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

The grand feast was amused by Lin Du.

Lin Du hadn't finished complaining yet, "Everyone says that young people need to use cunning to fight and steal rare treasures, but how come those old ghosts from the Lanju world, who've lived to such an old age, are still playing dirty tricks on us?"

"If they come to my door and try to rob me one-on-one, I'd consider them human."

Lin Du clicked his tongue, "It's only because they're old that they do this. I don't believe Fellow Daoist Sheng would really go along with their wishes. Who cares about family background or biological father? Being an orphan makes things easy."

After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Sheng Yan and said, "You agree, right, Fellow Daoist Sheng?"

Sheng Yan deftly flipped the pot over. "My goal is to establish my own sect. Now that I have the mountain and the sect, all that's left is to grow and expand. I will never go back to the Jiang family."

"A feast is a feast, and only when it lives up to its name can it be called a feast."

Many people in this world spend their entire lives trying to break free from their original family. She finally managed to escape, so why would she want to go back to that cage?

Han Yueling blended in with the hundredth generation disciples of the Supreme Sect and buried herself in her food.

He Gui and Lin Du only scratched the surface, while simultaneously reviewing the contents of the public notice and the official statements, and watching the five people and Han Yueling frantically fight over food.

"Don't reveal Wenfu's information for now. I think those people in the Lanju community don't know Wenfu's true identity and still think that Wenfu is one of their own."

Lin Du was explaining his plan, "Although the mastermind is indeed a traitor, it's not the right time to reveal it. I'll discuss it with my senior sister again."

He Gui nodded, but still frowned. "If we don't make it public, what will happen in the future..."

"That's not enough," Lin Du shook his head. "We're victims too, but others won't see it that way."

"You suspect Wenfu has a clone?" He Gui was annoyed just thinking about it. "A traitor to the sect deserves to die. When we announce this to the world later..."

"I hadn't thought that much about it," Lin Du smiled. "I was just worried that Senior Sister would be upset."

After Lin Du finished speaking, he said, "Actually, I have another question: where did all these people come from?"

Yan Qing hurriedly finished his meal. "Junior Uncle, I'll go with you to check the official gazette. I also have manuscripts of the strange tales from previous years."

The others scrambled for the last few bites of food, creating chaos at the table. Ni Jinxuan, however, didn't forget to chime in, "Junior Uncle, I can help too!"

Lin Du smiled and nodded.

It was late at night when the group finished dinner, but they were all reviewing documents by candlelight.

No one thought to get up and open the door until it was knocked.

"Master Lin, someone from the Jishi Sect has arrived. A fellow Daoist wishes to see you."

Lin Du gave a perfunctory reply, "Chu Guanmeng, open the door."

Han Yueling was rummaging through her storage bag when she heard this and called out, "Fox, open the door!"

Fox was writing furiously without even looking up. "Master Lin asked me to write down the suspicious forces and people that have disappeared over the years, but I don't have time."

Han Yueling called out again, "Then, junior disciple, open the door!"

Yuan Ye kicked Yan Qing. "You're eating the last meatball today. Go open the door!"

Yan Qing reluctantly got up, picked up her book, opened the door, and was suddenly met with a somewhat familiar gaze.

"Fellow Daoist Yan, may I ask if Fellow Daoist Lin is here?"

"Sister Du Shao, come in." Lin Du looked up. "Why is it you who came to the Jishi Sect?"

"Our sect heard that the Supreme Sect is researching how to save man-made demons. My master was once taught by Master Jiang and we are quite familiar with each other, so we came to take a look."

As Du Shao spoke, she felt somewhat uneasy seeing so many people inside.

"I didn't want to bother you, but Master Gui told me you were here."

Lin Du's attention snapped back to reality. "What happened?"

Du Shao said softly, "The Rainbow True Sect is gone."

Lin Du was stunned for a moment before realizing, "My sister's unlucky ex-fiancé's sect?"

Du Shao nodded. "A few days ago, I received a letter from Li Dong, but I didn't pay attention to it. Later, I heard on the way that the sect had been scattered due to internal strife."

Lin Du raised an eyebrow. "Then you...?"

"I just felt that this matter was a bit unusual. I heard today that you placed a mountain of flesh in front of your disciples. Some people said that so many people had turned into demons from who knows where, and there were no missing persons. That's when I remembered."

Yan Qing pulled up a chair for Du Shao. "Please sit down. Our sect is a bit informal and a little chaotic, please don't mind."

