After the main character who took the blame retired, the female lead quit.

Although Tie Yanran didn't understand why Xiao Yu slapped her for no reason, she had heard every word he said and understood what he meant.

"Is the secret realm over? It's not too late..."

She moved her head up and down, nodded, and responded with a sound of understanding.

"Speaking of which, there's something I forgot to ask: how did you manage to cross those alien Dao traces from Demon Gathering Island?!"

After giving himself a slap in the face, Xiao Yu was suddenly jolted awake and realized there was something important he hadn't asked Tie Yanran yet.

Damn it! How did she get out of Guiding Demon Island?

Could it be that Demon Gathering Island has now drifted away from that chaotic forbidden sea area and arrived at a peaceful and stable sea area, allowing the people of Demon Gathering Island to freely enter and leave the outside world?

It's not that it's impossible, but if that happens... wouldn't he be finished?

Tie Yanran was unaware of Xiao Yu's anxious thoughts; she had simply anticipated this and calmly explained:

"You should have heard the rumors about my father on the island. Although the details are slightly different, they are generally true. Unlike other people who were stranded on the island by accident, my father came here on his own."

The strange Dao traces contained in the seawater of the Chaotic Forbidden Sea are nothing more than a strange combination of different Daos, a special thing. It's like if you cultivate fire-attribute magic, when you encounter the washing of strange Dao traces, your body will be countered by the Dao traces rich in water.

If you cultivate water-attribute techniques, you will also be countered by the abundant fire-attribute Dao traces. In the evolution of all things, the so-called "different species" are simply extreme opposites of each other mixed together. Water and fire are incompatible, yet they strangely and peculiarly merge into one. No matter how profound your cultivation is, if you encounter it, you will be assimilated or disappear..."

This is why most people dare not risk crossing the restricted sea areas.

The more profound one's cultivation, especially after surviving the Nascent Soul Tribulation and embarking on one's own path, the less one dares to touch this thing.

Those strange and chaotic Dao traces will erode the foundation of one's Great Dao, leaving an indelible mark that no elixir or panacea in the current cultivation world can save one from.

Such a dangerous thing would naturally be avoided by cultivators, except for Xiao Yu, this extraterrestrial demon from another world.

If Xiao Yu had been a soul transmigrated, he might have been affected to some extent, but the key point is that he suddenly possessed a physical body, and his clothes and other belongings were completely disintegrated during the journey from the Chaotic Forbidden Sea to the Demon Gathering Island.

Ok……

When Xiao Yu first transmigrated, he appeared completely naked at the entrance of Jumo Island. Therefore, the story of Xiao Yu running naked on Jumo Island has actually been around for a long time.

It now appears that the so-called alien Dao traces only affect things within this world; those outside are unaffected, like a program that is written in stone and only follows the pre-defined rules.

This leads to the reason why Tie Yanran was able to emerge. Everything in the universe has its counterpart, which is the rule of heaven and earth. Nothing is invincible or without flaws.

Xiao Yu came from beyond the heavens and earth, making him a variable. What could truly withstand the erosion of the alien Dao traces was the Righteous Qi Technique cultivated by Tie Yanran.

Righteousness... Righteousness is the manifestation of the righteous emotions that arise from within the heart after practicing the Righteousness Technique. To put it simply, it is the thought that arises in the mind.

Thoughts originate from the human body, and unlike the spiritual energy consumed by driving spells, they consume mental energy.

To some extent, the forbidden spiritual land, which is most deadly to Qi cultivators, poses little threat to those who cultivate the Righteous Qi Technique.

Having heard this explanation, Xiao Yu roughly understood why Tie Yanran was able to come out of Jumo Island.

But he still had a question in his mind: it was only by the combined efforts of Tie Yanran's father and mother that they were able to barely enter the Demon Gathering Island.

The trauma and aftereffects left behind are terrible; the Tie couple still haven't recovered, let alone leave the island.

How did Tie Yanran, whose cultivation level was only at the Golden Core stage, manage to be stronger than her father and emerge unharmed?

