In the frigid lands, after my exile, I began to slay demons and monsters.

Chapter 218 Implicates

A glint flashed in Ning Xiaoxi's eyes as she stared intently at Tianji. "It seems that Jiuying and Houqing are also cooperating."

The aura of the Heavenly Mystery grew heavy. "After Houqing fell into demonic possession, survival became difficult. He recuperated through blood and food, and naturally he would not let go of those who stole his food."

Ning Xiaoxi slowly took a step back. "Does Your Excellency wish to seek justice for it?"

Tianji's anger was palpable. "I tried my best to cover for you and protect Hou Qing, and you didn't appreciate it. Now what? Are you going to fight me?"

Ning Xiaoxi paused for a moment, then said somewhat awkwardly, "No, it's not that."

"No, what do you mean no?" Tianji was really angry this time. "Yes, I did want to take over your space, and I even designed the black dragon to spy on your space, but in the end, didn't you two team up to trick me? I don't even know what the use of your space is, and I still risked my life to be your protector. I'm really despicable."

Ning Xiaoxi lowered her head. Even if what he said was true, how could she believe such a huge Nine-Headed Serpent? But she still had to coax it. "My lord, I'm sorry. I was ambushed by the Corrupted Thorn Demon and almost lost my life." After saying that, she looked up at Tianji with a wronged expression. "That huge demon ambushed a high-level junior celestial master like me and beat me so badly that I vomited blood. I'm only alive to see you because I was quick-witted. How could it have the nerve to complain to you?"

Tianji stared blankly at Ning Xiaoxi's aggrieved look, recalling the same aggrieved expression Hou Qing had when she complained to it before. It took a deep breath, really not wanting to get involved in these two childish things anymore. It let out a long sigh, wishing it could live a few more years.

"Fine, fine, I won't interfere in your affairs anymore."

Ning Xiaoxi secretly stuck out her tongue; she would take Hou Qing down sooner or later.

"Didi really didn't give you anything?"

"No!" Ning Xiaoxi said innocently. "I just happened to be there and helped out. After that, I was too far away to receive the distress call. My relationship with Lord Difei is at most that of someone who spends the night with me."

"Think it over before you speak." Tianji was truly worried beyond measure.

"Oh, it's just that Lord Difei thought it wasn't safe for a young lady like me to be out alone, so he had me stay with him and a few of his subordinates for the night. We barely even exchanged a few words." After saying this, Ning Xiaoxi's expression changed, and she released her senses, her spiritual power causing the wind in the space to rise and ripple outwards.

Tianji sensed Ning Xiaoxi's change and stepped to stand beside her.

"My lord, there are nearly a hundred people approaching from ten miles to the south. Judging from their mode of travel, they will arrive around midnight."

Tianji snorted coldly, "They're quite quick."

"Those who attacked Lord Difei and his group that day appeared to be soldiers, but they were possessed by demonic spirits."

"Since he dares to extend his claws, then chop them off." With that, Tianji's figure flashed and disappeared in an instant.

Ning Xiaoxi ran after him with bright eyes, and the four officials from the inn also came out to chase after her.

The ten miles were covered in the blink of an eye. When Ning Xiaoxi caught up, all she saw were corpses scattered all over the ground.

Looking at Tianji, who stood coldly amidst the corpses, Ning Xiaoxi swallowed hard.

Four subordinates quickly went to search the body.

Whether it's a celestial master or a powerful demon, a hundred lives can be lost in an instant; such ruthlessness is truly merciless.

"Ah!" A piercing scream shattered the silence.

Sui Lanting extracted a struggling soul from a corpse, while an official beside him recorded the process using a jade tablet. Two other officials did the same: one extracted the soul, and the other recorded it.

"Sir, is this thing so easy to get? There must have been hundreds of people coming and going, right?" Ning Xiaoxi felt that what Di Fei was carrying must be something good, otherwise why would so many people go to such lengths to snatch it?

Tianji turned and walked back.

"Boom boom boom!"

A rumbling sound came from underground.

Four subordinates stood beside Tianji and Ning Xiaoxi.

“It’s underground.” Ning Xiaoxi, holding a long staff formed from the Spirit Crystal Heart, leaped three zhang away and slammed heavily onto the sandy surface.

"Snapped!"

"Puff puff!"

Under the force of gravity, the sand and soil that were struck flew everywhere, accompanied by blood-red flesh and bones bursting up from the ground.

"Boom!" Simultaneously, mounds of earth rose up from both sides and rolled towards Ning Xiaoxi.

Ning Xiaoxi's hands moved with lightning speed. She struck left and right with the stick, sending chunks of flesh flying, mixed with dirt, splattering more than three feet away.

"Boom boom, boom boom, boom boom!"

As if a chain reaction had occurred, mounds of earth rolled rapidly from all directions.

Ning Xiaoxi picked up the stick and smashed the mounds on the ground one by one, like playing whack-a-mole, each one sending blood and dirt flying.

Tianji stood quietly, and the four subordinates did not move either, just watching Ning Xiaoxi having fun by herself.

Even though there were many bulges, Ning Xiaoxi moved faster and none of them broke through her defenses to get close to the four subordinates.

Just after the blood stained the ground within a five-zhang radius, the bulges stopped appearing. For a moment, the only sound in the arena was Ning Xiaoxi's soft breathing.

A faint mist began to rise from the blood-stained land. Ning Xiaoxi drew a purification talisman in the air, which landed on the ground, and the mist was quickly purified.

Beneath the starry sky, blood stains the ground.

Tianji turned around, and Ning Xiaoxi quickly followed.

Sui Lanting and an official took more evidence, while two others helped with security.

Ning Xiaoxi shook her neck and stretched her arms.

"My lord, are we really going to keep fighting all the way to Yandu like this?"

"Don't worry, once today's evidence is reported, there won't be any more attacks."

Ning Xiaoxi was not at ease. Who knew how far those people could go? She quickened her pace to keep up with the secrets of heaven.

"You were pretty brave just now, what's wrong with you now? Are you scared?"

"Scared!" Ning Xiaoxi didn't feel scared at all. Her life was precious, and she cherished it. "With such a big umbrella from an adult, I can naturally just hide well."

Just as Ning Xiaoxi was happily following Tianji back, the cave suddenly became lively.

Xiaoxue circled around a piece of snow-white fur in the corner of the main hall. Jiuyu even stopped rolling his spirit crystal ball and sat cross-legged outside the fur.

Ning Xiaoxi stared intently at the piece of fur. What was so special about it that made Jiuyu and Xiaoxue so nervous?

Then, Ning Xiaoxi's eyes widened even more. Inside were the eggs that the Illusion Python had laid in her snow house.

Now, those eggs are ready to hatch!

Damn it, it's about to hatch!

How could this be? She couldn't keep any living creatures in her cave; anything with flesh and blood would explode! But the secret was right beside her; she couldn't just take the egg out to hatch it!

What kind of situation is this?

Or, it's not a big deal to take it out. Tianji probably won't find it strange. It's just that he collected a few snake eggs in the Arctic and is going to hatch them. What's so special about that?

Just as she was hesitating.

"Click! Click! Click!"

The shell of a monstrous python egg cracked open, and a tiny python head peeked out.