Upon hearing Xiao Qi’s words, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou couldn’t help but turn their heads to look at Li Haoran, their gazes strange.

It seemed that there was a former sect leader here.

“Hey, hey, hey, why are you all looking at me!” Li Haoran exclaimed angrily.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou withdrew their gazes. That’s right, there was no rule stating that only the Nine Nether Sect could have a former sect leader. The Radiant Sun Sect and the Ruthless Sect could also possibly have one.

Moreover, considering how poor Li Haoran was, to the point of being hunted down by creditors, he didn’t seem like someone who could leave behind treasures.

“Who is this ‘Lord Mi’? Who is the ‘former sect leader’ he mentioned? And what is this ‘left behind treasure’?” Qin Yanyan threw out a series of questions.

In the entire Central Continent, only the four major demonic sects, no, three major demonic sects, could have a position like “sect leader”.

This Lord Mi might be a member of the three major demonic sects.

Xiao Qi was startled by Qin Yanyan’s demeanor and shook her head, “I don’t know. Lord Mi only has one-way contact with us. He placed a restriction on our souls, forcing us to obey his commands. He rarely tells us anything.”

“Every time Lord Mi comes to collect yang energy, he would ask us if anything strange has happened in Guhuai Town, or if we have found anything unusual.”

The three of them, Xiao Qi, had no idea about Lord Mi’s identity.

Mayor Fan was also startled. He knew that Xiao Qi and the others were under “Lord Mi”, but he didn’t know that Lord Mi was from the three major demonic sects.

If he had known, he would never have used Xiao Qi and the others for publicity.

No matter how much he wanted to achieve political success, he wouldn’t dare to associate with the three major demonic sects.

It was said that with the eradication of the Immortal Sect, many officials who had collaborated with the Immortal Sect for political gains fell from grace, causing a stir in the court.

Speaking of which, the Immortal Sect was discovered by the Seek Tao Sect. The Seek Tao Sect truly deserved to be one of the five major immortal sects.

He wondered which big shot from the Seek Tao Sect found the headquarters of the Immortal Sect.

“Immortal, do they have restrictions in their souls?” Lu Yang, who knew nothing about souls, decided to ask the all-knowing Immortal.

“Yes, but the method used to place the restriction is quite crude, just a beginner’s level. Do you want me to erase it?”

Lu Yang pondered for a moment, then asked, “Will Lord Mi notice?”

“Are you kidding? Who do you think I am? Not to mention that Lord Mi is not here, even if these three female ghosts were in front of Lord Mi, he wouldn’t notice that the restriction he placed has been erased!”

“Then I’ll have to trouble you, Immortal.”

Lu Yang informed the three female ghosts that Lord Mi was a member of the demonic sect. The three female ghosts were immediately frightened, shaking like sieves, and repeatedly saying that they were good ghosts and had no connection with the demonic sect.

Lu Yang laughed, “Of course I know that the three of you have no connection with the demonic sect. I’m just worried that under the control of Lord Mi’s restriction, you might do things against your will. So, I want to erase your restrictions and let our Seek Tao Sect supervise whether you are doing evil in the future. Is that okay?”

The three female ghosts dared not disagree and nodded vigorously.

The Immortal secretly took action, erasing the restriction left by Lord Mi and creating a fake one that looked exactly the same. Anyone below the Body Fusion stage wouldn’t be able to see through it.

The three female ghosts felt a lightness in their souls as the long-standing restriction disappeared.

Xiao Qi timidly raised a hand and asked cautiously, “Um, can we go back now? It’s almost time for class.”

They had to teach the scholars every day, always on time, very dedicated.

“Perfect, we’ve learned enough.” Everyone prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Lu Yang reminded, “Mayor, the matter of the demonic sect is of great importance. Please do not disclose our visit here.”

Knowing that there were traces of the demonic sect here, they had to do something before returning.

“Of course.” Mayor Fan nodded. When it came to the demonic sect, it was better to let the professional Seek Tao Sect handle it. He, a small figure, would not interfere.

After bidding farewell to Mayor Fan, the four people and three ghosts returned to the dilapidated temple. The three female ghosts went to the main hall to teach, while the four of them discussed their next steps in a side room.

There were some things that Li Haoran didn’t feel comfortable saying in front of the mayor. Now that there were no outsiders, he could speak freely, “Actually, I do have a memory of coming to Guhuai Town in my previous life. I hid something here and isolated it from all methods of detection, such as karma and divine sense. I didn’t want anyone to find it. It must be a treasure.”

“There’s really a treasure here?”

“Is Lord Mi really from the Nine Nether Sect?”

“Where is the treasure hidden?”

“What is the treasure?”

“You were so poor in your previous life, how could you leave behind a treasure?”

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou exclaimed in surprise.

Li Haoran rolled his eyes and said helplessly, “It’s just a fragment of memory. I don’t remember it that clearly. But it’s true that there’s something in Guhuai Town.”

“Hold on, what are you three talking about?” Qin Yanyan was confused. What treasure? What Nine Nether Sect?

What does this have to do with her former father?The three of them exchanged glances, both Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou could see Li Haoran’s helplessness.

“Qin Yanyan and Su Yiren will find out about this sooner or later. Instead of hiding it, it’s better to tell them now.” Lu Yang advised. As Qin Yanyan’s uncle, he felt that his niece should know the truth.

Meng Jingzhou thought the same.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Haoran decided to reveal the true identity of Qin Haoran to his former daughter.

“Actually, your father, Qin Haoran, was the previous leader of the Jiuyou Sect…”

Li Haoran laid out the whole story. The more Qin Yanyan listened, the stranger her expression became. She never expected that the father she had never met would be the leader of a demonic sect, and also a master of deception who owed a huge debt.

After quietly listening to her father’s identity, Qin Yanyan sighed deeply, then showed a helpless bitter smile. Her father was the leader of a demonic sect, what else could she do but accept it?

In fact, she didn’t have any feelings for Qin Haoran. She had lived with Su Yiren since she was a child, and “Qin Haoran” was more like a symbol called “father” to her.

“Oh, by the way, since your dad is the leader of a demonic sect, your future political career, military service, and participation in the sect’s entrance exam will all be restricted. You won’t pass the political review.” Lu Yang kindly reminded her. He had recently been studying the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty and had made some progress.

Qin Yanyan: “……”

Thank you for the reminder.

Meng Jingzhou also chimed in: “Your parents have been married for five hundred years. According to your father’s habits, he should have accumulated debts during these five hundred years. But don’t worry, your mother didn’t know when your father borrowed money, and your father spent all the money on building the Jiuyou Sect. According to the law, this kind of debt is not a joint debt of a couple, so your mother doesn’t need to repay it.”

Meng Jingzhou was quite knowledgeable about economic laws.

Qin Yanyan: “……”

Thank you for the reminder as well.

Qin Yanyan felt the deep concern of her two uncles.

“So, my father was in a hurry to break through to the Tribulation Crossing stage, saying something about fighting for a future for us, mother and daughter…”

Li Haoran nodded solemnly: “To increase the loan limit.”

“And to improve the ability to withstand overdue repayments.”

The second update may be a bit late.

(End of the chapter)