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Looking at Lang Qing and Zhang Liuxue before him respectfully calling him "Exalted Immortal," Gu An knew—things were settled.
They'd established trust in him and regarded him as a Celestial Master Exalted Immortal.
"No need for thanks. When demons commit evil, naturally they must be eliminated." Gu An spoke calmly.
After speaking, he glanced at where the old peddler and woodcutter had been.
They could no longer be seen.
After witnessing Lang Qing and the other's behavior, if they still didn't realize someone in the group had provoked a demon, they might as well bash their heads against a wall.
The old peddler abandoned the employment money and ran off smoothly.
Though the old peddler appeared elderly, he ran with swift steps—sturdy legs trained from years of traveling commerce.
The woodcutter stumbled into the forest, shrieking like a night owl. Whether he was truly afraid or pretending to be afraid to avoid paying, or perhaps both, who could say?
Withdrawing his gaze, Gu An headed toward Anshan Town.
Lang Qing and Zhang Liuxue exchanged glances and hurried to follow: "Exalted Immortal, you're also going to Anshan Town—what are you planning to do?"
"Looking for someone."
"Could the Exalted Immortal be a Celestial Master from the Demon Suppression Bureau? Though I'm not familiar with the Bureau, my family elders know Celestial Master Guan Xuande there..."
"No."
"No?"
Hearing Gu An's answer, Lang Qing and Zhang Liuxue pondered.
The two communicated with eye contact, both seeing in the other's eyes the intention to observe and wait.
They could also see awe in each other's eyes.
"This Exalted Immortal's mastery of supernatural arts is quite remarkable," Lang Qing said quietly. "Do you know what it is?"
Zhang Liuxue shook her head: "Though I don't know, the Exalted Immortal's supernatural power is at minimum third-rank."
Supernatural powers also had ranks from one to nine.
One was highest, nine was lowest.
Celestial Masters who mastered third-rank or higher supernatural powers were highly sought after among Celestial Masters.
"Could it be clairvoyance?" Lang Qing said quietly.
Zhang Liuxue shook her head again: "Clairvoyance can see a thousand li, but cannot see through..."
By the end of her words, her face flushed red.
The Scapegoat Talisman had always been hidden close to her body. No matter how powerful clairvoyance was, it couldn't ignore clothing and see through to what was inside.
Walking ahead, Gu An heard their quiet whispering, but he didn't care.
Given his understanding of these two cunning people, with an Exalted Immortal present, they would only choose to cling to his coattails and wouldn't do anything to antagonize him.
Instead, there was one thing he still needed to do.
"Miss Zhang, the porcelain bottle you're carrying—could I borrow it?"
As Gu An spoke, his gaze fell on Zhang Liuxue's slender willow waist. The item was hidden there.
Hearing his words, Zhang Liuxue didn't immediately react. After seeing where his gaze fell, she suddenly realized the porcelain bottle he mentioned was the eye medicine hidden in the inner lining of her waist sash.
Then Gu An saw Zhang Liuxue retrieve a celadon bottle from the inner lining of her waist sash and hand it over.
The moment he took the porcelain bottle, Zhang Liuxue quickly withdrew her hand, covering her chest with her wide sleeves, her ears turning crimson.
He could point out that she had eye medicine hidden at her waist.
This invisibly further demonstrated he could see through clothing and look directly inside!
In his view, Zhang Liuxue's body twisted uncomfortably, as if she felt she wasn't wearing a dress but standing shamefully in only the thinnest undergarments.
Beside them, Lang Qing was dumbstruck, envy nearly overflowing from his eyes.
Gu An glanced at Lang Qing.
Feeling his gaze, Lang Qing hastily restrained himself and coughed solemnly: "Exalted Immortal, you need this item because..."
"I carelessly dropped it when going out. I came to find you for two reasons—first, to eliminate demons; second, to retrieve this item."
Gu An had already prepared his explanation.
His words didn't make Zhang Liuxue and the other suspicious.
