Become a true immortal by emulating all demons.

"What a loud noise!"

The maidservant gazed into the distance into the sky.

In the deepest part of the night, the light flickered intermittently.

It was as if some deity was enraged and wanted to unleash calamities upon the human world.

This was the grand scene that the master and servant had been eagerly anticipating.

Beneath the gold half-face mask, the young master's eyes clearly showed some excitement.

But he still suppressed his temper, gently shook his folding fan, and said indifferently, "What kind of grand occasion is this? It's just an appetizer. If you really want to play big, you should learn from that kid Luo Fengming and go to Hengshui yourself."

The maid nodded in agreement.

Given his young master's status, he was on the same level as the Prince of Hengshui. If not for certain special reasons, his reputation would certainly not be inferior to that of the young master of the Luo family.

According to seniority, Tao Guan, whom they planned to ambush and kill today, would have to be ranked lower.

But she quickly shook her head, realizing something: "No! This person is reckless and is a notorious spoiled brat in the household, always causing trouble. You mustn't be like him!"

Mentioning this person, the maid looked disgusted: "Like this time, because of his momentary anger, he killed so many innocent demons. His actions are too ostentatious, and even the whole mansion is quite dissatisfied with him."

With the inspection by the immortal imminent, the inner court had already been informed and ordered all twenty-seven outer courts to remain quiet for a while and avoid the limelight.

Whatever happens, we'll leave it until after the inspection is over.

Under these circumstances, Luo Fengming, for an utterly absurd reason, actually got into a conflict with the prince of Hengshui Dragon Palace right at the palace gates.

If this person hadn't been the future head of the Luo family, the elders in the mansion would have already sent someone to capture him and put him in solitary confinement; they wouldn't have allowed him to continue causing trouble.

"Let's not talk about him anymore, let's get down to business."

The young master's movements as he waved his folding fan gradually slowed, his eyes narrowing slightly: "These demon kings, as expected of seasoned veterans, are much more agile than I imagined."

"Is it over?"

The maid looked back with some surprise, and then suddenly realized that the place where the light changed was originally very far away from her, but after the two exchanged a few words, the atmosphere around them suddenly rippled.

Wow, is this the Yu family's Azure Phoenix?

That's way too fast!

Only now did she finally acknowledge the elaborate arrangements made by her mistress.

Without this grand formation, there's really no way we could keep Yu Qianzhang here.

"Riding the wind to patrol the mountains?"

"I've been waiting for you."

The young master casually tossed aside his folding fan: "Let's do it."

At the same time, the entire city of Tongzhou, along with the twenty-nine counties below, was shrouded in a hazy veil, with points of light twinkling like stars, connecting to form a wondrous talisman.

"Ha!"

The fierce winds that swept across the sky suddenly dissipated.

A figure in a cloth shirt fell out from among them.

The withered old man covered his severed right shoulder with one hand, and fear filled his eyes.

He suddenly remembered something.

Tao Guan was able to detect the presence of the demons in advance because they sensed that a large formation was taking shape.

However, the formation that had shocked even the descendant of the Water Immortal during the previous battle did not appear...

The demons who came to ambush us weren't just those three from before!

The moment this thought arose, Yu Qianzhang's face twitched rapidly.

He discovered that under the great talisman formed by the gathering of stars in the sky, his innate supernatural powers seemed to be completely suppressed, and he could not activate them no matter what he did.

However, that wasn't what he was most worried about.

Even though he had been on the run for a long time, the fierce aura that was relentlessly pursuing him and rapidly approaching was the most deadly danger he faced at the moment.

Someone can actually be faster than me?!

Yu Qianzhang tried his best to steady himself, but he still fell downwards uncontrollably.

"call."

The young master exhaled lightly, about to step into the sky.

Just then, he felt a powerful, overwhelming force sweeping towards him.

In an instant, a point of light mixed with black mist and crimson light appeared in his eyes.

The point of light rapidly expanded, like a violent arrow, falling from the sky with the force of thunder, and piercing through Yu Qianzhang's body.

Crack!

The two figures appeared to have only made contact for a fleeting moment.

In that instant, the young man's boots had already crushed the old man's shoulder, and half of his body was almost torn apart by that one stomp.

"puff!"

Yu Qianzhang tumbled and crashed to the ground, veins bulging on his neck. He finally understood the terrifying force that Tao Guan had just endured.

The blood spurting from his mouth stained his chest red, and his remaining arm trembled violently as he tried to prop himself up.

However, as soon as the old man raised his head, he was met with a face covered by half a gold mask and a pair of slightly excited eyes.

With bright eyes and white teeth, she could amaze the world with just half of her face.

Unfortunately, Yu Qianzhang had no time to appreciate beauty, because his neck was firmly gripped by the other person's five fingers. With just a little force, he would lose his life here.

"call."

After the young master had subdued the blue phoenix, he did not rush to make a move.

He felt a chilling gaze silently fall on his back.

