"What are you up to by sneaking into the Demon Palace?! Are you trying to steal our alliance's treasures? You must have taken a lot of medicinal herbs. Hand over your ring!"
"No way!"
"Take it out!"
Zhao Xi wanted to play catch with this immortal like an eagle catching a chick, clutching the ring and running all over the yard: "Why should I give it to you? This is my ring!"
Pu Shaotian instantly materialized with magic, rushed over, and snatched the ring from Zhao Xixiang's hand. He held it high and examined its contents: "Wow, you actually stole three snow rabbits! And so many ingredients!"
Zhao Xi wanted to get angry, so she jumped up and down to reach for the ring: "Those ingredients are my own!"
Pu Shaotian: "How could a mere mortal like you possibly have so many ingredients? Damn it, you even stole the Moo Beast's fodder!"
What's the deal with this deity?
She looks quite smart and capable, but her behavior is like that of a primary school kid...
Unable to reach the ring, Zhao Xi became furious and kicked Pu Shaotian's leg: "Are you blind? I picked that myself! Who would fight with a cow for grass?!"
"Ah!" Pu Shaotian hugged his calf and jumped a few times, crying out in pain.
Zhao Xi tried to snatch the ring, but instead pushed him to the ground and ran wildly down the path.
Two squads of armored guards, carrying spears, came running towards them, panting heavily.
Behind him was Pu Shaotian, and in front were guards.
Zhao Xi had no choice but to crawl into the pile of miscellaneous items by the path and take out a basket from her ring, which she then covered herself with.
Look at your nose, and your heart will follow.
I am a basket~
A basket in a corner~
Monsters cannot smell the scent of mortals.
They indeed passed by her hiding place and entered the warehouse yard.
"Young Alliance Leader, what happened here?"
"Young Alliance Leader, I'm late in coming to your rescue!"
A dozen or so fairy guards surrounded Pu Shaotian and bowed in respect.
Pu Shaotian steadied himself and regained his composure: "A mortal has infiltrated the Ten Thousand Demon Palace!"
The guards were alarmed: "What does a mortal smell like? How are we supposed to find them?"
Pu Shaotian waved his hand: "It's alright, I'll go and capture her myself. You all intensify your patrols. Today is a great day to host a banquet for the leaders of all the alliances, so we can't let any more small fry sneak in."
"yes!"
Upon receiving the order, the guards filed out, spears in hand.
Passing by the corner where Zhao Xi was trying to hide again, I still couldn't find her.
Please wait a moment.
The courtyard outside the warehouse was quiet.
It looks like everyone has left.
Zhao Xi patted his chest, carefully stood up, and took the basket away.
I turned around.
Pu Shaotian stood to the side.
He calmly waved his fan, the mocking expression on his horse-like face seeming to say: I am the Eighth Prince, you are just a little Qingchuan, you can't escape my grasp.
"A mere mortal dares to injure me... Who exactly are you? The item in that ring is so crude, did you sneak it in from the lower realms?"
He approached Zhao Xi step by step.
The pile of debris was a dead end; there was no other way out.
Moreover, Pu Shaotian moves very quickly, so unless he gives up looking for Xiao Jia's whereabouts, he will have no chance to escape.
Since we're already here, we don't want to give up.
Zhao Xi took a deep breath, her brows furrowing slightly. She resisted the urge to kick Pu Shaotian away and stood still. "I told you, I'm a cook. I've eaten many things imbued with spiritual energy, so it's normal for me to be able to hurt a body-tempering immortal. I came to the Alliance to find someone, and I'll leave once I find them!"
As they were talking, the guards patrolled past again.
Pu Shaotian, annoyed by their disturbance, grabbed Zhao Xixiang's hand.
A change in perspective.
He brought Zhao Xi to the quiet room.
The incense smoke rose in wisps from the burner, carrying the bitter scent of the medicinal herbs with a hint of sweetness.
The walls of the quiet room were arranged with arrays, and spiritual energy manifested intricate patterns on the walls. There were arrays on the ceiling and floor as well, making it completely airtight.
You can talk here without being disturbed.
Pu Shaotian remained a step away from her, looking down at her with disdain: "Tell me about it."
His gaze was intense, as if he were looking at a plaything.
Zhao Xi hesitated for a moment, but then felt that there was no point in hiding her request.
If this young leader is really just a naive kid, inexperienced in the ways of the world, he might be able to help her.
But if he's faking it, or if he's practicing some kind of martial art that's causing his mental instability, her current attempt to escape will only increase his suspicion.
Zhao Xi thought, "One of the pangolin demon cultivators in my sect was tricked and abducted. I followed the clues and found this place."
Pu Shaotian: "This young leader has never seen a living pangolin here."
Zhao Xi wondered, "I've heard that some people are taking advantage of the difference in spiritual energy between the Middle Immortal Realm and the Lower Immortal Realm to deliberately induce pangolin demon cultivators to go into a state of demonic possession, so that they can degenerate into demonic beasts, reproduce, and be made into jerky to sell for money. Is this true?"
"It's all slander! Where's the evidence?"
Pu Shaotian paced back and forth angrily, hands behind his back, before sitting down in a cushioned rattan rocking chair. "This is how the name of my Demon Alliance is slandered! Pangolins are everywhere in the Immortal Realm, why bother capturing demon cultivators? Demon beasts can grow spiritual roots and continue to cultivate, how difficult is that?!"
"Does the Young Alliance Leader have any misunderstandings about the Lower Immortal Realm?"
Zhao Xi took out a book of illustrations from her ring and handed it to him from a distance. "These are the demonic beasts of the lower immortal realm. The first half contains the common ones, while the latter half contains the extremely rare ones, some of which have only been seen in pill formulas."
Pu Shaotian reached out to take it.
Zhao Xi had been holding her hand up for a long time, and seeing that he didn't use the wind talisman to take it, she raised her hand and flew it towards him.
"Snap!"
The booklet was placed on his head like a banana peel.
Pu Shaotian: "?"
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