Triggering Keywords

The maid trembled as she pulled the dagger from the ground and timidly approached Xu Xun.

A flicker of helplessness and sorrow crossed Xu Xun's face as she gently extended her palm to the maid.

"Xiao Qing, do it."

The maid, Xiao Qing, her eyes filled with fear, tremblingly took Xu Xun's hand. Gritting her teeth, she lightly drew the dagger across Xu Xun's palm.

Li Tuo held his breath, his gaze fixed on Xu Xun, not daring to breathe.

Lu Jun had completely offended Xiao Yungui.

What if this Xu Xun wasn't a demon after all?

Li Tuo had no idea what to do next...

As Xu Xun's tender skin was cut open.

Instantly, blood gushed out.

Li Tuo's heart plummeted to the bottom.

It's over!

Everything is over.

Xiao Yungui's gaze was sharp as he looked at Lu Jun, "You saw, Miss Xu is not a demon."

Lu Jun said casually, "I saw."

"However, I said before, it wasn't her."

Immediately after, Lu Jun looked towards the door and then pointed to the inner courtyard outside.

"The real demon is there."

In Lu Jun's line of sight, a wisp of green demonic energy was rising!

"Heh, you wanted to see Xu Xun, and I brought her to you!"

"You wanted to verify if she was a demon, and I agreed!"

"And now you say Xu Xun isn't a demon, and the real demon is deep in my inner courtyard!"

"Are you all too presumptuous!"

Xiao Yungui was furious. He stood up, veins bulging on his forehead.

A look of boredom flashed across Lu Jun's face. He couldn't be bothered to say more to Xiao Yungui and stood up directly, walking towards the door.

"Stop, what do you think you're doing!" Xiao Yungui immediately roared.

Lu Jun said casually, "What else can I do? Slay a demon..."

Without further hesitation, Lu Jun unleashed his Soaring Wind spiritual power.

A layer of wind enveloped him as he sped towards the depths of the Xiao mansion's inner courtyard!

"You insolent fool!"

The wooden table in front of Xiao Yungui instantly shattered. Porcelain bowls and plates were scattered on the ground as he lunged towards Lu Jun.

But Lu Jun was clearly faster. He moved with the wind, almost at top speed, locking onto the source of the demonic energy. He raced towards the backyard of the Xiao mansion, kicking up a gust of wind in his wake.

Deep within the Xiao mansion's inner courtyard.

Yu Yun, Xiao Yungui's main wife, was in her room.

Her maid was drawing her eyebrows.

"Madam, you look so beautiful today... much prettier than that vixen Xu Xun Master brought back some time ago. Master will definitely come to your room tonight..."

"Is that so..."

Yu Yun's eyes flickered, and a faint smile graced her lips.

"Yes, Madam!"

"I heard the Demon Slaying Division even came to the mansion today. Xu Xun was rumored to be a demon! They were coming to arrest her!"

"That's truly pitiful..."

"Madam, what kind of demon do you think Xu Xun is? I bet she's a vixen, otherwise, how could she always bewitch Master..."

"I think it might be something else... perhaps a Skin-Peeling Ghost, wearing the skin of another beautiful woman..."

"That seems possible..."

The little maid pouted in thought.

With a loud bang, a chaotic wind suddenly swept into the room.

It made the objects inside rattle.

The little maid looked behind her in terror.

Amidst the dust and smoke, a figure could be vaguely seen.

"You... who are you..."

Lu Jun ignored her.

His eyes were fixed solely on Yu Yun, Xiao Yungui's legal wife, burning with a hint of excitement.

"What a guy!"

"So you know about having multiple hideouts."

"You knew you were about to be discovered, so you switched skins in advance!"

Lu Jun's expression was thrilled.

"You... what are you going to do!"

"This is the Xiao residence!"

"The Pacification Commissioner will know, and he won't let you go!"

The young maid's expression was stubborn as she tightly shielded Yu Yun.

Meanwhile, Yu Yun still wore a faint smile on her face.

"Hahaha..."

