No taboos

Chapter 500 Heart Demon (8,000 words)
There is an eternal bond between resentment and the perpetrator.

Mr. Lan felt that Xu Yuan was being too unrealistic.

Once the corpse is altered, it loses control.

What if it goes berserk and pounces on people, eats its fill first, and then goes to find Luqiu Rock?
We still have to kill this living corpse—so what's the point of transforming it?
However, what Lord Xu did next gave Mr. Lan a feeling of "eye-opening".

Xu Yuan did not throw the body out of the camp directly, but let it undergo natural transformation.

Instead, he raised his hand and threw out the "Ten Thousand Souls Cloth".

A hazy, dreamlike world enveloped everything around.

A chilling wind swept through, accompanied by the murmurs of ghosts.

Dozens of large and small ghost soldiers, led by a three-headed demon, exhaled yin energy at the corpse.

The corpse quickly began to writhe... In no time, the wounds on the corpse healed automatically, and then it became deformed!

The broken corpse suddenly stood up straight.

It was indeed incredibly thirsty.

But the surroundings were eerie, and there was not a trace of human presence.

These yin beings, led by the three-headed demon, kept whispering in its ear, saying things like revenge for wrongs, grudges for grievances, debts from the mortal world to be collected in the underworld, and so on.

The grotesque corpse was bewitched, its resentment and anger surging, its eyes instantly turning bloodshot. Then, following a vague sense of direction, it stiffly chased after the enemy in a certain direction.

Xu Yuan then manipulated the handkerchief, keeping it constantly shrouded around the grotesque corpse.

Under the cover of the handkerchief, he and the others quietly followed behind the grotesque corpse.

This evil spirit moved very strangely, unlike ordinary zombies, because it had many deformed parts on its body.

Its movements are more like those of a rigid, ferocious beast.

Extremely fast.

If someone were to actually attack, even a low-level martial artist would likely be caught off guard and killed.

The creature left the camp and headed north towards the canal.

The night was deep, and the river was rushing and gurgling, but it couldn't drown out the strange sounds of evil spirits howling, rolling, and fighting in the river.

Occasionally, there would be the cracking sound of bones being crushed, which was enough to send chills down your spine.

As we approached the canal, a faint, emerald-green light suddenly appeared beneath a small hill in front of us.

Faintly, some shouts could be heard.

The grotesque corpse then headed straight for the ghostly light, emitting an angry "hoho" sound.

The group exchanged glances, realizing that the creature had spotted its target.

The grotesque corpse pounced at the foot of the small mound, and Xu Yuan and the others followed. They saw the grotesque corpse rush towards the light without any regard for anything else!
Xu Yuan and the others were utterly astonished.

The small mound was only about the height of a person, with a rabbit hole underneath, no bigger than a large bowl.

The eerie light was emanating from the cave entrance.

In the light, Luqiu Yan sat upright in the center, but he was only the size of a finger.

In front of him was a "stone table".

This so-called stone table is just a rock the size of a fist.

The surface is smooth.

There were also seven or eight evil spirits of various kinds surrounding the "stone table".

There are evil spirits and demons, strange monsters and evil spirits, and the spirits of plants and trees.

They sat together with Luqiu Rock, their eyes fixed on the dominoes on the stone table!

Lu Qiuyan was the dealer, and he was also very focused. He was holding the dominoes with both hands, and his knuckles were even deformed because he was holding them so tightly.

They were completely absorbed in a gambling game.

Gamblers are truly insane.

Lu Qiuyan committed such a huge crime in the princess's camp, yet he still had the mind to organize an evil gambling game here!

The grotesque corpse, disregarding everything, lunged towards the cave entrance, only to be drawn in by the emerald light. Its entire body rapidly shrank and disappeared into the cave!

This thing broke in, but it didn't immediately attract attention.

Lu Qiuyan and the evil spirits sensed a "newcomer" had joined, but Lu Qiuyan, who was in charge at this crucial moment, said without turning his head, "Wait a minute if you want to play. Join after this round is over..."

After the grotesque corpse rushed in, it opened its blood-red maw and headed straight for Luqiu Yan's neck to bite.

But as soon as Lu Qiuyan uttered these words... even the monstrous corpse suddenly became addicted to gambling and abruptly stopped behind Lu Qiuyan.

