The Great Yao in the Residence

Yao Qi aura surged forth.

This is the scene after the sorcery was performed.

Just like humans casting spells, when a powerful person casts a spell, their Law Power is concentrated and easily perceived as strong.

The same applies to Yao Qi.

Once a demonic technique is unleashed, it will be sensed by a powerful being, who will then maintain a safe distance.

"You mean the demon king in this mansion is no less powerful than you?" Zhang Xuezhou asked, his face grim.

"Maybe he's stronger than me," Kong Ning shrugged. "Now that I've lost Yan Shuangfei, I can't beat anyone. I can only be a messenger. Take this bottle; it's the Spirit-Forging Pill your godfather asked me to deliver to you!"

"My godfather probably can't boss you around!"

"His Majesty requests that you return to the Sacred Land to visit your godfather when you have time!"

Kong Ning casually relayed the instructions and then tossed a porcelain bottle to Zhang Xuezhou.

No matter what instructions the Emperor conveyed, or how limited the information was, Kong Ning would grit his teeth and rush to deliver them, no matter how difficult it was.

Moreover, she needed to rush quickly to avoid losing the Technique Method mark and making it difficult to find Zhang Xuezhou's whereabouts.

This also caused Kong Ning to leave in a hurry, and then rush back.

Kong Ning's message was very brief.

This is clearly just polite talk, no different from being told to "come home often" when you leave your hometown to develop your career elsewhere.

Zhang Xuezhou is clearly 'busy' right now.

Until he has fully completed the tasks assigned by the Venerable One, he should be considered 'too busy'.

Only after he had finished his business could he go to the Xieluosi River Holy Land without having to face the capricious temper of his superiors.

Knowing the answer in his heart, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't ask any more questions.

Compared to traveling thousands of miles to the Xieluosi River Holy Land, Zhang Xuezhou felt that his most important task at the moment was to refine a large quantity of Grain Avoidance Powder, or even a relatively high-quality Grain Avoidance Powder.

This can effectively eliminate the predicament he is currently facing.

The medicinal materials needed to refine Grain Avoidance Powder require a large quantity of half a tael of silver, and the price of high-grade medicinal materials can even be several times higher.

Zhang Xuezhou accepted the Spirit-Forging Pill, then tiptoed to peek at the Zhao family's residence inside the wall.

"Tell me more about that demon king," Zhang Xuezhou said casually. "I have an important informant in there; I don't want him to die inexplicably and ruin His Majesty's plans."

Zou Bugui Kong Ning nor Zhang Xuezhou could command Kong Ning.

The only person who can get Kong Ning to work is His Majesty.

Zhang Xuezhou casually used the Venerable One as a shield, which made Kong Ning open his mouth, and then sigh.

"What is an important informant?" Kong Ning asked.

"He's a friend I've made, and he's very important to me right now. I can't let that demon king harm me," Zhang Xuezhou said. "If he dies, it will definitely have a very negative impact on me, and might even cause the mission entrusted to me by the Venerable One to fail!"

"Is the informant you're talking about Dong Zhongshu?" Kong Ning said, "He's someone I've met before; he could easily cause a conflict."

Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand, then pointed in the direction of the prefectural governor's office.

"Don't worry, Master Dong is sleeping at the prefect's residence. He won't cause us any trouble. The only important person to me there is a prefectural commandant named Zhao Liang!"

"Zhao Liang?"

"Right!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, then asked Kong Ning.

"Where is that demon king?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't detect any Yao Qi aura, nor did he sense any powerful demon.

As a powerful demon, Kong Ning's professional abilities are certainly superior to those of Zhang Xuezhou, a demon who only entered the field halfway through his career.

Zhang Xuezhou wasn't particularly confident in this field. He asked Kong Ning in a low voice, then pointed to the Zhao family mansion.

"If I jump over the wall, I'll be easily spotted. Give me a tiptoe so I can stick my head in and peek inside!"

Without waiting for Zhang Xuezhou's reply, Kong Ning lightly jumped and landed on Zhang Xuezhou's shoulder. After craning her neck to look inside the wall, Kong Ning sniffed the air and then focused her gaze on the center of the main hall.

"That guy in the blue robe has Yao Qi about him; he must be a demon king!"

