Mu Hua Tongzi took out a pitch - black orb. "Just cooperate with me to the best of your ability."
The orb flew into the air and shone brightly.
As the light blazed, Chong Ming felt a strong suction force. The demonic qi was intertwined in his dantian and had taken a firm hold. Being suddenly sucked out now caused excruciating pain.
Gradually, he also noticed something was wrong. Since the demonic qi had taken root deeply in his body, a large amount of fresh blood oozed out from his pores during the tearing process, almost turning him into a blood - covered man.
His face was almost distorted in pain as he said with difficulty, "This..."
Before his skeptical words could come out, a clear voice suddenly rang out. "Daddy, what are you doing?"
Immediately afterwards, a fiery red figure flew over. It opened its mouth and directly swallowed the orb that was sucking in the demonic power.
The accident happened so fast that no one could react.
After the suction stopped, the blood oozing from Chong Ming's body also ceased. He used his magic to tidy up his appearance. Looking at the red phoenix smacking its lips, his expression became rather complicated.
Yaoyao chewed a couple of times, savoring the sweet taste. She said with a beaming smile, "Such a tiny bit of demonic qi dared to invade Daddy. Watch Yaoyao gobble it up in one bite. I'm so happy! It tastes so good!"
Mu Hua's expression turned gloomy. "What are you? Who sent you?"
Yaoyao said with a smile, "Can't you tell? I'm a phoenix! Demonic qi is the most delicious snack for me. You should thank me for getting rid of the demonic qi for you, right?"
Mu Hua Tongzi was so angry at her self - assured attitude that he pointed his finger and stammered, "You, you, you..."
Seeing his excited expression, Yaoyao suddenly realized. "Oh, right! Although this demonic qi is a bad thing, it's also your thing. I should thank you after eating it. Thank you!"
Mu Hua Tongzi was so angry that he felt like spitting blood. Originally, he had channeled the power of the mysterious demon into this orb in order to use the sealing power to find other sealed places. But now, all his plans had been ruined by Yaoyao.
His expression was terribly gloomy. Although Yaoyao was a bit oblivious, she now realized something was wrong. She timidly hid behind Chong Ming. "Daddy, did I cause trouble?"
Chong Ming patted her hand reassuringly and explained to Mu Hua Tongzi, "Even if Yaoyao hadn't interrupted, I was going to explain the situation to you. The demonic qi has taken root too deeply in my body. If it were all removed, I'm afraid I would lose my life. Now that Yaoyao has devoured the demonic qi, it's actually a good thing."
Mu Hua Tongzi glanced at him with an unhappy expression. "Do you know that this is the only Demon - Trapping Orb in the world, and now it's been chewed to pieces by her in a few bites."
Chong Ming quickly said, "I'm willing to compensate for any losses!"
Just as he was about to open his space for Mu Hua Tongzi to choose treasures, Yaoyao suddenly let out a fart. She said somewhat awkwardly, "It seems I can't digest the Demon - Trapping Orb. I can only digest the demonic qi inside. Daddy, don't be in a hurry to find treasures for him. Maybe I can poop out the Demon - Trapping Orb?"
Mu Hua Tongzi's face turned green. "Poop it out?"
He looked at Yaoyao as if he wanted to devour her alive. His expression was extremely unpleasant.
Chong Ming quickly said, "Yaoyao, don't talk nonsense. Mu Hua Tongzi, please feel free to choose."
Looking at Chong Ming's shining treasures, Mu Hua Tongzi was a bit tempted, but after much thought, he refused. "Forget it. I'm not greedy for your things. But this little phoenix acts too recklessly, and she can absorb the power of the heavenly demon. She's very special. How about letting her stay with me for a few days to receive some teachings and also let her... "
He paused, his face looking extremely ugly. "Poop out the Demon - Trapping Orb."
Before Chong Ming could organize his words, Yaoyao cheered. "Great! Thank you, uncle!"
"Uncle?" Mu Hua Tongzi's previously calm expression almost cracked again. "Do I look like an uncle?"
Anyone with eyes would praise him for looking young, even childish. No one would say he was old.
Yaoyao asked curiously, "I can smell that you're much older than me. If I don't call you uncle, should I call you grandpa?"
She quickly waved her hand. "No, no. Grandpa can't be called randomly. I can only call Daddy's father grandpa."
After saying that, she looked proud, waiting for praise.
Mu Hua Tongzi's face turned green.
Chong Ming quickly smoothed things over. "Yaoyao is just a child and doesn't understand. Please don't take it to heart."
Mu Hua Tongzi took a deep breath and constantly told himself that most of the power of the mysterious demon was now on Yaoyao, and only she could sense the other locations of the mysterious demon's power. If he wanted to achieve great things, he had to make use of her.
After a while, he finally calmed his expression. "Forget it. I'm an elder. I won't argue with her."
Chong Ming quickly said, "Hurry up and thank Mu Hua Tongzi."
Yaoyao tilted her head and obediently said, "Thank you, Mu Hua Tongzi."
Although she said so on the surface, she thought to herself, "Such an old person still appears in the form of a child. Yuck, this person is so shameless."
Not long after, Yaohua returned to the Red - Crowned Mountain.
Yaoyao immediately cheered and rushed over. "Mother!"
"Not angry with me anymore?" Yaohua was surprised and amused as she rubbed Yaoyao's head. "I was just about to look for you. I was worried that you'd be captured by bad people."
Yaoyao said proudly, "How could I be captured by bad people? By the way, I met a really nice person today."
Like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube, she told Yaohua everything that had happened today.
Hearing this, Yaohua roughly guessed Mu Hua Tongzi's purpose. Since he was present, it was not convenient to say it clearly. After much thought, she agreed to let Yaoyao stay with him.
In this way, Yaoyao could keep an eye on Mu Hua and disrupt all his actions.
Mu Hua Tongzi took Yaoyao away.
Reluctantly, Yaohua withdrew her gaze and came to Chong Ming's sealed place.
Chong Ming had heard the message Yaohua had secretly passed to Yaoyao just now. He advised, "Don't be too hostile towards Mu Hua Tongzi. His actions may not be bad."
Yaohua shook her head. "I know what I'm doing. I'm not just doing this for you. You don't need to worry about it."
Then, her gaze fixed. When she noticed that half of the power of the mysterious demon on Chong Ming was gone and that he was seriously injured, she was extremely shocked. "This, did Mu Hua Tongzi do this?!"
Chong Ming forced a smile. "I have a premonition that something bad is going to happen to me. You must take good care of yourself."
Yaohua said seriously, "I'll go to Shenzhou right away to obtain the power of faith for you. We will definitely prevent the resurrection of the Nine - Heavens Mysterious Demon!"
At the same time, after leaving the Red - Crowned Mountain, Mu Hua took Yaoyao to Henan Prefecture. He bought a bunch of candied haws and put it in her hand. "Stay here and don't move. I'll be back soon."