Do Demonic Sect Members Have Children for Every Meal?

This method really worked every time...

Jiang Beiran had originally only wanted to find out whether this Formation Technique skill of his had been taught by a master or learned on his own. He had not expected the man to reveal not only that he had learned it from a book, but also that he had hidden that book on the Back Mountain.

Sure enough, human nature is like a donkey—you won't move it by driving it forward, but one whip sends it backing away.

As the Youth Leader wailed, Liu Zijin came to Jiang Beiran's side and asked softly, "Senior Brother, what should we do next? Escort them to the authorities?"

"No need to make it so troublesome. Go report this to the authorities in nearby Zebei Town and bring the Constables here."

"Yes!"

Liu Zijin answered and was just about to leave when Jiang Beiran suddenly stopped her and asked, "Do you know where Zebei Town is?"

"Mhm, I memorized the route on the way here." Liu Zijin nodded.

"Alright, then hurry."

Watching Liu Zijin's figure swiftly vanish into the darkness, Jiang Beiran could not help but feel puzzled.

This girl clearly has quite a good memory. Why can't she ever remember the things I taught her... What a strange thing.

After sighing, Jiang Beiran looked at the remaining Junior Sisters and said, "Watch the Thieves here. I'll be back shortly."

With that, Jiang Beiran turned around and returned to the cave.

The four Junior Sisters answered "Yes" toward Jiang Beiran's retreating back, but none of them understood what their Senior Brother was going back for.

Not long afterward, bursts of crying suddenly rang out from inside the cave, and the four Junior Sisters finally came to a realization!

The children!

They had all been caught up in the sense of accomplishment from catching Thieves for the first time and had completely forgotten to ask where the Thieves had hidden the children.

Thinking of this, the four looked at one another, then all blushed. Their Senior Brother had probably deliberately not mentioned it because he had been waiting for them to bring it up, yet they had not noticed at all.

We're going to get scolded again... The four sighed inwardly at the same time.

After bringing out every child hidden in the cellar, Jiang Beiran glanced at the four Junior Sisters hanging their heads and said, "Before getting happy next time, think first about whether there's anything else you haven't done."

"Yes..." the four Junior Sisters answered in unison.

"Fools!"

"Wuu..." The four Junior Sisters immediately lowered their heads even further.

While Jiang Beiran was lecturing the four Junior Sisters, the Youth Leader suddenly shouted, "How did you know where the children were locked up!?"

"Why should I tell you?" Jiang Beiran answered after giving the Youth Leader a glance.

"I..."

The Youth Leader was dumbfounded. When ordinary people heard such a question, shouldn't they boast at length about how clever they were and how such a trivial matter could never possibly stump them?

But why does this man never do things according to the rules!?

This time, Jiang Beiran had rescued nine children from the cellar. None of them had suffered any injuries, and they were now crying desperately for their mothers.

This broke the four Junior Sisters' hearts. They hurriedly crouched down, took out Brocade Handkerchiefs, and wiped the children's tears away.

"Hey, Leader, aren't you curious where I sold the other children?"

Seeing Jiang Beiran standing there like a post without expression, the Youth Leader could not resist asking again.

"Sold?" Jiang Beiran gave a soft laugh. "You should use the word 'offered up' instead."

The Youth Leader was shocked upon hearing this and asked, "Just who are you!?"

"Wang Lao Wu of the Returning Heart Sect." Jiang Beiran cupped his hands as he spoke.

"What a Wang Lao Wu of the Returning Heart Sect. Could it be that you truly know everything?"

"I don't know everything. I just happen to know this."

It was clearly such an ordinary sentence... Why did it sound so profound?

The Youth Leader and the four Junior Sisters thought this at the same time.

"Since you know I work for the Shura Chamber, are you still determined to wade into this muddy water?"

So it's the Shura Chamber...

In truth, Jiang Beiran had already felt that this matter was not so simple when he discovered that the leader of this group of Human Traffickers possessed cultivation.

By all reason, even a cultivator at Qi Refining Second Order would be someone ordinary people practically placed on an altar. There was absolutely no need for him to earn money by doing something like abducting and selling children.

Thus, Jiang Beiran had decided to bluff the leader, never expecting that he would actually bluff something out of him.

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Jiang Beiran gave the Youth Leader a mysterious smile and said nothing more.

This made the Youth Leader's gaze grow increasingly complicated, and he could not help thinking.

"What a formidable Wang Lao Wu of the Returning Heart Sect. He isn't even afraid of offending the Shura Chamber. How have I never heard this man's name before?"

At the same time, three options appeared before Jiang Beiran.

[Option One: Continue investigating the Shura Chamber matter. Completion Reward: Tiangang Ghost Seal (Profound Grade Low Rank)]

[Option Two: Tell the Constables about the Shura Chamber. Completion Reward: Sky Splitting Nail (Yellow Rank Middle Grade)]

[Option Three: Tell the sect about the Shura Chamber. Completion Reward: Random Special Attribute Point +1]

Special Attribute Point! Steady—what a profit.

Jiang Beiran called options that rewarded Special Attribute Points "hidden quests." Sometimes, if the system judged that he had triggered something extra through his own abilities, it would offer him such an option.

Moreover, Special Attribute Point options had the same difficulty as options that awarded basic attributes, making them exceptionally worthwhile.

Without hesitation, he chose the third option, and Jiang Beiran smiled in satisfaction.

At that moment, Fang Qiuyue quietly came to Jiang Beiran's side and asked, "Senior Brother, what is the Shura Chamber?"

"The Demonic Sect."

Upon hearing the words "Demonic Sect," Fang Qiuyue's expression changed at once. Biting her lip, she said, "Those children were sent to the Demonic Sect!? Then their fate would be..."

Jiang Beiran shook his head after hearing this and said, "In your imagination, do Demonic Sect members eat children for all three meals every day?"

"Isn't that so? Otherwise, why would they capture children?"

"To raise the next generation. Children from ordinary families won't join the Demonic Sect willingly, so they capture their own."

"Huh?" Fang Qiuyue froze, having never considered that possibility.

"Once you've ventured out a few more times in the future, you'll gradually understand. Many things aren't as simple as they appear on the surface, and the affairs of the world can't be clearly divided with just the two words 'righteous' and 'evil.'"

"Qiu Yao has been taught." Fang Qiuyue cupped her hands after hearing this.

Jiang Beiran replied, "You're saying you've been taught when you don't even understand? Go ponder it slowly." With that, he burst into laughter.

[Option quest completed. Reward: Agility +1]

Fang Qiuyue gritted her pearly teeth and huffed, "Yes, yes! I'm just not smart!"

"Mhm, it's very good that you possess such self-awareness." Jiang Beiran agreed with a gratified expression.

[Option quest completed. Reward: Culinary Skill +1]

Getting points off this girl is way too easy...

In those few brief lines of conversation, Jiang Beiran had triggered options twice. In any case, he absolutely could not praise her, or an Earth Rank quest would immediately come knocking.

"The affairs of the world can't be clearly divided with just the two words 'righteous' and 'evil'... Sigh, Fifth Brother truly sees through everything." At that moment, the Youth Leader suddenly sighed with deep emotion. "I wonder if Fifth Brother would be willing to hear me tell a story?"

Jiang Beiran shook his head. "No interest. Save it for the yamen."

"You! I don't care, I'm going to tell it!"

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