I am Guhuoniao, not an umbrella demon, please do not disturb me.

"Bai Qingyu, I'll remember this. If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely repay you. I promise."

When she was locked on by those three cultivators and felt utterly hopeless, the beautiful figure she saw when she looked up was one that Ghost Girl Hongye would never forget for the rest of her life, as was the glance she gave when she turned around.

What kind of eyes were those? They were calm and serene, like a clear autumn spring. In that instant, she felt the sounds of birds and beasts fading away, and the fierce wind blowing in front of her seemed to calm down. She felt as if she and herself were the only ones in this world.

He opened the porcelain bottle, poured out all the emerald green pills inside, and put them into his mouth. The power of the pills turned into a warm current that flowed into his body, and the wounds on his body, large and small, began to heal rapidly at a visible speed. Except for the penetrating wound on his body, all other injuries could be healed.

With a sliver of strength finally returning to her body, the ghost girl Momiji carefully put away the empty porcelain bottle.

"Damn humans, but I should thank them..."

Looking back in the direction Bai Qingyu had left, the ghost girl Hongye disappeared into the red maple forest.

She was too badly injured. The bottle of pills she had just taken could only restore some of her strength and keep her alive. To fully recover, she would need at least several months. But this was still much better than dying here.

On the other side, after taking the storage rings of the three cultivators, Bai Qingyu burned the corpses to ashes with a burst of demonic fire and left the scene. She didn't pay much attention to the ghost girl Hongye; she had done all she could. As for whether the demon was dead or alive, that was none of her business.

Returning to Zhen Tian's side, they saw Zhen Tian standing under an old maple tree, holding a maple leaf and lost in thought.

"True Heaven!"

Bai Qingyu walked over quickly.

Setting down the leaf in her hand, Zhen Tian turned around and looked at her. "Has everything been taken care of over there, sister?"

"Yes, it's all taken care of. It was three cultivators chasing a monster. I wanted to go over and try to break them up, telling them to fight further away, but they completely ignored me and even tried to attack me directly. I had no choice but to send those three guys away."

Walking briskly to Zhen Tian's side, Bai Qingyu asked with a smile, "What were you looking at just now, little sister?"

"I'm looking at the leaves. I'm trying to find two leaves that are exactly the same, but I can't find any." Zhen Tian looked a little troubled. She wanted to use these two leaves as a souvenir.

"Oh dear, my silly sister, how could there be two leaves that are exactly the same?"

"I just wanted to commemorate this moment."

"For commemoration, you don't need to find two exactly the same leaves, just find the ones that look good to you."

"Ok!"

They continued strolling happily through the maple forest, enjoying the tranquility without the disturbance of human cultivators. Unfortunately, the number of people around them gradually increased.

Bai Qingyu saw a scholar bringing a rich young lady to the woods to compose poems and compose verses, making the young lady laugh heartily. He also saw a rough man scratching his head with a simple and honest smile, while his wife beside him smiled and was clearly very satisfied with the place her husband had brought.

"Sister, what are they doing..." Zhen Tian led Bai Qingyu by the hand and walked past a bright red old maple tree, where they saw a scholar embracing a rich young lady, the two gazing at each other affectionately.

No sooner had Zhen Tian finished speaking than he saw the scholar kiss her directly.

The girl did not refuse; instead, she closed her eyes and waited for this moment to arrive.

The two were passionately kissing, completely unaware that two bird demons were staring at them from thirty meters away.

Bai Qingyu clearly felt Zhen Tian unconsciously tighten her grip on her hand. She glanced to the side and noticed that Zhen Tian's cheeks were flushed and her eyes were shy. She couldn't help but wonder how Zhen Tian would react if she suddenly hugged her, looked at her affectionately, and then slowly kissed her cherry lips.

Hmm... based on her understanding of Masami, she will most likely blush and close her eyes as well.

Wait, wait, wait, what weird things am I thinking about?

"Hey, how about we go somewhere else?" They've been kissing for three minutes already; it's really impolite to keep watching.

"Mm." Zhen Tian nodded, his voice barely audible.

After leaving this area, Bai Qingyu was filled with emotion.

Who says the ancients didn't understand romance? Just look at all the couples in this maple forest.

The fact that they arrived so early means they set off very early in the morning; otherwise, it would have taken them at least until noon to travel those dozens of kilometers.

They walked and stopped along the way, chatting and laughing. But after seeing the couple kissing under the old maple tree, Bai Qingyu felt that the atmosphere became strange. There was an indescribable feeling, like the awkward atmosphere of going on a date with her first love, but because neither of them had experience and they were extremely shy.

