I deserve a beating
Mo Zuili turned her head, frowned, and glanced at Zhu Hehong with a puzzled look.
Am I that annoying? What? My master isn't a ninth-level alchemist, so you're going to slap me too?
Seeing that Huang Geng was still trying to talk back, Zhu Hehong slapped him again. Only then did she notice Mo Zuili's gaze, and she shrugged innocently: "He started the trouble first, huh?"
Mo Zuili nodded, looked away, and asked, "Is it a huge commotion outside?"
Huang Yu watched Huang Geng being beaten, her heart pounding with anxiety. After all, they were from the same clan and worked for the princess; she felt she should step in and help.
Huang Geng's words were indeed too infuriating. I used to want to beat him up, but now he's just reaping what he sowed.
Upon hearing Mo Zuili's question, Huang Yu seemed to have found an excuse, immediately setting aside her hesitation and turning to face Mo Zuili.
He began to report the situation: "Indeed, since the demonic energy surged again, some rogue cultivators have collapsed and taken advantage of the chaos to seize treasures. However, they were suppressed by the cultivators led by the Yi family, together with demon and human cultivators who had seen through the situation."
Now everyone is thinking of other ways. Some people are going to Huang Tianyao, trying to pry information out of the captured Phoenix Clan cultivators.
Mo Zuili closed her eyes and remained silent for a moment. When she opened her eyes again, she quickly took out the elixirs that Chu Qing had left for her from her storage ring and swallowed a few of them.
I felt my spiritual energy recovering somewhat.
Mo Zuili got up and stretched, checking the sword wound and ankle injury inflicted by the Phoenix Clan cultivator. She then took out a healing talisman and applied it. After cleaning up, she was able to move around normally, albeit with some difficulty.
Mo Zuili glanced at Chen Ling standing beside her and asked, "Senior brother, what are your plans?"
Shen Ling lowered her eyes, sighed deeply, and shook her head helplessly: "There's nothing I can do. I don't know who in the Demon Realm is controlling the magic array..."
Mo Zuili turned to Huang Yu and Zhu Hehong and said, "You two bring the demon race and come with me into the small world."
After saying that, he turned to Mo Yongning: "You take the Mo family cultivators and guard this place. Senior Brother's demon bloodline must not be exposed. Don't let others notice anything unusual."
“Let’s go, to the small world.” Mo Zuili took a deep breath and said with a determined look in her eyes.
Mo Zuili currently has no way to guarantee a breakout from the Phoenix Ruins.
Placing one's hopes for survival on external rescue is by no means Mo Zuili's style.
The only variable is the dragon-based spatial barrier within the small world. If they can break through the barrier and find Qi Shuyan, perhaps they can find a way out of their current predicament.
Accompanied by Huang Yu, Zhu Hehong, and three other demon cultivators, Mo Zuili sensed something amiss before even approaching the entrance to the small world.
It wasn't because of the dense demonic energy, but because a group of demon cultivators were guarding the entrance.
Before Mo Zuili could figure out the purpose of the group of demons guarding the small world, Zhu Hehong had already stepped forward, attracting the attention of the demon cultivators.
The group of demon cultivators first caught sight of Zhu Hehong, then their gazes locked onto Mo Zuili behind her.
"It's Mo Zuili!" a venomous shout rang out. The next second, someone in the crowd roared, "Kill Mo Zuili! We mustn't let her seize the Demon King's inheritance!"
Mo Zuili was incredulous. Even at this point, instead of thinking about how to thwart the demon clan's conspiracy and leave the Phoenix Ruins, this group of demons was determined to kill her!
Mo Zuili was suddenly pulled behind Huang Yu to protect her. Seeing more than a dozen demon cultivators rushing towards them, shouting, "Even if we perish together today, we will protect the true Holy Maiden!"
The "true saintess" must refer to Huang Tianyao. Mo Zuili already had sword wounds, cuts from the chains, and countless internal injuries. Now that a Foundation Establishment cultivator was rushing up, she could die if she wasn't careful.
Mo Zuili looked at Zhu Hehong and asked anxiously, "Can you win?"
