Not long after, Sky-Piercing Green Vine and Yu Ai returned in a sorry state.
Yu Ai looked pitifully at Lin Qi, while Sky-Piercing Green Vine wore a stern little face that made her want to laugh.
"What happened? Were you attacked on the way?"
"We weren't attacked, but we were nearly discovered." Sky-Piercing Green Vine glanced at Yu Ai. "It's all this guy's fault for being greedy!"
Yu Ai belonged to the Dream Devouring Beast clan. By nature, she had no resistance whatsoever to any Spiritual Items related to illusions, and especially loved eating illusion-type spirit herbs and medicines.
While the two were gathering information, they happened upon a female cultivator who kept a Phantom Dream Insect Herb as a spirit pet. Yu Ai drooled with craving, seized the chance to bite it down, then turned and ran.
Fortunately, Sky-Piercing Green Vine reacted quickly and dragged her away in a mad dash. Otherwise, something might truly have happened.
Lin Qi's serious face met Yu Ai's delicate yet somewhat disheveled one, and she immediately could not stay stern. "Fine. I originally let you follow Sky-Piercing Green Vine to learn from him, but this sort of thing cannot happen again! Otherwise, if you run into someone formidable next time and they swallow you in one bite, I won't even know where to rescue you."
Yu Ai frantically nodded her little head.
Sky-Piercing Green Vine gave a proud snort.
Lin Qi said, "...Why do I feel like, as you two grow up, your personalities have switched?"
The two little demons immediately fell silent.
Lin Qi asked, "Did you find out anything?"
"Yes, lots of familiar faces!" Yu Ai eagerly rushed to answer.
"Who?"
"Chu Jiucheng, Yun Zezi, Hai Jian, Gongsun Ying, Tianbao... and several others I don't know."
Everyone Yu Ai named was