Yin Yang Soul Searcher

"Of course it's because we don't have enough time." A gruff voice rang out. Inside the still luxurious mansion in the capital.

The rain has stopped, and the pond beside the artificial hill is still. Several koi carp swim slowly in the water.

The man had changed into a magnificent robe and was now standing in the pavilion with his back to the Four Seasons Master, who was dressed in black.

Master Siji's face showed a look of surprise. The reason why this cunning and ruthless man did not destroy the soul was so simple and unpretentious.

Master Siji asked somewhat uncertainly, "You killed everyone in the Yu family without destroying their souls, simply because you didn't have enough time and were worried that the Yin-Yang Palace would arrive?"

"Otherwise what?" the man retorted, pinching his brow in exasperation.

"I thought you deliberately left some clues to guide the people from the Yin-Yang Palace to investigate." Shikishi said somewhat sheepishly, "It seems I guessed wrong."

"I'm not that arrogant!" the man said irritably. "If the Yin-Yang Palace really finds out what I did, even tearing me to pieces wouldn't be enough!"

Master Siji nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly with the man's words.

Go ahead and stir things up! The more chaos your Great Xia makes, the happier we Western Shu are!

"Although I destroyed Yu Haochu's soul and cut off this lead regarding the theft of the mineral deposits, Chu Jiangyuan, who did the dirty work for him, must know some information, at least where the mineral deposits were to be transported. An Onmyoji can easily obtain this lead with a soul search."

"The ore was transported to Lijia Town, which is located at the border of Jingzhou and Shangzhou. The people of Yin Yang Palace are not idiots, especially that bastard Bai Jueming, who ruined my plans. I'll get rid of him sooner or later!" the man cursed viciously, and then continued.

"They will definitely guess that this matter has something to do with Shangzhou. Even if they don't guess that it has something to do with Shangzhou, they will definitely send people to Lijia Town to investigate."

"You must go to Shangzhou right now, clean up the clues in Lijia Town, and then head to Shangzhou..." The man walked up to Siji Shi and said in a deliberately low voice.

"My identity is special, and I cannot easily leave the capital. You must get this done!"

"We have people in Shangzhou monitoring Prince Yu Nan. Consult with him frequently if anything happens!"

Master Siji nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, even if it's not for you, I will do my best to handle things well, even if it's just for the sake of our Western Shu."

Master Siji stood up to stretch his limbs. With the help of the person in front of him, his injuries had almost healed: "Shall we set off now?"

"The sooner the better!" the man instructed. "Remember to send me a message if there is any important news."

"That's natural." Master Shiki nodded, without further hesitation, and turned back to his room.

"Aren't you going over now?" the man said, watching Shiki's retreating figure.

"At least wait until dark, right? Let me prepare some things first..."

The backyard of the Yu residence.

Han Xueshan racked her brains, finally pursing her lips and saying, "Aren't you overthinking it? Could it be that time was too tight, and the mastermind was worried that the Yin-Yang Palace would arrive, so they gave up on destroying the soul?"

Bai Jueming looked at Han Xueshan with some surprise, a hint of pity in his eyes. He thought to himself, "If only I were as stupid as you, I wouldn't have lost so many brain cells. With fewer things on my mind, I could live a carefree life."

Bai Jueming's gaze stung Han Xueshan, who blushed and said, "What kind of look is that!" She raised her fist to punch him.

Bai Jueming dodged the attack with a quick movement, then sighed. He also felt that the mastermind shouldn't be so arrogant, and had no choice but to accept Han Xueshan's explanation. Time was too tight. The Yin-Yang Palace people were already on their way; if they ran into them, it would be a huge loss...

The light rain had stopped, and the group returned to the Yin-Yang Palace.

With no time to rest, everyone gathered in the deputy hall master's room.

As soon as he entered, he saw his superior, Li Zhengshan, as well as his former superior, Shen Fangzheng, and several familiar faces, including the head of the Jinggu Hall and the injured head of the Qingshui Hall.

Are you all here?

Looking at the scene before him, Bai Jueming suddenly remembered a panda head emoji he had seen in a chat group before, showing a panda smoking a cigarette with a line of text below it.

"Is this the place where trash gathers?"

Upon entering the room, Bai Jueming and several hall masters bowed to the deputy hall master, who, wearing a demon mask, nodded slightly.

At this moment, disregarding his injuries, the head of the Qingshui Hall pushed aside the other hall masters around him and walked expectantly to Bai Jueming's side.

Bai Jueming was startled by the touching look in his eyes. He saw that the Master of Qingshui Hall was holding Bai Jueming's hands tightly, his eyes filled with tears: "This is the great hero who saved me."

Li Zhengshan, with his thick eyebrows and dark eyes, was startled by the behavior of the Qingshui Hall Master. What was going on?

Master Qingshui and his group entered after him. He had just finished investigating the miasma in the town, and the clues they had uncovered indicated that the demon race was behind it. He had just returned to the Yin-Yang Hall to report the situation and was still completely unaware of the demon race's abduction of the auspicious beast's corpse.

At that moment, his former superior, Shen Fang, whispered a few words in his ear. Li Zhengshan's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with disbelief. "I've only been gone for two days! How could so many things have happened? What did I miss?"

