"Very well. You'd better remember this," Du Cang said menacingly before turning away under Hui Yan's warning glare.
When they were sure there was no one else around, Chu Lanqiu excitedly turned around and hugged Xian Shiyu.
"Goodness! You're really a timely help. If it weren't for you, I don't know how long this farce would have gone on."
Xian Shiyu tilted her chin proudly, her face glowing with happiness.
Come on! That was her beautiful, incredibly smart senior sister. Who wouldn't feel happy being hugged by such a gorgeous woman?
"I knew I'd be of some help," she said.
Then they all returned to the cave. Xian Shiyu released the Dark Wolf from the Nine - Layered Pagoda. The haggard look of the Dark Wolf startled Shen Qing.
"Why do you look so drained?" Shen Qing asked.
The Dark Wolf glared at Shen Qing, looking aggrieved.
"Try maintaining a formation and incubating eggs in a cave for several days, and you'll end up like this," it retorted.
Shen Qing scratched her nose. "I don't think I'll ever have the chance to incubate eggs."
Li Xian glanced at Shen Qing and murmured softly, "Not necessarily."
There was a protection mechanism in the Nine - Layered Pagoda, like a barrier and a boundary. The spiritual beasts inside couldn't be detected by outsiders. Only the master who had signed a contract with the pagoda knew what spiritual beasts were inside. So when Xian Shiyu put the Dark Wolf in the pagoda, the three from the Main Shrine couldn't sense it. They would never have thought that there was a Dark White Wolf on the Nine Wastelands Continent.
"By the way, where's my little Tuanyuan?" the Dark Wolf asked, frowning when it didn't see the little wolf.
As if just remembering, Chu Lanqiu slapped her thigh hard. "Oh no!"
In the urgent situation just now, Tuanyuan had been taken away by Huan Qianyu. She was from the Demon Realm, and Tuanyuan was still so young. If Huan Qianyu wanted to harm him, it would be a big problem.
Chu Lanqiu suddenly stood up and was about to rush out when she saw Huan Qianyu standing pitifully at the entrance of the cave, holding Tuanyuan.
"May I come in?" she asked.
After getting permission, Huan Qianyu dragged the Magic Bell and slowly walked into the cave.
Tuanyuan was sleeping soundly in Huan Qianyu's arms, snoring softly.
The Dark Wolf was relieved to see this. It took Tuanyuan from Huan Qianyu's arms and protected him in its own embrace.
"Who are you?" the Dark Wolf asked casually. But this question made the faces of those who knew Huan Qianyu's identity change.
Shen Qing and Li Xian glanced at each other, not knowing how to explain Huan Qianyu's identity.
Huan Qianyu was a bit confused seeing everyone looking at each other in silence. But being sensitive, she guessed that this white - haired and white - robed person in front of her must have had a lot of conflicts with the people in the Demon Realm, and perhaps even a blood feud.
Shen Qing wanted to hide Huan Qianyu's identity from the Dark Wolf but thought it wasn't a good idea. Besides, Chu Lanqiu wanted to incubate the magic egg with Huan Qianyu. With the Dark Wolf's intelligence, it would figure it out sooner or later. Hiding it might lead to more problems.
"Dark Wolf! Um... don't get too excited later," Shen Qing said.
The Dark Wolf was only focused on Tuanyuan in its arms and replied indifferently, "Why should I be excited? It's not like my father - killer is here."
Shen Qing's temple throbbed violently, and she was screaming inside.
This is no different from your father - killer being here!
Shen Qing looked at Huan Qianyu helplessly. Huan Qianyu immediately understood that her identity might make the person in front of her furious. So she first hid the Magic Bell behind Chu Lanqiu, then shrank behind Shen Qing.
After getting ready, she patted Shen Qing's shoulder and whispered, "I'm ready. Tell him."
"Wait! What's this smell?" After settling Tuanyuan, the Dark Wolf finally relaxed its tense nerves but smelled a familiar scent.
It transformed into its wolf form and kept sniffing around. The emotions in its eyes gradually welled up.
"This smell... it's so familiar..."
The Dark Wolf lifted its huge paw and slowly walked towards Shen Qing. Its eyes glowed with a cold light, terrifying anyone who saw it.
"It's the smell on you," the Dark Wolf said, bypassing Shen Qing and looking straight at Huan Qianyu.
When Huan Qianyu saw the Dark Wolf in its wolf form, she realized that the person in front of her was a Dark White Wolf, and there were the ashes of the Dark White Wolf clan on her.
Although Huan Qianyu had seen Dark White Wolves before, it was from a distance. The only close - contact one was the soft little wolf cub, Tuanyuan.
She was so scared that her hands were shaking, especially since she felt guilty.
But one should be brave enough to admit one's mistakes. To save her father, Huan Qianyu gritted her teeth, rushed out from behind Shen Qing, and knelt in front of the Dark Wolf.
"I'm from the Demon Realm, and there are the ashes of your clan on me!!" Huan Qianyu closed her eyes and shouted this sentence as if ready to face death.
"What?!" The Dark Wolf's eyes were filled with disbelief. "You're from the Demon Realm, and there are the ashes of my clan on you!"
"You're my enemy!!"
Saying this, it let out a huge howl and lifted its huge paw to strike Huan Qianyu.
"Dark Wolf! Don't!" Shen Qing and Li Xian stepped forward to block the blow for Huan Qianyu, but the Dark Wolf released a powerful aura and instantly sent them flying.
Li Xian already had a wound on his back. After being flung out, he hit the rock wall hard. He let out a muffled groan, and his face showed pain.
Shen Qing wanted to summon Wu Wang, but Wu Wang didn't seem to want to come out and just stayed quietly in her wrist.
"What's wrong with you?" Shen Qing could feel Wu Wang's resistance.
Could it be that the sword nurtured by the dragon's breath also hated the Demon Race?
Chu Lanqiu was sitting under the rock wall. When Shen Qing and Li Xian were sent flying, she was also affected. The back of her head hit the rock wall hard, and blood immediately flowed out.
She covered her head and endured the severe pain as she said, "Dark Wolf, Huan Qianyu is not a bad person!"
But hearing Chu Lanqiu's words, the Dark Wolf went even crazier. "Huan Qianyu, you're from the Huan family!"
"You deserve to die even more!!"
"The general surnamed Huan from the Demon Realm was in charge of capturing the Dark White Wolves back then!"
"I know that general has died, but as his descendant, you should bear the punishment for him."
The Dark Wolf lifted its paw to strike hard. Shen Qing wanted to step forward to stop it, but her body was in intense pain, and she couldn't stand up.
Li Xian's situation was even worse. The wound on his back reopened, and blood seeped through his clothes. The toxin that he had finally controlled began to spread again.
Chu Lanqiu was also dizzy because of the head injury. She could hardly see the scene in front of her clearly.
Just as the Dark Wolf's paw was about to touch Huan Qianyu's head, a figure flashed and blocked in front of her.
The Dark Wolf's paw hit the person's back, and the person immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Father!" Huan Zhong's face was full of pain, and he fell to the ground.
But he still managed to hold on and slowly turned his head to the Dark Wolf. "Back then... it was my grandfather who captured your clan. You're right... we descendants should pay the debt."
"But back then, when you were receiving the inheritance, it was me who lured the demon army away for you. For this kindness, please spare my daughter's life."