"Uh, oh! Hello, senior!" Zhang Li blinked, racking his brains but still couldn't figure out why he would encounter such a rare demon-catching master, who was one in ten thousand miles away, here.

In such an awkward way—one sat on the roof beam holding a bronze mirror, while the other stood on top of a cabinet, clinging to a pillar.

The visuals alone are very comical.

"Then can you give me back the bronze mirror? I need it to catch demons..."

The ancient profession of demon catching places great importance on seniority. It would have been fine if Yu Ling hadn't cared, but since she had revealed her identity, Zhang Li had no choice but to act as a junior and dare not overstep the bounds.

"What monster are you trying to catch? There are no monsters in the Li residence. I'm just borrowing this bronze mirror because I have a connection with it. I don't want it from you."

Yu Ling continued to frantically absorb energy, almost making the bronze mirror cry. She said,

"Well, as compensation, I can stay by your side for a while and help you out for free."

This is hardly free! You've already taken all the payment... Zhang Li was genuinely worried about his bronze mirror; after being overdrawn, it would take at least three to five months to recover.

But Yu Ling's manner was definitely not one of snatching treasures; she was willing to negotiate and offered a reasonable price.

Moreover, the other party was a senior colleague, and Zhang Li gritted her teeth and agreed, hoping she might be able to learn a thing or two from her.

After they had talked things out, Zhang Li reluctantly accepted the fact that Yu Ling would have to hold onto his bronze mirror for a while, and slid off the pillar to the ground.

He looked up, intending to call for Yu Ling to jump down so he could catch the young lady, but to his surprise, Yu Ling herself activated her cultivation technique and followed closely behind, landing gracefully and elegantly.

Zhang Li: These two techniques are impressive, no wonder you are a Celestial Master!

"However, how could someone of your status hide in the rafters of someone else's house?" he asked.

Why bring up something you shouldn't say? Yu Ling couldn't very well say that she came with him, could she? So she could only reply with a long face, looking rather unhappy, "I was injured by a monster and happened to be passing by, so I came in to hide."

It sounds reasonable, but... it doesn't make sense, does it?

Zhang Li felt that Yu Ling's presence here was definitely not just some nonsense about being injured.

He then thought that the Celestial Masters would often wander around because of all sorts of strange and powerful monsters, so maybe... the Celestial Master came here because she was chasing some monster?

When the original owner of this body put on a serious face, she did indeed have the air of a big boss, and the energy provided by the bronze mirror also made Yu Ling look quite well... even better than most people!

Therefore, it's normal for Zhang Li to have this idea.

Yu Ling, however, did not want to continue the topic. She put the bronze mirror into her bosom and walked out openly, acting as if she were no outsider, barging around the Li residence.

"Eh? Senior, wait a minute!" Zhang Li quickly caught up and confided his doubts about the Li family to Yu Ling, a Taoist priest who was clearly more reliable than Master Li and the others. "By the way, you must have come here in person because you heard about the series of strange events that have happened at the Li family..."

"no."

".......ah?"

You rejected it way too quickly!

"There is no demonic aura in the Li residence. The strange events are man-made. They are probably not targeting Master Li, but the deaths of those servants were also targeted."

With the precious bronze mirror, why was she still hiding in the Li residence? Yu Ling simply threw out the answer key, not caring whether Zhang Li, who had just started to get the hang of things, could keep up.

"The murderer is among the concubines in the Li family. She had a grudge against some people in the Li family and had no affection for Master Li. Moreover... she should come from a good family. Perhaps her family had fallen on hard times and she was an educated woman."

Yu Ling's seemingly casual tone revealed a lot of shocking information, leaving Zhang Li and the system completely stunned.

The system couldn't help but ask, "[My goodness! It's resolved so quickly??? Wait a minute, host, didn't you say that investigating the case was these two's job? How come you took care of it yourself first?!]"

"Of course, I was just saying it offhand, you don't have to believe me." Yu Ling ignored the system and was speaking to Zhang Li as well.

She said that before simply because she didn't want to work for free. Now that she's benefited, she has to show some appreciation.

The amount of information was overwhelming; Zhang Li's CPU nearly overheated before he could even process this part. He definitely believed it, but there were still many things he didn't understand, so he asked again:

"According to you, that person came for revenge and had no feelings for Master Li, so there was no need to resort to marrying into the Li family, was there? Also, why didn't she just kill him directly, but instead used the name of a demon to cause so much trouble..."

Moreover, he even managed to get Master Li to actually bring him, the demon hunter, here. Wasn't that just asking for trouble?

"You ask me? How would I know? I just arrived!" Yu Ling answered frankly. "I'm not interested in the murderer's grudges and entanglements, but I can tell you with certainty that she is definitely not an ordinary person. Be careful."

"Huh? Aren't you coming with me to catch the murderer?" Zhang Li knew he wasn't in a good mood because he wasn't dealing with monsters, but Yu Ling's words made him less confident.

"I've done everything, how can you grow? Keep it up, I believe in you!" Yu Ling tossed out a growth card.

Actually, she's just too lazy to exert herself. Her injury hasn't healed yet, so why should she work overtime? How much salary is she making? Why work so hard!

"Actually, this has little to do with demon hunters. If you want to get involved, then do it. If you don't want to get involved, then report it to the authorities. I'm going to rest in your guest room for a bit. Remember to call me when you're done!" After saying that, Yu Ling slipped away wearing her bronze mirror, her steps as fast as teleportation.

"...This Celestial Master is truly unrestrained and bold." Zhang Li listened to what was said, but he had no intention of giving up. He learned his skills to protect his fellow human beings, so how could he abandon them when faced with such a situation?

So he planned to take the answer key to Master Li and ask his wives and concubines about the situation. But halfway there, he realized... Strange, wasn't this Celestial Master just here? How did she know where his guest room was?!

But he quickly dismissed the thought of pondering the problem. What did it matter? The Celestial Master was family and had no ill intentions. It must have been her pride that prevented her from saying that she had been gathering intelligence for several days and still hadn't solved the problem.

After perfectly answering his questions, Zhang Li went to find Master Li.