Reborn as a Snake: Forging a Demon Court Starting from a Black Python

"Lord Wei summoned me here so late at night; could it be that that false god has caused trouble again?"

Lin Xuan deliberately feigned a puzzled look and strode in.

Before Wei Wen could exchange pleasantries, he preemptively asked a question.

Wei Wen looked somewhat embarrassed and waved his hand, saying:

"No, things are quite peaceful on the side of the false god; nothing has happened."

"The reason I invited you here today is actually because I wanted to... cough cough."

Halfway through his sentence, Wei Wen felt a little embarrassed, coughed, and gave the butler beside him a wink.

Wei Wen merely glanced at him, and Lin Xuan immediately understood, smiling as he walked over to invite Lin Xuan to sit down, then said:

"Young Master Lin, although my master is a member of the royal family, he has never met many experts in his daily life."

"My master is overjoyed to be able to invite you into the mansion."

"Over the years, my husband has acquired several treasures, which are said to have some magical properties, but unfortunately, he has no capable people around him, so we don't know if he was deceived."

"That's why we wanted to invite you over to take a look at my master's condition."

As he spoke, the steward waved his hand and summoned several maids.

The maid was carrying a tray with some jade on it.

Lin Xuan glanced at it, smiled, and shook his head.

【Seven-Colored Glazed Glass (Treasure)】

Fire Coral (Treasure)

【Geng Gold Jade Ruyi (White)】

He pointed to the jade ruyi and said, "Prefect Wei, this ruyi of yours is somewhat interesting, but your other treasures... are just ordinary jewels, nothing special."

In front of Lin Xuan's system, the details of these things were laid bare.

All items marked as "treasure" can only be exchanged for money and are not even considered materials for refining weapons.

Of course, if you find an NPC who likes these items, you can give them as gifts and use them as quest items.

Upon hearing Lin Xuan's words, Wei Wen's expression became somewhat unnatural, and he felt dissatisfied.

I am a dignified prefect and the emperor's brother-in-law. How can you say that the treasures others gave me are so insignificant?

Also, what's wrong with the housekeeper? Didn't he understand what I meant?

I asked him to test Lin Xuan and get him to bring out his own magic treasures, but you ended up bringing out my treasures instead!

The steward sensed his master's thoughts and smiled bitterly to himself, but he did not show it. Instead, he looked at Lin Xuan with a puzzled expression.

"Young Master Lin, are you serious? Of all these treasures, is this jade ruyi the only one that's worth mentioning?"

"This... forgive my poor eyesight, but I really can't tell the difference between the jade ruyi and other treasures."

Lin Xuan had already understood the implication. The steward kept steering the conversation toward treasures, probably because he wanted to see the magical artifact in Lin Xuan's hand.

After thinking for a moment, he clapped his hands with a smile.

"What's so difficult about that? You just haven't seen enough magical treasures before, which is why you can't tell the difference."

At this point, Lin Xuan raised his hand, and two golden objects immediately appeared in front of him, namely the cassock and the purple-gold alms bowl that he had obtained from Fahai.

He had always kept these two items in his storage space and carried them with him, so it was a good time to take them out now.

After these two magical treasures appeared, the entire room became bright, as if it were daytime.

Even before Lin Xuan had infused his magic power into it, he had already shown extraordinary talent.

Now, whether it was Wei Wen, the steward, or the maids, they all stared wide-eyed at the two magical treasures.

Even the servants outside the main hall, noticing the sudden brightness behind them, turned to peek, subconsciously swallowing hard and whispering:

"Could Lin Xuan really have some kind of treasure? Could he really be some kind of incredibly powerful guy?"

If even they think this way, then Wei Wen must have thought even more.

He reached out to touch the robe and the golden alms bowl, but as soon as his hand touched them, he felt a sharp pain and cried out in surprise, "What's wrong?"

Lin Xuan's expression remained unchanged as he calmly said:

"My lord, please be careful. I obtained these magical treasures from a high-ranking monk. Without the protection of Buddhist teachings, one cannot come into contact with them."

This is a complete lie. Although these two magical treasures are good, they have not reached the level of spiritual treasures and do not possess such spiritual power.

Let alone Wei Wen, who doesn't understand Buddhism, even if he were handed over to a demon, it wouldn't provoke any resistance.

The stinging pain Wei Wen felt just now was actually Lin Xuan secretly using his magic power.

Wei Wen, unaware of the reasoning behind it, nodded with great emotion and said, "It truly is a treasure! No wonder Young Master Lin has such a discerning eye."

"Having been around these treasures all my life, I can naturally tell the quality of things at a glance."

Wei Wen stood up and circled the kasaya and alms bowl, wanting to reach out and touch them, but afraid of being bounced away again. He was so hesitant and awkward that it looked ridiculous.

The butler watched anxiously from a short distance away.

We invited Lin Xuan here not only to find out if he has any treasures, but also to find out just how capable he really is!

Why do you become so captivated by the treasure?

He couldn't help but cough a few times, then walked behind Lin Xuan and said:

"Young Master Lin, what magical powers do your treasures possess? Could you demonstrate some of them to us?"

Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow, his face showing displeasure.

"You're wrong! If I use my magic weapon, I might alert that false god!"

"If we alert the enemy, can you bear the responsibility?"

When he said the phrase "beating the grass to alert the snake," Lin Xuan deliberately emphasized it, and a strange aura emanated from him.

