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

After Xue Niang and Lin Yu Rou left, Jing Shu led Jing Ran to move into the room next to his.

"Goodnight, Ran."

"OK, good night."

Jing Shu didn't pester Jing Ran any longer. After saying goodnight, he returned to his room and entered the ancient jade.

"Aside from encountering evil cultivators, how's the matter I asked you to handle?" Jing Shu asked the Nascent Soul cultivator.

“Of course we found it,” the Nascent Soul said, arms crossed.

“Xue Niang didn’t lie to you. Today, Xiao You and I went to those four locations on the map and we did find the sealing points. We also found the evil cultivator at the weak point in the east, but he’s tough as nails and didn’t say a word.”

Speaking of that evil cultivator, a hint of doubt flashed in Nascent Soul's eyes. Back then, in order to make that evil cultivator vomit something useful, he had completely destroyed his dantian, crippling his cultivation. He had also had Jing You crush all the bones in his hands one by one.

The fear in that evil cultivator's eyes didn't seem fake, showing he was a coward, but he didn't say a single useful word.

It's like making a vow to the heavens...

Yuan Ying also told Jing Shu about his suspicions.

“Evil cultivators don’t like living in groups anyway. The reason this organization was able to be established may be partly because they were forced to swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao, promising not to betray it,” Jing Shu said thoughtfully.

"However, besides this seal and the evil cultivator, I also discovered something else." The Nascent Soul didn't dwell on this for too long, because he discovered something even more interesting.

"What is it?"

"I'll tell you after you let me spend a day with my master tomorrow." The nascent soul had Jing Shu in suspense, since it wouldn't matter to Jing Shu knowing now anyway.

“Okay.” Jing Shu agreed readily.

Upon hearing this, the Nascent Soul cultivator became suspicious, his brows furrowing slightly. Something was amiss; why had he agreed so readily? Was there a trap?

Jing Shu took in the Nascent Soul's expression and said calmly, "If you're not willing, then forget it."

"Who said that! We agreed that I'd be out all day tomorrow, you can't go back on your word!"

Whatever his schemes may be, he's definitely going out tomorrow!

As Jing Shu emerged from the ancient jade, a slight smile played on his lips. Tomorrow, he had prepared a grand gift for the Nascent Soul cultivator.

In a deserted temple on the outskirts of Hwaseong, a man dressed in black sat atop a statue of a deity that had long been abandoned, playing with a thin leaf in his hand.

A group of people wearing demon masks knelt respectfully below, not daring to utter a sound.

A dark figure suddenly appeared inside the temple and knelt down on one knee in front of the man on the statue.

"Your subordinates have searched the entire city of Hua, but have not found Guo Zhuang. He is likely already dead..."

"Heh." The man let out a cold laugh. "Didn't I say that no one is allowed to cause trouble before the seal weakens?"

The man who came to report quickly lowered his head.

"However, his identity has been confirmed. Han Luo's second disciple has appeared in Huacheng at this time, so it's hard to guarantee that Han Luo won't follow. There are only two days left. If anyone dares to go out and expose their whereabouts, arousing suspicion, I will make that person wish they were dead. Do you understand?"

The man only released a slight amount of pressure, yet it caused everyone to tremble slightly. This was not only due to the difference in their cultivation levels, but also to the blood energy that the man had accumulated after killing countless people.

"Yes, sir!" the crowd replied.

The man wasn't worried that Guo Zhuang would leak any information about their organization. If he even had the slightest thought of betraying the organization, he would immediately incur divine punishment, causing his soul to be annihilated and him to vanish completely from this world.

But what he didn't expect was that Guo Zhuang was caught in an illusion array. The information he uttered in the illusion array was entirely due to his own venting. During this process, he had no intention of betraying the organization, so he naturally did not incur divine punishment.

"How's the investigation into the seal going?" the man asked the next question.

"The people who went to investigate the seal have all returned, except for one person. The person who went to investigate east of Huacheng has not returned."

This time, the man wasn't angry. The people who went to investigate the seal were originally sent out by him to test the waters; their deaths were no big deal. Perfectly, he could use them to confuse the situation.

He was determined to get the Soul-Devouring Beast!

The next morning, before the sun had risen, the nascent soul awoke. The first thing he did was change out of his white robes.

Previously at Jin Yi Trading Company, Jing Shu had bought several sets of robes, and Yuan Ying took one and changed into it. A moment later, a black outfit was complete.

Yuan Ying looked at his clothes with satisfaction, and then tied his hair, which had come loose while sleeping, back into a high ponytail.

Then, the Nascent Soul teleported directly into Jing Ran's room.

Knowing it was still early, the nascent soul had no intention of waking Jingran. It simply softened its breathing and looked at Jingran, who was still sleeping.

Jingran's sleeping posture was really not good. The blanket only barely covered her stomach, and part of it was almost falling to the ground.

Nascent Soul chuckled helplessly. His master was still the same as before, never sleeping still.

Yuan Ying stepped forward and covered Jing Ran with the blanket again, then sat on the edge of the bed and quietly took Jing Ran's hand under the blanket.

Jing Shu held hands with his master yesterday! Of course he should hold hands too!

Master's hands feel so soft to hold! Master looks so cute when he's sleeping! Master's lips look so kissable!

"No."

Jing Shu, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up, "You are not allowed to kiss Master while he is sleeping."

Even though the nascent soul no longer resonated with Jing Shu, Jing Shu still understood him too well.

"Don't worry, it's just a thought."

Like Jing Shu, Yuan Ying believed that kissing should happen when both parties are in love. Jing Shu would not kiss his master when he was drunk, nor would he kiss his master when he was asleep.

As the morning sun gradually rises, the rosy glow slowly paints the entire town.

Jingran slowly opened her eyes and found a man in black sitting beside her bed.

"?!"

"Aran is awake?"

Jingran couldn't see the person clearly, but he recognized the voice—it was Jing Shu.

Jingran was about to rub her eyes when she realized that her hand was being held.

"?"

When I woke up, I already felt strange to see Jing Shu sitting on the edge of the bed. Why were they still holding hands?

The nascent soul felt Jing Ran's hand squeeze it, and knowing full well that he should release Jing Ran's hand.

Jingran sat up as well, and looking at Jingshu, who had suddenly changed his style of dress, she didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Aran, is it pretty?" the nascent soul asked with a smile.

"Looks good." If someone is good-looking, they will look good in any clothes.

"Do I look better in white or black?" Yuan Ying's eyes lit up, and he asked immediately.

"..."

Although he didn't know what was wrong with Jing Shu, he felt that he couldn't just answer this question casually.