Chapter 3

As evening approached, Elder Brother 'Qin An' reluctantly bid farewell to his brothers, and with his wife and children, boarded a carriage to head for the southern city.

Night fell.

Qin Yun changed into a black outfit and arrived outside Elder Brother Qin An's residence, standing in a dark corner.

"From the mark I left on Elder Brother, this is the place," Qin Yun looked at the residence. "This is my first time coming to Elder Brother's residence, and I never thought it would be because of a monster."

In one step, he had already flown over ten yards to the roof of a pavilion within the compound, silently crouching and scanning the entire area.

The compound covered several acres, with several servants patrolling, and skilled guards protecting in the dark.

"Divine Eye, open!"

Qin Yun's pupils deepened with the formation of magical patterns, and he activated his Divine Eye once again.

Under the Divine Eye, the two hidden guards, the six servants patrolling in the light and dark, and their life auras all became visible. Qin Yun also saw the life auras of Elder Brother 'Qin An' and his family, who should all be asleep by now. Within the range of his Divine Eye, even with the obstruction of buildings, all auras were still clearly visible.

"Found it." Qin Yun quickly spotted a dense green demonic aura in one of the maid's rooms.

Whoosh.

His figure blurred and silently crossed over ten yards to the door of the room, gently pushing it open, and the latch inside naturally unlocked.

...

Inside the room.

A young girl in tight-fitting clothes was sitting on the bed, frowning.

"Hmph, it will take another three months for the demonic aura to truly integrate into his three souls and seven spirits, only then will the great task be accomplished," the girl's eyes glinted with a terrifying aura. "Considering I've already been here for six months, just for this small merchant, I've been a maid for nine months? When the leader's big task is completed, I will eat everyone in this house who has insulted and bullied me!"

A fierce monster, treated like a maid for half a year, how could she not be angry?

She was just suppressing it for now.

"By the late night, when Qin An is sound asleep, I can absorb his yang energy again," the girl closed her eyes, patiently waiting.

Suddenly—

The door was silently pushed open, making no sound at all.

But the girl still sensed it and opened her eyes, immediately seeing the black-clad young man who had entered. The black-clad young man walked in casually, and as he entered, an invisible wave spread out from him.

"Seal!"

As Qin Yun entered, he also cast a spell, a light barrier spread out, enveloping Qin Yun and the girl inside the room. Of course, ordinary eyes could not see this light barrier.

The spell 'Sealing Spell' could seal all directions, trapping enemies, and also isolate the inside and outside, so others could not hear any sounds. It could also seal the enemy's strength, making it an extremely powerful spell.

Qin Yun casually closed the door.

"Magic?" The girl's heart trembled.

Magic, a method understood by the high-ranking Daoists and Buddhists throughout history from the natural world, was a secret not to be passed on, and extremely difficult to perform, with a very high threshold for entry. Being able to cast magic already showed the terrifying power of the black-clad young man before her.

"Turns out it's a cat demon," Qin Yun said softly, looking at the girl, and under the Divine Eye, he naturally saw her true form.

The girl, in tight-fitting clothes, timidly got off the bed, standing barefoot, weakly pleading, "Senior, spare my life, spare my life. Although I am in the Qin family, I have not done any evil."

"No evil? Then why is the master of this house, Qin An, full of your demonic aura, deeply penetrating his flesh and organs?" Qin Yun did not rush to act, as he had too many doubts. "If this continues, the master of this house, Qin An, will soon fall seriously ill, beyond medical help, and will die."

"What?" The girl was shocked, tears welling up in her eyes. "I didn't, I didn't want to harm Master Qin."

"No?" Qin Yun looked at her coldly. "But you are harming him."

"I didn't, I didn't want to harm him, I don't know!" The girl said anxiously and self-reproachfully. "To be honest, Senior, I truly love Master Qin. How could I bear to harm him? But as a demon, I have always been afraid to tell Master Qin. Could it be that our intimate moments have allowed the demonic aura to seep into his body?"

"Intimate moments?" Qin Yun sneered. "His yang energy is so weak, it's not just from intimate moments. I suspect you are deliberately absorbing his yang energy. You could have drained all his yang energy in one go, but you only take a little each time. What is your plan?"

The girl was secretly surprised: "This young man looks young, I thought he was just an ordinary person. I intended to deceive him and find a chance to escape, but I didn't expect him to see through my absorption of yang energy."

"I didn't harm him, really didn't," the girl said repeatedly. "Senior, you must believe me."

