CHAPTER 357: CHAPTER 157: THE FAIRY’S CURRENT OFFENSE! HONG WEN’S YU HONGYIN! (6K)_2

Lying on the ground, exposing its soft belly, looking at him expectantly.

"Can’t kill you, can’t get rid of you, living here every day without a care, you’re really getting off easy..."

Chen Mo felt a bit helpless and reached out to pet it.

To be honest, it feels pretty good...

"Meow~"

The cat squinted its eyes contentedly, seemingly enjoying the close contact.

Seeing this, Li Yuan also wanted to pet the cat, but was forced back by its suddenly icy heterochromatic eyes, and grumbled in frustration, "An ungrateful cat that can’t be well fed"...

"Alright, go back now. Don’t wander around anymore, or I’ll make you into a specimen, understand?"

Chen Mo petted it for a while, then patted its backside.

The cat shuddered slightly, extended its little tongue to lick the back of Chen Mo’s hand, and then reluctantly returned to its cage, even closing the door behind it, obediently lying down inside.

"..."

Chen Mo shook his head.

He didn’t understand why this silly cat was so clingy.

Was it because before its memory was sealed, its obsession was too strong?

"The Empress wants to use it as bait to catch big fish, so let’s take good care of it first."

Chen Mo looked at Li Yuan and said, "Yuan’er, help me gather all the information related to the Blood Demon."

"Yes."

Li Yuan responded and stepped back.

Chen Mo sat in a chair, fiddling with a teacup in his hand.

Bai Lingchuan seemed harmless, but to rise to the position of a thousand households and remain unshaken amid cross-party strife, how could he be a kind person?

Now that his lifespan is nearing its end, he urgently needs an Immortal Plant to prolong his life. Would he really entrust such a life-and-death matter to an outsider he has barely interacted with?

Therefore, Bai Lingchuan’s words cannot be fully trusted; he must rely on his own judgment.

Li Yuan’s efficiency was high, and soon all the information was gathered, piled up like a small mountain on the table, all reports on the Blood Demon’s crimes from various places.

Chen Mo took a deep breath and began to read them one by one.

Li Yuan stood aside, watching his busy demeanor, a trace of disappointment in her eyes.

She thought that after breaking through to the fifth rank, she could share more of Mr. Chen’s burdens, but in fact, she could still do so little. In situations like those on West Desolate Mountain, she even needed Mr. Chen to rescue the scene...

"I’m really useless..."

Thinking about not being able to see Mr. Chen for the next few days, her heart was filled with a deep sense of longing.

She bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, then slowly crouched down.

...

Chen Mo, relying on his pupil skills and strong soul power, skimmed through dozens of lines at a time, quickly getting through most of the reports, with all the content etched deeply in his mind.

"The Seventh Heavenly Demon, called the Blood Demon, because those he kills are drained of essence blood and become mummies. This should be related to the cultivation technique he practices."

"He started off being quite restrained, targeting hunters and mountain folks in remote areas."

"As his cultivation improved, his appetite grew bigger, often wiping out villages, having countless lives on his hands, and even once using an array to besiege a border town, refining ten thousand people over three days..."

"Because he always operates in remote areas and is skilled in transformation magic, capturing him is extremely difficult..."

Chen Mo’s brow furrowed slightly.

To be able to refine ten thousand people, he must have stepped into the Grandmaster realm, right?

Suspected to be a third-rank Grandmaster, as tricky as an old silver coin, not easy to deal with at all.

"The Netherworld Sect is also investigating the Blood Demon, so we might use their strength to aid us..."

"Hmm?"

Just as Chen Mo was pondering, he suddenly sensed something.

Looking down, he was stunned.

Li Yuan was kneeling under the table, her once bold gaze now soft, gazing at him with admiration.

"What are you..."

"Please continue your work, my lord. I’ll just stay here."

"..."

Chen Mo found it somewhat amusing, is she treating me like some kind of buffet?

Li Yuan would usually be deeply ashamed within the Government Office, but now she was being so forward in the public hall, clearly because he was going to Tiannan State for an investigation.

"Yuan’er, you don’t have to wrong yourself like this."

"I am willing, my lord, and I don’t feel wronged at all... hmm..."

Chen Mo had no choice but to let her be.

Raising his hand to set up an isolating array to prevent anyone from noticing, he continued to go through the reports, although his thoughts started to drift.

Knock knock knock—

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, and the Colonel’s voice came from outside, "Mr. Chen, someone is here to see you."

"Cough cough, just a moment..."

Before Chen Mo could respond, a figure in a moon-white Daoist robe had already floated in.

Ling Ningzhi walked gracefully into the public hall, her stunning face as flawless as jade, her every move carrying an air of transcendence and detachment.

"This humble Daoist greets Mr. Chen."

She looked at Chen Mo with her watery eyes, a hint of embarrassment flashing in her glance, recalling what happened last night.

She wasn’t sure what she was thinking at the time, her mind went blank for a moment, as if she was constantly falling deeper into a whirlpool... If Chen Mo hadn’t suddenly left, who knows what might have happened.

"Daoist Qingxuan, do you have business with me?" Chen Mo adjusted his posture slightly, his expression a bit strange.

Ling Ningzhi nodded and said, "I’m here to deliver the ’apprenticeship gift’ to Mr. Chen..."

With a wave of her sleeve, a hundred white porcelain bottles and a thick stack of talismans appeared on the table.

"These were prepared by Qu Sifan and Li Siya. Originally, they wanted to deliver them to you in person, but because of the trouble they caused yesterday, Counselor Yuan put them under house arrest, so they asked me to come instead..."

"Thank you for the trouble, Daoist."

Chen Mo picked up a porcelain bottle, opened it, and took a look.

The Red Blood Melt Yang Pill can refine bones and blood, nourishing the body and essence.

He opened several more bottles in succession, Dual Yin Rejuvenation Pill, Dragon and Tiger Yang Invigorating Pill... all Spirit Pills meant for Martial Artists, showing that the two indeed prepared carefully.