So it turns out I'm the demon!

Jiang Mu carefully put away Lord Ling's Chanel brand silk handkerchief and returned home.

Along the way, he didn't rest. He tried to channel demonic energy into the silk handkerchief, hoping to upgrade it like he would a rag doll.

Unfortunately, the handkerchief did not react at all, so they had to give up.

It seems that this is just an exquisite communication tool, and there is no room for modification.

Inside the courtyard, Bai Xiang was drying the washed clothes.

The slanting sunlight bathed her in a glow, and her simple clothes could not conceal her exquisite beauty.

Extremely clear, extremely still.

Even the surrounding wind seemed afraid of disturbing this beauty, and became much gentler.

"Oh dear, this is terrible!"

Jiang Mu pointed to the clothes in the other person's hand and teased,

"My little fairy daughter actually did the laundry for her husband herself? What's going on? Could she have poisoned the clothes?"

Bai Xiang gently pursed her rosy lips.

This person always has a knack for saying something unpleasant just when things are starting to tug at your heartstrings.

"Xiang'er, your master isn't someone who lets you work hard for nothing."

Jiang Mu said in a serious tone, "How about this, from now on you will take care of all my clothes, so that girl A Qing can concentrate on practicing her skills."

If I could also give the master a bath tonight... the pay is negotiable, name your price. I'll pay whatever you want; the master is so poor he only has money left."

Bai Xiang's eyes curved into a smile as she gestured with her fingers, indicating the name:

[One transaction, ten thousand taels of gold. Deal?]

"..."

Jiang Mu's smile froze.

I really want to take a bean stalk and smash this woman's ass to pieces!

"vulgar!"

Jiang Mu snorted coldly, not wanting to waste any more words with this snobbish woman, and turned to instruct Xiao Aqing on her martial arts practice with her hands behind her back.

Bai Xiang curled the corners of her lips slightly.

After hanging up the clothes, Bai Xiang washed her hands and went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

While I was washing the vegetables, a figure suddenly flashed in like a ghost.

Bai Xiang looked at Jiang Mu with suspicion, thinking that this guy was going to do the opposite of "a gentleman keeps away from the kitchen" again, after all, he had come in and caused trouble quite a bit these past few days.

To everyone's surprise, Jiang Mu took out a gleaming gold ingot and handed it to her.

"Here you go, this is your bonus. The master keeps his word."

Bai Xiang's expression became even stranger.

"Take it, don't think it's too little."

Without a word, Jiang Mu shoved the gold into her hand, his playful expression vanishing, and said seriously,

"There's one more thing. The seventeenth of this month is my birthday."

"Prepare a birthday gift for me then, and remember, it needs to be a surprise. If it satisfies me... I'll prepare a 'surprise gift package' for you too."

?

Celebrating a birthday?

Such a young age and already throwing a big birthday celebration?

Bai Xiang was somewhat speechless.

She naturally didn't understand Jiang Mu's thoughts.

His birthday on Earth in his previous life was this date.

He was lonely in his childhood and busy in his adulthood. His birthday was often just a bowl of instant noodles and a lonely lamp.

Now that I've come to this unfamiliar place, I always want to find a reason to seek some comfort, especially in this place that is gradually starting to feel like "home," I want to leave some kind of mark.

"I remember, what a surprise!"

Jiang Mu didn't wait for her reply and turned to leave, leaving Bai Xiang alone, staring blankly at the gold ingot in her hand.

"Gift?"

Bai Xiang rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

My husband's thinking is so unpredictable that it often leaves people unable to keep up.

and many more……

How come this guy's birthday is the same as mine?

……

Jiang Mu returned to the courtyard and was about to continue supervising Yuan Aqing's stance training when there was a sudden, urgent knocking on the courtyard gate.

The door opened, and there stood Chu Lingzhu.

The girl's pretty face was flushed, and she was panting as she leaned against the door frame.

"The people who came to collect the medicinal herbs... have arrived!"

So fast?

A glint flashed in Jiang Mu's eyes. Without even informing Bai Xiang in the kitchen, she grabbed Chu Lingzhu and hurriedly pulled her outside, saying, "Let's go!"

The two rushed to Huichun Pharmacy.

Inside the pharmacy, however, only Chu Dahai was present.

Chu Lingzhu looked around: "Father, where is the person who came to ask for the medicinal herbs?"

"Oh, he just left."

"Gone?" Jiang Mu frowned.

"Yes, he said he was going to the inn to pick up a letter and to ask a few people to come and help carry the medicinal herbs."

Upon seeing Jiang Mu, Chu Dahai quickly explained,

"Master, I have done as much delaying as you instructed. I deliberately kept him busy asking all sorts of questions, like about my old friend's family situation and whether the rebellion had affected our business..."

However, that person didn't seem willing to say much.

Later I asked him if he had brought my old friend's handwritten letter, and he said yes, he had left it at the inn, and he would go get it now.

Jiang Mu asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure they're here to collect the medicinal herbs?"

"Absolutely."

Chu Dahai nodded confidently, "He was holding a token specially made by our Huichun Pharmacy. He specifically asked for that batch of 'Southern Xinjiang goods' as soon as he came in. There's no mistake."

