"I dare not presume to give instruction!"
Although Lin Zitong was a woman, her speech already carried the aura of a superior, exerting an invisible pressure: "Does my appearance not look like I've come to demand an explanation?"
Shang Xu Yi's eyes narrowed, not expecting Lin Zitong to be so direct.
The disciples of the Lu Yun Sect behind him did not know Lin Zitong well and only saw her as a mysterious woman.
Thus, some of the disciples were already suppressing their anger.
Before Shang Xu Yi could speak, Lin Zitong surveyed the surroundings: "After our Lin family cut off your funding, your club seems to be thriving, which indicates you no longer need our support, or perhaps you have other channels for profit?"
Shang Xu Yi swallowed and replied with a smile, "What are you saying, Aunt-Master? You know, the club is merely a cover for our real purpose. The Lu Yun Sect's true aim is to cultivate our powers and benefit the common people."
"Well said, I almost believe you," Luo Ning sneered from the side. "When we came here earlier, we conveniently dealt with three evil spirits along the way. I'm curious, what has the Lu Yun Sect been doing recently? Is your so-called benefit to the common people just drinking tea all day?"
Luo Ning was not lying. It was almost dark when they set out, and they had indeed encountered several evil spirits on the road.
Luo Ning and Zhao Yiyao had dealt with them casually.
It was also for this reason that Lin Zitong had no intention of giving Shang Xu Yi a pleasant expression and adopted an accusatory attitude.
Shang Xu Yi nodded slightly and replied, "I don't understand what you mean by evil spirits."
It seemed Shang Xu Yi intended to completely disavow responsibility.
Lin Zitong's gaze turned cold. If she didn't have substantial evidence, she probably couldn't act against Shang Xu Yi.
However, Shang Xu Yi's demeanor seemed to have brought the matter into the open.
This Shang Xu Yi was definitely up to no good, had already harbored ill intentions towards the Lu Shan Sect, and no longer felt gratitude towards the Lin family!
...
In the interrogation room of the police station in Rongcheng.
A man with long hair sat on the cold interrogation chair, his hands and feet cuffed. The specially designed chair prevented him from standing up, let alone escaping.
With a creak, the interrogation room door opened, and Yan Shouyi and Xia Zhi walked in.
Upon seeing Yan Shouyi, the long-haired man couldn't help but feel a surge of fear, lowering his head and avoiding his gaze.
Closing the door, Xia Zhi turned off all monitoring and recording equipment.
Then she said to Yan Shouyi, "All surveillance and recordings are off, and I've sent everyone else away. You can question him however you like."
Hearing this, the long-haired man's heart sank by half.
Yan Shouyi sized up the long-haired man and said calmly, "State your name and affiliation. I don't want to waste time."
The long-haired man gritted his teeth, seemingly struggling with whether to confess.
Seeing this, Yan Shouyi took out a talisman and flicked it. The talisman flew towards the long-haired man.
The long-haired man glanced at it and his face turned ashen with fright.
He recognized this talisman as one from the batch he had in his possession, and it was the most vicious "Wailing Spirit Entanglement Talisman."
At this moment, the talisman ignited spontaneously, emitting black smoke. The smoke quickly formed a human figure, a female ghost dressed in a red dress.
The ghost's face was pale, and there was a deep knife wound on her head, as if her skull had been split open like a watermelon. Her long, narrow eyes were filled with hatred, yet her lips curved upwards in a sinister smile!
Her body was limp. She rested her head on the small table in front of the long-haired man, rotated her head 180 degrees, and stared at the man with a sinister grin.
Immediately after, the ghost, like a python, crawled up the man's body, finally placing her pale feet on his shoulders. Her body bent at a ninety-degree angle, her head hanging upside down in front of the man.
The man was already covered in cold sweat. His shoulders felt as if they bore a thousand pounds of weight, and he couldn't even lift his arms.
Drip!
Drip!
Cold sweat dripped from the man's chin, showcasing his nervousness and fear.
Yan Shouyi said indifferently, "This female ghost came from you. You should know her capabilities. When you dealt with me before, you released over thirty evil spirits, but you deliberately kept her back, indicating you had no confidence in controlling her... Coincidentally, I can use her against you now."
With the man's meager cultivation, he was no match for this red-clad female ghost.
If the ghost was allowed to continue riding him, in a few minutes, all the bones in his shoulders would shatter, his vital energy would extinguish, and he would die from having his yang energy drained!
This was comparable to a low-grade "water dripping torture."
Under such immense pressure, the long-haired man's psychological defenses gradually collapsed.
He introduced himself in a trembling voice, "I... my name is Cui Juncai. I am... an elder of the Lu Yun Sect..."
"Lu Yun Sect?"
Yan Shouyi frowned, feeling as if he had heard of this sect somewhere before.
It seemed... the little girl was going to the Lu Yun Sect to demand an explanation tonight?!
His eyes turned cold, and he signaled to the red-clad female ghost.
The red-clad female ghost knew that Yan Shouyi was someone she couldn't afford to offend, so she was exceptionally obedient. She immediately increased the pressure, causing Cui Juncai's shoulders to emit creaking sounds.
It sounded like the sound of bones cracking.
Cui Juncai was terrified to the point of wetting himself. His imposing aura as a sect leader had long since vanished, "Sir, please ask whatever you wish. I will answer truthfully!"
"What's the situation with those talismans?"
Cui Juncai quickly replied, "The Sect Leader told us to sell them!"
"Where did the talismans come from?"
"I don't know... Perhaps the Sect Leader gave them to us..."
"Refusing to tell the truth?" Yan Shouyi was about to have the red-clad female ghost act again.
Cui Juncai immediately caved, "The Sect Leader was just the intermediary. The talismans were given by the Sect Leader of the Lu Shan Sect!"
Yan Shouyi's pupils contracted!
The Sect Leader of the Lu Shan Sect? Sect Leader Lu Jing?!
No, that's not right. Sect Leader Lu Jing would never do such a thing.
Moreover, the current controller of the Lu Shan Sect is Lu Xin!
The Sect Leader of the Lu Shan Sect that Cui Juncai mentioned should be Lu Xin!
He asked coldly, "Is it the new female sect leader of the Lu Shan Sect?"
"Yes! It's her!" Cui Juncai said hurriedly. "That female sect leader visited our Lu Yun Sect not long ago and discussed with our Sect Leader that as long as the Sect Leader was willing to help her accumulate wealth, once she fully controlled the Lu Shan Sect, the Sect Leader could return to the Lu Shan Sect and legitimately hold a position as an elder!"
It was indeed Lu Xin!
It was this woman who was selling evil talismans to the public!
Yan Shouyi felt that the situation was becoming more complex.
"What else do you know? Continue speaking."
Cui Juncai said tremblingly, "I'm just a small elder, so my knowledge is very limited. That Lu Xin is very cunning. Even our Sect Leader admires her greatly. Furthermore, I heard from the Sect Leader that Lu Xin has used the same methods to win over most of the sects in Jianzhou Province. Those sects have received unprecedented benefits and unanimously support Lu Xin to lead the Lu Shan Sect!"
"Right, right! Lu Xin also said that she wants all the sects to pay close attention to you... your and your wife's movements. If you encounter you, you must notify her immediately!"
Encounter me and the little girl, and notify Lu Xin immediately?
Yan Shouyi's heart turned cold.
Why notify Lu Xin?
Could this old woman want to strike first, kill me and the little girl, and then control the Lu Shan Sect without any worries?!
... This is bad!
The little girl is at the Lu Yun Sect right now!