Jiang Yin froze for a moment, looking at Song Qi.
"I'll take you back after I've finished taking care of things here."
"You even know where I live?" Jiang Yin pursed her lips. "Did that orange cat you ran into last time tell you?"
"If you're not moving out, aren't you just waiting for me to come find you?" Song Qi rubbed Jiang Yin's head again.
"I just think moving is too much trouble," Jiang Yin said softly. "Besides, is it easy for me to save up money to buy a house? House prices are so high now, what a pathetic demon race wage slave."
"Don't worry, I'm not going to cause you any trouble." Song Qi's voice was gentle, but to Jiang Yin it still sounded like a death knell.
Jiang Yin was silent for a few seconds: "Aren't you just looking for trouble with me?"
"I even gave you food! Is causing you trouble just about grabbing you and feeding you?" Song Qi was puzzled.
Jiang Yin said very seriously, "I heard that before an execution, the prisoner is given a good meal."
Song Qi: ...
"What nonsense are you thinking about all day?" Song Qi looked around and narrowed his eyes. "Looks like someone's looking for you."
Jiang Yin felt a little tired. She could already imagine the scene of the Calabash Brothers rescuing their grandfather, delivering them one by one.
Why are villains these days so stupid?
Song Qi stared at the black snake that was cautiously gliding through the grass not far away. He broke off a branch and threw it over, which directly pinned the black snake to the ground. The black snake twisted a few times on the ground and then stopped moving.
Although Jiang Yin doesn't have any specific information in the system, and the reason is unknown, everyone else does.
She had looked at almost all of them. This black snake, for example, belonged to the kind of demon that committed many evil deeds and had dozens of lives on its hands. She had never had much patience for such things.
Jiang Yin covered her eyes with her paws; she wasn't heartbroken, she was just scared.
"Stay away from this kind of demon." Song Qi lowered his voice.
Jiang Yin looked at Song Qi: "You seem to be talking a lot today. You can't just replace someone else after you bumped your head before, can you?"
"I talk a lot because I care about you."
Jiang Yin swallowed hard: she was even more scared.
"You four came separately, didn't you?"
"Um."
Song Qi nodded. If that's the case, then no one else should come for the time being.
That day, they gained nothing but Jiang Yin and a black snake.
Black Snake, who had been severely injured by Song Qi, was quickly dragged into the encirclement and carried away.
"Boss, what should we do with this black snake?"
"How should we deal with these escaped demons?" Song Qi looked at Wei Jingjing. "Do I really need to ask you that?"
“Normally they’d lock them up, but here…” Wei Jingjing lowered her voice, “Boss, didn’t you suspect there was something wrong here? If we lock them up here, they’ll probably escape very quickly.”
"Would killing it directly violate the rules?" Song Qi circled the black snake once and nudged its head with his paw, but the black snake still didn't wake up.
She felt that she hadn't used much strength; the black snake's physical condition was far too poor.
Jiang Yin shrank back in fright. How could Chi Ying be getting more and more ferocious?
“Uh, that’s against the rules, but we can pretend it was an accident.” Wei Jingjing glanced at Jiang Yin again. “Boss, we can take care of this person too. I can help with the operation.”
"No need, Jiang Yin, I have other plans." Song Qi originally intended to kill the black snake, but then remembered that Jiang Yin was afraid of these things, so he only took out its demon core and crushed it.
It breaks other people's hearts to see this.
However, consuming someone else's demon core is illegal, and there's nothing you can do no matter how heartbroken you are.
The black snake writhed, barely clinging to life, and looked close to death.
Without its demon core, it loses its cultivation and can no longer transform into human form. If its cultivation were higher, it might still be able to speak, but judging from this black snake, it probably can't.
Jiang Yin glanced at Song Qi again, then silently shrank into a ball, trying to make her presence as inconspicuous as possible.
Song Qi transformed into human form and picked up Jiang Yin, saying, "I'm going back to rest now. I'll come check on you around midnight. You guys take turns resting."
"Okay." The group nodded.
As an orange cat, I'm already doing pretty well for working hard all day.
Song Qi carried Jiang Yin away, glancing down at her. Perhaps Song Qi's actions had intimidated her, for she was now very well-behaved and quiet, trying her best not to move, only occasionally twitching her paws.
I won't hurt you.
Jiang Yin stared at Song Qi.
“Host, do you know what? Right now, you really look like a wicked uncle who kidnaps children.” System NZ sighed. “Host, do you know what? Your methods for chasing people are even more unreliable than anything you can find on Baidu. Why do you insist on kidnapping her at such a critical moment!”
"Doesn't this highlight that my attitude towards her is different from that of others?" Song Qi frowned.
System NZ: Suddenly want to log off.
Song Qi carried Jiang Yin to the bed, transformed into his original form, and nestled close to her, his tail unconsciously wrapping around Jiang Yin's tail.
Jiang Yin's whole body stiffened.
She felt this was going in a strange direction.
How did we end up sleeping in the same bed?
Why does this person still need to rely on themselves?
"Go to sleep." Song Qi nuzzled Jiang Yin's face.
"Aren't you afraid I'll bite you tonight?"
