Chapter 217: Witch Teffu

"Sending off comrades, stepping onto the journey, silently tearful, the sound of a camel bell rings in the ears......"

Waving goodbye to the captured comrades, Zhang Xingyu feels an indescribable relief.

"Brother Xingyu, we're leaving! This place isn't far from Yihe City; if the demon race discovers us, it'll be trouble!"

"Understood! Understood! Sending off comrades, stepping onto the journey......"

"Brother Xingyu, please stop singing; that ancient song you've sung eighty‑one times on the road!"

"Understood! Understood! Sending off comrades, stepping onto the journey......"

Zhu Dafu helplessly plugs his ears with two strips of cloth.

The world finally quiets!

Beside him, Nan Qiyun remains silent.

Mist clouds Nan Qiyun's eyes, and the silhouettes of comrades flash before him.

I swear! I will definitely avenge you!

Nan Qiyun silently vows in his heart.

Three black demon wolves, three drifting black clouds.

Three days later, the three have already traveled tens of thousands of li away from Yihe City.

The journey is safe and uneventful.

On the road, low‑rank demons see their mounts and step aside.

"We can only cover four thousand li a day; reaching Helan City on time will be hard!"

Staring at the towering distant mountains, Zhu Dafu purses his thick lips and says.

"We'll spend another two days to try to reach Ma City. In Dama City, we'll find a way to infiltrate the demon race's portal and teleport to Shanzaki Castle!" Nan Qiyun explains.

Zhang Xingyu says nothing.

He has little hope of arriving in time or joining the Snow Eagle Brigade.

He entered the selection to save face for Xu Yun Lao Dao and to experience life.

Joining the Snow Eagle is best; not joining won't sadden him.

He treats this Moyu expedition as an overseas trip.

To see exotic customs, experience alien life, and do something meaningful.

At dusk, they arrive at a dilapidated town.

The town's broken walls stand empty.

In the town stands a dead tree, its bare branches holding several black demon crows.

Seeing the three arrive, the demon crows flap their wings, croaking loudly.

Zhu Dafu reaches for the demon weapon at his waist, but Nan Qiyun grabs his hand.

"Don't move; the demon crows are scouts of the demon army. If you act, we'll be exposed!" Nan Qiyun explains.

As they speak, the demon crows fly down, circle the three, then screech away.

"Let's go. We'll spend the night in this town."

Nan Qiyun jumps off the wolf's back and leads toward the town.

In the stone house at the town's center.

The three light a bonfire and warm themselves around it.

Nan Qiyun takes out a packet of black powder and sprinkles it evenly on the firewood.

The flames turn a faint green, like phosphorescence on a skull.

It's a camouflage technique to disguise demon fire.

Nan Qiyun pulls out a piece of black jerky and bites it piece by piece.

A sour feeling rises in Zhang Xingyu's stomach.

He stands up and walks lightly to the wall.

In the corner lies a palm‑sized black stone figurine.

Big eyes, long hair, a pretty cute lace dress.

Zhang Xingyu reaches out and picks up the figurine.

A look of surprise appears on his face.

The figurine is jet‑black, made of soul‑absorbing stone.

Soul‑absorbing stone is a prized treasure; the system's black diamond is made of it.

Strange!

"Awo!"

Suddenly, the demon wolves tied at the doorway all howl skyward in unison.

Zhang Xingyu walks to the doorway and looks up.

In the night sky, a massive black silhouette flies overhead.

Zhang Xingyu activates the clairvoyant art and finally discerns the creature above.

It is a demon dragon.

The demon dragon is over ten zhang long, its head ferocious, eyes like fire, beating its huge wings.

A demon cultivator, a female, sits on its back.

She has a pretty face, large eyes, jade nose, red lips, and a graceful figure.

The witch hears the wolves' howl and makes the demon dragon halt.

She glances down, then guides the demon dragon to descend slowly.

The demon dragon landed in the center of the town.

The demoness stood on the dragon's back and lightly waved at Zhang Xingyu and the other two.

Goo‑dong!

Zhang Xingyu heard the sound of someone swallowing.

He glanced at Zhu Dafu beside him and then silently swallowed his saliva.

Goodness, what a demoness who can enchant the dead without recompense!

At that moment, Nan Qi Yun gently tugged the two of them.

"This demoness is an important figure; quickly kneel and salute!" Nan Qi Yun reminded.

After the three finished the salute, the demoness loudly asked, "What are the three of you called?"

Zhang Xingyu lifted his head and shouted, "Honorable lady, I am Moli Duo, and they are my elder brother Mofa Duo and my younger brother Moshi Duo."

"Heh heh heh heh, your three names are truly amusing!" Hearing Zhang Xingyu's reply, the demoness giggled.

Zhang Xingyu was at a loss for words; were the three names he used really that funny?

The demoness laughed for a moment and then asked, "Which general are you under, and why are you here?"

"Honorable lady, my brothers and I are under General Ougesi Tong, sent to deliver a message to Dama City," Zhang Xingyu replied.

The demoness nodded, "The delivery can wait. I, the princess, am about to head to the Falling Demon Cave; you three will follow behind me and await my orders!"

After speaking, the demoness lightly patted the demon dragon and rose into the air again.

Zhang Xingyu looked toward Nan Qi Yun, who gently nodded.

"Let's follow! This demoness can ride the demon dragon, so she must be a very powerful being,"

The three reluctantly mounted the demon wolf, staying close behind the demon dragon.

Two days later, the Falling Demon Cave.

The Falling Demon Cave is actually a valley surrounded by mountains on all sides.

The valley is bottomless.

Seen from above, the valley looks like a deep cavern.

All around the Falling Demon Cave, a legion of demon cultivators has sealed the area tightly.

Upon seeing the demoness arrive, the demon cultivators bowed and saluted.

The demoness waved her hand, causing Zhang Xingyu and the two others to drift down into the valley.

The demon dragon spread its wings and swooped down rapidly.

On the demon dragon's back, Zhang Xingyu and the two others remained silent.

The demoness's expression turned excited.

"Do you know? This Falling Demon Cave is the landing place of the Tera Demon God, and it hides the Tera Demon God's inheritance!"

"Do you know? My ancestors have been searching for this place for tens of thousands of years, and only after that did they locate the exact position of the Falling Demon Cave!"

"Do you know? To claim this place, my father King Teg the Great Demon King paid a huge price to persuade the other nine Great Demon Kings to send troops!"

"Do you know? The blood of the Tera Demon God flows in my body, and I have great hope of obtaining the Tera Demon God's inheritance!"

"Do you know? If I obtain the Tera Demon God's inheritance, I will become the supreme being of the demon race!"

Each time the demoness Te Fu spoke, she looked at Zhang Xingyu and the two others with her sapphire‑like eyes.

Each time the demoness Te Fu spoke, Zhang Xingyu and the two others shook their heads in response.

Half an hour later, the demon dragon landed at the bottom of the valley.

At the valley floor gathered seven or eight demon dragons and twenty to thirty young demon cultivators dressed in splendid attire.

Seeing the demoness Te Fu, a fair‑skinned demon cultivator shouted, "Te Fu, why are you just arriving? We've been waiting for you until the flowers have almost withered!"