Lost in his thoughts, Bie Huzi had already led Fang Yu to the Hundred Disease Pharmacy on Shiheng Street.

Upon entering, the staff inside shouted.

"Shopkeeper good!"

"The shopkeeper is back!"

"Shopkeeper, the batch of medicinal materials from the Black and White Commerce Association has already been delivered..."

The other staff were about to say something, but Bie Huzi waved his hand to silence them.

He ignored the curious looks from the staff and led Fang Yu straight into the back room.

Fang Yu had checked the staff's HP.

Some had a couple thousand HP, while others had only ten or twenty, both humans and demons included.

Evidently, Bie Huzi had made some preparations to maintain his human disguise.

"My Lord, the secret chamber is dark; let me light the way for you."

Through a mechanism on the bookshelf in the back room, a staircase leading downwards appeared before Fang Yu, starkly revealing the small secret chamber that Bie Huzi had prepared.

Fang Yu suddenly became interested, following Bie Huzi down the steps, he asked.

"Did you build this secret chamber yourself?"

Demons possess immense strength, far beyond ordinary people, so creating a secret chamber shouldn't be difficult, right?

But Fang Yu was, obviously, overthinking it.

"My Lord, not everyone knows the craft of building secret chambers, it's a detailed job better suited for humans. As for this one, it was already included when I purchased the pharmacy, arranged after having learned about it from the brokers."

Fang Yu was taken aback.

It could be done this way?

He was just thinking about if Bie Huzi had such talent to create a secret chamber for his own mansion too.

"So those brokers provide such services too?"

"My Lord, you must have had little contact with humans before; they love their unwritten rules. Some deals aren't placed openly but are only available through recommendations by acquaintances, probably out of fear of attracting trouble."

By this time, they had reached the bottom of the stairs.

A few oil lamps provided light, dividing the secret chamber into three rooms.

The left room was cluttered with various unrelated items, covered in dust, seemingly unused and uncleaned for a long time.

The middle room contained a table, some artifacts, and a messy pile of various herbs. There were also a few weapons, pieces of clothing and a large patch of dark brown dried bloodstains on the floor.

It seemed that this secret chamber had been turned into... a dining room by Bie Huzi.

Fang Yu glanced at Bie Huzi.

"Didn't I say to keep a low profile these days, given how tense things are?"

Bie Huzi was startled and quickly replied.

"My Lord, these are last month's leftovers! Since your appointment, I've been busy managing my subordinates and haven't had time..."

Fang Yu waved his hand, no longer keen to listen further.

A demon, is ultimately a demon.

Even Che Linfang, Bie Huzi, or even...

"Sigh..."

Fang Yu suddenly sighed deeply and after a long pause, he asked.

"That shop upstairs, I saw you brought quite a few humans in as staff, it surely can't be..."

"No, no!"

Bie Huzi hurriedly waved his hands.

"My Lord, even rabbits don't eat the grass by their burrows, targeting people close to me would greatly increase the risk of exposure. Whenever I have needs, I..."

Realizing he had misspoken, Bie Huzi quickly stopped talking, bowed his head and didn't dare continue.

Lord Blood Demon is good in every aspect, whether or not it's because he started as an undercover, he demands particularly high secrecy from those below him.

Eating humans has always been the behavior most likely to reveal one's disguised identity, which is why he often urges restraint.

It was not as serious for Bie Huzi who didn't need a fixed human skin and wasn't lurking in the Underworld; as long as his current identity remained undisclosed, he continued to use it, allowing for him to surreptitiously indulge occasionally.

For someone like Che Linfang who was under immense pressure inside the Underworld, there were truly few chances to even taste a piece of meat.

"My Lord, I truly couldn't resist..."

"Don't say anymore!"

Fang Yu's voice cooled down.

"What about those people?"

Only then did Bie Huzi remember the important matter, quickly leading Fang Yu towards the room on the right.

It was his fault for not cleaning the secret chamber, leading to its discovery by his superior.

This secret chamber, usually accessed by none but himself, had made him careless.

The Lord was angry because of fear that I might be discovered and killed by humans; he was worried about my safety!

The angrier Fang Yu seemed, the more moved Bie Huzi became.

Details! Details are most crucial! Lord might have risen through the ranks in the Yangshen Hall by leveraging these kind of meticulous attentions to detail and self-restraint; I still have much to learn from him.

This blood on the floor and those human weapons should have been cleaned up already; it shouldn't be neglected just because it's a secret chamber.

Thinking about if someone sneaked into his secret chamber, discovered these items, then saw through his demonic identity and hacked him up, that would truly be an injustice; perhaps he wouldn't even understand how he died.

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, becoming increasingly humble and respectful in his demeanor.

Meanwhile, Fang Yu had already stepped into the room on the right.

The room, also used to store miscellaneous items, had a pile of miscellaneous grass in the corner where several humans with bound hands and feet were placed.

"Mmm, mmm, mmm!!!"

Upon seeing someone enter, they all made noises, some ferocious, some pitiful, but all unable to speak due to their mouths being stuffed with dirty rags.

Only one person seemed to be barely hanging on.

[Cui Aonan: 52/305.]

[Bo Fanfan: 5/179.]

[Ni Jianming: 32/188.]

[Ren Pingya: 30/122.]

[Qi Chu: 37/101.]

[Yu Yeliu: 19/85.]

Their strength varied greatly, the strongest being at a level of 300 HP, making it puzzling where they found the courage to trouble him.

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