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On the shore of the wilderness lake, Lan Qi was carrying his demon-slaying axe with a wry smile. He had just seen the lake water surging and thought it was the work of a water demon. He was carrying the axe and was preparing to show off his skills.

As a result, the old turtle carried Ren Xiangxiang to the surface, but upon seeing the demon-slaying axe in her hand, it dropped her and immediately sank back down.

Ren Xiangxiang removed the waterproof cover, and only then did he see that there was another person lying next to her... No, the Demon-Slaying Axe was burning hot and ready to strike, the other party was a demon.

"This..." Lan Qi was leading his disciples in listening to Ren Xiangxiang's explanation with difficulty, but rules are rules. In Yang Palace, apart from the servant demons, any other demons caught would be killed.

"Besides, it's no longer a matter of distinguishing between humans and demons. Can't you see them at Yanshi Ridge?"

Ren Xiangxiang was anxious, but Lan Qizheng opposite her seemed somewhat bewildered.

He knew, of course, that the suddenly appearing rat-head flower had caused several deaths, but wasn't that the work of a demon? And now she was bringing one back so openly.

"It's no use talking to you, I want to see the Palace Master!" Ren Xiangxiang didn't want to waste words with him, so she picked up Mo You and was about to leave.

Lan Qi followed behind, his head aching, and pleaded earnestly, "Miss Ren! Even if I don't touch him, you can't bring him in and break the rules!"

"I'll talk to the Palace Master myself!" Ren Xiangxiang said without turning her head. But after taking only two steps, she trembled and froze on the spot.

"What do you want to say to the Palace Master? Saying it to Mother is the same." Shooting Shadow emerged from Shadow's shadow.

Ren Xiangxiang's heart skipped a beat, and she took a half step back. "Mother...you, how did you get here? I—"

"Who is he?" She Liuying coldly looked at the young man on her back. The God of Annihilation hummed softly. She gently pressed down on the volatile Demon-Slaying Bow. Seeing that Ren Xiangxiang did not speak, she asked again in a stronger tone, "Xiangxiang, I'll ask you one more time, who is he?"

“He…he…” Ren Xiangxiang’s heart was pounding like a drum. She knew that no matter what she said today, her mother had already decided to kill her.

Since that's the case.

Ren Xiangxiang gritted her teeth and decided to go all out, "He is Mo You, the one I like—"

Before she could finish speaking, She Liuying drew his bow and arrow in one swift motion. The arrow flashed like lightning, and Ren Xiangxiang's vision blurred. Almost instinctively, she rolled away to avoid it. The sharp arrow's energy was like a blade slicing across her shoulder, and Mo You immediately coughed up blood.

This is the hunting aura shot out by Shenmie. Ordinary little demons would be killed on the spot. The arrows used for the hunting aura cannot be considered physical objects, but are the condensation of Shenmie's own evil aura.

“Mo You…” Ren Xiangxiang was terrified.

Jet Shadow's face remained icy as he continued, enunciating each word clearly, "Say that again!"

"Mo You was seriously injured while saving me. I can't just stand by and watch him die, even if he's a demon—"

Before Ren Xiangxiang could finish speaking, another wave of predatory energy rushed towards her. This time, Ren Xiangxiang's pupils suddenly contracted.

With a bang.

The hunting aura exploded around her, and Lan Qizheng, with veins bulging on his forehead, stood in front of Ren Xiangxiang, holding the axe handle with both hands.

"stop!"

The shouts grew louder as they approached, and Ying Fu reappeared, along with Kou Qiyu.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Qi Zheng..." Ren Xiangxiang was covered in cold sweat and whispered her thanks to Lan Qi Zheng, who was blocking her way.

Lan Qizheng acted in desperation, and his hands were still trembling. He dared not look at She Liuying and nodded with a forced smile.

"Let's take Miss Ren back to Wenzhou first..."

"Let's go back to the evil pine forest of our town." She Liuying gritted his teeth.

"Senior brother, please take me back to Wenzhangmao, thank you!" Ren Xiangxiang said in a low voice.

Lan Qizheng was instantly at his wits' end. Kou Qiyu paused and said to Ying Fu, "Fu, why don't you escort Miss Ren back to Wenzhangmao first?"

