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Upon hearing this, Jiang Huali raised an eyebrow and said, "You were found unconscious on the mountain by other demons, so I brought you back."

"Up in the mountains?" Mu Bai seemed taken aback.

Jiang Huali observed his reaction: "What?"

Mu Bai shook his head: "It's nothing, thank you for saving me."

"My name is Mu Bai."

He smiled at Jiang Huali with his eyes crinkling, and took the initiative to reveal his name.

Jiang Huali touched her arm. She had to admit that although they all had the same face, each person gave off a different feeling in each world. And this person in front of her was the first time she had ever seen him smile so innocently.

But Jiang Huali's intuition made her instinctively feel somewhat suspicious.

"How did you end up on the mountain?" Jiang Huali asked. The mountain was shrouded in her spiritual power. The wind was her sense of touch, and the grass, trees, insects, and birds were her eyes. She could know any movement of the wind or grass immediately. How could a demon appear out of nowhere without her noticing?

Has her spiritual power deteriorated again?

The original owner's spiritual power was already weak, and Jiang Huali, having forcibly awakened, could feel herself gradually weakening.

"I...I was being chased and escaped here. I was seriously injured and passed out. When I woke up, I was here," Mu Bai explained.

"Where did you come from, you fairy?" Jiang Huali asked.

Perhaps it was because my spiritual energy was too depleted that I was careless for a moment. It seems I need to increase patrols recently.

"Down the mountain, in a very far place," Mu Bai replied vaguely.

There must be demons outside of Mount Ling, Jiang Huali asked again, "Who is chasing you?"

Mu Bai shook his head: "I don't know."

"You seem clueless when I ask you questions, it's hard for me to believe you." Jiang Huali shifted her position against the door. "If there's nothing else, you should leave as soon as possible."

Mu Bai seemed to know that his origins were unclear and would inevitably arouse suspicion, so he smiled apologetically and said, "I know."

He frowned slightly: "But my injuries are quite serious, and I may not be able to leave for the time being. The spiritual energy here is more abundant than outside. Can I heal here?"

Jiang Huali stared at him for a while, and he returned her gaze without any guilt.

Jiang Huali straightened up, turned and walked outside, leaving behind a faint sentence floating in the air: "Okay, you can continue to rest."

As night deepened, a few fireflies flew in through the window. They were brighter than ordinary fireflies and quietly landed not far from the bed.

Mu Bai lowered his head, looking at his hands.

He lay back down, pulled the blanket up, and a comforting scent mixed with the fresh aroma of grass and trees enveloped him, easing his tense mind.

After he fell asleep, a dark shadow seemed to appear on his body.

The shadow circled the room, then returned to him, becoming one with him.

Jiang Huali went to another room. This wooden house was built with the help of some kind-hearted fairies. It had two bedrooms and a living room. The room where Mu Bai lived was her room, and she used the other room to store miscellaneous items.

The items in the storage room were not cluttered, and Jiang Huali did not tidy up much. She simply used her spiritual power to make vines build a hammock, which was then hung on the roof beam. She lay down on it and closed her eyes to rest.

It rained again the next day.

The recent arrival of the rainy season is a good thing for Jiang Huali. The abundant rainfall brings plentiful spiritual energy, and the mountain fairies have become much more lively. The mountain roads are slippery and the terrain changes in the rain, so those humans who come to search for treasure will not dare to go up the mountain recklessly.

Jiang Huali went into Mu Bai's room, intending to ask him if he wanted mushroom soup, but she didn't see him on the bed.

The room was empty.

The blanket on the bed was still lying there, with some wrinkles. Jiang Huali walked over, lifted the blanket, and saw a small white snake, about the thickness of a thumb, curled up and fast asleep.

Another snake?

Jiang Huali's expression was somewhat unpredictable.

This snake looks somewhat familiar.

Sensing the approaching person, the white snake stirred, raised its head to look at Jiang Huali, and flicked its tongue.

The next second, he transformed into a naked, long-haired white man right in front of Jiang Huali.

Jiang Huali's expression stiffened, and she looked away: "Put your clothes on."

Mu Bai quickly put on his clothes. The old clothes Jiang Huali gave him were all very simple in style, but the size was a little small for him. Fortunately, they were loose enough, and the pants were also temporarily altered.

Jiang Huali thought, "It seems I'll have to ask the spider demon to make me a few new outfits."

