"Whatever." Lu Wuxiu said, picked up his backpack and started to rush back.

"Tsk, your temper is still as unpleasant as before." The old man said, putting the leather book and pen in his hand back into the storage bag, picked up the wine gourd hanging around his waist and took a sip.

Yan Baibai observed the old man in front of him, but he couldn't help but feel puzzled. The old man's cultivation was clearly only at the Qi training stage, but his body age had already exceeded the lifespan of a Qi training stage.

Just when Yan Baibai suspected that she had seen it wrong and was about to take a closer look, the old man suddenly stopped and looked sharply in her direction.

A dangerous aura was blowing in her face, and Yan Baibai was terrified. She quickly retreated into the darkness. It was not until she was far away that she stopped feeling the dangerous aura.

In the following time, Yan Baibai watched Lu Wuxiu mechanically doing the work of mining and moving ores, but she no longer dared to follow Yan Baibai to the platform where Fang Kuang was.

As for Lian Ji, Yan Baibai didn't see her until lunch time.

Even in such a harsh environment, her dress was different from others, and there were traces of rouge and powder on her face. It was obvious who brought these to her. However, her appearance was indeed very outstanding. The moment she appeared, many people couldn't help but follow her eyes.

Lian Ji covered her nose with her clean sleeve and walked up to Lu Wuxiu with a look of disgust. She threw two yellow buns to Lu Wuxiu, said, "You don't have to carry my share today," and left.

Lu Wuxiu took the steamed bun, looked up at the direction where Lian Ji disappeared, and began to eat the steamed bun in big mouthfuls. Maybe he ate too fast, and soon he choked. He leaned over and patted his chest hard, but it did not relieve the pain.

Lu Wuxiu's face began to turn red, and he was obviously having trouble breathing. There were actually many half-demons eating around him, but everyone was watching coldly and had no intention of stepping forward to help.

In a situation like this, Yan Baibai naturally couldn't just stand by and watch. She immediately flew towards Lu Wuxiu.

"ah!"

"Ah, it's demonic energy, demonic energy!"

"Run! If you get touched by it, you're done!"

Yan Baibai naturally heard the sudden commotion in the crowd, but she didn't have time to care about it. She hit Lu Wuxiu hard on the back. Lu Wuxiu coughed heavily, followed by the sound of him breathing heavily.

Before Yan Baibai had time to be happy, a large black net came over her heads, trapping her and Lu Wuxiu together.

Yan Baibai reacted quickly. She tried to escape, but her mist-like body could not penetrate the black net on her body. Before she could struggle a few more times, the black net suddenly shrank and wrapped around her whole body. Her vision suddenly became shaky. When it stopped, she looked closely and saw a familiar old man's face appear in front of her.

"I finally caught your evil spirit, hahahaha..." The old man took a look at the thing in his hand and started laughing.

"Master, have you really caught her?" A respectful and cautious voice came from behind the old man. Yan Baibai looked closely and found that it was Lian Ji.

"Yes, this mine has existed for hundreds of years. The half-demons below have been coming and going, and the demonic energy has been generated for hundreds of years. No matter how hard we try to absorb the demonic energy of you half-demons, there will always be some that slip through the net."

"It seems that after hundreds of years of integration, this ball of demonic energy has truly developed spiritual intelligence."

The chaotic and noisy sounds around stopped at some point, and Yan Baibai's dizzy head became much clearer.

The moment Yan Baibai saw Lian Ji, she understood her current situation:

First, the black mist that possessed her now was a ball of evil spirit that had turned into a spirit.

Second, Lian Ji tampered with the steamed buns. She took advantage of Lu Wuxiu and teamed up with the monks guarding the mine to set up this trap for her.