On the way back to the palace, Gao Shijie was still fuming.

"We can't stay in this demon realm any longer. Let's go back."

Pei Zhi is Gao Shijie's good friend, and he can't bear to see Pei Zhi suffer.

"Go back for what?"

"Of course, we should tell the sect leader to break off the engagement. Sikong Ren is not a good match for him."

Pei Zhi sighed; she couldn't tell Gao Shijie the specifics.

The woman who was with Sikong Ren before was her.

"Actually, if you think about it, marrying Sikong Ren wouldn't be bad."

Gao Shijie didn't understand, "What's so good about it?"

Pei Zhi casually remarked, "He's handsome."

“There are plenty of handsome men in the cultivation world.” Gao Shijie paused and continued, “Those few rabbit-like men from earlier were cuter than him.”

Pei Zhi sensed Sikong Ren's presence in the air. She winked at Gao Shijie, signaling him to shut up.

"Really, come back to the cultivation world with me. If you really like those rabbit-like men, I'll find a way to bring them back for you."

Pei Zhi sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation. Gao Shijie's IQ was truly unbelievable.

"Rabbit Master, the Rabbit Master in the Brothel?"

Gao Shijie was startled when he first heard the sound.

"Who is speaking?"

Sikong Ren appeared beside Pei Zhi and put his arm around her waist.

"You went to a brothel again?"

Pei Zhi was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"You went straight to the brothel as soon as you returned to the demon realm. It seems you miss them a lot?"

Pei Zhi sensed the jealousy in Sikong Ren's words and explained, "Not really."

"Before I die, I will definitely shut down the brothel, so that I won't be brought back to life by anger after my death."

The moment Gao Shijie saw Sikong Ren, his face turned pale.

Sikong Ren took Pei Zhi back with his arm around her, and Gao Shijie, not being so oblivious, followed suit and quietly slipped away.

Sikong Ren suddenly coughed twice, and Pei Zhi noticed: "Your complexion doesn't seem quite right."

"It's nothing."

Pei Zhi reached out to take Sikong Ren's pulse, then frowned, "How did your cultivation level deteriorate so much?"

"I just went to see your son."

"Where am I..." Pei Zhi realized that Sikong Ren's cultivation had been absorbed by the ancient tree.

"How could such a large deficit occur in just one instance?" Pei Zhi was puzzled. "Was it like this before?"

Sikong Ren raised an eyebrow. "Who am I supposed to ask?"

Pei Zhi pouted. "Tell me the truth, how long do you think you can live?"

Sikong Ren laughed and said, "Concerned about me?"

Pei Zhi smiled and said, "Yes."

Pei Zhi needed to know how long Sikong Ren could live so she could start making preparations.

"At least, he can stay with you for a few years; at most, for hundreds or even thousands of years."

Pei Zhi was stunned. "A few years? You're kidding, right?"

Sikong Ren was a man who loved to joke, and Pei Zhi couldn't tell whether he was telling the truth.

How could it be just a few years? How could Sikong Ren only have a few years to live?

Sikong Ren was strong and healthy, with unfathomable cultivation. Just because the next Demon Lord of the Demon Realm was about to descend, he was ready to face death.

Pei Zhi believed that she couldn't do it.

To use one's cultivation to support the next Demon Lord is something no ordinary person can do.

Sikong Ren leisurely pinched Pei Zhi's face and teased, "Of course I'm just joking. I haven't even married you yet, how could I bear to die?"

Pei Zhi was uncertain, but no matter what, she had to put the creation of the antidote on her agenda.

Sikong Ren has been quite busy since returning to the demon realm, and Pei Zhi has no idea what he's been up to.

Anyway, when she woke up in the morning, she wouldn't see Sikong Ren anymore.

Sikong Ren would take some time each day to spend with Pei Zhi, and then he would be called away.

Pei Zhi was focused on making the antidote.

What kind of medicinal herbs could Pei Zhi not find in the demon king's palace?

Pei Zhi quickly prepared several doses of the antidote and tested it on a few rabbits that had not yet developed intelligence.

Then, Pei Zhi treated Gao Shijie to a whole rabbit feast.

"You really like rabbits."

Gao Shijie ate with gusto, his mouth greasy with oil.

When visiting brothels, they like to find the Rabbit God, and when dining out, they prefer a full rabbit feast.

For some reason, Pei Zhi felt as if she was being mocked.

"Shall we go complete the mission and earn points?"

"Huh?" Gao Shijie pointed to himself. "The two of us?"

Pei Zhi nodded, "You don't want to participate in the Immortal Sect Competition next year either?"

The cultivation world holds a grand competition every two years, and to register for participation, one needs enough points.

These points can only be earned by completing tasks regularly.

Pei Zhi had spent a lot of time accumulating points with her team in order to participate in the Immortal Sect Competition.

Gao Shijie was quite self-aware: "I won't participate. I'll just be eliminated in the first round anyway."

He just wanted to be a good-for-nothing playboy, why would he create trouble for himself?

Pei Zhi was truly exasperated. "How can you be so unambitious?"

"Look at me, the previous champion of the Immortal Sect Competition, and your good friend. Can't you learn from me?"

Gao Shijie tossed aside the rabbit leg in his hand. "We're all brothers, so there's no need for you to pretend in front of me, right?"

"Okay, even if I can't beat Qi Yan, I'm still second place, right?"

Gao Shijie took a sip of his drink. "Do you want to see how many late-stage Golden Core cultivators there are in Qi Yan's half of the region?"

As Gao Shijie spoke, he even started counting on his fingers.

Pei Zhi waved her hand, "Let's get back to the topic of earning points by completing tasks."

"Then tell me, why do we have to do the mission?"

Pei Zhi thought for a moment and then honestly confessed, "I recently made some medicine and want to catch some bad guys to test it on."

Drug trials on small animals are still somewhat inadequate.

Gao Shijie readily agreed, "Okay, then you can check out the mission, and we'll pack up and set off."

"However, will the Demon Lord let you leave?"

They now live in the demon realm, not the immortal realm, where they can leave whenever they want.

Pei Zhi was somewhat puzzled: "Why do I need his permission to leave?"

Gao Shijie smirked, too lazy to bother with their affairs anymore.

After tidying up briefly, the two decided to leave the demon realm and head to a place called Linglong Town.

The Left Protector consulted Sikong Ren and then ordered the guards to follow behind the two men, and not to reveal themselves unless they encountered danger.

We need to give Pei Zhi a great gaming experience, but we also need to prevent her from getting hurt.

The mission information states that every year, a girl from Linglong Town falls into the river and drowns.

This has been going on for five consecutive years. At first, everyone thought it was a coincidence.

Some villagers in the town also believe that there might be something unclean in the river.

They even invited a Taoist priest to perform a ritual, but the result was still the same.

The mission requires everyone to investigate whether there is a monster in the river, or if it is just a coincidence.

Pei Zhi and Gao Shijie arrived in the small town, rested for a while, and then asked around.

Indeed, for five consecutive years, girls have fallen into the river.

But unlike previous years, two children have already drowned this year.

Moreover, after the villagers witnessed the child fall into the river, they did not find the child's body on the riverbank afterward.