"Who are you?"

The man didn't answer Ji Jiuying, but instead threw his head back and burst into laughter. The jarring laughter made Ji Jiuying frown.

Suddenly, the man's figure appeared before Ji Jiuying with lightning speed, a cold glint of light piercing straight through her body...

Ji Jiuying lowered her head, staring blankly at the blood-stained wounds on her body. She couldn't feel any pain at all!

As she looked up, she saw the man raise his sword again and slash fiercely at her, as if to split her in two. Ji Jiuying's pupils visibly dilated.

Suddenly!

A cold light transformed into a sharp blade and slashed fiercely at the man. The man instantly turned to ashes, and the scene before him vanished from the dream along with him.

Ji Jiuying woke up instantly, her clothes already soaked with cold sweat. Looking behind her, she saw a young man in a red robe embroidered with flowers walking towards her, a star chart floating in his half-raised hand.

A look of surprise flashed in his eyes. Si Yu, what is he doing here?

Si Yu looked at her and saw that her eyes were red and there was a look of sorrow in them: "Little beauty, none of this is real. Come with me and let's leave this place."

Where is this?

Ji Jiuying asked.

“This is your own dream, and you’ve been trapped here for two days!” Si Yu explained.

Is this her own dream? Ji Jiuying looked at Si Yu in front of her and asked in confusion, "So it was you who separated from your original body and entered my dream?"

"yes."

Si Yu replied that it was fortunate he arrived in time, otherwise she would be even more deeply involved and wouldn't be able to distinguish between reality and dreams. But why would the little beauty have such a dream?

Ji Jiuying's eyes flickered slightly as she looked at Si Yu's back, a nameless emotion passing through them.

"Little beauty, I know I'm good-looking, but you don't have to look at me like that, do you?" Si Yu didn't turn around, but he knew Ji Jiuying was looking at him, so he couldn't help but tease her.

The emotion in her eyes vanished instantly, and she pouted, "Narcissism is a disease, it needs treatment!"

“Perfect, the little beauty is my cure.”

Si Yu kept teetering on the edge of self-destruction.

(Gong Mingyue: You, Si Yu, I treated you like a brother, and you actually tried to steal my man.)

Ji Jiuying: ······

Ji Jiuying followed behind Si Yu, whose star chart emitted a dazzling light. A crack appeared in front of them. At this moment, a sinister cry for help came from behind them again, but this time it was an unfamiliar female voice. Every sound was chilling.

Ji Jiuying couldn't help but turn around and look, but there was only darkness behind her. Looking at Si Yu's face, which had no expression, she guessed that it seemed that only she had heard the cry for help.

A hint of doubt flashed in her eyes, but the voice seemed to possess a magical power, causing her to stop in her tracks.

Suddenly, her icy hands were enveloped in warmth, and a powerful force pulled her out of the abyss.

——

The girl lying on the bed suddenly opened her eyes. A chill ran through her, causing her body to tremble involuntarily.

"Mother."

"Owner."

"You brat, you're finally awake!"

Several people gathered around. Just as Ji Jiuying was about to say something, a muffled groan was heard, and blood trickled from the corner of Si Yu's mouth. His unruly eyes slowly opened.

"My little beauty, you almost felt guilty towards me for the rest of your life..."

Ji Jiuying recalled the scene just now and couldn't help but feel a little scared. Fortunately, Si Yu pulled her out in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable!

But who exactly is that man? And who is the woman who cried for help? Also, why were the demons of the Cangming Continent released? Were all those scenes the work of that man?

At the same time, I remembered what he had said: that the reason the Cangming Continent was like that was because of her...

Ji Jiuying raised her eyes and met Si Yu's gaze: "Thank you."

"No need for thanks, if you can..." Before Si Yu could finish speaking, Ji Jiuying shot her a glare, and Si Yu could only shut her mouth tremblingly.

"That pool downstairs is the spirit spring water. Take care and don't see me off," Ji Jiuying said to Si Yu.

Si Yu raised an eyebrow and smiled slightly. He knew it was spiritual spring water from the very first day he entered.

"Mother, how are you feeling? Is there anything wrong?" Little Phoenix asked, taking Ji Jiuying's hand.

"Mother is alright." Ji Jiuying said, glancing at Hei Xiangling and the others. "I'm so sorry to have worried you."

"What are you saying? I'm just glad you're alright." Seeing that Ji Jiuying's clothes were soaked with sweat, Hei Xiangling used her spiritual skill to dry her off as she spoke.

At this moment, Ji Jiuying's gaze fell on Ling Xiao, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes, "Little Ling Xiao, how come you've suddenly grown taller?"

Then, as if remembering something, he added, "Could it be because he absorbed that divine-level pill lightning?"

"yes."

Ling Xiao said that he originally thought he would only be able to increase his cultivation level, but he did not expect that he would also grow taller. This was really unexpected, after all, his true body had always been that of a child since he took human form ten thousand years ago.

He was a majestic and powerful dragon, but his true form was that of a ten-year-old child. It took him more than a hundred years to barely accept this body.

More than improving his cultivation level, the changes in his body pleased him even more, all because of the girl in front of him.

"Master, Lingxiao requests that next time you refine a divine-grade pill, you must ensure that Lingxiao absorbs the power of the pill lightning."

Ji Jiuying looked at Ling Xiao with some surprise. Ling Xiao was the first spirit beast that accompanied her as she grew up. This was the first time in so long that he had called her master. She smiled slightly and said, "Okay."

Emerging from the spatial dimension, Ji Jiuying took out two Demon Transformation Pills, consuming one herself and giving the other to Si Yu. After all, there was still one day left until the tenth day, and to avoid unnecessary trouble, they decided not to return to the Demon City.

Several small beasts also emerged from the space. Hei Xiangling gave Xiao Huang'er a wink, and Xiao Huang'er immediately understood: "Mother, how about we have hot pot to pass the time?"

"Hot pot?" Si Yu looked at Ji Jiuying with a puzzled expression, and Dongfang Yao was also a little curious.

"Yes, Mommy's hot pot is absolutely delicious, and so is the barbecue." Little Phoenix's mouth was watering as she spoke.

"My little beauty, I also want to eat that hot pot."

Ji Jiuying glanced helplessly at the group of people who were craving food. It just so happened that she hadn't eaten this for a long time either. Since she was in a hurry to improve her cultivation in the Cangming Continent, she hadn't been thinking about these things at all, which made them crave it.

"All right."

"Let's have a hot pot then, there are still some ingredients in the space."

As Ji Jiuying spoke, she used her mind to release the props and ingredients from her spatial storage. Si Yu and Dongfang Yao looked at the stone pot curiously, "Little beauty, can we eat this?"

"puff--"

Hahahaha!

Hei Xiangling and Xiao Huang'er couldn't help but laugh loudly upon hearing this. Si Yu's face darkened. What did he say wrong?