Reencountering Zhao Shanshan and Being Hunted

After setting up the barbecue grill, the little girl found herself stumped again because she had never processed a demon beast before and didn't know where to start.

"Little Black, can you handle meat?"

Little Black: ...

Little Black didn't know how to answer. The demon beasts it had prepared were all for its own secret consumption. Since it was a demon beast itself, it didn't need such troublesome processing; it could just devour them directly.

Unless it transformed into its human form, how could it, in its current appearance as the Big Black Dog, process this demon beast?

However, Little Black was only momentarily speechless before it suddenly transformed into a young man. Since it had already revealed its true form to the Little Master, there was nothing left to worry about.

Besides, if it didn't transform into a human, it would be inconvenient to take good care of the Little Master. From now on, it would appear in human form.

At most, it would transform back into the Big Black Dog when the Little Master was traveling. That shouldn't cause any problems.

"Little Black, you can transform into a human too!"

"Little Master, as long as a demon beast reaches a certain level of strength, it can transform into a human. It's just that Master didn't allow us to before."

"So that's how it is!"

Mu Qingling understood a bit. She knew that demon beasts could transform into humans once they reached a certain strength, but she had never seen Little Black transform before.

After transforming back into a human, Little Black began processing the demon beast. In a short while, it placed the demon beast on the barbecue grill.

While Little Black was grilling, Mu Qingling wasn't idle either. She suddenly felt like having soup, so she asked Little Black to portion out some of the demon beast meat to cook soup.

Mu Qingling took out a large pot and a somewhat strange small kettle. After pouring a suitable amount of water into the pot, she tipped the meat from the plate into the large pot.

Having done all this, Mu Qingling took out another peculiar item and placed it under the large pot. The little girl blew a breath onto the item, and a ball of flame instantly appeared.

"Done!"

Mu Qingling's father had prepared these items for her. The thing that could produce flames was called a Flame Lamp. It looked a bit like the familiar alcohol lamp and was specially refined by Mu Feiyang for his daughter to use.

After about half an hour of waiting, the meat soup in the large pot finally boiled. The little girl added some seasonings to the pot, and a rich aroma wafted out.

"Finally, we can eat."

The little girl eagerly took out her bowls and chopsticks, scooped a bowl of meat soup from the pot, and couldn't resist taking a small sip.

"Little Master, someone is coming."

Just as the little girl was savoring the delicious meal she had made, Little Black's voice suddenly sounded. It had sensed someone approaching their location and had once again transformed back into the Big Black Dog.

"Ah...!"

"Could it be Teacher chasing after me!"

The little girl was startled, thinking that Liu Wenjun had woken up and was chasing her. She was so scared that she forgot about her soup and was about to pack up and flee.

"Don't worry, Little Master. That brat won't wake up for another three days. It's not Teacher chasing after you, but two people who are both familiar and unfamiliar."

As soon as Little Black finished speaking, two figures appeared not far away and came rushing towards them. Behind them, more than ten figures were in pursuit.

The two figures fleeing ahead also noticed someone in front of them. Their movement to change direction suddenly paused because they recognized one of the figures ahead.

However, this brief pause allowed the more than ten pursuers to catch up and surround them, completely blocking their escape route.

"Little beauty, how do you plan to escape this time? Just come back with us obediently!"

After surrounding the two, a burly man with a full beard said, completely disregarding Little Black and Mu Qingling nearby.

It was just a Big Black Dog and a little girl; they couldn't possibly pose a threat. It didn't matter if they were seen.

At worst, they could deal with the girl when they left, as they couldn't let anyone expose what happened here. Plus, they could have a dog meat meal!

"You wish!"

"That's not up to you. Seize them and don't hurt them. These are the two people our Young Master specifically requested."

The burly man wouldn't waste any more words. They had chased for so long and finally caught up, so they wouldn't let them go easily. Moreover, these were the two people their Young Master had specifically ordered them to capture.

The two might have been injured earlier, as they were captured within a few exchanges. After sealing their cultivation, the burly man walked towards Mu Qingling.

"Little girl, you saw something you shouldn't have. I can only kill you. Don't run out alone in your next life."

The burly man glanced at the roasted meat on the grill, then at the little girl in front of him, and said something inexplicably.

"You are bad people!"

"Hmm?"

"Hahaha...!"

"Little girl, you're really amusing. We are indeed bad people, but what can you do to us!"

The burly man's expression froze for a moment, then he burst into laughter. This was the first time he had heard someone call them bad people, and it was from a little girl only a few years old.

"Wuwuwu...!"

The two people captured by the burly man became anxious upon hearing his words. They couldn't believe these people were so inhumane as to not spare even a little girl.

But their cultivation was sealed, and they couldn't even speak. They couldn't ask Little Black to quickly take the little girl away.

The two captured individuals were none other than the Zhao Shanshan sisters who had appeared in Laga Village a few years ago. The reason they were fleeing in this direction was to seek help from Mu Feiyang in Laga Village.

Because the Xiling Empire had changed drastically. After the First Prince, Princess Zhao, and her henchmen died, the Xiling Empire had enjoyed a few years of rare peace.

But that was only a surface-level calm, because after the incident with Princess Zhao, the Emperor Zhao Wuji did not continue investigating the Second Prince.

What Zhao Wuji didn't know was that this very decision would lead to disaster. The Xiling Empire, which had been peaceful for several years, fell under the control of the Second Prince Zhao Pingchuan in just one night.

Not only were the three Old Ancestors of the Xiling Empire imprisoned, but even the Emperor Zhao Wuji himself was not spared. Only Zhao Shanshan and Zhao Yingying managed to escape thanks to the desperate protection of the Spirit Guards.

Now, the entire Xiling Empire was under Zhao Pingchuan's control. However, what everyone didn't know was that this Zhao Pingchuan was no longer the original Zhao Pingchuan.

The current Zhao Pingchuan was merely a disciple from the Medicine King Valley, a second-rank sect. And this Medicine King Valley disciple was none other than the Young Master of Medicine King Valley, Yao Wuchen.

Yao Wuchen had long coveted Zhao Shanshan and her sister. Unfortunately, they had escaped, so Yao Wuchen dispatched a team of Medicine Attendants to capture Zhao Shanshan and her sister at all costs.

This led to the scene at the beginning where the two sisters were being pursued. And because Zhao Shanshan and her sister were momentarily stunned upon seeing Little Black, they were captured prematurely.