Su Ying had excellent hearing; she heard Fan Ye even when he spoke very softly. However, she was very curious about where Fan Ye and the others were going.

She thought for a moment, then took out an abacus from behind her and started calculating.

Fan Ye ground all the spices that could be ground into powder, put them in clean bamboo tubes, and carried them with him.

The rest was wrapped in cloth and placed inside the wide sleeves.

After Fan Ye finished tidying up, he closed the door, jumped onto the huge tree branch below, and walked to Zui Mei's door. "Zui Mei, are you done?"

"Alright, alright."

Zuimei opened the door, and when Fanye saw him, her lips twitched. "Put your blanket down."

Zuimei obediently put it down.

"Put your pillow down too."

The most beautiful thing was that they put something else on the menu.

"Put down all your vegetable baskets, honey pots, and stored grain."

Zui Mei put everything down...

Fan Ye's forehead veins throbbed as he pointed at the things and asked, "Are you planning to move?"

"No, no," Zui Mei quickly shook her head.

"Then why are you moving all this stuff?" Fan Ye's face darkened.

Zui Mei scratched her head sheepishly, "It's my first time going out, so I didn't know what to bring. I just brought all the things I usually use."

Upon hearing this, Fan Ye withdrew his hand from the blanket, touched his nose, and coughed dryly. It seemed that he really couldn't be blamed.

When he first went on a long trip, he sat in the house and didn't know what to pack. His situation was much worse than Zuimei's.

Fan Ye walked over and picked up Zui Mei's things, saying, "Put all these back first."

"Oh." Zuimei breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Fan Ye didn't blame her, and helped move all the things back to their original places.

Fan Ye packed a few things Zui Mei needed and then went out.

The two brothers traveled light; if you didn't know, you wouldn't guess they were going on a long trip.

Fan Ye took Zui Mei out without notifying anyone, and deliberately avoided her when they encountered other people of the same kind.

"Brother, why should we avoid them?"

Zui Mei asked, puzzled.

Fan Ye said, "I've discussed it with the elders. You are the only fox in the clan who can stand up and fight against other demons, so your strength is the most important thing."

"Brother, you're amazing too." If it weren't for my brother, this barrier wouldn't have been possible.

Fan Ye continued, "I can only use hidden weapons and create protective barriers. I can't charge forward, which means I have no ability to stand in front and fight the enemy in close combat."

"I understand, brother. I will use my power to protect the fox clan." Zuimei looked at her hands, and a flame of responsibility gradually ignited in her heart.

Fan Ye turned his head to look at the boy's handsome and sunny face, and smiled gently, "It's good that you know. Over the years, your strength has not improved, and the elders are very worried. So I requested to take you out for practical training."

"What? Get out?" Zui Mei stopped.

"What? Are you scared?" Fan Ye raised an eyebrow.

Zui Mei shook her head. "I'm not afraid, brother. I can go out by myself. You can go back."

"Do you know what you're saying?" Fan Ye's anger was rising.

"Of course I know," Zuimei said with certainty. The scene of Fan Ye collapsing in front of him that day often appeared before his eyes. He did crave strength, but he didn't want his brother to take risks with him.

Fan Ye took a deep breath, suppressing his anger. His gaze sharpened as he looked directly into Zui Mei's eyes, his oval pupils slightly contracting.

He saw fear; even the most beautiful woman was afraid.

Why?

Is he afraid of being hurt again?

Fan Ye approached Zui Mei, placed his hand on his shoulder, and looked up into his eyes. "Zui Mei, there are many things I can't explain to you right now. Just remember, I'm not that weak. If you feel you can't protect me, then work hard to become stronger, and then I'll be fine."

Zui Mei nodded. "Brother, I understand."

"Let's go."

After leaving the fox clan, Fan Ye taught Zui Mei to hide her ears and tail.

Our destination this time is the Dabie Mountains.

The Dabie Mountains are one of the few unclaimed mountains in the demon realm. They are home to many wild beasts, a small number of demons who have cultivated themselves into spirits, and most of them are demons who have come from other places. These demons come from all sorts of different races.

Fan Ye wasn't afraid of offending the other demons, since there weren't many truly peaceful races in the demon realm anyway; they were all eyeing him covetously.

Only a weak race like them would think of constantly backing down, believing that taking a step back would open up a whole new world, when in reality they are still being bullied by other monsters.

Actually, this is understandable. If they couldn't compromise, it would have been a disaster that wiped out the entire clan.

Fan Ye glanced at the energetic young man beside him. As the saying goes, "Heaven will entrust great responsibilities to those who are destined for them, and it will first send their sister away." This silly boy didn't know that yet.

Fan Ye was completely unaware that if he knew Zui Mei's sister was dead, why was he still alive?

After flying cautiously for most of the day, the two finally arrived at the Dabie Mountains.

Upon entering the Dabie Mountains, Fan Ye felt a sense of freedom.

Without saying a word, Fan Ye used a water-condensed needle to shoot and kill a passing wild rabbit.

Drunk and beautiful...

It seems something has broken free of imagination.

When he saw his older brother carrying a wild rabbit to the stream, taking out a small dagger he'd somehow acquired to skin and gut it, a string in Zuimei's mind snapped.

"Brother, what are you doing? We can't eat meat!"

"Why can't we eat meat? We can kill animals, so why are we afraid to eat a bite?" Fan Ye said, but his hands didn't stop for a moment. His eyes were practically glowing green. He had been eating vegetarian food for two days, and heaven knows how much he wanted to eat meat now.

"No, brother, the elders said we can't eat meat." Zuimei grasped Fanye's hand as he wielded the knife.

Fan Ye raised an eyebrow. "We're carnivores, how can we have strength without eating meat? There are monsters coming from behind, let's deal with them."

"A monster?" Zuimei's ears twitched, and sure enough, she heard several approaching footsteps.

They must have been attracted by the smell of blood.

When the monsters realized they had been discovered, they exchanged glances and pounced on the two brothers together.

Zuimei released Fanye's hand and rushed towards the monster with lightning speed.

Before long, several monsters died under Zuimei's blade.

They were all wiped out, killed in one fell swoop.

The monster, who had only recently become a spirit, was no match for Zui Mei.

But when Zuimei hid her weapon and turned around to look, she was startled.

Fan Ye had already cleaned the rabbit and put it on the grill to roast.

What's terrifying is how a fox who manipulates water managed to light dry wood?

Fan Ye: How about learning how to make fire by friction?

"Brother, you!"

Fan Ye glanced at the monsters who had reverted to their original forms; they were all beasts.

"It's been dealt with; I won't eat anything that has awakened my intelligence."

Zuimei: "..."