Its gaping maw was less than two fingers' width away from Luqiu Rock's nape.

It twisted its body strangely and slowly retreated to the side.

Revenge can be taken slowly; let's play a couple of rounds first.

Luqiu Yan finally opened his dominoes and laughed loudly, "All-in, all-in..."

He clasped his hands together and took all the bets on the stone table into his own pocket.

The stakes were: a rotting, maggot-infested human leg, the hearts of two unknown creatures, four eyeballs, and two coins of ghost silver.

Lu Qiuyan, without turning his head, asked the "newcomer," "Want to play? Do you have money?"

The grotesque corpse scratched its head, wondering if it had any money.
It seems I don't have any money...

How can we play this?
Outside the rabbit hole, Mr. Lan watched the eerie scene unfold and whispered to Xu Yuan, "What do we do?"

Everyone could see that the eerie light was some kind of trickery.

Upon approaching, they will be shrunk and fall into the cave, just like those evil spirits.

Mr. Lan was still a little confused and asked, "That monstrous corpse was full of resentment and anger, wishing it could devour Luqiu Rock. Why did it stop killing people after entering and instead want to gamble a couple of times?"

Xu Yuan stared at Lu Qiuyan and said, "He has also changed. He is no longer human, but a kind of evil spirit related to gambling!"
Its skill level is extremely high; once you enter its 'casino,' you're completely captivated by its cunning tricks, abandoning everything to gamble until the very end.

The grotesque corpse remained silent. Lu Qiuyan glanced back at it—because of its deformities, Lu Qiuyan did not recognize it as Hou Shiqian.

"No money? No money is no problem. You have hands and feet, and you have a life of crime, all of which you can gamble with."

After Lu Qiuyan finished speaking, he said to the other evil spirits, "Quickly, quickly, place your bets! This time, play Big or Small!"

The grotesque corpse thought Lu Qiuyan's words made a lot of sense, so it placed one of its hands on the "big" part.

Upon hearing Xu Yuan's words, Mr. Lan immediately became worried: "Then what do we do? If we try to capture Lu Qiuyan, we'll come into contact with that ghostly light—but once we come into contact with it, we might get sucked in..."

Xu Yuan smiled and said, "Simple."

Xu Yuan flicked his finger, and the tendon pill flew out.

As soon as it landed on that eerie light, it was sucked in with a whoosh.

Then everyone saw that after the tendon pill fell into the rabbit hole, it quickly turned into a long rope.

Tie up those evil gamblers along with Luqiu Yan!
Luqiu Yan and the evil spirits resisted, but to no avail.

Lu Qiuyan was originally a sixth-rate fighter, but after the surviving transformation, his strength increased dramatically to the fifth-rate fighter.

However, after Xu Yuan's beast sinew rope was fused with the imperial belt, it was refined by Xu Yuan again and has reached the same level as Xu Yuan, reaching the fourth rank.

Lu Qiuyan shouted and tried several methods in succession, but he could not budge the beast sinew rope even slightly.

They were tightly bound, and then Xu Yuan pulled on the animal sinew rope, pulling them out one by one.

Once these things left the rabbit hole and the dim light, they grew rapidly.

One of the plant spirits, a malevolent entity, suddenly transformed into a five-zhang-tall man-eating tree. It opened its blood-red maw on the trunk with a ferocious expression, and a dozen branches lashed out, trying to capture Xu Yuan and the others and stuff them into its mouth.

Xu Yuan didn't even look at it. He breathed out a mouthful of fire, burning the man-eating giant tree, the grotesque corpse, and other evil spirits to ashes.

Only Luqiu Rock remains.

Luqiu Yan, still putting up a stubborn resistance, bound by animal sinew ropes, opened his mouth and said, "Dare to make a bet with me?"

Countless tiny fleshy whiskers seeped out from between its teeth and wriggled wildly incessantly from its mouth!

Mr. Cao and Mr. Lan were immediately itching to play, and their fingers twitched uncontrollably as they wanted to roll the dice a few times!
And I'm sure I can win!
Xu Yuan coughed.

"No Taboos" transformed into a life-altering technique, silently enveloping the two of them.

