Chapter 690

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

To be honest, Shen Yao's birthplace was very ordinary, not even having a proper name (anyway, she didn't know, so she treated it as nonexistent); Qingping City was merely the place where Shen Yao first appeared after transforming into human form.

Early the next day, the already-prepared carriages and horses set off from the Yi Zhan, heading toward the not-far Wu Ming Shan.

Lin Chengyan and Lin Chengjing did not come along this time; the two little ones were at an age that loved learning and insisted on pestering Yuan Kong Master to learn martial arts, causing Yuan Kong Master to be unable to travel.

Because Lin Xingzhi had Shen Yao accompanying him, Yuan Kong Master was not as worried as before that Lin Xingzhi would encounter danger.

Shen Yao:...

"Did Yuan Kong Master rest assured too early?" On the mountain where Shen Yao became a demon and transformed, there were quite a few other demons, only their demonic power was not as strong as Shen Yao's; after all, apart from a small portion of demons who liked living in the world, more were still more willing to live apart from the crowd, living alone.

"I believe in Yao Niang's abilities, and I suppose Yuan Kong Master thinks so too," what happened in Qingke City back then was strong proof.

Lin Xingzhi smiled and offered compliments and teasing words, then talked about their arrangements for this trip up the mountain; after all, a round trip would take quite a few days, so this time they prepared very fully, with quite a few tools for camping in the wilderness.

It could be called an ancient version of a super luxurious camping trip.

"... By then Yao Niang and I can sneak away first, quick go, quick return."

Hearing this, Shen Yao glanced at Lin Xingzhi, who was getting more and more excited and unusually talkative; it was just an ordinary trip, how could he be so lively and excited.

Lin Xingzhi said it was inevitable to be excited; after all, their destination this time had an inseparable relationship with his own wife.

Since he and Shen Yao met and became acquainted in Floating Cloud City, they had very little knowledge of Shen Yao's past; how could that be the conduct of a qualified husband?

Shen Yao:...

"Since Xingzhi is curious, as husband and wife we should naturally be of one heart and mind; Yao Niang will certainly not fail to fulfill her husband's wish," she smiled and raised her excessively beautiful eyebrows and eyes, thinking to herself that the stream where she transformed should still be there, right.

Since no great mutation had occurred, that stream was naturally still there; it was just that other demons now lived by the stream, and the sudden arrival of Shen Yao and Lin Xingzhi directly startled the other party.

To be precise, it was Lin Xingzhi's appearance that made this demon, who had never seen the Human Race, suddenly feel somewhat bewildered.

"You, you, you are Human Race?"

The little deer demon shook its head, which had grown horns in an instant; a pair of eyes like glazed glass were purely bright and clear.

It was born here and grew up here; the most it had seen were various demons who had transformed into human form. This person before it, whose aura was purely without any demonic energy, was an anomaly in its long years.

"You are a deer demon, and you've always stayed here?" After a brief panic, Lin Xingzhi quickly returned to normal; he smiled at the little deer demon that only reached his waist, feeling in his heart that demons were indeed diverse in species, especially after transforming into human form.

"Yes, your purpose for coming to Yunlu is for the Five-Colored Stone?"

The little deer demon just casually made a remark in passing, which directly caused Shen Yao to speak up.

Five-Colored Stone?

"There's a Five-Colored Stone here?"

Unlike Lin Xingzhi, who had no threat (mainly a common ailment of the Human Race; compared to demons, their abilities were ordinary and quite useless), Shen Yao had the word "danger" written all over her body.

Little deer demon:...!!!

"You, you, you don't come over," not only did the little deer demon's horns suddenly pop out, but its short, thick, fat tail was also exposed in the air.

Shen Yao and Lin Xingzhi:...

Realizing that Shen Yao's sudden voice had startled this little deer demon, Lin Xingzhi couldn't help but blink his eyes, seeming to gain a bit more real sense that his wife was a Great Demon.

"As long as you answer me seriously, what is there to be afraid of?" Rabbits don't eat meat, only grass.

Shen Yao raised her hand and tapped the little deer demon's beautiful head, indicating she wasn't some demon that killed; why did it look so timid.

Little deer demon:... wuwuwu, it was because it was timid that it chose to stay in Yunlu; the brave demons had already gone into the world who knows how long ago.

Unable to stop muttering about Shen Yao in her heart, the little deer demon still honestly and seriously answered the question about the Five-Colored Stone; Yunlu indeed had Five-Colored Stones, but finding a real Five-Colored Stone was relatively difficult, because it was a legend.

Legend?

A legend from when?

How come she hadn't heard this kind of legend at that time? Not only that, where exactly was Yunlu? This place was clearly just an ordinary stream, its source merely a mountain spring.

