The city lord quickly comforted her, "Don't blame yourself, my lady. That demon is only at the Void Refinement Stage, after all. It's rare that you could fight it for so long with your Spirit Transformation Stage."
Meng Wan didn't respond and still looked uninterested.
Seeing this, the city lord did not dare to say much. He just whispered to his men to strengthen their vigilance, and secretly sent people to continue searching for the traces of the demon.
If we let the demon run away today, I'm afraid it will seek revenge in the future.
The city lord pondered for a moment, then turned to Meng Wan and warned, "Your Excellency, please try not to leave the city these days to avoid any unexpected events."
Meng Wan was somewhat dissatisfied when she heard this.
"Don't worry, City Lord. I was just careless for a moment, and that's why I let the demon escape.
Although my cultivation is not high, I still have a few handy Taoist tools I brought from the Demon King's Palace. If that demon dares to come, I will make it come back without a trace."
After hearing this, the city lord felt helpless.
Meng Wan has an extraordinary identity, so it is not surprising that she has treasures from the Demon King's Palace.
But the demon was only at the Nascent Soul stage after all, and was very cunning. Just relying on a few Taoist weapons might not be foolproof.
However, seeing that Meng Wan didn't seem to take her words to heart, she didn't say anything more.
"It's good that you are aware of this, my noble man. But that demon is cunning and needs to be more careful."
After instructing Meng Wan, the city lord turned around and gave instructions to the two trusted subordinates behind him.
"Until we capture that demon, you two will secretly follow the noble lady and ensure her safety."
The two subordinates responded respectfully, "Yes, City Lord, don't worry."
The city lord breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Meng Wan again. Seeing that she did not object to his arrangement, he finally felt a little relieved.
She bowed and said, "If your Excellency has no other instructions, I will take my leave. If you need anything, please send someone to notify me."
Meng Wan nodded slightly, "May the city lord take care."
After this incident, Meng Wan stayed quietly in the City Lord's Mansion for a few days. Every day, apart from practicing, she would read books and was very well-behaved.
The little male demon who had been teased by her before was also left aside.
"Humph, you say you're not afraid, but in reality, aren't you hiding in the city and not daring to come out?"
Chi Ying was very disdainful of Meng Wan's behavior.
However, a few days later, Meng Wan seemed to be unable to sit still.
That day, she neither practiced nor read, but walked straight out of the City Lord's Mansion.
Seeing this, the two guards hurriedly followed, "Sir, where are you going?"
Without even turning around, Meng Wan said unhappily, "I'm bored staying in the house. Let's go out for a walk."
The two guards looked at each other, feeling a little uneasy, but they didn't dare to stop him, so they had to follow closely.
The three of them walked out of the city and headed towards the mountains and forests outside the city.
After walking for about half an hour, suddenly, a low roar came from the forest.
Immediately afterwards, several black shadows rushed out from all directions and surrounded the three people.
The leader was the demon in the Void Refinement Stage from before. It looked up and down at Meng Wan and the others and grinned.
"I didn't expect that we would meet again."
The two guards' faces changed drastically, and they quickly stood in front of Meng Wan and whispered.
"Hurry up, my lord! Let's hold them back!"
Meng Wan looked around and found that the demon had brought a lot of helpers this time. All of them had a strong aura and were obviously well prepared.
"Be careful."
After saying that, she turned around and rushed back in the direction she came from.
The demon laughed out loud upon seeing this.
"Run? Do you think you can escape this time?"
It waved its hand, and several demons behind it immediately pounced on the two guards, while it itself flashed and chased after Meng Wan.
The two guards fought hard, but they were outnumbered and soon lost.
They were anxious, but unable to escape, and could only watch the demon chase Meng Wan.
Meng Wan was speeding all the way, not slow, but the demon was even faster.
It chased after him while grinning, "Run! Why aren't you running anymore? Weren't you quite arrogant just now?"
The demon chased after him relentlessly, his eyes full of mockery.
It was not in a hurry to catch Meng Wan, but seemed to be enjoying the hunting game.
Seeing the demon getting closer and closer, Meng Wan knew that if she continued like this, she would be caught up sooner or later.
She suddenly stopped and turned to face the demon, with a crystal clear jade ring in her hand.
The jade ring was engraved with intricate demonic characters, emitting a faintly terrifying aura.
"Huh, you finally stopped running?"
The demon sneered, his eyes full of mockery, "Why, are you planning to make a last-ditch effort?"
Meng Wan ignored its mockery, raised her hand and threw the jade ring into the air, and shouted in a low voice: "Go!"
The jade ring instantly turned into a stream of light and shot towards the demon.
Seeing this, the demon was very disdainful and raised his hand to smash the jade ring.
However, just as its claws were about to touch the jade ring, the jade ring suddenly burst out with a dazzling green light.
Countless sharp spiritual blades burst out from the jade ring and swept towards the demon.
The demon's expression changed slightly, and his body flashed, avoiding most of the spiritual blades, but a few still cut through his scales, leaving blood marks.
The demon looked down at the wound on his body, a trace of anger flashing in his eyes, "I underestimated you!"
Meng Wan felt a sinking feeling in her heart when she saw this.
This jade ring is a top-grade Taoist weapon given to her by Venerable Jin Peng. It is extremely powerful, but it is obviously not enough to deal with this demon in the Void Refinement Stage.
As time goes by, the demon energy in her body will become less and less. If she continues to struggle, it will be very dangerous.
Meng Wan quickly took out a pill from her arms and swallowed it, barely recovering some of her demonic energy. Then she turned around and continued to run away without hesitation.
Seeing that she was trying to escape again, the demon sneered, "Still want to run? You can't escape today!"
It flashed and caught up again, a little faster than before.
At the same time, Chi Ying and others hiding in the dark saw all of this.
"This little princess of the Suzaku clan may not be very capable, but she is quite capable of causing trouble."
Chi Ying frowned, becoming increasingly dissatisfied with Meng Wan. "You act recklessly without considering the consequences. Do you really think you have nine lives?"
He originally thought that Meng Wan must have something to rely on if she dared to leave the city alone, but he didn't expect that she would dare to confront the demon in the Void Refinement Stage head-on with just a Taoist weapon.
If it weren't for the powerful jade ring, she would have died at the hands of that demon long ago.
But at this moment, the situation on the field changed again.
The demon suddenly accelerated and grabbed Meng Wan's back with one claw.
Meng Wan barely dodged to the side, but a deep wound was still left on her shoulder, and the blood instantly dyed her clothes red.
"Hahaha, run, why don't you run anymore?"
The demon grinned fiercely, his eyes full of pride.
Meng Wan endured the pain and fought against the demon, but was suppressed so tightly that her injuries increased.
Seeing that if this continued, Meng Wan would die here, Chi Ying was about to take action, but Bai Shuang took the lead and appeared in front of Meng Wan.
She glanced at Meng Wan indifferently, then raised her hand and swung it, and a sharp sword energy slashed towards the demon.
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