Chapter 79 Master, I Was Wrong. The wolf said, "You told me to bite you..."

Lou Yan shuddered.

His wolfish nature was hard to change; in both his lives, there had never been a moment when he could remain trembling after hearing Heng Qichun's murderous words.

With hundreds of eyes watching and an Yi emperor standing beside him, Lou Yan still managed to straighten his legs, preventing himself from kneeling down before Heng Qichun in front of everyone.

According to the rules Heng Qichun had set for him, if he wanted to be beaten less after making a mistake, it was best to confess and take the initiative to admit his mistake.

Lou Yan dared not go forward again. He lowered his head and pondered for a long time, carefully sorting out the events after Heng Qichun lost his memory.

Sleeping in her master's bed, lying that her master was her Daoist partner, making her master cry...

return……

Lou Yan felt he was unlikely to live past this day, so he simply closed his eyes with a death wish, and whispered his defenses, trying to win Heng Qichun's leniency.

The wolf said, "You told me to bite you..."

Heng Qichun: "..."

Emperor Yi was the closest to the person present, and apart from Heng Qichun, he was the only one who understood Lou Yan's words. He couldn't help but laugh out loud, but then quietly shut his mouth under Heng Qichun's threatening gaze.

Heng Qichun was so angry he laughed.

He glanced up indifferently at the hundreds of mountain people behind Lou Yan who were groaning in agony, as well as the boy and Wang Sheng who had escaped but looked completely bewildered. He couldn't help but let out another cold laugh. "You can't even figure out why your teacher is angry, yet you say you're asking for a beating?"

"I was wrong... ah?" Lou Yan looked up, swallowing back the string of apologies that had just come out, and stared blankly at Heng Qichun.

Was he wrong?

Heng Qichun wasn't angry about that matter?

The wolf cub wasn't good at hiding his emotions; a slight smile immediately appeared on his lips, his face showing a hint of relief at surviving a close call.

He knew it! Heng Qichun wouldn't be such a petty person!

But if it wasn't for that matter, what else could it be for?

Lou Yan frowned slightly and tentatively looked up at Heng Qichun, trying to discern his master's unfathomable thoughts from his appearance.

The snow seemed to have lessened, with scattered snowflakes falling lightly like downy feathers, covering Heng Qichun's full head of white hair.

That frail figure was swallowed up by the wind and snow. Heng Qichun slowly raised his hand and used a gentle spiritual power to heal himself.

The wound on his lower abdomen gradually healed, and the remaining demonic energy completely dissipated, leaving only a bloodstain on his robe, like a chronic illness that was difficult to remove.

Lou Yan lowered her head again in disappointment.

It was getting dark, and he could hardly tell whether Heng Qichun's expression was gloomy.

Heng Qichun simply ignored him.

He glanced over indifferently, and before he could say anything, he saw a young man in the crowd walking over, his belly protruding.

"Immortal Lord..." Meng Yuan asked hesitantly, "May I ask, Immortal Lord... was the Nine-Child Mother really eaten by that bird demon?"

"Hey~" The immortal lord didn't speak. The one who answered him was the gloomy and lazy man, "There is no mother with nine children in the world."

Emperor Yi slowly raised his hand and caught a tattered feather of a Guhuoniao bird that was falling from the air. He brought it to his nose, inhaled a breath of demonic energy, and sighed, "Guhuoniao bird, in the past, it was considered to have accumulated merit and brought blessings by giving children to the people in the mountains. However, after the Qin Mirror opened, the demon realm was in turmoil. All kinds of demons and evil spirits were eager for quick success and instant benefits, and attempted to strengthen their cultivation so as to control the Nine Netherworld.

"It went against its own nature, and that's what it deserves."

Fortunately, the mountain people behind couldn't hear it, otherwise, if they knew that the god they had worshipped for many years was actually a demon, who knows what kind of storm it would cause.

Heng Qichun finally spoke, looking at Meng Yuan and Wang Sheng together, and said, "The gestation pearl is almost fully formed."

"Once the demon fetuses are born, they can be sent directly to the Lu Duan Gate of the Eighteen Realms."

A faint tear immediately welled up in Meng Yuan's eyes, and the last glimmer of hope in them was completely extinguished.

So what he was carrying... really was a demon child.

The young man was naive and inexperienced in the ways of the world. His simple understanding of morality led him to believe that all demons were evil. For a moment, he even wanted to follow the example of the immortal lord and cut out the pregnant pearl inside his body.

At worst... at worst, I'll just die with this demon!

The snow on Mount Nyogi fell heavier and heavier, gradually chilling the boy's hands and feet. When he was all alone, he suddenly felt a warmth on his shoulder.

Lou Yan patted him and said, "What's the panic? Anyway, that demon fetus wasn't born from your belly."

He raised his hand and pointed to the two remaining pregnant pearls on the female tree, "The little demons are ignorant, but the Lu Duan Sect will teach them to be good."

Meng Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him along with Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng was still grateful for his "little brother's" life-saving grace. He solemnly thanked Lou Yan and was about to say something more when he inadvertently met Heng Qichun's gaze. He sighed and lowered his voice, saying, "I see your Daoist partner seems quite angry. I'm experienced; in times like this, it's better to take the initiative to apologize..."

Lou Yan gritted her teeth in anger, "Thank you, Brother Wang..."

