After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Even if deformed children awaken, their intelligence is not high. If you want them to obey, you have to imprint a control mark on them beforehand, otherwise they are difficult to control.

"Hmph, although you are not devout enough or reverent enough as my follower, I will help you with this small favor since you have done a good job in finding food."

Thank you~ Thank you~

As soon as the bottle cap was opened, the seal weakened, and the little creature inside tried to break free, but was suppressed by the black fox's power and immediately quieted down.

It was hooked out by the fox's claws, the sharp claws piercing its brain, and then it became food in the fox's mouth.

The fox chewed a few times and swallowed the little creature whole.

“Its head is empty,” Black Fox replied seriously.

"Can't we interrogate them first before eating?"

The black fox flicked its tail and said, "The deformed child has no brains, so you can't get anything out of him."

Okay! It makes a lot of sense.

Seeing her silence, the black fox wrapped its tail around her wrist and asked, "Didn't we say we'd catch a few more? Let's go~"

"Deformed children have no brains, and eating too much of this will affect their IQ, so let's not go for now."

"..." It remained silent for a long while before asking indifferently, "Have you ever seen anyone who eats pig brains and it affects their IQ?"

The two sides were locked in a stalemate, and due to its overwhelming strength, Lin Yan had no choice but to leave.

Instead of contacting the next person infected with the demonic seed, she used the indicative power of the mark to investigate the city lord's mansion.

The foxfire mark left by the black fox on her wrist seemed to react differently depending on the strength of the demonic energy.

The fact that her wrist reacted near the city lord's mansion indicated that a demon was hidden inside. She wouldn't mind capturing her and interrogating her.

The powerful demons outside the Demon Realm could not possibly go unnoticed by those great beings, so she deduced that any demons present would only be below the level of a Demon Lord.

The black fox is a natural enemy of demons; with it around, one is not afraid to face true demons.

The city lord's mansion is protected by a barrier; you can't just break through it to enter during the day. You need to get a pass first.

After observing for a while, she saw someone come out of the city lord's mansion gate, bowing and scraping to the guards, and presenting a pass with both hands.

The guards at the gate have passes. Breaking the barrier would be too noisy, and she wasn't confident in her abilities, so dealing with one guard would be easy.

She refused to believe that the guards never changed shifts.

"Hey, I can smell delicious food inside! Take me in quickly!" the black fox cried out in her mind.

"I wish I could, but I can't get in. You're so capable, why don't you just force your way in?"

The black fox could easily suppress her; its strength far surpassed that of a Xuan-level being. No one in Mu City could rival it.

I just don't understand why it doesn't do it itself and has to urge her to do it.
With her limited abilities, she had to rack her brains just to get through a door.

"You are my follower, go!"

"..."

The black fox's reluctance to enter the city lord's mansion was not due to a lack of strength, but rather because it was restricted by some kind of rule.

Otherwise, given its impatient nature, it would have already rushed out.

She remained silent and followed the cultivator who came out of the city lord's mansion.

When there are fewer people around, approach them and try to get some useful information out of them.

To her surprise, when asked if he was a servant working at the city lord's mansion, he immediately became wary, unwilling to talk to her any longer, and scurried away.

Can't I even ask?
Could it be that you've stumbled upon someone's source of income, and they feel that someone is trying to steal it from them, which is why they're unwilling to reveal it?

That was a miscalculation; her linguistic skills were lacking. Since she'd been exposed, there was no need for subtle questioning; she should have just used force to subdue and interrogate her!
She secretly followed him, and when she saw him open the door to enter the house, she flashed forward, broke the barrier, dragged him inside, and closed the door.

"You!" He was utterly shocked.

Since the other party's cultivation level was not as high as his, he could only let her drag him into the courtyard, and the door slammed shut behind him.

Lin Yan looked at the person with a calm expression and scoffed, "Why are you so shocked? Kneel down, I have questions to ask you."

He was thrown to the ground; due to the vast difference in their cultivation levels, he could only kneel. He answered all her questions, providing everything he knew.

It turns out he was in charge of buying monster meat for the city lord's mansion.

The demon beasts hunted by cultivators are sold directly to the merchant guild, and some of the demon beast meat is then separated and sold by the merchant guild.

A year ago, people from the City Lord's Mansion approached him and asked him to be in charge of purchasing monster meat from the Chamber of Commerce, without letting anyone know that it was for the City Lord's Mansion.

He originally worked as a purchasing agent at a restaurant and knew some of the guild's clerks. He helped the city lord buy monster meat, and because he bought so much meat, no one noticed anything unusual.

He was only in charge of buying and delivering meat; he had no authority over anything else.
The servant didn't have much information, and he couldn't see anything unusual when he went to the city lord's mansion.

Seeing that she couldn't get any useful information out of him, Lin Yan took out a thousand high-grade spirit stones.

His eyes were glued to the screen, and he couldn't help but swallow hard.

I've never seen so many high-grade spirit stones before. Each one is crystal clear, making you want to reach out and take them.

Using this to test people is simply unbearable!

"Want some?" she asked casually.

"Yes! Whatever the fairy asks me to do, I will do it even at the cost of my life!"

"Fine." She used her spiritual power to force a pitch-black pill into his mouth, compelling him to swallow it. "You have to swallow a poison pill before you can do anything for me."

"Cough cough cough!" The man coughed desperately, but to no avail, and could only resign himself to his fate.

Lin Yan's instructions to the person were simple: to help her steal the pass to the city lord's mansion.

There are passes that allow entry to the city lord's mansion without triggering the barrier, so you can go scout it out at night.

As a handyman delivering monster meat, he had limited contact with people, and the easiest thing to switch was the pass given to him by the guard when he entered the city lord's mansion.

She believed that, given his status, he could easily accomplish such a small thing.

After delivering monster meat for a year, you must have gotten quite familiar with the guards at the gate by now.

She gave the task to the person, but didn't forget to make a promise: "After it's done, there will be a reward of two thousand high-grade spirit stones."

Without further hesitation, he readily agreed.

Three thousand high-grade spirit stones were enough for him to leave Wood City and develop in a larger city. The opportunity was right in front of him, and he couldn't let it slip by.

"Did the fairy really let me go as soon as I got the pass?"

"Of course!" she replied affirmatively. "Give me the pass, and I'll give you two thousand high-grade spirit stones again, along with the antidote. I won't stop you from going wherever you want then."

After hearing this, he took a deep breath and said emphatically, "Okay!"

The next day, he got up, pushed his wooden cart to the Chamber of Commerce, chatted with the familiar interpreter for a few words, and then took the prepared monster meat.

He bought some liquor and snacks at a restaurant and put them in his storage bag before heading to the city lord's mansion.

The two guards were somewhat familiar with him. When they saw him arrive, they pretended to look through the items in the cart and handed him a pass.

As usual, he entered the city lord's mansion and went to the backyard to deliver the goods to the steward.

The city lord's mansion was rather deserted today. Upon arriving, he didn't say much, handed over the meat, took the spirit stones, and left. (End of Chapter)