly wiped them himself.

Chi Yi kicked Jin Haoyu, who was still pretending to be dead, and said, "Get up quickly and wipe the rest of the place."

The atmosphere at the city gate was unusually tense.

The already heavily guarded city gates were now reinforced with many more fully armed soldiers, who held long spears and vigilantly watched everyone entering or leaving the city.

The number of soldiers conducting the search was significantly greater than it had been a few hours earlier, as if a major battle was about to begin.

The soldiers would stop pedestrians from time to time and examine them carefully. Those stopped seemed somewhat flustered, but they still obediently cooperated with the checks. However, what caught people's attention was that all those stopped shared a common characteristic—they were all bald!

This strange phenomenon sparked much discussion among the local residents. Some speculated that the bald men might be members of a secret organization; others thought they might have committed crimes and were being punished by having their heads shaved.

The conflicting accounts only added to the mystery surrounding the entire scene.

In this tense and eerie atmosphere, the people at the city gate were filled with unease and doubt.

Two people in the crowd exchanged a glance, but neither spoke, and silently followed the crowd toward the city gate.

Suddenly, the soldier pointed in one direction and shouted, "Stop right there!"

The people in that direction immediately tensed up, especially the three at the very front.

As the soldiers approached, one of the women stepped forward obsequiously, "Sir, did you call me?"

The soldier looked at the woman in front of him, shoved her aside, and said, "Get out of the way, don't block my way."

The woman was pushed aside, revealing two men behind her. One of the men was dressed like an ordinary resident with nothing special about him, but his eyes were darting around, making him look quite clever.

The other man was bald and had another name, Mediterranean. He was dressed like an ordinary resident, but he gave off a somewhat unapproachable vibe.

The soldier glanced at his head twice and sighed inwardly, thinking, "He's so young and already losing hair, it must be hereditary."

He pushed them apart from the middle, one in each hand, and grabbed a bald man hiding behind them.

The two men's hands, which were poised to attack from behind, instantly relaxed.

Seeing that there was nothing more for them to do, the three left the city gate.