What does this mean?

The young master looked back, somewhat confused.

What came into view were two terrifying red beasts, their bodies so imposing they could rival the heavens.

They were dragging a magnificent yet menacing palanquin.

The points of light mixed with crimson glow that were just now in the black mist have now revealed their true forms.

The young man stood tall and proud atop the imperial carriage, holding a dark and sinister soul banner several feet high in his hand.

The armor was so tattered that it made the young man appear to be shirtless.

The fair and muscular body was stained with scarlet blood, and the wounds that had not yet scabbed over looked somewhat ferocious.

Beneath his slightly disheveled hair, a pair of clear black and white eyes were filled with indifference, making his originally handsome face so unapproachable that no one dared to have the slightest thought of getting close to him.

"Let go."

After a long silence, Lin Shu finally spoke.

The extremely hoarse voice broke the deathly silence of the place.

"What...what's going on here?"

The maid looked confused, clearly not quite understanding the situation.

She quickly approached her mistress before lowering her voice to ask.

"fine."

The young master gave her a reassuring look, then cleared his throat and subconsciously tried to shake his folding fan, only to find that he had thrown it away somewhere.

A hint of embarrassment appeared on his face, but fortunately, the gold mask concealed his unease.

"This Demon King, according to our previous agreement, since we are working together, it's reasonable to split the work in half. I have also made considerable contributions to this matter..."

The young master spoke slowly, feigning maturity.

However, to his surprise, his sincere explanation was interrupted by the other party's even colder attitude.

Without much unnecessary talk, it's still just two concise words.

"Let go."

Lin Shu roughly guessed the identities of the two people; they must be the so-called "mysterious demon king."

He didn't want to know how Cangli and the other party had discussed things beforehand; he only knew that during their life-or-death battle just now, the two of them showed no intention of revealing themselves.

Including that old man from the Yu family.

Even without anyone helping to stop him, Lin Shu wouldn't have to exert much effort to catch up with him.

Under such circumstances, he certainly couldn't admit that this was some kind of bullshit cooperation.

In Lin Shu's view, this was the result of the two suddenly appearing and fighting for the lives of the three of them.

"You're so unreasonable!"

The maid clenched her fists, knowing that her mistress had used up a considerable amount of her savings to set up this grand formation.

Are all the monsters outside this tyrannical?

"..."

The young master stared coldly at Lin Shu in mid-air and raised his arm to stop the maid.

He didn't say anything more, but simply lowered his head slightly, reached out and removed the gold mask from his face, and casually smoothed his sideburns.

The book contains many accounts of double-crossing, so it wasn't unfamiliar to her.

But when it comes to taking advantage of them, the other party has really picked the wrong person.

Ning Qingzhi raised her head again expressionlessly, revealing a stunningly beautiful face that even made the old immortal descendant Yu Qianzhang momentarily lose his composure at the critical moment of life and death.

Unfortunately, she did not see any fear or trepidation on the young man's face as he bowed down.

She wasn't even given a chance to introduce herself.

As a strong, fishy smell wafted towards her, she was startled and realized that the young man was already standing in front of her, looking down at her.

The two were now only inches apart.

At such close range, she could clearly feel the man's hot breath, and naturally, she could also sense the intense killing intent that enveloped her entire body.

"..."

This time, Lin Shu didn't speak. He looked down into Ning Qingzhi's eyes and then slowly clenched his fists.

There's no third time's the charm. If this woman continues to act as she did after being warned twice, in his view, it's tantamount to declaring war.

When it comes to spoils of war, he will never easily back down unless there is truly no hope.

Moreover, he didn't earn all of these things on his own.

At least there's still Cangli, waiting to use the old man from the Yu family's corpse to exchange for the carefree path the other party has been longing for.

Their eyes met, and the atmosphere in the room became tense once again.

"Ha!"

Ning Qingzhi's breathing became rapid, and her chest heaved violently.

She bit her lip hard, her lower lip trembling slightly, clearly indicating that she was extremely angry.

Finally, she abruptly looked away, avoiding the young man's direct gaze, and forcefully threw away Yu Qianzhang from her hand.

"You two..."

Yu Qianzhang never imagined that one day he would end up being fought over as a resource.

Despite his deep grief and indignation, he was forced by circumstances to try and fight one last time.

He didn't ask the two men to release him; if he could keep them arguing, he would still have a chance to be saved.

However, the moment he uttered those words and fell to the ground, the boot that had already terrified him swiftly and decisively stomped down on him.

Crack!

The intact head was reduced to fragments of bone beneath the boots.

[Murderers and arsonists wear golden belts, those who repair bridges and roads leave no remains, those who kill a spirit are rewarded with 660,000 taels of silver, plus 50 taels of karmic fire essence.]

Lin Shu wiped the blood off the soles of her boots on the muddy ground, bent down, picked up the corpse, and casually put it into her storage ring.

