The sky is getting darker.

  Shen Yi knocked on the door as usual, then pushed it open.

  Lin Baiwei was hiding in the backyard as usual and only poked her head out after hearing his voice.

  Unlike the wet and disheveled appearance of yesterday, the woman wore a white outfit today, with a fitted long shirt and fluttering sleeves, as if she had just emerged from dust. If that delicate face could slightly restrain its greedy expression and not drool at every turn, it would be quite an ethereal and elegant sight.

  "Hehe, I smell meat!"

  "Has the salary been paid?"

  She took over the earthen jar and lotus leaf package from Shen Yis hand and hastily placed them on the table to open.

  Shen Yi gazed at her profile, feeling a little envious.

  Whether its eating hot pot or fine cuisine, he can still flash the same smile, if I had such a temperament in my past life, maybe I wouldnt have to live so laboriously.

  "Your body is stained with blood, you go out every day..."

  Lin Baiwei pretended to be nonchalant, but as the lotus leaf and vase were lifted, she slightly furrowed her brow, her face turning somewhat cold.

  Shen Yi saw her complexion change and didnt know what had happened.

  But also lazy to care, love to eat or not.

  He sat down at the table, reached out to grab a goose leg, and the crispy skin and juicy meat exploded with flavor on his tongue, which actually masked its slightly dull shortcomings.

  Lin Baiweis nose twitched slightly, she decisively closed her eyes and hugged her arms tightly: "Im so fed up! I dont have any appetite at all."

  Shen Yi gave her a white eye and directly drank a mouthful of Huadiao from the spout.

  Lin Baiweis eyes opened a slit, her eyelashes trembling slightly as she glanced at him with the corner of her eye. Her lips were bitten by her teeth: "If you cant get used to eating mantou, Ill buy some raw meat and soy sauce tomorrow and cook it for you, okay? Why bother snatching from others..."

  "Can you cook?"

  Shen Yi raised her head, somewhat astonished.

  "If you cant cook, youll starve to death early. Its not like there are restaurants everywhere... Are you even listening to me?"

  Lin Baiwei grasped her fingers: "A catty of pork is about twenty cents, you save a little on your monthly salary, and with firewood, rice, oil, and salt, you can almost eat meat every day. I also know how to do needlework, so even if clothes and shoes are broken, we dont need to buy new ones."

  In the dimly lit room, Shen Yi silently gazed at her treasured appearance, and then thought of Old Master Lin casually taking out 800 taels of silver with his lavish generosity.

  "Are you really Miss Lin?"

  "Are you deaf?" Lin Baiwei was suffocated, how come he just wouldnt listen.

  A clean and honest official who eats imperial rations is either mixed with demons or bullies ordinary people, wasting his natural talent.

  In the past, one had to pull the others ear down.

  The womans puffed-up appearance was quite obedient, Shen Yi shifted his gaze, pulled out a few pieces of silver from his waist and threw them on the table, interrupting the other persons chatter: "Your dad gave it to you."

  As soon as this was said.

  Lin Baiwei was stunned on the spot, her eyes scanning back and forth over the bloodstains on Xingzi and Shen Yis bodies.

  "Have you gone to look for her?"

  Before the other party could respond, she suddenly stood up and leaned forward, bringing her pretty face close to the young mans, anxiously saying: "Do you know how serious the problem is? Its not as simple as you think. The Northern Cliff Fox Spirit has an elder who is traveling here, and the reason they havent entered the city is because theyre wary of my identity! But if you really take action and kill its younger generation, thoroughly provoking it, no one will be able to protect you!"

  She was obviously really anxious.

  Shen Yi was enveloped by the fragrance wafting towards her, her expression calm: "So, what is your identity?"

  Upon hearing this, Lin Baiweis voice suddenly stopped, and she remained silent for a long time before muttering in a stifled tone: "You actually caught the key point."

  Shen Yi also stood up, expressionless, and without hesitation, pinched off the unusual emotions that had arisen in his heart.