“You—” Jet Shadow was about to explode.

Kou Qiyu nodded to her, and after saying something, She Liuying's face stiffened. She glanced at Ren Xiangxiang one last time, then turned and left.

Only after the shooting shadow left did Ren Xiangxiang finally breathe a sigh of relief. Her knees buckled, and she sat down on the ground, her back covered in a layer of cold sweat.

She's really messed up this time! She's doomed!

Wen Zhangmao has been dealing with a series of troubles lately. Kou Huai, as Kou Qiyu's eldest disciple, has been sent to defend Yanshi Ridge. Kou Feng has been poisoned and is in a coma. Kou Xiaobai is temporarily taking over to arrange things.

He had only recently become a demon tamer and was a contemporary of Kou Fen'er. He was introverted, taciturn, and appeared timid and cowardly, often hiding behind his demon servant. His demon servant, on the other hand, was irritable and easily angered, almost the opposite of him in terms of personality.

Wu Fei rushed over from the Monster Garden and bumped right into Ren Xiangxiang and the others. However, the latter clearly didn't have time to greet him. He awkwardly lowered his hand, thinking to himself: Who is this girl? I've never seen her before.

A woman's cold laugh immediately echoed in his mind, "She Liuying's daughter, He Wenwen's fiancée, and you actually say you've never seen her? Your brain can't hold anything useful except monster poop!"

"What?! She's the disciple of Shu Huixin, one of the Six Palace Immortals?" Wu Fei was shocked, but realizing the other party was insulting him again, he shouted angrily, "General, where have you been spying on me again? If you've got the guts... Ouch..."

A pebble, thrown from who-knows-where, hit him on the head, and the voice in his mind still sneered, "You don't deserve it."

In the courtyard, Wu Fei cursed angrily at the treetops above, his curses scattering the birds. Kou Xiaobai silently closed the window, and then saw a figure appear near the window. "Should I kick him out?"

“Forget it, if you touch him, you'll inevitably end up fighting his demon servants again. She's very protective of her own.” Kou Xiaobai shook his head and said, “Let’s go to the pharmacy. Master just sent word that we should take care of Miss Ren, but… sigh…”

"Are you worried that the Shadow Shooter will come knocking on your door?" The figure in the shadows materialized into a man carrying a broadsword. The man was tall and imposing, with a fierce appearance, but his eyes were surprisingly gentle.

Kou Xiaobai nodded silently. The story of Ren Xiangxiang in Fox Mountain had spread to Qiling Mountain, but the rest was unclear. However, it seemed that she had fallen in love with a demon from Fox Mountain, which was why She Liuying was so eager to return to Yang Palace to arrange for her to marry He Wenwen.

Presumably, besides Shooting Shadow, there is another person who will arrive here soon.

Kou Xiaobai thought to himself that he would deliberately avoid Wu Fei when he went out and go to the pharmacy to find some antidote.

After the incident at Rock Ridge, the number of poisoned people increased daily, with almost no one surviving. The Demon Refining Ancestor personally began to develop an antidote and eventually created a substitute that could temporarily suppress the effects of the poison, but it was still not a long-term solution.

Previously, someone from Banju Mountain wanted to take Kou Feng away, but Master hesitated. Kou Feng was originally going to be poisoned, but his demon servant gave him his demon core and he was barely saved. Using him to develop the antidote would naturally be twice as effective, but this was disheartening.

...

Inside the main hall, the stream of shadows remained expressionless.

"Kou Qiyu, you'd better give me an explanation." Shenmie landed with a hum, his aura imposing.

"Um... Senior Sister..." Lan Fengguang had just opened her mouth when she met She Liuying's chilling gaze and immediately shut up.

"You saw what happened back then. If you had forcibly killed that demon, were you going to give up on having a daughter?" Kou Qiyu sighed and shook his head.

The jet of light throbbed.

"You hate demons, but Ren Fenghong is a demon too—"

“Don’t mention him.” She Liuying coldly interrupted Kou Qiyu. “He killed my son, and I will never forgive him in this lifetime. But Xiangxiang, I cannot allow her to be with a demon unless I die.”