The two of them suddenly felt their minds clear!
"I'm ashamed!" The two were secretly alarmed; this evil spirit's methods were truly bizarre! They had almost fallen for its tricks!

Both of them were fourth-rate, and facing a fifth-rate evil spirit, they were inevitably a bit overconfident, thinking that as long as they didn't come into contact with that eerie light, they would be fine. As a result, they were almost persuaded by Lu Qiuyan's words to "entertain" and join the gambling game!

Xu Yuan flung Pi Dan at Lu Qiu Yan, sealing his mouth shut.

“This thing… is really strange!” Xu Yuan couldn’t help but say.

Then, using the animal sinew rope, they dragged Luqiu Yan back to the camp.

General Shi patrolled the camp with ten armored soldiers under his command.

Upon seeing Xu Yuan return, and then seeing Lu Qiu Yan dragging behind him, he immediately turned and headed towards the princess's barracks.

"Your Highness!" General Shi's voice revealed admiration and excitement: "Lord Xu has brought Luqiu Yan back!"

General Shi came from a military background, and solving cases was a complete novice for him.

A strange case occurred in the camp, and even Mr. Cao, whom General Shi considered "cunning and shrewd," was helpless.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yuan, at such a young age, easily found clues and quickly brought the culprit, Lu Qiuyan, to justice!

so amazing!

From now on, the young Lord Xu will be General Shi's master of cryptic cases!

His Highness smiled.

This time, the "do as you please" technique worked very well. She could feel that her cultivation level had improved quietly.

Xu Yuan brought Lu Qiuyan back, and Mr. Cao and Mr. Lan were somewhat conflicted: "What should we do next?"

"We need to interrogate this guy, but if we get him to talk, he'll use tricks to ambush us."

Xu Yuan can interrogate people himself, and with his "unfettered" nature, he is not afraid of Lu Qiuyan's cunning techniques.

However, Mr. Cao would not feel at ease if the food was only shown to him and His Highness.

Xu Yuan said seriously this time, "Let's examine the soul."

Mr. Cao nodded: "Alright, I'll make the arrangements."

Although it was Xu Yuan who quickly solved the case, Mr. Cao still planned to use his own people to examine the soul.

The feud between Lü Qiuyan and Hou Shiqian may involve some "deals" in Beidu.

If the other members of the Purification Department were to find out, it would be somewhat detrimental to His Highness.

As for Xu Yuan, Mr. Cao believes he should understand what can and cannot be said.

“Hmm…” Xu Yuan pondered for a moment and said, “Very well, Lord Master, please arrange the manpower, and I will assist you from the side.”

Mr. Cao glanced at him and frowned.

At this point, Xu Yuan should have voluntarily withdrawn.

But he insisted on getting involved—it wasn't that Mr. Cao disliked it.

Xu Yuan has already demonstrated his abilities, and Mr. Cao has developed confidence in him.

"Is Lord Xu worried that something else might happen?" Mr. Cao asked.

Xu Yuan nodded.

Dealing with smart people is so easy and effortless.

“This person is acting strangely,” Xu Yuan said. “He seems to be some kind of malevolent spirit. We must be careful when examining the souls of such evil spirits.”

“Heart-wrenching evil?” Mr. Cao murmured. He had heard of this kind of evil before; it was a kind of existential evil that lurked deep in people’s hearts.

In the past, such evil spirits were called "inner demons".

It originates from what people think in their hearts.

For example, cravings, love of food, and greed for money are all disgusting traits that originate from people's own hearts.

Xu Yuan considered this possibility when he saw the gambling game in the rabbit hole.

Because this evil spirit "parasitizes" the human heart, and its true form is hidden deep within the "Lingxiao" (spiritual realm), even if Xu Yuan used the fire in his abdomen to burn Luqiu Yan to ashes, he could not harm its essence.

On the contrary, it is highly likely that during the soul-examination, it will break out from the soul and launch a sneak attack.

If things go wrong, even the divine cultivator who judges souls might be enslaved by them.

It is like Luqiu Rock.

Lu Qiuyan was clearly not recently possessed by this "heart demon"; he frequented casinos and was therefore easily susceptible to evil spirits.

Mr. Cao thought for a moment and said, "I will arrange a reliable person."

