Tingyang County, Yong'an City.

  The city wall is slightly mottled, dotted with a few greenery.

  It can't compare with the grandeur of Qingzhou City, but the crowd coming and going is still quite lively.

  A horse-drawn carriage blended in with the crowd of people and slowly entered the city, stopping in front of the most prosperous courtyard in the city.

  The Deng family has been stationed in Yong'an City for hundreds of years, and no one has ever dared to touch its tiger's whiskers.

  This temple is home to the only Condensing Dan realm expert in the city, protecting the entire city from demon invasion, with a status as high as it gets.

  At this moment, however, Young Master Deng was unusually waiting at the door with no impatience on his face.

  The reason is the slender girl standing beside him.

  "Rou girl, I have already arranged for your uncle the house in Chaoyang, and prepared a banquet to welcome him back. Is there anything else that needs to be prepared in advance?"

  Deng Mingxu smiled with a hint of amusement, his demeanor elegant and refined.

  Upon hearing this, Lin Rou's face turned slightly red with embarrassment, and she said softly: "Deng Gongzi, there's no need to go to such trouble, Uncle and I can just live in the same courtyard."

  Looking at the pink on her white face, Deng Mingxu suddenly felt a little itchy in his heart. After listening to the other person's words, he nodded as if he had gained some insight.

  What's with this uncle, probably most likely he is a bodyguard sent by the family to keep an eye on Rong Niang.

  Before long, the approaching carriage came to a stop, and a tall, broad-shouldered figure stepped down first.

  He took in the middle-aged man's honest face and then looked at the coarse linen clothes on his body, and Deng Mingxu was even more certain of his guess.

  But instead of exposing him, he warmly welcomed him: "Little Deng Mingxu, have you seen your uncle?"

  Jiang Chengyun scratched his head and clasped his fists: "How come I don't remember where I've seen you before?"

  "You're kidding." Deng Mingxu's smile was somewhat stiff, and he heard a noise in the car, so he quickly turned around: "It turns out there's another uncle."

  Before he had even finished speaking, a majestic young man in a black shirt walked down from the horse carriage and nodded politely at him.

  "This one, is this also uncle?"

  Deng Mingxu involuntarily opened his mouth and stared at the other's handsome face, then turned back to Lin Rou in surprise: "Also... also living in the same courtyard?"

  Lin Rou was also somewhat caught off guard.

  Fortunately, Jiang Chengyun had already strode towards the gate: "This is a junior of mine... one of my younger generation, hurry up and prepare hot water, I almost got killed on the way."

  When Deng Mingxu heard a middle-aged man accidentally let slip of the tongue, he immediately reacted and politely invited several people into the Deng's house.

  He personally led them to their lodgings and ordered two servants to boil water, then smiled and said: "Tonight I have prepared some wine and food, I hope you will do me the honor of joining me."

  Seeing Jiang Chengyun nodding, Deng Mingxu's heart couldn't help but feel extremely delighted.

  The Deng family is indeed a prominent clan in Yong'an City, but what they rely on is the old ancestor of their family, who had an extraordinary encounter and luckily broke through to the Condensed Dan realm.

  Now that the old ancestor is advanced in age, the decline of the Deng family has almost become a certainty. Although it's not to the point of being extremely miserable, wanting to maintain their current transcendent and detached position is almost an impossible task.

  Unexpectedly, I accidentally bumped into a young lady from the Yusen County's influential family.

  Even if Lin Rou tried to conceal it, the noble aura on her was seen through by Deng Mingxu at a glance, and after much effort, they finally managed to strike up a conversation.

  The other party was obviously a young girl who had not experienced the world, with subtle thoughts. As soon as she showed some meaning, Rong girl became somewhat flustered and even invited her future elder brother-in-law over, which must be to test herself.

  At the sight of Mo Xiang's youthful vigor, Deng Mingxu suddenly felt a little overshadowed. Tense and yet recalling his earlier loss of composure, he couldn't help but want to slap himself in the face.

