Unsheathed

Shortly after the Daoist nun from the Daoist Saber Room left, Pei Qian quietly tiptoed out from her room with a yellow paper talisman on her forehead.

There was a tense expression on Shi Rou's face as she stood beside the door, and a sense of lingering fear in her mind even though she could no longer detect the Daoist nun's aura.

As a female yin entity, it was in fact extremely dangerous for her to openly wander around the mortal world. She was like a monkey pretending to be a person, and she would only draw sniggers of derision if this fact was made known. Not only that, but she had used heretical methods to seize control of an immortal's body, an act that would lead to severe consequences for her if it were made known to powerful official immortals.

Pei Qian arrived beside Chen Ping'an and Zhu Lian and glanced at the foot of the wall.

Zhu Lian smiled and asked, "It's nothing more than a strand of fox fur that's exhausted its spiritual energy, yet you still want to pick it up and treat it as a treasure?"

He reached over and made a grabbing motion, causing the strand of black fox fur that had supported the demonic illusion technique of the fox demon to drift over and land between his fingers. He handed it to Pei Qian and said, "Here, take it if you want it."

Pei Qian hid behind Chen Ping'an and asked carefully, "Can I sell it for some money?"

Zhu Lian rubbed the extremely tough fox fur between his fingers, and he was surprisingly unable to turn it into ashes. He was slightly astonished, and he carefully examined the fox fur before replying, "This is indeed an impressive item, but it's very difficult to find a proper use for it. If we can obtain the full suit of the fox demon's skin, then it can perhaps be transformed into a natural Dao robe."

"It's best to avoid saying things like this," Chen Ping'an warned.

"This old servant indeed misspoke," Zhu Lian responded with a smile.

It was clear that the commotion in the small courtyard had already caught the attention of the two other groups of cultivators, with the group led by Young Master Dugu and the Dao partners both rushing over to check on the situation. They all had different expressions when they entered the small courtyard, and there was a slightly complicated look in their eyes when they gazed at Chen Ping'an.