You've already caught the embroidered ball, and you still say it's not my husband?

Nangong Yourong paused for a moment, then looked at Bao Bulu with a strange expression.

Why did she feel that the donkey Lu Xuan was raising seemed to lack loyalty? It was even more enthusiastic about criticizing its master than she was.

Chirp chirp chirp.

The chipmunk, holding a pine cone, sat on Nangong Yourong's shoulder. It couldn't help but roll its eyes, looking at the donkey with disdain, thinking that this donkey was truly shameless, betraying its master for personal gain.

That's utterly shameless!

I'm ashamed to be associated with them!

Bao Bulu glared at the chipmunk, then scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly at Nangong Yourong: "Hehe, please forgive my rudeness, Commandant. I have absolutely no disloyalty to my master, nor do I mean to belittle him. It's just that I prefer to tell the truth and believe in the facts..."

Ha ha.

Bao Bulu was suddenly terrified—it seemed to hear Lu Xuan's voice!

Could Lu Xuan hear it speaking even from tens or hundreds of miles away?

But when we contacted each other at Heart Lake just now, didn't Lu Xuan not respond?

Feeling guilty, Bao Bu Lu panicked and cautiously asked in the Heart Lake, "Is it you, my most, most beloved master?"

No one responded.

It continued tentatively, "The little donkey is utterly loyal to its master and swears it has never been opportunistic or a fence-sitter. It was only because of the tyrannical power of that Commander Nangong that it had no choice but to lie and flatter him... Master, please be magnanimous and don't take this to heart!"

The lake of my heart remains silent.

Seeing this, Bao Bulu blinked and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems its nerves were too tense, causing it to hallucinate...

"Nonsense, utterly ridiculous!"

An elderly man with white hair standing next to Nangong Yourong, his face flushed with anger, shouted, "Captain Lu, your reckless actions are completely disregarding the consequences! What if you alert the remaining members of the Black Fiends and they escape?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall exchanged bewildered glances, and even Nangong Yourong fell silent, her expression somewhat grim.

The Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division spent more than half a year investigating the remnants of the Black Fiend Cult, consuming a great deal of manpower, material resources, and financial resources, and even losing the lives of several Demon Suppression Guards.

Lu Xuan has learned of the Black Fiend Cult's whereabouts by chance today. Reporting this to the Demon Suppression Division would be a great achievement, and it would also excite and invigorate everyone in the Demon Suppression Division. With further planning, they will surely be able to wipe out those remnants of the Black Fiend Cult...

But Lu Xuan didn't play by the rules and insisted on doing things his own way, going to Wanfu Temple alone!

This is not "heroic" but "reckless," extremely reckless!

Even if Lu Xuan's cultivation and strength are formidable, and he can enter Wanfu Temple alone and escape unscathed... he will inevitably alert the remaining members of the Black Fiend Clan. If the remaining members leave in time and find another place to hide, there will be endless troubles in the future!

Therefore, the white-haired old man, the surrounding demon-suppressing captains, and even everyone in the main hall strongly disapproved of Lu Xuan's approach.

Everyone thought that Lu Xuan was too arrogant, impulsive, greedy for merit, and reckless!

Ugh.

Nangong Yourong sighed softly, raising her hand to interrupt the crowd's criticism: "Things have come to this point, there's no point in saying more."

This situation cannot be discussed any longer; we must go to Wanfu Temple immediately!

She whistled, summoning the golden eagle kept by the Demon Suppression Division.

As soon as the whistle blew, the golden eagle appeared outside the hall, flapping its large wings.

Nangong Yourong's expression was solemn. She waved her hand and said, "Set off immediately for Wanfu Temple in Zhaoyuan County to reinforce Commander Lu and wipe out the remaining Black Fiends!"

After saying that, she led two old men, three demon-suppressing captains, and more than ten elite demon-suppressing guards at the Qi Refining Realm, along with a donkey, and rode a golden eagle, rushing to Wanfu Temple with great urgency.

"Lieutenant Lu, you must hold on! Please make sure you hold on until I get there..."

now.

Inside the ancient-style Wanfu Temple, a group of monks holding staffs and sticks surrounded Lu Xuan.

The old monk in the lead, wearing a kasaya, glared at Lu Xuanjingang with wide eyes. His aura of peak fifth-grade cultivation was also released, sharp and intimidating, making people afraid!

If it were an ordinary martial artist, being stared at like that by a fifth-rank peak old monk with a fierce and wrathful expression, they would probably be so frightened that their legs would go weak and they would break out in a cold sweat.

"Forget it, I'm not pretending anymore." Lu Xuan shrugged and twisted his neck.

He stopped feigning fear and stood there nonchalantly, a smile on his face, his gaze sweeping over the group of monks before him. He remarked, "They really are a bunch of easily frightened birds!"

