Ling Miaomiao said indignantly, "The waiter at the Nanke Inn said there was a monster wreaking havoc in the bamboo grove, eating people and spitting out their bones. I wanted to go slay it, but the moment I stepped inside, I ran into the monster.
I fought it using the sword technique my grandmaster taught me, but I couldn't beat it, so it caught me."
Wang Yue listened to Ling Miaomiao's explanation and asked in puzzlement, "Where are Mu Yao and Liu Fuyi?"
Ling Miaomiao shook her head and said pitifully, "The bamboo grove is just too big. I got separated from them by accident."
Actually, she'd been dealing with a few lesser demons along the way and started thinking she was pretty capable. Then, when she ran into this Water Demon, she hadn't even called for backup before drawing her sword and charging in. She never expected to get captured.
Wang Yue could more or less guess what had happened, so he said helplessly, "I'll teach this Water Demon a lesson, then take you to find them."
Ling Miaomiao quickly made a placating gesture to thank Wang Yue. Her obedient little act was unbelievably cute.
When the Water Demon King saw Wang Yue approaching, he knew he couldn't escape and said warily, "What do you want? Do whatever you like to me—kill me or torture me!"
Wang Yue looked the Water Demon over and asked curiously, "You don't have any murderous aura about you, which means you've never killed anyone. Why did you capture my disciple?"
Seeing that Wang Yue hadn't killed him right away and was questioning him instead, the Water Demon King thought he might still have a chance to live. He quickly explained, "I only wanted a drop of Yin Blood. I thought they were together,