So He Was Her Lifesaver!

*[There was actually plenty more that happened in the Demon Realm. Damn it, I don't have enough mental energy to see all of it.*

*But even with just what I saw earlier, Eldest Senior Brother could absolutely write a book called My Adventures in the Demon Realm! If he ever puts pen to paper himself, I'll definitely do my part to support his career!]*

Lan Yue thought to herself, positively delighted.

Inside his bamboo house, Li Bai was on the verge of coughing up blood.

Well, thank you so very much! You're even planning to support my career!

Before long, that inner voice vanished completely. Even in his dreams, Li Bai felt as though someone was calling him her darling little husband and trying to drag him off to become a bandit chief's bride.

He frightened himself awake. Seeing that it was still early outside, he dared not go back to sleep and simply began meditating.

Beside him, Yuan Shuo stole a glance at him, then climbed up to meditate too, determined not to fall behind!

In another bamboo house, Yun Xi was also listening to the inner voice, her lips curling into a smile as she listened.

But after smiling, worry crept over her face.

Those experiences sounded funny, but they also held Eldest Senior Brother's heartache.

Anyone would be afraid after transmigrating alone into an unfamiliar world, let alone the Demon Realm.

Would Junior Sister Lan Yue encounter something like that in the future? The thought made Yun Xi even more anxious.

Sure enough, Yun Xi, you have to keep working hard! Improve your cultivation and protect your little junior sister!

No, I can't even spend time sleeping anymore. I have to use it all to meditate and cultivate!

Yun Xi's brows knitted tightly. Without another word, she climbed out of bed, found a meditation cushion, and sat down on it.

As she cultivated, Yun Xi completely forgot about the little black-and-yellow fluffball hanging from her waist, so much so that she never noticed when he woke in the middle of the night.

"Cheep, cheep-cheep!" Thirsty. So thirsty.

The little fluffball hanging from her waist finally woke up. He tried to move his little claws, only to discover that he could not budge them at all.

What was going on? Wasn't another great demon chasing me? How did I suddenly end up like this?

Gu Zhuo opened his beady eyes, his gaze full of confusion.

He blinked and finally remembered that he had been beaten back into his original form and accidentally fallen. After that, he remembered nothing.

Gu Zhuo used his feeble demon spirit to sense the person before him. Discovering that she had only just achieved qi induction, he could not help slowing down.

So it was this girl who saved me?

Feeling pain like every bone in his body had shattered, Gu Zhuo's gaze turned vicious.

I'll avenge this! But not now. I need to conserve my strength and bide my time, then go straight back and kill them!

Perhaps some of his demon power had leaked out, because a spirit artifact on Yun Xi suddenly lit up.

Startled, Gu Zhuo hurriedly reined in his demon aura. Only then did the spirit artifact's light go out.

"It seems this girl has quite a background too. Otherwise, she wouldn't be covered in supreme spirit artifacts." Gu Zhuo's gaze grew thoughtful.

No wonder she had been able to save him from another great demon. With so many supreme spirit artifacts, she could surely withstand that demon's attacks.

He owed her his life!

At that thought, he rubbed his little head against her clothes again.

No wonder I've felt so warm all this time. She's been taking such careful care of me. How could I repay kindness with betrayal?

Gu Zhuo pondered for a while, then his bones creaked and cracked for a long time, the pain filling his beady eyes with tears.

By the end, all the black fur on his body had fallen away, leaving him covered in fluffy yellow feathers.

There was no demon power left in him now. Instead, spiritual energy spilled from him, making him no different from an ordinary spirit beast.

After accomplishing this, he was utterly exhausted and soon fell unconscious. Even before drifting off, he did not forget to clutch her sash tightly with his little claws.

My savior is so kind. She even tied me up this tightly because she was afraid of losing me.

Gu Zhuo passed out, perfectly content.

In the morning, the sun began to rise.

It draped the entire Southern Spirit Sect in a pale golden mantle.

A few immortal cranes flew across the azure sky, peaceful and beautiful.

Yet amid this tranquil scene, a shadow streaked across the Four Arts Hall before crashing to the ground with a bang.

Barely had Lan Yue landed when a snow-white spirit cat and a tiny seedling came flying after her. Both little creatures landed on her head, nearly knocking her senseless.

"Don't try to cheat. Finish your assignment outside before you're allowed into the Formation Pavilion." Elder Duanmu's stern voice rang out.

Lan Yue rubbed her head, looking utterly innocent.

"Wasn't it just a formation diagram? How could he tell I hadn't drawn it myself?" Lan Yue wondered. She had even specifically told the little seedling to imitate her strokes.

Besides, she had checked Little Fruit's finished work herself. It really was excellent, with no difference from her usual standard.

So how had Elder Duanmu discovered it? He had tossed her out after just one glance, too.

Lan Yue could not make sense of it, no matter how hard she thought.

She took out the two diagrams and compared them side by side, finally discovering what she had overlooked.

"Little Fruit, why do both of these formation diagrams have your little claw prints on them?" Lan Yue asked in shock.

Little Fruit was actually a Rootless Fruit Tree seedling. In theory, a spirit plant should only have roots, not claws.

But Little Fruit's circumstances were rather unusual. It was a rootless fruit and had no roots to begin with. It had secretly formed those little claws itself, pouring all the tiny bit of energy it possessed into them.

Little Fruit was also very fond of its little claws. Whatever it was doing, it would always sneak a glance to check whether they were still there.

So had Little Fruit liked them so much that it could not resist stamping its claws on everything?

"Cheep!" Pretty claws!

The little seedling lifted its head, its eyes sparkling brightly.

Lan Yue: "..."

A mouthful of blood seemed to lodge in her throat, refusing to come out.

So that was it! I plotted and schemed so carefully, only to overlook the final step!

I even thought those claw prints Little Fruit left were part of the formation's original structure! What a blunder, what a blunder!

Lan Yue was filled with regret.

If I'd known, if only I'd known, I would have reminded it a couple more times!

She could only sit on the grass outside the Formation Pavilion and resign herself to drawing formations.

[Lan Yue: System, bring up yesterday's footage. It's time for me to show my skills!]

[System: ...]

The system dutifully brought up all of yesterday's formation videos and even considerately enlarged them to twice their size.

Lan Yue nodded in satisfaction. Sure enough, transmigration was impossible without a cheat! A cheat like the Gossip System was her absolute favorite!

[Lan Yue: System, I love you to death! Mwah~]

The system crashed and fell silent again.

Lan Yue dared not waste any time either and swiftly finished drawing the formation in her hands.

Every stroke of her brush was steady, and soon a vivid, lifelike formation appeared on the page.

"What a shame. It still needs some color. An ink brush alone just won't do!"

"One of these days, I'll sneak into Master's vegetable garden, pick some spirit plants, and make my own pigments."

Lan Yue clenched her fist, secretly making up her mind.

But just as she finished speaking, she sensed movement behind her, as though someone were watching her from the rear.

Lan Yue: "!!!!"

Had Master caught me red-handed again?