Soon, Soon

"Let go of me! Let go!"

Xiao Feng struggled with all her might but couldn't break free at all.

Then she was thrown onto the ground.

"Shut up!"

Seeing that Xiao Feng was still shouting, Xiao Mei spoke coldly.

Xiao Feng finally recovered a little from the chaos and realized that this was Chen Mu's bedroom, and that Chen Mu and Ren Yan were both nearby. Her face immediately changed.

When she looked up,

she saw Chen Mu looking at her calmly.

Since she had been transferred to Chen Mu's courtyard to be his maid, she had seen his eyes for many years, but never once had they been as terrifying as they were now!

They were clearly just calm eyes, but in an instant, they made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. She only felt a strong pressure that made it difficult for her to breathe.

Xiao Feng took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. She looked at Xiao Mei and Ren Yan beside her and said, "Second Master, Xiao Mei is secretly practicing martial arts. She must be plotting something bad. Don't be deceived by her."

Xiao Mei looked at her coldly and didn't speak.

Ren Yan beside her seemed to be Soul Roaming, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Chen Mu also didn't speak. He just picked up the teacup on the table and took a light sip of tea. The entire room became extremely quiet, with only the sound of their breathing and the sound of him drinking tea.

A moment later.

Chen Mu put down the teacup and said his first sentence.

"I allowed Xiao Mei to practice martial arts."

Hearing this sentence, Xiao Feng's expression didn't change much, but Xiao Mei couldn't help but glance at Chen Mu, biting her lip slightly.

This sentence didn't need to be said, but Chen Mu said it, which gave her martial arts practice a definitive status. From now on, no matter who asked about it, her practicing martial arts would no longer be a crime.

Then came the second sentence.

"When did you get involved with the Heavenly Born Cult? Was it after you entered the Xuanguo Estate, or before you entered the estate?"

When this sentence fell, Xiao Feng still kept her head down, but Xiao Mei and Ren Yan beside her both turned their heads sharply and looked at Xiao Feng, their eyes filled with shock.

Heavenly Born Cult!

According to the laws of Da Yuan, anyone involved in incidents related to the Heavenly Born Cult or the Paradise Cult who knows but does not report it will be treated as treason. Daring to join the Heavenly Born Cult is directly considered rebellion and is the foremost of the ten major crimes!

Ren Yan had thought before that Xiao Feng might be a spy for some outside force, but he hadn't expected her to be from the Heavenly Born Cult!

Since Chen Mu said so, there must be no mistake.

Xiao Mei's eyes widened slightly.

"Was my previous encounter with a ghost also related to you?"

Seeing Xiao Feng keeping her head down, Chen Mu continued to ask the third sentence indifferently.

However.

Ever since Chen Mu pointed out the term 'Heavenly Born Cult', Xiao Feng seemed to have become a different person. She just sat there on the ground, motionless, not even raising her head.

Xiao Mei and Ren Yan were both staring at Xiao Feng, and soon noticed her lips moving, as if she was muttering something.

Getting closer, they heard a very faint, numb voice.

"Heavenly Born Protection..."

"Rebirth Extremely Blissful..."

The voice was very weak and low, repeating constantly, like the buzzing of flies, which was somewhat irritating to listen to.

Chen Mu waved his hand and said indifferently, "Drag her out and interrogate her."

"Yes!"

Ren Yan and Xiao Mei immediately responded.

Especially Ren Yan, who was now somewhat scared. He hadn't expected Xiao Feng to be a cultist of the Heavenly Born Cult. If this wasn't handled properly, it could implicate a large number of people!

The two immediately dragged Xiao Feng out of Chen Mu's bedroom.

During this process, Xiao Feng didn't struggle at all. She just kept her eyes tightly closed, a strange expression on her face, and kept muttering, "Soon, soon..."

Chen Mu watched Xiao Feng being dragged out and shook his head slightly.

He estimated that they wouldn't be able to interrogate anything out of her.

A character like Xiao Feng was at most an extremely peripheral member of the Heavenly Born Cult. She probably didn't have access to any internal information of the Heavenly Born Cult, let alone in this state.

Earlier, when he had examined Xiao Feng's soul, he hadn't found any problems, but at that time, he was more focused on whether Xiao Feng possessed soul power and whether she had reached the realm of a Sorcerer.

