The male supporting character was actually myself.

Jiang Chen nimbly dodged and laughed loudly without restraint: "Of course I'm mocking you! You're like a toad trying to eat swan meat. Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror to see if you're good enough for her?"

That's the next sect master of the Heavenly Dao Sect, the closest being to a god!

Look at yourself, tsk tsk tsk, you're such a weakling! There are countless talented young men surrounding her, who do you think you are? Besides, do you even know why she went for a cold shower in the middle of the night?

The little black cat had a faint smile on its face, looking like it was gossiping and eating melons, which made Gu Xingzhou secretly ponder.

This guy is despicable, but he's definitely well-informed; he might be able to find out some useful information...

So he rolled his eyes, feigning interest. "What? You found out about this too?"

"Of course I know." Jiang Chen slowly licked his paws, lowering his voice to use the alluring effect of the prop, "You saw what she looked like just now, didn't you think it resembled anything?"

Although the charm items that the little white cat found had only one function, their effects were excellent.

Guided by the idea, Gu Xingzhou's mind was already wandering, and unsurprisingly, he thought of some things he shouldn't have thought of, and a blush immediately rose on his face.

"Let me tell you why!" The little black cat continued to wander around the fire and whispered, "Because a man is sealed inside Yan'er's body, a very powerful, incredibly handsome, and charming man."

He had been sealed inside Yan'er's body for a long time, and the two were often intertwined in spirit and soul when they spent every day together.

For a powerful and arrogant man who has been sealed away for many years, you can imagine what kind of feelings he would have towards this delicate and tender body.

So, do you understand why Yan'er reacted that way just now?

She's gone to play in the stream now, her body immersed in the icy water while her mind remains constantly with the other person—tsk tsk tsk, that's the ultimate experience of being torn between ice and fire!

The strong suggestion stirred up Gu Xingzhou's already restless heart, intertwined with his lust for Yan'er and his resentment towards the sealed man. He slammed his fists on the ground and roared in a low voice.

"Hahaha, look at your incompetent state." Jiang Chen continued to mock, "What other way is there besides sulking? Can you break the seal and make that man leave her body? A brainless idiot like you only deserves to watch her hover on the edge of extreme pleasure and pain, but you can't win her heart or her body!"

He thought he had hit rock bottom, but Yan'er and her group found him just in time, giving him a lifeline to turn things around. However, the joy of their brief reunion was followed by bitterness.

From their social status to their cultivation level and knowledge, the two were worlds apart!

He couldn't even touch the hem of Yan'er's skirt, which was high above him. It was the most painful thing to be able to reach her but not be able to have her.

Having witnessed that scene again and combined it with what the little demon cat said, Gu Xingzhou's mood fluctuated wildly and he felt extremely frustrated.

Seeing that the halo had obviously dimmed, Jiang Chen twitched his ears to show his satisfaction.

"Yan'er is mine!" Gu Xingzhou said, staring at it with resentment, "I will have her!"

"Ha, you overestimating toad, what right do you have to compete? Do you even know how powerful the man inside her is? You're not even worthy to carry his shoes!"

"No matter how powerful he is, he is only sealed and suppressed. If we can separate that man's soul from Yan'er's body... your intention to reveal information to me is definitely not just for mockery."

Gu Xingzhou's lustful gaze, like that of a venomous snake, remained fixed on the little demon cat's eyes under the influence of the bewitching prop. "You want to devour that guy's soul?"

Jiang Chen covered his mouth and chuckled, "Oh, you figured it out? How about we team up?"

How can we cooperate?

"I'll tell you how to transfer the seal out, and then we'll split the profits." The little demon cat stared at him with its pure black eyes, and said in a low voice, "Once we successfully devour that guy's soul and refine it, we can both enter the cultivation world and transcend our mortal bodies!"

Devour the man whose soul often intertwines with Yan'er's while she is sealed away!

This guiding thought led Gu Xingzhou to quickly determine his goal after weighing the pros and cons—firstly, to relieve the hatred of that guy who had possessed Yan'er's body, monopolized his woman, and even had a spiritual connection with her;

Secondly, it can help you become stronger quickly, transcend the mortal world and enter the cultivation world. You will no longer have to endure the scorn of others and can join a sect. You will no longer be a fool who knows nothing and has no knowledge.

Finally, using the little demon cat's method, the seal will be extracted and taken into control. Then, what chance does it have of getting a share? Hmph! Keep dreaming!

That scoundrel dared to cheat me, so I'll take this opportunity to get my money back with interest!

"Dare to possess Yan'er's body and do that kind of thing with her... Damn it! Tell me what to do." Gu Xingzhou pretended to cooperate, but secretly he had already decided that as soon as he got the seal, he would immediately take it all for himself!

The other party was just a little kitten without any demonic aura; killing it would be a piece of cake.

