The cheat system is useless, but I have the strongest living dad.

It's very hot in Ruifeng City today. The heat is coming from underground, and hot steam keeps rising from the ground. Even your shoes feel burning hot when you step on the ground.

The disciples guarding the courtyard had breakfast with Shen Yao and the others, then told them that Sect Leader Liu was out and had not yet returned, and that they were free to do as they pleased before leaving.

Mu Ze was also not online. Xianyu sent a message to Mu Ze but received no reply.

Unable to contact their host, and feeling it inappropriate to leave without saying goodbye, they stayed at the Xiaoyao Sect, intending to wait for Liu Yucheng to return so they could formally bid farewell before departing.

They waited from dawn until noon, but instead of Liu Yucheng, they were greeted by Anan.

Anan arrived in a great hurry. After introducing himself, he briefly explained the situation. Suddenly, Anan knelt down on one knee in front of Tu Xiaoxiao and begged him to save Liu Yucheng.

"I beg you, Demon Lord, to save Brother Cheng. Brother Cheng is the Demon Ancestor, yet he has failed to return. You are the only Demon Lord in Ruifeng City. No one but you can save Brother Cheng."

The coincidences were too great. They just happened to arrive when they encountered trouble, and the city lord was in danger the night they stayed. None of them would agree to such a thing rashly.

"Please!" Anan knelt on both knees instead of one: "I swear in the name of the young sect master of Xiangyun Sect that if Young Master Tu can lend a helping hand, Xiangyun Sect is willing to form an eternal alliance with the Tu family."

She was afraid that Tu Xiaoxiao would look down on her: "Although Xiangyun Sect is not as good as Tu Family, it is still easier to get things done in the eastern region."

Tu Xiaoxiao remained unmoved. The four major families of Longyuan City had a very stable influence in the central region. If they wanted to, it would not be difficult for them to expand their sphere of influence.

For Tu Xiaoxiao, no one's life is as important as Shen Yao's safety.

The Tu family doesn't lack this kind of help, and he doesn't need to go to his wife and dangerous places for an unrelated cultivator, even if that cultivator is the lord of a city.

What if it's a conspiracy? What if the other party is an enemy, not a friend, and is after the spiritual energy within his wife?

None of them wanted to gamble.

The Demon Lord was unwilling, and no one could force him. Anan had no other choice but to resort to his trump card.

She took out a transparent bottle, wrapped it in her spiritual energy, and presented it to Tu Xiaoxiao.

Inside the bottle, there were many intertwined and wriggling bloodworms.

Tu Xiaoxiao had never seen this thing before and didn't understand what Anan meant: "What is this?"

He had never met her, but Shen Yaofeng and Huo Die were very familiar with her.

Shen Yao blurted out, "Bloodworms!"

Anan immediately brought the bottle to Shen Yao: "Have you ever seen this kind of bloodworm before, young lady? Where did you see it?"

The worms were disgusting, and Shen Yao took a step back: "There are many bloodworms in the Dihe Secret Realm. Once these worms enter a cultivator's body, they will control the cultivator's mind and turn him into an evil cultivator."

“Yes, it can control the minds of cultivators.” Anan explained in detail: “Three months ago, several evil cultivators suddenly appeared in the outer city. Those evil cultivators were all low-level cultivators. According to our investigation, those low-level cultivators were all related to an underground casino. These blood worms all crawled out of their corpses.”

“These worms are impossible to kill and have an extremely high reproductive rate. Besides this bottle, Brother Cheng also has a large tank of bloodworms.”

Huo Die took the bottle and prepared to open the cap.

Anan hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "No! These bloodworms will fly onto your body as soon as they come out."

"It's alright." Huo Die opened the bottle cap, touched the bottle opening with his index finger, and released a wisp of divine fire into the bottle. The bloodworms crackled and popped as they burned, turning into a pile of ash.

Anan exclaimed as if he had found a savior: "Your spirit fire can actually burn them to death!"

