Supernatural Pursuit: Kui Ten

"So----"

His gaze fell on the little leopard demon, Yin Yunze asked softly, "So, is what this little girl said true? You really stole the sheep? Think carefully before you answer. You should know that I don't like being lied to—I care more about being lied to than about a sheep!"

"That brat doesn't know anything at all!" The little leopard demon panicked upon hearing this and immediately looked at Yin Yunze, saying, "Those sheep at that farmer's house, I arranged with them to take care of them for me—"

"Nonsense!" the girl in red immediately interrupted, retorting, "I've never heard of a monster asking a human to raise its livestock! Besides, why would you expect someone to raise your livestock without using force? You're just—"

No! You're making baseless accusations!

Upon hearing the red-clad girl's words, the little leopard demon immediately bristled. After letting out two threatening growls at the girl, it said, "The Goddess Yuanjun has ordered that we must not bully mortals at will! How dare we disobey! I had some savings before, and I spent real gold and silver—"

"I've never heard of monsters spending money to buy things!"

The girl in red remained consistently prejudiced against the little leopard demon's words.

"Besides, aren't there enough animals in the mountains for you to eat?! Don't tell me you're a leopard spirit who's refined his transverse bones and can't catch prey?! And you say you're paying for it! You can't even come up with a plausible excuse! I haven't seen you trading with anyone! You clearly took advantage of their absence—"

"You! I've already told them they can just take it themselves! If you don't believe me, we can confront them!"

The little leopard Yao Qi stomped its feet in anger, then turned to Yin Yunze and said, "Your Majesty, you know what the situation is here! The drought has lasted almost a year; the trees on the mountain have all withered and died, and there haven't been many prey left—"

Hearing the little leopard demon say that, Yin Yunze was also taken aback.

Perhaps due to his human limitations, Yin Yunze didn't pay much attention to situations outside of the human race.

Even the snowfall mostly occurred around the human settlements in the mountains.

They also forgot that, compared to humans who could still find a way out, animals were actually the group most affected.

"----"

When the drought was mentioned, Yin Yunze couldn't help but sigh again.

"No matter what, that's only your side of the story! Stealing sheep is wrong!"

Seeing that Yin Yunze seemed about to be persuaded by the little leopard demon, the girl in red immediately became serious. "Outer Dao and heretics should be killed by everyone!"

As she spoke, the girl in red took out an iron token from her bosom.

On the front of this token, there is a word "Ji" in the middle. And underneath there are three small characters, "Jiu Demon Guard".

"Supernatural Pursuit Bureau, Kui Shi Zhou Hongxia! Supernatural Pursuit Bureau business! All bystanders, please step aside!"

Yin Yunze wasn't too concerned that Zhou Hongxia could produce a token from the Supernatural Pursuit Bureau. After all, without some skill, an ordinary person really wouldn't be a match for this little leopard demon.

To Yin Yunze's surprise, this little girl originally had no Dynastic Karmic Luck whatsoever.

However, after he took out the identity token of the Supernatural Pursuit Bureau, a considerable amount of Dynastic Karmic Luck suddenly emerged.

Although the Dynastic Karmic Luck was still somewhat weak for Yin Yunze, it was still roughly equivalent to that of a ninth-rank official.

The name "Supernatural Pursuit Bureau" reminded Yin Yunze of the Tomb of Prince Jing once again.

If the Supernatural Pursuit Bureau wasn't filled with incompetent officials and involved in illicit dealings, would Yin Yunze be so troubled by the matter of Tomb of Prince Jing?

This matter should have been handled by the Supernatural Pursuit Bureau!

Even Buddhas have fire, let alone ordinary people like Yin Yunze.

Although he was somewhat angry with the girl, Yin Yunze really didn't want to give her a kind look.

Moreover, if Zhou Hongxia needs to use her power to intimidate people, can't Yin Yunze at least show her a bad attitude?

Immediately, Yin Yunze's face darkened, and he sneered, "So it's the Supernatural Pursuit Bureau! What a display of official arrogance! You don't bother to deal with the powerful demons that wreak havoc on the region, yet you're calling for the killing of harmless little demons. I've truly witnessed the true nature of the Supernatural Pursuit Bureau!"

"Your Majesty is right!"

Hearing Yin Yunze's words, the little leopard demon was overjoyed and quickly got up to walk to Yin Yunze's side, chiming in, "The Supernatural Pursuit Bureau only bullies us poor, harmless little demons! So many harmful demons used to roam, and they never sent anyone to do anything about them—"

"You!" Seeing Yin Yunze's attitude, Zhou Hongxia finally realized something was wrong and stared at Yin Yunze, saying, "It called you 'Empress'? Aren't you human!?"

You're not human!

Upon hearing Zhou Hongxia's words, Yin Yunze instinctively retorted.

However, after speaking, Yin Yunze fell silent again.

Indeed, it's true that Yin Yunze is losing more and more of his human qualities.

To be precise, in the eyes of most people in this world, Yin Yunze's race has long ceased to be human.

Zhou Hongxia didn't continue arguing with Yin Yunze after his retort.

Instead, he quickly made a few hand gestures and muttered two incantations.

Then, Zhou Hongxia joined her index and middle fingers together and gently wiped her eyes.

"Open the Supernatural-Breaking Dharma Eye!"

To be honest, Yin Yunze found it somewhat amusing to see Zhou Hongxia take so many seconds to complete this routine.

