Bai Jing might be doing things wrong, but he believed she was under Bai Sheng's control. And she did take care of Qing Zhui. If she hadn't taken care of Qing Zhui all these years, Qing Zhui would have died.

Ring, ring…

The sudden ringing of the mobile phone brought Ning Tao's mind back. He took out his cell phone, took a look at it, and clicked the answer b.u.t.ton. “Senior Yin, this is Ning Tao. Have you arrived yet?”

Yin Molan's voice came over his cell phone. “Yes, I'm in Guan City. Where are you?”

“You wait for me at Hakka Alley,” said Ning Tao. “I'm in a fis.h.i.+ng village. I'll see you right away.”

“Okay.” Yin Molan hung up.

Ning Tao put away his phone and sped to the entrance of the village. He was eager to see the imperial guard of the Ming dynasty. Yin Molan could probably give him some information about Zhu Hongqin's relations.h.i.+p with Zhu Hongyu.

Qing Zhui greeted Ning Tao when she saw him coming. “Brother Ning, did you see that person?”

Ning Tao said, “Yes. Get on it, and we'll talk about it.”

He got onto the electric car. Before he was ready to ride, he felt a wonderful heat on his back, and a crash right into his soul. At the same time, a pair of hands wrapped around his waist and fastened on his lower abdomen like a lock.

Ning Tao took a quiet breath, turned the switch, and rode off on the G.o.d's Will.

The night wind was blowing, but it could not blow off the heat of his body.

Within half an hour Ning Tao was back in Hakka Alley.

Yin Molan was already waiting for him on his motorcycle. Dressed in a black motorcycle suit, with long flowing hair, he looked like a key member of a group of motorcyclist.

Ning Tao pulled up in front of the door and said, “Senior Yin, sorry to keep you waiting.”

Yin Molan said, “Don't be so polite to me.” Then he looked at Qing Zhui with a small snort.

He had a prejudice against the snake demon.

Qing Zhui gave Yin Molan a stern look. She also apparently did not like the fighting demon from the Ming dynasty.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward. “Let's talk about it inside,” said Ning Tao.

When they entered the room, Ning Tao said, “Qing Zhui, go make Senior Yin a cup of tea.”

Qing Zhui dawdled and didn't refuse, but her face was full of reluctance.

“You're the hostess here and Senior Yin is the guest. Making a cup of tea is a sign of respect. Go on, don't be capricious.”

“All right,” Qing Zhui said, and went to make tea briskly, with a smile on her face for Ning Tao said she was the hostess.

Yin Molan looked at them and shook his head in disappointment. “Buddy, you're going to be a modern Xu Xian. You'd better think clearly. Some things can't be returned if you go one step wrong.”

Ning Tao smiled. “Senior Yin, let's get down to business. Please have a seat.”

Yin Molan sat down on the couch.

Ning Tao started talking about the Prosperous House, simplifying the process of treating Barnes and detailing what was going on in the ancestral temple.

Qing Zhui returned with two cups of tea and gave one to Yin Molan, politely saying, “Have tea, Senior Yin.”

Yin Molan nodded to her for the first time.

Ning Tao was happy that the relations.h.i.+p between the two demons had improved. He took a sip of the tea Qing Zhui made and laughed, “That's right. We are friends. It's good to be nice to each other.”

Qing Zhui chuckled. She was Ning Tao's destined concubine. It was much easier for her to deal with Yin Molan in that capacity.

“The ancestral temple of the Xin family actually has the spirit tablet of Miss Hongyu. That's strange. Let me think about it. Go on.” Yin Molan brought the conversation back to business.

Ning Tao then went on to talk about his meeting with Zhu Hongqin tonight.

Yin Molan said nothing the whole time, sometimes musing, sometimes frowning. It wasn't until Ning Tao finished that he said, “Miss Hongyu did help a scholar from the Xin family then, but I just heard about it and never met him. Miss Hongyu was in love with Yongzheng Emperor of the Qing dynasty. She remained a virgin until her death, and had no offspring. So, I don't think grat.i.tude could explain that there were many spirit tablets of the Zhu family in Xin family's ancestral temple.”

Ning Tao said, “I'm surprised, too, but Zhu Hongqin seems to know about the Ancestor-seeking Elixir. She also said that as long as I promised her a condition, she will find its elixir prescription to me.” After a pause, he added, “Although she did not directly mention the elixir prescription of the Ancestor-seeking Elixir, I believe that's what she said.”

“What is she offering?” Yin Molan asked.

Ning Tao said, “Her condition is that I kill Bai Jing. She gave me three days, and I must give her an answer.”

“What?” Qing Zhui got angry at once. “Who does she think she is, that silly woman? I'm going to kill her now!”

She took to her heels. Ning Tao grabbed her hand and said, “Calm down. There's something wrong. How could you kill someone without an investigation? Didn't I tell you that don't kill anyone again.”

“But that woman asked you to kill my sister. I'm angry.” Qing Zhui still looked angry.

Ning Tao pulled her to his side, pressed her down on the couch, and said, “Sit down. You're not going anywhere.”

