I drew a talisman to save the sun from its bleeding state.

Chapter 62 Let's Get Our Marriage Certificate

Zhou Zheng looked at Xiaoxue.

Xiaoxue looked at Zhou Zheng: "He seems really upset. Is there anything we can do?"

Zhou Zheng: "No need, let him have some peace and quiet. Once you've eaten and drunk your fill, I'm going to cast a divination to see what tasks we should do today."

Xiaoxue muttered, "Brother Zhou, don't we get a day off?"

Zhou Zheng: "Does evil ever take a break?"

Xiaoxue: "...I'm going to eat. What would you like to eat?"

Zhou Zheng: "Give me a cup of yogurt."

Xiaoxue: "Okay, as you wish!"

Zhou Zheng sat up and silently recited the Golden Light Mantra to protect his mind and spirit. He got off the ground, looked up, and saw his reflection on the surface of the wardrobe. Behind him, he saw himself sitting cross-legged in mid-air, cultivating, surrounded by wisps of black demonic energy.

【Inner Demon - Zhou Zheng (3/3)】

[Expected Gains: ? attribute points per hour, random skill insights]

Zhou Zheng paused slightly, his eyes narrowing briefly before slowly opening. This was one of the few decisions he wasn't sure was right or wrong. But ultimately, he would bear all the consequences.

Stepping out of the bedroom, I felt the midday sun shining on me, and the warmth dispelled the lingering chill after communicating with my inner demons.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room, Zhou Zheng took the yogurt that Xiaoxue handed him and ate it. After finishing, he wiped his mouth, took out six coins, and began to cast a divination.

Xiaoxue asked curiously, "Brother Zhou, what are we going to do today?"

Zhou Zheng: "Investigate the members of the Nine Schools who plotted against the Xu family. Given the quality of their techniques, they could easily have established nine factions in a short time. The plot against the Xu family was most likely carried out by one or more of these factions working together."

Xiaoxue asked in surprise, "Why are there nine sect branches?"

Zhou Zheng: "Because of the characteristics of the cultivation method, because of the sect's name, and because the ancestral laws cannot be changed. Until a genius stronger than the Nine-Rank Sect Master... Nine-Rank Demon appears, the best solution for future generations is to continue the path of their predecessors rather than to change it."

He paused for a moment.

Zhou Zheng added, "If they abandon the strengths of their predecessors and arbitrarily modify the techniques with their own foolish minds, then I can only admire them."

The Nine Schools' techniques are not only superior in their comprehensiveness, but also in their ability to seamlessly integrate with other schools' techniques. Moreover, practicing the Nine Schools' techniques first before switching to other schools will only yield twice the results with half the effort. Furthermore, if there is no other path to follow, Nine Schools practitioners will not experience any difficulties when switching to other techniques.

This is a very comprehensive, even perfect, cultivation method, suitable for popularization among all cultivators. No wonder the leader of the Nine Streams Sect had such an idea in the first place.

However, the subsequent demonization caught everyone off guard.

Demonic transformation?

Ok?

Zhou Zheng looked up: "Brother Liu, the stronger the cultivation technique, the stronger the inner demons one must face?"

Although he had not cultivated the Nine Streams Sect's techniques, his Five Elements Source Body was even more extreme. The Nine Streams Sect's techniques only required mastery of six weapon styles, while he needed to master fifteen of the five elements.

Liu Zhen snapped out of his daze: "The stronger the cultivator and the stronger the cultivation technique, the stronger the inner demon that will be born. If the cultivator is very strong, but the cultivation technique is relatively weak, then the inner demon will be relatively weaker. Why are you asking this?" With Zhou Zheng's talent and comprehension, there was no need to worry about the inner demon problem, but having the inner demon cultivate for him was indeed going too far.

Zhou Zheng was relieved: "It's nothing, I was just asking."

So for me, it would be much better if I could just cultivate the Five Elements Source Body.

But was the former leader of the Nine Streams Sect driven to demonic possession because he was too powerful?

Zhou Zheng temporarily put aside this idea and continued to divine the clues about the Nine Schools.

"Clang clang."

Six coins landed on the table.

Zhou Zheng looked at the coins and deciphered, "A pharmaceutical company's secret genetic experiments? Hmm? Is this related to the Nine Schools of Thought?"

Six more coins were tossed.

【Yes】

Zhou Zheng calculated the location and checked the corresponding address on his phone: "Baoshan Hospital, Xuanwu Street, Heshan? A private hospital?"

Tang Ying sat sideways on the sofa back, holding a cup of tea. She took a sip and said, "There are many mines and coal mines over there, as well as many rare mineral resources. Many coal bosses have made a fortune. This is probably a private hospital run by a coal boss, used to launder money and get out of trouble. Whether it makes money or not doesn't matter, as long as it's clean enough."

