Chapter 6 Only after a wedding ceremony can they be considered a true couple.

"Jiuzhou Academy?" Ye Kemeng clutched her aching head, the cat lost in deep self-doubt.

She was clearly heading north!

It's impossible for me to come to this Kyushu Academy.

Besides being sharp-eared, quick-witted, and agile, their greatest talent is finding their way around.

Although she was able to travel from Guixing Sect to Linlang City in a flash when she broke off her engagement, it was thanks to a kind person's flying crane that she was able to get there.

But the crane's height in the air was nowhere near that of the suspended stone wall.

In other words, if there had been a Kyushu Academy between Guixing Sect and Linlang City, she would have discovered it long ago!

Now, the only explanation is that what she thought was heading north was actually... the wrong direction!

Ye Kemeng recalled the strange feeling she had when she left the canyon and immediately got up to pat the wall behind her.

Ye Kemeng hoisted the sack—no, the cloth bag—onto her shoulder, intending to climb the wall to see what was on the other side.

She felt a pang of panic.

Quickly put the bag down, and her fingers inadvertently and nimbly untied the knots.

My heart was pounding in my chest.

Could her bandit husband have been left behind in the canyon and never came out?!

If she had known it would turn out this way, she would have held the gray phoenix in her arms and refused to put him in the bag.

Her large almond-shaped eyes welled up with tears, and her lips pursed up inch by inch: "Ugh..."

Just as the 'woo' sound rang out, Phoenix's clear, cold voice rang out from above: "What are you looking for?"

Ye Kemeng immediately looked up and saw that Phoenix was still the same gray and inconspicuous figure, like an ordinary pigeon. At this moment, he was standing on the top of the wall that she was about to climb, looking down at her with his dark gold, divine eyes.

Ye Kemeng's eyes widened slowly as she stared at the gray phoenix in disbelief, then looked down at the empty cloth bag in her hand.

When did he fly up there?

The phoenix's eyes, once divine, were now filled with helplessness. It turned its head away, no longer wanting to discuss the bag issue.

Overjoyed at finding what she had lost, Ye Kemeng put aside her doubts and quickly climbed up the wall to look down with Grey Phoenix.

With the babbling of streams and the croaking of frogs, the farmland is divided into neat squares, and farmers stroll through the fields with their oxen, looking incredibly content. It's hard to associate this place with a canyon.

A flicker of doubt crossed the phoenix's dark golden eyes, but it quickly turned into understanding.

After all, Ye Kemeng carried the token of Kyushu Academy, which was founded by the Empress herself.

Therefore, it makes sense that the canyon space they traversed was pieced together here.

Phoenix ignored the Empress and told Ye Kemeng about how the token had led them to the Nine Provinces Academy, asking her, "Are you planning to enter the academy now, or go home?"

Staying at Kyushu Academy would eliminate the need for travel. However, as the largest cultivation sect in the human realm, the demon race would undoubtedly have planted numerous spies there, and his presence near Ye Kemeng could easily invite trouble.

If they were to return to Guixing Sect in Jinzhou, the journey would be long and uncertain, and there would be many unforeseen circumstances along the way.

Both roads are fraught with danger.

Cang Yao did not provide guidance, but only allowed Ye Kemeng to make the choice.

“Of course I’m going home,” Ye Kemeng said with absolute certainty. She propped herself up on the wall and hung herself on the eaves, her feet dangling haphazardly in the air. “We little kittens do nothing but eat and sleep all our lives. Going to the academy would mean we have to cultivate, but cultivation is too tiring. I’m not doing it.”

Moreover, 666 said that she was the most vicious female supporting character, the weakest in strength, the most beautiful in appearance, and the most prone to causing trouble. If she were to become powerful, wouldn't that be a disgrace to the title of vicious female supporting character?

After a pause, Ye Kemeng tilted her head, blinking her almond-shaped eyes, "Besides, we agreed that I would take you home to get married!"