Zhu Hehong looked indifferent and even had the mood to tease, "Not necessarily. But don't worry, for the sake of your ninth-level alchemist master, I won't let you die here. If all else fails, I'll extract your soul and take it back, and your master can find you another body."
Mo Zuili fell silent upon hearing this. She suddenly recalled Zhu Hehong's endless demonic cultivation methods in the novel, and how this person was particularly skilled in using poison.
Zhu Hehong was not joking; if she couldn't handle it, she really could do such a thing.
Mo Zuili took a deep breath, looking at Zhu Hehong's eager eyes, and knew that this person had other ways to save his life and would definitely be able to leave the Phoenix Ruins, so she was not flustered at all.
Mo Zuili suddenly laughed.
She had gone through so much trouble to protect her body, and even a minor injury to her self-inflicted body would be enough to make Mo Zuili feel heartbroken.
Taking out a teleportation talisman from his Sumeru Ring, Mo Zuili pointed at Zhu Hehong and roared before activating it: "This person is from the Phoenix Clan!"
This shout instantly caused all the demon cultivators to turn their fire on Zhu Hehong.
"A remnant of the Phoenix Clan dares to show herself? Kill her!"
"Capture her alive! She's still alive and well, she must know how to get out!"
Zhu Hehong was filled with disbelief. She hadn't expected that even in his weakened state, Mo Zuili would still refuse to suffer any verbal sparring. She had been tricked by Mo Zuili again!
Mo Zuili took the opportunity to transmit her voice to Huang Yu: "Don't fight head-on. If you really can't get in after I go in, just retreat!"
After saying that, Mo Zuili used the teleportation talisman to rush into the entrance of the small world, landing panting heavily.
After a while, Mo Zuili suddenly heard a sinister voice: "I didn't realize you were so skilled at scheming. What, where did you learn it from your master?"
"Holy crap! A ghost!" Mo Zuili screamed, but her hands moved extremely fast as she gripped the Phoenix Flame Spear and thrust it straight behind her.
Zhu Hehong clutched her chest and dodged the gunshot, then looked at Mo Zuili's pale face and sneered: "You're afraid of ghosts? Quite a few have been turned into vengeful ghosts by you, haven't they? Has no one come back to claim their lives from you?"
Upon seeing that it was Zhu Hehong, Mo Zuili breathed a sigh of relief, then asked in confusion, "Why is it you? Where are Huang Yu and the other demons?"
Zhu Hehong sneered: "I never agreed to care whether they live or die."
Mo Zuili also curled her lips into a cold smile: "Is that so?"
The two stared at each other, neither willing to give way, until more demons poured in through the entrance. Zhu Hehong frowned first: "They won't die! I saw you use the teleportation talisman to rush in, so I used my phoenix wings to catch up. They're not stupid. If you weren't there, wouldn't they have run away if they hadn't fought? But you, why did you have to come to the small world?"
Seeing that Zhu Hehong's eyes were open and honest and did not seem to be lying, Mo Zuili temporarily lowered her guard. While looking at the demons who had just entered, she whispered, "There is a spatial barrier of the dragon race here."
Because Mo Zuili had her back to Zhu Hehong, she didn't see the sudden darkening of Zhu Hehong's face when she heard the words "Dragon Clan".
Zhu Hehong asked in a deep voice, "What do you want with the Dragon Clan? What is your connection with them?"
After entering the small world, several rogue demon cultivators ran straight in the opposite direction from Mo Zuili.
Sensing something amiss in Zhu Hehong's tone, Mo Zuili turned around in confusion: "What? Do you know the Dragon Clan?"
"I know them." Zhu Hehong sneered, but her expression remained unchanged. "It's your turn to answer. What is your relationship with the Dragon Clan? Who are the Dragons you know?"
Mo Zuili looked her up and down for a long time, his thoughts churning. The novel didn't mention that Zhu Hehong had a grudge against the Dragon Clan.
Seeing that Zhu Hehong looked like she would take action immediately if she didn't answer, Mo Zuili weighed the pros and cons and tentatively asked, "Do you know Qi Shuyan?"
