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

As expected, Bu Suantian became agitated after hearing the story. His previously suppressed voice rose, even attracting attention from those outside. It seems he was truly angry this time.

"Isn't the last one a bit too much? It's not even human anymore."

Meow!

A soft meow rang out.

"What do you mean I deserve it..."

Xiao Yu subconsciously retorted, "But it was indeed unfair of me to do this."

The interaction between the two left the aggrieved woman, who was trying to find a solution, feeling neglected. Just then, a meow sounded, drawing her attention.

"Big Flower, you're the same. You've actually learned to protect Xiao Yu. How infuriating! Oh right, you're a female too. I really should have brought Er Ye along. I didn't expect Xiao Yu to have evolved to the point where he doesn't even spare animals?"

Perhaps thinking of her future fate of being pierced through, or perhaps the betrayal of the Three Flower Goddess chilled the girl's heart, the Three Flower Goddess's soft, crystal-blue eyes dimmed:

"Waaaaah, I'm doomed! Suddenly I feel like my future is bleak! Cough cough... I already said I'm fine."

Meow!

The Three Flower Goddess visibly became agitated, saying that Xiao Yu had not a single hair on his body, which did not meet her aesthetic standards at all.

Xiao Yu also waved his hand, hurriedly proving his innocence:

"I still wouldn't go so far as to harm a cat. There's a reason for all this. I owe her a favor, and besides, I'd feel uneasy if I just stood by and watched her die. I'd have nightmares about it."

However, that Taoist nun has nothing to do with me; she's probably just after my sword-nurturing gourd, nothing more.

Meow!

With the Three Flower Goddess's corroboration, Bu Suantian's mood improved slightly, but he still muttered resentfully under his breath:

"Forget it, I'm prepared anyway. You have a deep-rooted romantic connection with me, and I can't cut it off even if I want to. Instead of wasting time listening to you talk here, I'd rather have a steel plate stuck in my chest."

Her voice was soft and sweet, carrying a hint of self-abandonment.

What is the purpose of inserting steel plates?

Iron chest?!

Ah no, speaking of Iron Chest, Xiao Yu suddenly remembered another guy who gave him a headache.

I wonder where Tie Yanran is now?

I haven't had a chance to tell her that the secret realm is going to be burned down, so she won't be burned to death inside.

Xiao Yu pressed his temples, a gesture that drew the attention of the girl clinging to him. She then mimicked the gesture and pressed Xiao Yu's temples as well.

A soft touch came, and Xiao Yu was stunned. Looking at the dazed girl in front of him, he suddenly realized that ever since he faked his death and escaped, and then was caught by her in the prison.

This is the first time the two of them have sat together peacefully like this.

Looking at the girl in front of him, Xiao Yu suddenly felt that this was actually quite good. This was much better than that yandere girl who imprisoned him right away, thinking of treating him like a dog and dragging him back to have children.

As for other aspects, he just raises... cough cough cough, damn it, he's been influenced by Li Yunshang's idea of ​​raising dogs.

Treating someone like a dog is not a good thing. Let's figure out a way to turn her back first. There are some things that need to be explained to her, but not now.

Thinking this, Xiao Yu reached out and hugged the girl in his arms tightly. Inside her, a lingering sense of comfort quietly rose in her eyes, which were as bright as the setting sun.

Chapter Twenty-Two, Loss of Soul

Faced with Xiao Yu's affectionate behavior, the girl in his arms blinked, then snuggled closer, her fair face puffing up and making purring sounds, clearly very happy.

Xiao Yu couldn't push him away no matter what. Damn it, what kind of clingy animal are you?

This……

what's going on?

Could it be that he's lost his mind...?

Just as Xiao Yu was filled with suspicion and felt at a loss about the girl whose behavior was so different from before,

Bu Suantian's voice floated lightly into his ears:

"Regarding the young lady of the Xuanling Sect who is with you, if I'm not mistaken, she should have lost her soul."

"Have you lost your soul?"

As he spoke, Xiao Yu turned to look at those soft, crystal-blue eyes. Under Xiao Yu's gaze, the Three Flower Goddess turned her head away unhappily, leaving only the space for those soft, crystal-blue eyes to face Xiao Yu.

Its emerald eyes remained tightly closed, refusing to look at Xiao Yu, the bastard who used strange drugs to control its body.

It made such a huge blunder, what on earth was that thing? Next time... it will definitely not be under my control again.

Merely human beings...

Despite thinking this, the Three Flower Goddess's constantly wagging, yearning tail inadvertently revealed something to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu turned his head slightly, a knowing look on his face. He thought to himself, "No wonder it's a cat!"

I have absolutely no resistance to catnip, and in contrast, this guy on my body looks more like a dog.

Looking at the girl who was clinging to him and even wanted to lick him a few times, Xiao Yu thought to himself.

Getting back to the point, in response to Xiao Yu's question, Bu Suantian on the other end nodded heavily.

Although Bu Suantian was very angry that she had kept her secret from Xiao Yu, was she the kind of petty woman who couldn't tolerate other women? She even kept such a small matter from her…

But she was still aware of the situation. Unlike those heroines who would throw a tantrum and need to be coaxed at crucial moments, even she, who knew nothing about medicine, sensed something was wrong with the girl nestled in Xiao Yu's arms.