Lu Jun laughed. His See Through Myriad Illusions could perceive a person's wicked thoughts.

The emotions on the demon's face were clearly disdainful.

The meaning behind the smile was self-evident, screaming "Do you dare to kill me?"

At the same time, Xiao Yungui's furious voice echoed from behind.

"How dare you, scoundrel!"

The young maid quickly said, "Pacification Commissioner!"

Xiao Yungui, in his rage, moved with incredible speed, arriving directly behind Lu Jun and bringing his blade down.

However.

Unexpectedly, there was no sound of flesh being cleaved.

Instead, a crisp 'crack' sound rang out!

Lu Jun's figure dissolved into light and shadow, vanishing before Xiao Yungui's bewildered eyes.

"Not good!" Xiao Yungui exclaimed inwardly.

Only after the illusion before him dissipated did Xiao Yungui see.

Lu Jun had already quietly appeared behind Yu Yun, raising the long saber in his hand high and bringing it down heavily without hesitation.

There was no scene of blood splattering.

Yu Yun's neck was no longer attached to her head. The interior was visible.

A mass of dense black substance churned within the woman's husk, but it quickly turned into black smoke and began to dissipate.

Yu Yun's head fell, rolling on the ground with a clattering sound.

The disdain on her face had vanished, replaced by an expression of shock and confusion.

Lu Jun sneered.

"Heh! You gambled that I wouldn't dare?"

"You gambled with your life?"

"Have you always been this brave?!"

[Slayed demon, Skin-Peeling Ghost, mastered its evolved Spiritual Power - Skin Charm]

[Skin Charm: Charm of the Skin, kin will develop a good impression of you, demons and monsters will develop a greater craving for your flesh]

[Demon Essence: 7300]

"What a powerful Spiritual Power... I can use it as bait to lure demons later..."

"It's much better to have demons come out on their own than to go searching for them myself..."

Before Lu Jun could revel in his thoughts.

A pained wail suddenly erupted throughout the room.

"Xun'er!!!" Xiao Yungui suddenly clutched the head on the ground, his expression one of utter grief.

The young maid had already fainted from sheer terror at everything she had witnessed.

At this moment, Li Tuo also arrived late, staring at the shattered, disheveled scene before him, momentarily dumbfounded.

Only Lu Jun's expression changed.

From the relaxation after slaying a demon to the current coldness!

"Wait, what did he just call out???"

"Xun'er???"

"He didn't call out 'Yun'er'!"

"He actually called out 'Xun'er'!"

Lu Jun swore he hadn't misheard!

Good, the keyword had been triggered!

Lu Jun had clearly read the mission details before coming.

The concubine was named Xu Xun, and the main wife was named Yu Yun.

As it turned out, Lu Jun had also investigated thoroughly after arriving.

Xu Xun, being a Skin-Peeling Ghost, worried she would be discovered. So, before Lu Jun arrived, she had already swapped skins with Yu Yun and exchanged identities.

If Xiao Yungui had been completely unaware of everything, upon seeing Lu Jun kill the Skin-Peeling Ghost who had successfully swapped skins and taken on Yu Yun's identity, he should have instinctively called out 'Yun'er'.

But he had called out 'Xun'er'!

This proved one thing!

Xiao Yungui knew about everything that had happened here!

If Xiao Yungui were unaware of all this, kept in the dark, Lu Jun wouldn't have bothered with him.

But if he knew everything...

Good, good, good!!!

Excellent!!

Knowing and not reporting!!! Harboring demons and monsters!!! Aiding and abetting evil!!! Acting as a human traitor!!! Obstructing the Demon Slaying Division's investigation!!! And he had even shown murderous intent towards me before!!!

How many lives do you think you have, Xiao Yungui, to dare play such a massive game!

If you're going to be a traitor, why should I waste my breath talking to you!!

Die for me!!!

Lu Jun laughed, a ferocious, terrifying laugh.

Without hesitation, Lu Jun immediately activated

Wind Riding Technique!

Wind currents swirled around him as he drew his blade and swung it towards Xiao Yungui's neck.