Chapter 21 Chapter 21 "How about secretly?"

Overnight, the dry land was completely soaked by the drizzle and turned into mud.

“It’s so dirty!”

Mingzhu, who had transformed back into her true form, trembled her hind paws in complaint, sending specks of mud flying everywhere. "I have to waste my demonic energy cleaning my paws again! I can hardly even take a proper bath!"

Liao Ying rubbed against her side and said soothingly, "Wait until the king takes us to the foot of Kunlun Mountain and we settle down. You can wash however you want."

"That's easy to say!"

Mingzhu glanced at Meng Chi, who was tied up, and muttered, "Carrying a fairy with us is already a burden. What if that butterfly gets attached to us? He said he would leave if he found a good place halfway, but how could a good place be so easy to find? Wait for an opportunity, and secretly give him to..."

"How about secretly?"

"Your Majesty! Why are you here?!"

Xuan Yi's sudden appearance scared Mingzhu so much that her heart started pounding. She cursed herself inwardly: My king was so close, and I didn't even smell him!

It’s all because of the snake that my nose is not working properly. It will take some time to recover!

Xuan Yi hovered in mid-air, commanding from a high position, "You will protect Ah Jiu and the others today."

"Where is Lord Mo Jue?" Mingzhu blurted out.

"Mingzhu!" Liaoying hurriedly stopped and reminded Mingzhu not to continue.

Xuan Yi didn't argue with Ming Zhu and instructed Liao Ying, "Stay with Ming Zhu and don't make any more mistakes."

Confused, Liao Ying agreed and watched Xuan Yi disappear before his eyes.

"What happened today?" Mingzhu muttered to herself, "Could it be that Master Mo Jue hasn't recovered yet?"

After Xuan Yi finished explaining the matters, he transformed into his true form and personally led his people on their journey.

Biqing originally wanted to join him at the front, but Xuan Yi flatly refused and rushed to the end of the team.

Bi Qing complained, "Why did you send me to the back? There's no difference between me being in the back and the front."

Xuan Yi pondered for a moment, then nodded and let Biqing follow him at the front.

Before Biqing could even settle down, she regretted her suggestion. She glanced at the person beside her and said speechlessly, "Why aren't you following Master Mo Jue in the back?"

"Miss Biqing, your words are too distant."

Meng Chi, who had been ordered by Xuan Yi to stay at the front, also wanted to ask this question. He stretched his bound wrists and jokingly said, "It's good that I'm not behind you, so I can keep you company and avoid loneliness on your journey."

"I'd rather be lonely!"

Biqing left Mengchi with her back. No matter how Mengchi tried to talk to her along the way, she just responded with perfunctory responses of "um", "ah" and "oh".

Xuan Yi had excellent hearing and was annoyed by Meng Chi's noise. He said sternly, "Shut up if you want to live."

"that is!"

Biqing raised her chin and agreed, "You're too noisy. You're disturbing Xuanyi's ability to locate the location! If anything happens to anyone because of you, you'll be in big trouble!"

For the sake of his own safety, Meng Chi chose to keep his mouth shut.

The journey was much smoother than Xuan Yi had expected.

The unobstructed road reminds him all the time: never let your guard down.

The smell of rotting earth grew stronger, so strong that even Biqing, whose spiritual power was temporarily sealed, could faintly smell it. After settling his people, Xuan Yi gave a few instructions before disappearing into the darkness, never once mentioning his destination.

A cold wind suddenly blew, carrying damp moisture, and flowed down Biqing's neck into her back.

Biqing gathered the coat Xuanyi had left on her body tightly and said, "It's so cold."

Next to his hand was a light blue flower that Xuan Yi had transformed with his demonic power. After leaving Zhaoye Forest, Xuan Yi would always leave a flower to illuminate himself at night.

Bi Qing raised her eyes and stared at the road Xuan Yi had taken. She asked Mo Jue beside her, "What was Xuan Yi doing? Why hasn't he come back in so long?"

Mo Jue, who was holding up the barrier for the wolf cubs, jokingly asked, "Fairy Biqing, are you worried about your brother?"