Tie Yanran's explanation for this was very simple.

"because of you……"

"because I?"

Xiao Yu pointed to himself, his tone shifting from initial doubt to a slight lingering cadence.

Chapter 110, Never the Air Force

"I?!"

For a moment, Xiao Yu's eyes widened, and he actually sat up straight.

Tie Yanran nodded and hummed in agreement. She remained lying on the bed, looking upwards as she spoke:

"Because Xiao Yu, you are a demon from beyond the heavens, unaffected by the strange Dao traces. Entering and leaving the Chaotic Forbidden Sea not only failed to devour you, but instead you carried you out of the outside world."

Over time, the path you frequently traveled will have a much thinner distribution of exotic Dao traces compared to other areas. I was lucky enough to escape the Chaotic Forbidden Sea right after you left, when many of the Dao traces had been depleted and hadn't recovered.

At this point, a hint of lingering fear flashed across Tie Yanran's face. She spoke so casually on the surface, but in the latter half of the journey, the Chaotic Forbidden Sea seemed to have developed its own consciousness.

The unexploded alien Dao traces nearby surged toward her, carrying a hint of annoyance at being offended. The path that Xiao Yu had forged was constantly recovering, like a boulder rolling down toward her.

At the critical moment, before the road completely closed, Tie Yanran leaped out of the water and grabbed a craftsman's creation that was flying overhead to deliver a message.

Taking advantage of the few seconds of airtime, he managed to place the wooden boat he was carrying onto the sea, thus escaping disaster.

As for the strange artifact that saved her life at the last moment, it was delivered by the largest newspaper agency, Shanshui Dibao. Before taking the blame, Xiao Yu had already negotiated terms with them and reached a cooperation agreement in order to support himself and Bai Yan, who was still growing.

At the beginning of each month, they would go to a designated location near the restricted sea area and drop the latest landscape report, which could be considered Xiao Yu's stable income within Jumo Island.

After all, although the Demon Island was so congested that people couldn't leave, the outside world's attention couldn't be ignored, so many people still came to him to buy newspapers.

Tie Yanran didn't know the details, but judging from the situation, she could roughly guess what was going on. Now she knew where the newspapers Xiao Yu sold on the island came from.

It's worth mentioning that Xiao Yu still needs to go out to retrieve the newspaper. Besides retrieving the newspaper, he also has to help another patron on the island deliver his writings to the newspaper. As for what those writings are, Xiao Yu doesn't know. There are restrictions on them, and if he tries to look at them rashly, he will be discovered and lose all his payment.

Xiao Yu always kept all of this secret, so the newspaper was unaware that there was an island called Jumo Island in the uninhabited, forbidden sea area.

After the cover-up ended, Xiao Yu thought he could finally relax and continue living his life on Jumo Island. He contacted the newspaper to continue his previous services, but unexpectedly, he was forced to leave the island to clean up the mess after only a few days of business. However, he also inadvertently saved Tie Yanran's life, which can be considered as fate would have it.

Getting back to the point, probably fearing that Xiao Yu wouldn't believe her, Tie Yanran added another sentence.

"This is what my father observed. After being injured in the forbidden waters outside the Demon Gathering Island, he sat on the edge of the island, observing the rising and falling seawater."

He even stayed out all night, which made my mother complain about him several times. Speaking of which, he often brought some fishing gear with him when he went out, probably to avoid being seen. Sometimes he would come back with a few fish for us to eat, but most of the time he would come back empty-handed, looking exhausted and muttering something like, "Got nothing again..."

Okay, no more words.

Xiao Yu had a general idea.

Is this the kind of hobby that most men awaken to in middle age?

Xiao Yu dared to say that, based on his understanding of the fishermen on the island, Tie Yanran's father was definitely using the pretext of investigating the prohibited sea areas to actually go fishing without restraint.

Ugh……

These anglers were actually Xiao Yu's customers on the island. He would often go out to find some novel baits, then give them a reputation for being incredibly effective at hooking fish, and sell them to them at a high price.

It has to be said that they always sell out quickly, and there's even a sense of supply falling short of demand.

