Chapter 614: No Lies!? Temple God Hu Yue! The Man-Eating White Fox!

Chapter 614: No Lies!? Temple God Hu Yue! The Man-Eating White Fox!

“If you want to live, tell me the truth. Who exactly are you?” Li Yanchu said sternly.

The white fox froze for a moment, then quickly replied, “I am Hu Yue, the temple deity of the Fox Immortal Lady Temple in Gaoling County. Since you already know, why do you ask me as if in doubt?”

She spoke with certainty, her expression serious.

Li Yanchu fell silent.

The two had used extreme Escape Techniques, weaving and dodging through the mountains and fields, but in reality, the distance covered was not far.

Minghe followed closely while riding her sword. With the Ziying Sword under her feet, she moved with effortless grace.

A sword immortal!?

Li Yanchu was slightly surprised.

Flight by sword?

When Minghe arrived, she saw that Li Yanchu had already subdued the white fox with his blade and breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Yanchu looked at the white fox and repeated the question he had just asked.

Though the white fox seemed confused, seeing Li Yanchu’s immense blood aura and the razor-sharp blade, she obediently answered, “I am Hu Yue, the temple deity of the Fox Immortal Lady Temple in Gaoling County.”

Li Yanchu’s gaze sharpened like a knife as he stared at her. “I ask you, if you are the temple deity, why have you never seen me? And what does Lady Hu, protected by meritorious spiritual light, have to do with you?”

“Seen you? What do you mean? I have never seen you, Daoist Master. And as for the Lady Hu protected by meritorious spiritual light? I’m the only one in the Fox Immortal Lady Temple. I am the Lady Hu the people speak of.” The white fox spoke, utterly puzzled.

Li Yanchu glanced at Minghe. “What do you think?”

Minghe furrowed her brows, understanding immediately. After a brief pause, she slowly said, “She’s not lying. What she says is true.”

Li Yanchu said, “During the day, did you cure a little girl’s mother and take her true spirit?”

The white fox shook her head blankly. “True spirit? What is a true spirit?”

Minghe exhaled slowly and said, “She’s not lying.”

Li Yanchu’s frown deepened further. He continued, “Then how do you explain the matter of trading humans with the Zhou family of Linjiang County, the Shanhai Tower?”

The white fox froze. “When did I trade humans? Daoist Master, I don’t understand a single word of what you’re saying!”

Minghe repeated like an emotionless recorder, “She’s not lying.”

She began to suspect whether her innate divine ability was malfunctioning. Why had every Lady Hu they had recently encountered shown no issues?

Li Yanchu fell silent. His hands, however, moved swiftly as he took out the Judge’s Brush and pressed it directly onto the white fox’s forehead.

Caught completely off guard, the white fox’s internal magic instantly lost control. Only a tail and a leg were severed, causing blood to drip, which made her appear utterly pitiful.

“Although sealing her magic would allow me to keep her contained, it’s somewhat inconvenient. Perhaps it’s better to just kill her,” Li Yanchu suddenly said.

The white fox’s eyes widened in terror.

What are you saying?!

At that moment, a melodious voice rang out, making the white fox momentarily forget the grievance of her severed tail.

“I have a magical artifact that can contain a demon. This white fox is deeply involved in matters of importance; better to secure her first and not act rashly,” Minghe said.

Li Yanchu slightly nodded. “Fine. Then let’s keep her for now.”

The sudden ups and downs left the white fox in a very complicated state of mind. Secretly, she let out a small, inexplicable sigh of relief.

Minghe took out a pouch, opened it, and chanted the incantation.

Whoosh!

A beam of light shot out, immediately enveloping the white fox and trapping her inside. On the pouch, an exquisitely lifelike image of the white fox appeared.

“You certainly have quite a few tricks,” Li Yanchu said to Minghe.

Minghe smiled faintly, while Li Yanchu grew curious.

What kind of place is the Ming Royal Mansion in the capital? Why does Minghe possess such profound mystical arts and magical artifacts I’ve never seen before?

Her words brought his thoughts back to the present. “Could it be that my own innate ability is failing? I can’t see through their lies.”

These two Lady Hus left Minghe somewhat doubtful about her own abilites. Even though in the past, not even a Yang Spirit expert could lie in her presence...

“Perhaps they have magic that blocks investigation. The demons are cunning; the fox clan excels at bewitching minds. One cannot trust them easily,” Li Yanchu said sternly.

Even so, Li Yanchu furrowed his brow, “Yet to tell such a lie, one that can be pierced in an instant, what’s the point?”

He exchanged a glance with Minghe, who had clearly noticed the same problem.

“This is truly twisted!” Minghe muttered.

“If that Lady Hu who traded with the Zhou family was impersonating the temple deity, it could be explained. But since I can identify the Lady Hu with the protective meritorious light, it proves I’ve seen her. The white fox has no reason to deny that.

“The Lady Hu in the temple who stole the little girl’s true spirit is definitely not the same as the first Lady Hu we saw. Yet her actions in the temple are completely blatant; the white fox shouldn’t deny them either.”

Li Yanchu’s brow remained tightly furrowed.

This white fox radiated a primal, animalistic ferocity. Regarding the matter of eating people, she tried to conceal it, but once discovered, she showed no hesitation. And she didn’t treat it as anything remarkable.

Killing Tian Xiaoling and her mother was just a minor matter to her. There was no reason to deny it.

“Could it be that the method of stealing the true spirit has some taboo, making her lie deliberately?” Minghe speculated.

“Perhaps. Let’s go check the Fox Immortal Lady Temple.” Li Yanchu said.

“Let’s summon the first Lady Hu we saw and have them confront each other.”

Minghe’s eyes lit up.

Right! That’s a good plan!

Her gaze toward Li Yanchu softened. She hadn’t expected him to be so handsome

and

so clever.

How rare!

Li Yanchu had no idea that, without realizing it, he had just gained another point of favor from Minghe.

The two quickly returned to the Fox Immortal Lady Temple. Although curfew had already begun in Gaoling County, for Li Yanchu and Minghe, evading ordinary villagers was nothing more than a minor concern.

Soon, they arrived at the temple. By now, the temple had lost the bustling daytime crowd. The lights had long been extinguished, and the temple Devotees were nowhere to be seen. The empty space felt inexplicably eerie.

Most folk temples were like this.

In his previous life, Li Yanchu had visited many folk temples. Even during the daytime, they carried this sense of gloom. Daoist temples and monasteries were exceptions.

“Wait!” Li Yanchu called out to Minghe. His eyes flickered with spiritual light as he used Qi Sight to take a look.

Minghe stopped and glanced at him. Seeing the spiritual light in his eyes, she immediately understood.

To Li Yanchu, the Fox Immortal Lady Temple now felt different from the peaceful aura it had displayed when they first visited. It wasn’t filled with yin qi or malevolent qi, but the demonic energy was noticeably stronger.

“This temple feels off. Be careful,” Li Yanchu said slowly.