"Does little sister want to take it away?"
Leng Xingzhi walked to the Holy Water, his eyes filled with coldness. The Holy Water flowing from the spring instantly solidified.
In an instant, where they stood, the ground was frozen over, as if the entire space had come to a standstill.
Leng Xingzhi waved his large hand, and the spring in his eyes disappeared.
"Senior Brother, what did you do?" Just as they were being frozen, Chu Lingwei felt a slight movement in the ring on her finger.
"Holy Water is rare and difficult to come by; it's a pity to leave it here."
Leng Xingzhi waved his hand again. At this moment, a spring reappeared, flowing with the same Holy Water as Chu Lingwei had seen earlier, but with much less spiritual energy.
Returning to the inn, Chu Lingwei sat in her room, lost in thought.
"Weiwei, you don't seem happy?" Huàn Māo saw that her Senior Brother had finally left and came up to Chu Lingwei. "Aren't you happy about leaving the Demon Valley?"
"Why should I be happy?" Chu Lingwei raised her head. It wasn't until her Senior Brother took her out of the Demon Valley that she realized her experience there had been like a short trip, with no real substance.
"Why aren't you happy?"
Huàn Māo didn't understand. Wasn't it a cause for joy that they had safely escaped the Demon Valley?
"But we were always following Senior Brother, so we never really saw what the Demon Valley was truly like." Chu Lingwei sighed. It seemed that no matter where they went in the future, she couldn't always be trailing behind Senior Brother; she had no sense of participation at all.
Huàn Māo: "..." They had visited every corner of the Demon Valley.
"Mao Mao, what's different about the Holy Water in the spatial dimension?"
Chu Lingwei asked Huàn Māo to enter the ring's space to examine the Demon Realm Holy Water her Senior Brother had collected for her.
"Weiwei, it turns out that Demon Realm Holy Water can also be used for cultivation. The spiritual energy in the space is now dense and very suitable for cultivation."
Huàn Māo relayed the changes within the space to Chu Lingwei, while also marveling, "Senior Brother is truly amazing."
"Mao Mao, in your inheritance, is there a name like Xuan Yuan?"
Senior Brother's identity was too unusual, and more importantly, he was so powerful that Chu Lingwei didn't want to guess what his true identity might be.
"No." As soon as Huàn Māo heard the name "Xuan Yuan," he had already searched through all his memories. There was no such name.
"Perhaps I'm overthinking it."
Chu Lingwei sighed. With Senior Brother's formidable cultivation, what could his identity be?
"Weiwei, I think it's enough that Senior Brother is powerful." Huàn Māo's eyes were filled with adoration. There weren't many people in this Xuan Tian Continent who could make them, divine beasts, fearful.
"You, instead of thinking about how powerful others are, it's better to cultivate well and become powerful yourself."
Chu Lingwei found it amusing. She rubbed Huàn Māo's head. He was becoming more intelligent by the day, indistinguishable from a human.
"Weiwei, I am a divine beast. I will eventually grow up and dominate the entire Xuan Tian Continent." Huàn Māo's eyes held certainty. Not only would he dominate the entire Xuan Tian Continent, but he would also become even more powerful and travel to that place.
"Alright, I hope that day comes a little slower."
Chu Lingwei smiled. She would help Huàn Māo fulfill this wish.
"Let's go, let's go out for a walk."
This time, Chu Lingwei had changed her appearance again, no longer Yan Xiang.
"Strange, the streets feel unusual today." As soon as Chu Lingwei stepped out of the inn, she sensed a tense atmosphere on the streets. An event that could make people in the Demon Realm tense must be a major one.
"Weiwei, I'll go find out."
Huàn Māo quickly ran ahead. As his cultivation improved, he had a new skill: he could glean some thoughts from people's minds.
After a short while, Huàn Māo ran back.
"Weiwei, the Yan family is destroyed."
"How was it destroyed?"
The Yan family was the one who had forced her to go to the Demon Valley. The Yan family was considered a powerful presence in this market town.
"It seems their divine flower withered, and Yan Baili was killed by other Demon Lords," Huàn Māo relayed the information he had gathered to Chu Lingwei. "Fortunately, we didn't use Holy Water to nourish that divine flower, or how much Holy Water would have been wasted."
"If it's destroyed, then it's destroyed."
The Yan family of the Demon Realm were not good people. Their demise would not stir the slightest ripple in Chu Lingwei's heart.
"Exactly. How dare they treat you like that back then? I've long wanted to kill them," Huàn Māo said indignantly, but unfortunately, he couldn't defeat them at the time.
"Let's go, let's go ahead and stroll around."
Chu Lingwei led Huàn Māo further forward, purchasing some decent magic artifacts or talismans as she went, to prepare for future needs.
Suddenly, a familiar aura appeared ahead, stirring Chu Lingwei's thoughts.
"Who is it?"
Without a second thought, Chu Lingwei gave chase.
"Weiwei, be careful, it might be a trap," Huàn Māo quickly followed. He couldn't sense any trace of aura from ahead. Watching Chu Lingwei go further and further, he couldn't help but worry.
"Regardless of whether it's a trap or not, I have to go and see."
Anyone who could accurately lure her there must know her.
Apart from Senior Brother, no one in the Demon Realm would know she was here. Unless, the person ahead knew her father.
Chu Lingwei kept her eyes fixed on the figure ahead. Soon, they left the market town and entered a deep, dense forest.
"Who are you?"
Chu Lingwei looked at the demon standing with its back to her. She couldn't discern his cultivation level.
"This is not a place you should be. Hurry and leave, return to the Xuan Tian Continent." The demon ahead didn't turn around. His low, eerie voice reached Chu Lingwei's ears.
"You know me?"
Chu Lingwei was surprised. Why would this demon know her?
"Chu Ze is not in the Demon Realm. Your staying here is meaningless." The voice from ahead echoed again.
"You've seen my father? Who exactly are you?"
Hearing the demon about to call out her father's name, Chu Lingwei's heart leaped. She took a step forward, but the demon shifted its position, moving further away from her.
"Mao Mao, set up a formation. Block this person no matter what it takes," Chu Lingwei transmitted her thoughts to Huàn Māo. This demon knew her and her father. Today, she absolutely couldn't let him leave.
"You don't need to know who I am. In short, leave here quickly, or you will never be able to leave the Demon Realm."
"Where is my father now?"
Chu Lingwei's spiritual sword was held tightly in her hand, ready for a fight.
"He is not in the Demon Realm. If you wish to see him again in this lifetime, leave here quickly." The demon's voice conveyed impatience.
"Start the formation."
Huàn Māo shouted and lunged towards the figure. Chu Lingwei flew forward. She had to keep this demon here.
"With just the two of you?"
The demon gave a soft chuckle. His figure transformed into smoke and vanished.
"Weiwei, my barrier didn't trap him," Huàn Māo said, annoyed, looking at the intact barrier.