The hall masters who went to rescue Master Qingshui smiled kindly and praised Bai Jueming.

"Brother Bai is truly a visionary; he actually guessed the demon race's conspiracy," a hall master praised without reservation.

"Well done!"

"Yes, thanks to Brother Bai, Master Qingshui was able to be rescued in time. Not bad, not bad."

"Our Yin-Yang Palace needs talent like this!"

Bai Jueming smoothly withdrew his hands from Qingshui Hall Master's grasp, a smile unconsciously spreading across his face. "Those words sound nice," he thought, before humbly waving his hand dismissively.

"Not at all, you flatter me, Hall Masters. I just know a tiny bit more information than you all. If you Hall Masters knew this information, you would definitely be able to easily guess the demon race's purpose. Haha~"

Han Xueshan rolled her eyes, standing to the side, unable to stand the smug look on this bitch's face.

Master Shimizu also praised, "So humble at such a young age, truly a rare talent in the Yin-Yang Palace."

Bai Jueming was embarrassed by the enthusiastic praise from Master Qingshui and could only keep saying humble words.

After expressing his gratitude and praise, Master Qingshui finished his map of the Yan Kingdom.

"Brother Bai, you're so intelligent, have you considered switching to another branch?" The head of the Qingshui branch finally revealed his true intentions, openly trying to poach Li Zhengshan's members in front of everyone. "I can allocate all our branch's resources to you, all the way up to the fifth rank. How about it?"

"Huh?" Does this mean I should switch jobs? Bai Jueming was stunned for a moment, unsure of what to say.

"?" Li Zhengshan instantly realized, his mind filled with questions. "Is it appropriate for a guy to poach my girlfriend right in front of me?"

Li Zhengshan pushed aside the several hall masters around him and kicked the head of the Qingshui Hall in the backside: "I'm still here!" Li Zhengshan frowned with thick eyebrows and big eyes, his face full of anger. Does he not respect me?

"Ouch!" The injured Master Qingshui stumbled and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately several other masters caught him quickly.

The deputy hall master sat in the main seat, a smile playing on his lips beneath his mask, watching the scene with great interest. The competition between hall masters for their subordinate Onmyoji was permitted; the key was the opinion of the person being contested and the negotiation between the two hall masters. Therefore, the deputy hall master did not object at this moment.

Brushing the dust off his backside, Master Qingshui turned around, baring his teeth: "Can't you have some sportsmanship? I'm still injured and you kicked me."

"Serves you right, why didn't it hurt you to death?" Li Zhengshan spat.

"Don't be unreasonable. Our Yin Yang Hall doesn't have any rules against competing for talent. You're being too domineering." Hall Master Qing Shui pouted.

Li Zhengshan laughed angrily: "So you know the rules? You have to negotiate with me before you can poach talent. Did you get my permission?"

"I was just asking for Brother Bai's opinion first. If he agrees, how dare you still try to stop him? You're ruining his future." As he spoke, Master Qingshui winked at Bai Jueming.

"You think following you will guarantee a bright future?" Li Zhengshan couldn't take it anymore and rolled up his sleeves, ready to take action.

Master Shimizu puffed out his chest, showing no sign of backing down: "I'm willing to allocate resources to him, are you willing to do the same?"

This statement hit Li Zhengshan right where it hurts. Zhengshan Hall has only been established for a short time, so where did all those resources come from?

Li Zhengshan is like a skilled cook without rice; besides, the Yin-Yang Masters under his command are all weaker than the last, and they are all eagerly waiting for promotion. If he gives all the resources to Bai Jueming, what will the others think?

Li Zhengshan was speechless for a moment, so he could only roll up his sleeves.

Seeing that the two were about to fight, several hall masters rushed forward to break them up, constantly trying to dissuade them.

"Garlic birds, garlic birds, life isn't easy for anyone."

"Yeah yeah..."

"They're all on our side..."

"I'm not going to argue with you." Master Qingshui curled his lip. "How about you let Brother Bai choose for himself?"

The hall masters turned to look at Bai Jueming, waiting to see what he would do.

Master Qingshui and Li Zhengshan stared at him expectantly.

"Oh dear, you guys are making me feel really embarrassed, hehe." Bai Jueming was secretly pleased, but his face did look genuinely troubled. After a moment of mental preparation, he finally spoke.

"Thank you for your kindness, Master Shimizu. Although I am indeed a little bit exceptionally intelligent and talented, and my every move exudes strategy, and I am also quite handsome..."

The hall masters in the room were taken aback, as if they were seeing Bai Jueming for the first time. How could this person be so shameless?

Master Shimizu stood there stunned for a moment. Did he really possess the qualities he was talking about? How come I didn't notice them?

Li Zhengshan was puzzled. Was this brat trying to raise the price by boasting so much?

The veins on Han Xueshan's smooth forehead throbbed violently. How could this bitch be so shameless! I can't take it anymore.

Han Xueshan, who had been standing behind Bai Jueming, quietly took a step forward without making a sound. In the blind spot of everyone's view, she subtly reached out and pinched Bai Jueming's waist hard, then twisted it forcefully. Her handsome face remained completely nonchalant.

"Ah!" Bai Jueming cried out in pain. Coming to his senses, he then noticed the gazes of everyone in the room. He had been too engrossed in his boasting... Then he changed the subject.