A heretical cultivator in Bureau 749, I'm the fiercest at pulling out tendons and skinning peop

Ji Zuodao was really embarrassed by the blunder of "tortoise shell binding" and "red candle" just now.

That burning anger mixed with embarrassment transformed into sheer force in his hand, and he swung the whip with a whooshing sound, striking with remarkable force.

Ahri couldn't take it after just a few hits and started begging for mercy, crying out for her parents.

"Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! Boss! I'll confess! I'll confess everything!"

Her pleading only made things worse; Ji Zuodao's movements quickened even further, all the while he cursed under his breath.

"Now you know to confess? Where were you before?! You think you can play me for a fool?!"

"Clap clap clap!"

More than a dozen lashes fell like raindrops, and Ah Li's already tattered clothes were almost reduced to shreds.

"I really am Ahri! I'm the Ahri you've been looking for!"

Ahri screamed at the top of her lungs, her face covered in tears and snot.

Ji Zuodao paused with his whip, then burst into laughter from anger.

"Hey! Holy crap! You're really good at bragging!"

He poked Ali's square face, which was covered with "philosophy and sorrow," with the whip handle, and then pointed to Su Xiaoxiao standing next to him.

"See that? This! This is a real fox spirit! A fiery fox! Of the Su family!"

"You Tibetan fox, with your drab gray fur and a face so square you could be used as a brick, dare to try and scam a wild fox? Have you no shame?! You've got no shame at all?!"

"I really am Ahri! I used illusion magic! I used illusion magic during the live stream!" Ahri was so anxious she was about to vomit blood, desperately trying to explain.

"Illusion?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Zuodao's eyebrows shot up, and his whip lashed out in the air with a loud crack.

"You fucking lied to me?!"

He stepped forward, pointed to his eyes, and spoke with an unwavering, authoritative tone:

"I'm not bragging, but after all these years of traveling around, what kind of unorthodox methods haven't I seen? I've seen plenty of illusions!"

"My eyes are like two rulers! I can tell a mule from a horse at a glance! What kind of bullshit illusions can fool my eyes?!"

Beside them, a group of fox spirits, led by Su Xiaoxiao, nodded in agreement, their little faces full of deep conviction.

"Exactly!"

"Illusion magic is our fox clan's specialty. What illusion magic could possibly fool us?"

"This Tibetan fox, it lies without even thinking!"

Other monsters, such as Xiong Meng and Yuan Xiaotong, saw that the "professionals" had said so, so what was there to doubt?

It must be that Tibetan fox talking nonsense!

"That's right! Dao'er has sharp eyes!"

"Trying to fool us? You're still too green!"

Looking at the "professional and authoritative" and "unquestionable" faces of these demons, and feeling the burning pain all over her body, Ah Li felt so wronged that she really wanted to burst into tears.

Throughout her life, she has been able to speak human language to human beings and ghost language to ghosts. She can tell lies without batting an eye, and the number of men she has deceived could circle the capital three times.

Finally, finally, I wanted to tell the truth and prove myself...

And nobody believed it?!

"Believe me! You guys believe me! I really am Ah Li! That streamer Ah Li!"

Ah Li shouted until she was hoarse, her eyes brimming with tears; her cries were so heartfelt and sincere.

Seeing how "engaged" she was in her shouting, Ji Zuodao stopped whipping her, stroked his chin, and squinted at her for a few seconds.

"OK."

He suddenly grinned, revealing his white teeth.

"I'll give you a chance. Didn't you say you could use illusion magic and transform into someone like Ahri?"

"Show me one, now, immediately, right now. If you can, I'll believe you. If you can't..."

He weighed the whip in his hand, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Ah Li was overjoyed when she heard this!

"Really?! Boss, you keep your word?!"

"Enough talk! Change!"

"Okay, okay! I'll transform! I'll transform right now!"

Ahri readily agreed, sniffed, tried to calm herself, and gathered her demonic power, preparing to unleash her trump card illusion...

then……

She just stood there, frozen.

The ecstasy on his face gradually faded, replaced by bewilderment, then terror, and finally despair.

She suddenly remembered...

Her illusion magic is quite powerful, but it also consumes a ton of spiritual energy!

Today, I managed to maintain the illusion for half a day during the live stream, but then I got emotional and the illusion broke. I forced myself to fix it again, but even then, a wooden board hit my face and shattered the illusion to pieces.

At this moment, the little bit of demonic power in her body that wasn't very strong to begin with had long been squeezed out of every last drop!

Forget about transforming into a stunningly beautiful Ahri, she can't even muster the spiritual energy needed to turn the tips of her ears red!

"Change? What are you waiting for?" Ji Zuodao raised an eyebrow and urged.

"I...I..." Ahri's lips trembled, and cold sweat broke out again. "I've run out of spiritual power...I can't transform..."

"..."

The scene fell silent for a moment.

Su Xiaoxiao sidled up to Ji Zuodao, tugged at his sleeve, and whispered, "Xiaodao, she's playing a trick on you."

The sound wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear in the room where you could hear a pin drop.

Ji Zuodao's face darkened visibly.

He slowly looked at Ahri, his eyes gleaming with an eerie light.

"I can tell."

"It seems my whip wasn't fast enough, or ruthless enough."

"So you still have the nerve to play tricks on me."

Before the words were finished—

"Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!"

The sound of whips tearing through the air instantly became incredibly dense! It almost formed a chilling afterimage!

Ji Zuodao really went all out this time, each lash landing squarely on the skin without any mercy!

"ah--!!!"

Ahri's screams nearly blew the roof off, and she rolled around on the ground in pain.

"Stop hitting me! I really didn't lie to you! I really can't transform! I'm out of spiritual power! Ah! It hurts! I'm going to die! I'm really going to die!"

Seeing that pleading and explaining were useless, Ahri, in her delirium from the pain, began to speak recklessly, attempting to sow discord:

"You! Are you still monsters?! Huh?!"

"You're just going to stand by and watch a human being bully your own kind like this?! Beat them to death!"

"Where is the spirit of the demons?! Where is the unity of the demon race?! Have they all been eaten by dogs?!"

She roared, her bloodshot, squinting eyes sweeping over every monster in the room, hoping to see a trace of shared hatred or at least a wavering sense of sympathy for their kind in their eyes.

then……

She saw that the fifty fox spirits, all in unison, smiled sweetly at Ji Zuodao and spoke in unison, their voices clear and firm:

"Whatever Xiaodao does is right!"

"You deserved to be hit by the section chief!"

"We only listen to rumors!"

Other monsters, like Xiong Meng, picked at their ears and spoke in a muffled voice:

"Who's your compatriot? We're legitimate monsters with official positions and licenses from Bureau 749. You, an unlicensed, illegal resident, dare to try and connect with us?"

Yuan Xiaotong scoffed, "Exactly! Where did this wild fox come from, daring to challenge our Section Chief Ji?"

Ni Yu glanced at her coldly without saying a word, but the disdain in her eyes was more hurtful than anything she could say.

Gui Wannian slowly added, "Strictly speaking, from a legal and social perspective, we and she do not belong to the same rights group..."

The way the group of monsters looked at Ah Li was like a local tycoon looking at a bratty, unruly beggar from out of town who didn't know any rules and was making a scene under a bridge.

Disdain, aloofness, and a hint of "don't touch me" wariness.

"..."

Ahri lay on the ground, forgetting to cry out in pain, forgetting to struggle, and even forgetting to breathe.

She stared blankly at her fellow monsters, at their matter-of-fact and clearly defined attitude.

Oh shit……

What the hell kind of bastards are in this Demon Management Department?!