CHAPTER 358: CHAPTER 157: FAIRY’S CURRENT OFFENDER! HONGYIN’S YU HONGYIN! (6K)_3

Although it’s slightly inferior to high-grade spiritual pills, the quality is still not bad, plus there’s the advantage of a large quantity, with a bottle containing twenty or thirty pills.

With the thousands of spiritual pills in front of him, along with those hundreds of high-quality talismans, Chen Mo couldn’t possibly use them all himself, even if he armed the Fire Department Constables to the teeth.

"The Demon Suppression Department is really loaded!"

Chen Mo sighed in his heart.

This wool can’t be fully plucked, it’s just endless.

Looking at the pile of documents on the desk, Ling Ningzhi curiously asked, "Mr. Chen, are you busy with official duties today?"

Chen Mo casually answered, "I need to handle a case out of town tomorrow, so I’m organizing some relevant materials about the case."

"Handling a case out of town?"

Ling Ningzhi’s gaze swept over the documents, pausing when she saw the words "Blood Demon."

"Ahem."

Chen Mo cleared his throat and said, "I still have matters to attend to, so I won’t detain the Daoist any longer."

In such a hurry to send someone off?

Ling Ningzhi’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Normally, every time they met, Chen Mo would tease her, but today he was unusually honest, and there was a faint sense of distance in his tone.

After he had taken advantage of her, now it seemed as if nothing had happened.

This left her feeling inexplicably wronged and confused.

Suddenly, Ling Ningzhi remembered the "rules" Chen Mo had set for her...

Could it be because she hadn’t paid attention to how she addressed him earlier?

Had she made him angry?

Ling Ningzhi intertwined her slender fingers nervously, confirmed there was no one around, hesitated for a moment, then blushed and murmured, "About last night, isn’t there anything you’d like to say to this humble Daoist? M-master?"

?

Chen Mo was stunned at her words.

Then his expression changed slightly, and his body shook violently.

"Hiss..."

"What’s wrong? Master, are you feeling unwell?"

"..."

Bang.

A muffled sound came from under the table.

Before she could react, a woman dressed in a black martial robe crawled out from under the table.

"General Li?!"

Ling Ningzhi was dumbfounded.

Chen Mo’s soul power was strong, and his senses were sharp, so she would deliberately restrain her divine sense in front of him. Coupled with the array’s cover, she hadn’t even noticed anyone else under the table...

"General Li, what were you just doing...?"

Li Yuan wiped the corner of her mouth and said calmly, "I dropped something, just picking it up."

Ling Ningzhi was puzzled at this, "I’ve been here for a while too, what kind of thing takes so long to pick up?"

"Soybeans, they’re a hassle to pick one by one."

"Where are the beans?"

"I ate them."

"..."

Ling Ningzhi felt something was off.

Wait, if General Li was under the table just now, wouldn’t she have heard her call Chen Mo "master"?!

Thinking of this, her cheeks instantly turned bright red, and she stammered, "I-I have nothing else, I’ll take my leave now."

With that, she turned and left the courtroom in a hurry.

Li Yuan appeared calm, but her ears were already crimson, and she glanced at Chen Mo quietly, "The chief disciple of Tianshu Pavilion, the most potential Daoist in Jiu Zhou, actually calls you master... Mr. Chen, you’re really quite capable."

Chen Mo’s mouth twitched, smiling as he said, "What, is General Li jealous?"

Li Yuan shook her head, with a stern face said, "I have no status or rank, just Mr. Chen’s plaything, where is there any right to be jealous..."

Chen Mo found it amusing; the usually straightforward Little Tiger had also learned to be sarcastic?

Pah——

He raised his hand and gave a slap, creating ripples.

"You’re obviously my treasure, not a plaything. How dare you speak irresponsibly..."

"Hmm~"

Li Yuan let out a light hum, mist filled her eyes, but she couldn’t keep up the act any longer.

"My Lord..."

"What’s the matter?"

"Come inside the room with me..."

...

...

North Market Street, Purple Locust Lane.

The mansion was located at the end of the alley, the walls covered in moss, the green tiles shaded by lush locust trees, creating a serene and quiet environment.

Inside the bedroom, sunlight was split into interwoven patches of light and shadow by the window lattices, Yu Hongyin stood in front of a full-length bronze mirror, gazing at the reflection in the mirror.

Her figure wasn’t particularly tall, but the proportions were astonishingly good, a light pink gauze wrapped around her undulating contours, a waist as slender and supple as a snake, the abundant parts like peaches, with sleek, straight legs and anklets adorned with silver bells, adding an extra touch of charm to her.

"Although that guy is quite annoying, I have to admit, the clothes he designed are quite beautiful."

"It’s just that there’s not enough fabric..."

Yu Hongyin picked up the one-piece underwear on the table, looking at the large hollow section in the middle, mumbled to herself, "This doesn’t cover anything... Hmph, he really is a lewd demon!"

She hesitated for a moment, but her curiosity couldn’t be contained.

Anyway, there’s no one else around, so trying it out shouldn’t be a problem...

