After transmigrating into the body of the Jade Rat Spirit, I became Nezha's adopted sister.

Even someone as seasoned and unruly as Nezha was stunned speechless by this sudden and shameless attempt to cling to someone's leg.

He instinctively tried to pull his leg away, but her arms were holding him too tightly, and he couldn't really burn her with fire.

The boy looked bewildered.

He looked down at the female demon clinging to him desperately.

"Let go." Nezha's voice turned cold, carrying a warning.

He was very uncomfortable with this kind of physical contact, especially being so close to a fairy who had just committed a crime.

"No! Crown Prince! I was wrong! I really know I was wrong!" Bai Yeying hugged him even tighter. "It was wrong of me to steal food last time! And it was also because I was blinded by greed that I kidnapped Tang Sanzang this time! I will never dare to do it again! Please forgive me this time! I will serve you like a slave! I will turn over a new leaf and become a rat again!"

After saying that, she glanced at Nezha's face. She couldn't tell anything from Nezha's face, but at least he hadn't made a move yet.

She continued to flatter him: "Your Highness, you are wise and powerful, with extraordinary magnanimity. You certainly wouldn't stoop to the level of a little vixen like me, right? I know you are the kindest of all..."

"Kind-hearted?" Nezha raised an eyebrow, as if he had heard a joke. "I only kill, I don't save."

"Then...then will you make an exception for me today?" Bai Yeying blinked her teary eyes and asked cautiously, "I'm very useful! I can find treasure, I can explore, and I'm fluffy, so I can be a hand warmer in winter..."

Nezha: "................."

She was rambling incoherently, saying whatever sounded good or humble, her integrity completely shattered.

There was only one thought in my mind: cling to this strongest thigh and never let go, even if it kills me!

She was genuinely terrified! She didn't know whether she would be captured and taken to the heavens, beheaded on the execution platform, or imprisoned. This uncertainty was the most terrifying thing ( ﾉД`)!

She still hoped that Nezha would let her off the hook, after all, they still had the title of "sister"!

Nezha's temple throbbed. He had lived for so many years, never hesitating to fight, brawl, or vanquish demons, but this was the first time he had ever seen anything like it.

"Who's your brother?" He practically gritted his teeth as he said this, trying to pull his foot away, but Bai Yeying was like a real octopus, impossible to shake off. "Let go! Or I'll burn you right now!"

"Go ahead and burn me! Burning me to death is better than being caught and punished in Heaven!" Bai Yeying was desperate and started rambling incoherently, tears streaming down her face. "Crown Prince, I promise, I'll disappear immediately! I'll go far away! I'll never appear in front of you again! I'll never do anything bad again! I swear!"

Nezha was annoyed by her endless crying and pleading.

He pulled his foot out with force again, causing Bai Yeying to stumble, but she immediately lunged forward to hug the other one.

Nezha reacted quickly, slamming his Fire-Tipped Spear into the ground, the shaft blocking her path and stopping her movement.

"Stand there! Don't move!" he shouted, his brows furrowed as he looked at Bai Yeying, who had fallen to the ground, her face streaked with tears, still looking at him with those pleading eyes like a small animal.

Nezha stared at her for a long time, so long that Bai Yeying thought she was really going to die.

Nezha stared at Bai Yeying for a long time, so long that she felt her heart was about to jump out of her throat.

He had never seen a demon so shameless.

Finally, Nezha sheathed his Fire-Tipped Spear and said coldly, "Shut up. If you make another sound, I'll stab you with this spear."

Bai Yeying immediately fell silent, only looking at him with her eyes, silently conveying the message that "I am super obedient and pitiful".

Nezha looked away, no longer looking at her, his tone returning to its usual coldness: "Is Tang Sanzang alright in the cave?"

Bai Yeying nodded vigorously, not daring to utter a sound.

"Lead the way." Nezha said succinctly, raising his chin and pointing towards the direction of Trapped Sky Mountain.

Bai Yeying was taken aback. Were they going to take her back? Or were they going to take her to rescue Tang Sanzang?

She dared not disobey, so she quickly got up, patted the grass clippings and dirt off her body, and walked ahead, occasionally glancing back at Nezha's expression.

The two flew silently toward Trapped Sky Mountain, one after the other.

Back at the entrance of the Bottomless Cave, the little demons who had been shouting earlier had all scattered like birds and beasts, and the entrance was in a mess, clearly having been visited in a friendly manner.

The two entered the cave, and in the distance came Sun Wukong's shouts:

"Master! Master, are you alright? I was so worried about you!"

"Wukong..." came Tang Sanzang's gentle yet weary voice.

Nezha, carrying Bai Yeying, went straight into the depths of the cave. There, he saw Sun Wukong fussing over Tang Sanzang, with Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing also nearby.

Upon seeing Nezha enter, Sun Wukong's golden eyes lit up, and he jumped over: "Third Prince! You caught that rat demon so quickly? Impressive!"

His gaze fell on Bai Yeying, who was being carried like a chick by Nezha. He immediately bared his teeth and revealed a fierce expression: "You little vixen! How dare you kidnap my master and try to force me into marriage? Watch me, Old Sun, not..." As he spoke, he raised his golden cudgel to strike.

Bai Yeying screamed in fright and desperately shrank behind Nezha.

"Wait." Nezha shifted his feet and stood in front of Bai Yeying, his Fire-Tipped Spear moving horizontally to block Sun Wukong's golden cudgel.

Sun Wukong paused, his golden eyes darting around, glancing at Nezha, then at Bai Yeying behind him, who was trembling with only half her face showing. A playful expression appeared on his face: "Oh? Third Prince, what does this mean? Are you perhaps going to protect this demon?"

Nezha didn't even flinch, his tone calm: "The Jade Emperor has already decreed that I capture her, bring her back to Heaven, and deal with her according to the Heavenly Rules."

"Yo ho!" Sun Wukong put away his golden cudgel, crossed his arms, and walked half a circle around the two of them, drawing out his words, "The Jade Emperor's decree, huh! Well, that should be done according to the rules. But..."

He suddenly leaned closer to Nezha, his face beaming with an undisguised mischievous smile, and lowered his voice, yet it was loud enough for Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, and the others present to hear clearly:

"Third Prince, as your elder brother, when you ascend to the Lingxiao Palace, you must uphold justice and not show favoritism!"

He emphasized the word "brother" with a sharp and mischievous tone, clearly indicating that he knew the rank of the figures enshrined in the cave.

Nezha: "................."

Bai Yeying: "................."

The air suddenly fell silent. Pigsy looked at this one, then at that one, muttering under his breath, "Brother? What brother? Is this demon related to Nezha, the Third Prince?"

Sha Wujing looked serious, his brows furrowed, clearly also pondering this complex relationship.

Tang Sanzang paused slightly, looked at Nezha and Bai Yeying, and whispered a Buddhist chant.

Although he had just had a false alarm, seeing the female demon so frightened that she was practically out of her wits, and hearing Sun Wukong's pointed words, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

All things have a spirit; whether it's a karmic entanglement or a miraculous one, it ultimately cannot escape cause and effect.

Nezha narrowed his phoenix eyes and glanced sideways at Sun Wukong: "Monkey, you talk too much."

"Alright, alright, I've got too much to do."