Chapter 840

A Space Array suddenly unfolded in the Void, and Lingyun appeared in a small grove.

After stepping out of the array, Lingyun's expression changed abruptly; his face turned as pale as gold paper in an instant, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. Fine, dense cracks appeared all over his body, seeping with drops of fresh blood; it was clear he had suffered heavy injuries.

"Cough, cough, I really overdid it this time." Lingyun straightened his body, wanting to circulate his Source Power to heal his wounds, only to find that the Source Power within his body was nearly exhausted, and there were many wounds inside his body as well.

The backlash of World Power is not something easily resisted; even after being weakened layer by layer, it still caused Lingyun to suffer extremely severe trauma. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked Konpaku Youki to pull him up when he was stuck in the ground earlier.

"If I go back like this, it will be troublesome if Fujiwara no Mokou sees me." Lingyun frowned and reached out to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth. "However, I need to find a place to heal. But where would be a good place to go?"

After pondering for a while, a wind-blown ahoge suddenly popped into Lingyun's mind.

"That's right, why didn't I think of going there!" Lingyun's eyes lit up. "However, I should let them know first, so they don't worry."

As he spoke, Lingyun casually pulled a Paper Crane from his pocket. He tapped the Paper Crane lightly, and then he saw the Paper Crane flap its wings and fly up.

"Go, just say I'm going to visit the Demon World and will return after some time," Lingyun said.

The Paper Crane nodded at Lingyun, then flapped its wings and turned into a stream of light, disappearing into the horizon.

"Next, it's this." Lingyun took out a Magic Amulet and lightly slashed at the space in front of him.

A Magic Array unfolded before him; Lingyun stepped into the Magic Array, and the array then retracted, disappearing into the air.

Demon World, Demon God Palace.

Shinki was lying listlessly on the table, the ahoge on her head drooping down. In front of her, files were piled up a full meter high.

"Lady Shinki, these matters are the most important affairs in the Demon World right now; please ensure you finish processing them today." Beside her, Yumeko looked at Shinki in this state, her tone carrying some helplessness.

"Hey, Yumeko, I want to rest; can you help me with these files?" Shinki looked at Yumeko and asked pitifully.

"No!" Yumeko had a smile on her face, but she firmly denied Shinki's request. "These are the most important affairs of the Demon World; only you, Lady Shinki, can make the decisions!"

"Ugh—" Shinki collapsed onto the chair, as if she had been burned out.

Just at this moment, a Magic Array suddenly unfolded in front of Shinki, and Lingyun appeared before her.

"Who is it?" The moment Lingyun appeared, Yumeko became vigilant.

"Lingyun, you, what is this?" When Shinki's gaze fell upon Lingyun, her pupils could not help but shrink. "How did you get injured like this?"

"Eh, it's that person from last time." Although Yumeko had only met Lingyun once, the peculiar aura on Lingyun's body made her remember him.

Shinki jumped straight up from her chair and darted in front of Lingyun, examining his current state closely. The more she looked, the uglier Shinki's expression became; she found it hard to imagine what Lingyun could have encountered to suffer such heavy injuries.

"It's nothing." Lingyun took a deep breath, and the bit of recovered Source Power flowed through his entire body, locking all his wounds firmly. "You could consider it as me having a fight with the world."

"A fight with the world? You aren't joking, are you!" Shinki's face was full of astonishment.

"The facts are about the same as that." Lingyun waved his hand and said. "I want to stay in the Demon World for a while to heal; is that okay?"

"Then why don't you go back to your Bamboo House?" Shinki asked with some confusion.

"It's just because I'm afraid those two little ones will worry."

Shinki's mouth twitched involuntarily; you look like this, and according to human classification, you aren't even twenty years old yet. And as for the Princess of the Moon Capital, Kaguya, who knows how many years she has existed; isn't it a bit much for you to call her a little one?

"This, of course, is no problem." Shinki's eyes rolled around as she said, "However, I need a reward."

"What reward?" Lingyun asked.

"Hey, just help me solve these!" Shinki reached out and pushed the pile of files in front of her directly toward Lingyun.

"Are you sure?" Lingyun couldn't help but frown.

"Of course! That way I can rest!" Shinki said with a grin.

Lingyun looked at Yumeko, whose expression had suddenly turned gloomy behind Shinki, and couldn't help but shake his head, silently mourning for her in his heart.

Lost Bamboo Forest, Bamboo House.

"Sister Kaguya, what did Teacher say in the letter?" Fujiwara no Mokou asked, looking at the Paper Crane held in Kaguya's hand.

Kaguya's gaze turned toward Fujiwara no Mokou, and she sighed softly, saying: "Teacher said he is going to the Demon World and will only be able to return after some time."

"Demon World?"

"That's right, it is a world created by a god, and the one Teacher went to find is that god." Kaguya nodded and said.

"A god who created a world..." There was a trace of longing in Fujiwara no Mokou's eyes.

Compared to the relaxed state of Kaguya and the other, Yagokoro Eirin, who was protecting Kaguya in the shadows, had a trace of gravity on her face.

"That person is injured, and it is no ordinary injury." This was Yagokoro Eirin's judgment.

She had detected a faint scent of blood on that Paper Crane, and given Lingyun's personality, he would never have allowed such a situation to occur on the Paper Crane under normal circumstances. As for why he didn't return here to recuperate, that was even easier to guess: it was nothing more than being afraid that Kaguya and the other would worry.

"Could it be that something happened on Yakumo Yukari's side?" Yagokoro Eirin suddenly remembered how Yakumo Yukari had rushed over to find Lingyun earlier. "Perhaps I should ask her about this matter."

In the Demon World, Lingyun casually placed the last file on the table, and then he felt an extremely scorching gaze fall upon him.

Lingyun looked up and saw Shinki's eyes filled with little stars, looking at him with an expression of worship. And behind her, Yumeko's gaze toward him was no different from looking at a thief.

"Uh, well, Shinki, you don't need to look at me like that." Lingyun said, feeling a bit uncomfortable.

"Lingyun, you are truly too amazing! So many official duties, and you finished them all at once! We feel a headache every time we look at these things!"

"Shinki, you are just simply being lazy, aren't you!" Lingyun rolled his eyes at Shinki.

As the creator of the Demon World, how could Shinki not know how to handle these affairs? She was simply just wanting to slack off.

"Alright, I have finished processing these things for you; it is time for me to go heal." Lingyun waved his hand at Shinki and disappeared from the Demon God Palace.