But now.

With his Fifth Rank Sorcerer realm, upon closer and careful examination at this distance, he detected some other abnormalities. It was clearly visible that Xiao Feng's soul had been tampered with, showing signs of erosion.

Being able to tamper with the souls of others without affecting their normal state, and even making it difficult to detect, required at least the means of the Fifth Rank Daoist Arts realm.

That strange wooden plaque inscribed with 'Heavenly Born Protection, Rebirth Extremely Blissful' was clearly also his work.

In other words.

The Heavenly Born Cult had at least one Fifth Rank Sorcerer.

Chen Mu wasn't surprised by this. After all, it was a cult that the Eight Great Sects and the Great Yuan Dynasty had jointly failed to completely eradicate. If they didn't even have such means, that would be strange.

It was just that recently, the Heavenly Born Cult and the Paradise Cult had clearly started to make moves. First, Chen Yao encountered a Paradise Cult cultist, and then there was Xiao Feng here, who had come into contact with something unknown.

He himself had already encountered two.

When you could see one cockroach in the house, there was at least a nest of cockroaches in the house. It was estimated that the capital of the Great Yuan, the residences of the various dukes and marquises, had all been infiltrated.

"A chaotic world, that's not wrong..."

Chen Mu shook his head.

With the means of the Great Yuan Dynasty, so many Sorcerers in the Directorate of Celestial Observation, and those pillars of the nation, it would be incredibly easy to conduct a thorough search of the capital.

If it were a prosperous era, the Paradise Cult and the Heavenly Born Cult would have no chance to breathe.

But the current Emperor of Da Yuan neglects the court and only indulges in pleasure, while the court itself has formed a situation where various factions are vying for power. Thus, the Heavenly Born Cult and the Paradise Cult have found opportunities. In recent years, it's unknown how much they have developed in the shadows.

Chen Mu did not like a chaotic world.

At least until a certain day in the future, when he cultivates to become a Second Rank or even First Rank Sorcerer and rules the world, he wouldn't want to see a messy world.

Originally, this was a world where demons caused chaos and malevolent spirits ran rampant. It was only because this was Kyoto, the very center of the entire Da Yuan, that it appeared so peaceful. And these evil cults, in this situation, instead of dealing with the demons and malevolent spirits outside, wanted to add to the chaos.

If he had the chance to clean them up in the future, he wouldn't mind doing so thoroughly.

Just as Chen Mu was deep in thought.

Ning Qiang's voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard, seemingly startled.

"What's going on here?"

Chen Mu collected his thoughts, got up, and went out. He saw Xiao Mei and Ren Yan in the courtyard outside, trying to interrogate Xiao Feng, and quite a bit of blood had already appeared.

But Xiao Feng's face was only pale; she didn't show any expression of pain or struggle, not even a scream. She just closed her eyes and kept muttering, 'Heavenly Born Protection, Rebirth Extremely Blissful.'

It didn't look like anything could be interrogated out of her.

Chen Mu had expected this situation long ago, so he wasn't surprised. It was a pity that the Fifth Rank Daoist Arts realm didn't have the ability to forcibly read memories like Soul Roaming, otherwise it would be much simpler.

"Sister-in-law, why are you here at this time?"

Chen Mu didn't pay attention to Xiao Feng's side and just smiled at Ning Qiang.

Ning Qiang had recovered some composure by now and looked at Chen Mu, saying, "Old Madam rewarded some Osmanthus Porridge today. I tasted it and it was quite good, so I thought I'd bring some to you. What's going on here..."

Chen Mu didn't hide anything and said, "This Xiao Feng seems to have some connection with the Heavenly Born Cult. Ren Yan tracked and found her today. I'm having her interrogated, but it doesn't look like anything can be interrogated out."

"Heavenly Born Cult?"

Ning Qiang was immediately startled.

Although she was a young madam who rarely left the house, she still knew what the Heavenly Born Cult represented. Her gaze towards Xiao Feng also turned cold. She took a breath and said, "Colluding with an evil cult is akin to rebellion. Uncle, be careful not to get implicated. Have you reported it to Second Master?"

Chen Mu shook his head and said, "Let's interrogate her for now and see if we can get anything out. Sister-in-law, please come inside to talk. Don't let this stain your eyes."