Cang Yao: "..."

Ye Kemeng leaned closer to the gray phoenix, her eyes shining, and continued, "6... Anyway, they have to go through a wedding ceremony to be a real couple."

A gust of wind blew across the field, ruffling the girl's disheveled bangs, but it only made her gaze appear more firm and sincere.

There's a kind of attitude where someone will never let go of their favorite food while it's in their mouth.

Phoenix agreed.

Ye Kemeng suddenly leaned closer, rubbed her nose against the gray phoenix with satisfaction, and said with a smile, "Let's go eat first, and then we can continue our journey."

Actually, she was a little afraid of crowds, but the aroma of the food was just too strong, and the little cat was very curious, so she really wanted to try everything.

Just as the phoenix was about to take flight, Ye Kemeng scooped him up in her hands, then used the wall as leverage to push off, and with a graceful, bent-over motion, landed steadily on the ground.

"Your wing is still injured, let me hold you."

She placed the phoenix on her head: "Many people here carry birds on their bodies, so it's not strange for me to carry you. Besides, if a bird can safely perch on someone's body, those people must not be bad, so we're not afraid."

After saying that, he checked the food buying process with 666, mustered his courage, and headed to each stall while swallowing his saliva.

Ye Kemeng was right. This place was different from Linlang City. About half of the pedestrians on the street were martial arts practitioners. They all carried birds of different sizes and colors to show off their status as cultivators.

Cang Yao couldn't remember how long it had been since he last visited the mortal realm. The last time he descended to the mortal realm was sixteen years ago when he captured Hei Chao. He had no interest in enjoying the mortal market.

Or perhaps, as a deity, he is always out of place amidst the myriad lights and wisps of smoke of human life.

At this moment, Cang Yao transformed into an ordinary pigeon and perched on the head of a young girl who had never cultivated... He was thoroughly smothered by the steam of the human world.

The waiter closed the two-foot-wide steamer to block the overflowing steam, and smiled as he handed the bottom of the bun to Ye Kemeng: "Miss, your bun, three coins."

When Ye Kemeng first transmigrated, 666 repeatedly taught her the rules to follow when walking in the human world.

He paused for only a moment, then quickly reacted and pulled out three copper coins from his sleeve.

Just as Ye Kemeng was about to leave, she heard someone beside her ask the waiter, "Young man, give me five steamed buns, here's the money. I'm from Jinzhou, and I wanted to ask you about the 'Immortal's Guidance' at Kyushu Academy, which happens once every sixty years. Do we still need to go further?"

"Jinzhou, wow, that's really far from us. I heard there was even a Black Tide attack before. Brother, you're so lucky to have made it all this way! And you really did arrive at the perfect time. Our Kyushu Academy's once-in-sixty-years 'Immortal's Guidance' begins tomorrow. Just walk straight down this street, turn south at the third intersection. That's the inner city. Once you're inside, ask around, and you'll know exactly where the 'Immortal's Guidance' is." The waiter closed the steamer again, and the figure of the gray phoenix once more became clear through the steam.

Even more striking than his physical form was the anger in his eyes.

The dignified emperor, who has never even experienced the pleasures of the mortal world, was actually steamed twice by the steam of steamed buns today!

The man left, thanking her profusely. Ye Kemeng hurriedly chased after him, her cat paw poking at him.

The gray phoenix overhead suddenly coughed.

Ye Kemeng's attention was drawn to that person, and she withdrew her paws, failing to capture the image.

However, she did speak up: "Are you from Jinzhou? Me too!"

The man was preoccupied with his thoughts when he suddenly heard someone speaking beside him. Startled, he turned around and saw a little girl with a bird.

Seeing that he couldn't afford to offend them, the man immediately became respectful.

Ye Kemeng simply wanted to know how long it would take to get back and which route would be most convenient: "How long did it take you to get here from Jinzhou?"