Zhou Zheng nodded, indicating his understanding. He had heard about this before; the methods used by coal mine owners to make their fortunes in the past were not honorable, and involvement with organized crime was commonplace. Exploiting their wealth was nothing new. It was only later, with increased official oversight, that things gradually became more regulated. However, the local people were quite supportive of these coal mine owners, not because they were good people, but purely because they were rich. Those who survived got paid, while the dead couldn't speak out.

Coal mine owners and their gang of brutes have always been known for their brutal methods of covering up people's faces, including but not limited to killing them.

Zhou Zheng casually activated the Thunder Divination Technique.

This time, however, the question wasn't about good or bad fortune, but whether or not thunder magic could be used to punish and kill.

【Can】

The answer was positive.

Zhou Zheng placed his phone on the table and pointed at Baoshan Hospital: "I'm going to kill these guys. I hope the money from their confiscation will be enough to keep the hospital running normally, and any extra money will be used for charity. Can you handle that?"

Tang Ying pondered for a moment before speaking, "If you were Xiao Zhengjun's son-in-law, then doing this wouldn't be a problem. But if you do it now, it might take time, and you'll need Boss Xiao's help to go through the procedures. But if you're willing to use your connections, then this won't be a problem."

The first meaning: If you marry Xiaoxue, then there is absolutely no problem with doing this.

The second meaning is: But since you are not married yet, you can only ask Boss Xiao for help. He will most likely help, as it is not a problem for him.

The third meaning is: if you don't want to choose the first two options and ask Liu Zhen for help, then this matter won't be a problem.

Zhou Zheng naturally understood and ignored the third suggestion. Although Brother Liu wouldn't refuse, having the deputy Lei Gong on duty in the Lei Department call the Heshan Subdistrict Office in Liangcheng, Ganzhou to handle something was too abstract. The lowest-level contact Brother Liu could find was the Ganzhou Lei Department Headquarters Command Room.

Zhou Zheng was reluctant to accept the second suggestion. Xiao Zhengjun was the one who had been hurting Xiaoxue all along, and Xiaoxue's favor and face were involved to some extent.

That leaves only the first option.

Zhou Zheng looked at Xiaoxue and said, "Let's get our marriage certificate."

Get the marriage certificate directly, then let yourself act as the agent, use this document to resolve this matter, and it will be much more convenient in the future.

I can't exactly drag my dad into this; he'd whip me into a pulp. It's such a trivial matter, why would I need to use his name?

Xiaoxue was shocked: "Huh!? So fast?! We've only been dating for two days!"

Tang Ying turned her head abruptly, spitting out a large amount of tea from her mouth and nose, and coughing violently.

Liu Zhen looked shocked: "No, bro, I know times have changed, but this is too fast!"

Zhou Zheng pulled Xiaoxue over, grabbed the back of her head, and kissed her.

While coughing, Tang Ying watched Zhou Zheng and Xiao Xue's passionate interaction with shining eyes.

Liu Zhen silently took out his phone, turned off the flash, and started recording. He'd record it first; maybe he could get a decent sum from Zhou Zheng later.

Xuan Yizi, who had been copying the scriptures at the dining table, looked over upon hearing the sound and excitedly watched the melon.

Zhou Zheng opened his eyes and looked around, his face flushed. Xiao Xue, who had fallen limply into his arms, said, "Don't you believe I'll always favor you?"

Xiaoxue's delicate hands trembled slightly as she cupped Zhou Zheng's cheeks, her face flushed and shy: "I do."

What are you mumbling about? You want to keep kissing me.

Zhou Zheng, feeling playful, leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Is it true that you'd be willing to do anything I do?"

He looked up, amused, at Xiaoxue, then paused, his heart pounding.

A beautiful woman is in his arms, her eyes are alluring, her affection is tender, her pretty face is as red as the sunset, and her red lips are slightly parted.

She said nothing, yet she said everything.

At that moment, Zhou Zheng truly saw that Xiaoxue's eyes, filled with tender affection, reflected his own image; there was only him in them.

This is a love I don't yet understand, a love I've never experienced before.

Xiaoxue couldn't help but lick her lips, hooked her left arm around Zhou Zheng's neck, and pressed her right hand against the sofa to lift herself up.

Zhou Zheng raised his hand and cast a talisman, releasing a barrier of lightning to block everyone's view.

Tang Ying covered her mouth with excitement, her eyes practically piercing through the barrier to see everything that was happening behind her.

Liu Zhen clicked his tongue and could only regretfully take out his phone to photograph the lightning barrier.

Xuan Yizi looked on with regret.

At the top of the stairs on the second floor, Aunt Xue Ting leaned against the escalator, resting her face on her hand and smiling indulgently.