"Of course! He's never left Jiu and the others at night! He's been gone for over an hour, and we haven't seen a single person. He must have run into something difficult!"

Biqing couldn't help but think of the worst: "Could something have happened to Xuanyi?! Should we go look for him?!"

"Fairy Biqing, please don't scare yourself."

Mo Jue rubbed the little wolf cub's head and said, "Brother is going to explore the way and will be back later. Fairy Biqing, just wait for brother in the barrier."

He rolled his aching shoulders and thought to himself, "It's so strenuous."

Because of the distance, Biqing didn't hear clearly what Mo Jue was muttering.

Besides, this is not the first time that Mo Jue has done this, and Bi Qing is no longer surprised.

Her curiosity had long since faded away with the passage of time.

What she cares about most right now is Xuan Yi.

Biqing sat inside the barrier, hugging her knees and supporting her head with her hands, wanting to wait for Xuanyi to come back and ask him something.

Xuan Yi's actions today were truly too abnormal.

The barrier blocked the cold wind of the cold night, and Biqing's body gradually became warm.

She yawned and shook her head to drive away the tiredness.

Biqing was drowsy, nodding her head like a chick pecking at rice, trying stubbornly to stay awake.

Her mind wandered, her ears were muffled, and Biqing finally couldn't stand the drowsiness that surged like a tide. She tilted her body and fell asleep with her head resting on Ajiu.

Not long after Biqing fell asleep, Xuanyi came back.

As soon as he came back, Mo Jue opened his eyes and asked quietly, "Brother, what took you so long?"

Could it be that as Fairy Biqing said, we have encountered a difficult situation?

"I looked around."

Xuan Yi stepped into the barrier, glanced at Biqing and Ah Jiu, who was kicking her legs below her head, and gently moved Biqing's head away: "There's no way around it."

Mo Jue said thankfully, "Fortunately, we saved a lot of demonic energy in the beginning." Then he changed the subject and said worriedly, "I don't know how long it will take to go further."

"No matter how long it takes, it won't be longer than before. Can you keep up with my speed today?" Xuan Yi asked.

"Of course! I had a good rest at Liuque's place a while ago!"

Mo Jue patted his chest twice and said in a cheerful tone, "I think your pace was a little slow today, brother!"

"Stop talking big."

Xuan Yi raised his eyebrows and said, "If you really have too much energy to spare, then trade it with Mingzhu and go hunting."

Mo Jue chuckled like a child: "You're the one who can't bear to let me do the hard work!"

"I can't do hard work, but I can always do work that requires my brain."

Xuan Yi spread his hands and said, "Give me the book you wrote earlier."

Mo Jue took a while to react, then frantically produced a book and handed it to Xuan Yi: "Brother, what do you want this book for? I haven't finished writing it yet."

Xuan Yi flipped through the half-finished book in his hand and said, "It's useful."

——

"Really?!"

Biqing, who was chewing some dried meat, heard Xuan Yi was willing to share some of his demonic power with her. She swallowed the food in her mouth whole and repeated in disbelief, "You, you, you! Are you really willing to share some of your demonic power with me?"

Such good news upon waking up?!

"willing."

Xuan Yi said, "The journey ahead is unpredictable. If danger strikes, I might not be able to take care of you. I will give you some of my demonic power, and you can use it to protect yourself. As long as I survive, the demonic power will remain with you for your use."

“That’s great!”

Biqing was so excited that she couldn't control her voice, causing the other wolf demons and Meng Chi to look towards her and Xuan Yi.

Biqing covered her mouth with her hands, her cheeks flushed. She couldn't remember how many times she had lost her composure in front of the wolf demons...

"What happened to Sister Biqing?"

Ah Jiu licked the blood from tearing raw meat at the corner of his mouth. "Could it be that he's been possessed by something? Last night, I dreamed that a ghost was pressing on me. I couldn't move for a long time. I was so scared that I almost cried..."

"Don't talk too much while eating! Aren't you afraid of choking to death?"

Mingzhu grabbed a piece of raw meat and stuffed it into Jiu's mouth: "What are you afraid of? Ghosts are fake! If the real one comes, I'll punch him back to hell!"