He summoned a retainer, and when he entered, Xu Yuan almost thought he had met the wandering gentleman.

This person was very tall, with shoulders that were at least four feet wide, but he appeared very "thin".

The clothes were on my body, but it felt like there was nothing underneath; they just hung there, floating in the wind.

His face was covered with wrinkles, and his eye bags were heavy and large.

Mr. Cao introduced: "This is Ge Bei'er, a fifth-rate cultivator. Among His Highness's disciples, he is the number one cultivator."

He will be the one to examine the soul this time; please give him your due consideration, Lord Xu.

Deep inside the quilt, a withered, claw-like hand scratched its head.

His hair wasn't styled into a bun; it was just loosely draped over his head, with only a few strands left.

A few more hairs fell off with that scratch.

Ge Beier looked distressed.

"Sir, there's no need to boast about me being the best. I'm just a dying man."

Xu Yuan could also see that Ge Bei'er's cultivation path had encountered some changes.

His vital energy was about to be depleted.

This was drained dry by the ghost soldiers it raised.

This situation is not uncommon in spiritual cultivation.

The higher the standard, the more likely this situation is to occur.

Ge Bei'er was not in good condition, so Mr. Cao usually did not ask him to take action.

Because every move he makes could be the swan song of this fifth-rate divine cultivator.

But this matter is of great importance.

Xu Yuan secretly used "Looking at Fate" to look at Ge Bei'er, but suddenly a thought struck him and he said, "If you trust me, senior, after this matter is over, I will take you to see a powerful being. Perhaps there is still hope."

Ge Bei'er was taken aback. Xu Yuan didn't say he would take him to see someone, but instead said "an existence," which inevitably gave him a sliver of expectation.

But his injury... is very troublesome.

While in Beidu, His Highness sought help everywhere, but could not find a solution.

A glimmer of hope flashed in Ge Bei'er's eyes, but it was quickly extinguished.

But he knew what was good for him, so he cupped his hands and said to Xu Yuan, "You are too kind, sir. I thank you in advance."

Mr. Cao then pointed to Luqiu Rock, who was still bound by animal sinew rope, and said, "Alright, let's begin."

Ge Beier nodded, went to Luqiu Yan's side to examine him, and then exclaimed in amazement: "This rope is really exquisite! It actually incorporates a trace of official authority, which has a certain deterrent effect on evil spirits. Once bound, one cannot break free."

He added, "However, I must ask Lord Xu to accept this external elixir. This trace of official authority will also suppress my cunning."

Xu Yuan nodded and said, "Senior, be careful. This evil spirit is only a fifth-rate one."

Ge Bei'er waved her hand: "Don't worry."

Xu Yuan snapped his fingers and retracted the animal sinew rope, but Pi Dan still covered Lu Qiu Yan's mouth.

Once freed, Luqiu Yan stretched out his entire body, and in an instant, his flesh and blood began to proliferate and deform wildly outward—

But Ge Bei'er was faster, extending her palm and clenching her five fingers into a claw shape.

That was a real claw strike. Lu Qiuyan was instantly paralyzed, his flesh and blood frozen solid.

A shapeless soul was slowly pulled out of the flesh by Ge Bei'er.

Luqiu Yan resisted stubbornly, and dozens of different gambler faces appeared on his soul, twisted and ferocious, roaring madly at Ge Beier:
"If you've got the guts, make a bet with me..."

"I'll bet my life against you!"

But this trick was ineffective against Ge Bei'er. The cultivator sighed, "I only have half a life left. I can't gamble with you."

Xu Yuan opened his mouth and spat out a sword pellet, which transformed into a small sword in his hand: "I'll lend you a hand, senior!"

He then lightly flicked his fingers across the sword:

Ding!
Luqiu Yan's soul was instantly torn apart!
The dozens of distorted gambler faces were instantly torn to pieces. With Xu Yuan's help, Ge Bei'er exerted force again and completely pulled out the soul.

Then came the divine cultivator's actions, and the soul gradually became wooden and dull, obediently waiting for orders.

What do you want to ask?

Mr. Cao then spoke.

Ge Bei'er asked the spirit a question.

The spirit answered honestly.

Things did turn out much as they had guessed, except that Lu Qiuyan had exaggerated a bit, which resulted in attracting a business from Guangdong and Guangxi.

