Chapter 2022: Keeping the Book Demon Alive!

"You're grasping at straws in your panic!"

Luo Fu is currently assisting the Witch Clan—how could he possibly care about our Yao clan? Besides, we're Yao Saints—don't forget Tian Wu and Weng Zi just saw us.

At this moment, the Flame Mouse, utterly desperate, his eyes reddened with fury—he had no idea what to do.

But he couldn't just watch helplessly as the Book Demon died; he was his closest friend, his brother.

"No—I'm going to try!"

"If you don't even try, how can you say you left no regrets?" said the Flame Mouse.

He immediately wiped away his tears and sealed the Book Demon into his space—inside, the Book Demon could still be nourished with herbs and elixirs for a while.

The Rhinoceros Demon, seeing this, could only sigh—he had no other choice; now they could only seek Luo Fu.

The four of them had always been close brothers, having done countless things together.

The Yao clan once ordered them to spy on the Witch Clan, and they had uncovered extensive internal information from the Witch side, so they knew Luo Fu and the others were likely on Penglai Immortal Island.

But with only their four abilities, they could never reach Penglai Immortal Island.

"Even if we can't get there, we must wait near Penglai Immortal Island—maybe we'll run into some Witch Clan members returning."

"Alright, let's make one final effort for the Book Demon."

The Yellow Wind Demon said nothing.

After all, the Book Demon was also his brother—he couldn't just watch him die.

They had already completed the task assigned by the Yao clan; now they could go wherever they wished.

Moreover, the Yao court had given them no new orders—they could return and report.

But the Rhinoceros Demon spoke up beside them: "Haven't you heard the news!?"

"What?"

News like this now was deadly—and they had just encountered the Two Western Sages; if it involved the Yao clan, they absolutely had to clarify it first.

The Rhinoceros Demon didn't drag it out—he recounted exactly what he'd heard from the nearby minor demons.

"What the hell? The Nine-Headed Bird Gui Che massacred Ling She Island?"

What had Ling She Island ever done to Gui Che?

This was the doubt of everyone present—even those from Honghuang found it unbelievable, for most of Ling She Island's lifeforms had already been slaughtered by Gui Che.

The Rhinoceros Demon looked at the three before him, stunned and disbelieving, and said helplessly, "If this is true, Luo Fu might refuse to help."

"This Gui Che has ruined our chances!"

"You know as well as I do—Gui Che has always had a violent temper; if anything displeases him, he takes it out on the minor demons."

"Damn it!"

The Flame Mouse's fragile hope, barely kindled, was instantly doused by the Nine-Headed Bird Gui Che.

But the Book Demon was only barely kept alive by elixirs—his demonic power was leaking away constantly; without proper treatment, he would soon lose all his life force.

The Flame Mouse gritted his teeth and said: "Forget it—we'll just wait near Penglai Immortal Island."

"Maybe we can beg Taishang Laojun for help."

Taishang Laojun wouldn't interfere in the war between the Witch Clan and the Yao clan, but if he could save a life in passing, he'd likely agree—he possesses the virtue of compassion for all living beings.

"Alright, we can only try—but whether it succeeds or not, we still don't know; it all depends on the Book Demon's fate."