Rustle, rustle—

Just as Yu Hongyin was halfway through, the door suddenly swung open and a young maid walked in holding a piece of jade.

"Holy Daughter, there’s a mes...sage?"

The young maid blinked in confusion and asked, "What are you doing?"

Yu Hongyin froze, her face instantly flushed red, and she angrily shouted, "Get out!"

"..."

A moment later.

In the hall, Yu Hongyin was dressed neatly, glaring at the young maid with annoyance, "Don’t you know to knock before entering someone’s room?!"

"It was urgent, so I was careless." The young maid glanced at her nervously, "Holy Daughter, when you went out to buy clothes, you bought this kind of..."

"None of your business!"

Yu Hongyin bared her little tiger teeth and threatened fiercely, "If you dare tell anyone about what just happened, I’ll silence you forever!"

"What’s the use of silencing me after I talk?" the young maid tilted her head, "Silencing me is as good as not silencing, just like that piece of clothing of the Holy Daughter’s, wearing it is like not wearing it?"

"..."

Yu Hongyin’s soft chest heaved; she was almost at the point of boiling.

Feeling that the Holy Daughter was about to explode, the young maid decisively changed the subject and handed her the jade stone.

"Bai Lingchuan sent a message, saying that the Sky Scale Guard has already sealed off the vicinity of Tiannan State, and tomorrow they will send people to capture Fu Li."

Yu Hongyin composed herself, took the jade stone, and as she injected her divine sense into it, the information naturally surfaced in her mind.

Besides the progress of the case, Bai Lingchuan also specifically mentioned that he dispatched a divine detective, with sharp eyes and extraordinary judgment, who can definitely apprehend Fu Li.

"Hehe, I know exactly what kind of people the Sky Scale Guard are."

"Court hounds, not to be fully trusted. We can’t rely solely on Bai Lingchuan for this matter, report to the sect immediately, and we will go to Tiannan State to keep watch ourselves..."

"Yes."

...

...

Afternoon.

Chen Mo left the Government Building, riding his horse toward the north of the city.

First, he was careless in front of Ling Ningzhi, then boldly ventured into a tiger’s den... At the moment, he felt a clarity of the spirit platform, with no desires and no aims, comparable to the ancient sages.

The past few days had been taxing, and before setting out tomorrow, he planned to go to the Heavenly Martial Arena for some body and muscle refining, and to recover his state of mind.

After all, the opponent’s strength was unknown, and improving his cultivation even a little would increase his chances of victory.

Arriving in front of the massive building, he dismounted, tied up the reins, and ascended the stone steps, placing the jade plate inscribed with the word "Martial" against the kylin pattern.

A glow flashed, and when he opened his eyes again, he was already inside the Heavenly Martial Arena.

There were still no scattered duties, and there were only a few figures on the Martial Arts Practice Square. An old man was sweeping the ground with a broom made of sorghum, his hair was white, his back was hunched, and his gray tunic had patches.

As Chen Mo passed by the old man, he paused and cupped his hands, "Thanks to your reminder last time, I haven’t had the chance to formally thank you."

On the day of the Heavenly Element Martial Examination, he had lost track of time during his practice, and if it weren’t for the old man’s reminder, he would have almost missed it...

If he had really missed the martial examination, the Busty Empress surely wouldn’t have let him off.

The old man didn’t lift his head and blandly said, "What is destined to be, will be. Even without my reminder, you would still have made it in time... Move aside."

Chen Mo stepped back two steps.

Clearly, the stone tile was spotlessly clean, yet the old man meticulously continued to sweep.

"Thank you, old man."

Chen Mo cupped his hands again and turned to enter the building.

Swish, swish—

As the old man swept, a pair of black court boots appeared in his view.

"Move aside."

The boots didn’t move an inch.

Looking up, a figure in a blue satin robe came into view, Eunuch Jin standing with his hands behind his back, smiling, "Long time no see, Li He."

The old man remained expressionless, turned, and left, muttering, "What a nuisance..."

"..."

Eunuch Jin’s eyelid twitched, saying, "Her Majesty the Empress sent me."

The old man stopped in his tracks and asked, "For what?"

"To kill."

"How many?"

"Not sure, at least a few thousand..."

Before Eunuch Jin finished speaking, the old man flickered over, his murky eyes suddenly brimming with excitement, "Are you serious? Lying to people about such things deserves punishment without an end!"

"..."

"Oh, I forgot, you are already a dead eunuch..."

Eunuch Jin’s forehead veins bulged, gritting his teeth, "Eunuch is eunuch, what do you mean by ’dead eunuch’? Can’t you show some respect for my profession? Moreover, don’t you already know why I ended up like this?"

Zhong Lihe patted his shoulder and sighed, "Brother, you’ve suffered."

Eunuch Jin’s face just started to soften when he saw Zhong Lihe coming close, flaring his nostrils as if sniffing something.

Eunuch Jin asked in confusion, "What are you sniffing?"

Zhong Lihe replied, "I heard that post-castration might cause leaks, I’m just checking if you have that smell."

Eunuch Jin: "@#%&*!"