"What do you want to do?" the system grew vigilant. "You just said you'd give me all the demonic qi this time!"
"Don't be so tense." Yaohua circled around the "turtle" and marveled. "I just want to make a deal with you."
"Let's hear it." Even though she said so, the system didn't relax.
"I'll give you 30% of the demonic qi I get each time in the future." Yaohua curved her eyes, looking quite generous.
"Such a good deal?" The system couldn't help but wonder what Yaohua wanted to exchange for this 30% of the demonic qi.
"I know you're a powerful system, so you can give me a bit more reminders next time."
Pinching her two fingers together with only a tiny gap in between, Yaohua squinted and looked over with a smiling face.
The system was silent for a moment. "Such as?"
"Such as giving me some warnings in advance when something's about to happen."
"30% is too little." The system disdained. "At least 50%."
"40%. If you ask for more, just pretend I didn't say anything." Yaohua threw out a glass bottle, stuffed the big "turtle" into it, and shook it a few times.
She didn't know where this ugly thing came from, but it was always right to catch it alive.
"What's this? How can it be so ugly?" Mu'ai curiously leaned over.
As if hearing his words, the monster's tail suddenly flared up, and it bared its teeth at Mu'ai.
Mu'ai poked it through the bottle. The monster seemed provoked and almost popped out its eyes.
Feng Jing coughed lightly and looked in their direction. Although Yaohua knew he couldn't see, she still felt like she was being locked onto.
She subconsciously put away the bottle. "It's not safe to stay here. Brothers, let's go back first."
"We can't leave."
The system's tone was strange. Yaohua couldn't tell if it had agreed or not.
Just as Yaohua was about to ask why, she saw a smear of ink spreading from the horizon. When it got closer, she realized it was a huge black bird. The black mist lingering around the bird couldn't keep up with its speed, creating the illusion of a spreading effect.
"That person..." Behind her, the fourth brother's voice went from confused to shocked in just a moment. "It's from the Heavenly Demon Royal Clan!"
Maybe the scorching qi on Huikun Mountain was too strong. Yaohua suddenly felt the mark between her eyebrows burning faintly. She pressed on her twitching eyelid and suddenly grabbed her two brothers and ran.
"If you run any further, I'll break your legs!"
A violent cold shout struck Yaohua like a thunderbolt.
Her legs trembled involuntarily, and a chill rose from the bottom of her heart.
Yaohua ran even faster.
She really didn't expect to be so unlucky to run into this guy as soon as she came out.
After not seeing him for several years, this guy was still as fierce and domineering as ever!
Several streaks of black qi suddenly appeared in front of her, sweeping over like sharp arrows and blocking her way.
Yaohua quickly scattered a spray of True Phoenix Fire.
A streak of black qi grazed her cheek, warningly cutting off a strand of her hair.
"It seems you really don't want your legs."
The black bird landed on the ground. The masked young man with purple eyes jumped down, holding a vertical flute in his hand.
Sure enough, it was Zhao Wu!
A cold aura spread as Zhao Wu approached. Yaohua protected her two brothers behind her and raised her eyes to look at Zhao Wu fearlessly.
It was really strange. Why was it so cold?
Yaohua almost wanted to rub her arms.
Zhao Wu's gaze fixed on Yaohua's forehead. Only after the mark on her head was fully revealed did he shift his gaze.
"Get out of the way!" His eyes were like torches, and his killing intent was soaring. It was as if Yaohua's two brothers had a sworn feud with him.
The wooden piece stood stiffly in front of Yaohua. She slightly raised her chin, and sparks almost flew when she stared at Zhao Wu.
"I'll settle the score with you later!" Zhao Wu waved out a streak of black qi, trying to throw Yaohua aside.
Yaohua wasn't willing to show weakness. She suddenly conjured up True Phoenix Fire and devoured the black qi.
Zhao Wu was furious. "As my person, you're siding with others and going against me?"
A curse was stuck in Yaohua's throat. She glanced at her two slightly surprised brothers out of the corner of her eye and endured it. Then she earnestly said to Zhao Wu, "Everything should follow the order of precedence. I was born into the Phoenix Clan, and they are my direct brothers. You're an outsider. You must be crazy to say such things, right?"
It was really funny. Did he really think a meaningless mark could brand her as his?
Then she saw Zhao Wu's expression blank for a moment. "They're not your lovers?"
Yaohua was so angry that she laughed. The wooden piece in front of her seemed to turn into a thunderbolt and struck Zhao Wu fiercely.
Zhao Wu caught the thunderbolt with his bare hands and wrinkled his nose. "Why does your smell become so unpleasant?"
What a mouth!
Yaohua was too lazy to entangle with him. She waved the True Phoenix Fire and was about to leave with her two brothers.
Zhao Wu had finally caught her. How could he let her run away?
Black qi seeped out from the ground and formed a cage, trapping them inside. Zhao Wu walked over slowly.
"I won't argue with you about what happened on Huikun Mountain. It's just right that you go back with me today to register our marriage. Your two elder brothers can be the witnesses."
A cold light flashed across Yaohua's eyes.
He said it so lightly. One of her brothers was blind, and the other had a broken arm. How could this debt be easily wiped out?
Just as she was about to make a move, someone tugged at her sleeve from behind.
Mu'ai lowered his voice. "Yaoyao, is this the guy who forced the mark on you?"
Yaohua nodded and replied in a low voice, too. "This guy's crazy. Fourth brother, be careful. Wait for an opportunity and take second brother away. He won't do anything to me."
Zhao Wu snorted. "Do you think I'm deaf?"
So Zhao Wu could hear everything they said. A trace of embarrassment flashed through Yaohua's heart, but then she became confident again. She was just telling the truth without any exaggeration.
"Since you've heard it all, I'll just be straightforward. This mark has made me suffer a lot. I heard you're from the Heavenly Demon Royal Clan. I guess having a Phoenix as the mark's target must have made you the subject of gossip in your clan. How about we remove the mark here today? From now on, we'll go our separate ways."
"I condescended to form a bond with you, and you're so ungrateful!"
Zhao Wu was furious. Black qi coiled around his palm, as if he was about to kill Yaohua the next moment.
Yaohua wasn't afraid of him.
She wasn't that weak little girl anymore.
However, Zhao Wu took a deep breath and hid the black qi in his hand. "Your brothers are injured, so you're in a bad mood. I can understand. Don't say such things anymore." He coldly glanced at Mu'ai and Feng Jing. "Otherwise, I really don't know what I'll do to your brothers."
This guy was actually threatening her!
She was so angry!
She wouldn't be satisfied unless she gave him a good beating.
All of her cultivation over the years was poured into the wooden piece. Yaohua was burning with anger and smashed it at Zhao Wu.