Houtu felt a warmth in her heart. The expert was worried about her!
He was afraid she'd go hunting down the Heavenly Court's Demon Saints and Demon Generals. Those powerful demons were formidable, and the expert was worried she might get hurt if she couldn't defeat them.
But those powerful fellows were all hiding in the Heavenly Court, far away.
It would take me days to kill two of them and return. How could I make the expert wait for me that long? That would be terribly rude.
"Mm, I'll go now."
With that, Houtu ran out of the courtyard.
She sprinted more than ten miles in one breath.
Then she leaped, her body shooting forward in an instant.
Gliding a hundred miles above the ground, she searched the endless mountain range with her keen eyes.
Oh? There seem to be two Demonic Beasts at the Taiyi Realm up ahead.
You two will do!
Houtu plunged downward, like a shooting star, and slammed into the ground.
The earth shook for dozens of meters around her, and billowing clouds of dust surged into the sky.
Houtu released her aura without restraint.
The two Demonic Beasts at the Taiyi Realm trembled in fear.
This was the pressure of a Quasi-Saint!
In an instant, countless great demons cowered on the ground, and the entire mountain range fell into an eerie silence.
Houtu chuckled. To become food for the expert was your good fortune!
She thrust out a hand and brought it down with a single slap.
Feeling death's threat, the two great demons at the Taiyi Realm began to struggle violently.
They burned their blood essence, barely managing to break through the suppression of Houtu's pressure.
One of the Demonic Beasts rasped, "Are you trying to start a war between the Witch Clan and the demon race? His Majesty the Demon Emperor personally appointed us as Demon Generals to guard this place!"
Houtu snorted. "You're on the brink of death, and you still dare threaten me? Even if Taiyi himself came, he couldn't save you!"
After speaking, Houtu pressed down with her hand in midair.
Her powerful pressure extinguished the life force of both Demonic Beasts.
Houtu clapped her hands in satisfaction. Not bad. They look quite presentable, and there's no blood or other mess. I hope the expert will be pleased.
Then she hoisted one Demonic Beast over each shoulder, bent her knees slightly, and flew away.
Only after a long while did the other great demons dare to raise their heads.
At that moment, more than a dozen Demonic Beasts at the Golden Immortal Realm cautiously gathered around.
They had no idea what had happened.
But they recognized the lingering aura of an Ancestor Witch in the area, as well as the auras of the two Demon Generals.
"What should we do? The two Demon Generals have been killed."
"What else can we do? Report this to the Demon Emperor at once!"
"Right!"
One of the demons took out a jade slip, pressed it to his forehead, and quickly imprinted what had happened there into it.
Then he casually cast several spells. The jade slip shuddered in midair before vanishing in a flash.
The Heavenly Court, the Demon Clan's Sacred Hall.
Taiyi's brow twitched. He reached out and grabbed at the air.
When he drew his hand back, a jade slip lay in his palm.
After sensing it briefly, Taiyi's expression darkened, and his aura surged.
The Witch Clan was despicable—utterly audacious! They didn't take our demon race seriously at all!
Di Jun, standing beside him, asked, "What happened?"
"Ancestor Witch Houtu killed two of our Demon Generals in the Immeasurable Mountain Range of Kunlun!"
Di Jun was furious. "How outrageous!"
"We absolutely cannot let this go. Our clan must demand justice!"
Taiyi suddenly remembered that the place seemed to be close to the expert's courtyard.
He had deliberately stationed those two Demon Generals nearby to keep watch on the situation.
Now they had happened to be killed by Houtu of the Witch Clan. Was it a coincidence, or did Houtu also have some connection to the expert?
It seemed there was more to this matter than met the eye.
Taiyi calmed down a little and said slowly, "Houtu has always kept a low profile among the Twelve Ancestor Witches. I've hardly ever heard of her attacking the demon race. There may be another reason behind this. We need to investigate."
Di Jun nodded. "Mm. Investigate first. I'll use this incident to intimidate the Witch Clan, so they don't take things too far."
Meanwhile, Houtu had already returned to the courtyard with the two Demonic Beasts.
Seeing the two plump Demonic Beasts, Jiang Ping was delighted.
At last, he could satisfy his craving. He'd been eating nothing but vegetables and fruit every day, and his mouth had long grown dull.
He'd hoped the two chicks would grow up and start laying eggs soon, but it had been several years, and they still hadn't even grown their feathers.
Jiang Ping gave her a thumbs-up and praised her. "Miss Wu, you really are amazing. You brought back something so quickly."
Houtu chuckled. "It was just a coincidence. I happened to pass a mountain range where these two Demonic Beasts seemed to be asleep. I took the opportunity to knock them out, then used a little trick to bring them back."
"Heh, Miss Wu, you're brave and resourceful. Thanks for your effort this time. You two wait here a moment. I'll take care of the rest."
Jiang Ping carried the two demons toward the pond to start preparing them.
Houtu's eyes narrowed at the sight.
The expert's physical strength was astonishing too.
Though these two Demonic Beasts weren't large in their true forms, they'd cultivated for a thousand years, so their bodies were extremely powerful.
Their bodies had long been tempered countless times by Spiritual Energy, making them exceptionally dense.
That made them unusually heavy. Even Nuwa would have found it difficult to casually lift both Demonic Beasts without using Magic Power.
Yet the expert had simply dragged them away with one hand, without the slightest effort.
I'm a member of the Witch Clan, born with a powerful physique and formidable body. That's why this was easy for me.
But now that I think about it, the expert's physique may well be even stronger than ours, the Ancestor Witches'!
It was truly astonishing. I'd always thought the Witch Clan's Ancestor Witches were the most powerful beings in the Primordial World, but compared with the expert, we still had a long way to go.
While Houtu was lost in thought, Nuwa quietly pulled her aside.
"Houtu, you were far too reckless. You nearly forgot every bit of what I told you," Nuwa said, pretending to scold her.
Houtu grinned. "Not at all. See? Didn't I do just fine?"
Nuwa's expression turned stern. "Don't give me that. With your careless nature, do you think the expert couldn't see through you? He deliberately didn't call you out. Your actions and words were full of holes, and I was on edge the whole time."
"But fortunately, the expert is magnanimous, so he let you keep pretending to be clueless."
"Still, enough is enough. From now on, you must watch your words and actions at all times. If you cross the line, the expert won't keep indulging you forever."
"When that happens, even I won't be able to help."
Houtu stuck out her tongue playfully. She knew how serious the matter was.
But that was simply her nature. It would be difficult to change it all at once.
By the pond, Jiang Ping sharpened his knife while sneaking glances at the two women.
Come to think of it, Miss Wu was quite easy on the eyes.
She had a certain spiritual air about her and looked dashing and spirited.
She was quite the opposite of Miss Feng. Miss Feng was more like a refined young lady, while Miss Wu seemed as if she'd sprung straight from nature.
Their personalities might not be ideal, but both women were exceptionally beautiful.
They were both barefaced, and I'd give them at least a nine for their looks!
If they put on makeup, wouldn't they be perfect tens?
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