Chapter 37: If Being Firm Doesn't Work, Then Try Being Soft

Su Xi emerged from the secret passage and arrived atop the cliff, just in time to see a giant sword descend from the sky, striking the Phantom Demon Dragon right in the wing.

The Phantom Demon Dragon let out a shrill, miserable shriek, pinned firmly to the ground.

Sheng Hong saw the giant sword and gasped, "It's the Lingxiao Sword! That is the Heaven Sword Sect's town-sect supreme treasure; how could it appear here?"

"After the Heaven Sword Sect's Young Sect Master Cui Cong succeeded in Breaking the Core and Forming the Infant, the Sect Master gifted the Lingxiao Sword to him," Da Jin replied.

Sheng Hong had been in seclusion for nearly a hundred years; if Hua Qing hadn't sent word to him, he would have remained in seclusion. Thus, he did not know about this matter.

"Then is it Cui Cong who is currently fighting the Demon race?" Sheng Hong watched as more and more demons swarmed over, his fingertips gently rubbing together.

Ji Fu reminded him, "Hong-lang, the safety of the Junior Martial Uncle is more important."

Da Jin also agreed to leave first, "If it were the Sect Master, he would certainly choose the Young Sect Master."

"……If the Sect Master were here, this Da E Mo Dao would already be gone," Sheng Hong said without exaggeration.

Su Xi thought for a moment; if her Master flew into a rage, he could indeed do such a thing.

【Host, Xue Fuyi cannot die yet.】

【Mm, this is extremely infuriating; I still have to help her.】

【Do not be angry, Host. As long as the green hills remain, there is no need to worry about not having luck to snatch; first, save up 100 Luck Points.】

Su Xi said to Sheng Hong, "I can protect myself. Today, let the Heaven Sword Sect owe our South Dao Sect another great favor."

Ji Fu sighed softly, and a long whip radiating thick ghost energy appeared in her hand, "Hong-lang, I will accompany you."

Sheng Hong nodded slightly, "Thank you for your trouble, A-Fu."

"It has been a long time since I stretched my muscles," Ji Fu said, and with a Teleportation, she entered the fray.

Wherever the long whip radiating ghost energy passed, there was a chorus of ghosts wailing and wolves howling!

"It's the Ghost Clan's Clan Leader—the Ghost Clan is attacking—"

"Who is eating the Ghost Clan people again? Do you have a death wish?"

……

Sheng Hong said to Su Xi, "Junior Martial Uncle, find a place to hide."

"Rest assured, I cherish my life very much," Su Xi said, a Talisman of Invisibility appearing in her hand, which she stuck onto her body.

In an instant, her aura vanished completely.

Sheng Hong looked at Da Jin, "Let's go, let me see if you have made any progress."

"Yes!" Da Jin replied.

The man and the spirit demon also joined the battle.

【Host, these Space Scrolls seem to have a problem,】 Er Miao reminded Su Xi.

【What kind of problem?】 Su Xi ducked behind a giant rock and took the Storage Bag containing the Space Scrolls out of the System Space.

【Host will know once you look.】

Su Xi opened a scroll; it was covered in densely packed names, but every name was gray.

【What does gray mean?】 She remembered the scroll Xie Guanyu used; the names on it were bright black ink. Furthermore, the stronger the Soul, the more the color of the name would carry some iridescent hues.

Gray! This was absolutely not normal.

Su Xi recalled what the demon who had come to find her for the Black Prison had said—"Stop sleeping, there's an enemy attack; the higher-ups ordered us to go to the Black Prison to move those human skins to the altar, the Blood Sacrifice is about to begin."

【Er Miao, what do you think 'human skins' means?】

【It should refer to the physical shells.】

Su Xi's expression suddenly turned ugly, and she found the scroll containing the Imperial Guards, tapping on one of the names—Hou Yong.

An Imperial Guard appeared immediately.

Su Xi took a Talisman—a Soul-Sealing Talisman—from her storage jade bracelet!

She activated the Talisman and stuck it onto Hou Yong's forehead, but there was not the slightest reaction.

