It seemed the expert was definitely angry. This was his way of hinting at it.
Taiyi was so anxious he stamped his feet, but he couldn't think of anything to do.
He was extremely worried. If the three demons lost control of their demonic power and broke through the seals they had set up in advance, revealing their enormous Demonic Beast forms, things would go very badly.
At that moment, the three demons' auras gradually began to spiral out of control. It looked as though they were about to lose control completely!
Di Jun and Taiyi exchanged a glance, then both gave the slightest nod.
The next moment, Di Jun was about to intervene.
The three demons were also on the verge of losing control and erupting.
They let out piercing shrieks as their bodies convulsed uncontrollably.
Jiang Ping's eyes widened. Had they gotten food poisoning?
Why did they look so terrifying?
What was he supposed to do? Would they dare eat things at random next time? Just look at his little courtyard—they'd almost eaten the stones on the ground!
Di Jun was just about to act when his body gave a slight tremor. He immediately stopped.
Just then, a graceful pink figure swept over.
"Don't panic, Young Master!"
"Wicked beasts, prepare to die!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three talismans landed on the demons, one after another.
A dazzling light flashed. The three demons let out a groan, shuddered twice, rolled their eyes back, and fainted.
Jiang Ping was startled. Where had that person suddenly come from?
He looked more closely and greeted her with a smile. "So it's Miss Feng. You arrived just in time."
Nuwa let out a quiet breath of relief. That had been close. The three demons had almost lost control and revealed their Demonic Beast forms. That would have surely enraged the expert.
Jiang Ping's mood instantly brightened when he saw Nuwa.
Today, Nuwa was wearing a pink gauze dress that made her look like a young girl.
She was a delight to behold. Jiang Ping gave her an admiring glance and thanked her. "Thank you, Miss Feng, for lending a hand in time. Otherwise, these fellows would have gotten food poisoning."
"Food poisoning?" Nuwa asked, puzzled.
Jiang Ping cleared his throat and didn't explain further. The display of power Nuwa had just shown had made his heart skip a beat.
It seemed Miss Feng really wasn't an ordinary living being. That technique of hers had to be some kind of Primordial World cultivation art or supernatural ability.
Jiang Ping couldn't help asking, "May I ask what you just used, Miss Feng?"
Nuwa's heart jolted. What did the expert mean by that?
She hadn't used even a trace of Magic Power. Could the expert be unhappy with what she had done?
Nuwa thought it over and suddenly understood.
Damn it. The expert must think I'm meddling. They're just a few little chicks. Perhaps he was in a playful mood and deliberately teasing them, and I went and interrupted him!
It's all Di Jun and Taiyi's fault. It would've been one thing if the two of you had come to visit the expert by yourselves, but why bring the other demons along?
Wait. The two of them deliberately concealed their true forms. Could it be that they also know the expert's identity and are disguising themselves to curry favor with him?
What a pair of cunning fellows!
Seeing Jiang Ping staring intently at her, Nuwa stammered, "Young Master, perhaps you've misunderstood. I just happened to have a couple of talismans my elders gave me. When I saw that the three little chickens seemed to be in danger, I couldn't help using them."
"Please don't be angry. I acted rashly."
Jiang Ping chuckled. "Miss Feng, you're too polite. I can't thank you enough. Why would I blame you?"
"I was just curious about what you did. So they were talismans! I thought you'd used one of your own abilities."
Nuwa's scalp prickled when she heard that. She quickly explained, "Young Master, you've misunderstood. How could I know any magic? I don't know the first thing about cultivation. I'm just an ordinary living being, same as you."
"My family elders gave me these talismans, too. They may know some cultivators or something."
Jiang Ping's eyes lit up. "Really? Then I might have to ask you to introduce me to them sometime. I've always yearned to learn the Dao!"
At that moment, Nuwa's mind was in complete disarray.
Jiang Ping's words left her baffled. She couldn't understand what he meant and didn't dare answer carelessly, afraid that the more she said, the more mistakes she'd make.
Nuwa nodded blankly and stammered, "O-okay. Sure, don't worry..."
Jiang Ping keenly noticed the change in Nuwa's expression and furrowed his brow slightly. "Miss Feng, are you perhaps a little nervous?"
"Is it because there are more than a dozen other animals in the courtyard?"
As he spoke, Jiang Ping grew furious. He told Nuwa all about how the two Three-legged Chickens had brought their relatives along to freeload.
Nuwa was dumbfounded. Her admiration for Di Jun and Taiyi grew even stronger.
Those two really were brazen enough to fleece the expert.
How had they not been beaten to death by the expert?
Nuwa sympathized deeply with him and said indignantly, "Young Master, you're just too kind. People who eat at your expense and then wipe their mouths and run should be given a good beating and kicked out."
Jiang Ping laughed. "That's what I thought at first, but then I saw that those two Three-legged Chickens had it rough, dragging their whole families along. I'm so poor I can barely scrape by myself, but sigh, they're already here, so I might as well let them have a decent meal."
"But they're a real eyesore in here, making a complete mess. I'll send them out first."
"Da Huang, Xiao Bai, chase them outside for now. Let them back in when it's mealtime."
Da Huang heard him and came running over in a flash, barking furiously at Di Jun, Taiyi, and the twelve demons.
Di Jun and Taiyi had already accomplished what they came for. They wanted to linger a little longer and see why Nuwa had come.
From the looks of it, she seemed quite familiar with the expert. This definitely wasn't her first visit.
And they seemed to have a close relationship, which made Taiyi even more eager to recruit Nuwa into the demon race.
But the expert had already told them to leave. They couldn't very well stay any longer, so they had no choice but to depart reluctantly.
Outside the courtyard, the twelve demons trembled with fear. They knew they had been in the wrong earlier and had nearly caused a disaster.
They hadn't yet formed a deep impression of the expert, but the pressure from the Demon Emperor and Taiyi was already etched into their minds.
They were afraid the Demon Emperor would fly into a rage.
Fortunately, this was the expert's courtyard. Even though Di Jun wanted to lose his temper, he forced himself to hold it in.
He snorted. "You nearly caused a catastrophe. Return to the Heavenly Court for now and see how your gains turn out. If you all succeed in taking human form, I'll let bygones be bygones. But if you fail, you'll be punished for two hundred years!"
The twelve demons shuddered. They were somewhat relieved; a two-hundred-year punishment wasn't too hard to accept.
After Di Jun and Taiyi left, Da Huang closed the courtyard gate behind them.
Jiang Ping rubbed his hands together apologetically. "Miss Feng, as you can see, the courtyard is a mess. How about we go to my room and have a chat?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Ping's face inexplicably turned red.
Just thinking about a man and a woman alone together in one room was enough to make his heart race.
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