“You can do it now.” Song Qi leaned closer.
Jiang Yin: ...
"I don't want to think about it anymore. Can you stay away from me?"
"I'm afraid that won't work. I'm worried you'll run away."
Jiang Yin sighed. She knew she wouldn't be able to fall asleep that night, but... she fell asleep even faster than Song Qi.
To be honest, she didn't know why. She had decided not to sleep that night, but why did she naturally relax afterwards? Why was she so sure that Song Qi wouldn't do anything to her?
Song Qi must have done something to me!
I am definitely not the kind of person who is careless and easily lets my guard down!
When Song Qi woke up in the middle of the night, looking at Jiang Yin's raccoon face, he didn't want to get up or wake her, but he absolutely couldn't leave her here alone.
She carefully stepped out of Jiang Yin's arms, then transformed into human form and held her in her arms, moving very gently and carefully, as if afraid of waking her up.
Jiang Yin shifted uncomfortably, hummed a few times, and finally found a comfortable position in Song Qi's arms and stayed still.
Song Qi smiled and said, "You see, she's not completely indifferent to me."
"She's probably just really tired," System NZ commented.
Song Qi carried Jiang Yin toward the woods, her footsteps light and silent. She felt that Jiang Yin now seemed more like a villain than a vicious supporting character.
She entered the woods, intending to head towards the gathering point, but then abruptly turned a corner and walked in another direction.
"Chi Ying?" Jiang Yin woke up and looked up at Song Qi.
"Don't talk." Song Qi lowered his voice and casually ruffled Jiang Yin's hair.
Jiang Yin shut her mouth, yawned, and her tail flicked against Song Qi's arm intermittently.
Song Qi stopped, found a tree, climbed up, and squatted on a branch. The conversation from not far away reached Song Qi's ears intermittently.
"Why is Chi Ying here too? This fat cat is really weird."
"I also want to know. I heard that Chi Ying hasn't taken any orders for a long time, but she still came this time."
"Find a way to get Chi Ying away, or just get rid of her."
"No one on our side has that ability. Her cultivation level is too high, and your side..."
“The highest cultivation level on our side is only eight hundred years! They are the core of the formation, and we cannot afford any accidents. Moreover, Lord Hu has already reached a crucial point, and he absolutely cannot be disturbed.”
"How much more offering is needed?"
"The more the better, but we don't know the exact number."
Song Qi frowned. There were two people, and if she heard correctly, one of them should be the team leader who said "there is no plan".
Lord Hu, if nothing unexpected happens, it should be that rabbit.
As for the array's core and the sacrificial offerings, they are probably also related to that bead.
Song Qi narrowed her eyes as she looked at what she had just recorded and sent it all to Qilin and Bai Ze.
She looked around. Since Lord Hu was in a crucial place and couldn't be disturbed, she was determined to go and bother him.
The two of them had already gone their separate ways.
"Take me to Lord Hu." Song Qi lowered his voice. "Did you hear that? They're planning to use you as sacrifices."
“Aren’t you the same?” Jiang Yin said calmly.
"Yes, so take me to Lord Hu."
“I don’t know exactly where he is. He’s the one who always comes out to meet us. A cunning rabbit has three burrows, and a clever rabbit probably has three hundred burrows. At most, I can take you to see the stronghold inside,” Jiang Yin said.
Song Qi glanced at Jiang Yin: "I thought you would hesitate for a while before telling me."
Jiang Yin froze, looked away, and yawned: "Everyone said they were going to use me as a sacrifice and take my life, so I can't just not tell you."
"Mm." Song Qi smiled and pinched Jiang Yin's cheek.
Song Qi sent a message to Ye Sui and followed Jiang Yin's instructions to head to the stronghold.
The base was underground. Jiang Yin led Song Qi to the entrance she knew: "There should be many entrances, but I only know three."
"Hmm." Song Qi nodded. He guessed that most people only knew a few of these things, probably to prevent internal spies or something.
"Many of the entrances were set up after Hu Luo arrived."
"Carrot?"
"Yes, it's that rabbit, named Hulu, because it loves to eat carrots."
Song Qi: ...
Jiang Yin also found the name ridiculous, but as someone with professional training in fruit cultivation, she held back her laughter.
There were guards at the entrance.
Song Qi followed behind Jiang Yin and transformed into a black snake.
The gatekeeper wasn't very skilled; he glanced at the two of them and let them pass.
Getting in was far too easy.
"It's a large maze inside."
The two stood at a fork in the road. Jiang Yin sighed, "To be honest, I haven't memorized many routes yet, because I've only been here a few times."
Song Qi: ...
How do I find it?
Song Qi took a deep breath, but the air smelled mixed and he couldn't smell anything.
The two strolled leisurely down the corridor, Song Qi remaining calm as if she were at home.
I encountered many people on the road, but no one greeted me; we just exchanged glances and sized each other up.
They are all minor demons with only one or two hundred years of cultivation. Some of them have probably just gained sentience and can't even transform into human form. These demons probably don't really want to join this lousy organization. They were just tricked into coming here, or they simply hate humans.
Song Qi looked around and memorized the route.
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