Infiltrating the righteous path? Just another place to be a sycophant.

"Almost, the flavor is too strong..." Lu An nodded.

Zhao Mengyuan and Yu Wanqing, even their own master, never had this kind of scent. Instead, it was a very smooth and natural sweet fragrance.

"May I ask what level of cultivation Young Master Lu possesses? Could you please tell me, so that I may pay my respects?"

"Fourth level of Golden Core..."

"what……?"

Chapter 55 You monster, I've been watching you for a while!

Fourth level of Golden Core? Are you kidding me?

When Xuan'er scanned Lu An's body with her divine sense, she only felt as if she had swept through a layer of mist and found nothing.

This guy's strength is simply unfathomable...

Such strength, fourth level of Golden Core? Even a three-year-old wouldn't be fooled.

Using this nonsense to deceive people is not only flawless, but also quite obvious, isn't it?

"Young Master Lu is joking. How could someone at the fourth level of the Golden Core stage be so hard to see through?" Xuan'er was wary inside, but her face still wore a businesslike smile: "Young Master Lu, could it be that you have already reached the Nascent Soul stage or higher?"

Lu An glanced at her silently, without answering.

Damn it, it's so hard to be an honest and good citizen these days. Nobody believes anything I say anymore.

However, Lu An sensed something was amiss in the room.

There seems to be an eerie aura...

He had seen demons before at the Heavenly Demon Sect, and they were all captured and used as medicinal materials or eaten, so he was quite knowledgeable about demonic energy.

Among the nourishing supplements given to him by his master, Li Podao, there were also many items made from demonic creatures, such as antlers from sika deer in the Nascent Soul or Spirit Division stages, or rhinoceros horns and ivory.

They even have tiger bones and leopard gallbladders.

Thankfully, it wasn't in his original world, otherwise he would have been in real trouble.

He had all sorts of things, including "true blood" and "precious blood," but he was also particularly sensitive to demonic energy.

Who understands? After eating so many good things, he's still only at the Golden Core stage. Right now, Lu An is more like a slacker than anyone else.

"Young master, let us drink this cup of wine today..." Xuan'er took out two wine cups and filled them with fine wine.

In the dimly lit, ambiguous room, wine swirls in glasses, while outside the window, the brightly lit streets are filled with the deafening cacophony of shouting and cursing.

It's like two different worlds.

"Let's spend a night together!" Xuan'er raised her wine glass to Lu An, her face beaming with smiles.

It was a blood-red color.

"Is this red wine?" Lu An asked, looking at the wine in the glass.

"What kind of red wine is this? This is the Drunken Red Wine from Dark Red Pavilion!" Xuan'er laughed. "Look at this wine, how pure it is! It's even transparent!"

Lu An blinked and discovered that the liquid had become as transparent as baijiu (Chinese liquor).

How is this going?

With a beautiful woman before him and fine wine before him, how could Lu An possibly refuse?

So Lu An accepted the wine, and its intoxicating aroma did indeed make him slightly dizzy.

But the next moment, he became wary.

There's an eerie aura in the drinks!

Could this woman be a demon?!

What incredible luck! The top courtesan is a monster?! Why does this kind of bad luck always seem to happen to him?!

I thought we would encounter the monster after a series of twists and turns, but now we're facing the monster right at the beginning. What a joke!

Who enters a dungeon and immediately encounters a boss? Are you playing Devil May Cry 5?

Okay, okay, so you've ruined yourself with your wealth, huh?

"I wonder why you are here, young lady, and why you are doing this kind of business?" Looking at the wine glass filled with wine so close to him, Lu An put the glass on the table and asked, changing the subject.

He can't drink this wine; he doesn't have an iron stomach.

Besides, this guy will definitely poison himself, and it might even be something big!

"Oh, Young Master Lu, why ask such a question? It's better not to mention this matter!"

"Oh, if Miss Xuan'er doesn't want to say, then I won't ask any further."

"However, if Young Master Lu wishes to know, that is also possible. I am from Qingling Mountain. As you know, demons roam there. My parents were all killed, leaving me destitute and alone, with no other choice but to live here..."

It's the same old routine, the same old words, I'm tired of hearing it.

Lu An had heard this story many times before; it was similar to the tale of the tea-selling girl.

Some people in the Heavenly Demon Sect are like this: their families are either killed by some seemingly righteous people, or they are killed by demons, and thus they are taken into the Heavenly Demon Sect.

There are those who play the victim; in this era where demons roam and cultivators are everywhere, it's not uncommon.

"If you are capable of cultivation, why not seek out a sect to join?"

"Nobody wants me. Although I can cultivate, my talent is simply not enough..."

This explanation is too fake.