"Human and demon lovers and children are not uncommon. Just intimate moments wouldn't weaken his yang energy to this extent," Qin Yun sneered. "At this point, you're still lying. Speak the truth."

"I, I don't know..." Tears streamed down the girl's face, and she was in great pain.

But then, without warning, she suddenly rushed toward the side window. Her speed was so fast that she turned into a blur, and her right hand immediately grew fur and claws. She swung her right claw to tear the sealing light barrier.

Too fast!

But Qin Yun, standing beside her, was even faster. He almost instantly reached the girl's side, extending his left hand to grab her.

The girl panicked and tried to dodge, but the left hand that grabbed her seemed ordinary, yet she couldn't avoid it. His five fingers easily grabbed her neck.

The girl had already transformed, with fur covering her entire body, fur on her head, cat ears, green eyes with vertical pupils, and sharp teeth in her mouth. She tried to struggle, but a large amount of true essence from Qin Yun's left hand entered her body, and he cast the sealing spell again inside her, making her unable to resist.

"Thud." With a casual throw, the cat demon girl was thrown to the ground.

"Speak. There's no need to lie to me, it's useless. If you don't give me a reason to believe you, I will have to eliminate you," Qin Yun looked at her.

He had to understand why his brother was targeted.

Absorbing yang energy is common.

Most demons absorb the yin energy of the moon for cultivation. Yin alone does not last long, and the yang energy of the sun is too terrifying. Human yang energy is the best choice, and absorbing it greatly aids the demon's cultivation. So, demons absorbing yang energy is common. But a demon spending a year and a half, absorbing only a little each time, and even becoming a maid? It's a waste of time. In that time, they could absorb the yang energy of hundreds of people, each absorbing a part, and absorbing much more.

"Speak." Qin Yun looked at her, an invisible aura of killing intent enveloping her.

The cat demon girl trembled, knowing that the person before her had likely killed many demons and was not a novice. Facing a life-or-death situation, she thought: "If I don't speak, I will die. If I foolishly speak, I will probably still die! I have no choice but to seek survival in death."

"Senior, your wisdom is great, my tricks cannot hide from you," the cat demon girl said. "I worked hard as a maid, absorbing only a little yang energy each time, hoping that over time, my demonic aura would gradually seep into his body. Now it has penetrated his flesh and organs, and in another two or three months, it will seep into his three souls and seven spirits."

Qin Yun's eyelids twitched.

"Once the demonic aura seeps into the three souls and seven spirits, even a high-level cultivator would be helpless. At that time, he would either die from illness or only I, the owner of the demonic aura, could save him," the cat demon girl said. "From then on, he would only be able to live by relying on me."

"Servant of a demon?" Qin Yun's voice was cold.

Once the demonic aura enters the soul, there is no salvation, only living by relying on the owner of the demonic aura.

Life and death controlled by a demon, obediently becoming a demon's servant.

"Not exactly a servant. If I wish, I can withdraw the demonic aura and let him return to normal," the cat demon girl said.

"Withdraw the demonic aura? Once it seeps into the soul, it would take years to withdraw it bit by bit. Qin An is just a small merchant, not worth such a great effort. Is it because of his father?" Qin Yun said coldly.

Father Qin Li Hu, one of the three silver badge constables, is a powerful figure in Guangling County.

"I am also following the orders of my leader," the cat demon girl said. "The details are unclear."

"Where is your leader?"

"In Guangling County," the cat demon girl said honestly to save her life.

"Take me to him." Qin Yun glanced at the cat demon girl.

"I am willing to lead the way, but Senior must spare my life. I am just a small demon, forced to do this," the cat demon girl looked at Qin Yun.

"Stop talking nonsense, lead the way." Qin Yun grabbed the cat demon girl's shoulder, and she could not resist.

"If Senior does not give me a chance to live, I would rather die," the cat demon girl gritted her teeth.

Qin Yun was silent.

The cat demon girl was also taking a gamble, believing that if this person wanted to save Qin An, he would want to find out who was behind it.

Time passed, the cat demon girl closed her eyes, gritting her teeth and enduring.

"Fine, I agree. As long as you can find the person behind it and confirm that he ordered you to do this, I will spare your life," Qin Yun said.

The cat demon girl was delighted, knowing that the stronger a human cultivator, the more they value their word, and would not easily go back on their promise.

"Senior, your kindness gives me a chance to live. I will lead the way," the cat demon girl said.

Whoosh.

Holding the cat demon girl's shoulder, Qin Yun silently left the compound. The servants inside continued their patrols, completely unaware that a cat demon who had been in the compound for half a year had been captured