Holding the talisman given to him by the little demon cat and memorizing the incantation to break the seal, the little white cat received a signal from its host and released its paws covering the halo. Thus, under the watchful eyes of the cat and the system, Gu Xingzhou, with the shining pseudo-master halo, set off with a determined goal to find an opportunity to break the seal.

"As expected of the host I chose, this move of using someone else's strength against them was really well done!" The fluffy ball stroked its fur while showering the host with compliments. "The items rewarded by the main system cannot be directly applied to the protagonist. It's just a pity that Gu Xingzhou is a wild pseudo-master and is not protected at all."

See, we managed to fool him with just a little charm item.

And yet, he's got that halo around him; if I don't help him suppress it, his halo will explode and he'll get whatever he wants! It might take us a bit more effort to handle this, but it's much simpler for Gu Xingzhou. Even if the plan fails, he'll be the one taking the blame, right?

Jiang Chen followed slowly behind, nodding with satisfaction, and said, "If we manage to trick him into being a pawn, we'll be happy if we succeed; even if we fail, he'll bear the wrath of the Heavenly Dao Sect, what does it have to do with us? At worst, we can find another opportunity to rescue the Nine-Tailed Fox."

"Little cat, you're so amazing!" Hongluo never expected that it would treat Gu Xingzhou like a tool after just a few words. She cupped her face in her hands, full of admiration, and said, "Is this the survival skill that demons living in the human world possess? You're at least eight hundred schemes in one mind!"

Jiang Chen: ...

You're right, don't say that again.

The stream in the valley was icy cold.

Yan'er quickly suppressed the heat in her body and had already washed, dressed, and tidied herself up by the time Gu Xingzhou caught up with her.

"Are you feeling better now? You suddenly fell ill just now, I... I was very worried." He stepped forward to show his concern, his halo shining brightly and enveloping everyone.

Aunt Xia suddenly felt that this child was quite sensible and not so unpleasant to look at;

Yan'er also felt that Xingzhou's concern was very considerate, so she nodded gently and said softly, "Thank you for your concern, Xingzhou. I am much better now."

"Even cultivating immortal arts can't cure your Yin-cold ailment?" Gu Xingzhou asked tentatively with a worried expression, "Has any divine physician in the sect treated you and found the root cause of your Yin-cold ailment?"

“I was born with a special constitution, and there is no medicine that can cure it.” She shook her head, her face slightly flushed.

Under the halo of the false master's descent into madness, Aunt Xia saw that the young lady was still somewhat weak and suggested that they rest on the spot. She took two servants to re-establish the camp. The remaining few people were also quickly directed by Yan'er to do other things. Gradually, only the lone man and woman were left sitting together by the stream.

"The stars are so bright tonight. Do you remember when we used to lie side by side on the roof and look at the stars when we were little?" Gu Xingzhou leaned closer and glanced at her neck as he pointed to the stars.

Sure enough, there was a bright red mark, like a flower petal, on her fair and jade-like collarbone.

Yan'er looked up at the sky with longing and smiled gently, "Yes, Brother Xingzhou said he would pick stars for me when he grows up."

"Haha, that was all nonsense I said when I was young and didn't know any better. I haven't cultivated any immortal arts, so how could I possibly pluck stars from the sky?" He chatted idly, and seeing that Yan'er looked tired, he took the opportunity to let her lean on him to rest.

Before long, the little beauty fell asleep leaning against him, exhausted.

"Yan'er? Yan'er?!" Gu Xingzhou called softly twice and found that she was really fast asleep. He thought to himself, "Heaven is on my side!"

He casually took out a talisman and stuck it on the mark on her collarbone. With gentle movements, he opened Yan'er's clothes and saw the red dot on her spine that the little demon cat had mentioned. He circulated his spiritual power and activated the incantation. In a short while, the red dot slowly emerged from her spine!

It was a blood-red bone nail!

He looked around to make sure no one was watching, then pulled out the bone nail and put it back into the ring's storage space.

"Heh, little demon cat, you think you can fight me? Didn't expect I'd already figured out the correct way to use this precious ring, did you?" Gu Xingzhou was smug about his successful acquisition.

After Hong Luo left, the virus replenished his aura, and he immediately gained superhuman ability to comprehend and master the use of the space ring.

That's why Gu Xingzhou was confident he could fool the demon cat. His beautiful master had already left, so it was impossible for the cat to know that there was something hidden inside the ring!

"Swoosh~"

The seal was broken, and the talisman instantly turned to ashes and disappeared.

At the same time, the remnant soul of the nine-tailed fox had successfully escaped and entered the Soul Nourishing Jade, sitting side by side with Hong Luo.

"This is the Heaven-Turning Seal?" She poked the palm-sized, golden, gleaming divine seal with her hand, and frowned slightly, saying, "I feel like I've seen it somewhere before."

