Brother, how come you're a witch?

Bloodfang White Wolf had a large appetite, but Ye Jingqiu made up for it by constantly taking out piece after piece of egg yolk cake from the bag.

After feeding for about fifteen minutes, the little white wolf finally burped, stuck out its tongue, and licked its nose.

Its snow-white fur looked much shinier and smoother.

"Can you lead the way now?"

Su Yan looked at Ye Jingqiu, who nodded and waved his finger at the little white wolf.

The Bloodfang White Wolf, with its round belly, shook its white fur, turned around, flicked its tail, and walked towards the depths of Guanyu Valley.

The two immediately followed.

There are some roads in Guanyu Valley, but since the fishing ban was implemented a year ago, no one has come here anymore, and the roads are covered with moss or vegetation.

Without the little white wolf leading the way, the two would have had a hard time realizing that there was a path to follow, and would have had a hard time figuring out which bright opening to squeeze out of the complex cave after entering it.

A bag of egg yolk cakes saved them a lot of trouble. Looking at the little white wolf leading the way, Su Yan felt that it wasn't so bad after all.

However, whenever they encountered a monster along the way, Su Yan would always take out the bell and shake it to see if the other side would react and to confirm that the Bloodfang White Wolf was not wandering around.

The result was good. More and more monsters became aware of the warm fragrance emanating from the bell along the way. Many monsters that were originally aggressive actually calmed down after smelling the fragrance and silently watched the two pass by.

"There are more and more white wolf monsters."

Su Yan looked up at the moon and confirmed that they were in the core area of ​​Guanyu Valley.

Bloodfanged white wolves occasionally darted past them, but none of them attacked them; at most, they would stop and glance at them curiously.

"The wolf's den is ahead."

Ye Jingqiu twitched his nose.

"It's really going all out for such a long journey, just for a piece of salted egg yolk cake."

Su Yan pointed to the little white wolf wagging its tail.

"No, the Bloodfang White Wolves have scout instincts and take turns patrolling a certain area around their den every night."

Ye Jingqiu shook his head:

"It just happened to be assigned there these past couple of days, and that's when we happened to run into it."

Su Yan was taken aback: "When did you secretly look up knowledge about demonic beasts?"

Ye Jingqiu raised his chin, said nothing more, and turned his face away with a slightly smug look.

She really holds a grudge. All I did was disagree with her yesterday about the habits of the Bloodfang White Wolf, and she's determined to get back at me...

Su Yan chuckled.

"Awoo!"

Bloodfang White Wolf suddenly stopped and turned to bark at the side front.

Su Yan looked in the direction of the path and discovered that in this deserted place, there was a small path leading upwards. There were no weeds growing on it, indicating that people used to walk on it frequently not long ago.

Further ahead, there were many wolf paw prints, clearly indicating a path leading to the wolf den.

The little white wolf clearly meant that it had arrived at its destination and was going home.

"It's hidden right next to the wolf's den. Let's go check it out."

Su Yan called out and took the lead in going upstairs.

Ye Jingqiu crouched down slightly, patted the little white wolf's head, and then followed Su Yan.

This uphill path has little undulation; after walking a few dozen steps, it turns right, and the view suddenly opens up.

Beneath the lush, towering branches of trees and the barrier formed by a steep rock face, there was a spacious open space with a wooden house standing on it.

The wooden house was surrounded by array flags produced by Qizhen Peak, with spiritual energy flowing between them and enveloping the house.

If we weren't so close, it would be extremely difficult to spot this wooden house from above, nor would we be able to sense the presence of the creatures here, unless one's cultivation level is high enough.

Su Yan gestured for Ye Jingqiu to stop where he was, while he himself stepped forward to carefully observe the wooden house shrouded in the array.

The moonlight was obscured by the dense canopy of trees and rock walls, making the clearing dimly lit. The doors and windows of the wooden cabin were tightly shut, making it impossible to tell whether anyone was inside.

Su Yan moved his divine sense and carefully scanned the room, but did not sense any living creatures.

"The smell is very strong."

Ye Jingqiu's voice came from behind her. She changed from holding the long sword to gripping it, her gaze fixed on the wooden house, her delicate nose twitching slightly.

"But inside... there seems to be no one there now."

"Um."

Su Yan nodded, but since they were after all catching a spy from the Heavenly Demon, they still had to remain vigilant.

He raised his finger, pointed to himself, then to Ye Jingqiu, and finally waved it forward:

"I'll go first, you go last; I'll kick down the door, you chop people up; let's move out."