The butler wanted to say a few more words of advice, but after sensing this aura, he panicked.

He dared not say anything more and said with heartfelt admiration:

"Young Master Lin is right. If we alert the enemy, that would indeed be very bad, very bad."

He backed away, all the way outside the lobby, before suddenly waking up.

"Wait, why did my mind suddenly go blank? I just backed out after being scared by Lin Xuan's words? What 'stirring up trouble' nonsense!"

The butler scratched the back of his head, trying to get more information out of Lin Xuan.

At the very least, Lin Xuan should be allowed to show off his skills.

However, he was still too slow. After scaring away the steward, Lin Xuan suddenly waved his hand and put away the cassock and the purple-gold alms bowl.

In an instant, the golden light in the room vanished.

Wei Wen instinctively reached out, only to grasp at empty air. He asked blankly, "Young Master Lin, what is this?"

Lin Xuan shook his head, adopting the demeanor of a senior expert.

"My lord, have you ever heard of the saying 'one should not flaunt one's wealth'?"

"This place is too close to the River God Temple. If we keep displaying the magical artifacts outside, it will surely alert the false god!"

"After the false god is destroyed, Prefect, you can look at the treasure for as long as you want, and I will definitely not stop you."

When Lin Xuan said these words, he deliberately imitated Fahai's mannerisms.

Although this bald monk is unreasonable and hypocritical, his dignified appearance is indeed convincing.

Wei Wen was persuaded by Lin Xuan and nodded repeatedly. All the doubts that had just arisen disappeared, and he once again regarded Lin Xuan as a master who had subdued demons.

"Yes! Yes! Exorcising demons is the most important thing!"

"Young Master Lin, you should go back and rest. I'll go make preparations now. We must capture that charlatan in three days!"

After saying that, Wei Wen personally accompanied Lin Xuan out, not bothering to worry about the news leaking out, and directly sent Lin Xuan back to his room.

Along the way, there were some servants who didn't know what had just happened, and they scratched their heads when they saw this scene.

Although our prefect has always been unreliable, this time it has gone too far.

During the day, they also said that we were not allowed to approach Lin Xuan's room casually, and that we should keep the news strictly confidential.

But only a short time has passed, and the prefect himself has taken the lead in violating the rules. It's really unreasonable!

But soon, as the news from the main hall spread, the servants finally realized what had happened and felt a wave of fear wash over them.

"Could it be that this Mr. Lin... this young master Lin is truly a highly skilled person with magical powers?" a servant asked in a trembling voice.

No one dared to answer until much later, when a constable stepped forward, his eyes resolute, and said:

"What kind of expert? I think he's just a fraud!"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned around. Even Wei Wen's steward heard the commotion and curiously came over to hear what profound insights this constable had to offer.

The constable felt a pang of panic when he sensed the gazes of the crowd. How could he possibly know who Lin Xuan was?

He wouldn't have said such a thing if he hadn't just recently received a reward from the river god's temple priest.

But at this point, he couldn't pretend to be stupid and fool people anymore, so he had to bite the bullet and say:

"I've heard before that those truly skilled masters all have tempers, but look at Lin Xuan. He was easily fooled by our prefect and obediently revealed his secrets."

"Do you think he seems like a master?"

"besides……"

"Anything else?" The butler approached and asked.

The constable, now speaking with increasing confidence, continued, "Furthermore, if Lin Xuan truly possessed magical powers, he would have surely realized long ago that the River God was not some kind of monster."

"Since he can't tell, then he obviously doesn't have any magical power, and is naturally a fraud!"

The butler could tell that this was just repeating himself and didn't make any sense.

But the servants couldn't understand it, and they all nodded, their hearts that had just been raised finally settling down.

That makes sense.

"Although the River God hasn't shown his power for many years, if he were a monster, would we have worshipped him for so many years?"

"Don't just talk about us, even the emperor worships the river god!"

Upon hearing this, the butler nodded in agreement.

Although the bailiffs' words were nonsense, the other people's accounts were true.

Yes, we may be blind, but are all those officials in the court also blind? Can't they see the true nature of the River God?

Even if our ministers are incompetent, are the people in other countries all fools?

The butler suddenly turned and left, then hurriedly found Wei Wen, wanting to persuade him to send Lin Xuan away as soon as possible.

It would be best to bring gifts and make a trip to the River God Temple to talk things out.

Otherwise, if the River God were to be enraged, even if Wei Wen's sister were to become Empress, she would not be able to save his life.

Unfortunately, Wei Wen had completely trusted Lin Xuan, and upon hearing the steward's words, he not only refused to believe them but was also furious.

"What nonsense are you spouting, you bastard? Didn't you see clearly when Young Master Lin used his abilities just now?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hands and gestured in the air to resemble a kasaya and a begging bowl.

"Such a treasure is not something an ordinary person could produce."

The butler secretly groaned and had no choice but to repeat what he had just heard.

But Wei Wen remained unconvinced, scoffing, "What do they know?"

"Since Young Master Lin is truly capable, then if he says the River God is problematic, then the River God must be problematic!"

The butler stared blankly at Wei Wen, sweat beading on his forehead.

Is there any difference between my master's logic and that of the yamen runner from earlier?

He tried to persuade him further, but Wei Wen waved him away.

"Stop wasting time! Quickly pass on my orders to get ready. When the River God Festival begins, we must make sure Young Master Lin has a chance to get close."