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

The appearance of Feng Chao put everyone at ease.

A cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Qian Yuan Realm could almost certainly achieve a crushing victory against those two cultivators.

As soon as the oil lamp went out, Feng Chao and Mu Chen, who had just been smiling and comforting the child, each took one of the evil cultivators, beat him up, grabbed him, and handcuffed him in one swift motion, arresting the evil cultivator on the spot.

The Supreme Sect not only suppressed their opponent in terms of strength, but also made blatant accusations on moral grounds.

"Two heretical cultivators, relying on their cultivation level and this evil entity that contains the souls of thousands of innocent victims, dared to ambush and kill a group of children? You heretical cultivators are cowards who bully the weak and fear the strong, utterly devoid of conscience, so audacious and reckless? Do you look down on us righteous cultivators of Zhongzhou?"

Ni Jinxuan popped out of the tortoise shell and loudly complained, "Sect Leader Uncle! Not two, but twenty!"

Yuan Ye added fuel to the fire, "They even brought the array plate of the Eighteen Arhats Formation and a really strange barrier, trying to secretly trap us inside and kill us! If it weren't for Junior Uncle breaking the barrier, we wouldn't even know when we died!"

Feng Chao glanced at Lin Du, almost mistaking him for someone else, "Your hair..."

Lin Du blinked and casually stuffed the rabbit that wanted to come out and watch the fun back into the Cold Moon Secret Realm. "Ah~ I'm so weak~ I must have been injured when I was breaking the formation just now, that's why my hair turned white."

Mu Chen looked at his junior sister with disbelief; she was blatantly lying through her teeth.

How come he remembers that his junior sister already had white hair when he first came back?

Mu Chen hesitated for a moment, but still didn't say anything to bring it up.

The dark sky, which had been filled with howling winds, was now slowly breaking through the horizon with the rising sun. It was as if the sun had been struggling with the darkness for a long time and had finally broken free from the mud. Once it broke through the sliver, the dark abyss could no longer hold back the light.

A giant, brightly colored flying boat sped towards them from afar. Yue Han realized what was happening and grabbed Huang Xuan, trying to run away. "Old Huang, let's go first."

Feng Chao's gaze fell on Yue Han and Huang Xuan, and he hesitated for a moment.

Yan Qing immediately introduced, "Reporting to Senior Uncle Master, this is Yue Han, the young master of the Bird Clan. We met on the road and traveled together. This matter is also a burden we have brought upon ourselves..."

Yue Han quickly composed himself, placed one hand diagonally across his chest, and performed a bird-clan salute. "Junior Yue Han greets the Sect Leader of the Supreme Sect. I am truly sorry for dragging down your fellow Daoists this time. I will definitely visit you to express my gratitude another day."

The person in the distance was now within reach, and Yue Han could no longer run away even if she wanted to.

The newcomer wore a dazzlingly bright brocade robe, almost blindingly so when he arrived before the Wushang Sect members. Those behind him were also dressed in their own flamboyant attire. The Wushang Sect members silently glanced at Yue Han and Huang Xuan, suddenly understanding why they thought they had been sufficiently low-key—indeed…

Lin Du was forced to look down by the flash of light, but it would have been better if she hadn't looked. The seven emotions emanating from many cultivators on the ship were as chaotic and disordered as a thick fog, and the excessive amount of information made her head ache.

She silently took out the gauze. It's better to be blind, really.

"Yue Han! How are you? My good boy! Are you alright? You couldn't even beat the Thirteenth Elder, are you scared?" The leader quickly came up and grabbed Yue Han by the back of the neck.

Yue Han explained with difficulty, "Dad, I'm fine, I'm not hurt anywhere, really, please relax!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Chen released his grip, first making sure that not a single hair of his cub was missing, before letting out a sigh of relief and looking at Feng Chao apologetically, "Sect Leader Feng, we meet again."

Feng Chao nodded slightly, "So it's Lord Yue."

"I dare not accept such praise. My son only came out after hundreds of years. He was spoiled a bit too much when he was young, and I'm sorry for causing you trouble. Thank you all for saving my life. I have prepared a small gift, please accept it, Sect Leader Feng."

As Yue Chen spoke, he directly pulled out a storage bag with an extremely ornate style and inlaid with gemstones.

Before Feng Chao could speak, Mu Chen smiled and reached out to accept the money. "How could I possibly accept that, Lord Yue? It's been a long time. Do you still remember me? We signed a supply agreement for a hundred years."

Feng Chao, with absolutely no room to maneuver: ...

She silently turned to look at Lin Du, guessing that probably no one in the entire room knew better than Lin Du what had happened and what was involved.

What happened to your eyes again?

Yue Han chimed in, "I know that, my dad's got her eyes glaringly bright!"

Lin Du: ...

Yue Chen: ?

Lin Du explained, "It's not like that. I have an eye condition and I'm sensitive to light. It has nothing to do with the Venerable One. Even if I cover my eyes, it won't affect my daily life."