"Exalted Immortal." Zhang Liuxue seemed to suppress her discomfort and spoke again, holding the jade pendant with both hands: "Receiving the Exalted Immortal's life-saving grace, this humble gift—please accept it with a smile."
Seeing this, Gu An accepted the jade pendant without declining.
He was using the demon hunting them to accomplish his goals, yet he'd also helped them indirectly. Taking a jade pendant as payment was quite reasonable.
Of course, there was another point.
Given these two's personalities, if he didn't take it, they would definitely become suspicious.
Judging a gentleman's intentions by a petty person's standards—these two were capable of such thinking.
Seeing Gu An accept the payment, Zhang Liuxue's last lingering worry settled.
Claiming to have no desires or demands would be too false.
She didn't believe there were selfless people who helped others in the world.
In her view, such people existed, but she shouldn't associate too much with them—after all, such people made her uncomfortable and made her feel dirty by comparison.
Gu An dripped the eye medicine into his eyes.
The familiar painful sensation appeared.
He glanced at Zhang Liuxue and the other. Looking carefully, one could see blood vessels in their eyes.
At first, he'd thought this was due to excessive liver fire, inflammation. Now it seemed that wasn't the case—it was from using the eye medicine.
Then he headed toward the mountain forest by the official road.
"Exalted Immortal, you're not going to Anshan Town?"
Zhang Liuxue was puzzled.
"I've already used the Scapegoat Talisman. Next, naturally I must eliminate demons. What, do you want to follow and watch?"
Zhang Liuxue shook her head repeatedly.
What kind of joke was this?
Having finally escaped the demon, she would never provoke a demon again.
"This young woman wishes the Exalted Immortal success in slaying demons in advance."
Zhang Liuxue bowed: "After the Exalted Immortal deals with the demon, please come to Windful Pavilion. This young woman will order a table of the finest dishes and wine to host the Exalted Immortal."
Lang Qing also cupped his hands.
Then the two headed toward Anshan Town.
They walked faster and faster, eventually breaking into a run, wishing their legs could turn into four.
Gu An watched them leave. He knew these two people's character all too well—he wasn't at all surprised they'd leave first.
However, their departure was correct. If they'd stayed here, it would have been inconvenient for him to operate.
Withdrawing his gaze: "Can I succeed?" Gu An spoke to himself.
He would succeed.
Even if he didn't succeed, it was nothing.
He'd just do it again.
If once didn't work, he'd do it twice. If twice didn't work, three times—until he succeeded.
After all, his margin of error was 100%.
After entering the mountain forest, Gu An didn't stop. He needed to maintain a certain pace—letting the Conferment-Seeking Demon arrive first and Abang arrive later.
Before long, he reached a small stream.
Gu An cupped water and drank it down. Suddenly he felt bone-chilling wind at the back of his neck.
By the stream, cold wind suddenly rose. Withered leaves swirled into a vortex. A yellow shadow seeped from the ground, its voice like grinding gravel: "Do I look human today?"
In an instant!
Gu An turned his head toward the source of the voice.
On the ground by the stream was a yellow shadow. Around it was the same eerie netherworld scenery as when he'd seen Abang—dark and gloomy.
Demons were easy to identify—you could tell from the scenery around them.
"You've finally arrived." Gu An swallowed the stream water, thinking to himself.
He didn't answer the Conferment-Seeking Demon.
He turned to look around.
When would Abang arrive?
The Conferment-Seeking Demon stopped three zhang away, unmoving.
He'd already asked Lang Qing about the Conferment-Seeking Demon's detailed situation. Once this demon appeared and asked for conferment, if the person didn't answer, it would wait for a response. During this time, if the person fled, the demon would follow like a shadow. From the moment it asked its question, its supernatural power began operating.
Time passed bit by bit.
Gu An patiently waited for Abang to appear.
Continuously repeating experiences—what had Gu An learned most from this?
Patience!
Not knowing how much time passed, a familiar figure appeared in his field of vision.
Abang had arrived!