In the night, the sassy young girl jumped off the wall like a cat. Different from the gaudy look the other day, she appeared much more nimble today.
Yaohua quickly looked behind her but didn't see the figure of Mo Qing.
"Where did you abduct my elder brother?"
"Don't talk nonsense. I didn't do this," Dian Zhu waved her hands repeatedly. "If you want to find your elder brother, you have to look for Jing He."
"Who is Jing He?"
Just when there seemed to be some hope, it was instantly snuffed out by Dian Zhu.
Yaohua clenched her fists.
Dian Zhu was stunned. "You were played around by her in Henan Prefecture, but you don't even know her name?"
Yaohua immediately realized that she was referring to the false god.
"Where is she then?"
"Although I don't know where she is, I can help you find her," Dian Zhu raised her chin and pointed at Qi Hua. "But I beg the great god to spare my father."
Qi Hua was still in shock from Dian Zhu's sudden appearance. Hearing their conversation, he was even more surprised. Now seeing Dian Zhu plead for him, his expression became even more complicated.
Qi Hua looked conflicted. "Since you've left, why did you come back?"
That strange feeling resurfaced again. These father - daughter didn't seem like they had a blood feud at all.
Yaohua frowned slightly, but thinking of Mo Qing who was still missing, she didn't have the extra energy to think about it.
The sleeve in her hand was cool and silky. Yaohua held it tightly, only then did she feel safe. "Master, could you..."
Her voice was hoarse, and she suddenly found it hard to continue.
Master was an ancient god from the wilderness, helping to govern the Three Realms. Hunting down the demons was for the sake of all sentient beings in the Three Realms, but she was asking Master to spare Qi Hua for her own selfish reasons...
But Sixth Elder Brother was innocent too.
Master's all sentient beings in the Three Realms also included Sixth Elder Brother...
But if they could get more information about the demons from Qi Hua...
She reluctantly let go of the sleeve. Just as Chongming's corner of the robe was about to slip out of her hand completely, she suddenly tightened her grip again.
"Master, could you spare him? I will definitely help you eradicate the evil and catch more demons in the future."
So it didn't matter if they spared Qi Hua, right?
Chongming lowered his eyes. Yaohua couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Would Master agree?
The silent atmosphere spread between them.
Yaohua's expression changed from anticipation to disappointment.
Actually, she should have known the result long ago. Why was she making things difficult for Master?
She let go of the corner of the robe and forced a smile. "Master, just now..."
"Yes."
Yaohua suddenly opened her eyes wide. "Master, you agreed to me?"
Was it just her hallucination?
The just and strict Master... made an exception?
"Yeah."
Chongming's cold response confirmed what Yaohua had just heard.
It was real.
It wasn't a hallucination.
Yaohua's eyes instantly turned red. She hugged Master's waist tightly. "Thank you, Master!"
Chongming stiffened for a moment. He slowly relaxed his body, raised his hand, and hesitantly patted her on the back. "We still have important things to do."
Yaohua quickly stood up straight and wiped away her tears with her sleeve carelessly. "Master, you do it."
Just then, a snot bubble popped out unexpectedly.
She didn't care and grinned foolishly.
A hint of a smile flashed across Chongming's eyes.
Hearing the result, Dian Zhu immediately smiled. "The great god is a man of his word. Since you've promised the little princess, you shouldn't go back on your word."
As she walked towards Qi Hua, she threw something at Yaohua.
"Light this, and you'll be able to find Jing He's whereabouts. It depends on how you use it."
Saying so, she walked up to Qi Hua, helped him up with one hand, and patted the dust off his knees. "My father and mother are innocent. If you want to continue investigating, you shouldn't focus on my father."
Yaohua, who was wondering what the thing in her hand was, was stunned. "What do you mean by that?"
Dian Zhu looked back and smiled. "For the sake of the little princess being so cute, I'll give you another clue. Go to the ancestral land of the Pheasant Clan and check the body of that great elder."
Before her voice faded, several people simultaneously heard a series of out - of - control gasps.
Chongming reacted the fastest. His invisible spiritual power was like a spider's web. With a grab and a throw, a white figure was instantly smashed into the garden.
"Sister Dian Yu?" When Yaohua saw the figure clearly, she immediately opened her eyes wide. She was about to go and help, but then she remembered the strangeness just now and stood still.
A large patch of red had spread on Dian Yu's clothes. As soon as she stood up, the blood flowed down, indicating that she was seriously injured.
"A Zhu, I didn't expect you to come back," Dian Yu raised her hand to tuck the hair behind her ear, looking like a tremulous begonia in the rain.
"Yes, Sister," Dian Zhu stood in front of Qi Hua and suddenly smiled. "After so long, you're still so hypocritical."
Yaohua tightened her grip on the thing in her hand and suddenly understood something from Dian Zhu's words.
Dian Yu might not be as weak as she seemed on the surface.
"You're more powerful than I am," Dian Yu's face was as cold as ice, and her gaze towards them was as poisonous as venom.
"What on earth is going on?" Yaohua murmured to herself.
"Little princess," Dian Zhu called out loudly. "If you're curious, you might as well listen to me. Go to the ancestral land, dig up the great elder's tomb, and see how much truth there is in what my sister said."
Her words made it seem as if she knew all about the conversation between Dian Yu and Yaohua.
Although Yaohua was a little shaken, she had already suffered losses because of Dian Yu, and considering Dian Zhu's past record, she didn't dare to believe easily.
"It's not necessary."
After a moment of silence, Chongming raised his hand again.
A spiritual power flashed across Dian Yu's neck.
Yaohua was shocked, and the phoenix fire had already condensed in her hand.
Master wouldn't kill Dian Yu at this time, would he?
He shouldn't. Master was always rational. A living Dian Yu was more useful than a dead one.
Thinking of this, the phoenix fire in her hand instantly dissipated.
Crack—
After a faint sound, a large amount of white powder suddenly spilled in front of Dian Yu. Countless demonic auras rose from the powder.
Yaohua took a half - step back, startled, and ignited the phoenix fire.
"Ashes?" Dian Zhu glanced at it in surprise and then immediately realized. "You've been carrying Zexin's ashes with you!"
When the ashes fell to the ground, Dian Yu's face completely distorted. She kept gathering the ashes from the ground. Hearing Dian Zhu's words, she directly summoned a ball of demonic aura.
"Die!"
The demonic aura she summoned was obviously more powerful than that of the previous black - clothed man. Before it even got close to Dian Zhu, Dian Zhu's face had already turned deathly pale.
Yaohua hadn't figured out what was going on yet. How could she let Dian Zhu get hurt?
The phoenix fire quickly swept over. Before it reached Dian Zhu, Yaohua saw Qi Hua form seals with both hands and push the demonic aura away.
But it seemed that he had an old injury. Just this small movement made him go limp and fall backwards.
"Father!"
Dian Zhu quickly reached out to support him.
Dian Yu staggered to her feet, and the demonic aura around her feet almost condensed into a whirlwind.