Ah Jiu chewed voraciously: Sister Mingzhu is much scarier than a ghost...

Xuan Yi tilted his head slightly and used his gaze to dissuade the wolf demons who were watching the fun.

He led Biqing forward a few steps, avoiding the sight of the wolf demons.

Biqing's worried voice echoed beside him, "Xuan Yi, didn't you say a few days ago that you wanted to conserve your demonic energy? If you give it to me, what will you do with yourself?"

"I saved some from Meng Chi a few days ago."

Xuan Yi pointed to an empty space not far away and said, "I wonder if you can use your own moves with the demonic power within you. If not, I will teach you some spells to protect yourself."

After she finished speaking, Biqing's grey fur coat was covered with a layer of dark blue patterns, like layers of waves, vaguely appearing in front of her.

The demonic power flowed through her clothes into every meridian of her body, just like when Xuan Yi treated her back, causing her to feel slightly cold.

Biqing casually made a gesture, and a bit of blue demonic power gathered in her palm.

A long-lost feeling of familiarity.

The demonic power was acquired so suddenly that Biqing didn't know what magic to use to test it.

With a turn of her eyes, she controlled the demonic power and dropped it on Xuan Yi's head.

The blue demonic energy exploded above Xuan Yi's head like fireworks, scattering and falling in all directions. When it touched the ground, it formed a closed barrier that enveloped Xuan Yi.

Biqing exclaimed in surprise: "Great! It actually works!"

"It actually works?" Xuan Yi was surprised and put away the book he had prepared for Biqing.

It's of no use.

Xuan Yi felt a little lost.

"That's a good thing!" Biqing said, "Now that I can protect myself, I won't be a burden to you! You don't have to worry about me anymore! I can even help you protect Jiu and the others!"

Xuan Yi looked at the happy expression of the person in front of him and couldn't help but wonder: What would Biqing look like after she regained her spiritual power?

The barrier before him vanished, and Xuan Yi came back to his senses: "I was just about to tell you this."

Biqing's words reminded Xuan Yi, and he warned, "The demonic power I give you is only enough for you to protect yourself."

He didn't dare to give too much of his demonic power to Biqing. If Biqing was easily persuaded and couldn't resist Ajiu and the others' coaxing and ran away with them, the consequences would be disastrous.

Able to protect itself, it is most suitable for Biqing.

Biqing was still immersed in the joy of gaining demonic power. After hearing Xuan Yi's words, the corners of her mouth that were raised dropped slightly.

On second thought, Xuan Yi had done his utmost for him.

The awkwardness in Biqing's heart instantly dissipated. She curved her eyelashes and smiled, "In that case, I'll still trouble you and Master Mo Jue to protect Ah Jiu and the others while continuing to protect me!"

Biqing got what she wanted, and a brighter smile appeared on her face visibly.

Xuan Yi, on the other hand, looked a bit more dejected when he returned the book.

Mo Jue put the book away and said, "The demon world is in turmoil, so I haven't compiled this book yet. It's probably a good thing Fairy Biqing hasn't read it."

"What book?" Meng Chi pricked up his ears. "Does it record the method of ascension?"

"have."

Mo Jue smirked and deliberately slowed down his tone. "It not only records how to ascend, but also how to make a specimen of a butterfly demon for people to admire. And how to eat the butterfly demon to get the best taste and texture."

Meng Chi was embarrassed: "I won't ask! I won't ask!"

Xuan Yi had no intention of listening to the two people's bickering. He held his brother's wrist and explored the demonic power in his body.

There was a change of plan, and if his brother became unwell, he would need to make further arrangements.

Xuan Yi's furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and he let go of his hand. "How's your sleep been these past few days since the barrier was opened? How long do you need to sleep?"

"It's strange."

Mo Jue said, "Although it's a little hard to follow my brother's footsteps, I don't feel tired at all, which is surprising. This time, after opening the barrier, I slept the same amount as usual, but I feel much more energetic than before. I really don't know why..."

"As long as I'm healthy, I'll slow down before I start."

Xuan Yi said calmly, "In a few days, we'll need everyone to transform into human form to travel. This time, this includes the cubs."