Wanfu Temple wasn't particularly large, nor was it particularly small, so Lu Xuan couldn't easily search it alone. He devised a clever plan, deliberately revealing the Jingluan Blade at his waist to lure the enemy out...

Unexpectedly, the effect was surprisingly good and immediate. The group of monks were terrified, like fugitives seeing plainclothes police officers with guns, and jumped out like startled birds.

【Ding! 】

A "ding" sounded in Lu Xuan's mind.

There was another extremely important reason why he ventured into Wanfu Temple alone—it might trigger a system order!

Look, the order has arrived!

[Saving the Order: Purge Wanfu Temple (Purple)]

[Order details: Wanfu Temple is a den of iniquity. Please cleanse the temple of evil spirits and rescue the victimized woman.]

Lu Xuan, who accepted the order, was overjoyed!

The old monk's face grew even more somber.

He knew perfectly well that Lu Xuan was likely deliberately revealing the Jingluan Blade to expose his identity, but he dared not gamble; he dared not gamble that Lu Xuan had only come to offer incense…

We can't afford to gamble!

Lu Xuan's arrival at Wanfu Temple means that the Demon Suppression Division has likely already taken notice of the place, and the temple simply cannot withstand a search by the Demon Suppression Division!

Therefore, even if they knew that Lu Xuan had deliberately revealed a flaw, they still had to step in, capture Lu Xuan, and kill him...

"Young benefactor, you shouldn't have come."

After the old monk finished speaking, his face suddenly became ferocious, and billowing black energy surged from his body, staining his bright red cassock black. His eyes also turned into an eerie scarlet!

A powerful, chilling, and menacing aura filled the surroundings, causing the birds in the trees to flap their wings and fly away in fright.

This is... the Black Fiend Demon Art!

Lu Xuan had seen Wang Hao use this technique when he was at the Su residence.

Wanfu Temple was indeed the hiding place of the remnants of the Black Fiends!

The old monk in front of me is one of the remnants of the Black Fiend Cult!

As the old monk's aura surged, his attack became particularly ruthless and decisive. He unleashed the "Dragon-Capturing Hand," his right hand's five fingers like hooks, moving like a venomous dragon as fast as lightning, accompanied by a fierce whooshing sound, piercing straight into Lu Xuan's heart!

He was determined to kill Lu Xuan with a single blow!

Lu Xuan remained standing in place, seemingly caught off guard by the old monk's incredible speed, leaving him no time to react or dodge.

In an instant, the old monk's Dragon-Capturing Hand easily pierced through Lu Xuan's body!

"wrong!"

The old monk's expression suddenly changed. "That's an afterimage!"

His Dragon-Capturing Hand only pierced through the afterimage left behind by Lu Xuan!

A shocking truth was laid bare before him—Lu Xuan wasn't unable to react in time to avoid his attack; rather, his speed was so fast that he left a blur, leaving him with nothing!

He had mastered the Black Fiend Demon Art, reaching the peak of the fifth rank. He was one of the remaining core members of the Black Fiend Sect and had also cultivated some Buddhist teachings. At this moment, he used the Black Fiend Demon Art to unleash the fully-mastered Dragon-Capturing Hand, a sudden burst of power at close range...

What was thought to be a sure-fire sneak attack was easily dodged by Lu Xuan.

He only realized it was an afterimage after touching Lu Xuan's "body"!

"What are you so shocked about?"

Lu Xuan's voice rang out from behind.

The old monk was startled and turned around to attack again.

But the moment he turned around, his forehead came into direct contact with nine slender silver needles.

Whoosh whoosh.

Nine silver needles pierced his forehead in an instant, as easily as piercing a layer of rice paper!

thump.

The old monk collapsed and fell heavily to the ground.

His manner of death was similar to that of Wang Hao before him.

They all died with their eyes wide open in terror!

Blood-stained silver needles flew out from the back of the old monk's head, then flew back and hovered around Lu Xuan.

All of this happened too fast. In the blink of an eye, the dozen or so monks who had surrounded Lu Xuan with sticks were all stunned and looked horrified.

Even worse, Lu Xuan looked at them and said, "It's your turn now."

Lu Xuan had a kind smile and a calm voice.

But in the eyes of these monks, the smiling Lu Xuan seemed to be the most terrifying devil in the world, and his voice was like the death warrant of the King of Hell!

A chill ran from their feet to the top of their heads, their legs trembled, their will to fight vanished, and all they wanted to do was run for their lives.

"Run!!"

Whoosh whoosh—

They had barely taken a step when Lu Xuan's Nine-Turn Resurrection Needle pierced their brows, and one by one they collapsed...

Suppressing Wanfu Temple, isn't that easy?