The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

Ju Yuan was a bit hurt, mainly because he couldn't fight today, which caused him internal injuries.

He watched as his junior sister, who was rumored to be frail and sickly, skillfully began to dismantle the puppet, while his senior brother, known as the number one gentleman in Zhongzhou, was skillfully unfolding the human skin to admire it.

The scene looked incredibly bizarre.

"The jade flute contains the ghost you're looking for. The painting is quite nice, much better than Xiao Qi's meticulously painted portraits of beauties."

Feng Yi was not only skilled in talismans, but also in drawing.

Lin Du took out the Soul-Chasing Talisman from his sleeve and stuck it on the jade flute. It was scalding hot, but it did not burn out.

"It's not that."

Cang Li looked up in surprise. "No?"

The man's wide sleeve fell onto the beautiful woman's skin. His long, strong hand paused for a moment, then gently touched the spot where he had made a cut, which was somewhat unsightly.

Lin Du cooperated with him to make Yue Ci feel uneasy, and the music made it easier to expose a person's true nature and emotions. The tender melody also hid impatient probing and murderous intent.

When he struck her with his palm, there was indeed no pulse.

Regardless of the purpose, in the Central Plains, such evil beings that maintain the vitality of human skin through their vital essence should be killed.

Demons are all bad things. They either kill people, drink their blood, and refine their essence, or they feed on people's vital energy and evil thoughts. The higher the cultivation level of a demon, the more lifelike and beautiful its human form will be.

This painted skin monster is an exception, because the skin is not a mimicry, but their ability. Although it looks good, its cultivation level is not high.

Lin Du tilted his head and pried out the core magic crystal of the puppet. After pondering for a while, he realized that these two puppets were just simple puppets, without even a soul.

"Open the door and demand an explanation." Lin Du wanted to muddy the waters before catching any fish.

Regardless of which city the Supreme Sect is in, it has the right to hold anyone accountable based on the laws of Zhongzhou.

"The owner of Huayulou should also be held accountable for allowing such an evil creature to infiltrate," Cang Li agreed with Lin Du's idea.

The courtesan disappeared without a trace; we must give her an explanation.

A moment later, the owner of Huayulou arrived. He was a handsome young man with a folding fan in his hand. He had a thin, fox-like face and a naturally smiling mouth.

Cang Li pointed to the beautiful skin, "Just now, your courtesan tried to kill me, but when I made a move, I found out she was a monster in disguise."

As he spoke, his gaze fell on the broken string of the zither, and he said with great regret, "What a pity about this zither."

The brothel owner was shocked to hear this. "How could such a thing happen? I am truly ashamed, truly ashamed."

As he spoke, he was about to bow and apologize.

Ju Yuan was pushed by Lin Du and subconsciously said, "We suspect that your Flower Jade Pavilion is hiding other evil spirits. As the owner of the Flower Pavilion, since you can't detect it, then we will investigate!"

The brothel owner frowned, and Ju Yuan felt a surge of excitement. "Great! We can fight now!"

Then they saw the owner suddenly kneel down before them, pleading, "Please, sir, spare my life!!!"

Ju Yuan: ? Huh?

Lin Du raised an eyebrow, watching as the brothel owner secretly used his spiritual power to close the door again. He then lowered himself to offer a toast, only to find that the wine on the table was empty, the snacks were empty, and even the peanuts and melon seeds were gone. He could only turn to talking instead.

"Little Fox You was expelled from the fox clan when he was young because he didn't look like a human. He was adopted by the owner of this Flower Jade Pavilion, who hoped that I, a fox demon, would become skilled in illusion and charm magic when I grew up. However, he didn't pay attention when he picked me up, and only after I transformed did he realize that I was male and my charm magic was terrible. So he had no choice but to recognize me as his godson, to take care of him in his old age and see him off in his final days, and to inherit this Flower Pavilion."

Fox You looked worried and distressed, but unfortunately, she had naturally smiling lips, so even when she was crying, it looked like she was smiling, as if she were being mocked.

"Master, although I am a fox demon, I really don't suck people's life essence or eat them. As for this disguise, I really didn't see it. Waaah, please don't kill me..."