She pleaded with Huo Die, her voice trembling with emotion: "Please, save Brother Cheng, save Ruifeng City!"

Evil cultivators, bloodworms, blood demons, Asuras... Shen Yao recalled the faceless blood demon in the Dihe Secret Realm, with blood tears streaming from its eyes, calling her "master," and couldn't help but shudder.

“This matter cannot be ignored.” Huo Die made a decision: “Yu Yu, you and A Meng and A Luo stay here. Your father and your sister and brother-in-law will go.”

The group of cultivators investigated the recent events. Tu Xiaoxiao kicked the louse demon and was followed to the Auspicious Inn. The louse demon was taken away by the onlookers. Ayu and Adi followed and discovered the tree hole.

The tree hole is most likely the entrance to an underground casino.

Their analysis suggests that the casino is likely targeting out-of-town customers in an effort to attract more business.

Tu Xiaoxiao and her companions were probably already being watched before they met the Flea Demon. After all, they were very generous when they went shopping, and even though they tried to keep a low profile, they were still quite eye-catching.

If we just rush in, we might not find Liu Yucheng. We need to pretend we don't know anything first and go in disguise as gamblers to find out what's going on.

We need to hurry and lure the thief into the trap.

Last night, besides Mu Ze, two elders from the Xiaoyao Sect also accompanied Liu Yucheng in raiding the underground casino.

Currently, two elders remain in the Xiaoyao Sect. One is responsible for guarding the sect, and the other is in charge of logistics. Xianyu, Aluo, and Ameng are safe here.

Neither Huo Diefengyu nor Tu Xiaoxiao mentioned asking Shen Yao to stay, so Shen Yao felt more at ease with them under their watchful eyes.

Shen Yao herself was determined to go. When she thought of the Blood Demon, she always felt that the Blood Thread Worm was inextricably linked to her.

And why would the Blood Demon call her "Master"? Whether it's just a random title or if she came here in a past life and was the Blood Demon's master, we have no way of knowing.

If the matter truly concerns her, it must be resolved. She is a high-grade immortal saint with considerable strength, not to mention possessing a divine-level Qi Concealment Technique and an invisibility talisman given to her by her father. Shen Yao is full of confidence and has nothing to fear.

The plan was urgent, so Shen Yao, her father, and her husbands hurried to the inner city. Just like the previous two days, they strolled around the shops and bought whatever caught their eye.

This time they were more careful and soon discovered that several low-level cultivators were observing them.

Pretending not to notice, they browsed through several shops, then randomly found a street stall selling fruit drinks, ordered a few cups, and sat on a bench by the stall chatting.

"This is so boring." Shen Yao stretched and said loudly, "There's nothing fun in Ruifeng City. There are no casinos or brothels. It's really boring. Let's leave tonight."

Feng Yu replied indulgently, "Okay, whenever my wife says we'll leave, we'll leave. If this place isn't fun, we'll go find a more fun place."

Shen Yao perked up: "Let's go to Wanzi City in the south. I heard that city has all kinds of gambling."

When gambling is mentioned, Tu Xiaoxiao acts like a gambling addict: "I heard that in addition to ring toss, dice guessing, five flowers, and eight bombs, there are many new games that you can't find anywhere else."

He rubbed his hands together, impatiently saying, "I haven't gambled in ages, I'm really craving it."

Shen Yao immediately agreed with him: "Why don't we leave now?"

The three male cultivators all agreed, and after finishing their fruit drinks, they got up and left.

A plainly dressed, shifty-eyed ninth-rank cultivator came running up to block the way: "Hehe, fellow cultivators, please wait."

Huo Die glanced at him warily: "What is it?"

The shifty-eyed cultivator pulled out a die, a wooden plaque, and three different types of playing cards from his pocket and showed them to them obsequiously: "Hehe, esteemed demons, Ruifeng City is strictly regulated, and gambling dens are not allowed inside the city. However, there are underground gambling dens in the outer city, and the games there are no less numerous than those in Wan Dice City. Why don't you demons come and have a go with me?"