Fox Demon: Why did your brother beat you up every day at the beginning of the month?

"Let's wait a bit longer. That person gave us orders not to move around."

"Tch, just some unknown man in black. Why should we obey his orders? Who knows if he's human or a demon..."

"Hmph, the creature from outside the circle that person has is the real deal. Be careful they don't overhear you."

Upon hearing this, the twins remained silent for a moment, then nodded with lingering fear.

After all, the person most skilled with that thing in Baiyu Village can control not only demons but also people.

As the Jade Phoenix, flying through the sky using its magical powers, arrived at the entrance of White Jade Village... a strong feeling of hunger suddenly surged from her lower abdomen.

The Jade Phoenix looked embarrassed and its limbs felt weak as it slowly floated downwards.

"Oh dear, we've been flying for days and haven't had any decent food... Let's go check out the villages below first. If there's a problem... then we can escape."

Cuiyu Mingluan is a leech spirit, a great physician in the demon realm, and also a glutton. She has absolute confidence in the watery eyes on her forehead, and can recognize it immediately if the food is poisoned.

She remembered how her older sister, Cui Yuling, would cook delicious meals for her every day in the leech tribe, even when she was imprisoned as punishment. Her sister would smile and feed her spoonful by spoonful with a lunchbox in hand...

Thinking of these things, Mingluan couldn't help but feel secretly saddened.

"Sister, I'm sorry... If Mingluan can revive Xiaotan this time, I will never leave the Leech Clan again, and I will never leave you again."

Mingluan murmured these words as she landed at the village entrance.

Then a question popped into her head: what if the villagers didn't welcome her...?

After thinking for a moment, she sighed. Although the Dao Alliance no longer opposed humans and demons living together in the same city and trading with each other because of her benefactor, the Daoist Master of Tushan.

But can the message from the Human Alliance really reach this village? Would they, living in such an isolated village, be as averse to monsters as humans were in ancient times…?

But before Mingluan could even wonder whether she should leave... she thought the white-bearded old man was walking over.

"Oh dear, is this young lady lost?"

"Huh? Oh, it's me."

Glug glug...

The old man watched as Mingluan clutched her lower abdomen, her face flushed with embarrassment, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Hehe, you're too kind, young lady. If you're hungry, why not stay at my old house for the night? My old man's house doesn't have much, but we do have some food, though it's a bit bland. If you don't mind, please come with me."

Seeing the old man's kind face and proper manners, Cuiyu Mingluan didn't think much of it, and her vigilance relaxed slightly.

"Then I'll trouble you, but don't worry, sir, I'll pay you."

The old man chuckled, a cold glint in his eyes. "This lowly beastly monster, once I control you, hehe."

His gaze swept over the full, rounded chest of the Jade Phoenix.

But she quickly concealed that lewdness. Unlike Cui Yuling, her younger sister Mingluan was much more voluptuous.

Cuiyu Mingluan looked left and right, like a country girl who had just arrived in the city, her face full of curiosity. The innocent girl did not notice at all that Laozi was looking at her strangely.

When she realized she had lost her composure, she turned around and saw the old man's kind smile still in front of her.

"Uncle, your village doesn't farm or plow the land, so how do you make a living?"

"Hehe, in our Baiyu Village, there is a fairy well. The water inside can be sold or drunk. It is sweet and delicious and can beautify the skin. I will let the young lady try a bowl later. If you like it, please help us promote it."

"Ah, this... isn't that inappropriate..."

Cui Yuling scratched her cheek, looking embarrassed. Although she was naive and innocent, she was still wary. However, when she heard the old man say that he was helping her promote the product, she felt that he just wanted to help her sell the magic water, so she didn't pay much attention to it.

"Hehe, don't worry, young lady. Although this elixir is extremely precious, it's only one bowl. I won't take your money."

"Okay then."

Cui Yumingluan's face remained unchanged, but inside she was rubbing her hands together with immense joy. She possessed the Water Eyes, which allowed her to naturally distinguish toxins, and moreover, they could even beautify and nourish the skin! This was an irresistible request for any girl who loved beauty!