  "You few seniors catch up with each other first, I'll take my leave."

  He cupped his hands together and prepared to go back and change into another set of clothes. He couldn't lose too much to his elder cousin after all.

  Until Deng Mingxu left the courtyard.

  "Ah."

  Lin Rou rolled her eyes and walked into the house, sitting down.

  Seeing Jiang Chengyun and a strange young man walking in, she closed the door with one hand, leaned against the back of the chair, and raised her legs: "Jiang Lao Da, you owe me a favor, remember to return it next time."

  "Return it now then."

  Jiang Chengyun took out a jade liquid containing the aura of mid-term demon, and casually threw it over. Lin Rou smiled and received it, taking out a small copper bell to store it in.

  After that, he looked at Shen Yi: "In the future, if you ask someone to do something for you and feel it's too much trouble to return a favor, you can use this thing as a thank you."

  "Newcomer?"

  When she heard this, Lin Rou looked over curiously.

  Even such basic things need to be taught, what's the point of coming to Yong'an City?

  "Uh-huh."

  Shen Yi nodded slightly, not letting go of any opportunity to learn: "What's next?"

  "What else can we do? It's not easy to get this stupid kid from the Deng family to take the bait, using his ancestor as a lure to catch demons." Lin Rou stretched her waist.

  Jiang Chengyun twisted his wrist and sat down on a chair: "If it's like the last hunt, it's impossible to let this only Condensed Dan realm go, otherwise there's no need to choose Yong'an City. To ensure that the news won't leak out and prevent this Condensed Dan realm from escaping, I asked her to come over and pave the way first."

  "The demon's target is him, and in order to save his life, he can also become my helper."

  Shen Yi listened silently, remembering all these experiences in her heart.

  As expected, once they set their minds on it, the means employed by those in power are indeed quite resolute.

  If Deng Jia's old ancestor is informed in advance and the other party is well-prepared, the probability of casualties will be greatly reduced at that time, but inevitably, many changes will occur throughout the event.

  To ensure his achievements are secured, this old ancestor would rather die in Yong'an City even if he has to die.

  This is roughly the difference between a demon catcher and a magic suppressor.

  "How many demon catchers have arrived in the city?" Jiang Chengyun looked around again.

  "About thirty, most of them are here to take advantage of the situation." Lin Rou propped up her chin with one hand and stretched out the tip of the other: "There's a chance encounter that saved Niuniu's life, then called each other brothers, there's someone who delivers food to the back kitchen of the noble family, and there's also a fake courtesan who set her sights on Deng Mingxuan, but I intercepted her, hehe."

  "In front of this young master, pretending to be a flirt is more attractive than being a pure and innocent lady."

  In just a few words, almost all the forces in Yong'an City that could be named were hooked by the demon catcher.

  The most tempting one is Deng's family.

  But those who dare to take a shot at this fat meat must have at least reached the Condensed Elixir Realm.

  Jiang Chengyun quickly guessed: "Xiao Xiangyu?"

  "Back in Qingzhou City, if she's looking for trouble with me, Jiang Lao Da, you'll have to help me out." Lin Rou blinked pitifully and immediately changed the subject, turning her gaze to the young man beside her.

  She took out the breath she had just received and wrapped it around her index finger.

  "Little brother, after this matter is over, are you interested in accompanying sister to kill a demon?"

  "Never mind."

  Shen Yi adjusted his breath and withdrew his gaze indifferently.

  Compared with a mid-term demon in the Jade Liquid, he is now more interested in several tiger demons who are about to arrive at Yong'an City.

  "Wow, still quite aloof." Lin Rou was somewhat surprised.

  "I advise you not to recruit him." Jiang Chengyun closed his eyes to rest, the demon he wanted to kill himself, Shen Yi didn't have the ability to snatch it away. This little girl's demon, if she really took him there, might not still be hers.