"Blue robe? You must be mistaken, that blue robe is Zhao Liang!"

Upon hearing Kong Ning's assessment, Zhang Xuezhou realized that Kong Ning's judgment was flawed.

Zhao Liang was carried back from the prefectural governor's mansion. Although Master Zhao had arranged a "lucky marriage" for him, perhaps to avoid causing further problems, the Zhao family did not hastily change him into festive clothes. Zhao Liang was still wearing the prefectural governor's mansion's standard blue robe.

Inside the Zhao family mansion, everyone had changed into red clothes for the wedding, except for Zhao Liang, who was wearing a blue robe.

The blue-robed man Kong Ning mentioned must be Zhao Liang, but Zhao Liang cannot be the Demon King.

"I couldn't be wrong. You're somewhat connected to demons yourself, so didn't you notice the Yao Qi on that blue-robed man?" Kong Ning asked.

"I can't smell any Yao Qi," Zhang Xuezhou replied.

"If you can't even smell this, you're utterly useless!"

Kong Ning jumped off Zhang Xuezhou's shoulder and waved to Zhang Xuezhou again.

"What?" Zhang Xuezhou, taken aback.

"Come and smell me, feel my Yao Qi," Kong Ning said.

"I can't smell anything," Zhang Xuezhou said, shrugging.

"Impossible, didn't you smell even the slightest trace of demonic Yao Qi emanating from me?"

"The kind that smells like camellias?"

"Those are tea petals I scattered while showering the day before yesterday. Smell other parts too!"

After much effort, Kong Ning finally confirmed that Zhang Xuezhou, this kind of freak, indeed had no ability to distinguish Yao Qi energy.

"You can all smell the Yao Qi?" Zhang Xuezhou asked suspiciously.

"That's for sure," Kong Ning nodded and said, "I know everyone who can do it!"

"Looks like I'm pretty useless!"

One is a skill, the other is useless. Zhang Xuezhou can only be thankful that smelling Yao Qi is not an essential skill in life, otherwise his deficiency would be quite significant.

"But Zhao Liang was unconscious the whole time; he couldn't have cast a spell, much less exude Yao Qi energy!"

After thinking about it, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but offer his corrections.

He felt that Kong Ning's judgment was still unreliable.

"Just now, only a blind man named Jiang Taigong used the water to perform a spell," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Grandpa Jiang, is he blind?"

"Yes, Zhao Liang was saved by him after the surgery!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, and then brought up the relevant details.

"Where is the blind man?" Kong Ning asked.

"The one wearing a gray coarse cloth robe and a white veil over his eyes is Jiang Taigong," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"I don't see any Jiang Taigong with white gauze wrapped around his neck here!"

After stepping on Zhang Xuezhou again to inspect the interior of the Zhao family mansion, Kong Ning did not find any trace of Jiang Taigong.

"But Zhao Liang really does exude Yao Qi, and it's quite obvious," Kong Ning said.

"That's impossible. Zhao Liang is a human. He's always served as the Prefect's Commandant," Zhang Xuezhou said, finding it hard to believe. "Does he possess some kind of demonic treasure, or has Demon Power been implanted in him?"

"Then I have no idea!"

Kong Ning shrugged, and after staring intently for a while without seeing the blind man Zhang Xuezhou had mentioned, she jumped down.

"Come with me to the Zhao family mansion and see what's going on," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"My identity is somewhat shady. Aren't you afraid I'll ruin your plans?" Kong Ning asked with interest.

"Besides Master Dong, nobody recognizes you," Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand and said, "Besides, I just brought in a blind man, so it's not surprising that I'd bring you in for treatment too!"

Zhang Xuezhou found it hard to believe that Zhao Liang was full of Yao Qi. He placed more suspicion on the blind man Jiang Taigong, since only Jiang Taigong had just cast a spell.

He wanted to take Kong Ning into the Zhao family mansion to see what was going on, but then he heard Jiang Taigong's loud reprimand coming from inside the mansion.

"Woof~ There are too many rules for being a bride, and then there's this blind man spitting on me, it's no fun at all!"

The sound of a dog barking came, and a black gust of wind rose up and quickly flew away into the sky.

There really was a powerful demon in the Zhao family mansion.