Perhaps Tie Yanran's father also bought fish bait from him.

However, Xiao Yu wouldn't always grant their requests. After all, scarcity increases value, and occasional shortages could further fuel their desire to buy fish bait.

Xiao Yu knew a little about marketing tactics, but he wasn't sure whether the bait he brought in would actually work.

Most of those guys said it was easy to use, except for one unlucky guy who almost always missed the target.

He was also a regular customer of Xiao Yu's. In addition to patronizing the fish bait business, he also took care of Xiao Yu's business in the catalog, making him one of his few VIP customers.

Most people called him Old Air Force, and Xiao Yu followed suit, since he was often in the Air Force.

He wasn't ashamed of this; instead, he used it to motivate himself, often saying, "You old fogies, this time I'll definitely catch a big fish and show you..."

Unfortunately, the truth is that he never caught any big fish. At most, he caught small fish smaller than the bait, and mostly miscellaneous items such as seaweed, brightly colored bibs, old shoes, and even a clam with a pearl the size of a soccer ball.

You can catch anything, except fish.

Xiao Yu expressed his sympathy, wondering if Lao Kong had managed to catch a big fish during the months he was away.

Coming to his senses, Xiao Yu did not doubt Tie Yanran's statement.

Without her saying anything, Xiao Yu noticed that every time he left Jumo Island, the resistance was less than the last time he left the island.

Based on what Tie Yanran mentioned about the Righteous Qi Technique, he understood why Tie Yanran had come to him.

If she wants to return to Jumo Island, she still needs Xiao Yu to pave the way.

That is to say...

"If I'm going to stay away for two and a half years, then you'll stay by my side for two and a half years?"

"Hmm, it's a pity... you plan to go back after the secret realm ends."

Tie Yanran's tone revealed a hint of regret.

"Oh……"

Xiao Yu nodded, but listening to her words, he felt that something was not right.

He obediently lay down again, resting his head on the pillow, and suddenly blurted out:

"You don't necessarily have to go to the Demon Island! The world is so big, there's nothing wrong with staying out there."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yu felt a gaze that looked like he was an idiot sweep over him from the bed.

"My parents and Qingyan are all on the island. If I don't go back, where can I go?"

After a long silence, Tie Yanran replied.

Xiao Yu felt embarrassed by that sharp gaze. He forgot that Tie Yanran was different from the others, including the leader of the Leng Sect. She was not drawn into the island but had grown up there since childhood, so she naturally did not have such a strong yearning for the outside world.

On the contrary, everything outside was what she considered the "Demon Gathering Island" that the Cold Cult Leader and the others wanted to leave.

Having figured this out, Xiao Yu laughed. To avoid being looked at with that strange, concerned gaze from Tie Yanran, he focused his attention on the mask she never took off, even while sleeping, and changed the subject:

"By the way, I noticed you take off your mask even when you sleep. Does your Tie family have some kind of family rule that women can't take off their masks, and that if someone outside the family sees them, they either have to kill them or become their Daoist partner?!"

This was also a question Xiao Yu had been wanting to ask. He felt that Tie Yanran had become much gentler towards him after their reunion in the outside world.

He held his breath, looking at Tie Yanran who didn't answer immediately, and his heart skipped a beat. Could there really be some kind of female Saint Seiya rule?

If that's the case, including Tie Yanran, one... two... three...

Xiao Yu counted on his fingers, "Damn! There are so many people to be responsible for..."

"No, my family doesn't have any strange rules. My dad makes me wear a mask and pretend to be a man just to protect me, this outcast who can cultivate the Righteous Qi Technique."

Tie Yanran replied, first glancing at Xiao Yu with a puzzled look, then seemingly realizing something, her tone becoming somewhat downcast.

Xiao Yu was unaware of the implications. He only noticed that the pair of bright and charming eyes beneath the mask glanced at him secretly, and a glimmer of hope seemed to be hidden in the flickering pupils.

Unfortunately, Xiao Yu, who was being watched, didn't know what to do for a moment and didn't respond.