The Foxfolk Girl, Dugu Liuli

Stranger still, whether she looked at other elderly servants, Inner Sect Disciples, or even deacons and guest elders...

None of them gave her this feeling. Only Lin Mo did.

It was as though Lin Mo possessed some unique magic that was drawing her toward him.

"Hehehe."

Coming back to her senses, Su Yu clutched her stomach and laughed. "No wonder Zhuiming sent someone to kill you. You stole the woman he loved. Of course he'd be beside himself!"

Lin Mo sighed. "Ah, let's not talk about it anymore. Saintess, please be sure to keep this secret for Captain Wuqing and me. Don't spread it around."

"Don't worry, old man Lin. My lips are sealed tighter than anyone's!" Su Yu patted her chest in assurance.

"Excellent."

"Then, Lady Saintess, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

"Go on, go on."

After parting with Lin Mo, Su Yu headed straight to the Enforcement Hall's White Tiger Squad office.

"Lady Saintess, what brings you here?" The disciple standing guard outside the office hurried forward the moment Su Yu appeared, greeting her respectfully.

"Oh, nothing much. I'm here to see your Captain Liuli. Is she around?" Su Yu asked with a beaming smile.

"Lady Saintess, Captain Liuli happens to be in the office. I'll take you inside!"

A short while later.

Su Yu met Dugu Liuli, captain of the Enforcement Hall's White Tiger Squad, in the reception room.

She was a girl with an innocent, adorable face that still brimmed with lively charm.

The girl had a flowing cascade of silky, ink-black hair. As sunlight streamed through the window onto its tips, it shimmered with shifting, iridescent hues.

Unlike a human, she had a pair of pure-white, fluffy animal ears atop her head.

They added yet another touch of cuteness to her already lively, adorable face.

She also had heart-shaped purple eyes carrying a hint of allure, and a large, fluffy, pure-white tail above her full, plump buttocks.

All of these marked her as different from a human.

Yes, this girl, who radiated lively cuteness and a touch of seductive charm from head to toe...

Was none other than Dugu Liuli, captain of the Enforcement Hall's White Tiger Squad.

"What instructions might you have for us, Lady Saintess, now that you've graced the White Tiger office with your presence?" Dugu Liuli leisurely sat down opposite Su Yu and narrowed her eyes.

"I wouldn't call them instructions. I'm just here to hand you a chance to earn some merit."

Su Yu's expression turned serious. "You remember the clash at Shangguan Wuqing's home a month ago, don't you?"

"Oh, that incident? Of course I've heard about it."

A trace of sorrow flashed deep in Dugu Liuli's eyes as she said regretfully, "Such a shame. A dispute between Senior Brother Zhuiming and Senior Sister Wuqing, yet an innocent junior brother had to pay for it with his life."

Su Yu continued, "Exactly. The culprit who killed that Enforcement Hall disciple has returned. Shouldn't the Enforcement Hall arrest him and put him on trial?"

"The person who died was an Enforcement Hall disciple, after all. Surely you can't just let it slide?"

At those words.

Dugu Liuli fell silent for a long while before raising her eyes to Su Yu. "Mm... you're absolutely right, Lady Saintess. I heard the killer was a servant. Where is he?"

She had not wanted to get involved.

After all, even the Enforcement Hall's master had not ordered them to hunt down the killer and put him on trial.

But with the Saintess coming to speak to her about it today, she could hardly ignore her.

Although the Saintess's current cultivation was lower than hers, the fact that Su Yu had become the Saintess...

Meant she was highly likely to inherit Liu Ziyan's position as Sect Leader one day.

A mere Enforcement Hall squad captain like her could not afford to offend the Saintess.

"His name is Lin Mo, the Purple Heaven Palace's Exclusive Servant. He should be in the hut by the palace entrance right now," Su Yu said succinctly.

"The Purple Heaven Palace... that makes things difficult."

Dugu Liuli looked troubled. "That is the Sect Leader's sleeping quarters, after all. I wouldn't dare rush in there to arrest someone."

Su Yu reassured her, "Don't worry, Captain Liuli. My master isn't at the Purple Heaven Palace right now, so you can go and arrest him without any concerns. Nothing will happen."

"I see. Understood. I'll take some people over right away and bring that old servant back for you to deal with, Lady Saintess." With a single sentence, Dugu Liuli tossed the hot potato to Su Yu.

Even if Shangguan Wuqing came to demand an explanation afterward, she could simply pass the blame to Su Yu.

"No, no."

However, Su Yu was no innocent little girl either. She hurriedly waved her hands. "Dealing with murderers is the Enforcement Hall's responsibility. I'm only providing information."

"Just arrest him and deal with him as you see fit."

"All right, then. Understood."

Dugu Liuli sounded somewhat helpless.

Oh, well. If it's for the Saintess... it'll be worth it even if I offend Senior Sister Wuqing.

Besides, I've disliked Senior Sister Wuqing for ages. Why does everyone revolve around her?

I'm no worse than her, honestly. Hmph!

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

On his way back to the Purple Heaven Palace, Lin Mo kept vaguely sensing a malicious gaze watching him from the shadows.

Lin Mo frowned. An ominous premonition rose in his heart, and he immediately quickened his pace.

Fortunately, he had stuck to crowded routes, allowing him to return safely to the little wooden hut at the Purple Heaven Palace.

Although Liu Ziyan was absent, the palace still held enough deterrent power to keep that person from acting rashly.

"You just won't stop haunting me."

Lin Mo brushed a little dust off the chair and spoke in a low voice.

He could have guessed with his toes who had been watching him from the shadows.

It had to be someone Zhuiming had specifically instructed before leaving to train in the outside world.

The other party's cultivation was no weak thing; Lin Mo could even sense danger from him.

By Lin Mo's conservative estimate, this person was at least at the perfected Foundation Establishment Realm!

"With my current strength, I can manage someone at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. But the perfected Foundation Establishment Realm... that would be a little tricky."

"I'll leave him alone for now. At least he won't dare attack here."

Of that, Lin Mo was completely certain.

Unless Su Yu leaked the news to that person that Liu Ziyan was not at the Purple Heaven Palace.

Still, Lin Mo did not intend to stay in the little wooden hut for long.

Two or three days would suffice to dispel Su Yu's suspicions.

During those two or three days, he needed to be more wary of Su Yu than of the person Zhuiming had sent.

Before long.

Night fell.

Lin Mo dared neither rest nor enter a state of cultivation.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, constantly sensing every stir of wind and grass around him.

"Hm?"

At one point, a flurry of footsteps rang out.

Judging by the footsteps, there were at least seven or eight people.

It's not Su Yu. Then who...?

Bang!

While Lin Mo was still guessing, someone violently kicked open the wooden hut's door.

Several disciples in Enforcement Hall uniforms filed inside and surrounded Lin Mo on all sides.

Then a distinctive feminine fragrance wafted into his nose.

Lin Mo raised his eyes and saw an innocent-looking, lively Foxfolk girl step past the enforcement disciples and approach him.

Those purple eyes, faintly exuding a seductive allure, looked him up and down.