The Obsessive Man, the Shattered Family!

Xu Ye hurriedly pulled Lin Yuyan back, and only then did she let it go.

Otherwise, she really would have beaten that waiter to death.

He had launched into personal attacks out of nowhere—who could put up with that?

Yet the waiter did not care in the slightest.

Seeing this, Xu Ye looked at him and said, "Looks like you've been there quite a few times yourself?"

The waiter smiled. "Of course!"

"And do you think Miss Xi'er might choose you?" Xu Ye asked.

The waiter's face filled with anticipation. "Miss Xi'er doesn't look at status or position when choosing someone. As long as you enter the Ten Thousand Flowers Gala, you have a chance of being chosen. I'm a man too—what's wrong with trying my luck?"

"If Miss Xi'er chooses me, that'd be a blessing greater than heaven itself. A single moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold—even dying would be worth it."

Xu Ye narrowed his eyes. The temptation was indeed considerable.

But he had no interest in it whatsoever.

He then asked, "Where is Miss Xi'er?"

"Miss Xi'er's Ten Thousand Flowers Gala only begins every night. She'll naturally show herself when the time comes. What are you in such a hurry for?" The waiter glanced at Xu Ye with a look of disdain.

Why was this kid even more impatient than he was?

Xu Ye was speechless. He only wanted to find that fox demon sooner and beat it to death!

At that moment, the waiter suddenly came to his senses and said impatiently, "You've asked so much. Don't tell me you didn't come here for Miss Xi'er?"

Xu Ye quickly said, "Nonsense. Of course we did."

"So, are you staying or not? Let me tell you, most of the inns around here are already full. If you go somewhere else, there won't be any rooms left." The waiter snorted.

"We're staying." Xu Ye nodded.

To find the fox demon, they really did have to stay at this inn.

"Three taels." The waiter held out his hand.

Xu Ye looked at Zhao Heng. "Pay up!"

Zhao Heng: "???"

He stared at Xu Ye. "What do you mean?"

"You pay for the inn," Xu Ye said.

"Why should I?" Zhao Heng was displeased.

Why should he be the one paying for the inn?

Xu Ye said, "I don't have money!"

"You just received a reward of fifty taels." Zhao Heng glared at him.

"My money has its uses," Xu Ye said.

"And mine doesn't?" Zhao Heng sneered.

"Your father is the county magistrate's deputy. You're not short on money." Xu Ye said it as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

What a joke!

Money was not easy to earn!

If he could take advantage of someone, then he would!

"You..." Zhao Heng still wanted to argue.

At that moment, Lin Yuyan said, "Forget it, I'll pay."

As she spoke, she took out her money pouch.

Three taels of silver meant nothing to her.

Seeing this, Zhao Heng immediately put on a fawning smile. "How could we let you pay for the inn, Yuyan? I'll do it! I'll do it!"

As he spoke, he directly took out three taels of silver and tossed them to the waiter, then shot Xu Ye a vicious glare.

Xu Ye pretended not to see it.

After spending these past days together, Xu Ye had realized that aside from having something wrong with his brain and always butting heads with him—

He was not a bad person.

At the very least, he was not like Su Yu.

Xu Ye could not be bothered to argue with him.

Soon, the rooms were arranged, and the three of them each went into their own room.

During the day, Mu Family Town was like a dead town.

Hardly anyone moved about.

Even those who did were outsiders or women.

There were barely any men to be seen.

"Looks like we'll have to wait until nightfall to meet this Miss Xi'er," Xu Ye said to himself.

Next, they planned to wait at the inn until night before taking action.

With plenty of time on his hands, Xu Ye had no intention of wasting it.

He began cultivating the Demon-Subduing Scripture again.

[Ding! Congratulations, you have successfully circulated the Demon-Subduing Scripture for one cycle. Proficiency +1]

Time passed quickly during cultivation, and in the blink of an eye, night fell.

[Realm: First Layer of Qi Control]

[Technique: Demon-Subduing Scripture [Beginner] (30/600)]

[Martial Skill: Demon-Subduing Saber Technique [Beginner] (0/400)

Xu Ye was becoming increasingly adept at cultivating the Demon-Subduing Scripture, and his cultivation speed had increased.

In half a day, he had gained thirty points of proficiency.

Not bad.

Bang bang bang!

Just then, someone knocked on the door. Xu Ye rose and opened it.

Lin Yuyan and Zhao Heng stood outside.

Lin Yuyan looked at Xu Ye and hurriedly said, "Chief Xu, look downstairs!"

Xu Ye was slightly taken aback. He turned and walked to the window, opening it.

Their room was on the second floor, and once the window was opened, everything on the street below lay in full view.

Zhao Heng and Lin Yuyan came over as well.

At that moment, the streets of Mu Family Town had undergone an earth-shaking transformation.

The streets that had seemed lifeless and empty during the day had now become bustling.

Quite a few men, deep black circles beneath their eyes and looking as though their souls had left their bodies, were walking in the same direction.

And that was not all. Doors along the street kept opening, and more and more men emerged.

"Husband! You really can't go! If you keep going, you'll die!"

At that moment, a woman's tearful cries rang out.

Xu Ye followed the sound and saw a door open.

An ordinarily dressed man walked out from inside.

Behind him, a tear-streaked woman clutched him tightly, refusing to let him go forward.

The man seemed possessed. He viciously kicked the woman and cursed, "Fuck you! Miss Xi'er is waiting for me. If you won't let me go, you're the one trying to get me killed!"

"Husband! What's wrong with you? Wake up! Are you really going to abandon our child and me?" The woman was kicked to the ground, crying bitterly.

Then a little boy of seven or eight came out from the house. He hugged the man's leg and wept miserably. "Dad! Don't go, please! You'll die!"

"Get lost!" The man kicked the boy away again.

The boy immediately let out a scream and burst into loud sobs.

"My son!" The woman shrieked and threw herself toward him, overwhelmed with grief.

But the man merely snorted. "I'm sick and tired of spending every day guarding a yellow-faced hag like you. With that ghostly face of yours, what could you possibly use to compare with Miss Xi'er?"

With that, he snorted again, turned, and walked into the street. Like the other men, he headed in the same direction.

And this was not an isolated incident. It was happening throughout all of Mu Family Town.

Every man ignored the cries of his family and stubbornly headed toward the same place.

At the sight, Lin Yuyan's fury surged skyward.

"Damn demon, how did it manage this?"

There was no need to look closely to know that these people had definitely been blinded by the demon.

But this method was far too powerful.

It had actually trapped so many people in its snare.

"Let's go down and take a look." Xu Ye said no more. He turned, grabbed the Demon-Slaying Saber, and went downstairs.

Zhao Heng and Lin Yuyan followed.

When they reached the inn's main hall, Xu Ye discovered that it was already completely empty.

Even the waiter was gone.

Clearly, just like those men, he had been bewitched away by the demon.

"A demon that harms people deserves nothing but death," Xu Ye said flatly, then strode outside.

Tonight, he would surely slay that demon and restore peace to Mu Family Town.

Otherwise, sooner or later, everyone in Mu Family Town would likely die.