The two sneaked over and stood on either side of the doorway.

"Are you ready?"

"Um."

"Alright... hands behind your head, I'll surrender my sword and spare your life!"

Su Yan suddenly kicked open the door and then dodged to the side.

Ye Jingqiu aimed his flying sword forward, its tip flashing with spiritual energy, and plunged into the air.

As soon as her skirt disappeared into the doorway, Su Yan drew his sword and thrust it diagonally inside, the tip pointing in another direction.

The two entered side by side, back to back, with no blind spots in their field of vision. Even if an enemy managed to evade their divine sense, they would not be able to escape their sword strikes.

The room was pitch black and quiet.

They waited for a few breaths.

"...Su Yan, it seems like no one's here."

"I think so too. Did you smell anything?"

"It smells wonderful; the whole room is filled with that warm fragrance."

Ye Jingqiu whispered:

"Other smells were masked."

"It's alright, one person can search one side."

"it is good."

The two moved forward carefully.

As Su Yan passed a desk, he blew on it and used his spiritual power to light the oil lamp on the desk. The light spread out and made the whole wooden house much brighter.

The wooden house wasn't big, and it was crammed full of things, making it seem even smaller.

Su Yan had a table, a bed, and so many files that they had to be piled on the floor.

On Ye Jingqiu's side, there was a small alchemy furnace, several pots, and bottles and jars all over the floor and walls.

This place is definitely not a place to hide people.

Su Yan relaxed a bit, put down his sword, and looked at the files on the table.

These files must have been organized by someone; they are neatly arranged and not dusty.

The handwriting on them was neat and the format was orderly. Each document was marked with a date, exuding a scholarly air.

Su Yan picked up the top one to look at.

The date is one year ago.

"This is the first test after simplifying the refining process of the Suppressing Incense, with Zero Nine as the subject. The effect of suppressing the pollution of the Heavenly Demon's blood is significantly enhanced, and Zero Nine no longer loses his mind for a short period of time when breathing in spiritual energy."

The duration of action has not changed significantly and remains within the range of three to five days.

"Tomorrow, I'm going on a field trip with my team members. We'll be passing near Yanshan. Even though it's been so long, let's go take a look."

"Hopefully, we can find the source of the pollution in the areas contaminated in 2009."

After reading the first file, Su Yan's eyes flickered a few times.

He was certain that the person who wrote these was Mo Yu.

The incense that suppresses the pollution of the Heavenly Demons... does it refer to this warm fragrance? It seems that such a thing does not exist in the future.

Who is Zero Nine? It should be a number. He was corrupted by the blood of the Heavenly Demon in Yan Mountain... But Yan Mountain is located within the Xuanqing Sect.

Moreover, the pollution occurred at least a year ago, and it seems that Li Changsheng arrived around that time. Did the Heavenly Demon appear in the Xuanqing Sect at that time?

Su Yan frowned. He had found a clue, but the problems had only multiplied. He found it difficult to sort out the issues that kept popping up in a short period of time.

Just as he was about to continue looking at the next file, he suddenly heard Ye Jingqiu coughing behind him.

"Cough cough, um!"

"What's wrong?"

Su Yan turned around and saw several unscrewed bottles in front of Ye Jingqiu, who was sniffing the scents inside.

"Are you... looking for the source of that warm fragrance?"

Su Yan raised an eyebrow.

"Um."

Ye Jingqiu nodded, his steps suddenly becoming unsteady:

"My head is spinning."

"You didn't just stick it right up to your nose and smell it, did you? Were you not paying attention in the alchemy class? You have to use a fan to smell this."

Su Yan quickly went over and supported Ye Jingqiu, who seemed about to fall at any moment.

"I didn't... I just opened the bottle cap and the gas inside rushed out." Ye Jingqiu's words were slurred.

"You mustn't get poisoned."

Su Yan's lips trembled slightly. He snatched the bottle from Ye Jingqiu's hand, shook it to let a small amount of gas evaporate, then covered his nose with spiritual power to filter and sense it.

"..."

His expression suddenly turned strange.

He was very impressed with what was in the bottle.

Back then, when he had just learned alchemy, he had even made this thing. No, it should be said that every male cultivator in the world who learned alchemy probably secretly made it. Although they might not have used it, they couldn't resist the curiosity of a young man.

This stuff is... a pink pill.

It's the kind used by animals.

"Su Yan... I'm so hot."

A small hand gripped Su Yan's clothes at the chest.