This scholar is a bit cruel

Chapter 320 The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons
The entire Bai family mobilized.

At the same time, Bai Ming used all his connections to begin a city-wide search for his daughter.

Patrol teams, government officials, and the city's garrison all began searching.

As a result, the scandalous affairs of the Bai family spread and were discussed throughout Lin'an City.

The son-in-law of the Bai family got together with his sister-in-law.

The eldest daughter of the Bai family, unable to bear the anger, suddenly ran away from home and became a nun.

The news reached the palace immediately.

After hearing this, the Queen was somewhat puzzled. After pondering for a moment, she ordered someone to help search for it.

At noon.

Liu Chujian and Lin Daiyu, accompanied by their maids, arrived at Baoan Hall.

Meanwhile, inside Baoan Hall, Su Dafang was excitedly and heartbrokenly recounting the news he had heard outside that morning.

"I heard that the young man not only seduced his sister-in-law, but also ruined all the maids in the Bai household... He's so busy every night, he's got two women on his left and two on his right..."

"Oh, right, I heard that all the young ladies and maids from the Jia family mansion in the Grand View Garden are part of that boy's harem..."

"And that First Encounter Bookstore..."

Su Qingling sat behind the counter, pounding medicine quietly, still maintaining a calm and composed demeanor.

When Liu Chujian and Lin Daiyu entered the shop with blushing faces, Su Dafang immediately coughed, stopped talking, and made an excuse to go to the backyard.

at the same time.

Luo Zijun, who was the subject of much discussion, wandered among the various bookstores in the city.

He was searching for news of the "Land of Ten Thousand Demons".

However, after searching through all the bookstores in the city, he still didn't get any useful information, and didn't even know where the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons was.

He even went to the martial arts shop to inquire.

"Master seems to know something about demons, why don't we go ask him..."

After searching in vain, he had no choice but to head towards Baoan Hall.

It was already evening.

As the sun sets behind the horizon, the green mountains rise and fall, and the evening glow is like brocade.

Luo Zijun's gaze drifted to the distant horizon filled with rosy clouds, and a myriad of emotions welled up within her once more.

Bai Meixue, Miss Bai, Fairy, Ex-wife...

Sure enough, there were surprises and shocks.

Why did she only reveal it after she left?
Also, why did she leave?

Going home? Is it really just a simple matter of going home? After all these years here, why would she suddenly want to go home?
Isn't this her home?
Here are her father, mother, sister, brother, and all her loved ones...

The country of all monsters?

She's clearly human, how could she be a monster?
How could that be her home?
Even if she is the White Snake, that's a matter from her past life. What does it have to do with this life?
In this life, she is clearly a human being, a genuine human being.

Luo Zijun didn't understand.

Therefore, he had to find out the truth, and to find out the truth, he naturally had to find her.

He had to find her, no matter where she was.

Inside the Baoan Hall, all was quiet. Only the beautiful senior sister, dressed in a plain white dress with green medicinal juice stains on her sleeves, sat behind the counter, resting her chin on her hands, staring blankly into space.

Luo Zijun entered the shop, walked to the counter, knocked on it, and asked, "Is Master in?"

Su Qingling raised her eyes and looked at him, her gaze somewhat strange.

Luo Zijun asked, "What's wrong? Don't you recognize me?"

Su Qingling stared at him for a while longer before asking, "Didn't the Bai family beat you to death?"

Luo Zijun was taken aback, immediately realizing the news had reached here, and said somewhat awkwardly, "Senior Sister, even you don't believe me? My relationship with Qing Tong..."

"Kid, stop fooling me, it disgusts me."

Su Dafang came downstairs with a look of disdain.

Luo Zijun shrugged, knowing he couldn't explain himself, but he still had to: "I had Qing Tong protect me in my room because I needed to break through my cultivation level, and then Miss Bai found out..."

Su Qingling continued to stare blankly, ignoring him.

Su Dafang chuckled, picked up a small teapot, sat down in a rocking chair, and closed his eyes to rest.

Luo Zijun didn't explain further, but went over and asked, "Master, do you know about the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons?"

Su Dafang swayed for a while before opening his eyes and asking, "What Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons? Where did you hear that?"

Luo Zijun was immediately disappointed. Without hiding anything, she told them directly, "Before Miss Bai left, she left me a letter saying that she is... a demon, and she is going home. The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons is her home."

Su Dafang sat down abruptly, his eyes wide: "A monster? Your wife is a monster? Really?"

Luo Zijun said, "Of course it's true."

Su Dafang looked at him strangely: "You believe that?"

Luo Zijun paused for a moment, then said, "I believe you. Because I have witnessed her strength. She can separate her soul from her body, and her cultivation is very high. Moreover, when the Bai Mansion caught fire that day, I clearly felt a powerful demonic aura. I think that demonic aura must have been her. She must have been preparing to use magic to save people, but it was too late."

Silence fell over the room.

After a moment, Su Dafang put down the teapot with a solemn expression and asked, "Didn't you notice anything amiss before?"

Luo Zijun shook her head and said, "Absolutely not, and I couldn't have imagined it at all."

After all, he had always believed that Miss Bai was a white snake in her past life and a human in this life. How could he have imagined that she was also a demon in this life? How could his father-in-law and mother-in-law, two humans, possibly give birth to a demon?