With such slow efficiency, it's only good for bullying little monsters.

If you encounter a truly formidable opponent, they won't give you the time to make such a move.

However, out of curiosity, Yin Yunze simply observed Zhou Hongxia's behavior.

However, Yin Yunze was somewhat surprised to see this.

As Zhou Hongxia used her so-called "Supernatural-Breaking Dharma Eye," a Dynastic Karmic Luck was drawn from her body and merged into her eyes.

To be honest, before this, Yin Yunze always thought that the Dynastic Karmic Luck only had one function: passive defense and increasing magic resistance.

But today I've seen it in this little girl. So, the Dynastic Karmic Luck can also be used to cast Law Technique?

As Zhou Hongxia used her Supernatural-Breaking Dharma Eye, the purple light of fortune merged into her eyes.

When Zhou Hongxia opened her eyes again, Yin Yunze discovered...

This Zhou Hongxia, a faint purple light also appeared in Hongxia's eyes.

As Zhou Hongxia's gaze fell upon him, Yin Yunze felt a very obvious sense of being spied on.

In contrast to Yin Yunze, who only felt being watched, the little leopard demon beside Yin Yunze, which was also affected, reacted much more violently.

"Ah!"

With a scream, the little leopard demon scrambled away from Zhou Hongxia's sight.

As the little leopard demon fled, it continuously emitted a black aura.

Seeing this scene, Yin Yunze finally understood why it was called the Supernatural-Breaking Dharma Eye.

It turns out that besides having the ability to see ghosts, it also has destructive power.

"You're actually unaffected by the Eye of Supernatural-Breaking Dharma Eye?!"

Seeing that Yin Yunze showed no discomfort whatsoever, Zhou Hongxia was also somewhat surprised.

Zhou Hongxia secretly became more vigilant and began to try to see through Yin Yunze's disguise.

After all, only by knowing the true form of a monster can one know its preferred Law Technique and make a better response.

Just like trying to counter a fox spirit's Illusion Technique with a weasel spirit's mind control, it's bound to be counterproductive, or even ineffective.

As Zhou Hongxia focused her attention, Yin Yunze's image slowly transformed from an ordinary black-haired beauty into a half-human, half-fox creature with fox ears, a white tail, white fur, and green eyes.

However, Zhou Hongxia couldn't quite make out Yin Yunze's appearance as a white-haired fox spirit.

All I could vaguely make out was the image of Yin Yunze with fox ears and a tail wagging behind him.

Moreover, what puzzled Zhou Hongxia was that the tail behind Yin Yunze was a blurry white blur.

Zhou Hongxia simply believed that it was because there was a difference in strength between her and Yin Yunze, plus the fact that fox spirits were skilled in Illusion Technique.

However, Zhou Hongxia wasn't worried. After all, this time, she wasn't venturing out alone.

"Hmm, you were quite good at hiding it! But I still figured it out! Turns out, you're a cunning old fox!"

Upon seeing through Yin Yunze's true form, Zhou Hongxia immediately curled her lip and said, "You filthy vixen, you've disturbed my Daoist mind! I knew it! How could someone be so handsome! Turns out, you're just a seductive vixen!"

"Calling me a vixen is one thing, but why add 'old'? Besides, you're just a young girl, how can you start swearing like that! Most importantly! Where have I been flaunting my beauty?"

After muttering a couple of exasperated remarks, Yin Yunze looked at Zhou Hongxia with a hint of curiosity. "Since you've seen through my true form, why aren't you running? Do you really think you can beat me?"

Although this Avatar Yin Yunze didn't possess much added power, it was still far beyond what this inexperienced young girl could easily handle.

It's unclear whether this girl is simply naive and fearless, or if she has something to rely on, or if she underestimated Yin Yunze.

Whether we can win or not, we'll have to try to find out!

As she uttered these words, Zhou Hongxia formed another incantation and shouted, "Imperial Qi Battle Technique!"

As Zhou Hongxia slashed the sword with her left hand, Yin Yunze saw it.

Just as she absorbed the purple light of fortune into her eyes, Zhou Hongxia then applied this purple light to the sword's body.

The sword, which already gleamed with a cold light, was now shrouded in a faint purple glow.

However, at the same time, the Dynastic Karmic Luck emanating from Zhou Hongxia also appeared to have become somewhat shallower.

Clearly, using the Imperial Qi Battle Technique to empower the sword consumes far more energy than using the Supernatural-Breaking Dharma Eye.

If Yin Yunze could be considered an exception when he first saw that Supernatural-Breaking Dharma Eye, then...

This so-called Imperial Qi Battle Technique truly demonstrates that the people of the Supernatural Pursuit Bureau are capable of Dynastic Karmic Luck as a Law Technique.

In Zhou Hongxia's hands, this Dynastic Karmic Luck became a usable energy bar.

Immediately, Yin Yunze had the idea of wanting to experience what this skill, which was transformed using the Dynastic Karmic Luck, was like.

It just so happens that Zhou Hongxia's strength is low this week, and Yin Yunze's side is only an Avatar.

Even if he accidentally overplayed his hand and the opponent's attack exceeded Yin Yunze's expectations, it wouldn't cause Yin Yunze any real harm.

Therefore, in response to Zhou Hongxia's actions, Yin Yunze smiled and beckoned with his finger, "Come on, if I make a move, I'll consider it a loss."