I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Ah Qi continued, "There is residual demonic energy here. The other party should be a human demon who is good at using his own strength. The reason for removing flesh and keeping bones is probably to disguise himself. He killed all these people, took their flesh and blood and added it to his own body, so that people could not distinguish between the real and the fake."

"So terrifying? Who will this bone demon disguise itself as?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be Lu Ningchuan."

Ah Qi analyzed, "Look, Lu Ningchuan's behavior today is quite abnormal. He even dared to lead troops to besiege Jingye Division. Such crazy behavior is understandable if he is a demon in disguise."

As the governor of a prefecture, Lu Ningchuan was protected by the imperial court's fortune, and ordinary demons could not approach him. His current murder must have been the work of demons from the Northern Dynasty. Therefore, today's events were likely a conspiracy by the Northern Dynasty to incite conflict in the Southern Dynasty.

Shang Chang'er hadn't expected that such a big matter was involved behind this bloody case, and hurriedly said, "Then I have to tell Steward Bao right away."

"Go!"

Ah Qi knew in his heart that it was no use telling anyone now that things had developed to this point. However, letting Shang Chang'er demonstrate her abilities would greatly increase her chances of being promoted in the future.

Ah Qi went to great lengths to help his apprentice rise to the top.

Sure enough, Bao Sanniang's face gradually darkened upon hearing Shang Chang'er's analysis.

If Shang Chang'er's analysis is correct, continuing to investigate this case now would only be a waste of time. The murderer is already dead, and the conspiracy has been completed.

"I will write a letter to report to the court, but whether it will be of any use depends on fate."

Bao Sanniang dared not delay for a moment and hurriedly returned to Jingye Division. Guan Buping was not in good health and moved a little slower, so he stayed at the back of the group. After arranging some people to guard the prefect's mansion, he slowly walked to Shang Chang'er's side and praised her: "The last young man as quick-witted as you that I have seen is Lin Yi."

"Chief Constable Guan is too kind."

Shang Chang'er felt a little ashamed, after all, she hadn't discovered anything herself and had simply repeated what A Qi had said.

"No need to be modest. In the future, this world will be the stage for you young people."

Guan Buping gave Shang Chang'er a word of encouragement, then rode off on his flying steed.

Upon arriving at the Jingye Division, he summoned Chen Huaiyuan and asked, "How much do you know about Shang Chang'er?"

Chen Huaiyuan, still puzzled, answered truthfully: "She was recommended by Chief Constable Lin. I don't know her very well, but after spending a few days with her, I think she is a chivalrous and clever girl."

"okay, I get it."

After pondering for a moment, Guan Buping returned to his study.

After much thought, he still felt uneasy about Shang Chang'er.

Guan Buping naturally knew that the imperial court's fortune would protect officials of the current dynasty, but he also did not know that the fortune's protection was ineffective for people from other countries. How did Shang Chang'er know this?

Furthermore, her knowledge of monsters is unusual for a newcomer to the Jingye Division.

In contrast, Guan Buping felt that Lin Yi's lack of common sense was what a normal newcomer should be like.

However, as Chen Huaiyuan said, Shang Chang'er seems to have a chivalrous air about her, so she shouldn't be a bad person.

After thinking it over, Guan Buping decided to write a letter to Qu Jing to ask for help.

The demonic threat is escalating, and the court is on the verge of civil war. Guan Buping feels that there is a shortage of manpower and wants to give Shang Chang'er an important position, but he is afraid of trusting the wrong person.

We had no choice but to ask Qu Jing for help.

"Junior Sister Qu..."

He had only written three words when Guan Buping suddenly heard a clear, cold voice: "Senior brother, there's no need to write a letter, I've already arrived."

Guan Buping looked up and realized there was another person in the room. She was wearing a cloak and a raincoat, so her figure was not visible, but she had just spoken, so she must be his junior sister.

"Your cultivation seems to have improved?"

After Guan Buping realized this, he was even happier than Qu Jing herself.

He knew his junior sister was a genius, but unfortunately, she had been troubled by mental obstacles for many years. She stayed on the mountain all year round, but it did not resolve at all. On the contrary, it became more and more serious.

I don't know what happened, but my cultivation level has actually broken through.

Does going down the mountain really work?

Qu Jing did not want to mention her progress in cultivation. If she were to bring it up, she would inevitably have to talk about her story with Lin Yi, which she was ashamed to mention to anyone, especially since that person was Guan Buping.

She could only gloss over the matter, saying, "It was just a coincidence. Senior brother, why don't you tell me what you need? I probably won't be staying here for long this time."

"Are you going to find Lin Yi? It seems that Junior Sister truly cares for this disciple."

"Stop talking nonsense. What do you mean by being sincere? I just don't want my hard-earned apprentice to be lost like this!"

Guan Buping: "..."

He didn't say anything, so why is he so angry?

Guan Buping's head was buzzing. After thinking it over carefully, he realized that he had only made a random guess about Qu Jing's purpose and had subtly praised her as a responsible mentor. How could that have offended her?

Could it be that Junior Sister has made a breakthrough in her cultivation, but her mind is unstable, hence her irritability?

Guan Buping didn't take it to heart. The two were like siblings, so he wouldn't bother with such a small matter. Instead, he comforted him, "Alright, alright, it was your senior brother who spoke nonsense. Don't be angry."

Qu Jing: "..."

She calmed down a bit and realized that Guan Buping hadn't meant anything by it; she had simply taken it personally and felt guilty, which was why she had lost her composure. Guan Buping's further apology only made her feel more ashamed.

"Senior brother, I'm sorry, I've recently made a breakthrough, and my state of mind is unstable..."