A handsome man, dressed in a magnificent black and red robe, glanced at her while toying with the Heaven-Turning Seal in his hand. "Familiar, isn't it? This is the thing that killed you and then suppressed my remaining soul."

Hongluo: m(⊙▽⊙)m

Was he smashed to death?

The nine-tailed fox continued to play with the Heaven-Turning Seal and expressed its satisfaction with the little demon cat. "It's a bit small and its aura is a bit weak, but that's okay, its brain is still quite sharp. I just did a divination, and victory is in sight! Now we just wait for the heavenly secret to appear. As long as the laws of heaven return from their chaotic state to the right path, we can return to the demon realm."

Hong Luo remained silent, resting her chin on her hand as she looked at the Heaven-Turning Seal that she had tossed up and caught, trying to recall how she had been killed by this thing. Why did she have no recollection of it at all?

After succeeding, Jiang Chen nimbly jumped to a distance before lowering his voice to remind her, "Senior, you need to be careful not to let Yan'er discover that the seal has been broken too soon. This is very important!"

"Hmm, don't worry, I've arranged everything. Although I'm not in good shape right now, it shouldn't be difficult to fool a little blonde girl with a simple illusion." The nine-tailed fox was obviously more cunning than eight hundred people, and with the added advantage of her overpowered abilities, she could vaguely guess what the little kitten was going to do next.

But he couldn't understand why the kitten was targeting that young man who seemed to have great luck and was not easy to mess with. He could have just tricked him into using his great luck to suppress the little girl and break the seal, so why did he have to keep causing trouble?

Chapter Thirty-Six: A Reasonable and Powerful Person...

The nine-tailed fox was completely baffled and couldn't divination for any result, so she simply sat in the space in the same posture as Hong Luo, resting her chin on her hand, constantly watching the movements outside.

The fluffy ball bounced over again and slowly covered up the fake master's halo, so not long after, the two were separated by Aunt Xia who had been sent back.

After a long night of activity, the group rested until dawn, and the two people they had sent out the night before returned.

"The disciples have already settled Auntie in." Yan'er straightened her clothes and said softly, "Let's go and take care of your matter first. I heard that the investigators sent from the capital have arrived overnight. I think the special department of the court should be able to handle the case impartially. Since Brother Xingzhou is innocent, there is no need to worry."

Seeing that the red mark on the other person's collarbone was still there, Gu Xingzhou felt flustered and uncertain.

Has the seal been broken?

If removing the bone spur is considered a success, why does Yan'er still have the suppression mark on her body?

Did the demon cat deceive me?

But that powerful, blood-red bone spur was indeed lying in the ring's space, and he could even sense a dangerous aura about it. If it didn't succeed, what use would the bone spur be?

If it succeeds, why doesn't that damn cat come and share the profits with me?

Could it be... that it knew it intended to kill it to silence it, and had another plan?

He was preoccupied with his own guilty conscience and didn't notice what Yan'er said at all. Instead, he asked, "Are you feeling better now? Yesterday's journey was already tiring, and then the coldness flared up at night, keeping you up for most of the night. You're exhausted, both physically and mentally. Do you want to rest a bit more? I... I'm just worried that you're overworking yourself. If it worsens your condition, I'll really feel guilty."

As he spoke, Gu Xingzhou secretly observed her and Aunt Xia's expressions, trying to discern if anything was amiss.

If the seal is broken and the man inside the body disappears, they should be able to sense it, right? I'm just an ordinary superhuman, so naturally I don't understand any immortal techniques or sealing suppression. Even if Yan'er notices something amiss, she shouldn't suspect me...

"Thank you for your concern, I'm fine." Yan'er was clearly unaware that the seal had already been broken.

After all, as long as the ferocious beast remained quiet, she could refine it silently every day. Her strength was not yet great enough to perceive every move it made.

She was displeased that Gu Xingzhou seemed to be making excuses. She thought to herself, "I came all the way from afar with the elites of the sect to help my aunt, and even lost a master in the sect because of it. But you are making excuses and don't seem to want to clear your name."

It turns out that my warm and sincere feelings were misplaced!

Seeing this, Gu Xingzhou was even more puzzled. Had it succeeded or not? If the seal hadn't been broken, what exactly was that bone spur in the ring?

With a mix of doubt and anxiety about being discovered, he lingered behind the others as they made their way down the mountain to Junxi Town.

Ling Qiye arrived overnight.

No one expected that the remote Junxi Town would suddenly see a number of cases involving a level 5 master's involvement in embezzlement. What's more troublesome is that before leaving, the director of the School Affairs Department personally summoned him and told him a secret about Junxi Town—the Gu family, who had been demoted to live there, was suspected of having dealings with a mysterious sect.

This was also the first time Ling Qiye had come into contact with news about the cultivation world.