In the early morning after the spring rain, the sun shines through the thin clouds, casting a layer of warm golden gauze on the world.

The lady in the courtyard is wearing a coarse cloth, with her back to Anle and Huang Xian at the entrance of the courtyard, and is trimming potted flowers and plants. After a day of spring rain, the flowers and plants have become more and more delicate, and together with the woman, they are shrouded in the golden gauze of the morning sun, making them appear beautiful.

Somewhat peaceful.

An Le's eyes were involuntarily attracted to this woman.

It's not because of the woman's beauty, nor because of the woman's proud figure that can't even be concealed by coarse clothes.

It's because this woman actually has wisps of age energy rising up and lingering around her!

Counting it carefully, it’s all over twenty wisps!

what does that mean?

The girl Chasing the Wind in the Lin Mansion and Fairy Yunrou on the flower boat only have a dozen or so wisps of age, but the woman in Taimiao Lane in front of her has more than twenty wisps!

In addition, Anle also felt different, the difference in energy over time.

The age aura on the woman's body is not just gray, there seems to be a deep black layer on the surface of the air flow, which is extremely coquettish.

Just like...a demon!

Anle's eyes narrowed slightly.

Demon?

In addition to cultivators, there are also some creatures in this world who are in tune with the spirits of heaven and earth and have wisdom roots, and they are called monsters.

The legend of demons has been around since ancient times. There are evil demons that slaughter living creatures, and there are good demons that repay kindness like snails...

When he got closer, he said that under the West Lake, there was a rumor that there was a snake demon with a thousand years of Taoism.

Anle never thought that the woman in front of him, who lived in an alley so close to the Zhao Tai Temple, might actually be a monster.

Huang Xian never noticed anything strange about the woman, and the difference in cultivation made him just think that the woman was an ordinary person.

An Le remained calm and followed Huang Xian into the courtyard.

This courtyard is not a second-opening courtyard, it is just an ordinary first-opening courtyard, but it is enough for Anle. The main reason is that the courtyard is large enough and can be opened when practicing the five birds.

Seeing someone coming, the woman stopped what she was doing and turned around slowly.

The woman's appearance is not beautiful, but coupled with her proud figure, she has a charming charm.

"Sister-in-law, this is Mr. An. He needs to buy a yard to live in, so I introduced him here."

Huang Xian saw the woman and said with a smile.

The woman glanced at Anle. Such a handsome man made her stunned for a moment, then she bowed and said goodbye.

An Le bowed in return.

"Mr. An, this... this yard is for sale for 600 taels. Is it possible that you can accept it?"

The woman smiled gently.

Anle observed the clean and tidy yard with potted plants and flowers that made people feel happy. He smiled softly and nodded without haggling: "Okay."

Then Anle took out the money bag and took out two Yuanling Tongbao.

"Two Yuan Ling Tong Bao is exactly six hundred taels. Madam, keep it."

Anle handed the Tongbao to the woman.

The gentle woman took Tong Bao, then took the house deed and An Le, bowed and said: "Mr. An, this courtyard belongs to you. The flowers and plants in the courtyard are carefully cultivated by my wife, and they are also the creatures of heaven and earth, or there may be life. I hope you will be well.

Take care of it.”

An Le responded with a smile: "Madam, don't worry, when I practice martial arts, I will definitely move the flowers and potted plants to prevent injury."

When the woman heard this, she smiled at Anle.

Huang Xian was very happy when he saw that the deal was concluded. He bought a room of 600 taels and opened it. To be honest, the price was a bit high. If it was sold in a dental shop, it would definitely not be sold at such a price.

Huang Xian only hoped that the orphan and widower could earn more money and live a good life after leaving Lin'an.

"Sister-in-law, please pay attention to safety after leaving Lin'an. This world is not peaceful."

Huang Xian looked at the woman and warned.

The woman nodded: "After I send my daughter back to her parents' home, I will come to Lin'an again..."

Huang Xian was stunned.

"Huang Captou should know that there is something fishy about the death of my husband...someone wants him to die. When a woman returns to the capital, she wants justice." The woman lowered her head, her long hair falling, and murmured in a low voice.

Huang Xian was speechless for a moment, feeling as if there were thousands of kilograms of boulders blocked in his throat.

Anle listened to the conversation between the two and noticed that there was something behind it, but he was inconvenient to ask. With a thought, he absorbed two rays of time energy from the woman.

There are only two strands of age energy in Huang Captou's body. Now that he has absorbed them, he can no longer inhale them.

Two wisps of Time Qi entered his account, and Anle couldn't help but feel happy, because...he actually discovered that there was a wisp of golden Time Qi that could gather Tao Fruit!