It's that wonderful feeling where you exchange a glance, and as soon as your eyes meet, you instantly look away, unable to help but blush.

Of course, she and Zhen Tian haven't reached that point yet.

After wandering around for a while, they arrived at the lakeside. Bai Qingyu took out the things she had prepared during the last picnic, laid them out, and sat down facing Zhen Tian. She then took out some drinks and food.

Although she said she was out to gather ingredients, Bai Qingyu actually didn't plan to go back at noon.

The autumn wind was bleak, and sitting by the lake was indescribably comfortable. Bai Qingyu took the initiative to break the slightly awkward atmosphere, "Just now I went over there to chase those cultivators away and encountered a demon named Ghost Woman Red Leaf. I feel that she may be somewhat similar to the Peach Blossom Demon, no, I should say, somewhat similar to Huang."

Is she the daughter of God?

"I don't know either. I feel like I'll have a chance to meet her again in the future. She always gives me a very strange feeling, but I can't quite put my finger on it."

By the small lake, the two bird demons chatted and laughed. After a simple lunch, Bai Qingyu taught Zhen Tian how to fish. They only caught three fish in the afternoon. Taking these three fish back would give them an excuse to talk. Otherwise, it would be a bit inappropriate to go out to find food and return empty-handed.

Anyone who didn't know better would think they were on a date.

Happy times always pass so quickly. It was almost evening when Bai Qingyu finished packing up and left with Zhen Tian in her hand.

Unbeknownst to her, the moment she left, the demon girl Momiji appeared at the spot where she and Masami had been fishing.

"Ah~ Lord Bai Qingyu."

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Bai Qingyu was quite satisfied with the day's activities. Although the process was slightly flawed and not as wonderful as she had imagined, it was still good overall. It was a rare opportunity to go out and relax with Zhen Tian.

That evening, Bai Qingyu was in a great mood and prepared a sumptuous dinner for everyone. When Shuten returned and saw the table full of food, he was quite curious. Then, seeing Bai Qingyu dressed up in such formal attire, he was a little confused. It was only after the little snake gave him a simple explanation that he understood what was going on.

"Is it really that good-looking?" Shuten muttered to himself.

Last time, when he went to the cherry blossom forest with everyone to admire the cherry blossoms, he felt that it was just so-so. He thought that it was all the same color and he would get tired of it quickly. He felt that it was not as good as the mountains and forests, where at least there were mountains, water, lakes, and a group of monsters.

"Why don't you go and see for yourself? Auntie says it's very beautiful."

"No, I don't want to go." Shuten shook his head and focused on eating.

Across the table, Bai Qingyu didn't care about what Shuten said. Compared to that, she was more interested in when Shuten's love tribulation would come. It had been a year, and Shuten had already conquered this area and become a little demon king, but the love tribulation still hadn't arrived.

A year has passed, and Shuten-dōji's strength has improved quite rapidly. Bai Qingyu feels that she is almost on par with her. You should know that a year ago, she could send Shuten-dōji flying with a flick on the head, but a year later, her strength is almost caught up.

It's no exaggeration to say that if she were to fight Shuten-dōji now, she would most likely win in a friendly sparring match, but in a life-or-death battle, it's really hard to say.

It's worth mentioning that, I don't know if it's because Shuten-dōji grew up too fast or because I fed him too well.

A year ago, he was just a ten-year-old boy, but now he has grown into a sixteen-year-old boy that even Bai Qingyu finds distasteful. At this stage, Shuten-dōji is truly handsome, with a strong and muscular physique and a dashing appearance. In particular, his spirited and unrestrained temperament can make countless female demons scream.

Bai Qingyu rested her chin on her hand, her gaze making Shuten feel a little uneasy.

"Fortunately, it's not growing as wildly as before."

"It's because Auntie's cooking is so delicious, hahaha."

"Alright, let's eat. Who told me to adopt you back then? Even if you're thirty years old now, I still have to support you. That is, if I can afford to support you." Bai Qingyu glanced at Shuten-dōji with annoyance.

Come to think of it, he cooks so many meals every day, half of which are for himself, Zhentian, and a bunch of kids, and the other half is for Shuten-dōji himself. He can feed the whole family by himself. If it weren't for the fact that this guy goes out hunting and brings back food, Bai Qingyu really wouldn't be able to afford to support him.

More than ten days passed, and Bai Qingyu took her whole family to the maple forest for a good time.