The company sent people into Beidu three months ago because it had received advance notice that the Shenji Camp planned to purchase a batch of repeating muskets to counter Xue Sha Gui's new type of firearms.

The Snow Demons purchased this batch of new muskets from Anelia.

The Shenji Battalion suffered losses in several recent small-scale clashes in the north.

This business originally had its own connections, and a vice minister from the Ministry of War promised to pay them 100,000 taels of silver to help them with this matter.

As soon as they arrived in Beidu, before they could even deliver the silver, the vice minister got involved in a case and was arrested by the Eastern Depot...

They were reluctant to give up the deal, so they inquired around the capital.

By chance, I got involved with Luqiu Rock.

To outsiders—especially those unfamiliar with Beidu—Luqiu Yan appears to be a friend of Princess Ruicheng, a close friend of Liu Tong's nephew, and a renowned young prodigy.

It's still quite intimidating.

So the merchant promised to pay 100,000 taels of silver, just to be able to participate in the Shenji Camp's procurement this time.

The Shenji Camp didn't care how much of this initial sound they received; what the merchants were after was the subsequent sound.

Lu Qiuyan used a series of persuasive tactics to get the business to hand over 100,000 taels of silver notes.

But as things dragged on, the business became anxious and kept pressing them for more information.

Lu Qiuyan then found Hou Shiqian, gave him 20,000 taels of silver, and asked him to arrange for Liu Tong to meet with the businessmen.

Try to keep them calm.

Lu Qiuyan told Hou Shiqian and Liu Tong: These people are all suckers from the south.

Having no foothold in Beidu, once this money is in our pockets, they can't do anything to us.

Let's stall him for now.

Can they stay in Beidu indefinitely?

If all else fails, we can ask Liu Tong to step in and take a small order from the Divine Machine Camp and pass it on to them.

After meeting the people from the business, Liu Tong discovered that things were not as they seemed.

This business had little foothold in Beijing, but it was deeply entrenched and had a complex and intertwined influence in Guangdong and Guangxi.

This 100,000 taels of silver was not so easy to embezzle, so he prepared to withdraw and have Hou Shiqian return the silver to Lüqiu Yan.

Luqiu Yan was being pressured by the merchants again, so he had no choice but to go to Hou Shiqian again.

Hou Shiqian, however, made an outrageous demand, asking him to forgive all his gambling debts.

A total of 127,000 taels!
Otherwise, I will absolutely not help.

The two tried to reach an agreement several times but failed. Lu Qiuyan felt that Hou Shiqian was simply unable to persuade Liu Tong and was just trying to take the opportunity to renege on his gambling debts.

Just like my own plans for the business!
So the two of them started arguing during their last discussion and ended up fighting again.

Enraged, Lüqiu Yan lost his temper and killed Hou Shiqian.

Xu Yuan, who was listening from the side, understood that Lu Qiuyan had long been controlled by that "mental demon".

Throughout the entire incident, Lu Qiuyan's behavior was that of a gambler.

The gambling den couldn't do anything about it.

Betting Liu Tong is willing to help.

I'm betting that no one will be able to trace Hou Shiqian's death back to me...

Xu Yuan shook his head and stood up, saying to Mr. Cao, "Wait a moment, I'll be right back."

Then he strode out, and before he even stepped out the door, his hands were already unbuckling his belt.

Mr. Lan grinned widely.

People have three urgent needs.

Looking back, several hours have passed since I started watching Xu Yuan, and he has indeed been completely focused on his work, without going to the toilet even once.

Now that the case is solved, I feel relaxed and the urge to urinate has come.

Mr. Lan decided not to keep an eye on it anymore.

After a while, Xu Yuan returned, looking relieved. He cupped his hands to the crowd and said, "Come on, let's continue the interrogation."

Luqiu Yan killed Hou Shiqian and put the body in a "bloody bag".

This thing is an upgraded version of the "fishy fritter," about the same size, but with a capacity dozens of times greater.

He then made no attempt to dispose of the body and led it all the way to Champa.

He lost to Xu Yuan during the day—a gambler who loses tries to win back his losses.

He used trickery to disguise Hou Shiqian's corpse as a wild goat.