Heng Qichun calmly withdrew his gaze from the two, a cold smile still playing on his lips. He looked up at the mountain people who had suffered this calamity under the female tree, "The calamity that befell Nuqi Mountain is due to the greed of the demons and the fact that human hearts cannot withstand scrutiny."

He raised his hand in a slight bow, saying, "Please take care of yourselves."

Seeing Heng Qichun and Emperor Yi turn to go down the mountain, Lou Yan hurriedly followed, trailing behind his master.

The snow was falling heavier and heavier, and the mountain road was steep and slippery, so even Lou Yan had to slow down.

As Heng Qichun's figure was about to disappear into the wind and snow, Wang Sheng's words of advice suddenly floated up again.

Take the initiative to admit your mistakes, take the initiative to admit your mistakes...

"Master!" Lou Yan cried out, not understanding why his master, who had just recovered from a serious illness, was walking so fast. He had to use his spiritual power to barely keep up.

The wolf cub was dressed neatly, but it looked as if its wolf tail was already showing. Following behind Heng Qichun, it pleaded, "I shouldn't have stood by and watched it die, but..."

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the bloodstains on Heng Qichun's robe that had not yet faded, and he unconsciously lowered his head again. "No buts, I was wrong."

So cute!

Heng Qichun took in all his thoughts, and walked down the mountain path without making a sound, saying in a light tone, "You seem to have thought things through very clearly."

Lou Yan kept his head down, not daring to look up.

What's there to not understand? He's not some stupid wolf.

Even though the mountain people of Nüqi Mountain were inhuman and colluded with the clan chief, Heng Qichun still advised them to "behave themselves" before leaving.

If he wasn't angry because he bit him, then he must be blaming him for letting the Guhuoniao eat the clan leader.

Failing to save someone in distress does not align with Heng Qichun's concept of compassion for all living beings.

Even though he had already admitted his mistake, Lou Yan couldn't help but snort in his heart—but that clan leader really deserved to die!

If he were in wolf form at this moment, his tail would surely droop listlessly, devoid of its usual vitality.

In an instant, a cold wind howled, and the snowfall had become immense.

Heng Qichun stamped his foot, stared at the sullen wolf cub for a while, then suddenly reached out and tapped the middle of his forehead, his tone finally softening.

"I'll settle the score with you later," he said.

Lou Yan visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that it can still do accounting...

The wind and snow were too fierce, so Heng Qichun stopped talking to him, took a few steps down the steps, and became cold and aloof again.

Lou Yan didn't struggle, but fortunately, the annoying Yi Emperor talked to him about many things along the way.

Otherwise, it would be incredibly boring.

It took another hour to barely finish walking down the mountain.

Contrary to expectations, a thick layer of snow had already fallen at the foot of the mountain, with ice and snow covering the entire mountain and the plains, a pure white expanse as far as the eye could see, and the rustling snowflakes further blurred the view in front of us.

Even the sinister ghost of the underworld, as ruthless as Emperor Yi, couldn't help but rub his shoulder.

"It's terribly cold today~"

Knowing that he was just pretending, Heng Qichun ignored him. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the wolf cub hanging his head, looking cowardly and listless. He couldn't help but sigh and casually pinched a warming talisman.

The wind and snow were immediately blocked out, and warm spiritual energy swirled up. Lou Yan looked up in disbelief, confirming that the talisman was indeed transformed from his master. The invisible wolf tail immediately stood up with thousands of hairs.

Aww!

Heng Qichun actually set up a warming talisman for that guy, the Yi Emperor!

Do you even know what cold is, you inhuman freak?!

In his anger, he forgot how to speak human language. Instinctively, he circled around Heng Qichun, stood in front of Emperor Yi, and then bared his teeth fiercely at the man.

Emperor Yi was puzzled. He stared at Lou Yan for a moment before smiling and looking at Heng Qichun. Then he raised his index finger and tapped his forehead, a look of confusion on his face.

Lou Yan actually understood the action very easily.

What's the meaning?

Is he saying I'm sick?!

Damn it, don't be so smug and act all innocent after getting the benefit!

Lou Yan was not a wolf that knew how to swallow its anger. He was even less likely to back down in the face of Yi Di's "provocation". He arched his neck and let out a "howl". After a low growl, he charged headfirst into Yi Di, intending to learn from his good friend, the demon Si Yao, and knock Yi Di face-first into the mud.

As he charged forward, he glanced at Heng Qichun out of the corner of his eye. Fortunately, his master didn't seem to be trying to stop him.

Lou Yan, now even more confident after arriving at this answer, made a move to "slide" towards the Yi Emperor along the ice and snow. Just as her hair touched the Yi Emperor's back, she heard Heng Qichun suddenly speak up from the side.

It was a rather urgent shout—"Watch out!"

What?

What are you being careful about?

What should we be careful of?

Lou Yan asked herself three questions in a row, then realized that she had overlooked the most crucial point—who was Heng Qichun trying to warn?

He looked up in bewilderment and saw the Yi Emperor frowning, solemnly raising his hand to form a ghost seal, as if to block some kind of attack.

Isn't that just trying to block my attack...?

Lou Yan raised his head with an air of importance, his eyes turning red with anger.

ha……

They actually care about that barbarian emperor!

It seems that hitting him wasn't enough; we should bite his neck off and see if Heng Qichun will still care about others so easily!

Lou Yan is poised to make his move.

The next instant, he saw a demonic moth crash straight into the ghost seal in the Yi Emperor's hand.