【There is no Soul; saving these people is useless. We must find their Souls.】

【Then we have to go back, and we will very likely run into Xie Guanyu again.】

【Even if we run into him, we have to go. At worst, I'll bring up Master; he is somewhat wary of Master.】

Su Xi took out another scroll, put Hou Yong away, and returned the way she came.

Just as she emerged from the secret passage, she saw Xie Guanyu playing with several miniature banners in his hands.

"You ran quite fast, and you didn't return slowly either."

"……"

Xie Guanyu glanced at her, turned, and walked away.

Su Xi noticed the several miniature banners in his hands and asked, guessing, "Are their Souls inside the banners?"

Xie Guanyu did not answer.

Su Xi frowned, took a few quick steps to block him, "Hand over the banners!"

Xie Guanyu laughed; that face, already handsome and intimidating, looked like a blooming spider lily in the Black Prison, leaving one feeling confused and mesmerized.

"No!" He walked directly around her and continued forward.

"Give them to me~" If being firm doesn't work, then try being soft.

Su Xi tugged on his wide sleeve; she didn't know what material it was, but it was soft, slippery, and felt quite nice.

Xie Guanyu's expression stiffened for a moment; he looked down at her hand, then at her face, and then at her almost flat chest, "Too small!"

"Hm? What's too small?" Su Xi didn't understand.

Xie Guanyu pulled his sleeve back, then raised his hand to ruffle her messy hair even more, "Rong Shou protects you really tightly."

"Of course my Master is good to me," Su Xi replied, "Unlike you, you big demon!"

"……" Xie Guanyu grabbed her by the back of her collar, carrying her like a small beast, and Teleported to the altar.

Su Xi struggled at first, but upon seeing the massive altar, she froze, "It's so big! It could hold several thousand people!"

"It can hold ten thousand, exactly the number of people who have gone missing," Xie Guanyu replied.

Su Xi gasped, suddenly remembering that the number of people in the scroll did not seem to be ten thousand.

A black Space Scroll appeared in Xie Guanyu's hand.

Su Xi immediately snatched it away, "What are you trying to do?"

"Why are you so wary of me?" Xie Guanyu asked curiously.

Su Xi subconsciously covered her backside.

Xie Guanyu: "..."

"Beneath Da E Mo Dao, the brutal ancient demon Fei Lie is sealed. He was born in magma, and only the extreme cold of Da E Mo Dao can suppress him. The Man-Eating Ogre tribe, because they greedily devoured humans, were frozen here along with Fei Lie.

In the last thousand years, Da E Mo Dao has shown signs of warming, and the Man-Eating Ogre tribe has awakened.

But outside Da E Mo Dao, there is a sealing barrier that allows entry but not exit. So even if the Man-Eating Ogre tribe awakens, they cannot leave Da E Mo Dao.

Until two members of the Ghost tribe traveled to Da E Mo Dao and were caught and eaten by the Man-Eating Ogre tribe.

Ji Fu, who was the young clan leader of the Ghost tribe at the time, came here and caused a huge scene, killing thousands of the Man-Eating Ogre tribe, and the sealing barrier was also broken.

Demon blood flowed like a river, triggering the suppression seal.

Fei Lie awakened a sliver of his residual consciousness from his slumber.

The remaining Man-Eating Ogre tribe, incited by Fei Lie's residual consciousness, began capturing humans, preparing for the Ten Thousand Absolutes Array to break the seal, which requires a Blood Sacrifice of ten thousand human souls. They even brought in a few Ghost Cultivators to frame the Ghost tribe."

Su Xi was silent for a long time, "So, what Feng Yan Di said about it being related to the Ghost tribe is indeed true."

"Feng Yan Di, the Human Emperor?" Xie Guanyu smiled enigmatically.

Su Xi did not notice that her small hand was quietly reaching into Xie Guanyu's wide sleeve...

Seeing her audacious behavior, Xie Guanyu's gaze softened for a moment, "If you take me as your master, I will give the Soul Banner to you."

?? Sending hearts to you babies, goodnight~~