Two streaks of light tore across the sky.
Jiang Yuechu strode through the air, her expression calm.
Beside her was Niu Ben, displaying a few bestial features as he rode the wind.
He looked so anxious, as if he wished he had two more legs.
Jiang Yuechu's mouth twitched. She was at a loss for words.
The black ox kept insisting that he had to save his eldest sister.
But all these days, he'd followed her around killing demons, watching the show, daydreaming, and even dozing off.
She hadn't seen the slightest sign of worry from him.
She really couldn't tell whether this so-called deep sibling bond was genuine.
"Tell me about it."
With nothing better to do, Jiang Yuechu casually asked, "Your eldest sister... is she a female ox?"
At that,
Niu Ben hurriedly waved his hands. "No, no!"
"My eldest sister isn't some ox demon. She's beautiful—hundreds of times prettier than the fairies in the Grotto-Heaven."
Apparently afraid Jiang Yuechu wouldn't believe him,
Niu Ben began rambling about his origins.
"Actually, I wasn't born and raised in the Great Marsh. I'd already been brought back here by the True Lord by the time I could remember anything. Back then, I was just a little calf who could barely speak. If my eldest sister hadn't looked after me, the other demons would've bullied me until I was hardly recognizable as one..."
As he spoke, a rare tenderness appeared on Niu Ben's rugged face.
"My eldest sister raised me from childhood. She found me precious medicines, taught me cultivation, and took me to fight... We may not be real siblings, but we're closer than blood."
Jiang Yuechu listened and gave a slight nod. "So what exactly is your eldest sister?"
Niu Ben puffed out his chest, his eyes brimming with