In the state between half-sleep and half-awake, Chen Xuanze felt someone approaching his room, a peculiar sensation. He suspected it might be a special function brought about by magical powers, but lacking a systematic inheritance, he was uncertain if his guess was accurate.

Before long, Li Gou pushed the door open and greeted, "Xuanze, get up. Ma Baihu is calling for you, bring along those two new recruits of yours."

Getting up and changing into the demon-sealing attire, Chen Xuanze, accompanied by Li Gou, went to find the two new recruits. On the way, Li Gou joked, "You, kid, not bad at all. Ma Baihu always wants to have you around when there's something going on. By the way, those two new recruits of yours, how about letting me have one?"

Chen Xuanze shook his head in refusal. Dream on! As if they could escape from his pocket after entering? What a joke!

"Boss, my people are your people, isn't this unnecessary?"

Li Gou chuckled, and Chen Xuanze's point was valid.

With the two new recruits, the four of them hurried to Ma Baihu's courtyard, where Ma Baihu and Zhao Baihu from the Huang Yi group were already present.

"The members of Huang Yi group just returned and need to rest. You and I will handle this."

After saying this, Ma Baihu and Zhao Baihu got up, leading the group out of the courtyard and leaving the demon-sealing bureau.

Ma Baihu, having received a report from Li Gou, already understood the situation and knew it was a warning from a new recruit, so he decided to bring them along.

Arriving at the west entrance of Yanzhi Street, the first shop was the newly opened Louzi Qingshen Tianzhu.

A three-story building with intricately carved railings and painted columns, exuding a grand atmosphere.

At this time, the business of eating chicken had not yet begun, and there were few people on Yanzhi Street. Most of the doors were tightly closed, and the few pedestrians hurriedly passed through.

Louzi Qingshen Tianzhu was different; its doors were wide open, and it seemed to absorb all the light inside. A robust, dark-skinned man sat there.

At this point, Chen Xuanze had already secretly activated his Heavenly Eye, using divination techniques.

What appeared before his eyes was the shadow of a double-headed serpent formed by black energy, enveloping the three-story building, giving it an ethereal look.

The black man inside the door was an ordinary person, looking intimidating but with an aura inferior to Li Gou.

Surprisingly, once Chen Xuanze dispelled his divination, he saw the two new recruits with solemn expressions.

Okay, these two also saw through it.

This time, Ma Baihu took the lead without much hesitation, leading the way into Louzi Qingshen Tianzhu, saying to the black man as they walked, "Summon the person in charge."

Whether someone had instructed him or it was his duty, the black man didn't say a word and headed towards the second floor.

Soon, the entire first floor fell into prolonged silence.

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After a while, Ma Baihu's face changed! The crimson door behind him, at some point, had closed. The windows around had no gaps, and the entire first-floor space plunged into absolute darkness.

Zhao Baihu's round eyes suddenly emitted two inch-long red lights, directly hitting the closed door!

With a bang, the door shattered.

Contrary to expectations, outside the door was still pitch black, as if the six people had entered an independent space.

Faced with this situation, Chen Xuanze had no clue. He didn't know how things had turned out like this.

Deciding to open his eyes wide and surveying the surroundings, Chen Xuanze hoped that the Demon-Sealing Manual would provide him with a clue. Fortune favored the prepared mind, and when he looked to the upper right corner, the anticipated information finally surfaced.

"Double-headed serpent demon, three hundred years of cultivation. Evil, seal." "Serpent demon, two hundred years of cultivation, one hundred and eighty years of cultivation, one hundred and fifty years of cultivation, one hundred and forty-five years of cultivation, eighty years of cultivation. Evil, seal." "The serpent demon is sealed with a formidable illusion, highly corrosive. Extremely yang techniques can break it."

Having quickly browsed through the information in his mind, Chen Xuanze found an unfolded celadon bowl on an empty table. He then took out Ai Hao pills from his pocket, a total of seven – his entire inventory.

Crushing all the Ai Hao pills and placing them in the celadon bowl, he turned to the five people with bewildered faces and asked, "Who brought a firestarter?"

All five shook their heads; it wasn't like they were on an outdoor mission, so who would bring such a thing?

Finally, Zhao Jun Zhao Baihu reacted and said, "No firestarter, but I can ignite things." With that, he pinched a finger, and a faint flame appeared at his fingertips, brightening the pitch-black space.

Everyone had their own ways of seeing in the darkness, but having light made things easier.

Chen Xuanze didn't hesitate, lifting the small bowl covered in black substance to the door and signaled Zhao Baihu to start the performance.

Zhao Jun pointed his index finger, and the flame swiftly flew into the celadon bowl. Then, the ashes of Ai Hao rose, creating a 'bang' sound as a large flame appeared out of nowhere, accompanied by bursts of blue smoke.

Sunlight once again filled the space.

Chen Xuanze breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't have purely yang techniques, so he had to try this method. The Soul-Crushing Arrows hadn't been used; it wasn't a matter of life and death yet.

Snakes fear mugwort, and unexpectedly, it worked.

At this point, the tightly closed windows around had opened.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps on the stairs, 'deng deng,' caught everyone's attention.

Simultaneously, a pleasant female voice accompanied it, "Oh, esteemed guests, welcome! I apologize for not welcoming you from afar. However, it wasn't necessary to break my door, was it?"

Along with the enticing voice, a pair of snowy white legs gradually appeared, transforming into thighs.

Li Gou's two eyes were tightly fixed on that gradually emerging fairness, as if the mystery of life would be revealed in the next moment.

Chen Xuanze rolled his eyes. Embarrassing, too embarrassing.

Ma Baihu reached over and smacked the back of Li Gou's head. Only then did Li Gou come to his senses.

Well, smacking the back of the head was definitely a tradition in the Huang Er group.

The figure on the stairs finally fully revealed itself: a short crop top paired with shorts, draped in a semi-transparent light veil. Fair skin was faintly visible beneath the veil; a slender neck and a face with skin like jade, complemented by a pair of peach blossom eyes.

Wild yet pure, gentle yet charming.

An exceptionally beautiful woman.

Chen Xuanze didn't find her beautiful, information in his consciousness told him that this woman was the serpent demon with two hundred years of cultivation!

In Ma Baihu's mind, however, he felt that the charm of the courtesan Xiao Cui from Xingchun Tower had diminished.

Thinking inwardly, he sternly asked, "Are you the ones challenging Xingchun Tower on the fifteenth of this month?"

As soon as the words fell, the woman smiled charmingly, her lips parting but not answering Ma Baihu's question. Instead, she asked, "The esteemed individuals from the Demon-Sealing Bureau?"

It was more of an emphasis on the identities of the intruders into Qingshen Tianzhu.

"Does the Demon-Sealing Bureau have a rule against breaking someone's door?"

Listening to that tone, it didn't sound like a questioning but more like coquetry.

Zhao Baihu seemed to see his sixteen-year-old sister who had died unexpectedly, and he was utterly dazed. Fortunately, he snapped out of it in an instant. This woman had a powerful charm; it wasn't a spell but a natural allure!

"The Demon-Sealing Bureau doesn't care what business you're in, but you know why we broke your door! We came to inquire, and now we'll take our leave!"