Shen Yao not only had question marks all over her face, but also had many puzzlements in her heart about this.

The System hid in Shen Yao's brain, mocking its own Host, hehehehe, making people feel annoyed to no end.

"Is our Host a bit confused? Hahaha, Yunlu refers to this surrounding area, and is also the place where our Host transformed after waking up."

It was just that after our Host finished transforming, she went to Qingping City, so she didn't know about Yunlu, and even thought her place of transformation was nameless and not important.

Shen Yao:...

"Oh, could it be that you already knew all these things?" Shen Yao easily KO'd the System with just one sentence.

Hah! What's with the pretense? It's just the same treatment as herself.

System:...

Our Host is really detestable.

The detestable Host said she wasn't just like this in this aspect; in other aspects, she was still detestable to it.

No longer paying attention to the System's random shouting, Shen Yao continued to ask the little deer demon about the Five-Colored Stone; since it was a legend, one had to say what the legend was, right.

The little deer demon looked at Shen Yao with an innocent and bewildered face, "The legend is the story of mending the sky; the Five-Colored Stone is the stone left over from mending the sky."

Hearing this, Shen Yao said "oh," and calmly explained that her question just now was just to test the little deer demon; she naturally knew the legend of mending the sky.

System:... It doesn't believe it, it's all fake!

The little deer demon had never left Yunlu, was muddled and completely didn't know what a demon's treacherous heart was; seeing this, it just nodded, indicating that since she already knew, there was no need to say more; regarding the story of mending the sky, all the plants and living beings in Yunlu knew it, "The news of the Five-Colored Stone appearing in Yunlu has only spread in recent years; I don't know if it's true or false, you can ask the Banyan Tree Grandpa."

The Banyan Tree in the little deer demon's mouth was not a native demon of Yunlu, but a demon who had returned from outside; however, the Banyan Tree Demon was knowledgeable and experienced, said to be a thousand years old, a true and genuine Great Demon.

Great Demon?

The Banyan Tree Demon dared not speak, especially when seeing an old acquaintance.

It wailed inwardly at its own rotten luck — it had already fled this far, yet still ran into this great fiend radiating heavy evil Qi; could it be fated to cross paths with him?

No, no, no — it hurriedly flung that utterly terrifying thought out of its mind, and the banyan tree demon curled its mouth corner dryly to greet Shen Yao.

"So it's you. Long time no see; you're looking not bad nowadays," much better than when they first met.

Banyan Tree Demon:... If only I hadn't run into you, that would be best of all.

Pity there's no knowing beforehand; when it fled initially it never imagined it would meet this fiend again later, but fortunately they bore no irreconcilable enmity — now it was merely lowering its head once more.

The banyan tree demon was an old hand who had been in the world for a long time; it could not possibly fail to understand the principle of a demon under someone else's eaves.

"Thank you for your concern, my lord; this little demon has now found a place quite to its liking to survive. I wonder what brings my lord here today? If there's anywhere this little demon can be of use, just give the order."

"Is that so? I happen to have a matter to trouble you with," Shen Yao took up the words smoothly, making the banyan tree demon wish it could backhand slap its own mouth.

Serves you right for running your mouth, for talking nonsense; now look, you've truly gone and found trouble for yourself.

"My lord, please speak," preferably not too difficult.

Shen Yao coughed, and under Lin Xingzhi's teasing gaze mentioned the news of the Five-Colored Stone's existence at Yunlu, "The little deer demon said you know the whole story of this matter best; it happens I'm at leisure today, so I thought I'd investigate thoroughly, and also see if I might win the Five-Colored Stone's favor."

A stone capable of mending the heavens most likely isn't a mindless dead object; Shen Yao wanted to seek the Five-Colored Stone but dared not truly harbor a must-obtain mindset — such spiritual objects have precedents of choosing a fated person. Hmph, had she known, she should have brought a few children along.

Unexpectedly, the banyan tree demon paused for a long while at those words, and only at the end said it also didn't know the Five-Colored Stone's situation — it was just used to shooting its mouth off daily, exaggerating its words, which gave the little deer demon a misunderstanding.

"My lord, this little demon would never dare deceive you on this. The legend took place at Yunlu, but whether the Five-Colored Stone is actually at Yunlu remains unknown.

However, recently quite a few cultivators or unfamiliar demons have come to Yunlu; presumably they all harbor the same purpose," as for whether this purpose can be smoothly achieved, that depends on each person's fortune.

The banyan tree demon didn't think much of other people or demons' chances; but if it were this great ill-starred figure before it, hmm, if there truly is a Five-Colored Stone here, she seems genuinely able to find it.

