The little black dog rolled over on the bed, and just as it was about to jump up and bite Yan Jiaojiao to death, it heard her words, stumbled, and almost fell to the ground!
Little Black?
Did this damned woman really give him a dog's name?
He was an ancient ferocious beast! He had a name!
Thinking of his name, the little black dog's round puppy eyes dimmed, and its originally erect ears drooped listlessly.
Once upon a time, thousands of years ago, a girl in white rescued him from the Ten Thousand Ghost Cave.
"Sunrise in the East, vast Wutong, why not call you Dongfang Cangwu, alright?"
This name, since he fell into a deep sleep, had not been heard for a long time.
Suddenly, the tickling on his chin startled Dongfang Cangwu from his memories.
Yan Jiaojiao had already sat on the bed at some point, and a slender white hand was scratching under his chin.
She smiled and stroked Dongfang Cangwu's head, "It seems you are also very satisfied with this name, so it is joyfully decided."
Dongfang Cangwu immediately bared his teeth and bit down hard on Yan Jiaojiao's wrist.
But because of the life contract, he could not truly harm Yan Jiaojiao at all.
Yan Jiaojiao naturally mistook his sulky demeanor for coyness.
"I didn't realize you were so fond of acting cute when I saw you kill Xu Feng earlier," Yan Jiaojiao chuckled, then gave Dongfang Cangwu a hard ruffle on the head. "I need to rest now and can't play with you. Be good, go play by yourself for a while."
With that, she picked up Dongfang Cangwu and laid down on the bed with her clothes on, falling into a deep sleep.
For the past three months, she had spent her time on the back of a Roc. If it weren't for that mysterious monstrous man healing all her wounds, she probably wouldn't have been able to return to the Yan family alive.
Health is the capital of revolution. She needed sufficient rest before she could deal with those who were coveting her.
Dongfang Cangwu lay by the pillow, watching Yan Jiaojiao's breathing gradually become steady and long, clearly already in dreamland.
He raised his little paw and gestured at Yan Jiaojiao's neck.
With just one strike, this damned woman could completely disappear from this world.
But as his paw reached Yan Jiaojiao's neck, a sharp pain suddenly struck deep within his soul!
The life contract!
The summoner and the summoned shared both glory and ruin.
Dongfang Cangwu gnashed his teeth in secret.
Forget it, I'll spare her for now!
With a mischievous intent, Dongfang Cangwu stomped his little paw hard on Yan Jiaojiao's face, then jumped off the bed and transformed, leaving.
The sun slanted west as it set.
Yan Jiaojiao slowly woke up, stretched, and felt refreshed.
She looked around the room, but did not see Dongfang Cangwu. She assumed he had gone out to play and didn't pay it any mind.
Yan Jiaojiao got up, sat cross-legged on the bed, and manipulated her original cultivation spiritual energy to nourish her bones before exhaling a breath of turbid air.
Although her inner core was damaged and could no longer be used, it could still improve her physical condition.
"Tsk, without an inner core, what's the use of this good bone?"
Yan Jiaojiao sneered and casually buried the good bone in the potted spiritual plants the original owner had planted.
Yucheng was a small border city in the Boundless Continent. Trying to repair her inner core here was a fantasy. Yan Jiaojiao planned to use the Yan family's name to go to Gonan Academy to find a solution.
However, the entry requirement for Gonan Academy was for students to reach the cultivation level of Red Rank third stage.
She was now a waste, not even reaching the first stage.
Closing her eyes, she searched through the original owner's memories and quickly found the information she needed.
In the backyard of the Yan family, there was a swamp forbidden zone.
In the center of the swamp forbidden zone, there was a Dan Severing Grass.
Dan Severing Grass could repair a damaged inner core. Her condition was severe, and although it couldn't fully repair it, it could temporarily serve as a vessel for her to release spiritual energy.
Yan Jiaojiao got up and headed to the swamp forbidden zone in the backyard.
It was called a swamp forbidden zone, but it wasn't a swamp, but a small grove.
Legend had it that this was a man-eating place, and it was common for Yan family members who accidentally entered here to disappear mysteriously. Over time, it was listed as a forbidden zone of the Yan family, and also given the name of the swamp forbidden zone.
However, from the moment Yan Jiaojiao entered until she reached the depths of the swamp forbidden zone, she did not find any dangerous areas.
Her divine sense was comparable to the universe; any small threat would be detected by her, but she had walked so far without encountering any danger, let alone any living creature.
"Strange, it shouldn't be like this..."
Yan Jiaojiao muttered to herself, her mood growing even heavier.
When things are abnormal, there must be a demon. She had to be careful.
The fruit of the Dan Severing Grass was a flavor that many demonic beasts liked, and it also helped demonic beasts cultivate. Therefore, each Dan Severing Grass was guarded by a powerful demonic beast.
Now that Yan Jiaojiao sensed nothing, there were only two possibilities.
One was that the demonic beasts in the swamp forbidden zone were fabricated by the Yan family to protect the Dan Severing Grass.
Two...
It could only be that the strength of this demonic beast was too powerful, so powerful that she could not even detect it.
If it was the latter, then things would be difficult.
Yan Jiaojiao's expression was solemn as she made her way to the depths of the swamp forbidden zone.
Upon reaching this place, Yan Jiaojiao finally noticed something amiss.
The smell of blood was very strong here, and there were some pieces of flesh on the ground. It was clear that a fierce battle had just occurred, and the opponent's strength far surpassed that of these demonic beasts to have killed them in such a manner!
Almost instantly, Yan Jiaojiao remembered the man she had met in the Abyss of Ten Thousand Beasts!
Could it be that the monstrous man had tracked her here?
Just as Yan Jiaojiao was about to release her divine sense to locate the Dan Severing Grass, a small, dark figure suddenly appeared behind a large tree, seemingly with something in its mouth.
"Little Black? What are you doing here?"
Upon seeing what it was, Yan Jiaojiao was somewhat surprised.
When she woke up earlier, she hadn't seen Dongfang Cangwu in the room and had thought he had gone out to play. She hadn't expected this little fellow to come to the swamp forbidden zone!
She walked up to Dongfang Cangwu, bent down, picked him up, and gently scratched his chin with her fingertip, "Did you deal with the demonic beasts here?"
It seemed that the little cute creature she had summoned was far beyond her imagination.
Dongfang Cangwu naturally couldn't answer her.
He was held in Yan Jiaojiao's arms, squirming impatiently, wishing he could kill her with one swipe of his paw!
He discovered that there was Dan Severing Grass fruit here, had dealt with all the demonic beasts, and was about to enjoy the delicacy when this damned woman arrived!
Moreover, the moment she arrived, he had actually reverted from his human form to this humiliating appearance!