Chong Lou Reappears

"My little gentleman." Having reapplied her blooming crimson lipstick and regained her confidence, the Fire Ghost King bent down and kissed Xu Changqing on the cheek. "You are frighteningly naïve. With that young master over there around, how could Miss Zi Xuan still like you?"

She looked at the others and pulled at the flowing gauze draped over her shoulder, blazing with blue-violet flames. "This treasure lets me see the bonds of fate between people. You, you, you, you, all have ties to this young master—"

"Why are there four 'yous'?" Xue Jian narrowed her eyes and looked at her own shoulder.

On her shoulder, Hua Ying covered her little face with her tiny hands.

"Squeak—"

"Why do all you female demons like humans?!" The little monkey gaped.

"You little thing too—" Xue Jian could hardly believe it.

"Isn't it obvious? Only a tree spirit like you couldn't tell." Black-haired Long Kui sneered. "She could clearly take human form, yet she keeps looking like a little potato."

"Squeak squeak!"

"Hua Ying says she isn't a little potato!"

Xue Jian instinctively translated for Hua Ying.

Across from them.

Xu Changqing smiled in relief. "This is good too. We both have better matches now."

"Miss Zi Xuan, since fate has allowed us to meet again, there is something I need to ask of you."

The Fire Ghost King seemed to know what Xu Changqing was going to say and handed the Fire Spirit Pearl to him in advance.

"You want us to deliver the Fire Spirit Pearl to Mount Shu. Ah—" Xue Jian suddenly understood why Xu Changqing had willingly stayed with the Fire Ghost King.

It was for the Demon Locking Tower, to repair the Five Spirit Array.

The others quickly realized it as well.

"Changqing, if you are unwilling, I'll