The next day.
When the sun was high in the sky.
Jun Ye and Father Xu finally went downstairs to eat. After they were full, they went upstairs and saw Nian Jiaojiao waiting by the door.
"First, can you resolve a doubt I've always had?"
Nian Jiaojiao leaned against the doorframe, looking directly at them.
Father Xu was silent for a moment, then nodded. "Come to my room to talk."
With that, he pushed open his door and walked in first. Nian Jiaojiao followed, but as Jun Ye behind them was about to enter, Nian Jiaojiao ruthlessly stopped him.
"Excuse me, this is a family matter, outsiders should not interfere."
After saying that, Nian Jiaojiao slammed the door shut with a "bang." The tremendous shock made Jun Ye's nose hurt a little.
This woman...
Jun Ye narrowed his eyes at the closed door.
My fists are getting hard again...
Inside the room.
After they were seated, Nian Jiaojiao got straight to the point.
"Husband, I still have a mission on this trip, so please tell me the truth from beginning to end."
...
Half an hour later, Nian Jiaojiao walked out of Father Xu's room with a complicated expression.
To Mother Xu, Father Xu had never betrayed her from the start.
Because Father Xu had been a spy for the Black Lotus Sect from the moment he entered the mansion.
Father Xu, originally named Xu Ji'an, had been saved by an elder of the Black Lotus Sect when he was a child, ending his eight years of begging.
The Black Lotus Sect gave him a home, provided him with food and drink, and even taught him cultivation methods when they detected his talent for cultivation.
Especially the elder who saved him, who later became his master, had always treated him very well. Xu Ji'an, who had never felt warmth, had long regarded him as his father.
After cultivating for eight years, he finally reached the Transcendence realm. Not long after, his master was also nearing the end of his life.
On his deathbed, his master passed on the position of elder to Xu Ji'an, with his dying words being to take good care of the Black Lotus Sect.
Nian Jiaojiao pushed open her own door and sat on a chair, sighing.
It was no wonder the man was so loyal to the Black Lotus Sect.
The reason Xu Ji'an entered the Xu mansion was also due to a cultivation method, a method that only the leader of the Black Lotus Sect could practice.
The Great Moon had four great thieves, rumored to be ranked equally. These four thieves consisted of two men and two women.
One of the male thieves infiltrated the Black Lotus Sect and stole this cultivation method. However, due to the importance of the method, it was checked at fixed intervals, so it was quickly discovered.
Following that, the thief faced endless pursuit from the disciples of the Black Lotus Sect.
However, the thief was cunning and managed to escape each time.
Near Fengcheng, the thief could no longer hold on. Although he had narrowly escaped, he had accumulated too many hidden injuries, and thus died vomiting blood in a secluded place.
Mother Xu, who happened to pass by, discovered the thief's body.
At that time, she had not yet taken the Xiu Cai exam, and her family was not well-off. She impulsively searched the body.
She indeed found several silver notes, but also a yellowed book.
Mother Xu, thinking of the thief's corpse in the wilderness, immediately felt that the book was not simple.
Perhaps driven by greed, she stuffed everything she found into her embrace, which led to the disaster of her eventual death.
The people of the Black Lotus Sect quickly discovered the thief's body, but the contents were missing.
After layers of investigation, it was determined that the 15 people who had passed through the area at that time were potential suspects. Therefore, the Black Lotus Sect placed spies in each of these 15 households, with the Xu mansion being just one of them.
However, at that time, Xu Ji'an had just taken over as elder, and many people were dissatisfied, believing he had made no contributions to the sect yet had easily become an elder.
Therefore, Xu Ji'an took on this mission to prove himself.
Who would have thought that by sheer coincidence, he would encounter the correct household...
Nian Jiaojiao rubbed her temples with a headache. She no longer wanted to pursue right or wrong.
Could she really hand her husband over to the authorities?
Yuchuan had not had a good time in the Xu mansion before, so he and his father depended on each other. Undoubtedly, his feelings for his father were deeper than anyone else's in the Xu mansion.
But what if he knew that his father had caused his mother's death...
Nian Jiaojiao shook her head.
Given Yuchuan's personality, it would be hard for him to accept...
Nian Jiaojiao suddenly stood up, deciding not to dwell on this troublesome matter for now.
Knowing the truth had only made her more confused.
So, she knocked on Jun Ye's door.
Creeeak—
"What?" Jun Ye looked up at her askance.
"Nothing much, just came to tell you that I'm going to deal with that otherworldly demon in the desert. Don't wander around before I come back."
Nian Jiaojiao spoke to him with the air of a creditor, earnestly instructing him.
Jun Ye rolled his eyes and then slammed the door shut with a "bang."
Heh, this is him returning the favor!
Nian Jiaojiao shouted at the door:
"Did you hear me? Don't run around!"
There was no response from inside, and Nian Jiaojiao took it as his tacit agreement, immediately rushing towards the desert.
Shazhou.
The tentacled demon was crawling towards the center of the desert.
That "pervert" cleaver-wielding woman was too terrifying!
With this thought, the tentacled demon ignored the delicious "snacks" on the sand surface above and just kept crawling forward.
Nian Jiaojiao took out a handkerchief from her robes.
She unfolded it.
Inside was a small piece of tissue from the tentacled demon's tentacle.
She then took out her fan and repeated her previous action.
A golden light flashed, and she immediately followed the golden light.
An hour and a half later.
Nian Jiaojiao finally arrived at the place where the golden light had stopped. She first used her fan to furiously attack the patch of sand.
"Great wind, swirl and spin!"
A tornado swept up from the sandy area. Before long, a huge sand pit appeared, and the full appearance of the tentacled demon was revealed to Nian Jiaojiao.
Wow.
This is truly a hu-hu-hu-hu-huge, disgusting black octopus!
Nian Jiaojiao was genuinely disgusted.
Without a word, she brandished her large saber, recited an "incantation," and began to slash wildly at the tentacled demon.
"I'll make you ugly!"
"I'll make you pollute my sight!"
"I still have to go back and eat dinner!"
"If I starve and get thin, you'll be responsible..."
In less than the time it takes for a cup of tea to brew, the tentacled demon turned into a puff of black smoke and disappeared from the spot.
Nian Jiaojiao wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked up at the bright red sun.
Tsk.
So hot.
...
Having dealt with the demon, Nian Jiaojiao directly used her abilities to return to the inn.
Her first action was to check Jun Ye's room to see if he was still there.
Seeing the empty room, Nian Jiaojiao's heart sank.
Where did he go?
Didn't I tell him not to run around?
Next, she went to Father Xu's room. Father Xu was still there.
"Husband, where is Jun Ye?"
Father Xu's hesitant expression made Nian Jiaojiao certain that he had "absconded with the treasure."