Helan Yanting stood beside Feng Yunshu, looking at her with a dark and unpredictable expression. His hands couldn't help but clench into fists.
She had been injured like this right under his nose...
If something really happened to her and she completely vanished into thin air, how could he ever find her again within the Three Realms?
At present, his current state couldn't last long. He had only left a wisp of his soul to enter Helan Yanting's original body. What he had used to intimidate the mirror demon just now was only a tiny fraction of his power. If it continued like this, he wasn't sure when this wisp of his soul would suddenly dissipate.
The frown on Helan Yanting's brow faintly showed Zhushan's expression. Coincidentally, the famous Demon Lord in the immortal and demonic world had also been forced to travel through time and space, and the original body he possessed looked extremely similar to him.
He never expected that his soul would be scattered one by one when he entered this otherworld. That meant if he wanted to completely restore the Demon Lord's original appearance and real power, he had to find a way to retrieve the other scattered souls.
As his thoughts flitted about, Helan Yanting leaned forward and reached out to feel Feng Yunshu's breath. Her breath hadn't completely disappeared; there was still a faint wisp left.
Helan Yanting took out the mirror demon's inner core and without hesitation sent it into Feng Yunshu's body.
Just then, Xiaoling beside him couldn't help but speak up, "My lord—"
Helan Yanting paused slightly in his actions, then turned to look at Xiaoling beside him.
Xiaoling thought that the person in front of her was the Demon Lord Zhushan who dominated the immortal and demonic continent. Her four legs trembled uncontrollably, and she could hardly stand steadily. Even so, she still had to muster up the courage to speak.
"My lord, this is clearly the inner core of the mirror demon. He is a demon. This inner core has condensed all his demonic power. If you just give it to the mistress like this, will her current body be able to bear it? Or will it be invaded by this demonic aura?"
Helan Yanting didn't reply immediately upon hearing this. He turned back and still sent the inner core into Feng Yunshu's body. Just as Xiaoling was about to rush forward anxiously to stop him, he slowly said,
"Of course I know what you're talking about. Don't worry. I have a plan in mind and naturally won't let anything happen to her."
"But—"
Xiaoling still wanted to say that since you yourself are a demon, you probably don't mind the mistress becoming a demon at all. But if the mistress really becomes a demon, won't the third senior brother and the master come to deal with her?
Just as Xiaoling was about to speak again, Feng Yunshu, who had taken the inner core, suddenly trembled all over. Her upper body lifted slightly, and she suddenly spat out a mouthful of thick blood.
Xiaoling was terrified and rushed up immediately, "Mistress!"
At this moment, Xiaoling didn't care whether the person in front of her was the Demon Lord or the Immortal Lord. She just wanted to find out, "Why did my mistress suddenly vomit blood?! Is there something wrong with that inner core?! My lord, please take out the inner core quickly!"
Helan Yanting stepped forward and blocked between Xiaoling and Feng Yunshu. He bent down and picked up Feng Yunshu horizontally, "The blood she spat out is stagnant blood. It's nothing serious."
Xiaoling looked at the pool of blood on the ground. It was indeed a bit black. Thinking that although the person in front of her was already the Demon Lord Zhushan, judging from his words, actions, and previous performance, he wouldn't harm the mistress.
Thinking of this, Xiaoling finally let out a sigh of relief and didn't say anything more.
Helan Yanting was about to leave with Feng Yunshu in his arms. Xiaoling quickly ran to a big tree beside and woke up Ziyuan, who had been knocked unconscious by her spell. Ziyuan opened her eyes and woke up. Looking at the mess in front of her with a confused face, she turned to Xiaoling and asked, "Xiaoling, what happened here? How is the eldest miss? Why did I faint for no reason just now..."
Xiaoling was about to perfunctorily answer when suddenly her head buzzed, and her vision went black. She directly tilted her head and plunged into Ziyuan's arms.
Ziyuan was startled by the suddenly fainted Xiaoling. She nervously picked her up, "Xiaoling! What's wrong with you, Xiaoling? Why did you suddenly faint?!"
Just then, Yan Qi, who had received the signal and rushed to the scene in a hurry, leaped a few steps with light kung fu and came in front of Ziyuan and Xiaoling, "Miss Ziyuan, with the lord here, the princess will be fine."
Only then did Ziyuan notice Helan Yanting in front, who was holding Feng Yunshu and about to leave. She immediately picked up Xiaoling and was about to get up and chase after him, but because she had been squatting on the ground for too long, her legs went numb. Her body shook, and she almost fell to the ground.
"Miss Ziyuan, be careful!"
Yan Qi quickly reached out and supported Ziyuan. In the chaos, Ziyuan's palm accidentally touched Yan Qi's palm. Ziyuan gave a start and quickly retracted her hand and took a few steps back.
Yan Qi also felt that he might have been a bit abrupt. He quickly explained, "I was abrupt just now. It wasn't intentional. Miss Ziyuan, please don't mind."
Ziyuan also knew that he was just being kind to support her. Blushing, she lowered her eyelids and nodded quickly, "Yes, I know. Thank you, Brother Yan Qi. But my legs are fine now. I can go by myself."
Yan Qi nodded, "Alright, then you go back to the camp first. I still have to find Young Master Qingzhu and take him back."
Ziyuan nodded, then quickly chased after Helan Yanting in front with Xiaoling in her arms.
Yan Qi turned around and walked into the small bamboo house. As soon as he entered, he saw Qingzhu lying motionless on the bed, seemingly in a coma.
He stepped forward and was about to help the person up and carry him away when Qingzhu opened his eyes and woke up.
"Young Master Qingzhu, you're awake. Since that's the case, please come back with me. The princess is very worried about you."
After waking up, Qingzhu was in a daze for a moment looking at everything around him. After a while, he came to his senses, looked at Yan Qi, and nodded with a faint smile, "Yes, thank you, Guard Yan Qi."
On this side, Helan Yanting strode towards the tent with Feng Yunshu in his arms. As he walked, his expression gradually became a bit complicated. His brows were tightly knitted, his thin lips were pursed, and his body seemed a bit uncomfortable.
Even so, he still hugged Feng Yunshu tightly in his arms and kept his steps steady.
It was he who had used a spell to make Xiaoling faint just now, thereby erasing Xiaoling's memory of everything that had happened just now. The fact that he was the Demon Lord must never be known to Xiaoling, because there was a chance that Xiaoling might accidentally let it slip and tell Feng Yunshu. By then, he wasn't sure how Feng Yunshu would react.
When they returned to the tent, Helan Yanting's aura had returned to normal. The side that belonged to Zhushan had fallen asleep again. Now he had become the Prince Helan again.
Apart from himself, no one else knew about all these changes.
When Feng Yunshu woke up, she found herself lying on the couch in the tent. She tried to move her hands and legs and was surprised to find that her body was completely fine and she didn't feel any pain at all!
But she clearly remembered that she had been hit by the mirror demon, and her inner core had cracked directly. She had suffered a great loss of vitality. She didn't know what had happened afterwards. She just found it strange. Who had saved her this time?
"Yunxi, you're awake."
The man's slightly deep voice pulled Feng Yunshu back to reality. Looking up, in the light at the entrance, there clearly appeared a figure she was all too familiar with.
"My lord."
Feng Yunshu remembered that Helan Yanting had also appeared in that bamboo forest before she fainted. Could it be that he had defeated that mirror demon?
"My lord, where is that mirror demon? Has Qingzhu been rescued? And what exactly happened after I fainted? I feel like a fool, knowing nothing."