"It was because Uncle Village Chief sacrificed himself that he slowed down the snake demon, which allowed me to escape," Xiao Shi sobbed softly.
The power of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator's self-destruction should not be underestimated.
If the snake demon hadn't been careful, it would have been seriously injured.
That makes sense.
"This snake demon has quite a lot of blood," the dodder flower demon murmured.
It practically covered the entire village.
"Sister, did the snake demon run away?" Xiao Shi's eyes were filled with hatred for the snake demon.
Shen Sanruo's voice was not loud, but it was unusually firm: "Don't worry, I will find it and avenge the people of this village."
There's no reason to let a demon that has killed hundreds of people go unpunished.
Several days passed, and the aura of the snake demon around the village had become very faint, making it impossible to determine where it had gone.
A layer of frost settled on her face. "That snake demon was seriously injured and must have returned to its lair to recuperate."
Do you know where that snake demon usually hangs out?
Xiao Shi tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said confidently, "Behind that mountain!"
“The people in our village all say that the treasure is located behind that mountain, and the snake demon is the guardian beast of the treasure, so its lair must be there.”
Killing the snake demon would allow her to obtain the treasure, killing two birds with one stone and not delaying her search for the treasure.
“Okay, let’s go take a look over there first.” Chen Sangruo paused. “Where do you live? Is there anything you want to take with you? I’ll go get it for you.”
It's also a way to keep a memento. Little Shi is so young, and she has already experienced such a thing. It's hard for her not to be affected.
Xiao Shi shook her head dejectedly, "No need, sister. I just want that snake demon to pay the price."
Shen Sangruo understood and reached out her hand to Xiao Shi, "Let's go, to the back of that mountain."
“Or you can stay here, it will protect you.” She looked at the black and white ball in Xiao Shi’s arms.
"I want to see the snake demon die with my own eyes. Don't worry, sister, I'll stay far away. As long as I can see it, that's enough," Xiao Shi said stubbornly, her eyes pleading.
If Shen Sang could understand Xiao Shi's insistence, he didn't say anything more, and the two walked towards the mountain together.
"You're saying that the snake demon cultivates by devouring its own kind, right?"
"Yes, sister."
She rummaged through her storage bag for a moment and took out a spirit core.
This is the spirit core of the purple-gold snake from the last secret realm. I never thought it would come in handy here.
"The spirit core of a snake-type demon beast in the late Nascent Soul stage is an excellent elixir for a severely injured snake demon."
"With this spirit core, we might be able to lure the snake demon out directly, without having to search for it everywhere."
Xiao Shi swallowed hard, her eyes shining as she looked at her. "Sister, you've thought of everything so thoroughly."
The mountain was behind the village; they had to cross it.
As Shen Sanruo walked, she observed discreetly; the snake demon's bloodstains covered the entire village.
Perhaps it was because its wounds kept bleeding as it slaughtered the villagers.
But she always had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
Her gaze inadvertently fell upon the bloodstains on Xiaoshi's skirt and shoes.
The bloodstains on it are also from snake-like monsters.
His brow furrowed almost imperceptibly, but he quickly returned to normal.
Soon, they arrived at the mountain Xiaoshi had mentioned, and then they had to go around to the back of the mountain.
Moreover, the mountain is quite large, and it takes some effort to go around it.
To save time, she carried Xiaoshi on her body and then stepped on the snails to move quickly.
"Wow, that's amazing!" Xiao Shi exclaimed in surprise.
Shen Sanruo smiled faintly, "Hold me tight."
In less than fifteen minutes, they arrived at the back of the mountain.
Behind the mountain was a flat area covered with ankle-high grass, and nothing else.
Xiao Shi was still in her arms. She stared at Xiao Shi, her deep eyes revealing nothing of her thoughts.
Then, spiritual energy suddenly gathered in her hand and went straight towards Xiao Shi.
Just as Xiao Shi was about to tell her to put her down, she looked up and saw a flash of fiery red light reflected in her wide, glass-bead-like eyes.
The words that were on the tip of her tongue turned into a frightened exclamation, "Sister!"
She shielded herself with her small hands and curled up into a ball.
The expected pain did not come. Xiao Shi slowly removed her hand and cautiously opened one eye.
Seeing that Shen Sangruo was holding a charred spider, he smiled apologetically at her.
"This is a highly venomous spider that somehow landed on you."
"Sorry, I forgot to tell you beforehand. Did I scare you?"
"N-nothing," Xiao Shi stammered, clearly startled. After a moment, she added, "Thank you, sister."
"My sister saved me, but I thought she wanted to kill me. I'm sorry, sister."
She put Xiao Shi on the ground, bent down and patted her cheek, "Let's go, let's go find the snake demon."
"Okay." Xiao Shi squeezed her hand.
The two entered the mountains together. Xiao Shi only knew that the treasure was behind the mountain, but she didn't know its exact location, so she could only search slowly.
She has already instructed the dodder flower fairy to extend its vines to search, and she believes that she will find something soon.
Xiao Shi was once again astonished as she watched the dodder flower fairy leap out from her hair and quickly spread out into endless vines.
"This is... a vine demon?" Xiao Shi asked, stunned.
"I am a dodder flower demon!" Xiao Shi was even more shocked when the dodder flower demon spoke.
Xiao Shi looked up at her, "Is it also your demon, sister?"
"I suppose so," Shen Sangruo said with a smile.
The dodder flower spirit did not form a pact with her; it was simply that its lifeblood was in her hands.
"Sister is so amazing, she has so many demons around her."
Xiao Shi, carrying Zhu Miao, went to study the tendrils of the dodder flower fairy.
After Xiao Shi turned her back to her, her smile gradually faded.
There was no spider there just now; she had prepared the spider in her hand beforehand to test Xiao Shi.
She really felt that something was wrong with Xiao Shi.
When faced with a sudden crisis, the body will subconsciously make the most instinctive reaction.
If she could use spiritual power, then she would use spiritual power to resist her attack. Xiao Shi simply used her hand to shield herself.
Judging from Xiao Shi's reaction, she is indeed just an ordinary little girl.
From the moment they met, Xiao Shi's behavior was in line with the nature of a child.
What made Chen Sangruo suspicious was the large amount of bloodstains in the village; there were just too many bloodstains.
Even a late-stage Nascent Soul Purple Gold Serpent wouldn't bleed this much when injured.
There are also some issues with the bloodstains on Xiaoshi's skirt.
Currently, all her information comes from Xiaoshi. Although almost all the facts she sees match the information provided by Xiaoshi, it cannot be ruled out that the other party may have misled her on some subtle issues.
"I hope it has nothing to do with her," she thought to herself.
The dodder flower fairy's excited voice rang out, "Found it!"
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