Women's screams and curses erupted one after another.
When Li Feiyan rushed in, the scene inside was a mess.
No one knew what had happened. Zhang Ye was like a drowned rat, covered in colorful clothes, his eyes tightly shut, standing still, not daring to move, muttering a calming mantra.
Several maids, already wrapped in bath towels, surrounded Li Feiyan and began to cry.
One older woman pointed at Zhang Ye's nose and scolded him fiercely, saying she had no face to live.
Li Feiyan spent a long time appeasing them, then, with a dark expression, dragged Zhang Ye out of the bathroom.
If the Li family didn't still need Zhang Ye, she would have handed him over to the authorities immediately.
"Is it necessary for you, a Taoist priest, to be so desperate for food that you won't even spare an older woman?"
"Miss Li, please listen to me. There was a demonic aura, dark and terrifying. I saw it clearly, I'm absolutely sure."
Zhang Ye was extremely wronged. He had indeed sensed a powerful demonic aura, which led him to rashly break down the door.
He just hadn't expected there to be women bathing inside.
As a pure and ascetic young Taoist, he had never seen such a scene. He was so scared that he closed his eyes, and the demon took the opportunity to slip away.
Upon hearing Zhang Ye's explanation, Li Feiyan's expression grew even darker. She gritted her teeth and said, "You sure got a good look, you shameless wretch. I warn you, behave yourself. Don't get any ideas about me, don't get any ideas about my maids, and don't you dare get any ideas about the older women either. Hold yourself back for a few days. Once the matter of the Tuibei Tu is resolved, I'll have someone take you to a high-class club to truly experience what 'Heaven on Earth' and 'Seaside Feast' are like!"
Zhang Ye's face turned completely red. He was genuinely trying to catch a demon, not to peek. He had studied the Tao Te Ching; how could he do such a sordid thing?
But words were meaningless without proof, and he felt extremely wronged.
However, for the sake of his reputation, he vowed to find evidence to prove his innocence.
In the following days.
Zhang Ye turned the Li family's manor upside down, leaving it in chaos and ruin.
He chopped several thousand-year-old ancient trees into sawdust and decapitated the century-old two-headed turtle in the pond.
He dug up large patches of turf, unearthed two beast-shaped stones, and smashed them to pieces on the spot.
Zhang Ye went on a rampage, eliminating several demonic entities.
However, this only made him more worried. These were minor monsters, insignificant characters. More powerful beings were still lurking, and even he couldn't find them.
Zhang Ye's actions led the Li family to believe he was faking supernatural powers and intentionally causing destruction.
Only Li Tong, who understood metaphysics and possessed some cultivation, knew part of the truth.
The spirits hidden in the ancient trees and the awakened old turtle were all spies planted by outsiders in the Li family. He had always known but let them be. It was best to eliminate them now with Zhang Ye's help.
After all, whoever was behind them could seek revenge from Longhu Mountain later; it had nothing to do with the Li family.
However, gradually, Li Tong also began to not understand Zhang Ye.
The women's bathroom was inexplicably turned into ruins by Zhang Ye, an older woman was tied up and hung upside down to bake in the sun, and even more absurdly, several strong male bodyguards were forcibly pinned down and had their pants removed for inspection.
This commotion caused the entire Li family to be in a state of panic, pointing fingers at Zhang Ye.
Everyone believed Zhang Ye was a terrible person, vindictive and mentally unstable.
Meanwhile, Zhang Ye's expression grew increasingly solemn, his scalp tingling.
With his current cultivation and the methods of Longhu Mountain, he could easily capture ordinary immortal-level demons, but now he had repeatedly failed.
Not only did he fail to catch the demons, but he also got into trouble and was misunderstood.
Clearly, a powerful demon had set its sights on the Li family, and it was even possible that a more formidable entity was controlling everything from behind the scenes.
"Old Heavenly Master, your disciple's skills are inadequate, and I have brought shame upon Longhu Mountain. Now, I must trouble you to come out of seclusion."
Zhang Ye was helpless and could only call Ji Mo for help.
He had thought that with his current strength, he could handle anything, but he hadn't expected things to be so difficult, forcing him to alert Ji Mo.
In the past few days, Ji Mo had been eating and drinking heartily, his appetite like that of a glutton, and he had almost finished eating the Eight-Headed Serpent.
