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

"That's because the Mountain Lord already suspected you of having problems!" The Evil Bone could only explain, "So he had me cast a secret spell on one of your demon servants beforehand, and then had you take it back yourself to monitor you!"

"So I will know what you want to do, and then I will tell Shan Jun, who will naturally know your next move."

Gou An remained unmoved by this explanation.

After Xuan Kongzi discovered Niu Cuihua's problem last night, Gou An guessed that it was the work of the Evil Bone Taoist.

Otherwise, how could he have known in advance that Lord Jinyang had an accident? And then come knocking on his door as soon as he returned?

"And most importantly!" Evil Bone emphasized again, "Last night, the spy I planted was suddenly removed by Hall Master Gou, which means that Hall Master Gou's strength is definitely not at the Transformation stage that we can see right now."

"That's even more ridiculous!" Gou An took a deep breath and retorted, "If I'm not in human form, am I some kind of deity?"

"Even someone at the same Nascent Soul stage would probably find it difficult to deal with Lord Jinyang's strength, right?"

Seeing that Gou An was still being stubborn, Xie Gu could not bear it any longer. He clasped his hands in a fist and said to the Demon King, "Your Majesty, I request to search his body. There must be clues on his body about the disappearance of Lord Jin Yang."

The Demon King Huang Ku looked at Gou An and calmly said, "Hall Master Gou, I believe you, but I must also doubt what Xie Gu said. After all, Lord Jin Yang is one of the protectors of my Ten Thousand Demon City, and his disappearance is of great importance."

At this point, the Demon King Huangku added, "Are you willing to be searched?"

"Your Majesty!" Gou An quickly clasped his hands in greeting, "There's no need to search me; I can take everything out myself."

"We're going to search!" Xie Gu raised his voice, his gaze sweeping over the other demon cultivators present, and said, "You all came from demon beasts who transformed into human form, and the storage abilities of demons are naturally diverse."

"Some can store things in their mouths, some in their palms, some can put things in their ears, and some can even put them in their navels or buttocks."

As he said this, he turned his gaze to Gou An and said, "If you were to take them out yourself, how would we know if you hid them in other parts of your body?"

"That makes sense!" At this moment, the white bull demon suddenly spoke up and looked at Gou An: "Since the disappearance of Lord Jinyang has nothing to do with you, let us search him instead of wasting time."

Just as Gou An was about to be unable to evade the search, and even rolled up his sleeves, preparing to search the place himself, the voice of Lord Jin Yang finally rang out from outside the door.

"Gentlemen, who are we searching for?"

As soon as the sound rang out, everyone's eyes turned to look outside the door.

The Evil Bone Taoist frowned, his face filled with disbelief, muttering, "How is this possible?"

The next second, a black wind swept in from outside the door and landed in the center of the hall, after which the physical body of Lord Jinyang slowly appeared.

"It's finally here!"

Gou An breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Jin Yang Shan Jun's figure.

If this old guy doesn't show up soon, all the treasures I have will be exposed.

"Your Majesty, I am late!" Xuan Kongzi immediately clasped his hands in greeting to the Demon King on the high platform.

Upon seeing Lord Jinyang, the Demon King Huangku raised an eyebrow, scrutinized him from head to toe, but seemed unable to discern anything amiss. Instead, he questioned him with a hint of anger, "Jinyang, where have you been all this time?"

"Your Majesty!" Xuan Kongzi replied immediately, "I suddenly felt enlightened in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, so I found a nearby cave to go into seclusion. I sat there for more than a month, and only woke up this morning."

At this point, he controlled the physical body of Lord Jinyang and laughed heartily, "I only came back after hearing rumors that I had gone missing and something terrible had happened, so I rushed over."

"That's not right!" Xie Gu looked at Xuan Kongzi and frowned immediately. "But I clearly discovered a scene of fighting in the Demon Beast Mountain Range. Comparing the traces and residual aura, it was clearly left by you, Mountain Lord! How could you have been in seclusion all this time?"

Faced with the doubts, Xuan Kongzi remained calm and simply said, "I encountered a rare wild beast by chance. I wanted to capture it, so I fought with it, but it accidentally escaped."

"It was during the battle with this wild beast that I gained new insights into cultivation, which is why I chose to suddenly go into seclusion."

The Evil Bone Taoist opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but the Demon King suddenly raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Alright!" Demon King Huang Ku said, "No matter what happened, it's enough that the person is back now. There's no need to dwell on those trivial details."

As he spoke, he looked at Lord Jinyang and emphasized, "If you ever need to go into seclusion suddenly in the future, send me a message first. Don't try to disappear suddenly again."

Xuan Kongzi quickly clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Your Majesty, rest assured, it will certainly not happen again."

"I told you Jin Yang's cultivation was profound, and there wouldn't be any major problems." Seeing that the situation had stabilized, the old fox Cangxuan Shangren stroked his beard and smiled as he tried to smooth things over: "Since it's all a misunderstanding, let's disperse and everyone go about their business."

After hearing this, the Demon King Huang Ku nodded and waved his hand, saying, "Then let's disperse and put this matter behind us."

Helpless, Xie Gu could only sigh and shake his fan to calm himself down. Then, he leaped out of the main hall, and the other protectors also left one after another.

The Demon King, Huang Ku, was about to rise, but seeing Gou An still standing below, he asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Your Majesty, I have already produced several samples of the medicine I promised to make for the Queen to treat her headaches!" Gou An quickly bowed. "I was just thinking of finding time to present it to Your Majesty."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, the Demon King Huang Ku immediately became interested: "In that case, give me the pill."

Gou An quickly flipped his wrist and took out several porcelain bottles, explaining, "There are six new formulas I've developed. The princess needs to take them one by one, and then I'll improve the formulas based on her reactions."

Upon hearing this, the Demon King Huang Ku reached out and grabbed the porcelain bottles from a distance, which then flew into his hand.

"Understood. I'll send someone to find you after you've finished these six pills!" The Demon King put away the porcelain bottle and then said, "If there's nothing else, you may leave."

At this point, the Demon King Huangku added, "Today's events were all a misunderstanding, so please don't take them to heart."

"Yes!" Gou An nodded hurriedly, then turned and left the main hall.

Gou An was initially worried that Xuan Kongzi might cause problems while impersonating Lord Jin Yang, but just now, his disguise was perfect; at least the Demon King and the other guardians didn't notice anything amiss.

Even if the Evil Bone Taoist had some suspicions, he didn't have any evidence, otherwise he would have said it on the spot.

Just as Gou An was about to go back, a large hand suddenly pressed down on Gou An's shoulder.

Gou An turned around and saw that it was actually Jin Yang Shan Jun, controlled by Xuan Kong Zi.

Hearing this, Gou An shuddered in fright, quickly looked around, and then whispered, "Don't call me grandpa anymore. What if we get caught?"

"Alright!" Xuan Kongzi thought for a moment, then said, "From now on, you'll be called Hall Master Gou, just like everyone else!"