Qu Jing used a classic lie. In reality, she had already defeated a certain inner demon and was now in a very stable state of mind. She was just a little guilty when facing Guan Buping.

Guan Buping laughed and said, "I understand. You just broke through and are worried about Lin Yi, so it's understandable that you're a little anxious. Alright, let's not talk about these trivial matters anymore. The reason I wrote to you earlier was to ask you to help me investigate someone's background."

"There's no rush. We can talk about it after you find Lin Yi."

"Alright."

Qu Jing was already in a bit of a rush, and her visit to see Guan Buping was only because she happened to be passing through Xingsha City, and there were rumors that Lin Yi was in Xingsha.

Finding clues about Lin Yi is not difficult now. She only needs to go to the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and spend a little money to find out about Lin Yi.

However, in order to buy information, Qu Jing, who was already very poor, can't even afford to eat anymore and survives on just two cornbread buns a day.

Even if you reach the first rank of cultivator, as long as you haven't shed your mortal body, you still need to eat. You just don't care as much about what you eat anymore.

But there are indeed not many cultivators who have fallen so low as to eat cornbread.

After buying Lin Yi's information, Qu Jing also sensed something was wrong.

She didn't know her disciple very well, but she knew he was bold yet meticulous and cautious. Given that, why would Lin Yi repeatedly expose his location when he knew he was in so much trouble?

Clearly, there was a mole among his men.

Perhaps Lin Yi also had his doubts, but he couldn't bear to doubt the people around him.

Lin Yi is a good guy in every way, except he's too sentimental.

Qu Jing thought of the jade pendant Lin Yi had specially given her, and the inscription on it, and her mind became a little confused.

In short, her cultivation level might not be of much help to Lin Yi, but her trip will definitely help Lin Yi find the traitor among his men.

"Lin Yi is currently in the eye of the storm, so you must be extremely careful if you go."

Guan Buping didn't stop Qu Jing from going to see Lin Yi, but there were some things he still had to tell her.

"I see."

"No, you don't understand. Lin Yi might not be as simple as you think."

Qu Jing was surprised by Guan Buping's sudden remark and asked, "What do you know?"

"It's nothing, I just feel like I've always underestimated him."

Guan Buping sighed and said, "I don't know if I misjudged him. At least, he treated me well. If it weren't for the tonic soup he sent, I wouldn't have recovered so quickly."

However, his true strength was probably concealed from the beginning, and he wasn't as righteous as he appeared.

Admittedly, Guan Buping believed that Lin Yi was a good person. However, Guan Buping thought of the tiger demon in Qinghe Village. Since Lin Yi had been hiding his strength, he should have been able to kill the tiger demon with one blow at that time.

But he didn't do that. Instead, he waited until the tiger demon became a threat to him before killing it.

Guan Buping could understand the need to conceal his identity, but Lin Yi's image in his mind suddenly became somewhat shattered.

"Senior brother, if you only use your eyes to look at people, you will not be able to see through a person's true nature."

Qu Jing didn't quite agree with Guan Buping's assessment of Lin Yi, or perhaps because of some particular emotion, she refuted Guan Buping's words.

"I don't know why my senior brother suddenly changed his opinion of Lin Yi, but I do know that you see a different person from different angles."

In my eyes, Lin Yi isn't as straightforward and harmless as my senior brother described in his letter.

Thinking of how Lin Yi acted like a scoundrel in front of her, Qu Jing wanted to beat Guan Buping up.

Is this the harmless Xiao Linyi you mentioned?

He's so wicked!

However, even though Lin Yi bullied her many times, Qu Jing still did not doubt his upright nature.

Just recalling certain moments, her face flushed.

Fortunately, she was wearing a cloak, so Guan Buping couldn't see her expression. She continued, "In terms of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness, Lin Yi's virtue has never deviated. Therefore, he can be considered a virtuous gentleman. As for him hiding something, I don't think it's a big deal."

In life, everyone has their own helpless situations, and he may have his own reasons for not being able to do so. In short, he has never oppressed the good and has often punished the wicked and eliminated evil. That is enough. Senior brother, the fact that you have such thoughts now means that you regard Lin Yi as a saint.

But where in the world are there saints? Even a gentleman like Lin Yi is a rare find.

Guan Buping never imagined that one day he would be lectured by his junior sister.

But what he said was indeed reasonable. He had too high expectations of Lin Yi, but today he discovered that Lin Yi was hiding so much. He was so excited that he couldn't help but completely deny Lin Yi's abilities. Now that he thought about it, his junior sister's advice was indeed correct.

I underestimated Lin Yi back then, and now I see him as far too complicated.

I've spent so many years navigating the mortal world, yet my junior sister sees things much more clearly.

He smiled with relief and said, "Junior sister is right to reprimand me. I was too attached to appearances. However, junior sister, you really are protective of your own disciple. You can't stand anyone else saying a bad word about him."

It was a joke, and Guan Buping didn't think much of it, unaware that Qu Jing's heart was pounding again.

She had to admit that, without realizing it, she had become so concerned about Lin Yi.

He cannot tolerate being hurt by others, nor can he tolerate anyone saying anything bad about him.

"Senior brother is right, I'm just protecting my own."

Qu Jing tried to comfort herself, but Guan Buping suppressed his smile and lowered his voice, saying, "Junior sister, if you want to find Lin Yi, you can just look for him in this city. If I'm not mistaken, he should be in the south of the city."

"How did you know?"

"Today in the city, he charged into the army formation with a cold glint in his eye and killed Lu Ningchuan. Even though he carefully changed his tactics, I could still see through it at a glance. To be able to charge straight into the army formation, his strength is probably no weaker than my late master's."