"Well, Senior Celestial Master, my elder brother happens to have nothing to do and would like to learn and exchange ideas with you so that he can become a good demon hunter who punishes evil and promotes good, and contribute his own strength to protecting the people!"

After Yang Wen washed the monster blood off his face, it seemed that his brain was purified as well. He stepped forward and explained to his older brother, and he did so quite convincingly.

Yu Ling: "......." It was quite sudden.

Before, she always tried to seduce her underlings. Now, even though Yu Ling hasn't done anything, people are eager to help her. Being a great person like a Taoist priest really makes a difference!

However, she really doesn't need it right now!

Besides, if something really happens to these two people while they're with him, the karmic force will still pin the blame on her.

"Only by leaving the protection of the strong and venturing out on your own, experiencing setbacks and hardships, can you two grow better. How could I possibly want to keep you by my side?"

Yu Ling didn't want to bring anyone, so she started her 'reasoning' session again, saying,

"Besides, my trip to the capital is too dangerous for you, so it's not advisable for you to travel with me! Keep up the good work! I believe that with enough effort, you too can become great celestial masters and protect our beautiful land!"

[Waaaaah, host, what you said is so good. You're so considerate of these two complete strangers who are demon hunters. I'm so touched.] The system was the first to be fooled by this toxic motivational speech.

Yu Ling didn't bother explaining to the system at all, and continued to strike a pose with the air of a master at the inn, leaving Zhang Li and Yang Wen completely bewildered.

Thinking of them? What a joke!

Now that I'm this strong, as long as I don't cross the line, completing a survival mission is a piece of cake. With two demon hunters following me around, how can I possibly be a lazy bum?

Punishing evil and promoting good? Upholding justice? I'm just talking nonsense to fool the heavens, I don't really intend to waste all my time on exhausting myself to save others.

"It was our oversight, senior is right! Please take good care of yourself!" Zhang Li was also moved, she didn't expect this senior Taoist master to be such a kind person!

He bid Yang Wen a tearful farewell.

After parting ways, Yu Ling headed west towards the capital. She always felt that the imperial palace was somehow incompatible with her, no matter how many mission worlds she had crossed, she just couldn't get around this wretched place!

Finally, this plot has nothing to do with the capital or the royal family, but then a spirit deer forcibly 'pairs up' with me. I'm truly speechless with frustration...

In a world where humans and demons coexist, the capital city remains the most prosperous place. After all, it is the city where the ruler of a country resides, and it is heavily guarded. Moreover, the quality of life of ordinary people is unimaginable to the poor people in other small places.

The polarization is so severe, and because of the poor security in other places and the fear of monsters, one side can't get in, and the other side doesn't want to leave. There is no better way to communicate, which leads to the world being seen by the two sides in completely different ways.

To the poor, the world is a terrible place, with mentally unstable monsters killing people from time to time, making their already impoverished families even worse off.

In the eyes of Beijingers, this world, though ordinary, was passable. How bad could it be? Surely no one couldn't afford clothes or meat?

Of course, saying all this doesn't mean that Yu Ling will actually intervene in this inequality. After she used her status as a Taoist priest to gain entry, she simply saw how happy and carefree the people of the capital were, which made her desire to enjoy herself and have fun take over again.

[Host, have you discovered any trace of monsters? The people here seem to be living quite well.]

Seeing that its host had gone to the largest inn in the area and had rented a room for a long time, as if he were settling down, the system couldn't help but wonder.

"No, on the contrary, there are quite a few fellow practitioners in the direction of the palace. Celestial Masters, who are rarely seen outside, are so common in the capital. I guess it wouldn't matter if I were gone."

After paying the room fee and settling into the suite, Yu Ling nestled in bed, taking stock of her belongings in her storage space. The original owner's strength was not very strong, and she didn't have any magical treasures to rely on, making her quite poor compared to other celestial masters.

"Sigh! Life was much more comfortable in the last world," Yu Ling muttered as she pulled the covers over herself.

Having just transmigrated, she was immediately attacked and her heart was ripped out. After leaving, she went to the Li Mansion and caused a lot of trouble. Then she had to find the spirit deer and fight the yak monster. Now that she could finally relax, Yu Ling postponed her plan to go to the palace and decided to get a good night's sleep first.

As dusk fell and the air grew cool, the night in the capital remained bustling, filled with the sounds of vendors hawking their wares and the clamor of people coming and going.

"Miss, we've arrived." A coachman stopped the carriage in front of the inn.

"Alright, let's stay here for now," the woman inside the carriage replied, jumping down to reveal a fair and round face.

"I'm sorry, gentlemen, we have no rooms available in the 'A' category..." the innkeeper said tactfully, "but we do have two 'B' category rooms available, would you mind..."

Yu Ling had just stayed in the last superior room.

The coachman drove the carriage to the backyard and asked the innkeeper's assistant to watch it. Seeing that his young mistress looked unwell, he asked the innkeeper, "Could you please make an exception? We are willing to pay double the room rate!"

"We don't have that rule in our store; it's first come, first served."

The shopkeeper directly rejected the suggestion to raise the price. It wasn't an auction where the highest bidder wins. This capital city was full of big shots, and he dared not offend them easily. What if the person staying here now had an extraordinary identity?

"But......."

The driver wanted to say something more, but was stopped by the young lady next to him: "We were presumptuous. It's alright. We'll book room B first. As for... I'll go up and talk to the guest myself."

If you're going to give money, you should be more precise. Giving it to a current resident is definitely better than giving it to a worker, isn't it?

"Well, the other rooms in room A are all booked out long-term, and there's no one in those rooms. Only room A3 has guests resting. Please don't disturb them!" The manager didn't want to offend either side too much, so he could only use this compromise to sell Yu Ling.

Yu Ling, who was lying in bed, had no idea what was happening downstairs. She had just rested enough and was thinking of getting up to find something to eat when she heard a knock at the door.

She opened the door and saw a young lady standing there, followed by a man dressed as a servant. She asked, "Miss, we don't know each other. Have you come to the wrong room?"