Lin Jin thought he had misheard.
Shu Xiao Lou continued, "There's something off about that Appraiser Yan."
This time, Lin Jin began to take her seriously. Shu Xiaolou was no ordinary person. She was an art spirit. To put it more bluntly, she was an art spirit with more than five hundred years of cultivation. She was also an existence that surpassed Rank 5 beast appraisers. Her experience, observation skills, and knowledge far surpassed Lin Jin's.
Without the Museum of Deadly Beasts, Lin Jin might be nothing compared to her.
Hence, Lin Jin took Shu Xiao Lou's stern warning very seriously.
"Appraiser Yan, what's wrong with him?" Lin Jin asked.
Shu Xiao Lou smiled. With her red dress and snow-white skin, she had a unique aura under the night sky.
"Intuition tells me that Appraiser Yan is hiding his strength. There's a mysterious energy fluctuation around him that even I can't see through. He's also been observing you and me!" Shu Xiao Lou did not seem to have said anything valuable, but since she did, she must have felt that something was wrong.
Lin Jin didn't say a word as he began to ponder over this matter.
Shu Xiao Lou's senses surpassed his own, even surpassing most beasts with heightened senses. There was no doubt about this. Since she said that, she wouldn't be speaking without thinking.
After some thought, Lin Jin couldn't help but recall something else.
Who was it that placed that jar in Peach Blossom Residence?
It must be someone who had been here before.
It couldn't be his disciples. With their age and experience, they wouldn't have been able to do something like that. Right, Tan Lin was here too but Lin Jin couldn't possibly suspect her. If that was the case, someone who could do something like that without being discovered must be quite capable. In that case, Lin Jin narrowed down his target.
A Rank 4 beast appraiser was definitely more capable than a Rank 3 beast appraiser. Excluding the Rank 3 beast appraiser, Appraiser Yan was one of the two Rank 4 beast appraisers who visited.
Lin Jin still remembered that it was Appraiser Yan and Appraiser Ouyang who came together to mediate between him and Appraiser Yang. After chatting for a long time, the two appraisers even said that they wanted to tour Peach Blossom Residence and explore the place.
Now that she mentioned it, it was indeed suspicious.
However, Appraiser Yan had always been nice to him. Ever since the Rank 4 beast appraiser evaluation, he had been taking good care of him. But this could just be a facade.
In any case, Lin Jin was starting to get suspicious after what Little Library said.
However, suspicions were just suspicions. There was no evidence to prove that Appraiser Yan was the culprit, and it would be bad if he was mistaken. After all, no matter how he looked at it, Appraiser Yan had always treated him well and helped him in every aspect.
If there was really something wrong with the other party, then this person was too terrifying. What he was after was probably unimaginable.
Lin Jin knew Xiao Lou was reminding him. Thanks to Xiao Lou's presence, Lin Jin wouldn't have suspected Appraiser Yan.
"Let's go drink, didn't you say you were going to treat us?" Shu Xiao Lou said. At this moment, they had already left the palace and arrived at Tianxuan City.
Although it was already dark, Heavenly Jade City was still bustling with activity.
Lin Jin calculated the time. There were still about two hours left before the Visitation Hall opened. He could accompany Shu Xiao Lou for a stroll and eat.
And so, the two of them began strolling around the city. Some of the streets were brightly lit and stalls stood by the roadside. The sounds of people shouting and singing filled their ears, making the place lively.
Shu Xiao Lou didn't seem like an art spirit with five hundred years of cultivation at all. Instead, she was behaving like a girl her age, interested in everything she saw and eager to buy it.
Soon, she had a lot of items in her hands. Fans, candy figurines, and small trinkets. Lin Jin had paid for them all with his money. Fortunately, they weren't worth much.
Lin Jin noticed that Shu Xiao Lou was especially fond of paintings.
As long as she saw something she liked, she would ask to buy it. Lin Jin figured that this must have something to do with her being an art spirit. Of course, this also reminded Lin Jin of something else. The Unending Nature Landscape was also a painting, and one that contained a world of its own. If he brought Shu Xiaolou over to have a look, she would probably jump for joy, wouldn't she?
This wasn't an urgent matter. Lin Jin and Shu Xiao Lou sat across from each other in a restaurant. They ordered two jars of fine wine and a few dishes. Tasting the wine and dishes, he found this place to be more enjoyable than the banquets in the palace.
The customers at the surrounding tables also noticed the man and woman. The man was handsome and confident while the woman was dressed in red. They were a perfect match and everyone was envious of them.
…
Julu Country.
Zhongzhou was a tier-one country that bordered Jade Dragon Kingdom. Decades ago, both countries had a long war and both countries lost more than a hundred thousand people at the border.
Because of this, both countries had always been hostile toward each other and never had any contact.
Currently, outside Yuyan Pass, the border between the two countries, a figure was flying swiftly.
This person could fly in the air without relying on any external objects. If anyone were to see this, they would be astounded. This person was flying without making a sound. In the darkness of the night, no one noticed him.
On the road in front of this person, several horses were galloping wildly. It seemed like this person was secretly tailing them.
The horses in front didn't stop to rest at all. They crossed the plains and entered Julu Pass before stopping to rest at a certain village in Julu's territory.
"F * ck, this operation was so unlucky. Not only did we fail, we even lost a few brothers. It's all thanks to our quick wits that we managed to escape." In the yard of a house, a few people were eating while two corpses lay on the ground next to them.
It was the owner of this house.
This group of people killed as soon as they entered and rested in the other party's house.
The man who spoke had a fierce expression on his face. He invoked a spell and a large python slithered out of his neck. There were several wounds on the python's body, clearly injured.
The python slithered around and swallowed one of the corpses on the ground.
Across from the man was an injured person. This person had lost an arm and it was wrapped in cloth. Blood was still seeping out of the wound. He looked pitiful but his expression was ferocious. One look and anyone could tell that he wasn't a kind soul.
"This isn't over. Anyone who dares to provoke the Demonic Appraisal Association must die, no matter who they are." There was a chill in the voice. Perhaps it was because of the wound, the man's lips twitched and he sucked in a breath of pain. Finally, he started cursing.
Another person who had just finished feeding the horses came over and sat down. "We've encountered an expert this time. We'll report this to Elder Ye when we get back. After all, Elder Ye was the one who arranged for us to be spied on in Maple City."
At the mention of the mission, the three of them didn't look too happy.
At first, he thought it was just a simple mission to keep an eye on a mansion in Maple City of the Jade Dragon Kingdom. He didn't expect to be discovered on his first day.
She was a peerlessly beautiful woman.
But this woman was too terrifying. There were five of them and two of them died on the spot. The remaining three only managed to escape with a broken arm.
As soon as they escaped, the three of them fled without hesitation all the way to Julu's territory.
"This time, the messenger bird said that Elder Ye is gathering his subordinates to go to Julu Country. It should be a big operation. Let's go and tell Elder Ye about this. What to do next will be up to Elder Ye." After one person finished speaking, the other two nodded in agreement.
However, the three of them didn't know that at the top of a tree not far away, a person was standing under the cover of the night.
This graceful figure was none other than Shang'er who had been pursuing them all the way from Maple City.
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