Chapter 20: Revealing the Strange Plan

The cat stared at Lingxiang for a moment, then leisurely walked towards the city lord's wife. When it got close to the couch, it leaped onto the lady, turned around and lay down, and soon began to snore.

"My wife found this cat herself shortly after she got married. I was really surprised at the time. I heard from my wife that it was called Ajin and was the spirit cat in her family. She always took it with her wherever she went. Now it seems to be really spiritual. It always accompanies her for a while like this every day." The city lord saw the confusion in Lingxiang's heart and began to explain.

Oh? You found it yourself after you got married? Interesting.

Lingxiang glanced at Maidong, who immediately understood.

That night, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Everyone in the City Lord's Mansion had fallen asleep. Even the City Lord, who accompanied his wife every day, was persuaded by Lingxiang and the others to go back to his room.

As soon as the third watch bell rang outside, a shadow tiptoed into the room of the city lord's wife. After a while, a figure was seen standing in front of her bed.

The man looked at the lady for a long time, then took something out of his mouth with his finger, and with a flash of light, he put it into her mouth.

"No wonder Madam has remained bedridden for so long but hasn't lost any of her youthful complexion. It must be due to her cultivation."

Lingxiang flashed out from behind the door, startling the man. He tried to escape through the window, but Maidong outside the window hit him with a flying leaf palm and knocked him back into the house.

"Tsk, why did you hit him so hard? What if he gets knocked unconscious?" Lingxiang scolded him with pretended concern.

"Oh, I forgot about it accidentally." Maidong scratched his head with a giggle.

The man sat up from the ground. He was dressed in black, had fair skin, and a wary look on his face.

His eyes were actually——

Red gold!

"How did you know it was me?!"

"It's your fault, you male cat, for not knowing how to adapt." Maidong laughed, and the man in black looked confused.

"Regardless of how long you followed your wife before she got married, it has been fifteen or sixteen years since the city lord and his wife got married, and you were brought here from your wife's family. How could a cat live that long?" Lingxiang explained.

"Even if he really lived that long, he wouldn't be as agile as you. He would have been frail long ago," Mai Dong added.

That’s right, this person is Ajin.

"We don't understand the time of the human race..." Ajin stood up while speaking. He was eight feet tall, thin and handsome.

"No wonder cats look so good, they are really so beautiful!" Lingxiang exclaimed.

Maidong glanced at Lingxiang, then turned over and walked into the house from the window.

"So, tell me, who are you?"

"The City Lord's wife's maiden name is Qiao, and I am the cat spirit of the Qiao family."

"Spiritual object? That means it's an offering! It can be considered a god!" Mai Dong said in surprise.

"It's just a low-level god. I'm not worshipping it, but controlling it."

"Hmm... that's a divine being like an envoy. Their cultivation level is at least at divine envoy level, and they have the power to protect others. How could they allow Madam to suffer such a hardship?" Lingxiang was puzzled. "Could it be that they have an enemy?"

Ah Jin lowered his head in silence for a moment, then sat down on the footstool and spoke, "The Qiao family suffered a disaster more than a decade ago, and the entire clan was massacred. My wife was spared because she married the City Lord, who was still a prince at the time, but she was depressed and became seriously ill. City Lord Zhao loved his wife so much that he gave up his kingdom and retired with her. It's not wrong to say that they have an enemy."

Lingxiang and Maidong looked very sad when they heard this. They never thought that their wife would suffer such a fate...

"But this time it was not done by enemies, but there were other reasons..." Ajin said.

"It wasn't done by an enemy?"

"It's Huang Xian."

Huang Xian? Isn't that a scoundrel? How could the City Lord's wife provoke such a rogue?

The so-called Huangxian is the yellow weasel, which is often called the yellow weasel outside. People in the fields often call it Huang Daxian, saying that it can eliminate pests for farming. Some places even build small temples and earthen shrines for them, and worship them as the god of the land. Over time, they really have some divinity.

But they are still monsters after all, and even if they have cultivated themselves, it is difficult to change their nature.

However, as a field offering, why would he do such a thing to Madam Qiao?

"This has to do with this house." Ajin sighed and explained to Lingxiang and the others.

Guyang City is already rich in spiritual energy, and this house is built where the spiritual energy converges. The yellow-skinned man has been eating the food provided by people for a long time, and his cultivation has improved. He is no longer satisfied with the spiritual energy from incense and offerings. Perhaps he has taken a fancy to the city lord's mansion, which is a place where spiritual energy gathers, so he moved in with his family.

One day, when Mrs. Qiao was admiring the garden, she happened to see the young yellow-skinned creature getting a little frightened. The housekeeper set a trap and caught and killed the little creature. This annoyed the old yellow-skinned creature, and he blamed everything on Mrs. Qiao. That day, he bewitched her right under Ajin's nose.

After several days of investigation, Ajin finally found the old yellow-skinned creature and went to ask it to undo the spell. However, the old creature not only refused, but also started fighting with him.

The old yellow-skinned man had been worshipped by mortals and had some evil magic. Ajin was not defeated, but it was inconvenient for him to use his magic in the mortal's house, so he was defeated after several fights.

She couldn't beat him, but this was not a solution for Madam Qiao, so she had to use her own cultivation to nourish his soul and body every night.

"This steward is truly foolish!" Mai Dong sighed. "Creatures like yellow-skinned creatures naturally value their companions, and he killed the descendant of the old yellow-skinned creature. This has definitely stirred up a hornet's nest. In my opinion, this matter is really going to be very difficult to handle."

"No wonder the city lord and his wife look so young, and even their servants and maids are pretty. It turns out they live in such a good place." Lingxiang said this without thinking.

Upon hearing this, Mai Dong gave Ling Xiang a glare and said, "We are talking about business. Can't you be more serious?"

"Isn't this the real deal? The yellow-skinned creature's magic has lasted so long. There are only two possibilities: one is that it was nourished by this spiritual energy, greatly increasing its cultivation, allowing it to use the soul-stealing technique; the other is that this spirit replenishes its spiritual power, allowing it to take advantage of people's unpreparedness and use the soul-bewitching technique day after day, preventing Madam Qiao from waking up. Either way, it's related to this spiritual energy, and it's a very troublesome matter."

Maidong and Ajin couldn't help but frowned after hearing Lingxiang's reasoning: Yes, if it is the first possibility, if they want to save Mrs. Qiao, they have to defeat the old yellow-skinned man to unlock the soul-stealing technique.

Since it can use the soul-stealing technique, it means that its cultivation has reached a certain level, and it also has evil magic at its disposal. Even if the three of them join forces, they will definitely not be its match.

But if it is the second possibility, the method of bewitching the soul is easy to solve, but it cannot stop this old creature from attacking every day.

Only those who steal every day can prevent thieves from happening every day.

It’s difficult no matter which one you choose!

"Why don't we try to use the magic of bewitching the lady first, if it works, we can discuss the rest later." Lingxiang suggested.

In her opinion, the second possibility was more likely. The yellow-skinned creature was known for holding grudges. If provoked, it would surely bring unrest to the entire family. However, it was only targeting Mrs. Qiao, suggesting its cultivation wasn't yet strong enough.

There was no other way now, so Ajin thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.