Zhao Zhuxi is a member of the Zhao family in Yuecheng, Qiongzhou. The Zhao family is a prominent local family with considerable assets. He is the youngest in the family and has an older brother and an older sister. His sister married and moved away, and his brother inherited the family business. They were already engaged and should have gotten married, but an elder in the girl's family happened to pass away, so the girl had to observe a year of mourning.

As the youngest child, he had older brothers and sisters who carried on the family line, and his father and brother managed the family business, so he didn't need to take care of it. He didn't feel any pressure. In addition, he didn't like studying or doing business, but liked to explore and travel to various places. So he spent most of the year wandering around outside.

This time, I probably didn't check the almanac before going out. My money was stolen halfway through my journey, so I had to go home. But when I got to my doorstep, I ran into a tiger and almost lost my life.

These were all said by Zhao Zhuxi himself on the road.

Xue Huan and Pei Ji happened to be going to Yuecheng, so Zhao Zhuxi eagerly asked to go with them. He had also come back on horseback, but a tiger scared the horse away, and he now had no means of transportation.

Xue Huan was a good person and gave her horse to him, riding on the same horse with Pei Ji.

Along the way, Zhao Zhuxi talked incessantly, not treating Xue Huan and Pei Ji as outsiders at all, and revealed everything about his family situation.

After entering the city, he warmly invited the two to visit his home.

Of course Xue Huan refused.

Zhao Zhuxi felt very sorry, but she didn't want to force him, so she took off the jade pendant from her waist and handed it to Pei Ji.

"Brother Huo, please accept this jade pendant. If you need anything in the future, feel free to bring it to the Zhao family to find me. Also, all the shops in this city with the seal of 'Zhao' are owned by my family. If you want to stay overnight, just show the jade pendant and you won't have to pay."

"Young Master, you are finally back!" A carriage drove over and a servant jumped off the shaft and grabbed Zhao Zhuxi's hand with an excited look on his face.

Zhao Zhuxi said a few words to the servant, and when he turned around, Xue Huan and Pei Ji were gone.

"Master, what are you looking at?"

"Look at my benefactor."

"Ah? What benefactor?"

Zhao Zhuxi walked towards the carriage and said, "Let's talk after we get in."

It was noon when Xue Huan and Pei Ji found a restaurant, went in, sat down by the window on the second floor, and ordered a table of food and wine.

The tables on the second floor are separated by bamboo screens so that others cannot see who is sitting at the table, ensuring a certain degree of privacy, but sounds can still be heard.

As the two were eating, they heard the guests at the table talking about some monsters.

Hearing the word "monster", Xue Huan immediately pricked up her ears.

"...Including Young Master Zhao, seven men have already suffered. I don't know who will be next. I won't dare go out at night anymore."

"Tsk, what are you worried about? Those who were abducted were all famous handsome men in our Yuecheng. You look so safe, what are you afraid of?"

"Hey, what are you talking about! Even if I look ordinary, there's no guarantee that the female demon's taste will change. After eating too many delicacies from land and sea, she might want to try the taste of porridge and side dishes. So, it's better to avoid hanging out outside after dark. That's the safest way."

According to what those two people said, there are demons in Yuecheng after dark? And they specifically like to prey on handsome men?

Xue Huan blinked at Pei Ji with a teasing look on her face.

What he meant was that it was a good thing that he changed his appearance, otherwise he might have been targeted by a female demon.

Pei Ji placed the peeled shrimps on a plate and knocked on the table. A dark shadow appeared, it was the accompanying secret guard.

"Go and find out about the disappearance of the seven men in Yuecheng."

"Yes." The secret guard responded and disappeared silently again.

Soon the secret guard came back and handed over a detailed report. Xue Huan took it and took a look. At first, she thought that the two people who were in charge of the table saying that a female fairy had kidnapped a handsome man was a rumor, but after reading it, she found that the kidnapper might really be a fairy.

The missing people were all famous handsome men in the city. Handsome men are popular in any era and they attract attention wherever they go. Therefore, there were witnesses when they were abducted.

The witnesses' statements were very consistent, saying that they saw a black smoke enveloping a person, and then the person disappeared.

It's no wonder that rumors of a female demon kidnapper have spread. This method of kidnapping is indeed unusual, especially since the kidnappers are all handsome men.

More than a month has passed since the first handsome man was abducted, but there is still no news.

The quest to find the person is still posted in the Demon Hunter Guild, but no one has completed it yet.

The last young master of the Zhao family to be abducted was... Zhao Qinghe? Wasn't that Brother Zhao Zhuxi? It looked like he didn't know, otherwise he wouldn't be acting like that.

When Zhao Zhuxi returned home, he found the house full of gloom. After asking, he found out that his eldest brother had been kidnapped!

"When did it happen? Did you report it to the police? Did you send anyone to look for it?"

Father Zhao: "It happened the day before yesterday. Your eldest brother went out for a social event, but he didn't come back that evening. The servant came running back and said that your eldest brother was swept away by a black fog. I immediately sent all the servants out to look for him, but they searched all night and found no news. The next morning, we went to the government office to report it, but...sigh."

At this time, a servant came to report: "Master, the Taoist priest Jintan, whom you sent for, has arrived."

"Come on, please come in."

Ordinary people were unable to deal with the female demon, so Mr. Zhao thought of a Taoist priest who was good at catching ghosts and exorcising demons. Taoist Priest Jintan was quite famous in Qiongzhou. It was said that many wealthy families who were haunted invited him to perform rituals, and in the end the matter was resolved satisfactorily.

So Mr. Zhao spent a lot of money to ask the housekeeper to invite the person.

Now that people are here, how can he not be happy?

If Taoist Jintan takes action, he will definitely be able to find his eldest son!

In the restaurant, Xue Huan and Pei Ji had their meal and then came out. Following the instructions of the Five Elements Beads, they came to a magnificent mansion. On the plaque hanging above the mansion, the words "Zhao Mansion" were clearly written.

Xue Huan thought, this can’t be such a coincidence, right?

The thing with spatial power sensed by the Five Elements Bead is inside this house.

The five-colored stone must have the power of space, but not all stones with the power of space are five-colored stones, so they have to go in and take a look to be sure.

But this is someone else's house, it's not good to enter without asking.

Xue Huan: "If I had known this earlier, I would have followed Zhao Zhuxi here."

The concierge saw that the two men had ordinary looks and weren't dressed richly, but the two horses they were leading were tall and majestic, which made it clear they were extraordinary. So, instead of rushing forward to drive them away with a harsh tone, he asked, "What can I do for you two?"

Pei Ji took out the jade pendant that Zhao Zhuxi had given him earlier, "We are—"

Before he could finish his words, the doorman said enthusiastically, "So you're the Second Young Master's friend. Please come in! The Second Young Master told me right after he came back that if a friend with his jade pendant comes to visit, I must not neglect him."

It seems that Zhao Zhuxi's rescue was not in vain. He is not the kind of person who expresses gratitude and then forgets his savior.