When the soldiers, acting on His Highness's orders, delivered the wild goat to the Exorcism Department, he switched it with another.

Xu Yuan interjected, "Even if they tricked me into eating it, what use would it be?"

There was no poison in the meat, nor any hidden trickery.

Did you go to all this trouble just to annoy me?

Upon hearing his question, Luqiu Yan's spirit slowly turned his face, and suddenly the corners of his mouth turned up while the corners of his eyes turned down.

The corners of his eyes and mouth were joined together, making it look incredibly eerie.

"Because, when Hou Shiqian was alive, my power had already been planted in his heart."

"As long as I eat that meat, I can crawl out of your belly!"

That strange face instantly detached from the entire soul!

It looked like a picture hanging above everyone's heads!
It was like an evil moon, showering a power that did not belong to the mortal world upon the group!

"I'm sure I'll win this time!"

"Nobody loses every single day!"

"Bet big, and I can break even in one go!"

"Even if I lose everything, I still have my life!"

Suddenly, all sorts of crazy ideas popped into the minds of the group.

Even Mr. Cao couldn't withstand it.

Things that I usually dare not do because of my own rationality, I now feel that I can "take a gamble" on!
It's madness in everyone's eyes.

The veins on his neck and forehead were bulging.

Clench your fists tightly.

They've all become gamblers who would stake their entire fortune and their lives on the table!

The eerie, malevolent moon above his head smiled even more exaggeratedly.

Among the people below, Ge Beier and Mr. Lan were the first to move. They reached out, opened the door, and were about to go out to spread the "Heart Demon" to everyone in the camp!

……

"Because... as long as I eat that meat, I can crawl out of your belly!"

As Xinsui uttered those words, Mr. Wenqi, who had been sitting beside His Highness protecting him, suddenly experienced a rapid swell in his stomach.

If you eat too much, your stomach should swell up as a whole.

But now, a fist-sized lump has suddenly bulged out on his stomach.

The "bulge" grew rapidly, eventually reaching the size of an infant's head.

Then, from bottom to top, past the chest to the neck, it continues towards the top of Mr. Wenqi's head!

But Mr. Vinci suddenly opened his mouth and burped.

"Uh--"

A dark, turbid gas spewed out, struggling and twisting in front of Mr. Wenqi's face, not dissipating, but rushing straight towards his seven orifices, trying to penetrate them again!

Mr. Wenqi frowned, seemingly finding the thing troublesome as well. Instead of trying to catch it with his hands, he tossed out a broken bone.

This is the scapula of some kind of animal.

It has a dozen or so strange characters engraved on it.

Nobody recognizes it, and the handwriting has absolutely no aesthetic appeal whatsoever in the "calligraphy" of the scholars.

But every single word was stained red with some unknown substance.

One of the words jumped out, like a little person, and captured that dark and turbid atmosphere.

Mr. Wenqi's face showed a pained expression as he lost an ancient character.

But he spoke with a defiant tone: "You think you can outmaneuver me with such crude tricks?"

Suddenly the door opened, and Xu Yuan rushed in from outside, throwing something out of his hand and directly at the cloud of turbid air.

"boom……"

The void trembled, the ancient temple grew larger and larger, and the mortal realm and the celestial realm were connected.

Xu Yuan said, "Senior, please make a move!"

Whom were they targeting? Xu Yuan didn't need to explain at all.

Mr. Wenqi is a third-rate literary cultivator. At this level, he would naturally cultivate some additional methods specifically targeting Lingxiao.

Most people who target Lingxiao cultivate defensive techniques.

Xu Yuan didn't know if Mr. Wenqi had any offensive tactics.

But let's shout it out first, just in case.

A third-rate literary cultivator like myself can simply create the conditions for the battle; there's no need for me to personally conquer the Heavenly Palace.

Lord Xu also wanted to experience the thrill of clinging to someone's coattails.

Mr. Wenqi glanced at him wistfully, then cut his finger, squeezed out blood, mixed it with cinnabar, and with a flourish of his brush, wrote a large character in the air:
伐！
As soon as the words flew up, Xu Yuan immediately opened the temple door.

Then, a series of clanging sounds of battle rang out from inside the small temple!

It was as if an army had fought its way from the small temple all the way to the depths of the heavens!