"Do you drink mushroom soup?" Jiang Huali asked, a hint of doubt in her voice. Do snakes eat mushrooms?

Who cares? If he doesn't drink, he'll have to find food himself.

Mu Bai nodded: "Drink."

Perhaps this is what makes fairies who can take human form so unique.

Just then, two heads peeked in through the door.

A potato head, a gopher head.

"Mountain God, we've come to play with you!" Yuanyuan called out.

Jiang Huali turned her head and saw the groundhog spirit, Shushu. Her first thought was that it was a good thing it hadn't come, otherwise she would probably have been terrified to tears if she saw a snake here.

Even though this snake is only as thick as a thumb.

As its name suggests, the Rat Demon is timid as a mouse and is a very docile demon.

Jiang Huali walked towards them and said, "I have to go down the mountain today, I don't have time to play with you."

The mouse scratched its face, looking a little disappointed.

Yuan Yuan stretched out its bean sprout paws and grabbed Jiang Huali's clothes: "Going down the mountain? I'll go with you!"

Jiang Huali patted its head and coldly refused, "No."

"Why? I stay at the foot of the mountain every day," Yuanyuan asked, puzzled.

“No means no. You’re not going down the mountain today. Stay on the mountain and play with the rats,” Jiang Huali said.

She left the cabin and sat on a small stool, stirring the mushroom soup.

Yuanyuan and Shushu sat down beside her. Although they were somewhat reluctant, they still listened to Jiang Huali.

"Okay, can you play with us tomorrow? Let's go dig for earthworms."

Jiang Huali twitched her eye: "We'll see."

Mu Bai also came out of the wooden house. He saw the two fairies and sat down to the side with a normal expression.

Yuanyuan and Shushu were both a little afraid of this human-looking fairy, so they quietly sat a little further away.

Mu Bai smiled gently at them.

Yuanyuan and Shushu trembled.

Jiang Huali: "..."

She explained to Mu Bai, "It's their first time seeing a fairy who can take human form, so they're a little scared. Please don't mind them."

Mu Bai shook his head to indicate that he didn't mind, and asked, "Can't the demons on the mountain take human form?"

Jiang Huali looked at him with some surprise: "Now that the spiritual energy is depleted, I have never seen a fairy who can take human form. You are the first."

"Can all the demons outside transform into human form?" Jiang Huali inexplicably felt that her own child was falling behind.

Spiritual energy depletion.

Mu Bai lowered his eyes, took the mushroom soup that Jiang Huali brought him, and smiled as he looked up: "No, I am the only fairy who can take human form."

Upon hearing "the only one," Yuan Yuan and Shu Shu, who were standing nearby, felt much less afraid of Mu Bai, and their eyes subtly revealed a sense of "he's so amazing."

After finishing the mushroom soup, Yuanyuan and Shushu left to dig for earthworms. Although they sometimes quarreled, they were good friends most of the time.

Jiang Huali was cleaning up the wreckage when Mu Bai asked, "Are you going down the mountain later?"

"Um."

Can I come with you?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Huali stopped what she was doing and looked at him.

What are you going down the mountain for?

Mu Bai gave his reason: "I want to see if those who wanted to kill me are still around."

Jiang Huali thought for a moment and agreed: "But you have to stay with me and can't run around. Recently, a lot of humans have come down from the mountain."

Mu Bai nodded obediently.

The two of them came down the mountain together and concealed themselves so that humans could not see them.

At the foot of the mountain, a group of people were playing cards in a tent. There were men and women, and two men were sitting in a corner, looking at a parchment scroll.

Taking advantage of the rain stopping, they came out of the tent to start a fire and cook, and also to get some fresh air.

The two men in the corner didn't move; everyone else was busy.

It seems they are the leaders.

The group of people who arrived recently are them.

There were quite a few people, about ten or so.

Jiang Huali led Mu Bai into the tent and stood not far from the two men, listening to their conversation.

Mu Bai looked at the unique attire of these people, then looked down at his own clothes, lost in thought.

"Brother, do you think there's really some treasure here? Or maybe those people are just lying to us?"

"Xu Er, are you chickening out?" Xu Da patted the bag at his waist. "Who cares if there's any treasure or not? We just need to follow orders and go up the mountain. Whether we can reach the top or not, the money will be in our pockets."

Xu Er put away the parchment scroll in his hand, his face still showing worry: "Brother, I heard there are ghosts on this mountain. None of the people who came before have made it up the mountain."

"As long as no one dies, why are you so worried?"

