Deliver a Head to Close the Case

Hong Lin was an evil soul master who excelled at disguise.

In his daily life, he would rob other soul masters while out and about, even hunting them down and devouring their flesh and blood to cultivate.

Yet, every time he committed evil deeds outside for a period, he would return to the city to enjoy himself.

He chose Soto City precisely because it was, relatively speaking, a peripheral region.

It was not within the core circles of Spirit Hall or the two great empires, making it quite safe to lay low here.

Today, Hong Lin had brought two young beauties to the Rose Hotel to indulge.

He lay back, feeling incredibly comfortable as the two beauties served him.

He never imagined that these were his final days.

For at this moment, someone who had set their sights on him had arrived at the Rose Hotel.

The person who arrived was naturally Ye Xuan.

After Ye Xuan stepped into the Rose Hotel, the manager stepped forward, looking ashamed, and said, "This young master, our hotel is currently fully booked."

"I'm not staying; I'm here to find someone."

After saying this, Ye Xuan went upstairs on his own.

Seeing Ye Xuan head up, the manager hurriedly stepped forward to block him and asked, "May I ask who you are looking for, young master? I can check for you; if they are in our hotel, we will notify them on your behalf."

"No need." Ye Xuan refused the offer while continuing up the stairs.

The manager was left between laughter and tears—what did he mean by "no need"?

This was a violation of the rules!

If they allowed others to go up and disturb guests at will, the Rose Hotel would have no business left in the future.

After all, those who came here to stay were very concerned about their own privacy.

"Young master, we cannot let you go up without knowing who you are looking for."

Although the manager did not want to offend anyone, he also did not want to offend the guests who had already checked in.

"If you are unwilling, then use your strength to stop me; I will not blame you." As Ye Xuan said this, he had already reached the upper floor.

He locked onto the aura of the evil soul master and arrived outside a room door.

Ye Xuan did not waste words; he kicked the tightly shut door, sending it flying.

With the door suddenly kicked away, Hong Lin inside shuddered in fright, his arousal instantly killed.

He sat up abruptly, looked toward the doorway, and shouted, "Who goes there? How dare you disturb your Grandpa Hong's good time!"

"The one who has come for your life."

Ye Xuan mobilized the energy within his body, manifesting it into a sword.

With a wave of his hand, the flying sword left his grip and shot forward, cleanly severing Hong Lin's head.

Fresh blood sprayed onto the bed and onto the two beauties.

"Ah—!"

The two of them screamed in terror.

Ye Xuan took a glance; it was clear these two had been brought from a brothel, so he didn't need to worry too much.

Since people from such places were worldly, the impact he caused would be smaller.

Ye Xuan stepped forward and picked up Hong Lin's head.

Holding the head, he discovered that this guy had indeed used a disguise.

He peeled off the human-skin mask, revealing his original appearance; it was indeed the wanted evil soul master.

Ye Xuan held the head and said to the two women, "This is an evil soul master. I killed him because he deserved it; you may leave on your own."

Ye Xuan walked out the door, and the manager, who had followed, was so scared his legs went weak.

He found it hard to imagine that such a young boy could be so bloody and brutal.

To cut off a head so directly—this was someone he absolutely could not afford to offend.

He asked in a trembling voice, "Yo... young master, was he your enemy?"

"No, he was an evil soul master, and I came for the bounty. You won't blame me for eliminating an evil soul master in your hotel, will you?" Ye Xuan asked with a smile.

"No... not at all. You are doing a good deed, young master; we are only too happy," the manager replied with a fawning smile.

"That's good. I'm leaving." With that, Ye Xuan left, carrying the head.

Before departing, he glanced toward the side.

Standing there were two people.

These two were none other than Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Although they had experienced the drama in between, they had still successfully checked into the Rose Hotel.

Moreover, they had not yet had a conflict with Dai Mubai at the Rose Hotel.

Because Dai Mubai had lost face today, he had no heart left to go to the Rose Hotel.

Tang San and the others heard the commotion and came out to see what was happening.

Unexpectedly, what they saw upon emerging was the sight of Ye Xuan walking out while carrying a blood-dripping severed head.

"San, did you hear that? He said the person he killed was an Evil Spirit Master and that he came for the bounty. Could it be that he makes a living off bounties? But he doesn't look very old; he should still be a student!" Xiao Wu said, puzzled.

"I don't know, but I don't feel like his age is as young as it appears. Perhaps his strength is so great that he has regained his youth," Tang San replied.

The look in Ye Xuan's eyes when he glanced at them made Tang San feel that he could not possibly be a boy of fourteen or fifteen.

Therefore, Tang San made a guess.

The other party was either someone reborn like himself, or an old monster who had regained his youth.

Regardless of which it was, Tang San knew he was definitely not someone to be trifled with.

"Regained his youth?" Xiao Wu couldn't help but think of herself.

If judged by human standards, she should also count as a standard old monster.

Ye Xuan carried Hong Lin's head to Spirit Hall. No sooner had he reached the entrance than he was stopped by the Spirit Hall guards.

"Who are you? What are you doing carrying a severed head?"

"I just saw the Spirit Hall bounty, so I went and killed the man to trade his head for money. Is there a problem?" Ye Xuan countered.

"A bounty? Are you certain?" The guard was somewhat skeptical.

"Then take a closer look."

As Ye Xuan spoke, he thrust Hong Lin's head directly toward the guard's face.

The suddenly presented head made the guard instinctively recoil two steps.

However, at this moment, another guard spoke up.

"It really does seem to be that wanted Evil Spirit Master. Young Master, please follow me."

This guard's attitude was much better, as he sensed that the youth before him was not someone they could afford to provoke.

"Then I'll trouble you to lead the way," Ye Xuan said.

Soon, the guard led Ye Xuan into the main hall.

Upon arriving at the place where bounties were claimed, they were met by a white-robed deacon in charge.

After hearing Ye Xuan explain the situation, the white-robed deacon made a comparison and confirmed it was indeed Hong Lin.

However, he did not immediately give Ye Xuan the gold soul coins.

Instead, he asked sternly, "Young Master, you claim to have killed this Evil Spirit Master, but may I ask what level soul master you are? Are you registered within Spirit Hall? If you are not registered, I am afraid we cannot issue you the gold soul coins."

"Is registration required? Fine! My name is Ye Xuan, a level 20 soul master, and my martial soul is the Hundred Beauties Scroll," Ye Xuan said.

"Young Master, this joke is not funny at all. Level 20? You claim to have killed this level 56 Evil Spirit Master? How can we in Spirit Hall believe you?" the white-robed deacon said.

"Who said one must use a martial soul to kill? Or are you asking me to kill you to verify this point?"

As Ye Xuan spoke, he stared directly at him.

Sword intent erupted from his eyes, making the white-robed deacon feel as if a sharp blade were pressed against his throat.

It felt incredibly real, and soon, beads of sweat began to seep from his forehead.