Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 154

Chapter 154: Should I Go Undercover?

Jiang Hao personally prepared the hot water for Hong Yuye.

After testing the temperature to make sure it wasn’t too hot, he stepped out from behind the screen and said to Hong Yuye by the window:

“Senior, the water is ready.”

“Is the door closed properly?” Hong Yuye asked, slightly rising.

“It’s closed,” Jiang Hao nodded.

“Close the window as well.”

At this moment, Hong Yuye moved behind the screen.

After Jiang Hao closed the window, he heard Hong Yuye’s voice again.

“Take a chair and sit in front of the screen with your back to it.”

Jiang Hao did as he was told.

Once seated, he heard the sound of clothes falling off and then being hung on the screen.

This made him uncomfortable.

To him, Hong Yuye was the most unique of the opposite sex.

Although he felt normal around her, he knew he could easily lose his composure.

That was something he didn’t want to see.

Splash/

Suddenly, the sound of water reached him, and as he stared at the wall in front, Jiang Hao could imagine someone stepping into the water.

“Focus on the door and the window,” Hong Yuye reminded him.

With no other choice, Jiang Hao extended his Golden Core’s full breath to cover the area, preventing anyone from approaching.

In truth, with Hong Yuye’s strength, Jiang Hao didn’t think anyone could get near her bathing spot.

This was just to make things difficult for him.

Splash, splash.

More sounds of water came from behind, and Jiang Hao felt this was Hong Yuye pouring water over her body.

Then a floral scent wafted through.

This inexplicable situation stirred something inside Jiang Hao.

But he quickly took a deep breath to suppress the agitation and tried to shift his focus.

“There’s something I need to discuss with senior.”

“What is it?”

Hong Yuye’s voice came from behind the screen, slightly lazy.

Jiang Hao could tell she seemed to enjoy soaking in the bath:

“When I left, I received a mission to bring a disciple back. So when we return, there might be one more person.”

“Is the person decided?” Hong Yuye asked.

“It’s decided,” Jiang Hao nodded.

“Is it someone from the Mingyue Sect?”

“Yes.”

Han Xiao’s arrival had caused quite a stir.

Jiang Hao himself had noticed, so it wasn’t strange that Hong Yuye was aware.

And since the person was taken in during this period, it was very likely related to the Mingyue Sect.

“What benefits did they offer you?” Hong Yuye asked casually.

At this moment, Jiang Hao heard the water again.

Without overthinking, he calmly replied: “One mace of Azure Red Sky.”

“Anything else?”

“An invitation.”

“Anything more?”

“That’s all.”

As he finished speaking, the sound of water inside stopped abruptly.

A vast and profound aura emerged, then vanished just as quickly, followed by Hong Yuye’s voice, tinged with amusement, accompanied by the sound of water.

“Then consider it as nothing.”

Jiang Hao felt relieved inside.

“Have you ever thought about joining the Mingyue Sect directly?” Hong Yuye’s voice was curious.

“The people of the Mingyue Sect seem to have a certain fondness for you.”

“Senior is joking. I need to tend to senior’s flowers,” Jiang Hao shook his head.

“Why not take the flowers with you?” Hong Yuye said nonchalantly.

Elder Bai Zhi would kill me, Jiang Hao sighed inwardly, then replied.

“Leaving the Tianyin Sect is equivalent to betrayal, and I would be hunted down. Moreover, I am a disciple of the Demon Sect, and my actions tend to align with the Demon Sect, which doesn’t mesh well with the immortal sects.”

Although Jiang Hao had always managed to maintain his true nature, the Demon Sect was still the Demon Sect.

Over more than a decade, the subtle influences had affected him.

His behavior was quite different from that of people like Fang Jin.

He, who is still relatively weak, may not necessarily benefit from joining the immortal sect.

Let’s wait for later and find a good opportunity.

After a while.

Jiang Hao no longer heard Hong Yuye’s voice, only the sound of water splashing.

Subconsciously, he began to guess how far the woman behind the screen had washed.

This situation lasted for quite some time until the sound of falling water finally ceased, followed by the noise of a large amount of water being displaced.

“Senior, are you done washing?” Jiang Hao asked subconsciously.

“Do you want to wash?”

Hong Yuye emerged from behind the screen, looking at Jiang Hao with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.

A familiar fragrance followed her.

She dressed so quickly… Seeing her, Jiang Hao hurriedly said.

“No, no need.”

At this moment, Hong Yuye had changed into a new set of clothes, swapping her red and white fairy dress for an orange and white one.

A white belt cinched her waist, the hem of the dress fell to her ankles, and the upper half was tightly wrapped, accentuating her curves.

“Pack up, we’re getting ready to leave,” Hong Yuye said.

Afterward, Jiang Hao gathered some things.

Then he said goodbye to Chen Quan, asking him to take care of Chu Chuan.

He didn’t take Chu Chuan with him right now.

Instead, he let him wait here to be picked up when Jiang Hao returned to the sect.

The backyard had a formation and spiritual medicines; cultivating there would yield twice the result with half the effort.

With the Chen family’s help, there shouldn’t be any problems.

He also left some talismans for Chu Chuan, just in case.

“I’ll come to pick you up in a month at the shortest or two and a half months at the longest,” Jiang Hao told Chu Chuan.

After that, he left Tiantu City with Hong Yuye.

On the way, Hong Yuye asked with interest:

“Do you think that person will feel you’ve abandoned him and left on your own?”

“He might, but he will wait for three months,” Jiang Hao looked back at Tiantu City and said.

“If I don’t return after three months, they’ll probably think I’ve left on my own.”

Hong Yuye didn’t ask any more questions, seemingly losing interest in the topic.

“Senior, did you find any clues from the stone slab?” Jiang Hao looked at the woman beside him.

Hong Yuye shook her head slightly: “No, so you’ll have to figure it out yourself.”

“What’s the use of the new stone slab?” Jiang Hao took out the stone slab and asked.

“This stone slab is quite interesting,” Hong Yuye walked ahead, covering an unknown distance with each step.

“You can see the communications of others in it, but it seems there’s someone with higher authority. However, it’s impossible to track the whereabouts of other stone slabs. Theoretically, the people inside know a lot. Once the influence I’ve exerted on the slab fades, you can infiltrate their ranks to find their location or perhaps the location of those with higher authority.”

“Infiltrate?” Jiang Hao was sensitive to the idea of infiltration.

He had seen many undercovers around him.

He never thought he’d have a day when he’d be the undercover.

Fortunately, it wasn’t in the Tianyin Sect; otherwise…

It would be a terrible end.

The Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower was in his courtyard, and Elder Bai Zhi would definitely investigate whether his background was clean.

Even if nothing was found, the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower could be used to lure him into compliance.

In any case, once there was evidence, he would be in danger.

As for infiltrating using the stone slab, even if discovered, it wouldn’t be dangerous.

Well, after some consideration, Jiang Hao felt there was danger, and it came from the woman beside him.

“If there’s no location, then we can only start searching city by city,” Jiang Hao frowned slightly.

“However, Zuo Lan’s matter might cause them to stay away from Youyun Prefecture.”

Youyun Prefecture was absurdly large; three months was not enough to search much of it.

But they could only try to continue searching.

If that failed, he would have to ask her to send him back.

Not returning would be considered desertion, and he would lose the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower.

That reason should be sufficient.

Later, they arrived at the nearest city, Shuimu City.

After staying for three days, Jiang Hao left reluctantly, having found nothing.

Next, they arrived at Luoyuan City.

There was a spirit mine here.

Upon arriving, Hong Yuye observed for a long time.

“Senior, do you find something special here?”

Jiang Hao asked curiously.