The First Legendary Demonic Scholar

Chapter 104: Chapter 104: Shen Yuan’s A Threat

The moment Shen Yuan returned to his room, he closed the wooden door behind him.

Click.

The tiny shed immediately became silent.

He placed his sword beside the bed before sitting down cross-legged on the thin mattress.

It was small, cramped. Barely enough to stretch his legs. If he had to compare, it was even worse than the cottage he had as a junior servant.

But Shen Yuan did not complain. It did not matter to him where he sat or slept as long as it was a clean place.

And, the only clean place was the place he had cleaned himself.

His eyes slowly closed.

A steady stream of spiritual qi began flowing into his body.

His breathing became long and even as he circulated his cultivation technique through his meridians.

He had no intention of wandering around the estate.

Nor was he planning to investigate Bang Fo’s residence on his very first night.

The feeling of being watched had never disappeared.

It was subtle.

Almost impossible to notice.

But Shen Yuan trusted his instincts far more than his eyes.

Shen Yuan forced the thought out of his mind.

Curiosity killed people.

Especially inside a demonic sect.

The safest thing he could do was exactly what Bang Fo had ordered.

Cultivate.

Work.

Sleep.

Scheme.

Hours quietly passed.

Outside...

The estate gradually fell into complete silence.

The servants had long since returned to their rooms.

Even the insects seemed quieter here.

Only the occasional rustle of leaves disturbed the stillness of the night.

Shen Yuan remained completely immersed in cultivation.

Then...

Something changed.

His eyelids twitched ever so slightly. The strange sensation...

It vanished.

Without warning.

The feeling of being watched completely disappeared.

Shen Yuan didn’t open his eyes. Nor did he stop circulating his qi.

He simply counted silently in his mind.

One breath.

Ten breaths.

’Interesting...’

It was roughly the middle of the night.

Judging by the moonlight filtering through the small window...

It should have been around the third watch.

Approximately three in the morning.

’So the surveillance isn’t constant.’

Shen Yuan continued cultivating as though nothing had happened.

If Bang Fo were testing him...

One careless action would expose everything.

Patience.

That was the only advantage Shen Yuan possessed.

Nearly three more hours passed.

The eastern horizon gradually brightened.

The first rays of sunlight pierced through the window.

Almost at the same moment...

The sensation returned.

Someone was watching him again.

Shen Yuan continued cultivating for another hour before finally opening his eyes.

His expression remained completely unchanged.

But, he had already memorized the pattern.

’From roughly the third in the morning until sunrise...’

...

The following morning.

After finishing a simple breakfast with the other servants, Shen Yuan began familiarizing himself with the estate.

He wasn’t wandering aimlessly.

He simply wanted to understand the layout better.

As he rounded a corner near the eastern wing of the residence...

A door slowly opened.

Shen Yuan instinctively stopped.

It was Bang Fo’s private chamber.

The person who walked out...

Was Lin Xia.

Her usually neat robes were slightly wrinkled.

A few loose strands of hair had escaped from their binding.

She froze for the briefest moment after noticing Shen Yuan standing nearby.

Then...

Her expression instantly turned cold.

"What are you doing here?"

Her voice was noticeably sharper than usual.

Shen Yuan immediately lowered his head.

"I was looking for you."

"I wanted to ask about today’s assignment."

Lin Xia stared at him for several long moments.

Her eyes narrowed.

"So..."

"You’ve already started looking for opportunities to get close to Senior Brother."

Shen Yuan blinked.

"I don’t understand."

A sneer appeared on her face.

"Don’t play dumb."

"I’ve seen plenty of servants like you."

"You think if you gain Senior Brother’s favor..."

"You’ll receive more resources."

"Perhaps even become an outer disciple."

She took a slow step toward him.

The pressure of a Ninth Stage Qi Condensation cultivator quietly spread from her body.

It wasn’t enough to injure him nor to intimidate him.

But Shen Yuan groaned like it was working.

"If I ever see you trying to get close to him..."

"I’ll kill you."

Shen Yuan didn’t ’hesitate’, he immediately cupped his fists.

"I only wish to complete the work assigned to me."

Lin Xia studied him for a few more seconds.

Finally...

She snorted.

"Good."

"Remember your place."

Without another word...

She walked away.

Shen Yuan watched her disappear around the corner.

Only after she was completely gone did his expression become thoughtful.

’She’s marking her territory.’

’She sees me as a threat.’

His eyes briefly drifted toward Bang Fo’s room.

’She’ll probably make things difficult for me later.’

A thought suddenly surfaced.

’I could seduce her.’

’If she became attached to me...’

’It would make gathering information much easier.’

The idea lingered for only a second.

Then Shen Yuan quietly shook his head.

’No.’

’Too risky.’

Bang Fo’s strange surveillance technique remained a complete mystery.

If he truly monitored everyone within the estate...

He would kill him himself for making a move on his woman.

That would be completely counterproductive.

For now...

Remaining invisible was far more valuable.

...

The next several days passed peacefully.

Every morning, Shen Yuan copied documents.

Every afternoon, he completed miscellaneous errands around the estate.

Every evening, he returned to cultivate.

Which would continue to the next morning before he would repeat everything.

During this time, Shen Yuan noticed several key things. Like how no one liked Lin Xia and were afraid of her.

And how the thing that Bang Fo was using to keep and eye on them would turn on and off two times in one day.

Once in the middle of the night and the other time during the peak hours of the day.

Finally on the tenth day, Shen Yuan realized something...

A key information that could keep him alive for the whole month or maybe longer when he was working at Bang Fo’s house.

The truth of why the servants who came to Bang Fo’s place would end up dead before the month was even over.