Yu Ling paused, her hand holding the leaf still. Wait, what did Ling Lu mean by that? Was she giving her work to do?
"Huh? Why are you stunned? It's unbelievable, isn't it! Your most sacred capital city is actually... Hehehe... Someone as righteous as you must be very interested in this!"
No need to thank me, oh dear, providing intelligence to the human celestial masters like this really gives me the feeling of fighting alongside heroes~
After being brainwashed by Yu Ling's words, Linglu automatically perceived her as a selfless and virtuous person who eliminated evil demons. It thought that Yu Ling would be very grateful to it for uncovering such a huge hidden danger for the capital.
Forced to work: "Ah, ah? Oh, thank you so much! (I really thank you!!!)... Well, when I have some free time, I'll go to the capital to see what's going on. Uh, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now, so I won't disturb your meal!"
"It's okay. Actually, I'm quite bored here. It's quite fun to run into a righteous human like you once in a while!"
Oh, right, actually I sensed something else too... Huh? Where did everyone go?
The spirit deer was just about to find a few more places for Yu Ling to punish evil and promote good, but before it could finish speaking, the female celestial master had already disappeared from its sight.
"Truly worthy of being called a Celestial Master who cares about all living beings. He ran so fast when he knew something had happened in the capital! It's a pity I can't enter the dreams of a Celestial Master who has cultivated to a high level, otherwise I could tell her a few more places where the fortunes have been disrupted."
It exclaimed,
"Oh dear~ I did another good deed today~ I really worked hard~ I just gave away all the leaves I was tired of eating, now I'll treat myself to a spirit fruit!"
After saying that, the spirit deer went to another tree to eat fruit. The spiritual energy content of this fruit was not as high as that of the spirit leaf, but the yield was low, and most importantly, it tasted very good, which it loved.
On the other side, Yu Ling, who had decisively run away with a large bunch of spirit leaves, had already made a great harvest. This should have been a happy thing, but now she just felt numb.
If Linglu hadn't said that last part—that there was a problem in the capital—she could have simply taken these spirit leaves as payment and a gift for cleaning up the trash in front of his door. She wouldn't have worried about any karmic consequences from eating them; she could have simply returned the gift elsewhere.
But the problem lies in this "but": the spirit deer had already told her, specifically when it delivered the spirit leaf.
Although she wasn't forced to go, that's just how the rules are in this messed-up mission world. If she, as a celestial master, knew too much, she would unknowingly add some unnecessary 'connections' and 'karma' to herself.
That means... Yu Ling now has no choice but to go to the capital and wade into this mess. Otherwise, what if she gets into trouble with the Heavenly Dao, who hates demons, because of this non-original heart she possesses?
[Host, it's alright. You'll only have to fight one more monster at most. With these spirit leaves to help, your injuries will heal quickly. Then, it definitely won't be as difficult as this time.]
Seeing that Yu Ling's expression was not right, the system spoke up to comfort her.
It could guess what its host was thinking. It was nothing more than a perfectly good freebie process, but an extra overtime task had been added, and it was the kind that required an unpaid business trip to the godforsaken city of Beijing.
"Sigh, you make it sound so easy. Do you think it's that simple? This world isn't the capital of the mortal world. Apart from the difference in status, we're all just ordinary people."
Yu Ling reminded him,
"The current emperor is protected by dragon energy. For a monster to infiltrate the court under such circumstances... that monster is no ordinary person!"
"Alright, there's a lot more to this than you can explain to the system. You wouldn't understand even if I told you." In the end, the system was once again criticized by Yu Ling for its low intelligence.
However, there is a solution. If you can't beat them, you can join them! Now she has two identities, a Taoist priest and a fox demon, which makes it easy for her to handle.
Anyway, I'm just here to survive, not to settle down. If I'm targeted by the Heavenly Dao, I can just push my new big brother out to take the fall.
When leaving, Yu Ling adhered to the principle of not wasting anything, becoming addicted to taking things, and also ruthlessly dismembered the yak demon's corpse.
She remembered beef from a certain world, and thought she'd try the taste of a yak monster when she met a good chef. She cut off some of the yak monster's best parts and threw them into her storage space, saving them for later.
After that, they took everything from its heart and demon core, even its fur and horns—everything that could be used was taken.
The yak demon was reduced to fragments. With the fall of the yak, all things came to life. The remaining fragments were enough for the carnivores in the forest to eat for several meals, which could be considered an atonement for its past evil deeds.
After packing, it was time for Yu Ling to spend her journey idly chewing spirit leaves. Sometimes, when she got tired of chewing spirit leaves, she would take out the bronze mirror and take a sip to change her taste. Her body went from weak to strong, and she felt that life had hope again.
After a long journey back to the inn, and having finished kneading the spirit leaf, Yu Ling's physical condition was now as good as it could possibly be. She returned the bronze mirror to Zhang Li and planned to spend a couple of days in the capital.
—Once you arrive, whether or not you get anything done is another matter, but you still need to be sincere. What if you manage to fool Heaven?
...Inside the inn...
It was clearly an ordinary farewell occasion, but Zhang Li, upon receiving the bronze mirror, did not feel the joy of having it returned intact.
During his time at the inn, he increasingly felt that this young female celestial master could take on a powerful demon single-handedly, while he and Yang Wen combined were not even a tenth as strong as their senior.
I'm still too weak. I'm not worthy of being a demon hunter who can travel alone. I'm thinking of spending a little more time with that senior, Yu Ling, who has superb swordsmanship and can easily subdue demons.
But why can't I just bring myself to say it?!
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Yu Ling asked, feeling a little embarrassed by her gaze.
The original owner actually had some spare money in her possessions. She had saved up some money from fighting monsters over the years and hadn't spent it. So, apart from the bronze mirror, Yu Ling didn't need these two people at all and never considered keeping them by her side as underlings.
“Huh? It’s just… I…” Zhang Li stammered.
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