Because Shuten-dōji was busy leading his underlings in battles against other demon forces, he did not come today. To express his apology, Shuten-dōji specially sent his underlings to deliver a gem he had found in the mountains.

This gem was not given to Bai Qingyu, but rather given to Zhen Tian in front of Bai Qingyu.

It can only be said that Shuten-dōji is indeed very clever at times.

He knew Bai Qingyu's personality well. If he directly gave her a gemstone, she would probably say that he should spend more time with her instead. Then, when he got home that night, she would call him over and give him a good scolding.

But giving it to Zhen Tian is different. If Shuten gives this light purple gem to his sister Zhen Tian in front of Bai Qingyu, he believes his aunt will be very happy.

But what Shuten didn't expect was that while he had crooked ideas and cunning schemes, his subordinate didn't.

I've already told my subordinates. They absolutely must find the girl with light purple hair, red eyes, and a purple dress, and they absolutely must deliver it in front of the girl with black hair and a phoenix dress. Make sure to reveal their identities before delivering it.

Then, when the little demon actually arrived at the place and saw Bai Qingyu, it was so frightened that it forgot everything on the spot.

It wasn't that it didn't recognize Bai Qingyu; the scene of Bai Qingyu blocking all of them at the Gate of Hell was still vivid in its mind. When Bai Qingyu looked at it, it recalled everything.

Fortunately, although the little demon was scared, he still felt he had a mission from his leader.

With gritted teeth and a stamp of his foot, he mustered all his courage and walked up to Bai Qingyu with a fearless spirit.

A moment later, Bai Qingyu frowned as she looked at the gem in her hand, her eyes filled with confusion.

What's up with this little monster? It came over, gave her a gem, and ran off without saying a word?

Looking at his fearful yet determined eyes, it didn't seem like he liked her. Who would tremble when giving a gift to someone they like? His expression clearly showed fear; he didn't even dare to look at her for more than a second.

"How strange, the color of this gem is really nice, it suits you perfectly, Zhentian."

Bai Qingyu's picnic was not affected, and the family was still enjoying themselves.

Unbeknownst to them, as soon as the strange little monster ran away, a dark shadow quickly gave chase.

The demon girl, Momiji, walked through the maple forest, her gaze fixed on the fleeing monster ahead, her eyes narrowing.

This little demon actually wants to snatch it from her! No, who knows what this guy is up to? The gem he gave to Lord Bai Qingyu might be something dangerous, like a human's magic weapon that could kill a demon.

With a red glint in her eyes, the demon girl Kureha quickened her pace.

Her injuries were quite severe, and she hadn't recovered much in over ten days, but it was more than enough to deal with such a small monster.

The little monster ran out of the forest and was finally able to relax a bit. Before he could react, a maple leaf suddenly floated over and blasted him away at high speed. That wasn't the end of it. After the maple leaf exploded, a ghost doll appeared on his head and exploded a second time, blowing off all of his already sparse hair.

The demon woman, Momiji, appeared, her laughter chilling. "If you dare approach her again, I will take your life."

"My lord, that's exactly how it happened. That banshee was absolutely despicable!" The little monster said pitifully, clutching his bald head.

After being reprimanded by the demon girl Momiji, the little demon realized on his way back that he had completed his mission in a terrible way. When he saw Shuten-dōji, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and shifted the blame.

He only said that he delivered the items to Bai Qingyu, and then focused on the matter of the ghost girl Hongye.

Sure enough, upon hearing that his underling had been beaten by a female demon, Shuten-dōji immediately waved his hand and said, "Come on, lead the way, let me see who's so arrogant!"

"Our leader is mighty! Our leader is mighty!"

"Hmph, forget about the might for now. You can tell me about the gem matter when I get back." Shuten wasn't stupid. He left those words behind, grabbed the little demon by the neck, and headed towards the maple forest.

The little demon was stunned, not expecting that Shuten-dōji still remembered this matter.

Shuten-dōji didn't bring anyone else. He carried the little demon and rushed towards the maple forest with all his might. Actually, he wanted to see if Bai Qingyu's side had finished yet. If not, he might still be able to catch up.

He certainly wanted to go to the family gathering. He didn't care about the scenery of the maple forest; what he cared about was being able to chat and laugh with his family and relax his tense nerves. He also felt tired from going out to fight other demons every day and wanted to relax.

Shuten-dōji was extremely fast, but the little demon took a lot of time to return. By the time he arrived, it was already evening.

There was no trace of Bai Qingyu in the maple forest; she had probably been gone for some time.