The Little Girl... Named... Lotus...

Jiang Lin felt as if he had finally understood some truth.

There is only one truth!

Based on the system's prompts and the information provided by Aunt Wang, Jiang Lin concluded that the Dugu Demonic Sect was searching for someone.

The Yin Yang School is skilled in formations. Once, when Jiang Lin was selling fan fiction at a stall in the Sun Moon Sect's library, he casually picked up a copy of "The 《The Must-Read Array Compendium》" to pass the time.

(<The 《The Must-Read Array Compendium》> -- Author: Tai Er Zhenjun.)

One of the formations described in it is the Blood Name Array, which is refined and sacrificed using the blood of cultivators.

No matter where the other party is, or how many lifetimes they have lived, as long as they are still alive, this formation can find them.

Using the blood and lives of cultivators as a catalyst, and even at the final moment of activating the formation, the lives of millions of ordinary people need to be sacrificed!

This formation is too sinister, involving too many causes and effects. Therefore, the person who casts the formation is already suffering the backlash from the Heavenly Dao from the moment they begin to use it.

The more cultivators sacrificed, the greater the backlash. In the end, regardless of whether the Blood Name Array succeeds or not, the caster will perish and may never be reincarnated.

So, that guy Tai Er Zhenjun also wrote this sentence after the "Blood Name Array":

[What idiot created this formation? Isn't this insane?]

Now it seems to Jiang Lin that not only is the person who created the formation insane, but the person who uses it is also insane...

Sacrificing so many lives to find one person, and potentially severing one's own reincarnation—what is this if not insane?

Oh, and one more thing...

Just as Jiang Lin was still thinking, Aunt Wang interrupted him.

"In the past month, many disciples from the more nearby Zhengliu Sects in western Wutong Continent have come here, and in the end, a few of them always disappear."

I thought those sects would send elders to Donglin City to investigate, but they seem completely indifferent to the disappearance of their junior brother...

"Um???"

After listening to Aunt Wang's words, Jiang Lin suddenly thought of the spies from the Dugu Demonic Sect who had infiltrated various sects in the western part of the Wutong Continent.

Jiang Lin felt that he hadn't guessed wrong.

It's likely that the City Lord Donglin City absorbed all the smaller sects and forces in the surrounding area, and then, wanting to catch bigger fish, he extended his reach to some of the larger, orthodox sects near Donglin City.

Those spies who infiltrated the sects went on missions with the sect disciples, and after arriving in Donglin City, those sects were betrayed...

Then the spies from the Dugu Demonic Sect who had infiltrated the sect Flying Sword Letter, saying: there was no danger, everything was fine, and the weather was still sunny. However, the local customs and people of Donglin City were quite nice, and the senior brothers and sisters wanted to take a spontaneous trip and would return to the sect a little later.

Under normal circumstances, sects will allow it and won't suspect anything. After all, everyone has times when they want to relax and learn a foreign language after completing a mission.

Jiang Lin estimated that, if he wasn't mistaken, all the small sects centered around Donglin City had been wiped out, and even some mainstream sects with the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators in charge had been fleeced...

The question remains... Who exactly is the Dugu Demonic Sect looking for, and who is using this Blood Name Array?

Could it be their leader, the Assassin?

But that's unlikely too. Wasn't that Assassin known for assassinations? Could he possibly have some knowledge of magic as well?

Jiang Lin really couldn't figure it out, but it didn't matter. Anyway, he was going to teach Qian Xiaopang's Third Mother Confucian Classics tomorrow night, so maybe he could find out something.

Even if it doesn't exist, it doesn't matter. Anyway, the other party wants the Blood Refining Array... so they'll definitely come looking for me.

But why do I feel something's off...?

I think I'm the villain... but I'm going to get killed by the villain?

"Does Young Master Jiang have any further questions?"

"Is Aunt Wang the only cultivator at the Spring Breeze Pavilion?"

"Yes, I'm the only cultivator in the Spring Breeze Pavilion, and I've sealed my Spiritual Apertures for many years; I've almost forgotten I'm a cultivator."

"I see... Thank you, Aunt Wang. But Aunt Wang, please don't inquire about any information for the time being, it wouldn't be good if something unexpected happened."

"Thank you for your concern, young master."

Aunt Wang nodded and gave a slight bow.

"Since Young Master Jiang has no further questions, shall we have a few young ladies come and tutor Young Master Jiang in the Donglin City dialect?"

Jiang Lin immediately stood up. "Aunt Wang! That's not a nice thing to say! I'm on a mission right now, how could I have time to learn a dialect!"

"Please forgive me, young master, I was being presumptuous..."

"Yes, it's good that Aunt Wang knows." Jiang Lin nodded, slowly sat down, and took a sip of tea. "However, as a senior supervisor at the Spring Breeze Pavilion, it's also very necessary for me to check the service quality of the Spring Breeze Pavilion regularly."

Aunt Wang was taken aback at first, then stood up and smiled slightly, "One of our girls can sing and dance. Although she can't compare to the Wu Die Dancer from headquarters, she's still quite good. Please, young master, give her a try..."

"Hahaha... No problem..."

"Please wait a moment, young master..."

Aunt Wang bowed slightly and left the room.

After closing the door, Jiang Lin gathered his thoughts again and then took out a Message Delivery Flying Sword from his Storage Bag.

Aunt Lin... I met with Aunt Wang. Things are a bit complicated, but I'll probably make it back alive.

If my master asks, I'll say everything is fine.

By the way, Aunt Lin, could you please ask that guy Tai Er Zhenjun to send over all the information about the Blood Name Array? I need it urgently. If that guy dares to refuse, just tell him he can forget about ever seeing the second volume of <Even a Chuunibyou Can Still Pick Up Girls>!

After finishing the letter, Jiang Lin a running start and launched the Message Delivery Flying Sword out like a paper airplane...

After the Message Delivery Flying Sword departed, Jiang Lin recalled the characteristics of the Blood Name Array from back then...

"The Blood Name Array has a central suppression, which should be the tall tower at the center. The central array is also accompanied by eight auxiliary arrays engraved on the buildings... What are the orientations of these eight buildings?"

Just like when he couldn't recite a classical Chinese text during an exam, Jiang Lin scratched his head in frustration...

"Forget about all that, let's just press ' Spiritual Power C4 ' first! What if the Spring Breeze Pavilion gets turned into a secondary building?"

It's always better to be a little cautious!

Jiang Lin took out the Spiritual Power C4 that Xiao Hei had made for him from his Storage Bag, intending to place it in several hidden locations.

This C4 is connected by Spiritual Power and can be remotely controlled via "Bluetooth". It only explodes Spiritual Power and can destroy any magic array. As long as Jiang Lin presses the button in his hand, he can destroy the secondary magic array attached to this Spring Breeze Pavilion.

Just as Jiang Lin had placed the C4 under the bed, there was another knock on the door.

Upon opening the door, Jiang Lin was greeted by a pretty and clean-looking woman.

That must be the girl Aunt Wang was talking about.

"Young Master..."

"Hello, young lady, what's your name?"

My daughter's name is... Lotus...