Shen Yao:... Still have to thank the banyan tree demon for its high opinion of her, but she indeed had confidence — who told her she had a system on her body that could monitor the whole situation.

System:...

Hmph!

Host is truly disgustingly annoying — when you need me it's "System, System," when you don't need me you tell me to go play by myself, comparable to those scumbags who use and discard.

"What? You're unwilling? Then too bad for the energy I accumulated transmigrating through multiple worlds."

"Willing! Willing! Of course willing! Host, please use the System without holding back!"

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao couldn't help raising a hand to cover her face, thinking where on earth this System learned its manner — its impropriety rivals that pillow-side person beside her.

Pillow-side person Lin Xingzhi:...

Lin Xingzhi truly felt wronged; outsiders all praise his gentlemanly style.

"Send word anytime there's news; these days I'm all at Yunlu," Shen Yao exchanged a few more words with the banyan tree demon, then left a message and departed.

Hearing this, the banyan tree demon's smile became even more genuine; it could hardly wait to raise both hands and both feet to send Shen Yao away.

Shen Yao waved a hand, sending a rune and a bottle of alchemy pills before the banyan tree demon, "I've always done things on a willing basis; you're a smart demon."

Some things you know how to do, and how not to do; the two of us completely needn't make things unpleasant over this.

Banyan Tree Demon:...

"Naturally, my lord, take care. If there's news, this little demon certainly won't forget to inform my lord."

This was alchemy pills quite beneficial to its own cultivation; normally getting even one was extremely difficult, yet now it could get a whole bottle.

Hiss—

Shen Yao's importance in the banyan tree demon's heart instantly rose considerably; no matter how you put it, climbing mountains of knives and descending seas of fire (not that it would reach that extent), it would absolutely not utter a second word of refusal.

"Does Yao Niang usually treat these demons with this same attitude?" Once they were farther away, Lin Xingzhi's chatterbox attribute became somewhat uncontrollable.

Shen Yao gave an "mm," indicating the demon world is much simpler than the human world — the strong is the boss; coincidentally, she's very strong here.

Lin Xingzhi:...

Lin Xingzhi suddenly felt his own wife was a bit cute, especially when saying these words — every word and action made him unable to help but be moved.

They came out this time for that stream; therefore on the way back they'd inevitably be fussed over by subordinates. Lin An naturally didn't dare meddle in his master's affairs, but the sudden situation of not being able to find them also frightened him badly.

"No need for excessive worry; the mountains are clear, waters beautiful, grass and trees lush here. The Princess Consort and I are merely strolling at will; you all stay at the original place."

"My lord, your and the Princess Consort's safety"

"With the Fo Beads blessed by Yuan Kong Master in hand, safety is absolutely assured."

Lin An:...

Since the master had already spoken this clearly, for Lin An to persuade further would be overstepping; moreover Yuan Kong Master's status in everyone's hearts needs no elaboration — with Fo Beads blessed by Yuan Kong Master in hand, there's indeed no need to worry about safety.

Lin Xingzhi and Shen Yao thus began their two-person leisure time; every day they rose early and went out, returned at midday then went out again, and occasionally didn't even spend the night at the camp.

The attendants weren't without suspicions, but who made these two the masters? Failing to distinguish master-servant hierarchy is a major taboo.

"My lord, the latest news regarding the Five-Colored Stone's appearance was brought out by a small bird."

Raise head to gaze at heaven — moonlight like water, stars twinkling; lower head to look at earth — grass and trees luxuriant, a stretch of deep seclusion.

At this moment Shen Yao and Lin Xingzhi were sitting on an empty space enjoying leisure time.

The banyan tree demon's rune broke the tranquil atmosphere, and also let Shen Yao wait for the long-hoped-for opportunity.

The System urged the host in her mind to hurry, or it would fly away.

This Five-Colored Stone truly possesses spiritual wisdom, understands all manner of human schemes, knows that once news of its birth spreads it will draw pursuit and competition from all sides, so it thought to use feint-east-strike-west tactics to avoid conflict as much as possible.

The System had previously monitored the entire stream surroundings, and long since figured out thoroughly the several places where the Five-Colored Stone might appear; sure enough, just as it predicted, this Five-Colored Stone is truly cunning in its thoughts.

"Yao Niang, do we go over now?" Lin Xingzhi looked at the rune that vanished before him turning into specks of starlight, single hand propping his chin.

"Naturally; Xingzhi may get a big shock today."

Shen Yao has always been restrained before Lin Xingzhi, rarely even revealing her true form; now with the heaven-mending Five-Colored Stone about to show itself, only going all-out could possibly succeed.