The final tone of his voice sent shivers down people’s spines.
He Wen stopped chanting the spell, and the cat demon’s pain gradually subsided. She was covered in cold sweat, but still managed to say, "No, I was afraid someone would see and ruin your plans."
He Wen slightly bent down, lifting her chin. "Sang Wan, you really do think for me."
Meeting his gaze, Sang Wan shivered. "You are my husband; I should."
However, the gentle He Wen from moments ago suddenly turned fierce, slapping Sang Wan across the face and saying grimly, "But when I asked you to kill a few people, why didn’t you listen? Do you know you almost ruined my trip for nothing?"
Sang Wan’s cheek instantly swelled, burning with pain. She shrank back, evidently quite afraid of this person.
Her eyes reddened, pleading, "Husband, you’ve already earned a lot of money this time. Can you stop doing these things in the future..."
She didn’t want to kill people and extract their hearts anymore.
"How can there be too much silver?" He Wen’s voice was icy, his eyes fierce. "Let me tell you, when we get to Ruyang, we’ll still earn silver the old way. Don’t you dare throw a tantrum at me again!"
Sang Wan covered her cheek, not daring to argue or refuse. Because if she said even a word, He Wen would activate the Demon Lock spell, and she would suffer terribly.
But if she didn’t respond, He Wen would be angry again. He sternly said, "Do you understand?"
"Yes," Sang Wan weakly responded.
The messenger arrived in the capital and informed Nanli of the monster killings. Nanli’s face darkened, and without a second thought, she slung her bag over her shoulder, activated a teleportation talisman, and directly arrived in Shouling County.
She suddenly appeared in the city, startling some people. They stammered in fear, "Monster... There’s another monster!"
Those people pointed at Nanli, their faces terrified, and retreated, too scared to approach.
Nanli explained, "I’m not a monster. I used a talisman to come here."
She took a sudden look around and indeed sensed some demonic energy lingering in the town. But the people didn’t believe her words; they had just experienced a monster killing, so how could they relax their guard?
A few bolder ones tried to attack Nanli with sticks.
Nanli narrowed her eyes, slammed a immobilization talisman, instantly freezing those people in place, unable to move.
"If you don’t believe me, go find Xie Beihan," Nanli said.
Seeing Nanli use talismans, the people began to trust her a bit more. Moreover, Xie Beihan was not an ordinary person. Just as Nanli said, someone went to fetch Xie Beihan.
Xie Beihan, busy overseeing the work, was sweating profusely. When he heard that a young and beautiful lady had arrived, his heart skipped a beat.
He hurried over and saw Nanli dressed in a green robe, still wearing a wooden hairpin, looking fresh and elegant.
He happily exclaimed, "Little sister, you’ve come so quickly!"
He quickly pushed people aside, his eyes shining brightly.
Nanli glanced at him, noticing some demonic energy on him, and furrowed her brow. "What’s the situation?"
"Fortunately, there was a Taoist priest in the county who has already captured and killed the monster," Xie Beihan said somewhat embarrassedly. "You may have come for nothing."
Nanli wasn’t upset; solving the monster problem earlier meant fewer people harmed. She said, "No matter. I’ll stay here for the night before leaving."
She had come using a teleportation talisman. Since there was no hurry now, she didn’t want to use another one. After all, making a teleportation talisman required a great deal of effort.
Seeing that Xie Beihan indeed knew Nanli, the people felt relieved. Some clever ones guessed Nanli’s identity from Xie Beihan’s address.
Without waiting for Nanli to say anything more, someone had already gone to the construction site to call for people.
Xie Beihan, eager to welcome Nanli, exclaimed, "The Ninth Princess, you’ve come so quickly!"
He quickly pushed people aside, his eyes shining brightly.
Nanli glanced at him, noticing some demonic energy on him, and furrowed her brow. "What’s the situation?"
"Fortunately, there was a Taoist priest in the county who has already captured and killed the monster," Xie Beihan said somewhat embarrassedly. "You may have come for nothing."
Nanli wasn’t upset; solving the monster problem earlier meant fewer people harmed. She said, "No matter. I’ll stay here for the night before leaving."
She had come using a teleportation talisman. Since there was no hurry now, she didn’t want to use another one. After all, making a teleportation talisman required a great deal of effort.
Seeing that Xie Beihan indeed knew Nanli, the people felt relieved. Some clever ones guessed Nanli’s identity from Xie Beihan’s address.