Qing Zhui pouted, but she sat down.

Ning Tao said, “Senior Yin, what do you know about the the First Building of Yinyue Mountain and Bai Sheng?”

Yin Molan pointed at Qing Zhui and asked, “First tell me how much you trust her.”

Ning Tao paused.

A green light flashed in Qing Zhui's eyes and she said savagely, “Yin Molan, what do you mean? I am Brother Ning's demon slave. Even if he asks me to drink wealgar wine, I will not hesitate to drink!”

The moment of reconciliation vanished in a flash.

Ning Tao grabbed Qing Zhui's hand and said softly, “Don't be rash.”

Qing Zhui quieted down.

Yin Molan smiled. “I see. Just pretend I didn't ask.”

“Qing Zhui and I are both miserable people. Our fates are tied together, so don't worry about it, Senior Yin. Just say it.”

Yin Molan said, “I'll tell you. Bai Sheng who lives in south of the Five Ridges is a matricide. Legend says he is a snake demon bred from the tree demon Silvermoon Cherry, but he did not return the favor, but swallowed the spiritual energy and vitality of the Silvermoon Cherry. He grew stronger and stronger, but the Silvermoon Cherry was dead. The pity Silvermoon Cherry. It is a rare cherry tree demon in the legend, it blooms in March every year. Its petals are very precious spiritual material, and many pract.i.tioners and demons have asked for them, but there is none anymore.”

Ning Tao couldn't help but picture the scene he saw when he was allergic to the incomplete Ancestor-seeking Elixir—a towering tree and a white snake that was wors.h.i.+pping it. At the time, he was not sure that the snake was Bai Sheng, but after hearing Yin Molan's story about the Silvermoon Cherry and Bai Sheng, he was sure that the white snake he saw was Bai Sheng.

Qing Zhui was also surprised. “I've never heard such stories, but I've seen Bai Sheng hanging around the silver tree.”

Yin Molan said, “That's it. Now that you have seen it, the legend is true.”

Ning Tao said curiously, “Senior Yin, you said that Bai Sheng was born from the cherry tree demon and that the Silvermoon Cherry is Bai Sheng's mother, but shouldn't the mother of the snake be a snake?”

Yin Molan answered, “Buddy, it looks like you don't know much about the demon world. The natural demon is fatherless and motherless. The Silvermoon Cherry was also a natural demon. I call it Bai Sheng's mother because it changed its environment, which gave birth to Bai Sheng. It was probably meant to be. It is doomed to die.”

“Could it move? Why did it allow Bai Sheng to devour its spiritual energy and vitality?” Ning Tao asked.

Yin Molan frowned. “Are you a college student? Have you ever seen a tree move?”

Ning Tao choked on his words. He glanced at Qing Zhui unconsciously.

Qing Zhui was inexplicably embarra.s.sed and a little nervous. “What are you looking at me for… I grew up in a swamp. I forgot everything about my childhood.”

Yin Molan added, “Get to the point. It's planned by Bai Sheng, executed by Qing Zhui's sister. The Xin family is indeed in danger. That snake never leaves his enemy alive. The Xin family will indeed be destroyed.”

Ning Tao said, “Zhu Hongqin is not easy at all. She is just an ordinary woman, but she knows that Bai Jing is a demon, trying to hurt her son, but she is calm. When I met her earlier, she didn't seem nervous, she seemed confident.”

Yin Molan was silent for a moment before saying, “Either she wants to kill two birds with one stone when you and Bai Sheng will kill each other, or someone is behind her to make her feel secure.”

“Someone behind her?” Ning Tao was surprised, which he hadn't thought of.

Yin Molan said, “This is just my casual guess. Why don't we go to the Xin family? I also want to have a look at the Miss Hongyu's spirit tablet in the Xin family's ancestral temple.”

“Okay, let's go,” said Ning Tao.

As the three went out, Yin Molan noticed Ning Tao's electric car. He walked around the G.o.d's Will twice, while observing while touching, surprised to say, “Buddy, how is your electric car refining?”

Ning Tao replied, “I just casually refine it. It's no match for your refining motorcycle.”

Yin Molan said, “Yeah, I've been working on that motorcycle for three years. Your electric car certainly can't compare with it. You lead the way, and I'll follow.”

Ning Tao got on the G.o.d's Will, and Qing Zhui was still sitting behind him, holding his waist tightly, not caring about Yin Molan watching.

Yin Molan shook his head and got on the motorcycle. He activated it and said, “Let's go.”

As soon as he said this, Ning Tao's G.o.d's Will zoomed out of Hakka Alley. Then, with a cool tail flick, it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Yin Molan froze for a moment before he came to his senses.

Half an hour later, a motorcycle and an electric car arrived on a road behind the Prosperous House. The road was a country road, dark and wooded on both sides.

Ning Tao pulled up the G.o.d's Will at the side of the road and said, “All right, Qing Zhui, you stay here and watch the cars. If anything comes up, meet us.”

Qing Zhui pouted. “All right.” Then she added, “Be careful.”

Ning Tao nodded and snuck to the Prosperous House.