Song Yao followed the little girl in front for quite a while but didn't see the two people behind catch up. She thought about turning back to see what they were up to. They were so slow!
When she turned around, she saw a scene that made her blood pressure skyrocket.
Song Yao marched over aggressively, pulled Zhao Zhao behind her, and glared angrily at Su Yuan. "Su Yuan, I know you're well - known in the demon realm, and many little demons are eager to curry favor with you. But our Song Zhao Zhao is just a little girl. She's been living in the mountains all along and doesn't understand much. She really can't be worthy of you. Please be kind and don't provoke her."
After Song Yao had her sarcastic rant at Su Yuan, her face as black as the bottom of a pot, she straightened Zhao Zhao's collar and led her away.
Su Yuan had been completely focused on the wound on Zhao Zhao's collarbone before and didn't realize at all how inappropriate Zhao Zhao's actions were to humans.
Now that he came to his senses, he thought he was being foolish too. He had actually stared at this little girl for so long.
Zhao Zhao was dragged by Song Yao and scolded for a long time. She looked utterly innocent.
She just wanted to ask clearly why Su Yuan had bitten her. Why was her cousin so angry?
Song Yao felt really exhausted looking at Zhao Zhao's expression. "Oh, you! I mean... Ugh! So annoying!"
Zhao Zhao was startled by the shout. Seeing that Song Yao was really angry, she was a bit worried that she would puff up like the Guanguan bird on Wutong Mountain. She reached out to pat Song Yao on the back and murmured, "Don't be angry, don't be angry, okay?"
"..." Song Yao waved Zhao Zhao's hand away feebly, took a deep breath, and seriously told her, "Listen up, Song Zhao Zhao. You can't take off your clothes in front of men casually in the future. This is something only lovers or husbands and wives can do."
Zhao Zhao actually didn't understand. She had heard about lovers and husbands and wives from her third senior brother, but she didn't quite get it.
Afraid that Song Yao would get angry again, she could only nod first. "Okay, I know."
Zhao Zhao promised so quickly that Song Yao finally felt relieved. Although the child was a bit silly, at least she was obedient!
A strange sense of satisfaction welled up in Song Yao's heart. She took Zhao Zhao's hand and continued walking.
Su Yuan followed not too far behind, listening to the conversation between the two sisters. He became even more curious about Zhao Zhao's identity and origin.
Song Yao said she had been sent to the mountains since childhood and was not familiar with the ways of the world. But why was her way of thinking so different from that of normal humans?
Recalling Zhao Zhao's actions just now, why was she so persistent about whether he ate trees? Also, she seemed to be very concerned about that leaf.
If the detection of the Demon Administration Bureau had never made a mistake, based on Zhao Zhao's logic of asking if he ate trees and then grabbing her collar to question him about why he bit her, Su Yuan would almost suspect that she was a tree.
The look in Su Yuan's eyes that fell on Zhao Zhao flickered. He suddenly thought that there was always an exception to everything. Maybe he needed to test Zhao Zhao again...
Each of them walked with their own thoughts. The little girl leading the way in front didn't understand the adults' complex thoughts. She ran very fast and soon led them to the door of a magnificent palace.
"Here we are. This is where we live!" The little girl introduced happily and stole shy glances at Zhao Zhao from time to time.
Song Yao was so shocked that her chin almost dropped. There was such a beautiful scenery in this deep mountain forest.
Zhao Zhao wasn't really interested in this. There were palaces like this everywhere on Wutong Mountain. She had seen so many of them since childhood that they were nothing special.
Needless to say, Su Yuan had lived for tens of thousands of years and had seen everything. What he cared about was what the little girl said.
Su Yuan looked at the little girl and asked in a low voice, "You said 'we'? Are there other people here besides you?"
"There are many elder sisters and younger sisters. We all live here! Sister A Qing also lives here! But she went out today..." The little girl tilted her head and said.
"Sister A Qing? Who is she?" Song Yao picked up the conversation and asked.
The little girl was confused by the question. When she saw Zhao Zhao beside her, she rushed over and hugged her, saying happily, "She's a sister who smells as nice as this sister!"
"? What? I..." Zhao Zhao was just daydreaming with her head down. She was suddenly hugged and felt at a loss.
However, no matter how many more questions they asked, the little girl just repeated the same things over and over again and couldn't say anything else.
Su Yuan saw Zhao Zhao's uneasiness. He used his magic to lift the little girl away and said calmly, "Let's go in and take a look."
Zhao Zhao stole a glance at Su Yuan. This big demon was quite nice!
The three of them followed the little girl into the palace and found that the elder sisters and younger sisters she mentioned were really all sisters. The palace was full of little girls playing merrily. All girls!
Zhao Zhao looked at these little girls and exclaimed loudly as if she had made a great discovery. "This is the opposite of the village! There are no girls in the village, but there are only girls here. Cousin, look, isn't it?"
Her innocent words reminded Song Yao. Her face instantly turned ugly.
Could it be that all the girls here were the baby girls abducted by that Guhuoniao?
But if so, what did the Guhuoniao want? Instead of eating these children, it raised them well?
Just as she was thinking, Su Yuan suddenly made a move. He made her and Zhao Zhao invisible.
"Don't make a sound. That Guhuoniao is back."
Su Yuan had injured that Guhuoniao when he chased it into the tower and could sense its demonic aura. Now he felt that it was approaching the palace.
Facing the sudden disappearance of the elder brother and sister, the little girl whispered doubtfully, "Where did the elder brother and sister go?"
But soon, her attention was attracted by the movement at the palace door.
The magnificent palace door was slowly pushed open. A figure in a cloak appeared at the door, and there was a little girl standing beside her.
"Ah..." Zhao Zhao looked at the little girl at the door in surprise. Wasn't that the village head's granddaughter?
Su Yuan walked beside her, reached out and gently covered Zhao Zhao's mouth, and put his index finger in front of his lips, making a gesture to signal her not to make a sound.
Zhao Zhao looked at him apologetically and nodded to show that she understood.
She thought Su Yuan would let go of her then, but unexpectedly, Su Yuan continued to observe the situation on the opposite side with a cold face, and his hand still didn't let go.
Song Yao was almost furious. This old demon didn't take her words to heart at all. Did he treat her as non - existent? Now he didn't even bother to pretend? Was he being so blatant?
But the current situation didn't allow her to do anything. She could only stare blankly from the side.
On the other side, as soon as the little girls saw the person at the door, they all stopped what they were doing and ran towards her merrily.
"Sister A Qing! You're finally back!"
That Guhuoniao named A Qing stroked the head of the first child, asked if they had been obedient, and introduced the new companion to them.
A group of little girls chattered happily. They didn't seem to be as the villagers had described at all.
These children clearly were willing to stay here and liked that Guhuoniao very much. Why?
Before the three of them could be puzzled for a few seconds, the next moment, they saw the Guhuoniao conjure up a bunch of bottles and asked the little girls to line up and take a few drops of blood from their fingertips one by one.