The disciples of the Supreme Sect did as they pleased, leaving the room in disarray. Some were sprawled on tables, others on soft couches, and the chairs that were originally arranged neatly were pulled to their sides, with bamboo slips and books piled up.

Du Shao thanked him and sat down. "Later I heard that the Hongzhen Sect was destroyed by internal strife. The sect leader and several disciples practiced the wrong techniques and went into qi deviation. They were extremely indiscriminate in their eating and drinking, causing chaos in the sect and the disciples to scatter. In the end, a fire broke out, and the mountain was burned down, and the people disappeared."

"But Li Dong said in his letter that he wanted to come and join me because the number of disciples in the Hongzhen Sect was increasing, Ni Si had fallen in love with someone else, and there was no place for him in the sect anymore."

Lin Du understood, "You think it's too contradictory."

"Although Li Dong is full of lies, given his personality, he would definitely exaggerate his misery. If someone went mad and fell into internal strife, he would definitely tell me."

Du Shao, as always, spoke softly and gently, showing no sign of distress when talking about Li Dong, and without even pausing. "So I suspect that the disappearance of the Hongzhen Sect might be unusual."

It's not uncommon for small sects to go bankrupt and disband; some small sects can simply collapse and disappear.

Yan Qing initially maintained a certain level of politeness, not paying any attention, but instead looking at his own official gazette. However, he gradually became more attentive, and when Du Shao finished speaking, he stood up and looked at Lin Du.

"Junior Uncle, could it be that these people didn't just disperse, but were turned into demons...?"

"Even a single Rainbow True Sect has several hundred members." Lin Du nodded. "If we investigate, there might be some people who already operate in the gray area, then the numbers will match up."

"The culprit said that those were the ones who made mistakes. The Hongzhen Sect's reputation is indeed mediocre, and perhaps in his eyes, they were the ones who made mistakes."

After Lin Du finished speaking, he put down what he was holding and said, "I'm going out for a bit. Please take care of my guests for me."

"Wait a minute, Master Lin, I remember now!" Fox You exclaimed, "In the past one or two hundred years, there have actually been frequent prison break incidents in several cities."

"And the secret agents in Fusifang over the years, those bounty hunters and secret agents, how quickly they've been replaced."

"My godfather told me that many mountain bandits and forest bandits used to also work as bounty hunters and information brokers, but in recent years they have either changed professions or disappeared, so our Fusifang has lost a lot of information channels."

"Could it be..." Foxy said, then thought of her godfather and suddenly her voice went hoarse.

Lin Du simply nodded upon hearing this, then strode out of the doorway and walked into the night.

Inside the dungeon, the guard was dozing off when Lin Du walked past him, making him shiver from the cold.

Wenfu was in the deepest part of the dungeon. Lin Du walked all the way to the end, opening three restrictions and checkpoints, before finally reaching Wenfu.

She walked very fast, and when she reached Wenfu, she was still carrying the cool night breeze, and her face was covered in moonlight frost, making her look incredibly cold.

"When did the transformation of people into demons begin? A hundred years ago, two hundred years ago, or even earlier?"

Wen Fu, firmly secured by handcuffs, opened his eyes upon hearing this, and chuckled, "You guessed it?"

Lin Du scoffed, "Small sects, minor families, forest bandits, prison inmates, what else?"

Wen Fu was bound to the pillar from his neck to all his joints with the Heavy Iron Spirit-Binding Buckle. Even his finger joints were trapped and he could not move at all. Hearing this, he blinked slowly and revealed a calm smile.

"In the future, perhaps the Jiang family will also be involved... who knows?" he said casually.

Lin Du suddenly exerted his strength and punched him in the eye.

That punch didn't use any spiritual power, but the sheer force of human body was enough to shatter his eyeball.

"You really think you're a cleaner? Doing good for Zhongzhou?" Lin Du laughed instead. "No wonder, no wonder... no wonder you had to turn yourself into a demon first."

"Unworthy of being human, so it transformed into a demon." Lin Du suddenly realized, "That's what you think, isn't it?"

She stared at the man's injured eyes, finally raised her hand, and removed the half-mask, intending to deliver a symmetrical punch.

The metal mask clattered to the ground, and Lin Du stared at the exposed half of his face, suddenly holding his breath.

That was a completely different face from the half that was exposed; it was covered in scars, and even the contours of the bones were entirely different.