She had even accepted the fact that she had transmigrated and become human, so let the canyon disappear if it wanted; she was going to go home anyway.

She took her husband, Phoenix, back to the village to get married.

"How...long?" The man's tone carried a strange, hesitant quality.

Ye Kemeng nodded: "Yes, it's about which route you took, how long it took, and whether there was anything good to eat along the way?"

“Road…road? Time? And, eat…eat?” the man stammered again.

Ye Kemeng was having a headache because of this person's pronunciation when she suddenly caught a glimpse of something moving under the person's clothes.

She immediately stepped back, holding the gray phoenix in her hands.

Suddenly, the clothes of the person in front of them burst open, and his body was covered with countless snakes!

"You're quite something at such a young age, managing to discover my identity and interrogating me like this, forcing me to reveal my true colors! Instead of just saying I'm a demon, you're forcing me like this. You cultivators are truly hypocritical!"

The snakes, suddenly exposed to the light, seemed to receive some kind of attack signal and spurred themselves toward the people on the street!

This is not a cat toy.

Ye Kemeng could sense the snake's murderous aura!

She didn't know what the person was talking about, so she quickly bent her waist into an amazing arc to dodge the attack that was aimed at her face. Then she did a somersault and ran away into the distance, carrying the phoenix in her hands and pulling a little beggar who couldn't dodge in time.

The people cried out and scattered. A young man dressed in a light blue outfit leaped high into the air, holding his magic weapon horizontally. At the same time, he formed a hand seal and shouted sharply, "Suppress!"

The magical artifact in the boy's hand was extremely powerful, while the man who committed the crime was not particularly strong and was quickly suppressed, but he still desperately tried to break free with his hands.

Seeing that the man had loosened his grip, the boy quickly chanted an incantation and formed hand seals again.

At the same time, a boy and a girl dressed in the same color outfit ran up from both sides of the street and joined the battle.

The three of them worked together and quickly subdued the man.

Ye Kemeng happened to retreat back to the steamed bun shop at that moment. Steam filled the stall, and the shop assistant was holding a large steamer on his head, making him shrink back in fear.

Just then, Ye Kemeng noticed a dark shadow wriggling on the rising steam.

Without thinking twice, she reached out and grabbed the snake by its vital spot.

Seeing that there was still one survivor, the three youths quickly ran over and used the Demon-Sealing Mustard Seed to collect it. They then handed her a small bottle: "Thank you, young lady. You were frightened. However, you caught the demon snake with your bare hands, so you might have been affected by the demonic energy. This is a Heart-Cleansing Pill. Take it with warm water, and you will recover completely after three pills."

Ye Kemeng had seen the mustard seed used to hold things at Phoenix's place, so she didn't pay much attention to this Demon-Sealing Mustard Seed. She pointed to the snake inside the mustard seed and asked, "What is this?"

"This is a demonic serpent, formed from the demonic energy of a demon. The person just now was a demon," the boy explained.

The people cheered, "Truly worthy of being called an immortal from the Nine Provinces Academy!"

"Oh my, what a handsome young man and a beautiful young woman, and with such formidable strength! Only our Kyushu Academy has such outstanding young men!"

"Thank you so much, Immortal Master, for saving my life!"

“Immortal Master, I have no way to repay your life-saving grace. I have a daughter who is the same age as you…”

Before the former could finish shouting, the young man who arrived later said with a grin, "The one who saved you is Immortal Master Bai Lingyu. His family has already arranged a fiancée for him. As for me, I haven't even entered the Qi realm yet, so I'm not in a hurry to get married."

Ye Kemeng was quite familiar with the name Bai Lingyu.

When she first transmigrated, 666 kept thinking about going to Bai Lingyu to break off the engagement.

Therefore, upon hearing the name, her gaze instinctively shifted from the phoenix to the boy's face.

Phoenix: "?"

A note from the author:

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Phoenix: You were calling me "Little Sweetie" just now, and now?

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