After the main character who took the blame retired, the female lead quit.

The female fox demon's face stiffened.

Chapter 44, I've Had Enough with Red tape

The newcomer was a strange fellow dressed entirely in a black robe and wearing a hood, with a few strands of light purple hair sticking out from under the hood, looking slightly messy.

Judging from the outline of the close-fitting robe, it was a young girl. A gust of wind blew through the room, lifting the hem of her black robe and revealing a section of her snow-white calves and bare feet.

She originally intended to kick the door open to make herself look more imposing.

But when he went inside and saw that the doors were all open, he had no choice but to settle for second best and knock on the door frame to let her know he had arrived.

The sudden loud noise drew the attention of the female fox demon in the temple. She looked at the guy dressed in a black robe like a cosplayer and her eyebrows furrowed.

She had a bad feeling in her heart. She didn't expect that among the few guys she had randomly lured from the roadside, there was actually a genuine Golden Core cultivator as their leader.

Thinking of this, the female fox demon secretly glanced at the Buddha statue sitting on the table, and added "bastard" after "coward" in her mind.

No wonder it ran so fast; it probably ran into the temple as soon as it left and, fearing it might cause trouble, ran back.

That bastard, he didn't even bother to hide her away.

The figure standing at the entrance tilted his head slightly, and a pair of light pink eyes hidden under the hood swept across the temple, finally landing on the woman in front of him with a graceful figure, dressed in men's clothing.

She narrowed her eyes slightly and said in a slightly authoritative tone:

"You... are you the fox demon who's still in heat and used illusion magic on my underlings to make them perform as actors?"

Are they still acting out scenes of bullying men and women? That's impressive. These guys haven't even killed a chicken, yet they've already become murderous and arsonist tyrants?

As she spoke, she pointed to the group of men in black behind her who had been beaten black and blue by Xiao Yu.

They stood obediently to one side, looking like pitiful children who had gone to their parents to complain.

"What you're doing is like helping someone pull up seedlings; it's bad for their physical and mental health."

She stood with her hands on her hips, exuding an air of authority.

However, upon hearing her words, one of the men in black behind her blinked and quietly stepped forward to remind her:

"Big Sister, it's 'pulling up seedlings to help them grow,' not 'helping others pull up seedlings,' and besides, this phrase doesn't seem to be used that way."

The air seemed to fall silent for a few seconds.

"..."

The purple-haired girl in the black robe beneath the hood smiled, kicked her oblivious underling with her calf, and then said nonchalantly:

"Ahem... Anyway, you need to give me an explanation. And what about the man who beat my little brother up like this? Did he run away, or did you hide him?"

She looked around the temple again, but indeed did not see the man her younger brother had mentioned.

Judging from this, she's protective of her own.

The female fox demon thought to herself, took a few steps back, tugged at her clothes, wrapped them tighter, and adopted a pitiful expression:

"Perhaps it's a misunderstanding, young lady. What illusion? I'm just a pitiful woman!"

As for men, haha... that guy is probably hiding somewhere. He's so heartless. He just abandoned her after he was done with her. What a cruel heart!

Don't you all agree?

As she spoke, she gave them a flirtatious wink.

The purple-haired girl in black robes was unaffected, but the several men in black behind her seemed to freeze instantly, then nodded vigorously and said:

"That's right! The eldest sister looks so pitiful, maybe it really is just a misunderstanding."

"That's right, we must have been bewitched."

"Boss, let's go back."

"Oh~"

Seeing this, the girl's face darkened, and she kicked the man in black who was about to turn into a pervert next to her.

"What are you barking about?! You bunch of good-for-nothings who get played by women, you've fallen for their charms again in the blink of an eye, you're really useless. Didn't I warn you before we came? Didn't you see I'm here to stand up for you? Damn it! If I hadn't sneaked out this time, would I have recruited you guys as my underlings? And now you're saying things that boost the morale of others while diminishing your own."

The girl snorted coldly, not uttering any more words. She looked at the female fox demon, a sharp glint flashing in her pink and white eyes. It was one thing to use her little brother as a pawn, but now she dared to seduce him right in front of her. She really didn't take her seriously.

"I think you're asking for a beating, you sly fox."

She lightly touched the ground with her toes, her black robe fluttering, and her hand, in the shape of a claw, reached straight for the female fox demon.

Outside the black robe, her slender palms were enveloped in a faint purple aura; if touched, it would likely cause considerable trouble.

The female fox demon sensed something was wrong and quickly dodged to the side.

She secretly whispered to Xiao Yu:

"Young master, help! Someone's going to die! No, a fox is going to die!"

"What good is it for you to come to me? I can't handle a Golden Core cultivator. Besides, why did you provoke her in the first place?"

"How was I supposed to know she wasn't under my spell either? Damn it, this trip was full of weirdos."

Do you use charm on a woman?

Xiao Yu felt strange, but he didn't say anything. As for the bewitching the female fox demon had used on him earlier, it was stopped by the loyal system.