After finishing speaking, Jet Shadow put away his Divine Annihilation and left resolutely.

Lan Fengguang sighed inwardly, then hurriedly looked away when her gaze met Kou Qiyu's. "Don't look at me, I can't help it, my senior sister... sigh... Old Xu, you..."

"Needless to say, the news has probably already been sent back." Xu Jinnian smiled bitterly, "Wenwen has feelings for her, but... there's nothing anyone can do..."

"A tragic fate, a truly tragic fate..."

...

At the same time, Ren Xiangxiang, who had just recovered from the oppressive pressure of the jet stream, began to feel fear, and even the hand holding the needle began to tremble involuntarily.

"Xiangxiang...you look terrible...why are you trembling so badly?" Caowa asked anxiously.

Ren Xiangxiang swallowed hard, the image of her mother's fury lingering in her mind. She composed herself, first using silver needles to seal Mo You's heart meridian, then cutting a small incision on his wrist. "Caowa, the basin!"

Caowa hurriedly brought over a basin.

Ren Xiangxiang forced the poisonous blood out of his body little by little from his arm. The dark blood dispersed in the water, spreading a faint fragrance. Ren Xiangxiang broke out in a cold sweat. This could only provide temporary relief. The poison attached to his heart meridian would still damage his body.

"You can't go in." Lan Qizheng's voice came from outside.

"Who said I went in? I just want to ask, is the person inside really Shu Huixin's disciple, Ren Xiangxiang?" Wu Fei looked out from outside.

Lan Qizheng nodded.

"Does she have a way to detoxify? If so, I have an emergency room here," Wu Fei asked deliberately, raising his voice.

"Who is it?" Ren Xiangxiang pushed open the door, her face as pale as paper and her eyes extremely dark. Even with her half-demon body, she could not withstand the torment of the past few days. At this moment, Ren Xiangxiang was at her wit's end and extremely exhausted, but she still dared not let her guard down.

Wu Fei opened his mouth, momentarily at a loss for words.

"Senior Brother Qi Zheng, I'll have to trouble you to continue guarding this place. Thank you."

Lan Qizheng nodded. "Master just sent a message to Wen Ting asking me to help out here."

"Who else has been poisoned? Take me to see them." Ren Xiangxiang turned to Wu Fei.

Wu Fei was surprised that the other party agreed so easily, and hurriedly led the way.

Kou Feng inside the room was completely lifeless, with only a trace of warmth remaining on his chest. There were no fatal wounds on his body. Ren Xiangxiang checked his pulse and was shocked.

How could he have a demon core inside his body?

"This... sigh... let me start from the beginning..."

Wu Fei began by recounting the series of deaths from poisoning in Koujia Town after taking over from Koufeng, until the rat-head flower suddenly spread wildly in Yanshi Ridge.

Ren Xiangxiang listened without saying a word, looked at the blackened silver needle, smelled it, and then took some poisoned blood from his body. "He won't die for now, at least that demon core can keep him alive for a month, but after a month the demon core will be exhausted, I'm afraid..."

“The Demon Refining Ancestor said the same thing,” Wu Fei replied. “He also said he would take him back to Half-Mountain Residence to help with the detoxification.”

"Then why is he still here?" Ren Xiangxiang asked in surprise. "The Demon Refining Ancestor's skills are no less than my master's. If he speaks up, he won't die."

Wu Fei shook his head, "The Demon Refining Ancestor also said that his life or death cannot be guaranteed, after all, he needs to save more people."

Ren Xiangxiang paused, then looked at the young man lying on the bed. She had to admit that she had the same thought just now: to use him to develop an antidote to save Mo You. After all, with the demon core protecting him, he was a rare experimental sample.

"Are you two on good terms?" Ren Xiangxiang asked casually as she put away the silver needles.

"It's alright, after all, before we became demon masters, we were both begging and wandering the streets, without fathers, mothers, or relatives." Wu Fei replied nonchalantly, sounding guilty even though he said he had a very close relationship with Kou Feng.

It's just that the only friend who witnessed him playing in the mud as a child is gone. It's impossible not to feel sad. Within his power, he still hopes that Kou Feng can live.