After leaving Orchid Creek City, Jiang Yuechu traveled by fits and starts, crossing several territories.
At times, she vanished into deep mountains and ancient forests; at others, she blended into the bustling streets of the mortal world.
Not until the seventh day did she finally stop at an unnamed, perilous peak.
Jagged rocks crowded the summit, wreathed in drifting clouds.
Jiang Yuechu sat cross-legged on a bluestone and waited quietly.
Half an hour later.
Two streaks of light flew in from the horizon and crashed down upon the summit.
The moment the two demons landed, the Cosmic Demon King impatiently hurried forward.
"My liege, we got it."
With a sweep of its great hand, it presented a jade box glowing with a warm, lustrous sheen.
Jiang Yuechu raised her hand and rested it upon the jade box, giving it a brief look.
"..."
She drew a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the excitement in her heart. Then she removed the Merit from the jade box and sealed it away again within her own storage item.
Immediately after.
Before the Cosmic Demon King and the Tiger Mountain God could utter even half a sentence of nonsense, their bodies turned into two streaks of light and plunged straight into the girl's body.
Having put away the two demons.
Jiang Yuechu did not linger for even a moment.
Golden light surged around her, and her entire body transformed into a dark-gold rainbow, shooting straight toward the distant horizon.
She had no choice but to be cautious.
For Peaceful Money House to release over ten thousand gui of Merit so easily, it surely had iron-fisted methods of tracking and capturing people waiting in the wings.
Though the creatures in the illustrated record were basically impossible to select... it was better to steer a ship carefully