"This system has automatically granted the host immunity to the fox demon's charms, deducting 50 points."

Damn! His already meager points have decreased even further.

The female fox demon moved erratically, and although she cried for help, she couldn't be caught by the girl in black robes for a while. Like an eel, each attack could only brush against the hem of her clothes, which made the girl in black robes secretly angry.

The situation has reached a temporary stalemate.

Suddenly, a dark shadow attacked from outside the temple, striking the female fox demon fiercely.

The female fox demon paused, dodging the sudden attack, but her arm was grazed by the black-robed girl's poisonous hand.

The fox demon's expression changed, and she was surprised. She couldn't do anything about the poison that had entered her body and couldn't expel it. She had no choice but to use her spiritual energy to seal the spiritual acupoints on her arm to prevent the poison from spreading throughout her body along the meridians.

The shadowy figure that attacked the fox demon missed its target, its force striking the edge of the altar where the Buddha statue was placed, just a hair's breadth away from the statue's crotch.

In a daze, the people in the temple seemed to see the solemn and dignified Buddha statue tremble slightly.

The dark figure fell to the ground with a thud; upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a spiked club, wider at the top and narrower at the bottom.

At the same time, this also drew the attention of the girl's black-clad henchmen to the Buddha statue that had suddenly appeared on the table.

"By the way, did this temple have any Buddha statues before? I don't remember it having any?"

"Really? I think so too. Where did this Buddha statue come from?"

"Indeed, I don't remember this temple having any Buddha statues. Could it be that the stolen Buddha statues came back on their own?"

On the other side, a fiery red figure walked in with a pair of slender, fair legs.

It was Li Yunshang, who had been lured away by that pair of wild mandarin ducks.

"A fox spirit... As expected, such harmful creatures as fox spirits should be completely eliminated. I was wondering why I could sense Senior Brother Yu's presence in this temple. It turns out it was you, you fox spirit, who did this. Where did you hide him?"

His piercing gaze first fell on the female fox demon, his eyes narrowed, especially when he saw that she was wearing a garment that was clearly men's clothing, the red light in his eyes intensified.

Those are Senior Brother Yu's clothes. Li Yunshang had carefully investigated Xiao Yu's style of dress, after all, she had originally planned to give Xiao Yu a piece of clothing as a gift.

Although it's possible that she just happened to buy the same clothes as Xiao Yu, but... combined with the reaction from the collar, Li Yunshang looked at the clothes on the female fox demon and a strong intuition told her that this fox demon must be related to Senior Brother Yu.

Actually, after rushing out of the temple and chasing for a short distance, Li Yunshang almost sensed that something was wrong.

In any case... the height and build of the man in front are too different from Xiao Yu's. Even if he is disguised, it is unlikely that he can change his height and weight.

Most importantly, she felt the collar around her neck and discovered that the thing that triggered the collar's reaction was still inside the temple.

She realized she'd been lured away from her prey!

After rushing back, she overheard the conversation between the purple-haired girl in black robes and the female fox demon. Instantly, she understood the gist of it: the fox demon in front of her couldn't escape the fact that she had seduced Xiao Yu.

It must be that this female fox demon coveted Senior Brother Yu's body, used Senior Brother Yu's noble character to play the hero and rescue the beauty, and then took the opportunity to seduce Senior Brother Yu.

She had also heard of the fox-human romances that the Confucian scholars talked about.

The thought that her beloved man might be seduced and have his life essence drained by this fox demon in front of her was unbearable.

Li Yunshang felt an urge to tear the fox demon to pieces, and a murderous intent rose in her heart.

"Eh?"

Sensing Li Yunshang's murderous gaze, the female fox demon was slightly taken aback. Why is there another one?

"You vixen, die!"

"You damned fox, quickly apologize to my little brother."

Li Yunshang drew her sword and attacked the female fox demon, while the black-robed girl beside her also attacked her.

For a moment, the female fox demon dodged left and right, facing constant danger.

Depend on!

Where did this crazy woman come from?

She was inwardly groaning, "What on earth is going on?!"

It feels like ever since I entered the temple, apart from the beginning, one unpleasant thing after another has happened.

First, she was unlucky and randomly picked up a few passersby on the road, only to find that one of them was a Golden Core Realm expert who came to her door. Not only that, but he also had a very special physique that made him immune to her charms.

Then another cultivator at the Core Formation stage arrived. Upon closer inspection, she realized that it was Li Yunshang, the daughter of the recently rising Xuanling Sect Master.

This woman is not to be trifled with, not because of her strength, but because of her mother, who is at the Nascent Soul stage and is a notorious ruthless figure in the cultivation world.

The female fox demon had no powerful backing, yet she dared to provoke a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.

She was just a small-time illegal immigrant who crossed the barrier from the demon and barbarian lands, and currently works part-time as an assassin.

In this human territory where demons are inferior to humans, and under the influence of the Great Dao's suppression, their strength is far less than it was when they were in the demon barbarians, which can be considered as a case of not adapting to the new environment.