"The guy in the team is still keeping an eye on things, and he wants us to go up the mountain no later than tomorrow."

...

It seems someone is deliberately causing trouble.

Jiang Huali stepped out of the tent and looked at a man with shifty eyes and a gloomy face.

The two people in the tent were just talking about this man.

This man, named Huang Shu, seemed to be under someone's arrangement to keep an eye on these treasure hunters.

Jiang Huali sensed the faint fluctuations of spiritual energy emanating from him and seemed to be deep in thought.

"Damn it, who does that Huang Shu think he is, talking so arrogantly? If he's going to scout ahead, fine, we're not taking money and not doing our job!" A man with a ponytail spat on the ground and said angrily.

Xu Er looked back at Huang Shu, who was about ten meters behind, patted the ponytail man's shoulder hard, and said, "Don't worry about that, let's hurry up and go, or the rain will get heavier again."

Xu Er didn't know if he had jinxed it, but soon after, a heavy rain started to fall in the mountains, and a thick fog inexplicably rose up around them, making it impossible to see the road.

The man with the ponytail was filled with apprehension: "Could there really be ghosts in these mountains?"

Xu Er was also a little scared, but he still mustered up his courage: "Hold on tight to me, let's move to the side."

Ponytail Man: "Then... what about Huang Shu?"

Xu Er looked back and, having completely lost respect for the lagging Huang Shu, gritted his teeth and said, "Never mind him! Let's go first."

After saying that, the two continued to move slowly forward, trying to get out of the thick fog.

Nothing strange happened along the way. They walked for a long time, and then the fog suddenly dissipated.

The man with the ponytail stared at the scene before him, then asked in surprise, "We've already come back?"

Xu Er looked up and saw right in front of him where they had set up camp.

On the other side.

The moment the thick fog rolled in, Huang Shu became alert.

The voices of the other two had completely disappeared. He tried to activate his spiritual power, and a ball of fire ignited at his fingertips.

Jiang Huali stood in the fog, her vision completely unobstructed. When she saw the flames suddenly ignite in Huang Shu's hand, she understood.

As expected, they are humans capable of using spiritual power.

Thousands of years ago, that would have been called a cultivator, but clearly, the spiritual power this person could use was very limited, and the methods he used were extremely ordinary.

It seems that even now, there are still people who can use spiritual power to cultivate.

What is the purpose of these people coming to Lingshan?

Huang Shu's figure gradually disappeared into the distance, and Mu Bai, who had been standing next to Jiang Huali, also vanished.

Huang Shu used the flame in his hand for illumination, but the effect was minimal.

As he walked, a huge snake suddenly appeared in front of him.

He stopped abruptly, wary.

The next second, the snake transformed into a person!

As Huang Shu looked at the increasingly clear white-haired man before him, and recalled the purpose of his trip, his heart raced, and greed and malice flashed in his eyes.

He took a gun out of his backpack, gripped it tightly, and walked towards the snake demon.

After taking a few steps forward, the fairy suddenly turned around, revealing a pair of dark eyes.

Huang Shu was startled and raised his gun to fire a few shots at the other party.

Seeing the snake demon fall to the ground, Huang Shu put away his gun, a smug smile on his face, and walked forward.

As expected of the organization's new tranquilizer gun, no demon can withstand a single shot.

With this snake demon, surely he can join the immortality plan...

Huang Shu walked up to the unconscious snake demon and was about to tie it up when a chill suddenly ran down his spine.

Huang Shu's intuition about life and death, honed over the years, made him instinctively sidestep. When he turned around, his pupils constricted.

A person with bloodshot eyes and emanating black mist was staring at him.

Seeing him dodge, "Mu Bai" blinked and smiled: "Oh dear, it's a bit of a pity that I couldn't kill you in one move."

Huang Shu quickly pulled out a tranquilizer gun and fired several shots at "Mu Bai," but the tranquilizer darts pierced through his body and fell to the ground.

The condensed mist-like soul was slightly dispersed, and "Mu Bai" frowned unhappily.

Huang Shu stumbled backward, tripped, and fell to the ground, muttering, "Ghost, ghost..."

The white-haired man who had been unconscious suddenly opened his eyes. He got up from the ground and knocked Huang Shu unconscious.

Mu Bai's white hair hung down, soaked by the rain. He looked at the "Mu Bai" opposite him, smiled with his eyes crinkling, and said, "Don't be scared to death, he still has a use."