Upon seeing the unfamiliar name, Zhu Hehong's expression softened slightly: "I don't know her." She turned to turn around, but Mo Zuili grabbed her arm.
"Actually, I know very little about the Dragon Clan," Mo Zuili said with a smile. "I've only heard some scattered rumors. Who do you have a grudge against? Why don't you tell me? Maybe I can help you get revenge after I go in."
"Don't give me that." Zhu Hehong raised an eyebrow.
"You're not familiar with the dragon race? If you're not familiar with them, why bother entering the small world to find the dragon race's barrier?"
Instead of answering directly, Mo Zuili affectionately took Zhu Hehong's arm and walked towards the spatial barrier.
Along the way, through a combination of coaxing and cajoling, they finally managed to extract some dragon clan secrets from Zhu Hehong when they found the stone that held the spatial barrier. These secrets were not mentioned in the novel.
Zhu Hehong stared at Mo Zuili, then looked at the spatial barrier: "Where's the token?"
After much deliberation, Mo Zuili finally extended her wrist and revealed the Azure Dragon Bracelet: "This one."
Seeing Zhu Hehong reach out, Mo Zuili quickly protected her wrist: "What are you doing?"
Zhu Hehong withdrew her hand, raising an eyebrow in confusion, and asked, "Aren't tokens usually just tokens? Why is it a bracelet?"
This question was beyond Mo Zuili's knowledge, and she wasn't sure if the Azure Dragon Bracelet was a token. But now she had no choice but to take a gamble.
"Forget about the token or the bracelet, the key is how to open the barrier?" Mo Zuili urged Zhu Hehong.
Zhu Hehong scrutinized Mo Zuili's expression and realized that the man genuinely didn't know. Her face turned serious: "You have a dragon clan token, but you don't know how to use it? The dragon clan is very exclusive. You didn't find someone else's token and use it for yourself."
"No, I didn't, it's a long story..." Mo Zuili sighed, feeling a headache coming on.
"Just tell me how to use it."
Zhu Hehong stared at the bracelet for a long time before saying, "Ordinary tokens are activated by injecting spiritual power. If this bracelet of yours is truly a token, it most likely contains spatial power. Take it off and smash it against the barrier to see what happens."
Mo Zuili's eyes widened suddenly, and she blurted out instinctively, "No!"
This was something Qi Shuyan left behind. What if it has other uses? If I smash it, wouldn't I just be waiting for Qi Shuyan to come looking for me? Absolutely not! That would be too passive!
Zhu Hehong laughed angrily, "Then there's no other way, we'll retreat—"
Before the words were even finished, the two of them simultaneously looked up warily.
A demon is charging in!
Before Zhu Hehong could even pull Mo Zuili into hiding, five Phoenix Clan cultivators approached menacingly. The leader roared, "The aura detection was right! Mo Zuili is right here! Kill her, relieve the Holy Maiden's worries, and let her inherit the Demon King's power without any concerns!"
Mo Zuili gritted her teeth and cursed, "Madman!"
Even now, Huang Tianyao is still thinking about sending people to kill him!
Seeing the Phoenix Clan cultivators approaching, Zhu Hehong grabbed Mo Zuili's wrist and said urgently, "Take off the bracelet and smash it! Otherwise, with my cultivation sealed, I won't be able to protect you and will have to extract your soul and take it with me. That's the only option!"
Mo Zuili looked up at the newcomers. There were six people, the lowest of whom were at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
The leading cultivator noticed the dragon's spatial barrier, sneered, and shouted disdainfully, "Mo Zuili! Surrender and the Holy Maiden might even leave you a whole corpse." Mo Zuili, a half-blood, should be grateful to the Holy Maiden for being able to enter the small world to seek opportunities, yet she still foolishly dreams of entering the Dragon Domain.
Mo Zuili cursed Huang Tianyao and the group of cultivators in her heart. Seeing the cultivators approaching, Mo Zuili gritted her teeth, took off her bracelet, and smashed it heavily against the stone.
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