Pu Shaotian's forehead veins bulged, but he withdrew his magic.

The pressure of the wind disappeared.

Zhao Xi tried to pull her arm away, rubbing her hand which was sore from the wind, and said aggrievedly, "I can't escape anyway, and these formations make me very uncomfortable. I'm a girl, you know, how can Master treat me like this? You can't possibly enjoy listening to me snore and grind my teeth in my sleep, can you?"

Before she could finish speaking, Pu Shaotian's eyes widened in anger, and he stretched out his long arm towards her: "Don't test my patience!"

The wind blades formed a giant net that enveloped Zhao Xixiang's entire body, pushing him backward until he crashed into a wall covered in squid ink, turning him into a cross.

What a domineering wind!

Only the brain can understand.

Zhao Xi struggled to breathe, feeling like a tiny cricket that could be crushed by Pu Shaotian at any moment.

She spoke with great difficulty: "I...I understand...I...I want to sleep!"

Pu Shaotian released his wind magic, snorted, and warned again, "I'll deal with you tonight. I need to conserve my energy for Father's banquet! Don't cause any more trouble, or I'll kill you right now!"

After saying that, he disappeared into the quiet room.

The gale gradually subsided.

Zhao Xixiang had already climbed down from the wall, rubbing the back of her head that had been hit so hard, shaking her arms, and looking smug.

She can resist Pu Shaotian's wind spirit energy and control her body within his spells to resist the gale.

From today onwards, please call her Drama Queen Zhao Xixiang!

The surveillance is gone, but there's still eavesdropping, but it's not a big problem; she can still pass notes with Tongyue.

Zhao Xi wanted to draw the formation and put it in her sleeve, so she could study it after Tong Yue finished her training.

The food in her stomach has been mostly digested; it's time for her to go to sleep!

Zhao Xi moved the ring off the bed, casually made up the quilt, and went to sleep.

I need to be well-rested to deal with this damn formation!

*

The little mermaid shrank into a tiny flame, floated out of the pearl, and drifted to the doorway.

She used the flame to transform into a tentacle and touched the array.

The last bite she took was of Pu Shaotian's spiritual energy; the formation failed to detect her.

She swaggered through the gate.

The Wan Yao Palace was completely silent in the early morning.

Fortunately, the immortals had the habits of mortals. Their servants had nothing to do at night and were forced to follow their schedules to cultivate themselves. Only the night patrol guards occasionally passed by.

A tiny flame drifted over~

(～￣▽￣)～

The little flame drifted by.

～(￣▽￣～)

The captive water buffalo monster, startled, retreated in terror to a corner, pawing the ground and growling softly. The serpent coiled itself around a tree, its forked tongue flicking. The spider demon, its dozen or so eyes gleaming, lay dormant amidst shimmering spiritual energy, its presence flickering in and out of sight.

They didn't know what it was, and she had the scent of the young leader.

The little flame wandered aimlessly across every enclosed area, even extending a pseudo-foot to poke the Firelight Beast's furry body.

The fire rat huddled in fear and scurried into the few remaining haystacks, its tail flames going out.

Go poke the bunny fairy again.

The rabbit demon lay stiffly on the ground, feigning death, its rabbit legs twitching.

Their demon cores are all crumbs and don't taste good!

The small flame flickered along and discovered a Star-Picking Tower behind the main banquet hall, from which fragrant spiritual energy wafted out of every window.

Slurp~

She floated up and slipped inside the barrier.

Lick~

"Hmm?" The True Immortal, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, suddenly shivered. He opened his eyes and looked around, but could only see the spiritual energy he exhaled.

Strange, there's nothing there, so why am I suddenly shivering?

A moment later.

The small flame passed by a room.

A true immortal felt a chill run down his spine and opened his eyes in confusion.

A moment later.

A true immortal shivered and looked around blankly.

A few more moments passed.

Little Flame: Burp~?

A little boy with a face as white as paper sat cross-legged on a futon, opened his eyes, and stared at the little flame that was burping: "..."

The little flame shaped itself into a ball.

Mysterious boy: "What are you?"

Little flame: Slurp~

The mysterious boy was licked in the face and was stunned: ...

Little flame: Burp~

Mysterious boy: ...

*

The spiritual energy and light in the room were blocked by the squid ink, making the room dim.

Unsure how long she had slept, Zhao Xi was suddenly overcome by a strong sense of crisis, which made her scalp tingle and she abruptly opened her eyes.

A dark shadow suddenly appeared beside the bed, gradually becoming visible.

"Tongyue, what are you doing?"

"Huh?" Tongyue peeked her innocent head out from her sleeve, glanced at the dark figure, and exclaimed in a high-pitched voice, "Headmistress, be careful!"

Holy crap, Tongyue was perfectly fine, hiding in her sleeve and hadn't come out at all.

Zhao Xi wanted to suddenly roll over on the bed and jump off to the other side.

Clang—

The bed was split in two.

The woman in the shadows then became fully visible.

She was shackled, holding a large hammer, and her clothes were tattered, barely recognizable as the traditional Chinese uniform of the Five Spirits Sect.

Five Spirits Sect?

"Mao Qiu'er?!"

Zhao Xi wanted to exclaim in surprise.

Mao Qiu'er provoked Xiao Jia, causing him to fall into a dangerous state of inner demons. He was also wearing kingfisher feather jewelry. After being taken away by the Monster Protection Alliance for investigation, he disappeared without a trace.

The once pampered daughter of the sect leader, now a prisoner in the Immortal Realm, must be desperately waiting for her family to rescue her.

However, Mao Jiren was beheaded by Rongrong, who was disguised as Miaoyin, and the Five Spirits Sect was reduced to ruins in the battle between Linche and Xingye. Everyone was too busy taking care of themselves to care about her in the Middle Immortal Realm.

Just by looking at her current miserable state, you can tell she must be having a terrible time.

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