Just as he was thinking about where to get more ingredients, he received Zhang Ye's call.
Happiness came so suddenly. He took Anubis, mounted his Ghost Fire, and headed straight for the Li family manor.
Li Tong personally received this unexpected senior from Longhu Mountain.
Since Ji Mo did not acknowledge his status as Old Heavenly Master, Zhang Ye publicly introduced Ji Mo as a senior expert from Longhu Mountain, inwardly impressed by Ji Mo's low-key approach.
Upon meeting Ji Mo, Li Tong was somewhat disappointed.
He had expected a celestial being with profound Taoist cultivation, but instead, he found a remarkably handsome ordinary person.
What was even harder for him to accept was that Ji Mo had arrived on a Ghost Fire.
Who would ride a Ghost Fire? Even riding a ten-speed bicycle or a donkey would be better.
Furthermore, he kept a dachshund that exuded an obsequious aura, which was simply vulgar.
Li Feiyan was even more indignant because Ji Mo had repeatedly stared at her chest, his gaze clearly inappropriate.
She began to seriously doubt whether Zhang Ye and Ji Mo were truly Taoist priests from Longhu Mountain.
Ji Mo got a general understanding of the situation and first went to examine the Tuibei Tu painting.
He looked at it for a long time, remaining silent.
This was indeed a forgery, but it seemed to be a copy, retaining some of the original's charm.
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Ji Mo exclaimed, immediately recognizing the prophecy depicted in the painting as the end of the world.
A broom star descended upon Blue Star, the world turned into a land of tribulation, life withered, leaving only bones.
The broom star in the painting should be the comet ridden by Tian Tu. Where is that fellow hiding now, and what are his schemes?
It seemed he had to find a way to lure that guy out and understand his plans.
"Alas, if only I could see the true Tuibei Tu."
Ji Mo sighed, believing that the great masters Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang must have calculated something astonishing and deliberately passed it down.
The secret most likely lay hidden within the missing thirteen scrolls of the Tuibei Tu.
Hearing this, Li Tong's pupils contracted imperceptibly, but no one noticed.
Afterward.
Zhang Ye led Ji Mo around the manor, explaining his findings.
Li Feiyan, worried, watched them from a distance.
"There are indeed traces of many powerful beings' residual auras, several at the immortal spirit level. Is it all for a fake Tuibei Tu?"
Anubis searched for clues everywhere, making several discoveries.
Then, he directly dug open a rockery and pulled out a small pile of black sand, exclaiming in surprise, "It's the residual aura of Cerberus. That coward has also set his sights on this place? And there are other faint divine auras as well; other gods have likely been here."
This made Anubis even more curious. Cerberus was a creature that never acted without a reason. What exactly did the Li family possess that caught its eye?
The presence of other gods here also proved that the Li family must be hiding something that made them covetous.
Zhang Ye felt a little better. It turned out it wasn't that his cultivation was shallow, but that the enemy was too cunning, even involving divine beings. No wonder.
Ji Mo smacked his lips, smiling sweetly.
Excellent. Next, he had to find a way to capture all these suckers in one go.
"Hey, you are not allowed to continue the wanton destruction."
Li Feiyan stepped forward to stop them, unable to bear the sight of her home being demolished.
If they continued, the vast manor would likely turn into ruins.
Ji Mo looked up, pushed Zhang Ye towards Li Feiyan, and said, "Go, grab her chest..."
The Old Heavenly Master's words were truth. Zhang Ye didn't think much of it and instinctively followed Ji Mo's command, his movements swift as wind and incredibly decisive.
Only then did Ji Mo finish his sentence: "Grab her brooch..."
Ji Mo had long suspected something was amiss with the brooch Li Feiyan was wearing and wanted Zhang Ye to take it down to see what was hidden inside.
Unexpectedly, this young man Zhang Ye was so honest, his movements quick and accurate.
"Miss Li, I'm telling you I didn't do it on purpose. It's all a misunderstanding. Do you... believe me?"
Zhang Ye had no time to stop his move, a Black Tiger Steals Heart strike hitting the target precisely.
*Pa...*
The sound was crisp.
A clear palm print instantly appeared on Zhang Ye's face.