"That's right. Her current appearance is very similar to a condition called 'soul loss' that I once saw in an ancient book. I'm just a fortune teller, not a doctor or cultivator who treats illnesses."

However, in our fortune-telling practice, the seven souls and three spirits are very important indicators for discerning a person's future and fortune. Once a person's soul or spirits suffer a major problem, their fortune and destiny will fluctuate accordingly.

"The girl in your arms is currently suffering from a dim life palace, a shallow human soul among her three souls and seven spirits, a floating and sinking seven spirits, and a dim corpse dog. It is clear that her soul has suffered a major loss, her consciousness has sunk, and her body's instincts have taken over. It is undoubtedly a case of soul loss."

Before forming a nascent soul and stabilizing one's spirit, maintaining this state is extremely dangerous. Prolonged exposure could lead to mental illness and even idiocy. Regardless, for your safety and the life of the girl inside you, Xiao Yu, you should leave the secret realm as soon as possible and find a reliable healer to treat her. Perhaps there's still a chance to save her.”

Wow~

Thunder roared, and silvery lightning bolts raged amidst the moonlight.

Just like the warning that Bu Suantian left for Xiao Yu before disappearing.

Xiao Yu could tell that Bu Suantian didn't seem to care much about Li Yunshang in her arms. More importantly, she wanted to use this opportunity to urge Xiao Yu to come out of the secret realm as soon as possible.

Inside the cramped cave, the Three-Flower Goddess lay on the floor with a lavish expression, clutching and biting Xiao Yu's homemade catnip ice ball.

Judging from its loosened fur, it probably had a good time sucking.

After all, it was rare for Lady Sanhua to disobey the divination rules for his sake, yet she was betrayed by Xiao Yu.

Even though the divination commanded it not to take it to heart, Xiao Yu still felt guilty, so he took out the highly pure catnip ice ball and gave it to the Three-Flower Goddess to inhale.

The finest spiritual material, catnip, contains a considerable amount of spiritual energy and also has the wonderful effect of further refining one's bloodline. For a pure-blooded demon like the Three-Flower Goddess, it truly lives up to its name as "catnip."

At first, it was aloof and disdainful, but after the puck rolled a couple of times, it couldn't help but shed a clear liquid, and now it's completely captivated by it.

Seeing that the calico cat's eyes were already rolling back, Xiao Yu knew that it was about time; if he kept sucking on it, the cat would probably lose its mind.

He reached out and put the ice puck back into the system warehouse. The disappearance of the bliss made the Three Flower Goddess grit her teeth subconsciously, but she was immediately silenced by the girl in Xiao Yu's arms, who was clenching her teeth tightly, with a warning snort.

Do dogs kill cats?

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yu reached out and rubbed the girl's head. Soon the girl calmed down and nestled in Xiao Yu's arms with a look of longing.

They've completely made him their home!

Xiao Yu's lips twitched.

In any case, thanks to Bu Suantian's reminder, Xiao Yu had a general understanding of Li Yunshang's current situation.

Suddenly, the image of the monster wielding a bronze spear flashed through Xiao Yu's mind.

Unlike other monsters that burn with flames, the flames of the monster wielding the gun contained something else.

It was a flame as white as snow.

Xiao Yu's pupils narrowed as he recalled the information given to him by a woman from the Thieves' Guild who had used this as a topic of conversation to attract him to talk before the secret realm opened.

A different kind of phoenix, a white phoenix, flames that can harm the soul, and that ancient parasol tree that reaches the heavens and the earth.

Well... it's a very obvious lead-in, clearly trying to get him to go there, but since there are no other clues right now, he has no choice but to go there and find out.

To be honest, at first Xiao Yu thought that the so-called ancient parasol tree was at most a special tree species, just a bit taller and bigger than other trees.

I never imagined it would be so huge, it's like a pillar stabilizing the sea deep in the Dragon Palace!

Wow!

The lightning was widespread and dense, gathering much of the moonlight from the sky.

Inside the cave, the black-robed girl who had caused such trouble still lay quietly on the stone bed, surrounded by poisons that Xiao Yu had exchanged from the system. Among them were some very old varieties that would cause death if touched or rubbed, which were great tonics for the Five Elements Poison Body, which feeds on poison.

This can be seen from the purple poisonous gas surging around the black-robed girl's body like boiling water.

However, after so much time, the girl in the black robe still showed no signs of waking up.

The thunder outside the cave grew louder and louder, making Xiao Yu's ears ring.

Damn it, do you think you're some kind of thunder god or lightning goddess, making noise all the time in the sky?

I was planning to let the girl in the black robe deal with the trouble herself once she woke up.

It seems someone is getting restless.

Xiao Yu was the same. Since Bu Suantian had warned him to hurry up and get out of the secret realm, staying in the cave like a coward was not a solution.

Peng!

The hazy moonlight that had been obscuring the cave entrance dissipated, revealing the not-so-wide opening.

As the illusory image obscuring the cave entrance disappeared, the deafening thunder outside the cave gradually subsided.

Xiao Yu stepped out of the cave, the sword-nurturing gourd hanging from his waist, its apricot-yellow tassels fluttering. On the bottom of the small gourd was a tiny "Jiang" character. He looked up and gazed into the distance, meeting the eyes of the young man floating in the sky, his body crackling with lightning like a god descending to earth.

Chapter Twenty-Three: You're talking nonsense.

Two moons hang in the sky, their light shimmering and clamoring.