"Nine Spirits, be careful, there are monsters here..."

When Ya Zi saw a monster with bull horns on its head approaching, it immediately moved aside and secretly approached Yue Jiuling, saying, "I don't know why, but I have a feeling that something's off about them."

“You feel the same way?” Yue Jiuling turned around and said after hearing Ya Zi’s words, “I also feel that they have too much violence about them.”

Yue Jiuling also saw the monster with bull horns. She said, "Look at them. Even though they are locked up, they still have such a strong sense of malevolence. It's like they're about to cause trouble at any moment."

"And the aura is also very strange."

Ya Zi also said, "In short, if the monsters here continue like this, something bad is bound to happen again."

"I know that. Never mind, let's just finish watching it quickly and go back. We can tell Qingcheng about this and let him handle it."

As Yue Jiuling spoke, she began searching around for the demonic energy she had discovered last time. However, she didn't know if she had misjudged it last time or what, but this time she couldn't find the demonic energy no matter how hard she looked.

"Tsk, could it be that I sensed something wrong last time?"

After failing to find the demonic energy, Yue Jiuling began to recall what had happened before. She said, "This shouldn't be the case. Although the aura was very weak, I shouldn't have been mistaken."

"Could it be that some demons did come before, but they were too weak and left, so the demonic energy dissipated?"

Ya Zi, looking around at the swamp, said, "If we can't find it, let's go back. We can't stay here any longer."

“I know,” Yue Jiuling thought for a moment and finally said, “Alright, let’s go back first. I need to talk to Qingcheng about this first.”

It didn't take long to return to the Demon King's palace from the forbidden area, so Yue Jiuling and Ya Zi returned quickly, and they happened to run into Lord Hongyan.

Lord Hongyan carried a bowl of boiled fish out of the kitchen and headed towards the study, where he encountered Yue Jiuling and the other person.

"Huh? What brings you here?"

While looking at Yue Jiuling, Lord Hongyan pushed open the Demon King's study door and said, "It's already this late, it should be nighttime in the human realm by now."

"Yeah, it's evening now. We haven't eaten yet. I wonder if the God could let us have a meal with him?"

Yue Jiuling saw the fish in Hongyan Shenjun's bowl and stared at him longingly. However, Hongyan Shenjun glanced at Yue Jiuling and said, "No, you should go back and eat. I only cooked for Qingcheng and me, there's no food for you."

As he spoke, he placed the bowl of fish in front of Qingcheng and said, "Qingcheng, it's time to eat."

"Okay, sure."

Qingcheng was eating, and in front of him were not only fish, but also chicken, seafood and other delicious dishes.

Actually, Qingcheng heard Yue Jiuling mentioning that she was freeloading earlier, but he didn't say anything. Now that he saw Yue Jiuling and Ya Zi had returned, he didn't offer to invite them to stay for dinner. Instead, he said, "You're back. What did you see?"

Seeing Qingcheng's expression, Yue Jiuling knew she wouldn't be getting a free meal today. She turned to look at Ya Zi, then said, both amused and annoyed:

"Alright, you're all stingy. Since we can't freeload, we won't bother you any longer. Here's your token back. By the way, I went to the forbidden area because I seemed to sense some demonic energy there before, but I didn't find anything when I went back just now, so you should also keep an eye on the forbidden area."

"Demonic energy? Are you sure you're not seeing things?"

Upon hearing the words "demonic energy," Qingcheng disregarded his pettiness and frowned, asking, "How could there be demonic energy in the forbidden area?"

"I don't know, but I did sense it last time. You should still pay more attention."

Yue Jiuling grabbed Ya Zi and started to leave: "We're leaving, we won't steal your food."

"Well, actually, you guys can stay and have dinner together."

Looking at the table full of food, Qingcheng said with a hint of reluctance, "Want to eat together?"

"No, let's go back and eat. You two enjoy your meal. This is a loving dinner that Lord Hongyan made for you~"

Yue Jiuling said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Lord Hongyan turned and gave Yue Jiuling and Ya Zi a look that said, "You're smart to know what's good for you."

Seeing the look in Hongyan Shenjun's eyes, Yue Jiuling pulled Ya Zi away while waving goodbye to Qingcheng.

"I'm leaving, bye-bye~"

Upon returning to the human realm, Ya Zi laughed and said, "Why are those two so stingy?"

"Hehe, I think it's not because I'm stingy, but for some other reason."

Yue Jiuling recalled Qingcheng's somewhat conflicted yet excited expression during the meal, so she smiled and said, "I feel like this meal isn't quite right for us."

"What could be the reason?"

Ya Zi still couldn't figure it out. He looked at Yue Jiuling and said, "Could it be that the food is poisoned?"

"How would I know? Hehe~ Anyway, I don't think it's suitable for us to eat here, so let's just eat out~"

Yue Jiuling seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and smiled on the street, then said with a hint of regret, "Oh dear, if we had known, we wouldn't have brought barbecue to Qingcheng. They already have food to eat, and we'll just have to go eat there again when we get back."

"Yeah, I just saw it too. There's still the barbecue we brought on the table!"

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