Mu Tiantian stared blankly at the chicken.

I couldn't help but marvel at what a rare breed of man he was.

Back in the day.

She secretly caught a pheasant in the woods behind Jingling Temple and roasted it to eat.

Discovered by Juechen, he blushed and stammered, "This is a sacred Buddhist place, how...how could you..."

From the first day they met, after he saw her body, every time he saw her, his face would turn bright red and he would become tongue-tied.

"This isn't Jingling Temple's territory," Mu Tiantian asked him. "Why are you out here? Shouldn't you be chanting sutras at this hour?"

"I...I just...saw you hadn't come back..." His voice trailed off.

However, Mu Tiantian still heard it and smiled, "Oh~ you came out to find me."

Juechen blushed and nodded, his beautiful eyes unable to meet her gaze.

She waved to him, "Come here, I'll grill some mushrooms for you."

Juechen obediently walked over.

Mu Tiantian sprinkled her secret seasoning on the mushrooms, and soon the aroma filled the air.

She handed him the roasted mushrooms and asked, "Juechen, have you read all the scriptures I wrote for you?"

Juechen nodded, "I've seen it, and Master has seen it too. He always says I'm a genius, but you wrote all those scriptures."

“You’re a genius.” She grilled another skewer of vegetables and praised him generously. “You’re more talented than anyone else in the world. Once you’ve understood all those Buddhist scriptures, I’ll write another one for you.”

After saying that, Mu Tiantian picked up the roast chicken and was about to tear off a chicken leg when she suddenly burned herself.

"Ouch... It's burning hot..." Mu Tiantian shook her hand.

Upon seeing this, Juechen immediately grasped her hand and put her burned fingers in his mouth.

Mu Tiantian was stunned for a moment, her face flushed slightly, and she quickly withdrew her hand.

Juechen realized he had lost his composure, his cheeks flushing bright red. "I...I..."

Mu Tiantian said nonchalantly, "I'm fine, you... hurry up and eat."

After a while, Juechen got up and ran back.

"Where are you going..." Mu Tiantian had barely finished speaking when he disappeared.

I guess she's too shy.

Mu Tiantian sighed, "They're so naive."

She let the roasted chicken air dry.

A short while later, Juechen ran back, carrying a plate, chopsticks, and a knife.

After he sat down next to her, he took the roast chicken and used a knife and chopsticks to cut off the meat.

Finally, Juechen handed her a plate of cleaned chicken, muttering softly, "I'll take responsibility..."

"What?"

Mu Tiantian didn't hear him clearly before he ran away.

Looking back now...

It sounded like he was saying he would take responsibility for her...

Looking at the torn roast chicken in front of her, Mu Tiantian secretly made up her mind that no matter how much spiritual energy she needed, she would definitely remove his inner demons!

"Ah! Someone's dead! Someone's dead!"

Mu Tiantian had just taken two bites when a shout suddenly came from outside the guest room.

On the round platform on the first floor, a dancing woman collapsed in a pool of blood, spitting out blood.

Some guests were frightened and ran away when they saw the dead body.

Upon hearing the sound, Juechen got up, opened the door, and glanced downstairs.

Mu Tiantian also walked outside out of curiosity.

But before she could even leave the room, Juechen carried her back and closed the door.

He leaned down and whispered in her ear, "It's dangerous outside, you should stay put."

He had just seen two demon hunters by the stairs, and if she went out rashly and they discovered her, she might get into trouble.

Danger?

Mu Tiantian asked in confusion, "What danger is there?"

Could it be that there are demons causing trouble outside?

Mu Tiantian: [Seventh Commander, what's happening outside?]

Qi Tong took a look at it for her.

A number of government officials were seen entering the restaurant.

Wan Tong whispered a few words in the ear of the head constable with a charming smile, then secretly slipped him a few taels of silver and gave him a flirtatious wink.

