As they descended to the ground floor of the Night Flower Brothel, they saw the madam, the owner of the brothel, was there, chatting with the City Lord of Huayang.
“That man with the burn scar on his face is the head of security for this brothel,” Nan Ge whispered to Xuan Ji.
The man's Cultivation Base was in the Immortal Realm, so it made sense that he was appointed head of security for the brothel and also the head of the Demon Wolf Pavilion, the most feared assassin organization in the Tianwu Continent.
However, the madam turned out to have no spiritual energy or was just an ordinary human, so Xuan Ji was a little disappointed because the woman couldn't possibly be a follower of the Demonic Cult. Meanwhile, the City Lord was a Sovereign Immortal Realm expert, as was the old man standing behind him.
The madam turned towards the stairs and immediately gave a bright smile as soon as she saw Xuan Ji. “Hello, Ancestor Mu Ji. Are you satisfied with the service of our Night Flower Brothel? If you want to enjoy Nan Chi, we will provide a room—”
She was about to say "room," but her forehead immediately furrowed when she realized that Nan Ge was behind Xuan Ji.
“Why are you here? Aren't you on a mission?” she asked curiously, even though she had bribed Nan Ge's colleagues so that their mission would end after Nan Chi's auction was over.
Nan Ge did not answer the madam's question, her eyes were fixed on the head of security of the brothel.
“Why are you staring at me like that?” the man asked, frowning. If the City Lord wasn't there, he would have slapped Nan Ge's face.
“So, you're the head of the Demon Wolf Pavilion branch,” Xuan Ji said with a wide smile.
“Demon Wolf Pavilion?”
The City Lord and the visitors to the brothel were shocked to hear that. Zhao Tian, who had just come down from the third floor, was also surprised to hear this, and finally understood why Xuan Ji had hurriedly gone downstairs, even though he had previously wanted to hear the sound of Qing Yi's Guqin music.
“Is that true, Master Song?” The madam turned to the head of the brothel security, who was usually called Master Song.
“That's slander! How could I be a member of that killer organization? You all know, I've always been in Huayang City and have never left the city for the past ten years," replied Master Song, still looking calm, even his heartbeat steady.
“Of course you've never left this city because you're the branch manager,” interrupted Nan Ge. “Ten years ago, I heard that Master Ma from the jasmine street tea shop hired an Assassin from you. The next day, Master Dong, a Sovereign Celestial Realm expert who had hurt Master Ma's daughter, was found dead tragically!”
“He may have deliberately slandered me so that the Night Flower Brothel would be accused of being part of the Demon Wolf Pavilion. We have to ask Master Ma directly, whether his statement is true or not!” exclaimed Master Song, raising his voice, then his eyes glanced towards one of his subordinates. It was as if they were communicating through telepathy.
Xuan Ji suspected that Master Song's men would go to Master Ma's tea shop first and kill him so that there were no eyewitnesses stating that Master Wang was involved with the Demon Wolf Pavilion.
“I really hate the Demon Wolf Pavilion, because of them my Mu Clan has disappeared from civilization.” Xuan Ji spoke as he walked closer to Master Song. “According to the madam, what should we do with people who are involved with the Demon Wolf Pavilion?”
“Hmm, what does Ancestor Mu Ji mean? Are my subordinates involved with the Demon Wolf Pavilion?” replied the madam with a surprised look on her face.
“Yes,” said Xuan Ji. “And they must be destroyed immediately, because if left any longer, they will be hard to find!”
Master Song, the madam, and the City Lord looked confused at Xuan Ji's words.
However, suddenly, the Heavenly Demon Sword appeared out of thin air, then shot swiftly towards Master Song's neck.
Master Song didn't have time to react to Xuan Ji's sword strike. He only realized he had been cut down when he saw his surroundings suddenly spinning and his consciousness began to fade.
The old man beside the City Lord immediately pulled the City Lord back a few steps, while several Sovereign Celestial Realm experts protected the madam.
“Ancestor Mu Ji, what are you doing? Do you want to make the Night Flower Brothel your enemy?” The madam shouted angrily. “Even though I have generously given my Yin body to you, is this how you repay us?”
“He must be brought to justice for causing trouble in my Huayang City!” exclaimed the City Lord. “Ask for reinforcements from all the Clans, we must capture him dead or alive!”
Lu Ming and his uncle had just come down from the third floor, then saw the commotion. Both of them smiled broadly, because they didn't expect Xuan Ji to make the entire city of Huayang his enemy. The hope of obtaining Nan Chi's Yin body still existed, but only for a moment.
“Is the Demon Wolf Pavilion part of the Demonic Cult?”
Xuan Ji's next words silenced everyone.
Master Song was dead, but his heart was still beating, so Xuan Ji suspected that there was a Demon Worm hiding there.
He split open Master Song's chest, then saw the Demon Worm wriggling and trying to run towards the floor. However, Xuan Ji immediately caught it and squeezed it until it shattered into pieces, Demonic spiritual energy spreading everywhere after the Demon Worm was destroyed.
“City Lord, it's best to arrest all the brothel security officers and have the healers dissect their hearts. Some of them must be Master Song's subordinates who are Demon Wolf Pavilion Assassins,” Xuan Ji said, wiping his hands stained with black blood.
Blood mixed with Demonic spiritual energy would turn into a jet black color.
“Damn it! He can turn things around to his advantage,” Lu Ming muttered.
“I'm sorry madam, the Night Flower Brothel has to cease operations for a while. All security personnel will be detained!” exclaimed the City Lord.
The three Sovereign Immortal Realm experts standing behind the madam immediately ran towards the window. However, the old man who was the City Lord's personal bodyguard immediately killed all three of them. Two Demon Worms were found in their bodies, while one Demon Worm managed to escape by melting the floor and entering the ground.
“Nan Ge, Nan Chi, follow me!” shouted Xuan Ji, stepping out of the Night Flower Brothel.
Because his business of looking for the whereabouts of the Demonic Cult followers hiding in the brothel was over. It was time for him to leave Huayang City and go to the next city.
Nan Ge and Nan Chi followed Xuan Ji with bright smiles.
The madam breathed a sigh of relief after Xuan Ji left. Luckily, she got information that an expert named Mu Ji might suspect the brothel of being a hiding place for Demonic Cult followers. Upon hearing that Mu Ji had entered the Night Flower Brothel, she immediately used an artifact that could hide her Cultivation Base.
...***...
“I can’t take you away, but I have a suggestion so that Nan Chi won’t be bothered by those spoiled young masters,” Xuan Ji said.
“What is it, Ancestor Mu Ji? We will do whatever you say,” replied Nan Ge, looking excited, while Nan Chi just smiled.
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