Sister Cui was born into the Hu family, where there are many spirit creatures that have lived for hundreds of years, knowing a great deal of worldly secrets,

Zhou Xuan realized he had hit a treasure trove.

In Jing Country, worldly secrets are hard currency, equivalent to incense.

He continued to ask, "Those Four Divine Monarchs, what level would they be?"

"That's unclear. The Time Realm is a place where those who enter cannot leave. But the Cloud Generation in the Hu family have estimated that the Four Divine Monarchs must be entities above god-level, stronger than others,"

Sister Cui pointed sneakily upwards.

"The Divine Monarchs turned their magic artifacts into stars in the sky. In my view, they are indeed above God-level."

Zhou Xuan asked again, "And the matter of Xu Jingshan being taken away by the Four Divine Monarchs and then consecutively causing the death of nine wives?"

"That's a nine wives' setup,"

Sister Cui said, "As for this matter, the Hu family really has it all figured out. In the Cloud Generation of the Hu family, besides Third Brother, Sixth Sister, Ninth Brother, and Twelfth Brother, they all attended one of the nine weddings,

Actually, it was all orchestrated by a Great Demon from Yellow Origin Prefecture, and those wives weren't killed by fate; they were killed by a secret evil skill on the day they got married.

The women marrying Xu Jingshan were practically dead, and those chosen women had very significant birth dates."

Zhou Xuan then recalled the "white background black letter" "double happiness" at the fur store.

"What was the aim of all this?"

"Xu Jingshan's Literary Saint Destiny was taken, but he was nourished by destiny for years. His physical body was full of dense literary energy. That powerful Huangyuan Demon was after this literary energy,

It's said that Xu Jingshan was immensely wealthy, running numerous wooden platform businesses in Ping Shui Prefecture, Mingjiang Prefecture, and Yellow Field Prefecture, dealing with countless mountain treasures,

In reality, this wealth was crafted by that Great Demon."

"Nine bizarre weddings orchestrated by the Great Demon to divide the Great Saint of Literature's body—doesn't the Human World Hall intervene?"

"Jing Country is a nation valuing the power of incense, disregarding one's origins. If a Great Demon is powerful enough to make the Human World Hall or Heavenly Dome Gods helpless, then they can only stand by,

Besides, at that time, Xu Jingshan did not hold high value in the eyes of Jing Country people. Since his destiny was removed by the Four Divine Monarchs, he'd be just an unrefined man unable to pursue knowledge."

Sister Cui said, "But that literary energy in his blood and flesh indeed brought tangible benefits to that Great Demon. Nowadays, in Yellow Origin Prefecture, water bandits run rampant, and crime is rampant-citywide; the Hu family suspects it is related to that Great Demon obtaining that literary energy."

At this point, Zhou Xuan understood—just knowing where Xu Jingshan's soul was could be worth nine incense sacrifices.

Xu Jingshan consecutively causing the death of nine wives was a setup by the Huangyuan Demon.

Those nine wives were all picked by the Great Demon with the purpose of absorbing Xu Jingshan's literary energy.

Xu Jingshan claimed to be haunted by the souls of his nine wives, wanting Zhou Xuan to separate those souls.

Where is Xu Jingshan's soul? Naturally, it's in the hands of the Huangyuan Demon.

Knowing the whereabouts of Xu Jingshan's soul equals knowing the hiding place of the Huangyuan Demon.

The Great Demon, which even the world's Halls fear—its hiding place clues are certainly worth nine incense sacrifices.

"Sister Cui, the last question, where is the hiding place of the Huangyuan Demon?"

"Yellow Field Prefecture?"

"..."

That's it!

"More specifically?"

"The Hu family isn't all-knowing..." Sister Cui said with difficulty.

...

In Zhou Family's Jingyi Shop, Zhao Wuya had already been made to drink until he was swaying drunkenly,

At the table, Yu Zhengyuan's repeated praises of "Master Zhao is so amazing," "Wow, these immortal skills, hard to imagine coming from Master Zhao," served as the best persuasion to drink more.

The more Zhao Wuya boasted, the more he wanted to boast, and the more he drank. By the time Zhou Xuan returned to the shop, he was already overpowered by the drink, snoring away in Fuzi House.

"Where's Ya Zi?"

"Drunk," Yun Ziliang replied.

Zhou Xuan glanced at the table and said, "Still, didn't finish the peanuts and got drunk?"

"That Zhao Master has a good tolerance for alcohol, drinks heartily... hic... the wine was also fine wine." Yu Zhengyuan said, his face flushed, hiccuping.

Xu Li chided, "You should have persuaded Master Zhao to drink less; you got everyone drunk, and you're not much sober yourself."

"Master Zhao was in a good mood, how could I not accompany him? Besides, I'm not that drunk; just need to sober up under the Ancestor Tree..."

Zhou Xuan was amused. The senior brother was indeed quite drunk, still thinking he was in the Zhou Family's Troupe,

He said, "Big sister-in-law, let's go, I'll arrange a room for you at Penglai Inn; you and big brother can stay first."

"Thanks, junior brother."

Xu Li also wanted Yu Zhengyuan to rest; they had to listen to Zhou Xuan's book in the evening. Drunk like a ghost, how could one listen to a reading?

After Zhou Xuan arranged accommodations for Xu Li and Yu Zhengyuan at Penglai Inn, he returned to the shop and said to Yun Ziliang, "Yama's Trigram, truly every reading is a trap."

"What did you find out?"

Yun Ziliang was curious, leaning in eagerly to hear.

Zhou Xuan explained the ins and outs, concluding, "Where is Xu Jingshan's soul? In the hands of the Great Demon of Yellow Field Prefecture. Lao Yun, have you heard of that Great Demon?"

"Heard the name but don't know who he specifically is."

Yun Ziliang said, "If involved with that Huangyuan Demon, afraid it's another broken lead."

"The first Yama's Trigram wanted me to find the Ancient Buddha; the second Yama's Trigram wants me to find the Huangyuan Demon. If I could manage both, why would I need the incense blessing from Yama's Trigram?"

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