chapter 25

Ji Yan, “…”

“I have seen countless devils in my life, and I have never seen one that can absorb a human’s cultivation while injecting his own demonic energy into the human body.” Taoist Dao Yun stared down at her when a glint of realization flashed by his eyes. It seemed like he had thought of something as he muttered, “Unless…only it’s that devil. Only that devil can absorb another human’s spiritual energy and do what you said. No, that’s impossible. If that devil is here, then Linshuang City wouldn’t be so peaceful right now. More than that, you would’ve never been able to survive after encountering him.”

Ji Yan, “?”

Taoist Dao Yun, thank you for helping me find a believable excuse??

It seemed like people from the Kunning Sect like to answer their own questions. She didn’t even need to rack her brain to create a reasonable lie.

Ji Yan knelt on the ground obediently; she was as quiet as a chicken as she watched Taoist Dao Yun pacing back and forth while in deep thoughts. He appeared to be very frightened. He was incessantly guessing, but he kept denying his speculations. The other elders standing around the hall all looked at each other. One of them stepped forward and asked Ji Yan, “Are you sure you don’t remember anything? Did you see how the devil looked?”

Before Ji Yang could speak, she heard Yin Xuezhuo’s voice echoing in her ear.

“Tell them that you saw me.”

If Ji Yan continued stating that she didn’t remember anything, then they might suspect that she was being controlled by a devil or something. It was as Shao Xin had warned her, Taoist Dao Yun would rather kill a thousand innocent people by mistake rather than let one devil walk free.

Yin Xuezhuo seemed to have his own plan.

Ji Yan raised her head and said, “I think I have a vague impression of the devil I saw.”

“Quickly describe it to us!” The surrounding elders all looked at her anxiously.

Ji Yan stammered, “I think I saw a black mist…”

When her voice trailed off, she felt the atmosphere in the hall suddenly become more serious.

A sudden breeze swept past the spacious hall; the cold breeze blew past everyone’s neck and everyone felt a shiver run down their spine.

Black mist?

Everyone knew that the devil they’re thinking about usually had formless black mist surrounding him wherever he went.

Could it really be Yin Xuezhuo?

Ji Yan watched as everyone’s expression changed when she mentioned that she remembered seeing a black mist. She calmly continued to add on to her story, “He said that he lost something and wishes to get it back. Oh right, I think he also said something else. He said he wants to pass this message onto you. If you don’t obediently give him what he wants, then he will immediately slaughter everyone in Linshuang City.”

Based on how the big villain liked to act, what she just said was something Yin Xuezhuo would definitely do.

Sure enough, the elders stopped suspecting her. They all stood up and gathered around. They had their heads lowered as they discussed with each other what they should do. They all ignored Ji Yan after she gave them the information they wanted.

Ji Yan continued to kneel before them. She quietly massaged her legs and thighs that had gone numb. She was not surprised by this scene.

It seemed like everyone in this novel was afraid of Yin Xuezhuo. As long as he was mentioned, everyone would start acting abnormally.

How crazy must he be to be able to make everyone scared of him to this extreme?

With that thought in him, Ji Yan couldn’t help but looked up and searched around the hall for Yin Xuezhuo’s figure. But when she finally found him, the expression on her face became strange.

The elders in the hall were all gathered around discussing their plans while Yin Xuezhuo stood beside them.

He was standing next to Taoist Dao Yun, but because he was much taller than Taoist Dao Yun, he was slouching as he moved his ears closer to his opponent’s lips. His long black hair fell on Taoist Dao Yun’s shoulders, he looked like a ghost that’s haunting the man. He stood there listening to them discuss endlessly on how they should deal with him.

While he listened, a cheerful smile flickered across his face.

Ji Yan felt her blood run cold when she saw his smile.

Ji Yan, “…”