An Ge pulled Hu Jiu back to their residence, finally letting out a sigh of relief. Then, realizing something was amiss, she wondered why she had felt guilty.
"I've never heard you say you admire my master so much. I even paid my respects to him before."
Hu Jiu coughed awkwardly a few times, "Back then, I was ignorant and arrogant, and dared to challenge him. But what I said wasn't wrong, it was just an appropriate summary."
An Ge found it somewhat amusing, but also touched. She knew that given Hu Jiu's personality, he wouldn't have made her compromise like this if it weren't for her sake.
The two did not stay in the sect for long. The next day, they bid farewell to Jiang Shang and headed towards the demon race.
The Tianxuan Continent is vast and sparsely populated. If one does not use the teleportation array to travel from the Tianyan Sect to the Demon Clan, it would take at least half a month by flying alone.
Hu Jiu led An Ge to the demon clan's contact point near the Tianyan Sect, preparing to take the teleportation array.
The little demon guarding the door saw the two walk into the contact point as if no one else was there. Just as he was about to stop them, Hu Jiu glanced at him, and the words he wanted to say were immediately swallowed back down his throat.
Good heavens, if he wasn't mistaken, that aura and the unique nine-tailed mark on his forehead were unique to their young master!
The young master was actually holding a woman's hand! My God, so the rumors among the demons that they had a young mistress were true!
An Ge followed Hu Jiu all the way, feeling somewhat embarrassed under the subtle scrutiny of the demons.
"What's wrong?" Hu Jiu noticed An Ge's unusual behavior and asked with concern.
"I suddenly understand how you felt when you faced my master."
Hu Jiu couldn't help but smile, and after patting An Ge's head for a moment, he said, "My father and mother are quite different from Lingxiao Zhenjun. They might be very enthusiastic. Just ignore whatever they say."
An Ge glared disapprovingly at Hu Jiu, "How can you treat your elders like that?"
Hu Jiu shrugged. He had warned him beforehand not to blame him later.
Standing in the teleportation array, An Ge felt a gentle swaying, like being in a car. When she opened her eyes again, the scenery had changed. She knew she had arrived in a new place and looked at the teleportation array in surprise.
This is so convenient! I wonder if I could find someone to make a few teleportation arrays.
Hu Jiu explained, "There are very few array masters on the Tianxuan Continent who can create teleportation arrays. The demon race only helped set them up because they had once done a favor for a powerful array master."
An Ge was somewhat tempted, but then she realized that the continent where the inn was located was not as large as the Tianxuan Continent, so there was no need to set up a teleportation point.
"Have we arrived at Heavenly Demon City yet?"
"Teleportation arrays also have distance limitations. This is a contact point closer to Tianyao City. It will probably take a few more teleports to get there."
As darkness fell, the two finally arrived at the Heavenly Demon City.
Ange had lost count of how many contact points they'd changed, and her initial curiosity about the teleportation array had turned into resistance. Who wouldn't be in a good mood after a long day of travel?
Hu Jiu looked at An Ge with some heartache. If it weren't for the urgency of the situation, he wouldn't have chosen this method.
"Let's rest at my palace tonight, and go to the training tower tomorrow."
An Ge nodded; she was utterly exhausted. Perhaps it was the teleportation array, but even with her current cultivation level, she couldn't resist the drowsiness.
Just as she was about to speak, Hu Jiu's figure suddenly disappeared, and the next second, a huge white nine-tailed fox appeared in front of her.
The nine-tailed fox was even more imposing than An Ge had imagined. The red nine-tailed mark on its forehead was even more eye-catching, and its nine tails were exceptionally beautiful, swaying behind it.
The next second, the nine tails trembled and turned into one.
An Ge stared in disbelief, her mouth agape. This was Hu Jiu's true form! It was so beautiful!
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get on! We're still a distance from the palace. Rest on my back for a bit." Hu Jiu was pleased with the amazement in An Ge's eyes, but felt more heartache. This wasn't the time to show off his charm.
"Oh, oh." An Ge seemed to have lost the ability to think, and climbed onto Hu Jiu's back as he followed Hu Jiu's words.
Hu Jiu's back was as soft as she had imagined, and An Ge felt exceptionally petite lying on it.
Sensing that An Ge had adapted well, Hu Jiu jumped up and headed straight for the palace.
An Ge felt the ground beneath her and initially looked around curiously, but before even entering the Heavenly Demon City, she fell asleep.
Hu Jiu listened to An Ge's breathing and slowed his pace to make it more steady.
The guards at the gate saw Hu Jiu and wondered why their young master would enter the city in his true form. Although some demons in the city also transformed into their true forms, most of them remained in human form unless there were special circumstances. Moreover, this was their young master, who rarely showed his true form after transforming into human form.
The soldiers were about to salute when they suddenly saw An Ge on Hu Jiu's back and were so surprised that they forgot to move. They were still in a daze when Hu Jiu's figure disappeared.
After a long while, someone rubbed their eyes with certainty and asked in a low voice, "My eyes were playing tricks on me. I actually saw the young master in his true form carrying a woman, haha."
"Ouch, why are you pinching me?"
"Ah, it hurts! So I wasn't dreaming. Young Master really did bring a woman back."
The people of Tianyao City were just as surprised as the soldiers. They stopped in their tracks as their young master sped past them, as if the sun had risen in the west.
The street fell silent for a while, then suddenly erupted into a discussion.
"So we really do have a young husband now. I thought it was just another fake news."
"It might not necessarily be the young mistress. I couldn't even tell whether the young master's back was carrying a man or a woman," Youyao retorted.
"Are you stupid? Who else but the young mistress would make the young master turn into his original form and carry him?"
Those who were initially skeptical suddenly realized that the reasoning behind it made sense, and were subsequently happy that the demon race would soon have a young mistress.
They held the Demon King and the incredibly talented young master in high esteem; they would certainly not have accepted the position if another demon had become their leader.
In the past, several powerful demons would use the young master's bad reputation to try to seize power from the demon king. Now that their young master has no problems, they are no longer worried that the demon race will be thrown into turmoil due to the power struggle.
The news that the young master had returned from his training trip and brought back the young mistress quickly reached the ears of the Demon King and Demon Queen.
Empress Feng Cai, who was impatiently dealing with her sisters-in-law, immediately cheered up upon hearing the news from her servants.
"Oh dear, it's unfortunate. Jiu'er has returned from her training trip, and she brought my future daughter-in-law with her. I must hurry to Jiu'er's palace. Please excuse me."
The queen of the Seven-Tailed Fox King was showing off her fox grandson when she heard this and choked for a moment. Then she said somewhat awkwardly, "Then congratulations, Your Majesty. But I heard that the young master has found a human. How can our demon race allow a human woman to be our young mistress?"
"I remember our mother-in-law, the former Demon Queen, was also human, right? Does Princess Li have a problem with her mother-in-law?"
Princess Li was greatly alarmed and quickly said, "How could this be? Mother-in-law is exceptionally talented; she is no ordinary woman."
"My daughter-in-law is only sixteen years old and has already reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Moreover, she is a disciple of True Lord Lingxiao. I think it would be very suitable for a human with such talent to be the young mistress of the demon race."
The demon queen's expression turned cold, and she no longer showed the politeness she had shown to everyone at the beginning.
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