I, a minor character, fell into the Shura field of the heroine and the villain

However, this difference is so subtle that people who don't know her very well probably won't notice this change.

Since Zhao Kangping was right next to her, Ming Luan didn't dare to act up, so she pretended to be Zhao Mengyao and imitated her tone and said, "Auntie Yun, Bai Yi was just possessed by a bad woman. She was so fierce just now."

Nangong Ruyun immediately understood what had happened. She knew that it was actually Shangguan Xueyi who had just happened.

"Ping'er, why did you let that woman come over? It's too dangerous."

"It's okay, I'm prepared. I gave her a soul-forbidden bracelet."

"That's not a guarantee either. The Soul-Forbidden Bracelet can only seal the spiritual energy of those at the Nascent Soul stage and below. Starting at the Spiritual Transformation stage, it will only significantly weaken their strength. Even at the Void Refinement stage, even with that weakening, they could still pose a threat to you. What would you do if she tried to kill you?"

"I still have some trump cards in my hand, she can't hurt me." Zhao Kangping said confidently.

He was really getting carried away and being so careless.

This made Auntie feel like she needed to teach him a lesson, so she twisted his ear and tugged hard, "Don't be too overconfident. The world of immortal cultivation is full of surprises, so it's always better to be cautious."

"I don't want anything to happen to you."

"What should I do if something happens to you?"

She was genuinely worried about him, not the kind of worry an elder might have for a younger person. She already considered him her man, so how could she possibly let him put himself in danger?

After all, she was in front of his apprentice, so she didn't give him too much face. She quickly loosened her grip on his ear.

"Master, I'm fine. You don't have to hold me so tightly." Wan Baiyi didn't say anything, and Zhao Kangping probably almost forgot about her.

The girl looked pitiful and delicate. Her delicate appearance was completely different from her aggressive look just now.

Unlike the situation of Zhao Mengyao and Ming Luan, Shangguan Xueyi and Wan Baiyi are in the relationship of main body and clone. They are like master and servant, but they are connected by blood and look like mother and daughter.

But Shangguan Xueyi was so cold-hearted that he probably just treated her as a tool.

At this moment, Zhao Kangping thought carefully and realized, "The Xuanyin Severing Love Art requires killing six relatives to be completed. So, the child among the six relatives is referring to you."

Wan Baiyi had suspected this before, but she was helpless and had no real reason to live. So even if she had doubts, she could do nothing about it.

But now, after uniting with this man, she had tasted a sweetness that was hard to find in this world. She wanted to continue living and couldn't die so easily. He was the reason for her existence.

That's why she chose to betray Shangguan Xueyi.

"Master, I understand. She did plan it. I know she has no apprentice and no children now. She probably created me to make up for the six relatives she needed to kill." After understanding the truth, Wan Baiyi became more determined to side with Zhao Kangping.

After thinking for a while, she finally made up her mind and said, "Master, I have a way to ensure that she can't hurt you through my body in the future."

"What?" He was a little skeptical that this little girl could come up with such a solution.

"Put a slave mark or a slave contract in me. Then I will be your slave and will not be able to harm you in any way. Even if she controls this body, with the slave contract in place, this body will not be able to do anything to harm you."

Wan Baiyi remembered Mu Wanyi's proposal. Mu Wanyi asked Zhao Kangping to turn her into his slave.

But Zhao Kangping refused at that time.

But now that I think about it, it seems that this really is a way to solve the problem.

Hearing this, Ming Luan's legs trembled unconsciously. Something slipped out, and she squeezed her legs together in embarrassment.

How could anyone volunteer to be a slave? Unlike her, who was only pretending to be submissive temporarily, she would deal him a fatal blow when the opportunity arose.

The demon race is really despicable, and has not changed much from ancient times to the present.

In the past, when the demons invaded the monsters, there were many guides who were willing to serve the demons, willing to be slaves, and not hesitate to raise the butcher knife against their own compatriots.

Although those demons who surrendered could receive good rewards, the demons looked down on these surrenderers from the bottom of their hearts and contemptuously called them demon slaves.

Nangong Ruyun, who was standing by, echoed, "That makes sense. It's safer this way."

