Yin Yang Soul Searcher

Bai Jueming felt that, overall, the demon core's function wasn't very strong; it couldn't improve his cultivation or physical strength. However, this auxiliary function was quite useful, and it might have a miraculous effect at a crucial moment.

So Bai Jueming decided to try to negotiate with the Imperial Advisor. Who would complain about having too many trump cards?

How should I approach the Imperial Advisor? Asking directly would definitely be inappropriate; the Imperial Advisor might just give me a piece of his mind. I need to think of a way...

"This demon core cannot leave Jinxiu for too long, otherwise her cultivation will continue to decline until she loses all her cultivation. In severe cases, she will lose her life."

So demon cores are that important to demon cultivators? It seems Jinxiu was truly at her wit's end that day, otherwise she wouldn't have used her demon core.

Recalling his illusionary encounter that day, Bai Jueming felt a little regretful, but compared to his own life, lust should indeed be put aside.

After thinking for a moment, the Imperial Advisor asked again, "Has Jinxiu's soul been searched? Is there anything she hasn't revealed?"

Bai Jueming's eyes lit up. The Imperial Preceptor didn't want to return it to her, and he had a chance.

Then, she respectfully replied, "Reporting to the Imperial Preceptor, she has clearly explained everything the demon race did in the capital, as well as their objectives. Furthermore, several hall masters have already searched her soul to ensure nothing is overlooked."

"You handled things quite well." The Grand Preceptor nodded in satisfaction, his words cold and ruthless.

"In that case, there's no need for her to live. Peng Li's departure shows that the demon race had already abandoned her."

"Then this demon core..." Bai Jueming asked in a low voice.

The Imperial Advisor smiled slightly: "You want it?"

Bai Jueming hadn't thought of a reason and didn't know how to start... but his actions and expressions had already made it very clear.

It's better to have more than less.

The Imperial Advisor chuckled and said, "This is something you obtained at great risk, so how could I possibly keep it for myself?"

After saying this, the Imperial Preceptor gently tossed the demon core behind him, and it landed in Bai Jueming's hand on its own.

After all that talk, you've been kidding me... But Bai Jueming is still very grateful to the Imperial Preceptor. The Imperial Preceptor specially explained the function of this demon core to him. If he had just tried to figure it out on his own, who knows when he would have fully understood the function of this demon core.

After thanking the Imperial Preceptor once again, Bai Jueming took his leave.

The Imperial Advisor did not try to keep him any longer, but told the three of them to set off for Shangzhou as soon as possible.

Bai Jueming infiltrated Shangzhou as a spy to investigate the truth, so the Yin Yang Palace will not arrange for a grand send-off.

After entering Shangzhou, he was completely isolated and helpless. He could no longer contact the Yin-Yang Palace for help, and no one was there to analyze the cases. He had to make quick and correct decisions in everything he encountered! Otherwise, he could lose his life at any moment!

The Imperial Advisor instructed Bai Jueming to choose a quiet morning or night when no one was around, and to quietly disappear with two bodyguards...

The words weren't said to be as harsh as they seemed, but Bai Jueming felt that's exactly what the Imperial Preceptor meant...

Having acquired two treasures and received the Imperial Advisor's promise of assistance, Bai Jueming should have been secretly pleased. However, thinking about what had happened in Shangzhou, he could only feel immense pressure...

On the way back, Bai Jueming kept thinking about what reason he should come up with to lie to his older sister.

Bai Jueming was somewhat worried about his younger brother, who had just decided to go to Qingzhou to improve his cultivation. Now that he was leaving, his older sister was taking care of Xiaotang alone.

After all, she wasn't really seventeen or eighteen years old, and she didn't have to think about anything after leaving home, just go about her business. She had lived two lives, and she was always worried about a grown woman and a young girl trying to make a living in the capital.

Bai Jueming thought for a moment and decided that after returning, he would give the gold and silver notes to his eldest sister, telling her not to work hard at 8 a.m. anymore, but to stay at home and take good care of the children, buy more books, and teach Xiaotang to read and write.

Thankfully, her parents were literate and taught her older sister to read for a few years. However, after her father died, her older sister took on the responsibility of raising the children, so she may have fallen behind in her studies. But that should be enough to teach Xiaotang.

If his elder sister asks where the money came from, Bai Jueming has already figured it out: the travel allowance from the Yin Yang Palace!

As for whether I need money? What a joke! Going to Shangzhou with Young Master Jia to support his father, why would I need to spend money? He'll cover all my food, drink, and gambling along the way; he should be happy to do so, since he's not short of money.

After Bai Jueming returned to Zhengshan Hall, Brother Shan was sitting there leisurely drinking tea.

Seeing Bai Jueming emerge from the back door, Li Zhengshan leisurely put down his teacup, raised his brows (which resembled black maggots), and then asked with a puzzled expression, "Why do you look so unhappy? Did the Imperial Preceptor not bestow any treasures upon you?"

Bai Jueming sighed slightly, explaining his need to go to Shangzhou, as well as the two magical treasures bestowed upon him by the Imperial Preceptor and the First Prince...

"The Imperial Advisor really values ​​you highly, actually sending you to investigate such a major case in Shangzhou." Li Zhengshan said, his mouth slightly agape, somewhat incredulous.