Inside the house, a little girl with braids ran out. She seemed a little afraid of strangers and timidly hid behind the woman. The woman took the luggage and packages she had prepared and nodded towards An Le.

"Mr. An, thank you for your generosity."

The woman didn't even notice that she was being plucked, and said softly.

She also knew that this small courtyard could not be sold for the price of 600 taels. It was because Anle saw that the mother and daughter were pitiful, so she donated generously, and she really needed the silver taels. She would remember this kindness.

"Ma'am, there is no need to say thank you. This is a deal. We wish you a happy journey, madam."

A happy smile.

The woman took a deep look at Anle. Did Master An's eyes...see something?

But the woman did not think about it further. She took the little girl with her luggage on her back, took one last look around the small courtyard, which may have brought beautiful memories, turned around and left, hiding among the crowds of people on Qingbo Street and the mist of the morning sun.

"Alas." Huang Xian sighed.

"Huang Captou, is there another story behind this matter?" Anle asked, "If it's inconvenient, you don't have to tell me."

Huang Xian shook his head: "It's not inconvenient, it's just the darkness hidden under the prosperity of Lin'an Mansion, and it's just a matter of someone using their power to oppress others."

"There are many noble people in Lin'an Mansion, and noble people have many privileges in their actions. Some noble people rely on their privileges to have no taboos and do whatever they want. It is annoying if they talk too much."

"Although the black government is in charge of practitioners, some noble people cannot and do not dare to take care of them."

Huang Xian was not very interested and said a few words briefly before saying goodbye to Anle: "Mr. An, congratulations on moving to a new home. Huang has to handle the case now. With Mr. An's paintings in hand, this suspect will definitely not be able to escape."

"After Huang finished work, he took a pot of old rice wine and had a drink with Mr. An."

An Le bowed in return, Huang Xian held a knife at his waist, looked towards the direction where the woman and daughter were leaving, sighed again, as if he had aged a little, bent his back slightly, and walked away.

Anle closed the courtyard door and placed the backpack inside the house. The courtyard was cleaned very clean inside and outside. Although the lady was a demon, she really lived like an ordinary woman.

Huang Xian didn't explain the woman's affairs thoroughly, and An Le didn't think too much about it.

With a thought, the golden age energy drawn from the woman and vaguely enveloped in coquettishness began to turn into a golden incense stick and slowly burn.

…

The moonlight is like water, pouring down on the world.

Deep in the mountains, old trees have their roots entwined.

On an old pine with intertwined roots growing on a rock, there is a squirrel sitting cross-legged on a branch.

Under the moonlight, the squirrel was bathing, its fluffy tail swaying slightly.

Vaguely, it seemed that the essence of moonlight was permeating the air, being absorbed by the squirrel bit by bit, and then the evil spirit glowed.

Absorbing the essence of the sun and moon, feeling the baptism of heaven and earth, this is the transformation of monsters into forms.

The vigorous evil spirit grew, like a burst of black mist surrounding a squirrel. Gradually, the evil spirit expanded more and more, like a huge pine cone.

After a long time, the demonic aura began to slowly dissipate. In the black demonic aura, a long leg as white as jade slowly poked out. Under the cold moonlight, it was dazzlingly white.

…

The scene gradually dissipated, and the peaceful mind returned. The golden age energy drawn from the woman actually watched the process of the monster's transformation.

It really caught Anle off guard.

The woman turned out to be a female squirrel demon. After transforming into a female squirrel demon, she somehow got married and became a woman. There may be many stories in this story.

However, the happiness of these stories is unknown.

On the light screen in front of you, there are blue fonts emerging.

[Obtain the Fruit of Time: Demon Tempering Jade]

[Note: Demon Tempering Baoyu (Tao Fruit): Baoyu absorbs the demonic energy, which can lead the demonic energy in the jade to help temper the body, making it as strong as a demonic body; wearing the gem can weaken the influence of the demonic energy]

Anle took a deep breath and saw a sudden evil wind blowing in the courtyard. The evil spirit was like a cloud, causing the flowers and grass to sway and the dust to fly.

When the demonic wind and aura dissipated, a round cake-shaped white jade with nine lines and tassels fell lightly into his palm.

…

at the same time.

A few miles away from the small courtyard is the octagonal double-eaves spire pavilion in the Ancestral Temple.

An old man with long eyebrows wearing plain clothes was splashing ink on the desk and painting.

Suddenly, the old man stopped writing, turned his head and looked at the other courtyard in Taimiao Lane, and smiled in surprise.

"A squirrel demon just left, and such a strong demonic aura emerged..."

"If monsters dare to make a nest next to the Royal Ancestral Temple, it would be too disrespectful of me."

The old man hung his pen, put his hands behind his hands, and pushed open the temple door.

Walking neither hastily nor slowly, he headed towards the small courtyard in the alley.

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