The screams were incessant!
Xu Yuan sensed that the turbid air in the ancient temple had been completely annihilated.

As for the "Heart Demon's" true form in Lingxiao, it must have suffered some damage and has already fled far away.

This evil spirit's methods are unpredictable and difficult to defend against, but it is not good at direct combat.

Without Xu Yuan's ancient temple, Mr. Wenqi could at most have dispelled that turbid air.

But since the gateway to "Lingxiao" is wide open and he can directly intervene in Lingxiao, Mr. Wenqi will not hold back.

Xu Yuan retrieved the ancient temple and gave Mr. Wenqi a thumbs up: "Senior, you are truly awe-inspiring!"

Her Highness was still sitting on the soft couch, blinking—it all happened so fast, she didn't even understand what was going on.

Mr. Wenqi, however, had a cold, old face: "You have so little confidence in this old man?"

"No," Xu Yuan naturally denied, "It is precisely by taking this opportunity, with the help of the senior, to severely punish that evil spirit!"
But we can't reveal it beforehand, lest the evil spirit become aware of it.

"Hmph!" Mr. Wenqi was too lazy to say anything more.

……

Mr. Lan and Ge Bei'er were about to open the door. As soon as they went out, they would spread the "Heart Demon" throughout the entire camp!

The crooked moon overhead suddenly began to distort.

It was originally Luqiu Yan's "face," with the corners of his mouth and eyes curving together to form an incredibly strange smile.

But the features on this "face" twisted together, and then a shrill scream came out of its mouth. The whole face was like a piece of cloth, and it was suddenly pulled away from behind!
Xie Yue vanished in a flash.

It no longer exists here.

At this moment, "Xu Yuan" inside the house was preparing to throw out the "Ten Thousand Souls Cloth".

The master said that if he couldn't control it, he would throw the artifact out.

Use the illusion of yin energy to buy some time.

Now, the "moon" has disappeared, and Mr. Cao and Mr. Lan have gradually returned to normal, the gambler's madness in their eyes slowly fading away.

Lang Xiaoba breathed a sigh of relief, wiped his face with his hand, dispelled his magic, and returned to his original appearance.

He still carries the aftereffects of Xu Yuan's "No Taboos" life technique.

This life-saving technique allows him to withstand the trickery of "heart demons" for a certain period of time.

"This..." Mr. Cao was stunned when he saw that "Xu Yuan" had become Lang Xiaoba.

When Xu Yuan was halfway through examining the soul, he realized that an even more serious problem would arise with Mr. Wen Qi.

It's impossible for Luqiu Yan to go to such lengths to turn a corpse into a wild goat just to disgust himself.

Of all the people in the camp, only Mr. Wenqi has eaten the meat.

Although Mr. Wenqi is only a third-rate person, he has always stayed by His Highness's side!
Xu Yuan dared not risk Princess Ruicheng's safety.

Using the excuse of going to the toilet, he quickly exchanged words with Lang Xiaoba.

Then Lord Xu hid himself outside Princess Ruicheng's gate.

Fortunately, the third-rate scholar did not disappoint Xu Yuan. With the help of Mr. Wenqi, he dealt a heavy blow to the "heart demon"!
Xu Yuan spent a great deal of time explaining the whole story to His Highness in the room.

His Highness listened intently, his eyes sparkling, and his gaze towards Lord Xu became somewhat unusual.

Mr. Cao and Mr. Lan rushed over and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that His Highness was unharmed.

"Your Highness..."

Princess Ruicheng waved her hand: "Thanks to Lord Xu, this strange case was solved in just a few hours."

"You may all leave; I need to rest."

Your Highness has stayed up with us until now, and is indeed exhausted.

Then everyone took their leave.

Upon reaching the door, His Highness's lazy voice rang out once again: "With Xu Yuan guarding the door, I can sleep peacefully with you watching over me."

Xu Yuan was taken aback, and Mr. Cao and Mr. Lan both showed surprise at the same time.

Mr. Wenqi, on the other hand, flew away like a gust of wind.

He was supposed to be guarding the gate for His Highness tonight.

Now that Your Highness has taken a fancy to someone else, this old man is just about to go drink and eat meat!

(End of this chapter)