The constable understood immediately. After receiving the money, he walked solemnly to the round platform and shouted, "This woman has been poisoned after accidentally eating wild poisonous mushrooms."

"Poisonous mushrooms? Then this restaurant must be..."

Upon hearing this, the guests began to vomit, wishing they could throw up everything they had just eaten.

They were afraid there might be poisonous mushrooms in the food.

Seeing this, Wan Tong became a little anxious, glared at Constable Li, and quickly explained with a smile, "This poisonous mushroom was accidentally eaten by her when she went up the mountain to collect herbs a couple of days ago. She didn't bring it back, so don't worry. All the ingredients we use are grown by professionals. My restaurant has been around for so many years, don't you all trust me?"

"Yes, the shopkeeper used to run soup kitchens to help disaster victims, how could he possibly poison us?"

"That's right, the shopkeeper is so kind; it seems this young lady Ying is just unlucky..."

Officer Li coughed lightly and said loudly, "Everyone, please be careful when you go up the mountain in the future, and don't eat anything indiscriminately."

"Please enjoy your meal. It's on me today," Wantong said generously.

Upon hearing this, the guests all sat down as if nothing had happened, and Xiao Ying's body was carried away.

Wan Mingyu sensed something was off and asked, "Senior brother, is this... closed?"

Di Anyu fiddled with the foxtail grass in his hand, glanced at the shopkeeper a few more times, and said, "Judging from this, it seems like the case is closed."

As soon as the two finished speaking, Constable Li led his men back. The women who had been playing music and dancing stopped performing and then went down from the stage to serve tea and water to the guests, warmly entertaining them.

Wan Mingyu couldn't help but whisper, "This is too hasty. And Senior Brother, don't you think the shopkeeper's yang energy is too strong? How could a weak woman have such strong yang energy?"

Upon hearing this, Di Anyu threw the foxtail grass on the ground and smiled, "I'll stay here tonight."

...

Qi Tong told Mu Tiantian about the situation outside.

Mu Tiantian: [...Didn't anyone have any doubts? They believed just two sentences?]

Qi Tong: [That constable has clearly been bribed by Wan Tong. The customers outside are all in low spirits, probably not thinking clearly either. In addition, the original innkeeper has a very good reputation, and in recent years, when monsters occasionally haunt the county and cause deaths, she would donate some silver to the families of the deceased, so her reputation is even better.]

Seven Commanders: [Based on the existing information, those troublesome monsters are somewhat related to her, but more detailed information has not yet been collected.]

Mu Tiantian: [How did that woman die?]

Seven-Character Comment: [He was poisoned, but not by poisonous mushrooms; it was a slow-acting poison. He must have eaten it several days ago, and the poisoning is only now taking effect.]

Mu Tiantian: [Was it done by a cat demon?]

Qi Tong: [Probably not. These women are her cash cows, and they even help her collect men's essence. Even if she really wanted to harm them, she wouldn't use poison; it would be simpler and easier to just absorb their essence. I think she just doesn't want things to escalate and delay her from making money and collecting men's essence, so she's just making a hasty decision. Besides, the death of a dancer isn't a big deal to her.]

Mu Tiantian: [Indeed...]

Mu Tiantian was talking to Qi Tong.

Juechen had already finished stringing the prayer beads at some point, and even left one bead unstringed with a red thread before walking up to her.

He put the Buddhist prayer beads on her head, patted her head, and kissed her forehead.

Mu Tiantian: [Seventh Commander, what's wrong with him?]

Qi Tong: [...Hmm...I don't know either, maybe...he just simply likes foxes?]

Mu Tiantian: [No way, could it be that he recognized me?]

Qi Tong: [His hatred level is over 100. If he recognized you, would he treat you this well? Even if he liked you, it's impossible. You're practically his father's killer.]

Mu Tiantian: [Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense.]

After all, his hatred level increased by 10 points just from looking at her.

I can't figure it out...