Although they might not be able to join the major sects, such as the Yuan Tian Sheng Zong for the righteous path and the Tian Mo Zong for the demonic path, they could still join some smaller sects.

So, if you can't pass the civil service exam, getting a job in a factory shouldn't be a problem, right?

Just be careful to seize the right time to join the sect. Many sects are also struggling to recruit people and are on the verge of extinction.

"Those minor sects..."

"It's not enough for the spirit stones and money I've earned here."

Lu An mentally clapped his hands, instantly understanding everything.

The logic is perfectly closed; the money those people offer isn't enough for me to earn in a brothel, and I might even have to work like a slave.

"Young Master Lu, are you going to redeem me?" Xuan'er asked in a startling way.

"What do you mean by that, Miss Xuan'er?" Lu An was almost scared to death. I just met you and redeemed you from your servitude.

Wow, that's really bold of you!

"It's pitiful that I'm all alone. I'll probably have to grow old here and be abandoned by everyone," Xuan'er said pitifully, putting down her wine cup.

Lu An was a little confused. What was going on here? Why did it suddenly become so emotional?

"Young Master Lu, why don't we spend this night together? Drink this cup of wine and let's begin?"

Goodness, so impatient? He hasn't even gotten impatient yet.

No, there's a problem!

Xuan'er raised her wine glass and walked step by step toward Lu An.

Xuan'er's eyes began to swirl like vortexes, and a strange, alluring power suddenly appeared.

Lu An was instantly drawn to it, and his hand unconsciously took the wine glass.

Strange! I know perfectly well what's going on, yet I can't control myself.

Wait, didn't this monster have any foreplay? It's already starting?

"Come, Young Master Lu, drink this cup of wine, and tonight I'll be yours..."

As the wine glass was about to reach his lips, Lu An's heart instantly panicked.

Someone fucking save me!

boom!

The door opened, and a dazzling light instantly illuminated the entire room.

"Who goes there!?" Xuan'er immediately turned around, looking like a startled fox.

It was a shiny bald head.

Beneath the bald head was a thin monk dressed in a kasaya.

However, there were several lip prints of different sizes on the monk's face.

"You audacious fiend! I knew you were going to make your move tonight! To harm innocent people!"

"Damn it, you're that stinking bald monk from Lingyun Temple!" Xuan'er immediately realized what was happening, and Lu An was able to move again in an instant.

The monk arrived just in time.

Lu An glanced at him gratefully, only to find several women lying on the ground behind him, their clothes disheveled.

"You audacious fiend, I've been watching you for a month! You think you can stop me with these worthless mortals? Nothing but rubbish!" the monk said righteously.

Lu An was grateful, but also very puzzled.

No, bro, what's with that lipstick mark on your face? How did you manage to stare at me like that?

That's really weird.

What's going on with these disheveled women?

Of course, his clothes were also a bit disheveled.

However, he seemed to notice Lu An's gaze, and then, as if nothing had happened, he pulled his clothes back and straightened them.

His ability to control the situation without flinching is comparable to anyone else's.

The next moment, the monk took out a bronze mirror from his clothes.

The bronze mirror reflected a golden light, and under this light, Xuan'er's face underwent a dramatic change.

It instantly transformed into a face resembling the snake spirit from the Calabash Brothers cartoon, only covered in hair and with its eyes narrowed into slits.

Good heavens, it's a damn fox spirit! This is a demon fox!

"Aaaaah! You damned bald monk!" Xuan'er, who was probably a fox spirit, covered her face with her hands and cried out in pain.

Then Xuan'er transformed into a streak of red light, brushing against the wall of the room and slithering away like a snake.

Bang!

boom!

Two loud crashes rang out as Xuan'er and the monk collided, and the two figures began to wrestle together.

The commotion quickly attracted the attention of the people below, and then two figures fell from the building.

Everyone stared in astonishment at the scene, their raised glasses hovering in mid-air.

As the smoke cleared, the astonished crowd saw the two figures.

A fox dressed in clothes was pressing down on a thin little monk.

"There's...there's a monster!"

Chapter Fifty-Six: Instant Reversal

"Holy crap, it's a fox spirit and a monk, is it that exciting?"

"My God! There's a battle between a monk and a demon at the Dark Red Mansion! This is huge news!"

"How come there are monsters here!?"

The group immediately realized what was happening; they were indeed paparazzi at heart, and immediately began recording everything.

The madam emerged from a room and, upon seeing Xuan'er, who had transformed into a fox, turned deathly pale.

So, that's how it is now?

And this monk? Isn't he just a stinking monk who only knows how to drink and play around with women? How come he's fighting with Xuan'er?

Besides, isn't Xuan'er serving Young Master Lu?

Countless questions flooded her mind, but there was no one who could answer them.