Red Demon had no choice but to endure it. Fortunately, these torments finally ended eight days later.

Because we've arrived in the capital.

Ning Yan was tricked into going to the Red Demon's dwelling and then taken control of it.

Ning Yan acted as if she were completely unaware, letting Hong Yao make arrangements for her.

He Wei, who had been waiting impatiently, finally sensed the presence of the Red Demon and came looking for her that very day.

To his surprise, as soon as he came out, the Red Demon beckoned and grabbed his little girl by the neck.

Hongying and Lvxiu exclaimed in surprise, "Master!"

Instantly, He Wei's eyes turned crimson. "Yan Yan! Red Demon, if you dare to harm her in the slightest, I will grind you to dust."

The Red Demon looked at He Wei triumphantly, "It's simple if you don't want me to hurt her, He Wei, give me your inner core!"

If you give me the inner core, I guarantee I will spare her life!

Moreover, I swear I will not harm either of you, and I will even give you a large sum of gold and silver.

Immortals don't care about material possessions; it's far too easy for them to obtain gold and silver.

But without the inner core, an immortal is just an ordinary person. All those abilities disappear, so they need gold and silver to protect themselves. Hong Yao thought that the condition she proposed was very considerate, and He Wei would definitely agree.

He Wei did indeed agree.

He once thought that he was a god and would have an endless lifespan.

The little girl only lived for a few decades, and he regretted that he could not accompany her for her whole life.

If he could exchange his inner core for the little girl's entire life, he would be willing.

"I can agree to your request, but you must swear that after you receive my inner core, you will never again lay a hand on mortals or commit any evil deeds. Otherwise, I will risk my life to tear you to pieces!"

Red Demon: If I can become an immortal, why can't I do evil?

However, considering that it had obtained the river god's inner core and that the impure energy within it could be digested, it was essentially a good immortal, and there was no need for it to do evil anymore.

Not to brag, but with her looks, how could she be afraid that no one would throw themselves at her?

The river god's request doesn't seem impossible.

"Okay, I can swear it right now! But you have to keep your word!"

He Wei just stared at Hong Yao and said, "As long as you swear an oath, I will give you my inner core!"

The Red Demon burst into laughter. She was about to become an immortal, how could she not be happy?

"Okay, I swear..."

As Hong Yao spoke, she raised two fingers to the sky and swore an oath, for the rules of Heaven would bind her, and as long as the oath was true, it would come true.

So both of them took their words seriously; one was genuinely willing to give up the inner core, and the other was genuinely willing to swear an oath for a better future.

But they seem to have forgotten to ask Ning Yan, the person involved, for her opinion!

The next second, a top-grade immortal weapon inlaid with rubies pierced through the red demon's dantian!

"Pfft!" The Red Demon spat out a mouthful of blood, which was dark and black!

At the same time, black energy emanated from her body. Ning Yan waved her hand dismissively, and the next moment she was pulled into He Wei's arms.

"Let me see if you're alright? Did that madman hurt you anywhere?"

Ning Yan quickly raised her neck, "It hurts so much here, she pinched me so hard, it must be bruised!"

He Wei took a look and realized, uh, it must be that they haven't had time to grow green yet!

"Okay, okay, don't be afraid, I'll put some medicine on it for you and it won't hurt anymore."

With her dantian destroyed and all her demonic energy dissipated, the red demon watched this scene, uttering two angry "You, you" sounds before collapsing to the ground and dying in despair.

Even in its dying moments, it couldn't understand how a mere mortal could possibly kill it.

Also, how come the river god is so lucky? He found a mortal to be his wife, and this wife can even help him kill his enemies!

After the Red Demon died, it returned to its original form.

The two women, Hongying and Lvxiu, were so frightened by the scene before them that they both fainted.

Ning Yan nudged He Wei, "That fox is so big, why don't you skin it and make me a cloak?"

A thousand-year-old fox, as big as a tiger, could easily make a cloak from its skin.

But isn't the little girl a bit too daring?

They killed a fox spirit and then wanted to skin her to make a cloak?

Ning Yan: ...What wouldn't I dare to do?

Despite his many thoughts running through his mind, He Wei obediently went to peel the fox skin.

Even though the thousand-year-old fox spirit was dead, its fur still had extremely strong defensive capabilities, so He Wei used Ning Yan's dagger to skin the fox spirit.

He originally thought this dagger was some kind of divine weapon, but why couldn't he sense any divine aura from it?

Ning Yan: That's because only she can use the divine artifact. In the hands of an outsider, it's just a rather sharp weapon!

"Yanyan, this dagger..."

Ning Yan smiled brightly at him: "This person looks like he has bad intentions. I've been on guard against him, so I secretly bought this dagger on my way to the capital. It cost me a thousand taels of gold!"

"My lord, please don't blame me for wasting money, okay?"

He Wei quickly waved his hand: "No, no! I didn't waste a single penny! You spent the money very well!"

This saved his and the little girl's lives!

Having avenged his great grudge, and having only spent a thousand taels of gold, he couldn't help but applaud the young girl: Well done, well done!

He quickly reached into his robes and pulled out a stack of silver notes. "Here, take this and spend it. I'll bring you some gold and silver back in a couple of days so you can use it to tip people!"

He couldn't give a large sum of money as a reward, not because he was stingy, but because people would think the young girl was simple-minded.

"Cousin, shouldn't we go home now?"

He Wei pursed his lips. Wasn't he just calling her "husband"? How did he become "cousin" again?

"I'll go back now, after I've disposed of that fox spirit's corpse."

The main problem is that the demon core needs to be dealt with, otherwise, if someone with malicious intent gets their hands on it, it will cause a major disaster.

He Wei went to dispose of the fox spirit's corpse, while Ning Yan woke up the two maids.

The little girls were so frightened that they started crying loudly as soon as they woke up.

Ning Yan let them sit on the ground and cry. Once they had cried enough and released their fear, they would feel better.

Finally, their voices gradually lowered, and Hongying looked at Ningyan apologetically: "Master, we, we were just frightened."

"Yeah, it's okay. Get up when you've cried enough. The ground is still pretty cold."

Hongying quickly pulled Lvxiu up with her.

Fortunately, He Wei had already dealt with the vixen.

The group rode together in a carriage back to the inn where He Wei had stopped.

He had no intention of staying in the capital, so he stayed at the inn.

"Let's make do here for the night, and go home tomorrow."

Ning Yan nodded, but since there was only one room available at the inn, He Wei led her back to her own room.

After such a long time apart, the two were naturally very affectionate, especially He Wei, whose actions were extremely excessive, holding Ning Yan tightly in his arms and kneading her, not letting her leave his side for even a moment. (End of Chapter)