Without waiting for Nanli to say anything more, someone had already gone to the construction site to call for people.
Xie Beihan, eager to welcome Nanli, exclaimed, "The Ninth Princess, you’ve come so quickly!"
He quickly pushed people aside, his eyes shining brightly.
Nanli glanced at him, noticing some demonic energy on him, and furrowed her brow. "What’s the situation?"
"Fortunately, there was a Taoist priest in the county who has already captured and killed the monster," Xie Beihan said somewhat embarrassedly. "You may have come for nothing."
Nanli wasn’t upset; solving the monster problem earlier meant fewer people harmed. She said, "No matter. I’ll stay here for the night before leaving."
She had come using a teleportation talisman. Since there was no hurry now, she didn’t want to use another one. After all, making a teleportation talisman required a great deal of effort.
Seeing that Xie Beihan indeed knew Nanli, the people felt relieved. Some clever ones guessed Nanli’s identity from Xie Beihan’s address.
Without waiting for Nanli to say anything more, someone had already gone to the construction site to call for people.
Xie Beihan, eager to welcome Nanli, exclaimed, "The Ninth Princess, you’ve come so quickly!"
He quickly pushed people aside, his eyes shining brightly.
Nanli glanced at him, noticing some demonic energy on him, and furrowed her brow. "What’s the situation?"
"Fortunately, there was a Taoist priest in the county who has already captured and killed the monster," Xie Beihan said somewhat embarrassedly. "You may have come for nothing."
Nanli wasn’t upset; solving the monster problem earlier meant fewer people harmed. She said, "No matter. I’ll stay here for the night.’’
Nanli assessed him and took out several house-protection talismans, saying, "The demonic presence in your home isn’t too severe. Take these talismans back and place them in the north and south directions of your home."
The man took them, saying, "Thank you, the Ninth Princess!"
As the man was about to leave, Nanli stopped him. "One talisman costs three taels of silver. Here are five talismans, so that’s fifteen taels."
The man’s mouth twitched, and his gaze towards Nanli lost some respect, replaced by disdain. "You still want money? Shouldn’t the Ninth Princess be solely concerned about the people?"
Nanli wasn’t polite either, sneering, "Even if I’m concerned about the people, there’s a limit. I’m not running a charity here. Doesn’t a princess need to eat?"
Before the man could respond, Nanli waved her hand, and the talismans flew back to her. Her eyes were cold, and the man trembled.
Xie Beihan waved his hand, signaling the guards to escort the man away.
He led Nanli to the government office and said, "Little sister, sorry to trouble you. But rest assured, since you used talismans to come here, I will pay you."
As Nanli stepped in, her brows furrowed suddenly. She quickened her pace and stopped in a courtyard.
Xie Beihan followed, panting, "Li... Little sister, this is where I live. What’s... what’s wrong?"
Nanli’s face was grim. She opened the door with a talisman, and amidst the howling wind, there was not a single figure inside the house.
Instead, the room was filled with demonic energy. Ordinary people couldn’t see it, but it gave an uncomfortable feeling.
Xie Beihan was confused, but he saw a piece of paper drifting down, with words written in blood.
It read: "He deceived people. I’m not dead yet."
Xie Beihan leaned in to read, momentarily puzzled. "Who wrote this?"
"It’s a demon," Nanli said. "These are words written in demon blood."
Xie Beihan was shocked. Looking at the crooked words, he suddenly understood what it meant, considering what had happened last night and this morning.
"No wonder things felt odd. So that’s what happened!" Xie Beihan exclaimed. "That Taoist and the cat demon colluded to deceive people for money. Damn it, I even gave them a thousand taels!"
He wasn’t upset about the money but felt embarrassed that he, who considered himself wise and mighty, had been played by a man and a demon.
Nanli lowered her gaze and asked about last night’s events.
Xie Beihan briefly recounted, still with simmering anger.
He also took out the demon-expelling talisman, showing Nanli what he had bought.
"This demon-expelling talisman is a fake; it’s completely ineffective," Nanli gritted her teeth. "Fine, one talisman for five taels of silver. Sell a hundred of these, and you have five hundred taels! He’s making easy money!"
Earning silver was fair game, but deceiving and fooling people was another matter altogether.
This person was cunning. He joined forces with demons to perform the same trick in different places, earning money effortlessly. With just a few times, he could become incredibly wealthy.