Yuan Zun's sudden appearance caught the fox demon off guard.
She hadn't expected him to arrive so quickly.
Then, she sensed Yuan Zun's peak Soul Gathering realm aura, and a hint of disdain flickered across her face. "Just a mere brat in the Soul Gathering realm, even if you're here, what can you do to me..."
Before she could finish speaking.
A figure with an immortal demeanor, as if appearing out of nowhere, ghosted onto the roof in the distance.
This person was none other than.
The imperial envoy, Bi Cang.
"A Soul Devouring realm powerhouse?"
The fox demon's scalp tingled, as if encountering its natural predator.
It immediately revealed its true form.
A yellow fox.
Unlike other foxes, it possessed a pair of blood-red eyes.
Without a second thought.
The fox demon bolted into the darkness.
"You think you can escape before this official?"
A flicker of disdain flashed in Bi Cang's eyes.
He formed a hand seal.
A sword qi, pale gold in color, tore through the night sky.
It instantly pinned the fox demon to the ground.
Blood splattered everywhere.
The fox demon cried out in human tongue, begging for mercy. "This lowly demon knows its mistake, please grant this lowly demon a way to live."
Bi Cang's expression was indifferent. "Since you have consumed flesh, this official naturally cannot spare you."
With his words.
The sword qi embedded in the fox demon's body erupted with dazzling light.
The fox demon let out a soul-wrenching scream.
It knew it was doomed today.
But it was unwilling.
Its soul detached from its body and lunged towards Chen Nan.
"Overestimating yourself!"
Bi Cang let out a cold snort.
A streak of sword qi whistled out.
"No!"
The fox demon's soul let out a piercing shriek.
It was annihilated, vanishing into the void.
"Thank you both, sirs, for arriving in time!" Chen Nan bowed to Yuan Zun and Bi Cang.
He knew.
If Yuan Zun and Bi Cang hadn't arrived in time.
He would likely have met his end here today.
Of course.
This was also why he dared to agree to Leng Qingmei's request to deal with the fox demon.
Because after killing the green-eyed zombie.
Yuan Zun had given him a signal flare.
According to Yuan Zun, Chen Nan acted too impulsively without considering the consequences.
To be safe, he had given Chen Nan a signal flare.
It was to save Chen Nan's life at a critical moment.
"It is everyone's duty to slay demons and monsters, and we should thank you for discovering this fox demon." Bi Cang gave a meaningful smile, then with a wave of his hand, the fox demon's corpse was absorbed into his storage artifact.
Whether human or demon, once they reached the Transformation realm, they could disguise themselves as others.
Such individuals were hard to detect even by ghost kings.
Therefore.
He was curious how Chen Nan knew Xia Youwei was a fox demon.
Chen Nan saw the curiosity in Bi Cang's eyes and knew he was already suspicious of him. He immediately replied, "To be honest, sir, the real Xia Youwei is from Pingyang Town, and she is my... confidante in Pingyang Town."
"When this demon came to the Leng family, she didn't recognize me and even enjoyed eating grapes from Changgou. It was this that aroused my suspicion."
"And I have already met the real Xia Youwei."
"Also, yesterday when I asked for leave at the Gong family, it was because Xia Youwei's parents had found their way to Tongcheng."
"I feared that if the fox demon learned of its identity, it might be exposed, so I hid the Xia family members."
Bi Cang showed a look of approval. "You handle matters with great meticulousness."
"This humble woman pays her respects to the imperial envoy, please save my father." Leng Qingmei knelt before Bi Cang. She thought her father would wake up after the fox demon was killed.
But this was not the case.
Her father remained in a coma.
This made her uneasy.
So she wanted the imperial envoy to save her father.
Bi Cang shook his head slightly. "One of your father's three souls and two of his spirits have already been consumed by the fox demon. In my opinion, it would be best to prepare for his funeral as soon as possible!"
With that, he vanished from the rooftop.
Yuan Zun gave Chen Nan a look, then turned and disappeared into the night.
The Leng family was silent.
Only the pool of blood on the ground and the sword mark proved that something had happened.
Leng Qingmei's face was ashen, and she remained kneeling on the ground, stunned.
Her eyes were filled with sorrow.
She had lost her mother in her childhood.
She had grown up with her father alone.
It was precisely for this reason that she didn't object to her father finding a younger woman.
But she never expected.
That her father would die because of it.
After regaining her senses.
She stood up in anger, placing her sword at Chen Nan's neck, her eyes filled with coldness. "Tell me, why didn't you tell me about the fox demon's matter immediately?"
"If you had told me, how would my father have died because of this?"
Chen Nan looked at her incredulously. "So, my father-in-law's death is all my fault?"
Leng Qingmei's tears streamed down her face, the blade of her sword already cutting Chen Nan's neck. "Isn't it?"
At this moment.
Chen Nan felt not fear, but anger that made him laugh. "Leng Qingmei, Leng Qingmei, one must have a conscience, and you should touch your heart before you speak."
"Yes, I did not inform you of this matter."
"But even if I had told you, would you have believed me?"
"Touch your conscience and tell me, would you have believed me?"
His voice suddenly deepened, startling Leng Qingmei.
Chen Nan grew increasingly angry, venting all the wrath and displeasure in his heart. "Stop this nonsense!"
"In the eyes of you Leng family members, I am a good-for-nothing who just eats and waits to die."
"Even the servants in the mansion don't look at me with any respect."
"You are all snobs."
"Including your father."
"If I hadn't gained the favor of City Lord Yuan, would you have invited me to dine in the front hall?"
"Would you have shown me a good face?"
"Would you have given me a textile shop to manage?"
He was filled with hatred. "I could have endured all of this."
"But I cannot tolerate you pinning your father's death on me."
"His death has nothing to do with me."
"Even if I had told you in advance that Xia Youwei was a demon, you wouldn't have believed me, and you would have alerted it."
"If that were the case, do you think only your father would have died?"
"No!"
"The entire Leng family would have died in the hands of that fox demon."
Leng Qingmei suppressed the killing intent in her heart and retracted her sword. "Get out, I don't want to see you right now!"
Chen Nan touched his bloodied neck and turned to leave resolutely.
It was...
Quite sudden.
The Leng family had just held a wedding.
Only three days had passed.
And now they were about to hold a funeral.
This would surely damage the Leng family's reputation.
They would become the laughingstock of Tongcheng.
However.
What did that have to do with him???
He did not return to his residence. Instead, he carried two jars of wine and bought some cooked food and pastries from the street.
He headed towards East Garden Street, number thirteen.
That was where he cultivated penicillin.
Now that the fox demon was dead.
He planned to share this good news with them.
And have a good meal with them to celebrate.
But as Chen Nan passed through a quiet alleyway.
He couldn't help but slow his pace.
He clearly sensed someone following him.
Although the person was deliberately concealing their presence.
His intuition had never been wrong.
Thinking of this.
He looked into the darkness, a wry smile appearing on his face. "Since you two lords are here, why hide in the shadows so sneakily?"