Mu Linyuan returned to the Cloud Brocade Palace and saw that Si Jin had finished all her work and was lying peacefully back on the bed.

Seemingly maintaining his habit of being carefree, the boy was half-covered by the blanket, revealing his fair shoulders.

He was perfectly normal; he fell asleep face down.

Its tail unconsciously peeked out and hooked around its wrist.

It really does look like a big cat, and it's very well-behaved.

Mu Linyuan's smile deepened.

He slowly stepped forward, gently pulled Si Jin into his arms, and admired her for a moment.

She couldn't resist and leaned down to kiss him.

"Master..."

The person beneath him let out a soft hum, and soon his ears returned to their animal form, standing upright with fluffy fur.

She seemed disturbed by the kiss and trembled slightly.

Upon seeing this, Mu Linyuan's heart, which had just calmed down in the Zen temple, began to pound again.

Just as he was about to pull her into his arms, he heard Si Jin mumble in a daze, "Master, it hurts..."

Mu Linyuan paused, then heard him say, "I like Master, but Master doesn't know how to cherish people."

Mu Linyuan released the person completely and sighed deeply.

I decided to go soak in the hot spring to calm myself down.

He needs to know how to care for others.

After entering the hot spring, Mu Linyuan felt a bit self-deprecating.

Honestly, when he was cultivating the Path of Ruthlessness, he never had the slightest improper thoughts about anyone or anything.

Now, however, he's becoming more and more like a beast, endlessly thinking...

Sure enough, people are fickle.

After everyone left, Si Jin's lips curled into a slight smile.

Let this guy do what he did yesterday...

You'll have to suffer the consequences of your own actions.

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At the foot of Qinyue Mountain, Du Yuxiu dragged his tiny mouse-like body and slipped into the former dormitory of new disciples.

Find a sleeping outer disciple and tiptoe into bed.

She opened her mouth and bit his finger, drawing blood.

He transferred his soul into the disciple's body.

Then, he finally got up and excitedly ran to the courtyard where the elders were resting.

He shouted, "Elder! Something terrible has happened! A corpse has been found at the foot of Qinyue Mountain. It looks like a demonic cultivator committed murder!!!"

This shout immediately woke the five elders from their sleep.

A demonic cultivator killed an outer disciple of the Demon Extermination Sect at Qinyue Mountain!

This is an absolute disgrace!

The five elders stood up and pulled Du Yuxiu to their sides to ask him what had happened.

Du Yuxiu relied on the fact that his soul was weak and he did not have the characteristics of a demonic cultivator.

He brazenly dragged the elders to the body of the outer disciple of Qinyue Mountain who had been possessed by him and died from poisoning.

He looked down and reminded her, "This is the body I found when I came home late."

"The manner of their deaths is too gruesome. Take a closer look. Was it the work of a demonic cultivator?"

The five elders stepped forward, and the third elder carefully examined the situation for a moment, his face turning pale: "Yes, this person is indeed poisoned by the Demonic Sect, but how could a Demonic cultivator suddenly infiltrate Qin Yue Mountain?"

"I don't know either. I was terrified when I saw the corpse while passing by."

Du Yuxiu was a master at twisting the truth, so he put on a worried look and cast an expectant gaze at the Third Elder.

"Third Elder, you are the wisest. Quickly think about it, what's different about the Moon-Capturing Mountain these past few days compared to before?"

"How is it different from before?" The Third Elder hesitated for a moment, muttering to himself as he pondered: "Not really, except that the Sect Master took on a disciple, and that night, dark clouds suddenly covered Qin Yue Mountain... everything else is..."

The Fifth Elder was extremely jealous. He had almost ascended to the Immortal Sect, but due to his impure intentions, his cultivation plummeted and he remained stuck at the Nascent Soul stage. In his heart, he should have been more outstanding than Mu Linyuan, therefore, he couldn't bear to see Mu Linyuan, who had ascended to immortality, fare well. He picked up the thread: "Could it be because of Tang Sijin?"