There were those who wanted to capture her and eat her, and those who wanted to use her to impregnate their children... She felt that she had been able to live peacefully until now because of God's favor.

Huo Fei smiled faintly and said patiently, "Among the demon race, there are also those with impure intentions. Humans and demons are the same; there are good and bad, and they cannot be generalized."

Yin Huan dismissed Huo Fei's claim. After all, she'd only ever encountered bad people... On the contrary, among the demon race, she'd met more good demons. Like her elder brother, like the White Wolf Su Yi...

Yin Huan pursed her lips and didn't continue the topic.

Seeing that Yin Huan seemed convinced of her opinion and stubbornly stuck to it, Huo Fei wasn't in a hurry. She had always lived in the mountains with Luo Mang and knew very little about the outside world. If he wanted her to change her views on humans, he could only guide her slowly.

According to some accounts, the descendants of Nuwa possess the talents of the Nuwa clan, enabling them to restore life to the earth. Over the past few thousand years, humanity has become the dominant species, its selfishness has swelled, and it has waged wars for its own benefit, wantonly destroying the land of China. The rich spiritual energy of ancient times has long been exhausted by them.

The key to restoring the world to its original state lies with the Silver Ring. If she continues to harbor hostility towards humanity, then...

The two remained silent for a moment, and apart from the cheerful squeaking of the monkeys hanging from the dragon-taming tree, not a sound could be heard.

The arrival of the old abbot, Yuan Chi, broke this invisible stalemate.

"Grandmaster, I have brought what you asked for. Look, where is it?" Yuan Chi carefully carried a gray monk's robe into the courtyard. Although he was asking Huo Fei, his eyes were constantly on the silver ring on the stone bench.

Huo Fei: "Give it to me. From now on, no other monks should come to this attic except for you."

Yuan Chi nodded, his attitude more respectful than usual.

There was no way around it; the shock the silver ring had given him was too great, and Huo Fei, who brought back the silver ring, inexplicably became even more imposing in his mind.

Throughout China, not only cultivators but also ordinary people are very familiar with the form of the Goddess Nuwa. Ordinary people might see Yin Huan as a half-human, half-demon monster, but cultivators would never have that perception.

After a demon undergoes tribulation, its form is either its original form or a human form; it is absolutely impossible for it to take a third form... Under such circumstances, there is no doubt that the identity of this half-human, half-snake girl is exactly as he suspected.

Yuan Chi looked at Huo Fei, hesitant to speak. She wanted to ask Huo Fei about the silver ring, but didn't know where to begin.

Huo Fei noticed Yuan Chi's doubts, but he didn't intend to answer them for him: "You go out first, and I will take her back to the prison after dark."

Yuan Chi looked up in disbelief and exclaimed, “Grandmaster… she, she is… The prison is not a suitable place for this female benefactor to live. Why don’t you leave her here and I will take care of her myself?”

Yuan Chi was truly terrified by Huo Fei's words.

Putting "Nuwa" in jail? Grandmaster, could you be any bolder?

Huo Fei opened his mouth, about to reject Yuan Chi's suggestion, but before he could speak, Yin Huan, who was quietly sitting on the stone bench like a pretty little girl, suddenly spoke up.

"No, this place is no good. You're a vegetarian, and I don't want to be a vegetarian with you. Let's go back to prison; the food there is better."

Hmph, don't think she's stupid and doesn't know anything. Big Brother once said that monks are creatures with particularly bizarre brains. They won't eat meat, they insist on eating grass and leaves. And that's not all, anyone who enters a monk's house has to eat grass and leaves too.

Trying to trick her into eating grass every day? No way, she won't do it.

Yuan Chi: "..." Something seems wrong with this logic?

That's a prison, a prison. With your identity, where did you go...? Are you really alright?

Huo Fei's forehead throbbed: "..." He shouldn't have let her speak.

He shook his head inwardly, completely ignoring the silver ring. He turned to Yuan Chi and said, "You can go out now."

Yuan Chi nodded, glanced at the silver ring a few more times, and then left the courtyard with a blank expression.

With the eyesore gone, Silver Ring's tail twitched against Huo Fei, as if afraid he would really leave her there. She said urgently, "You can't leave me here. You promised my brother you'd take me back to prison. If you leave me here, my brother will come back and not find me, and he'll definitely tear down your prison."

Huo Fei lowered his head and looked at her quietly for a long time before saying, "Put your clothes on. When you get to the prison, hide your half-human, half-snake form. Don't let anyone find out."

When Silver Ring heard that she could go back to prison, her face immediately relaxed. Then, she became puzzled again: "Why can't I be discovered by others?"

Looking at Yin Huan's silly little face, Huo Fei found it inexplicably amusing. This little girl fears nothing and no one, perhaps...

As if remembering something, his face darkened, and he opened his mouth to threaten, "Last night, your brother underwent his tribulation, which alarmed demon hunters from all sides. There's a group of demon hunters waiting for you in the prison right now. Do you know what demon hunters are? They specialize in capturing and killing demons."

Silver Ring was startled: "What, kill demons?"

Huo Fei nodded: "Yes."

Silver Ring shuddered, her round little face instantly turning pale. She raised her tail and suddenly jumped up from the stone bench, nervously staring at Huo Fei.

"You, you have to protect me, you promised my brother." Yin Huan tried to remain calm.

"If you behave well, I will protect you. Go and put your clothes on, and remember to hide your tail under your clothes," Huo Fei said seriously.

After saying that, he handed the clothes in his hand to Yin Huan.

Silver Ring blinked her big eyes, her little face twitching awkwardly: "I don't know how, how do I put on these clothes?"

Author's Note: Oops, so many of you were scared yesterday. Let me pat you on the back to calm you down. Don't be afraid!

I went to the hospital today to have an X-ray of my teeth and found out... I actually have three wisdom teeth, one of which is growing backwards, it's terrifying... I'm going to have it pulled on Friday, and this thing has been hurting so much that I can't sleep. I took painkillers today, but they didn't help at all, the pain just won't go away.