"Moreover, the treasure bestowed upon you by the Imperial Preceptor is something I've never heard of in all my years as an Onmyoji. Just by carrying it with you, your soul power can increase." Li Zhengshan's tone was full of envy.

"The stuff is good, but this trip to Shangzhou feels too dangerous!" Bai Jue sighed slightly.

Li Zhengshan smiled, stood up, walked over, and patted Bai Jueming on the shoulder: "Danger and opportunity go hand in hand. How can you improve your strength if you don't experience these things?"

"Think about the Onmyoji behind you, the one who guided you. You don't know if he's benevolent or malevolent towards you. The Imperial Advisor promised to help you deal with him and bestowed the jade pendant upon you so that you could increase your strength. The Imperial Advisor has already begun to fulfill his promise."

"Don't be unwilling to take a step just because you think the road ahead is dangerous. What path of cultivation is not dangerous?" Li Zhengshan patted Bai Jueming on the shoulder to encourage him.

"Brother Shan, I didn't expect you to be so good at encouraging people." Bai Jueming suddenly felt that the matter in Shangzhou was not so heavy.

"It's good that you've figured it out." Li Zhengshan smiled. "I'll give you two days off to prepare properly, and then set off as soon as possible."

"Alright, I'll be going then." Bai Jueming nodded, tucked his night clothes under his arm, and was about to leave when he suddenly turned back.

"What's wrong?" Li Zhengshan asked.

"Brother Shan, I want to do an experiment." Bai Jueming chuckled, glanced around to make sure no one else was there, and then reached out to unbutton his clothes.

"What do you want to do?" Li Zhengshan was taken aback! Could this guy have homosexual tendencies?!

Li Zhengshan secretly clenched his right fist. If Bai Jueming dared to do anything out of line, he would beat him so badly that he wouldn't be able to find his teeth!

Fortunately, Bai Jueming was a normal man; he just wanted to test out the night clothes the Crown Prince had given him.

Li Zhengshan breathed a sigh of relief, and his clenched right fist quietly loosened.

The black night clothes clung to Bai Jueming's body lines, highlighting his strong and upright figure, broad shoulders, narrow waist, and long and powerful limbs, making him seem as if he were hidden in the darkness.

As for Bai Jueming's face, his handsome face before he put on the night clothes, his high nose bridge, his deep eyes... all of these have disappeared.

Instead, a plain face appeared, bearing only a few of Bai Jueming's features. One of the functions of the night-clothes was to simply alter facial contours; only an unremarkable face could prevent one from attracting attention during investigations.

"This stuff is really good," Li Zhengshan commented with interest, stroking his chin.

"Keep it low-key, keep it low-key." Bai Jueming chuckled and said, "Brother Shan, I'm going to find Han Xueshan to test how well this thing defends."

"How about you take a punch from me?" Li Zhengshan was still happy to help others.

"No, thank you."

After saying that, Bai Jueming quickly slipped away. What a joke! One is a fifth-rank official, and the other is a sixth-rank official. It's obvious who he should choose.

"You little rascal, you're quite cunning." Li Zhengshan chuckled, but as he watched Bai Jueming's departing figure, a look of worry returned to his face.

He had thought that with a capable subordinate joining Zhengshan Hall, a great opportunity for him to make a name for himself was just around the corner. But Bai Jueming's performance was so outstanding that the Imperial Advisor poached him from the group...

Li Zhengshan had no way to express his bitterness. If it were any of his other colleagues who were also hall masters, he could argue with them or try to persuade them physically, but since the Imperial Advisor had spoken, he could only silently endure it...

No, no, I have to find a way to complain to the Imperial Advisor and make him compensate my two subordinates!

Bai Jueming returned to his office with an unfamiliar face.

Jia Qingshan was pacing back and forth excitedly in the room, looking like he didn't want to stay a moment longer and only wanted to go back to support his father.

Han Xueshan sat calmly in the chair. After the Imperial Advisor finished telling her about her father, the frown on her brows eased considerably, and her heroic face revealed a unique beauty.

The two men turned to look at Bai Jueming almost simultaneously. Jia Qingshan looked at the man dressed in black with a puzzled expression, and at his unfamiliar face, and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Han Xueshan frowned, feeling that the person in front of her was very familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.

A sly smile crept across Bai Jueming's otherwise unremarkable face as he pointed at Han Xueshan: "You, hit her here."

Bai Jueming leaned forward, showing half of his face, pointed to his cheek, and looked at Han Xueshan provocatively.

"Is this guy crazy?" Jia Qingshan's face turned serious. "Brother, who are you? Why did you let him hit you? Do you know this is the Yin-Yang Palace? No one has the right to act recklessly here!"

Perhaps I'm too familiar with him, Han Xueshan thought to herself. Although you helped me just now and did me a favor, these are two different things.

You asked me to hit you, you asked for it!

Han Xueshan slid an ordinary talisman from her sleeve, which could block out a person's voice.

Taking advantage of Bai Jueming's momentary daze, Han Xueshan sent out the talisman, which floated above Bai Jueming's head.

Bai Jueming immediately sensed something was wrong! It seemed like she recognized me!

The moment Han Xueshan saw Bai Jueming's sly grin, she was absolutely certain of his identity; she was all too familiar with that sly grin.

To paraphrase Bai Jueming, this is love.

Bai Jueming strained his throat, managing to make a sound, but Jia Qingshan seemed unable to hear him. The talisman floating above his head blocked out his voice!