Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

"Young Master, please speak!" Gou An just wanted to leave as soon as possible, and was prepared to agree to whatever the other party said.

Once I've truly left this place, whether or not I do it will be up to me.

"I need you to help me find out the whereabouts of a demon!" Shen Yu said to Gou An. "It was he who caused me to suffer from poison for decades."

At the end, Shen Yu's tone became much stronger: "Whether he's dead or alive now, I want to know his fate."

"What are the characteristics of this monster? What kind of beast did it transform into?" Gou An asked.

"I don't know exactly what kind of demon beast she is in disguise!" Shen Yu shook his head and said, "But I know she is a female demon, very beautiful, and skilled at disguising herself as a human, making it difficult to discern her true nature."

"When I first met her, she called herself Yun Yao, and I didn't know her real name."

"But there's one thing that's unusual: she has a mole at the corner of her eye, and her pupils can turn purple."

Finally, Shen Yu added, "If you discover anything, please inform me."

"Alright!" Gou An nodded and immediately agreed: "If I make any discoveries, I will definitely come back to the Blackwater Domain to inform the young master."

Gou An agreed quickly, mainly because he wanted to slip away as soon as possible to avoid some other person popping up and making him wait again.

"There's no need for you to make the trip!" Shen Yu pulled out a palm-sized, smooth jade pendant from his robes. It had no patterns on it.

"This is a communication jade that can travel ten thousand miles!" he explained. "If you discover this demon in the City of Ten Thousand Demons in the future, you can use your spiritual power as a pen to write on it, and I will receive this message."

Gou An took the jade pendant, finding it quite novel, as it was the first time he had ever seen such an object.

"However, this jade can only be used once!" Shen Yu emphasized again: "If you do not discover this, please do not use it casually."

"Alright!" Gou An took the jade token, put it away immediately, and prepared to take his leave.

"Wait a minute!" Shen Yu called out again when he saw Gou An about to leave.

Gou An was extremely anxious, inwardly complaining, "Why are there so many things to do?"

Despite his annoyance, he still managed a smile: "Is there anything else, Young Master?"

"Of course I won't let you help me for nothing!" Shen Yu flipped his hand and took out a storage bag, handing it to Gou An: "There are 50,000 spirit stones in here, consider it your reward for gathering information."

"If you find her in the future, I will definitely give you more spirit stones."

Gou An took the storage bag, and his previous annoyance and impatience vanished instantly.

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Why didn't you say so sooner!

If I had known there were spirit stones earlier, I wouldn't have been in such a hurry to leave.

"Don't worry, young master, I will inform you immediately if there is any news!" After Gou An finished speaking, he blinked, as if waiting for Shen Yu to finish speaking.

Shen Yu had nothing else to say, but simply cupped his hands to Gou An and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, fellow Daoist."

"Alright!" After confirming that Shen Yu would not look for him again, Gou An bowed and took his leave, then turned and flew away with Long Youzi and Xian Kongzi.

This trip went very smoothly; no one blocked our way.

Even when they occasionally saw evil cultivators, they didn't cause any trouble, as if they had been notified in advance.

Flying out of the valley, Gou An didn't listen to anything along the way. After leaving the Blackwater, they finally arrived in the outside world and saw the sunlight again.

After they came out, Gou An did not stop. Instead, he led Long Youzi and Xian Kongzi to continue flying forward until they found a deserted mountain and stopped there.

On the cliff of Lonely Mountain, Gou An and Long Youzi Xian Kongzi sat cross-legged facing each other and began to divide the spoils.

Gou An gave all the spirit stones he had promised to Xian Kongzi at once, and Xian Kongzi was overjoyed to receive them.

He bluntly stated, "No wonder so many cultivators later became evil cultivators; they made money much faster there than when I was honestly cultivating."

Long Youzi rolled his eyes at Xian Kongzi and retorted, "I'm afraid I might earn it but not live to spend it!"

Clearly, after this experience, Long Youzi had some reservations.

"Look at you, you coward!" Xian Kongzi didn't care at all. Instead, he said to Gou An, "Fellow Daoist, if there are any more opportunities to earn spirit stones like this in the future, you can come to me again. My biggest characteristic is that I'd rather have money than my life. As long as the money is right, I can do any job."

After he finished speaking, he stood up, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to Gou An, and prepared to leave.

Gou An nodded and smiled, "Okay, I'll come find you again when I have the chance."

Once the opportunity had passed, Gou An took out his flying boat and tossed it into the air.

The flying boat grew larger as it caught the wind, transforming into an airship.

Gou An led Long Youzi onto the airship, transforming into a white light that shot straight into the sky, flying directly towards the direction of the Monster Mountain Range.

Now that the stolen goods have been disposed of, let's see how the death of Lord Jinyang will affect the City of Ten Thousand Demons.

One day later.

Gou An and Xian Kongzi successfully returned to the Monster Mountain Range, which was no different from when they left a few days ago.

However, Gou An did not return directly to Wan Yao City. Instead, he took Long Youzi and pretended to search for spiritual herbs in the mountains, taking the opportunity to slowly approach the direction of Wan Yao City.

There are still a few days left before the deadline for his leave, so Gou An is not in a hurry.

Moreover, Gou An also transformed into a low-level demon beast clone with a dog's head and human form, and used the token to enter and exit the city to go ahead and gather information in the City of Ten Thousand Demons.

They wanted to see if there was anything unusual in the city.

To Gou An's surprise, there was nothing unusual in the city; everything was the same as before he came out, and no one in the market was talking about Jin Yang Shan Jun.

This puzzled Gou An greatly.

How can no one care when a protector of the country has died?

Could it be that the City of Ten Thousand Demons doesn't have Lord Jin Yang's life lamp, so no one knows he died?

If that's the case, then everything will be much easier to handle.

However, Gou An was still somewhat uneasy, so after sending Long Youzi away that day, he opened the Palm Heaven Diagram and released Xuan Kongzi.

When Xuan Kongzi learned of Gou An's question, he stroked his beard and smiled, "Grandpa, the reason for this is probably because Lord Jin Yang is not dead."

"Not dead? What do you mean?" Gou An asked.

"Because I made him into a puppet, I didn't destroy his soul!" Xuan Kongzi explained, "So essentially he's not dead, it's just that his soul is sealed and asleep, and he can no longer control his physical body."

Faced with this explanation, Gou An suddenly understood: "So that's how it is!"

"Is there any chance he'll wake up?" Gou An asked uneasily. "Why don't we erase his soul after a while to prevent future trouble?"

"The puppet's creation has already begun, and the process is irreversible, so it's impossible for it to wake up," Xuan Kongzi said with a smile. "The soul cannot be erased directly either, otherwise the puppet's strength will be greatly reduced."

"As long as he doesn't wake up, it's fine!" Gou An nodded, his worries completely gone.

In other words, from the perspective of the City of Ten Thousand Demons, Lord Jinyang has only lost contact, not died.

Then naturally no one will suspect them.

In addition, since he disposed of the stolen goods in a timely manner, even if someone later discovers that Lord Jinyang may have met with an accident, it will be difficult to trace it back to him.

"It's time to go back!" Gou An breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to return to the City of Ten Thousand Demons.