Jiang Mu nodded.

Chu Lingzhu, standing to the side, asked curiously:

"If he came specifically to collect medicinal herbs, how could he leave his most important letter at the inn? That's incredibly careless!"

The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart.

Jiang Mu's expression suddenly changed: "This is bad!"

He flashed and rushed towards the medicine warehouse in the backyard.

The Chu father and daughter were stunned for a moment, then followed.

Upon arriving at the warehouse, we found the warehouse door wide open.

The lock was broken and thrown on the ground.

The corner where the "corpse orchids" were originally piled up is now completely empty, with not even a blade of grass left.

Jiang Mu took a deep breath and couldn't help but swear:

"Damn! They're double-crossing us!"

"How...how could this happen?"

Chu Dahai looked completely bewildered.

Jiang Mu rubbed her throbbing temples, suppressing the urge to curse, and quickly analyzed the situation:

"That guy wasn't sent by your friend at all. He probably intercepted the message halfway and wanted to fraudulently claim the medicinal herbs."

As a result, after you asked him a lot of questions, he was afraid of being exposed. Once he confirmed that the medicinal herbs were stored there, he simply took action, grabbed them, and ran!

"But that brand..."

"It must have been stolen!"

Jiang Mu said decisively, "There's a considerable amount of medicinal herbs; he shouldn't have gone far. I'll immediately deploy men to block off the nearby streets and search for him!"

"Wait a minute!"

Chu Lingzhu suddenly grabbed his sleeve, "I'll help you."

"Don't make things worse!"

Jiang Mu said impatiently, "The loss of the medicinal herbs has nothing to do with you. Don't bother trying to make amends. Just stay home and wait!"

"I...I really can help you!"

Jiang Mu ignored her and turned to leave.

What I hate most are these seemingly adorable but clueless girls who try to redeem themselves without any real skills, only to make things worse.

"I put 'Shadow Chaser Cicadas' in those herbs; I can track him down!"

Chu Lingzhu shouted loudly.

Jiang Mu paused, turning back to look at the girl: "Shadow Chaser?"

Chu Lingzhu took out a small wooden box from her bosom.

turn on.

Inside, a cicada, its body predominantly green, lay quietly.

She said, "I was worried about things going wrong during the tracking, so I hid some cicada offspring in the medicine package beforehand. As long as there is a three-mile radius, the mother cicada can sense the location of the offspring."

Jiang Mu stepped forward and patted the girl on the shoulder:

"Well done."

I always knew that this seemingly clever and quick-witted young girl was quite capable.

……

As the eldest son of a prestigious family, this was He Shuangying's first time being a thief, and even a robber.

I have to say... it was quite exciting.

There was nothing we could do; the pharmacy owner not only asked a lot of questions but also wanted to examine some kind of letter, which seemed excessively cautious.

It was obviously impossible to take the goods through legitimate means, so the only option was to abandon all moral principles and simply steal them.

Anyway, this thing was originally intended to be purchased by their Divine Sword Sect.

The only problem is that we've received the goods, but haven't paid.

To avoid drawing too much attention, He Shuangying followed the established plan and hid the batch of prohibited medicinal herbs in a carriage. With the official document issued by the government, he successfully slipped out of the city gate.

City gate guards usually do not thoroughly inspect the goods inside the vehicle.

However, the carriage could not travel directly to the mountainous area where the Divine Sword Sect was located.

If we attract the attention of malicious individuals, we'll be in big trouble.

This batch of medicinal herbs is no small business; there are many forces in the martial arts world that are eyeing the Divine Sword Sect, so caution is paramount.

This is something his second uncle often told him.

He Shuangying drove the carriage to Heitu Village first.

This village was previously occupied by a snake demon, and was only recently wiped out by the Demon Slayer Division.

Because the villagers have been consuming "Yama's Soil" for a long time, most of them are mentally unstable, and few people visit them on ordinary days.

He Shuangying did not enter the village, but instead parked the carriage in front of an abandoned temple outside the village.

Inside the temple, a disciple of the Divine Sword Sect had been waiting for a long time.

"Young Master."

Upon seeing He Shuangying arrive, the disciple quickly stepped forward and bowed.

He Shuangying jumped off the carriage and whispered:

"Go quickly to the Divine Sword Sect and inform Senior Brother Yang and the others that I have brought the goods. Tell him to bring people to meet them immediately."

"yes!"

The disciple accepted the order and hurriedly departed.

He Shuangying picked up the water bag, took a few gulps, and sat quietly on the threshold of the temple, waiting.

For some reason, his right eyelid kept twitching.

It was so exciting it made people uneasy.

The longer it goes on, the more irritable I become.

Back in the sect, when he was feeling down, he could go to those demons to relieve his boredom and soothe his emotions, but now there are none around.

Just then, there was a rustling sound ahead.

He Shuangying instinctively raised his hand.

Swish!

The sword flashed past.

He walked up to a big tree and looked at a squirrel whose leg was nailed to the trunk.

A long silence followed.

He picked up the little squirrel...

It is not impossible.