In this era, relations between humans and demons are generally average. Captured demon slaves, such as beast-eared women, can occasionally be found on certain black markets. It's said that many human cultivators secretly raise them as cauldrons for dual cultivation. These demon female slaves are usually branded with a slave mark, rendering them unable to resist their masters.

In comparison, most demons would not do this. It's not that demons don't capture human slaves, but most of the ones they capture are men used for hard labor, or captured as blood food, but they are not specifically captured to be used as furnaces.

Zhao Kangping was helpless. He had no other choice for the time being and could only do as she said.

It was not difficult to draw up a slave contract. He had learned it a long time ago, but he had never put it to use.

Unexpectedly, the first person to use it was Wan Baiyi.

However, because she is a woman, she still has to sign the contract indoors so that others can't see her.

When Zhao Kangping came out of Wan Baiyi's room, Aunt Nangong was guarding the door.

The aunt's pretty face flushed red. She had originally wanted to make things settled with her precious nephew today, but so many things happened in the middle. She didn't know if he was still interested.

"Is it done?"

"Bai Yi is already resting. She's very cooperative and it didn't take much effort."

"Then when will we..."

Nangong Ruyun was too embarrassed to continue, she was already a little impatient. But in this matter, how could a woman take the initiative to speak first?

Zhao Kangping knew what she meant, but he had other things to do at the moment.

"Aunt Yun, I need to ask someone to investigate the situation of the remnants of the Tianlan Sect. I'll come find you later."

"Where do we meet?"

"You can't stay in the City Lord's Mansion, and don't go to the Sanheyuan either. Just wait for the news from my communication jade slip."

"Okay, Auntie will wait for you. Don't let anything else happen. Even if you have something to do, you have to postpone it."

"...I didn't realize that Aunt Yun wanted it so much?"

"Nonsense, what nonsense are you talking about? I just want to discuss the method of cultivation with you."

Well, dual cultivation is also a kind of practice.

Chapter 368: Yunyan Pavilion

"This is what happened." Zhao Kangping had already explained to Dongfang Jingrou about his encounter with the masked man.

The woman used to be the leader of Suzaku Hall, Suzaku, and still had some connections there. She could use her connections to help investigate the man's background.

In fact, Zhao Kangping could have told his senior sister about this matter directly, but as the Holy Lord, his senior sister was very busy.

Besides, I don’t think my senior sister will need to help with this matter.

"It's not good to always trouble those sisters. This is a favor that must be repaid. I am no longer in that position. If I still try to get my hands on Suzaku Hall, I'm afraid it will become a topic of gossip."

It’s not that Dongfang Jingrou doesn’t want to help, it’s just a little inconvenient.

However, she still gave him an idea: "Actually, you can look for those civilian intelligence agencies. Some of them have been immersed in this industry for a long time and their intelligence capabilities are no less than Suzaku Hall."

"It's just that what you want to check may not be cheap."

After being reminded by Dongfang Jingrou, Zhao Kangping remembered that such an organization did appear in the original novel. One of them was a force called Yunyan Pavilion that appeared in the main storyline.

This is a special organization that specializes in intelligence transactions. It does not belong to any sect or family.

As long as you can afford it, you can get any information there.

They have offended many people because of this, but no one has been able to do anything to Yunyan Pavilion so far.

According to legend, a long time ago, someone wanted to find out some dirty laundry about the leader of a certain sect, so he went to Yunyan Pavilion.

It turned out that the leader was a hypocritical man who liked to play with young boys.

When the sect leader learned that the news came from Yunyan Pavilion, he was very angry and rushed to Yunyan Pavilion, intending to destroy the organization.

As a result, he, who was in the Refining Void Stage, failed because there was a reclusive Mahayana Stage master in the Yunyan Pavilion.

From then on, no one dared to mess with Yunyan Pavilion.

When it comes to civilian intelligence agencies, the first thing that comes to Zhao Kangping's mind is Yunyan Pavilion, which has extremely strong business capabilities and a big boss as its backer.

