Chapter 101: Something Is Wrong with the Food and Wine

The power of immortals was of paramount importance to the entire demon race. With this power, the tainted aura of demon blood would no longer cling to them, and their cultivation speed would increase dramatically. If the secret of transforming immortal power could be mastered, then her clan of white swans would become a superpower among all the races in the Great Wilderness.

Bai Jingjing stepped out in search of Lin Qiu.

The Thunder Dragon heard footsteps and quickly retreated, hiding in a corner.

Bai Jingjing paused, gazing toward the corner with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

“What is this creature? Its blood is strange, and it’s actually a fifth-tier powerhouse?!”

Muttering to herself, Bai Jingjing turned and left.

“That woman?!” Thunder Dragon emerged from the corner, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He had heard Bai Jingjing’s murmurs clearly. To locate his hiding place so easily, her cultivation must far surpass his own, and when he looked at her, it was as if he were staring into a fog—he couldn’t see through her at all.

Thunder Dragon’s heart grew heavy. This woman’s cultivation was higher than his, yet she needed them as bodyguards, indicating that those pursuing her were exceedingly powerful. If he and his companions were to act as her protectors, it would only lead them to their deaths.

While Thunder Dragon brooded, Bai Jingjing’s sixth sense detected Lin Qiu’s location elsewhere.

She stood before a tightly closed door, eagerness shining in her eyes.

Her hand touched the doorknob, and even before she applied force, the door creaked open just a sliver.

Without hesitation, Bai Jingjing pushed the door fully and entered.

“Ah!”

A shrill scream pierced the room.

Bai Jingjing withdrew even faster than she had entered, her cheeks blazing like fire.

“Unbelievable!” she muttered, eyes full of irritation, her hands clenched tightly.

“Are you done yet?” Bai Jingjing suppressed her anger and asked in a low voice.

“Y-yes, I’m done!” Lin Qiu’s stammering voice came from within.

Bai Jingjing snorted coldly and pushed the door open, stepping inside to witness the scene that infuriated her.

Within the room, a large bathtub still steamed, and Lin Qiu, wrapped in a towel, huddled in a corner of the bed, watching her warily.

“What kind of look is that?”

Bai Jingjing glared at him, exasperated.

“I’ll have you know—I may be greedy for money, but I have my principles,” she declared. “If you intend to take advantage of me, even if you possess my body, you’ll never win my heart. I advise you to give up!”

“I… you…” Bai Jingjing was so furious she could barely breathe, this scoundrel infuriating her beyond words.

Her face darkened. “I came to find you for one reason: the matter of food and drink.”

“Food and drink?” Lin Qiu looked at her curiously, his wariness undiminished.

He shrank back. “The drinks are from the downstairs shop, the food is from the kitchen.”

“That’s it?”

“That’s it.”

Their exchange was brisk and direct.

“I don’t believe you. There must be something strange about the food and drink, otherwise my bloodline wouldn’t have evolved. Tell me the truth.”

Bai Jingjing’s hair stirred as if by an unseen wind, her eyes glowing with an entrancing light.

Lin Qiu’s heart trembled; he quickly averted his gaze, not daring to meet her eyes.

He shivered inwardly. Though he’d suffered already, he absolutely couldn’t tell the truth. If such a proud woman discovered her meal contained saliva, she’d surely kill him.

So Lin Qiu lay back, adopting a shameless attitude, and said, “I’m telling the truth. I’ve answered everything. Whether you believe me is your business.”

“If you wish to do something outrageous to me, then go ahead! You may claim my body, but you’ll never possess my heart.”

Boom!

As soon as he finished speaking, the bed beneath him collapsed.

“Ow!”

Lin Qiu cried out in pain, buried in the wreckage of the bed.

By the time he climbed out, Bai Jingjing had already left.

He looked at the dust covering him, full of disdain, and leapt back into the bathtub to wash himself again.

“This woman is not to be trifled with—too violent, not a trace of ladylike grace.”

“Compared to her, Xu Bing is so much better.”

“Huh, why did I suddenly think of that woman?”

Lin Qiu was taken aback, then shook his head and happily resumed washing, humming a tune: “Two little tigers…”

…

Midnight.

Bai Jingjing, exhausted, returned to her room, filthy from head to toe.

From afternoon to late night, she’d searched everywhere in the management bureau—outside shops, storerooms, all thoroughly examined.

To find that special drink, she’d opened countless bottles. The owner of the shop outside wanted to protest, but Bai Jingjing slapped a check down in front of her.

In the end, the owner and Bai Jingjing started opening bottles together, but after all their efforts, they were dirty and empty-handed.

Disappointed, Bai Jingjing questioned the owner, who assured her it was just an ordinary drink.

Disheartened, she returned to the bureau and began tinkering in the kitchen.

When she finally got back to her room, it was late at night.

Yet she still found nothing.

“Impossible. There must be something wrong.”

Bai Jingjing lay on the sofa, then suddenly sat up. “If all the drinks are normal, then Lin Qiu must be the problem.”

Her eyes flashed as she resolved to confront Lin Qiu, but the ground began to tremble.

“What powerful demon energy?!”

She was astonished, her figure vanishing in a blur.

“Ah! Monster!”

Screams echoed from the street outside the management bureau.

It was only eleven at night, prime time for night owls.

People sat at the roadside stalls, drinking beer, eating grilled skewers, when suddenly the light above them dimmed. They looked up, startled, and saw a colossal, black-furred creature blocking the moonlight, stepping forward.

Boom!

As the monster’s foot fell, the earth shook.

Caught by the shock wave, people were sent flying, crying out in distress.

At the entrance of the Exotic Beast Management Bureau, Lin Qiu and his group stood, faces dark as they watched the towering creature, easily a hundred meters tall.

“Look at this—daring to run wild right outside our bureau. Tonight, let’s take it down and have some spicy monkey brain!” Lin Qiu gritted his teeth.

Before them stood a giant monkey, its black fur so dark it was terrifying.

The black-furred monkey threw back its head and howled, its tail whipping out like a steel whip.

A nearby thirty-story building was sliced clean through!