Before long, Mingluan followed the old man into the house and sat on a solid wood stool. The interior decoration was simple and plain, looking just like an ordinary house.

The floor inside looked like it had just been mopped, with faint water stains that hadn't dried.

"Girl, this is the magic water."

The old man placed a bowl of water on the table and continued to smile kindly, "Don't worry, the food will be ready soon." As he spoke, his eyes swept over the deep look in front of Cuiyu Mingluan, and a greedy look flashed in his eyes in an instant.

Cui Yumingluan also felt something was off; she felt that the old man's gaze was strange... but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

As the old man went into the inner room to prepare the meal, Cuiyu Mingluan moved the dark green strands of hair away from her chest and secretly smiled.

She remembered the time she took a bath with her sister, and how her sister looked at her with a resentful gaze when she saw that she could float.

Thinking of this, Mingluan couldn't help but lightly cover her pink lips and smile gently.

Picking up the bowl of "divine water," Cuiyu Mingluan opened the third eye on her forehead and carefully scanned it three or four times, checking it thoroughly. Unable to find anything wrong, she naturally assumed it was just an ordinary bowl of water.

She happened to be a leech spirit, who was naturally fond of water, and without thinking much, she picked up the bowl to drink.

But just as the water reached her lips, an incredibly powerful burst of flames erupted from behind her! Golden talismans flashed wildly behind her, their power exploding instantly! They froze her in place in a flash!

Her gesture of holding the bowl to drink also froze instantly, as if a single word above her head completely blocked all movement!

Jade Phoenix was terrified, but the figure that appeared before her surprised her greatly, and even made her a little happy.

"My little benefactor."

"You? What are you doing here?!"

A divine fire clone of Dongfang Haoyang appeared, hands behind his back. Looking at Cuiyu Mingluan, whose face was flushed with a mysterious blush, he twitched his lips. Damn it, why is this female demon still so persistent with him...

But the situation was urgent, and he couldn't worry about much else. The magic power left in the life-saving talisman was not much. Haoyang raised a finger and gently touched the teacup in Mingluan's hand!

In an instant! A massive surge of yang energy shot into the sky! The wooden ceiling of the old man's house was shattered! Under Mingluan's horrified gaze.

A strange golden creature with a human face suddenly appeared before her eyes, and was then engulfed by Dongfang Haoyang's extremely powerful golden yang flames. In just a moment, the creature was refined by the yang flames, becoming a wisp of golden, transparent demonic power that entered Dongfang Haoyang's clone.

[Eliminate the extraterrestrial creature, Golden Dawn]

Lifespan: +1025 years

[Slightly increased mana]

[My understanding of the Great Dao has slightly improved]

With a casual gesture, Dongfang Haoyang erased the character "定" (ding, meaning fixed) from the head of the Jade Phoenix and then enveloped it with golden magic.

Mingluan collapsed to the ground, terrified by the eerie creature's shrill scream.

"What happened! You...?"

"die!"

An elderly man with white hair rushed out of the kitchen wielding an iron cleaver. He had barely seen the boy with the ahoge (a type of hair sticking up to the ground) standing with his hands behind his back when the boy, with lightning speed, pointed a finger at his forehead, instantly engulfing him in a towering pillar of fire! The old man's body was reduced to ashes in the pure yang flames…

Lifespan: +23 years

"Father! Father! We'll follow you..."

"die!"

Haoyang casually tapped twice, and the entire house exploded instantly! Towering pillars of golden flames rose up, visible for miles around, revealing the old man's accomplices.

His two unfortunate sons were also swallowed by the golden flames. Their physical bodies were refined into ashes within the blazing heat in just a few breaths, while their filthy souls were casually grabbed by Dongfang Haoyang and thrown into the Divine Fire Bottle to be lit as sky lanterns.

Lifespan: +54 years

Lifespan: +62 years

Before the surrounding villagers could react, Dongfang Haoyang had already disappeared with Cuiyu Mingluan.

"Glug glug, thank you, thank you, benefactor..."