However, there was no Yunyan Pavilion stronghold in Chuanliu City. The reason was simple: this was the territory of the Ziyang Holy Land, so how could any other sect be allowed to establish a presence there? Even if they did, they would be doing so covertly, and there was always the risk of being exposed and removed.

But in the original story, Luo Xueqing spent a considerable amount of time in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty in Zhongzhou, and she also went to the Yunyan Pavilion stronghold in the Great Zhou.

According to the book, Yunyan Pavilion has strongholds in every major domain, not only the human territory, but also the demon domain and the devil domain.

So theoretically there is a Yunyan Pavilion base in the Eastern Region, but it did not appear in the original novel.

"Do you know where the Yunyan Pavilion's base is in the Eastern Region?"

"There should be one in Fuxian City, which happens to be the headquarters of the Thousand Merchants Alliance in the Eastern Region. You might be able to find the person in charge of Yunyan Pavilion there through the connections of the Thousand Merchants Alliance."

"Okay, mua~ I'll find a way to get in touch with them."

Zhao Kangping hugged the housekeeper, kissed her on the forehead in a lightning-fast manner, and then immediately let go.

The woman put her hand to her forehead, her cheeks flushed. She said in embarrassment, "It's broad daylight."

"What does it matter?" Zhao Kangping said with a mean smile.

After the two of them played around for a while, Zhao Kangping left the study.

It’s a bit late today, so he plans to go to Yunyan Pavilion again tomorrow.

As for today, he also had an appointment with Aunt Yun and couldn't keep her waiting any longer.

The sun sets and the moon rises, and it quickly becomes night.

Zhao Kangping went to the south district with Aunt Yun again, this time to a snack street.

This is also the most lively place in the southern part of the city at night. It becomes desolate and quiet after a few streets.

"There are a lot fewer people. There should be more people going out on the streets at night, but it doesn't feel like there are that many more." Nangong Ruyun sighed.

The decline of Chuanliu City is visible to the naked eye, and the flow of people has obviously decreased.

“This is something that cannot be changed in a short period of time.”

"Auntie Yun, is there anything you want to eat?"

At this time, both of them had extraordinary demeanor, the man was handsome and the woman was beautiful, like a pair of fairy lovers.

The lights on the roadside were reflected in Nangong Ruyun's eyes, and a smile played on her lips.

From time to time, you can hear some vendors cooking, hawking their wares, or the laughter of some children.

She seemed to have returned to her youth, when she was full of energy and a beautiful girl full of vigor.

The first half of her life was very smooth. She had a kind master who taught her patiently, and she had harmonious relationships with her senior and junior sisters. She hardly encountered any setbacks.

Later, when traveling in the world of immortal cultivation, he met two like-minded sworn sisters.

If she had kept this up, she would probably have lived a carefree life.

Unfortunately, the master was destined to die during an experience in a secret realm.

One of her good sisters also fell from a high position to the mortal world because of her failure in the struggle within the sect.

She herself almost died in the cold prison of Youchi in the snow and ice because of the dispute over the leader of Xianyun Sect.

Although she managed to escape death, many of her close sisters, fellow apprentices, and elders died in the purge. She often wondered if those people died because of her.

A feeling of guilt kept growing in her heart, and over time, it became an indelible obstacle for her, just like the cold poison.

So she became more gloomy and withdrawn than when she was younger.

Decades of freezing had changed her almost permanently.

She felt she would never regain the energy she had in her youth.

She was like a little girl lost in the dark, always feeling so cold.

but……

A beam of light shone into her life which was almost drowned by darkness. The light was very warm and she instinctively wanted to grasp it. It was her hope to survive.

Even though she had reached the Void Refinement Stage, she couldn't deceive herself; she was still afraid of death.

Nangong Ruyun shook her head: "I'm not hungry. Do you want to eat anything?"

As she said this, she quietly approached her, and her swinging hands always accidentally touched the back of his hand, or her elbow rubbed his arm.

Such intentional or unintentional physical contact seems to imply something.

Zhao Kangping understood her hint, so he reached out and held her soft and smooth little hand.

It turns out that among the people coming and going, there are many couples holding hands like this.

She wasn't envious of others, she simply wanted to be closer to him.

"Yes, but not here?"