Wait a minute, where is my master?

A night passed by like flowing water, quietly slipping away.

Early the following morning, another major event occurred in the Nine Provinces Realm.

Tingfeng Building's main headquarters in Miao State was demolished, suspected to be an act of revenge by a powerful figure from the Demon Sect.

Although the master of Tingfeng Building had anticipated the attack using the "Heavenly Ear Technique" and promptly fled with his wind catchers and shadow catchers,

having one's home razed was still a significant loss of face for Tingfeng Building.

This was akin to finding a worm in your food and, instead of confronting the chef, you beat up the server who brought the dish!

Following this incident, the master of Tingfeng Building made two decisions.

First, from now on, any information related to the Demon Sect would be provided by Tingfeng Building free of charge, as they had now established a vendetta against the sect.

Second, the concept of a main headquarters was abolished. From then on, the headquarters of Tingfeng Building would be mobile to avoid constant retaliation from the other party.

Once these two decisions were announced, calls for the extermination of the Demon Sect in the Nine Provinces Immortal World grew louder, especially the first decision, which greatly facilitated the Righteous Path cultivators in capturing the mid and low-ranking members of the Demon Sect.

However, all of this was unrelated to the small Taoist who was in his room studying "Concealing Skill".

He had practiced this magic all night long.

But when he deployed it, besides making his aura more peaceful, there was still no other change.

Jin Xu, sitting cross-legged on the bed, frowned in confusion. He rose, hopped off the bed, and walked toward the room's door.

The moment he pushed the door open, the gentle morning sunlight hit the small Taoist's face, and a sudden epiphany flashed through his mind.

"When I use 'Concealing Skill', I feel no change in my aura, but what about in the eyes of others?"

Jin Xu had mostly practiced active-type magic before, so unconsciously, he had fallen into a thinking trap.

"Little Yu, Little White, the two of you come here for a moment and give me a hand," he called out.

His Spiritual Sense reached out, his warm voice resounding in the kitchen.

The two were currently observing Chef Jiang's preparation of premade dishes.

Yu Yaoer was doing so with the mindset of 'knowing the enemy as well as oneself ensures success in every battle.' The Husky was there in hopes of sneaking a bite or two of the freshly cooked dishes.

"Alright, young master," responded the Little Fish Demon.

After receiving the telepathic message, she took hold of Little White, who was reluctant to leave, and headed out of the kitchen.

"Slurp~ Little Yu, Chef Jiang's rice puff pastry is about to be ready. Can't we wait a bit longer before helping the temple master?"

"No, the young master's matter is more important. If you want to eat, I'll make it for you later!"

Yu Yaoer firmly dragged Little White towards Jin Xu's room.

"... Well, maybe not," muttered the Husky as she swallowed her saliva.

The Snow Wolf Clan wasn't picky about food, it's not like they couldn't distinguish the quality of flavors; although Little White could consume what Little Yu and Jiang Xiulan cooked,

why should she trouble herself when delectable food was within reach?

The Husky wasn't stupid!

"Hmm?"

Yu Yaoer, upon hearing Little White's quiet remarks, raised her beautiful eyebrows slightly in question.

Instantly, Little White lowered her head, looking at the tips of her paws.

"Hehe, Miss Little White, once Chef Jiang's rice puff pastry is out of the pan, I'll bring you a portion. You two hurry and see what the little Taoist needs help with," said Chef Jiang.

Standing in front of the stove, Chef Jiang maneuvered the cooking utensils with his Spiritual Power, skillfully wielding spatulas, knives, rolling pins, and other items, and shouted to the two.

Hearing that the food would be delivered later, the Husky thanked him and obediently followed Yu Yaoer.

Chef Jiang stole a moment from his busy cooking to glance out the door at the retreating figures of the two girls, his square face breaking into a kind smile.

He sighed lightly again.

"Ah, if my daughter hadn't succumbed to Gu poison, she would've grown as big as they are by now."

...

Inside the room.

The two girls demurely stood in front of the little Taoist.

"Young master, go ahead and tell us, what do we need to do?"

Yu Yaoer blinked her watery large eyes, which showed nothing but clarity and foolishness,

"Nothing much, I just want to test out this new Concealing Skill I've learned. The two of you help me see, especially Little White, try to smell my scent after I activate the skill."

The little Taoist sat at the table, telling Yu Yaoer what they needed to help with, and then specifically instructed the Husky.

"Temple master, have you activated the skill now?"

Little White wrinkled her cute nose and asked curiously.

"Not yet, what's up?"

"I used to be able to always smell a faint scent of Little Hong on you, but now there's nothing at all. If I close my eyes, it's as if you don't exist."

Little White said halfway and closed her eyes.

"Temple master, I can't smell your scent at all now."

Hearing this, Yu Yaoer next to him also closed her eyes and used her Spiritual Sense to probe, she exclaimed in surprise, "Young master, are you sure you haven't activated that Concealing Skill? My Spiritual Sense can't detect you either!"

Upon hearing the words of the two girls, Jin Xu stood up from beside the table, looked down at himself in astonishment, and then closed his eyes to observe himself with his Spiritual Power.

"My Spiritual Power can sense myself, and I haven't even activated that 'Concealing Skill' yet. Could it be that this skill is a passive one like the 'Strengthening Skill' my master taught me? But the jade slip didn't say that."

Jin Xu was puzzled, and said, "Indeed, I haven't activated the skill yet. Try sensing again now."

After saying that, the little Taoist activated the "Concealing Skill".

But the reaction of the two girls left him utterly perplexed.

Little White, "Little Fish Sister, didn't the young master call us over to help him? Where did he go?"

Yu Yaoer, "I don't know, young master? Young master, are you there?"

The Little Fish Demon said this and walked straight past the little Taoist, searching around the room.

"I can't find him, it's like the young master isn't in the room. Little White, can you smell where the young master went?"

Yu Yaoer turned to Little White beside her.

"The young master's scent has also disappeared from this area, I can't smell it."

The Husky diligently fluttered her little nose, but she couldn't pick up even a trace of Jin Xu's scent.

"Ah? But I remember the young master was always in the courtyard, right? He hasn't encountered any danger, has he?"

Yu Yaoer said while taking out the Communication Jade Token, sending several messages to the little Taoist one after another.

The two girls looked around the room again, finding no trace of Jin Xu, they prepared to go to the kitchen to inform Jiang Xiulan.

But just before they stepped out, both of them paused in their tracks.

Little White turned to Yu Yaoer beside her, puzzled, "Little Fish Sister, why are we in the young master's room? Weren't we just in the kitchen watching Chef Jiang cook?"

The Little Fish Demon also paused upon hearing this, turned around bewildered, and looked around Jin Xu's room.

"Hiss, I also remember that we were in the kitchen watching Brother Jiang fry dishes. Young master, are you in the room?"

Yu Yaoer, along with Little White, repeated the searching actions in the room.

Meanwhile, Jin Xu remained quietly standing by the table, silently observing the two girls' bizarre actions.

"If the two of them aren't putting on an act, then it seems I have cultivated a very strange skill!"