A Chu Took That Little Phoenix Back to His Room

The young lady was quite familiar with that aura just now, after all, she had fought against the Demon Ancestor's clone before, so how could she be unfamiliar with demonic energy?

That's why she asked that question; after all, the Demon Lord, with his ambition to destroy Wu Chu, certainly wouldn't die.

Wu Chu shook his head and said, "It should be a coincidence. That guy clearly didn't know this was Purple Jade Mountain. When he heard that this was Purple Jade Mountain, he was obviously quite excited, saying that he would get a lot of rewards if he killed me. I guess that Old Demon has put a bounty on me in the Demon Sect!"

As he spoke, Wu Chu released her, but only released her from his embrace; they were still holding hands.

With a flash of purple light, the two quickly appeared Summit of the Sacred Tree. "I don't know where that guy gets his confidence from. Even the Old Demon's clone couldn't kill me, so what makes him so confident?"

"So that's why you speculate that guy might have other accomplices?"

Houtu and Wu Chu are developing a better and better understanding.

Wu Chu nodded slightly and continued, "Moreover, this area is now Phoenix Clan territory. On the Phoenix Clan territory, he actually dared to chase after Feng Xi... Oh, Little Phoenix Feng Xi came to find me, but she's tainted by demonic energy, Yibao is saving her."

As Wu Chu spoke, he led the young lady upstairs. Outside his bedroom, Little Moon Spirit and the Little Fox were whispering to each other. When they saw Wu Chu leading the young lady up by the hand, they both seemed relieved and clearly had more confidence in her.

"Sister, you've arrived! We were just about to let you know!"

Miss Houtu nodded and said, "I sensed the demonic energy soaring into the sky above Purple Jade Mountain, so I used my Shrinking Earth Divine Ability to come and take a look."

"Sister, you've come at the right time. A Chu has tied the Little Phoenix back to his room."

Little Moon Spirit's words prompted Wu Chu to flick her forehead. "What do you mean I tied that Little Phoenix back to the room? Didn't Xiao Yu tell you what happened?"

Looking at the grown-up Snake Maiden before him, Wu Chu thought that the Snake Maiden was cuter when she was a child. Why did she have to grow up! It would have been better if she hadn't grown up too much!

Houtu seeing this, Miss Houtu covered her mouth and chuckled.

Wu Chu pushed open the door and went inside, avoiding the strange looks from the three women.

In the bedroom, Yibao was slowly drawing out the demonic energy from the Little Phoenix's body, consuming her Merit Power.

After a long while, the Little Phoenix slowly opened its eyes, looked around, blinked, then sat up abruptly, examined its body, and exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Inside my body..."

She looked at Wu Chu and Houtu, "Was it A Chu who saved me?"

Wu Chu smiled and asked, "Do you remember what happened before?"

The Little Phoenix got up and got out of bed, saying, "I remember! Before, when I led my men back south from the Northern Border, we encountered a very handsome fellow Daoist who asked us for directions. But as he was asking, he suddenly attacked us and tried to kill us. I was caught off guard and was injured. My men bought me time and held him off..."

Hearing this, Wu Chu guessed that her subordinates were probably all dead. So he asked, "Then you should have gone to find your father! Why did you come to my Purple Jade Mountain again? What would you have done if we hadn't been on Purple Jade Mountain and hadn't been able to save you?"

The Little Phoenix shook its head and said, "Originally, I wasn't too worried. But as I fled, I felt something invading my body, even my Primordial Spirit. I realized that it might be the demonic energy my father had mentioned. To eliminate this demonic energy, besides using my Phoenix Clan's Li Fire, we could also use the Merit Power. My Li Fire couldn't withstand that demonic energy; that Demon Lord's cultivation was clearly much higher than mine. And those in my Phoenix Clan who possess the Merit Power are all in the Southern Royal Court. My father's Fire might work, but it's not as reliable as the Merit Power..."

If Feng Li heard this, he'd probably curse out loud, "Am Laozi not as reliable as others?"

Seeing Wu Chu's lips twitch, Feng Xi chuckled and said, "I made the right choice! Didn't I?"

Wu Chu shook his head and said, "You're lucky. I happened to be at Purple Jade Mountain, and I happened to be away in seclusion. Otherwise, if we had delayed any longer, that guy would have caught up with you."

Upon hearing this, Feng Xi's phoenix eyes widened, revealing a fierce yet adorable expression. She gritted her teeth and said, "That guy is still chasing after me? Humph! My Phoenix Clan hasn't even gone to the West to cause them trouble, yet they've come here to provoke my Phoenix Clan first! How outrageous!"

Wu Chu smiled and said, "But don't worry, he's already run away. That guy is very cautious; he's probably planning some kind of trick! Like turning you into a demonic phoenix and then secretly causing trouble for the Phoenix Clan, inciting conflict between the Phoenix Clan and the other two clans."

Feng Xi frowned, puzzled. "Why would that Demon Lord secretly instigate a war Three Clans? Isn't he afraid that if his plan is exposed, the Three Clans will join forces to annihilate him?"

Wu Chu shook his head and said, "Those Demon Lord are very well hidden. If it were so easy to find their tracks, the Qilin Clan would probably have already made their move. The Primordial Land is so vast, who says they would definitely stay in the Western Land? Didn't they attack you in the Northern Border this time?"

It's been hundreds of thousands of years since that Demon Lord was wiped out of his lair by the Qilin Ancestor and fled with Mount Sumeru. That's almost two Epoch!

However, the Qilin Clan still hasn't been able to find the Old Demon 'Demon Lord whereabouts, showing that finding him is no easy task.

"Alright, don't be too angry. Luckily you're alright now. Tell your father about this later, and they'll decide what to do," Wu Chu said. "You've come at the right time. We were just thinking of celebrating Little Moon Spirit's successful advancement to Golden Immortal! Let's eat before we head back!"

Upon hearing that Wu Chu and the others were preparing to start a banquet, Little Phoenix nodded her little head, "That's right! There's no rush, so I'll finish eating first and then go back."

A possible conspiracy from the Old Demon was thwarted, and the Little Phoenix was also saved in the process, preventing her from having the chance to cause trouble for Purple Jade Mountain. Wu Chu was naturally happy.

The only one who's unhappy is probably Yibao.

Because the Merit she gained from dissipating that demonic energy was barely enough to make up for her previous Merit depletion, it was all for nothing. How infuriating!

However, Wu Chu felt that the score shouldn't be calculated that way. After all, saving the Little Phoenix was clearly a beneficial thing for Purple Jade Mountain. Firstly, it could strike a blow against that Old Demon, and secondly, it could be considered that the Phoenix Clan owed Purple Jade Mountain a favor.

Just like the infrastructure projects undertaken by the great China in later generations, even though building high-speed rail was clearly a losing business, it was still done. Although the high-speed rail business was unprofitable, it could be recouped from other sources.

Therefore, when looking at things, we should not focus on just one point, but rather take a holistic view.

Yibao wasn't unaware of this principle; she was just fixated on it. Once she developed self-awareness, the Phone Sprite couldn't remain completely rational.

There are gains and losses in it all!