Two streaks of light tore across the sky.
Jiang Yuechu strode through the void, her expression calm.
Beside her, Niu Ben rode the wind, a few features of his demonic form showing.
Seeing the fool's anxious face, as though he wished he could sprout another pair of legs,
Jiang Yuechu's lips twitched. She was truly at a loss for words.
This black ox kept insisting he wanted to rescue his big sister.
Yet over all these days, he had followed her around killing demons, watching the show, staring into space, and even daydreaming.
Not once had he shown the slightest sign of urgency.
She really had no idea whether this supposed deep bond between sister and brother was real.
"Tell me something."
With nothing else to do, Jiang Yuechu asked casually, "That big sister of yours... is she a cow?"
At those words,
Niu Ben waved his hands frantically. "No, no!"
"My big sister isn't an ox demon! She's gorgeous, a hundred times prettier than the fairies in the Grotto-Heaven."
As though afraid Jiang Yuechu would not believe him,
Niu Ben began rambling about his origins.
"Actually, I wasn't born in the Great Marsh. But as far back as I can remember, the True Lord had already brought me there. Back then, I was just a little calf who could barely talk properly. If my big sister hadn't protected me, the other demons would've bullied me until I hardly looked like a demon anymore..."
At this point, a rare tenderness actually appeared on Niu Ben's rugged face.
"She looked after me from the time I was little, found Treasure Herbs for me, taught me to cultivate, took me into fights... We aren't blood siblings, but we're closer than if we were."
Listening, Jiang Yuechu nodded slightly. "Then what exactly is