The moment the muffled thud rang out, Ning Qingzhi and her maid's shoulders trembled slightly. A hint of apprehension flashed in her eyes, and she swallowed almost imperceptibly, but this fear was quickly suppressed by the anger in her heart.

She turned around abruptly and said, "This matter is over. I will no longer cooperate with you! And I don't want to see you again!"

"..."

Lin Shuli ignored her and suddenly returned to the Mountain God's Carriage.

Two crimson stone figures soared into the sky, carrying the precious chariot, and disappeared once again into the depths of the night.

It's like entering a completely different world.

If this scene had been witnessed by others in his previous life, they would have found Lin Shu's actions incredibly familiar.

She looked just like an old woman scavenging for scraps, getting into an argument with someone over a soda can, not saying a word, just glaring at the other person.

Once he had gained the upper hand, he quickly crushed the can, tossed it into his pocket, and turned to head towards his next target.

As for the loser's harsh words, only a fool would take them to heart.

It's like nobody cares about you.

Until only the master and servant remained in place.

"My lady, you're just going to give it to him like that?"

The maid stared blankly, then turned around and asked, "Why?"

Not to mention the young mistress, she wouldn't even look down on Yu Qianzhang, since her family never lacked resources for her, so there was no reason for her to earn them herself.

As for any merit, that's utter nonsense.

Given their status, they have no need for such achievements.

But since we've already paid, we can't just give up everything, right? That would be a complete rip-off.

"What else could it be...?"

Ning Qingzhi lowered her head, her cheeks flushed, but not from shyness, but from genuine anger.

She gritted her teeth and said, "He was so fierce, like he was going to eat me alive. I was terrified!"

"puff."

Upon hearing this, the maid couldn't help but laugh out loud, but quickly stopped herself and went forward to pat the other person's back to help her catch her breath: "It's alright, it's alright, we don't care about these things, let's not bother with them."

"A bunch of bastards!" Ning Qingzhi never expected that her first move would end up like this.

"You just praised them as seasoned veterans," the maid said, shaking her head.

"Disrespectful to one's elders!" Ning Qingzhi vehemently denied, adding, "Just you wait and see. Once I find out his background, I'll get my revenge and make him apologize to me personally!"

"Uh, didn't you say you never wanted to see him again?"

"I said those things in a fit of anger, so they don't count."

The master and servant muttered to themselves as they headed forward.

"But judging from the methods he used and the magical artifacts he employed, I don't think I've ever heard of such a person before. How do you plan to find him?"

"I don't know him, but how could I not know that painted-face man? Anyway, they're all in cahoots, they all have to apologize to me!"

……

"We've struck it rich!"

"Suxin, we've struck it rich!"

As dawn broke, inside a newly opened cave nestled in the mountains.

With his left arm around the headless Yu Qianzhang and his right arm around the shattered Tao Guan, Cang Li sat on a stone chair, so excited that he could not contain himself.

He never expected that Lin Shu would actually be able to bring back the Yu family's Azure Phoenix.

The Moon-Devouring Demon King truly lives up to his title as the Lord of Yongzhou!

Cangli is now even somewhat glad that he didn't find any help back then.

Otherwise, we would have to give away a lot of credit for nothing.

Hmm... Thinking about the matter of having help, he suddenly thought of a certain unknown demon king.

It seems that the two of them had reached an agreement beforehand, and judging from the large array that suddenly appeared in the sky that night, the other party must have also contributed a lot.

After it was all over, I forgot to notify that person.

Oh well, anyway, the demon king didn't look for me. He probably felt he hadn't done enough and was too embarrassed to share the credit.

At most, they'll take care of this person after Cangli enters the Heavenly Demon Palace, since they're all working for the Luo family anyway.

It should be fine.

Cang Li composed himself, his gaze fixed intently on the woman opposite him: "Su Xin, with these two corpses, it's not just your territory... it's mine, and it's Lin Shu's territory too!"

"The three of us are going to be rich!"

He grew more and more excited as he spoke, oblivious to the fact that the large hole in his body was bleeding again: "From this day forward, we are people of the Heavenly Demon Palace!"

Heaven finally smiled upon him, sending him the terrifying help of the Moon-Devouring Demon King.

If the three of them work together, they will likely be able to secure a place in the Luo family.

"I know how you feel, but could you please put them down first? It's disgusting to look at them."

Su Xin pursed her lips and glanced over with a complicated expression: "Also, after you've dealt with them, remember to return them to Lin Shu."

The deepest part of the cave.

The handsome young man sat cross-legged, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Cangli's other ideas might be wrong.

But one thing is true.

Lin Shu opened her eyes and looked around at the eerie silver that was shimmering with a ghostly light, which had already piled up into a high silver mountain.

The golden beans, formed from the essence of karmic fire, filled the air in dense clusters.

"call."

He let out a long, satisfied sigh.

This time they really made a fortune!

Once I've digested this gain, I can return to Yongzhou to take care of things.