As Hu You spoke, she began to cry.

Cang Li's face didn't look good—she was crying so hard, wailing and howling.

Fox You covered his face and cried. Then, through his fingers, he saw a pair of blue and gold-inlaid wind-blown magic boots worth at least tens of thousands of spirit stones. Above that was a blue robe with gold and silver threads woven into an array worth at least 100,000 spirit stones. At his waist, there was only a priceless purple-gold disciple token, an ordinary storage bag worth at most 100 spirit stones, and finally, a face that, if anyone looked like him, would never be abandoned by the fox clan. If they put it in the Flower Jade Pavilion, it would fetch at least a million.

Lin Du lowered his eyes and stared at the fox spirit for a while before bursting into laughter.

She said, "What are you afraid of? Zhongzhou and the Demon Realm have a non-aggression pact and have signed a non-discrimination treaty."

Lin Du squinted. There was no demonic aura on Hu You, so she must have a good concealing magic artifact, but she slid to her knees so quickly and in such a low posture...

Even if Fox is a businessman, and they are the Supreme Sect...

Oh, the Supreme Sect.

Lin Du glanced thoughtfully at the smiling and polite Cang Li and the eager Ju Yuan, seemingly genuinely afraid.

Ju Yuan found it very boring, extremely boring. "We won't kill you, but we'll investigate everyone in the building. We're just informing you."

Fox You quickly pleaded, "Could you please not conduct such a large-scale, overt search? What if no one dares to come here in the future?"

Cang Li's eyelids twitched upon hearing this, and he said gently, "If we don't investigate, who knows how many man-eating demons are hiding in this building? If you keep delaying like this, the customers won't feel at ease either. Boss, we'll try our best not to alarm anyone else."

The two sides kept repeating the same things back and forth, and Ju Yuan became extremely impatient and simply wanted to start a fight.

If they won't cooperate, then just search for it directly.

Lin Du had already walked away from Hu You and went to the antique display shelf. He reached out thoughtfully, but his divine sense fell on Hu You.

The slender, pale fingertips first touched the peach blossom cauldron, then swept over the hibiscus jade carving.

With each sweep of her fingertips, Fox's heart skipped a beat.

This one is a spirit crystal, that one is worth 300,000 spirit stones...

Then Lin Du suddenly picked up the hibiscus jade carving.

Ju Yuan's heart leaped into his throat. "Junior Sister... this..."

Snapped.

Suddenly, Lin Du loosened his grip, and the jade carving fell vertically. Ju Yuan and Hu You were terrified, and their spiritual energy rushed towards the jade carving, trying to hold it back, which was almost the size of a human head.

They couldn't even catch the spiritual energy, because a fan unfolded before them and then supported the seemingly extremely heavy hibiscus jade carving.

Fox You broke out in a cold sweat. When she looked up and met Lin Du's eyes, she suddenly realized that those eyes probably weren't from the fox clan. The fox clan wasn't that scary.

Lin Du held the jade carving with his fan, and casually flicked it with his other hand. "Boss Fox, you've listened to everything, aren't you? You're quite the show-off."

"Or is this eavesdropping device not for you, but for the person behind you?"

Fox was stunned on the spot.

The hibiscus jade carving is full of spiritual power and can be used to warm a room. It should be impenetrable by divine sense. How did she know there was something inside?

Lin Du carefully put the array plate back into his sleeve.

"Take us to see him. Don't make me say it a second time, or I'll tell you as soon as I leave that you have magical devices in your private rooms that can connect to the outside world and eavesdrop on secrets."

Fox gritted her teeth, "Little Master, I really didn't..."

To everyone's surprise, he paused for a moment, then his expression turned strange. "The shopkeeper said that the person you are looking for is in the backyard. Please come with me. And please, the three of you, do not disturb the others."

Upon hearing this, Lin Du put the item back. "Tell your brothel owner that I'm young and quick-tongued. Even if he doesn't tell me today, I might still find it. This hush money will have to be paid separately."

Fox: ...? They're always the ones stealing other people's belongings, and now someone's trying to make money off us?

Lin Du is the real fox den, isn't he?