  This woman indeed still had something hidden up her sleeve, and the troubles she was in were far greater than what she had imagined.

  "Lets eat."

  Shen Yi sat back down on the bed.

  "Anyway, Im not a bad person." Feeling his estrangement, Lin Baiwei sat back down and poked at the yellow fish with her chopsticks.

  This time she really lost her appetite, and it was a long time before she said in a low voice: "Is my dad okay?"

  "For the time being."

  Shen Yi roughly understood the others current mood: "The fox demon is not in the mansion, but it has brought other demons into your home."

  "Thank you."

  The bloodstains on the young mans body and the silver coins on the table have already explained everything.

  Lin Baiwei made an effort to calm down her trembling hands and hugged the clay pot, taking small sips of fish soup from it.

  She slowed down her breathing and gradually calmed down emotionally.

  Shen Yi recalled what the other person had said before - she must live on... It turned out that the more accurate meaning was, even if ones own parents lives were uncertain, they still had to survive.

  In Lin Baiweis words, the so-called senior fox spirit actually dared not enter the city due to her identity.

  "I want to add money."

  "What?"

  In Lin Baiweis astonished gaze, Shen Yi carefully wiped the scabbard with a cloth: "I said that two copies of the initial realm martial arts are not enough, I want two copies of the Jade Liquid Realm, and as usual, I will collect one copy in advance as a deposit."

  Now that the identity has changed, the price is naturally different.

  Lin Baiwei stared at him silently, and unexpectedly accepted this kind of "looting a burning house". She picked up her chopsticks again to pick up the fish meat: "I can only remember one book, you prepare paper and pen for me, and Ill give it to you in three days."

  The woman chewed the fish meat with force, covering up the grievances that welled up in her eyes.

  She is not used to showing weakness in front of anyone.

  Suddenly, that annoying and indifferent voice was heard again by his ear.

  "Does what I said earlier still count?"

  "Whats wrong." Lin Baiwei struggled to stuff the tender fish meat into her mouth, her cheeks bulging with fragrance, and her lips stained with oil stains, not wanting him to hear the tremble in her voice.

  "Cooking and making food."

  Shen Yi hung the clean scabbard on the wall.

  Even if the other person was like a riddle, he still roughly sorted out his thoughts.

  The fox demon spared her life, but casually handed the helpless woman over to his predecessor. This group of foxes was so powerful and vast, how could they guard against it day and night?

  Its nothing more than wanting to use his predecessors hands to get rid of this woman.

  Whats so special about yourself?

  After some thought, Shen Yi could only think of the identity of a runner, and from this, he could easily infer the fact that Lin Baiwei was trying to cover up.

  Hmph, the Lin family sent their only daughter out to apprentice and learn a trade, but in the end, they ended up sending her into the Demon Suppression Department.

  What she fears most is actually herself, a fox demon.

  If it was the imperial courts errand that caused harm, then the fox demons would be able to extricate themselves from this matter with ease and shift all the blame.

  If I had slightly misjudged my intentions at the beginning.

  Zhen Yi killed this woman with one slash of his sword and personally took the life of a Zhēn Mó Sī officer.

  Shen Yiguang thought of the scene where he was wanted by the entire Daqian Dynasty, and his back felt a chill. He couldnt help but scold his previous self in his heart for being so lustful.

  What woman would you dare touch!

  “……”

  Lin Baiwei had no idea what Shen Yi was thinking, she swallowed the fish meat and sucked in a slightly red nose, her voice hoarse: "Do it!"

  Its just cooking, cant you even handle it?!

  She gripped her chopsticks tightly, making a cracking sound, and thought that once she got through this month, she would find a way to break the seal.

  When the time comes, be sure to prepare a large basin of hot water for washing pots and pans, pinch his nose and pour it down.

  At this point, Lin Baiweis mood improved slightly, and she took the wine jug to drink it all in one gulp.