Feng Chao frowned. She remembered that she had only been in seclusion for a little over a year, and hadn't been watching her for a year. How come when she came out, her junior sister's hair had turned white and her eyes were blind?

"It's okay, it'll be fine in a while," Lin Du tried to explain.

Feng Chao stared intently at her.

Lin Du maintained a sincere smile, "Really, it will be fine once I advance to the Huiyang Realm. Senior Sister, please don't tell my master yet."

Feng Chao continued to stare at her.

Lin Du smiled stiffly but sincerely, nodding earnestly, "Really, Senior Sister, you have to believe me."

Feng Chao smiled politely, his face clearly saying, "Do you think I believe you?"

"Take these people back to Jun Ding Prefecture for a thorough interrogation, so we can give the bird clan an explanation." Feng Chao straightened his expression. "Lord Yue, what do you think?"

"No problem, no problem, we're the ones who've caused you trouble."

After exchanging pleasantries, the adults boarded the bird tribe's magnificent flying boat together and flew to Dingjiu City at top speed.

He Gui had been waiting in Dingjiu City for a long time. He was still as gentle and refined as ever. He patiently arranged the guesthouse and everything before turning around and going into the dungeon.

Yue Han wanted to insist on going in together, but Yue Chen ruthlessly refused.

Feng Chao was already sitting at the table drinking tea, while Lin Du, who had no seat, stood obediently to the side.

"That's how it is. Those people's initial target was probably Yue Han and Huang Xuan, so I wanted to use the tour group as an excuse to keep an eye on them. In a place with many people in Zhongzhou, knowing me and Mo Lin would be enough to make those people give up their ideas."

Huang Xuan added, "After leaving the secret realm, we planned to part ways with the junior Taoist priests of the Supreme Sect and go our separate ways. Who knew that someone would launch a sneak attack and shoot several arrows, forcing us into a barrier and cutting us off from the outside world. The junior Taoist priests of the Supreme Sect must have been implicated by us."

"Not necessarily." Yuan Ye glanced at Lin Du out of the corner of his eye, and seeing her nod, he spoke up, "I think if they were really only targeting Young Master Yue, then we could have easily been shaken off, but they didn't."

"Lin Du, what do you think?" Feng Chao asked again.

Yue Chen glanced at the white-haired youth with amusement, vaguely feeling that he looked familiar, but couldn't quite put his finger on why.

"Those evil cultivators initially only targeted Yue Han, but then the people from the Supreme Sect intervened. If I were them, I wouldn't have killed them all."

Lin Du crossed his arms and uttered a chilling statement: "I will only kill one side and severely injure the other."

Since the dead cannot testify, and those who have spoken cannot clearly explain, their memories can even be directly altered or blurred.

Both the demonic beasts and the Supreme Sect are notorious for protecting their own. No matter which side becomes the scapegoat, it will lead to enmity and bloodshed. This outcome is far more beneficial to the demons than killing them all.

Yue Chen's eyes widened. That familiar feeling, though righteous, was overflowing with evil... It was Immortal Venerable Yan Ye!

Footsteps, deliberately made to appear, echoed from the depths of the dungeon. The group looked toward He Gui, who was going to interrogate him.

"I pried open a few mouths. Some of them had the master-servant mark of a demon in their souls. After it was triggered, they self-destructed. This matter should be related to Fan Qiancheng. I managed to grab some of their most recent memories before they self-destructed." He Gui's face was filled with exhaustion.

"Some of these evil cultivators show signs of modification and possession. They are the ghosts that the Lanju Realm has been unable to find in Zhongzhou. Now they have all been transformed into half-demon bodies. It is estimated that they are closely related to... well, they are not far behind." He Gui paused, not wanting to mention Wen Fu's name.

"Their plan was meticulous. They wanted to intercept and kill the young master of the Bird Clan, and also seriously injure several people from the Supreme Sect. Finally, they would make it appear as if the Supreme Sect had intercepted and killed the young master of the Bird Clan, in order to sow discord between our Central Continent and the Demon Clan."

The people inside the room all turned to look at Lin Du, who was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. His reasoning ability was frighteningly sharp.

Yuan Ye blurted out, "I knew that Junior Uncle's guess might not be entirely true!"

Yue Chen looked at Lin Du with admiration, "You must be Immortal Venerable Yan Ye's disciple, right?"

Feng Chao sighed helplessly, but Lin Du had already skillfully pulled out a "Book of Life and Death," most of which had been crossed out in red, leaving only about twenty entries.

"Senior brother, come on, draw a list of the dead."

The last names crossed out were those of the mole captured after the incident at the Central Plains Grand Competition, and those who went to the mortal realm.

Lin Du's nonchalant attitude sent a chill down Yue Chen's spine.

"Oh, right, Junior Sister," He Gui said, as if remembering something, "Uncle-Master Lin Tuan said that after you return to the sect, you should take this guiding talisman to find... a solution?"

Lin Du took the guide talisman folded into the shape of a kitten, somewhat speechless.

Why doesn't Wei Zhi come over himself if he's so free? Delivery to your door costs extra!