Master, don't tease me, you can't handle three of them.

A hint of surprise flashed in Xue Niang's eyes, but thinking of Lin Yurou standing beside her, Xue Niang started talking nonsense again.

"What are you talking about, guest? Huacheng is peaceful, how could anything have happened?"

Lin Yuru had put on a veil before Jing Shu came in, so her expression was not visible at this moment.

Jing Shu paused for a moment, then gave a kind smile.

"That's true. Sorry, I was overthinking it."

Xue Niang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "You want the recipe for Drunken Immortal Wine, right? For the sake of Immortal Venerable Han Luo, here you go."

Xue Niang took out a bamboo slip from her storage bag and handed it to Jing Shu.

"It's a pity you're too late this time. Apart from the wine I drank, the only jar of wine this year has already been given to the winner of this year's championship."

Speaking of this, Xue Niang seemed to remember something, and her eyes were filled with laughter. "This person is no less than you and your master."

Jing Shu had no reaction to this, and accepted the bamboo slip, saying, "Thank you, senior."

"If there is anything you need help with, senior, I will do my best to help you," Jing Shu said quietly to Xue Niang without showing it on his face.

Although Xue Niang gave him the formula out of respect for her master, he didn't want to owe her a favor on behalf of his master.

Moreover, he didn't want Huacheng to be affected in any way; this city just needed to remain peaceful.

Xue Niang blinked but didn't say anything.

“She didn’t want the girl next to her to know.” If Jing Shu could see it, then Yuan Ying could too.

“Hmm.” Jing Shu communicated with the Nascent Soul, “But unfortunately, that girl isn’t stupid; she’s already guessed it.”

"You let it slip, that's why they're in such a predicament." Yuan Ying crossed his arms, a playful smile playing on his lips. "Aren't you even a little guilty?"

"I don't know. Besides, didn't I keep it a secret from her? Whether the girl believes it or not is none of my business."

"makes sense."

While speaking to the Nascent Soul, Jing Shu put the jade slip back into his storage ring. "Then this junior will not disturb you any longer. Farewell."

As the door closed, the room fell silent.

"Yu Rou, you rest first. I'll go check if the food is ready."

Xue Niang broke the silence and turned to leave, but Lin Yurou grabbed her hand.

Lin Yuru sighed softly, "Sister Xue, are you still going to treat me like a child?"

Seeing Lin Yuru's resolute gaze, Xue Niang finally gave in.

After closing the door, Jing Shu slowly walked towards the stairs.

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"Fellow Taoist, please stay."

Jing Shu stopped in his tracks, and the door was opened again, with Lin Yuru coming out.

"Fellow Daoist, we may need your help."

Jing Shu turned around and flashed his standard smile again, "Young lady, you are truly a smart person."

Jing Shu entered the private room again, and this time, Lin Yuru took off her veil.

Her face beneath the veil was pure and refined, and her every gesture revealed an undeniable elegance.

"Nice to meet you. I am Lin Yuru, a disciple of the Sect Master of Lingxi Sect." Lin Yuru introduced herself briefly.

“Jing Shu, disciple of Immortal Venerable Hanluo of the Cloud Burial Sect,” Jing Shu replied.

"Please explain the information you have already gathered, senior." Jing Shu sat down at the table and got straight to the point.

Jingyou had been waiting for him downstairs for a long time. What could keep Xueniang from talking must be a troublesome matter that couldn't be resolved in a short time.

Therefore, Jing Shu just wanted to hear the situation quickly and then go down to eat.

Although he wasn't particularly fond of food, he only allowed him to look and smell, but not to eat. Jing Shu couldn't do that.

"You are a disciple of Immortal Venerable Hanluo, so you don't need to call me senior. Just call me Xue Niang."

Xue Niang raised her hand to set up a soundproof barrier and continued, "I am an elder of the Lingxi Sect, and Huacheng is under the jurisdiction of the Lingxi Sect. There is also a demonic beast sealed there, called the Soul Devouring Beast. And I am the guardian of the seal."

"The seal can not only trap the Soul-Devouring Beast, but also absorb its demonic energy. In time, the beast will surely die. However, there are always some reckless evil cultivators who want to come to Huacheng to find it, hoping to break the seal, sign a contract with the Soul-Devouring Beast, and take it for their own use. But I have already killed all of them."

At this point, a cold glint flashed in Xue Niang's eyes, "In the past, evil cultivators always came alone, at most only two or three people at a time."

Jing Shu nodded. "Evil cultivators prefer to be alone and hate gathering together; they despise each other."

After Jing Shu encountered that situation during his first mission, he greatly increased his knowledge about heretical cultivation.

“That’s right, but this time it’s different.” Xue Niang said, looking at Jing Shu.

Do you know about the war against evil eighty years ago?

“I know.” Jing Shu tapped his fingers lightly on the table. “The evil cultivators who shouldn’t have gathered formed a huge organization, leaving corpses everywhere they went. No one survived, and naturally, no one knew. It wasn’t until Master discovered the clues that he was surrounded by three hundred evil cultivators, but he broke through and killed them all. He also made the matter public, and afterwards, all the sects worked together to kill all the evil cultivators. This battle was called the ‘War to Exterminate Evil’.”

Xue Niang continued, "And the heretical cultivators who came this time are very likely remnants of that organization."

This means they will cooperate. Evil cultivators are already stronger than cultivators of the same realm; if they cooperate, and the enemy is operating in the shadows, then this time, Xue Niang might not be able to resolve the situation...

"However, this matter is still uncertain, so I have not yet reported it to the sect. I was thinking of testing the waters in the city myself, but I did not expect that you would see through my plan."

Xue Niang was quite helpless. If it were her own life, she would just take the evil cultivator with her if she really couldn't win. But with Yu Rou here, she didn't dare to do that.

Lin Yuru gripped Xue Niang's hand tightly. She knew what Xue Niang was thinking. No wonder, no wonder Master agreed to let her come! Master had known all along that Sister Xue had already had suicidal thoughts!

"Since we don't know the specifics yet, let's test the waters," Jing Shu quickly decided after understanding the situation.

"How do we test them?" Lin Yuru asked, puzzled.

“Me,” Jing Shu pointed to himself, “the disciple of Immortal Venerable Hanluo, plus a top-tier cauldron physique with a light spiritual root, isn’t this bait quite big for them?”

Jing Shu spoke in a calm tone, as if the bait he was talking about wasn't him at all.

"no!"

"no!"

Xue Niang and Lin Yurou spoke at the same time.

"You are Immortal Venerable Hanluo's disciple. If something happens to you because of this, how can I explain it to Immortal Venerable Hanluo!"

Xue Niang never expected that Jing Shu would be even crazier than herself! And so reckless!