Su Dafang frowned and pondered for a while, then asked doubtfully, "That's not right. If she really is a monster, how could she have lived in the Bai family for so long, and how could she have married you..."

Luo Zijun said, "Perhaps it's the same situation I was in when I entered the Bai family—forced by circumstances, with no other choice. As for why she's a demon, I can't figure it out either. So, I thought of finding the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons, finding her, and then finding out the truth."

Su Dafang looked at him and said, "Isn't that unnecessary? If she really is a monster, why are you still looking for her? Just ignore her. Shouldn't you be happy that the monster is gone?"

"I……"

Luo Zijun glanced at the counter but didn't dare to say that she had actually fallen in love with that monster, and that she had been entangled in a tender and loving relationship with his soul for a long time, and had long regarded him as her own.

"I must find out the truth!"

He said firmly.

Su Dafang stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and then suddenly looked at him and said, "Now that she's gone, can your marriage with her be dissolved?"

Luo Zijun, with mixed feelings, said, "In fact, before she left, she had already given me the written letter of divorce, and I..."

He glanced at the counter again and said, "Actually, I was planning this before I even got married to her. A few days ago, I confessed to her that I hoped she would divorce me, and then she wrote me a letter of divorce."

Su Dafang stared at him for a while and said, "Disciple, judging from your current mood, are you regretting it?"

Luo Zijun said, "No...no."

Su Dafang continued, "After you ask her to divorce you, who do you plan to marry? Your sister-in-law? Or that Miss Liu? Or perhaps, that beautiful and delicate Lin Daiyu from the Grand View Garden?"

Luo Zijun did not answer, but only said, "I promised her that I would take good care of the Bai family and take responsibility for Qing Tong."

Su Dafang's eyes flickered, and he looked thoughtful.

Just then, Qingwen suddenly came in from the backyard carrying a basket of medicinal herbs, and said in a clear voice, "Young master, I know who you want to marry!"

All three of them turned their gaze to her.

Luo Zijun said, "Anyway, I'm not marrying you, so don't flatter yourself."

Qingwen suddenly giggled and said, "I'm not being presumptuous! If you're too shy to say it, I'll say it for you, okay?"

Luo Zijun glared at her and said, "Shut up!"

Qingwen chuckled and was about to speak when Su Qingling's soft voice suddenly came from behind the counter: "Upstairs in Grandpa's room, in the fourth compartment under the bed, there is a book with the words 'The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons' written on it."

Upon hearing this, Su Dafang exclaimed in surprise and jumped up from the rocking chair: "You...you little brat..."

Su Qingling looked at him and said, "I took all your savings, but I left you one tael of silver."

Su Dafang staggered, clutching his chest, looking as if he had suffered a great blow and was about to collapse from the pain.

Luo Zijun was overjoyed and immediately helped him up, saying, "Master, don't be sad. I have silver here. You can have as much as you want!"

To everyone's surprise, that cool voice came from behind the counter again: "How many do you have?"

Luo Zijun: "...No, only a few ounces..."

"Bring it here."

The tone was commanding.

Luo Zijun wanted to argue, but after thinking about it, she obediently walked over, took out five taels of silver, and placed it on the counter.

"Any more?"

"It's gone...it's really gone..."

Luo Zijun rummaged through her pockets, then immediately went over to help her master, saying solicitously, "Master, let's go upstairs and rest."

Su Dafang slapped his hand away impatiently, rolled his eyes, and said, "That book was something I obtained by chance when I was young. It's very meaningful, so I can't give it to you!"

Luo Zijun quickly replied, "Disciple will only look, will never take it away."

Su Dafang seemed to hesitate for a moment, then glanced at the counter again before reluctantly saying, "You wait here, I'll go get it."

With that, he went straight upstairs.

After he left, Luo Zijun asked, "Senior Sister, why did Master pretend not to know when I asked him just now?"

Su Qingling did not answer.

Qingwen answered for him, "Master just doesn't want to talk to you, can't you tell?"

Luo Zijun turned her head and stared at her beautiful face and delicate figure for a while before nodding and saying, "Qingwen is the smartest. By the way, it's a bit cold tonight, Qingwen. I order you to come back with me tonight and warm my bed."

"Tch! She's not your maid!"

Qingwen wasn't afraid at all. She wrinkled her nose at him, snorted, stuck out her little tongue, made a face, and then carried the medicinal herbs to the backyard.

at the same time.

Outside, the sun was about to set.

Outside Lin'an City, somewhere in Cangyun Mountain, on a hillside shrouded by towering ancient trees, a snow-white figure stood, gazing into the distance, through the forest, toward the city that had long since become indistinct.

Behind her stood a sinister, shadowy figure, seemingly without a sound.

"I've already repaid the debt of gratitude, what else is there to be reluctant about?"

"By merging with you, we can ascend to the Great Dao. Before immortality, everything else is insignificant. Besides, what about a mere human being, as lowly as an ant..."

"What are the seven emotions and six desires? They're nothing but dreams and illusions..."

"Immortality is the only thing we should pursue."

"Go back and cultivate diligently. That's our home. I am your only family..."

(End of this chapter)