Hairpin, To Mount Luo

"Miss An."

"Young Master Song is too kind, just call me An Xue!"

An Xue felt a little flustered at Song Chengan's address.

She already knew from An Ruifeng that the young man before her was an official from the Demon Suppression Division.

"I'm very sorry to bring up painful memories for you."

An Xue shook her head upon hearing this, "It's all in the past, so many years ago."

"Young Master Song, please ask whatever you wish. I'll tell you everything I know."

Song Chengan nodded.

"How much do you know about the monster that seduced your husband back then?" Song Chengan asked.

An Xue pondered for a moment and said, "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, Young Master Song. If you want to ask about Lu Jingcheng, I can tell you what I know."

"But regarding that monster, I know very little."

"I realized long ago that Lu Jingcheng had fallen for someone else. I only knew he had fallen for a woman outside, and nothing else."

"I also knew that woman was from Mount Luo."

"From Mount Luo?"

"Luo Village, perhaps." An Xue said.

"There's only one village on Mount Luo."

"Actually, I realized back then that the woman had deceived Lu Jingcheng."

"There's only one village on Mount Luo, but that village was destroyed by a natural disaster thirty years ago."

A natural disaster?

Song Chengan thought of the lightning disaster in Luo Village that he had read about in the County Annals.

Could it be that the monster came from that village?

If it came from the village, could he find Boss Bai?

Song Chengan mused.

Perhaps he could find the monster through Boss Bai and retrieve the soul that Mingxu had lost from him.

If that soul was still there.

He just didn't know if An Mingxu's soul still existed after thirty years.

"Miss An, have you perhaps seen this monster?"

An Xue shook her head, "I haven't seen her."

"I only found out later that this woman was a monster."

"Everything was arranged by Uncle Ruifeng."

Song Chengan nodded.

"Thank you for your time today, Miss An. If you remember any other information about that monster, you can ask someone to inform Master An."

"Okay, if I remember anything, I'll write a letter to Uncle Ruifeng." An Xue replied.

"Then I'll take my leave."

Song Chengan stood up.

He was somewhat disappointed.

He had thought that as one of the parties involved, An Xue would have some knowledge about the monster.

He hadn't expected that what An Xue knew was no different from what they currently knew. It seemed he could only go to Luo Village to find Boss Bai.

"Oh, right, Young Master Song."

"There's something."

Just as Song Chengan was about to leave, An Xue suddenly said.

As she spoke, she turned and went back inside.

After a moment, she walked out holding a hairpin.

It was a hairpin made of obsidian.

Exquisitely crafted.

"Lu Jingcheng brought this back from outside years ago. He initially thought he was going to give it to me."

"He didn't give it to me, but he kept it like a treasure. I suspect it's something the monster gave him."

"The monster gave it to him?"

"It's just my suspicion."

An Xue said, handing the hairpin to Song Chengan.

In the Void Heaven Mirror world.

When Song Chengan entered, the illusionary body practicing the Fire Cloud Staff Technique had stopped and was standing there quietly.

"Practice complete."

Song Chengan's mind moved.

The illusionary body transformed into a Dao fruit, which he absorbed.

An understanding of the Fire Cloud Staff Technique appeared in his mind.

The Demon Subduing Staff in Song Chengan's hand instantly transformed into a length of two zhang, and then a crimson flame erupted from it.

Song Chengan began to dance in the courtyard!

Waves of heat erupted!

After completing the thirty-six forms of the Fire Cloud Staff Technique, Song Chengan retracted his staff and stood still!

He felt incredibly refreshed!

"The power of the Fire Cloud Staff is not to be underestimated."

"The Fire Cloud Staff Technique is now mastered. Next, I'll study Alchemy Skill."

Inside the Void Heaven Mirror.

As Song Chengan's thought fell, a new illusionary body was condensed.

As soon as the illusionary body appeared, a pill furnace and some illusory spirit herbs materialized in its hands, and it began refining pills repeatedly...

Occasionally, the pill furnace could be seen exploding, and the illusionary body's face would be scorched black.

Song Chengan found it quite amusing.

"What else can I study?"

"Right, the Tracking Paper Crane."

Another illusionary body was condensed.

Along with it, a table, talismans, and cinnabar were condensed.

As soon as this little illusionary figure appeared, it sat down at the table and began drawing talismans and folding paper cranes.

"Keep up the good work!"

Song Chengan withdrew from the Void Heaven Mirror.

"Song Chengan, you're truly an immortal!"

On the courtyard wall.

A small head was peeking over.

It was Brother Dan.

Brother Dan's eyes were wide open.

"Not an immortal."

"Just a performer."

"I'll take you to the street later to perform for money."

"Gou Dan, why are you climbing so high?"

"Get down!"

Before Brother Dan could even speak, the furious voice of Brother Dan's mother rang out from the neighboring courtyard.

Then, Brother Dan's head disappeared, and shortly after, the sound of Brother Dan wailing uncontrollably could be heard from the Zhou family's courtyard.

Song Chengan shook his head, locked the door, and headed towards Mount Luo.

Mount Luo.

In the dense forest in front of the mountain.

Song Chengan sat under the shade of a tree, troubled.

In the past, when he came to Mount Luo, the cat demon would guide him.

This was the first time he had come to Mount Luo on his own.

He then awkwardly realized that he didn't seem to know how to get to Luo Village.

He didn't know how to pass through the grand formation before him.

He'd just sit for a while.

Song Chengan had no other solution, so he found a shady spot under a tree and sat down.

Song Chengan suddenly sat up.

He thought he was going to go home and only see Boss Bai next month when Mount Luo invited him to teach the monsters, when a figure appeared.

It was that Black Cat.

It was seen with a string of grapes in its mouth.

It was just about to enter the dense forest.

Seeing Song Chengan, it even nodded at him.

A smile appeared on Song Chengan's face.

But what left him dumbfounded was that after the Black Cat nodded, it walked into the dense forest.

Song Chengan was bewildered, "Hey, hey, wait for me."

"I want to see the Boss, but I don't know how to get in."

"You're going to the village?"

"Yes, I don't know the way, take me."

"Oh, oh, I thought you were just cooling off here."

Song Chengan was speechless. Who would be so crazy as to come here from Lingqiu just to cool off?

I'm crazy to come to these deep mountains and old forests to cool off.

"Having grapes today?"

Song Chengan followed the Black Cat, passing through the dense forest.

"Not eating."

"Are you eating?" the Black Cat asked.

So polite?

Then I'll eat.

"Then I'll eat some."

"Oh, oh, then wait a moment."

"Follow me."

Song Chengan was a little confused.

But he still followed the Black Cat.

The Black Cat went left and right, finally arriving in front of a Mountain God Temple.

Song Chengan was a little surprised.

He didn't expect there to be a Mountain God Temple here.

Inside the Mountain God Temple.

Song Chengan saw a statue full of cracks.

The Black Cat placed the grapes from its mouth on the ground.

Then it squatted on the ground, its eyes tightly closed.

After a while, it opened its eyes.

"You can eat now!"

It said.