Quick Time Travel Plane Development 2.

"Yes, Master." The shadowy figure reluctantly tried to persuade her again, "Master, why did you remind that woman that you are a demon and shouldn't be so kind to people?"

"I can warn you whenever I want. I'm a demon, I can do whatever I want." Egg Flower is willing to believe she is a demon because she has superpowers, such as being able to see whether a person will die.

She already had her superpowers before the shadow appeared. Before her grandmother died, she saw the white mist in her grandmother's body getting less and less. When the white mist disappeared, her grandmother died.

The shadowy figure told her that what she saw was human anger.

Luo Lifang gave her candy, and she told Luo Lifang that her unborn child had died; it was an equal exchange, an eye for an eye. No one had told her about equal exchanges, but she was born knowing them, knowing that doing so would benefit her.

"..." The shadowy figure felt something was amiss but couldn't find a rebuttal. "Master, I'm going back to my space."

The shadow disappeared.

Danhua yawned and felt sleepy again. This was one of the differences between her and the other children. She slept for a long time, and even now she needs to sleep for fifteen or sixteen hours a day to feel comfortable.

Her eyelids started to droop, but Danhua still didn't want to go back to the Shen family. She could never sleep well there, and she would be scolded if she woke up a little late in the morning. They wanted to hit her, but she was so agile that they never managed to hit her.

Now that it's broad daylight, the Shen family is even less likely to tolerate her sleeping.

Egg Flower thought for a moment and called out, "Little Black, come out."

A shadowy figure appeared. "Master, were you calling me?"

"The space spirit's name is too long, from now on you'll be called Little Black. Little Black, you really mean it when you say you'll protect me?"

The shadowy figure declared confidently, "Of course, the spatial spirit is the master's blade, obeying the master's commands and doing anything for the master."

Egg Flower rubbed her eyelids. "Then I command you to turn into a bed. Don't let me fall off the tree when I fall asleep."

"Master, I can't transform into a bed."

"I don't care what you turn into." Egg Flower yawned again. "Just don't make me fall." She leaned back on the tree trunk, closed her eyes, and quickly relaxed, seemingly falling asleep soon.

The shadowy figure stood there stunned for a moment. The shadowy figure widened, partially enveloping the egg flower's body, like a black dome fixing the egg flower to the tree trunk.

Danhua wasn't really asleep. When she sensed that something invisible was supporting her on both sides of her body, she knew that the space spirit hadn't told her everything.

The spatial spirit, fearing she would fall to her death, had no choice but to reveal its new abilities.

Only then did Danhua truly relax her mind and fall asleep within seconds.

Danhua was woken up by Shen Hongcai's cursing.

Listening to what was being said, it turned out that Shen Hongcai's family had returned from a banquet and were cursing loudly because they couldn't find any egg drop soup at home.

"...Why keep this ungrateful thing? Why didn't we just throw her into the mountains in the first place..."

"...It would be best if he died out there, at least it would save on food..."

Shen Hongcai wasn't the only one who cursed; Wu Xiutao also cursed quite a bit, but Shen Hongcai's voice was the only one that stood out.

The shadowy figure's hands began to clench again. "Master, Shen Hongcai's malice towards you is almost at its maximum. Can we kill him now?"

Danhua looked at Shen Hongcai, who was kicking a broom and banging a basin in the Shen family's courtyard, and saw no sign of sadness because he was disliked by his parents. "That means he hasn't reached one hundred yet."

To help her understand what malice is, the shadowy figure set the maximum value of malice towards her, which is to the point of wanting to kill her, at 100.

Egg Flower believed that the shadowy figure was not lying about this, because she could also sense other people's malice or kindness towards her, and that Luo Lifang was being kind to her when she gave her the candy.

Shen Hongcai and Wu Xiutao only harbored malice towards her, never any kindness. Even her sisters and brothers in the Shen family did not welcome her to the Shen family.

The sun had already set and the temperature had dropped. Sleeping in the tree would make it easy to catch a cold, and the shadows wouldn't keep out the cold.

Moreover, the tree trunk is too rough; it's okay to take a nap on it for a while, but it's very uncomfortable if you stay on it for too long.

The egg flower climbed down from the tree and turned to go up the mountain.

Going back to the Shen family now would only result in a beating and scolding. Danhua wouldn't let them hit her, but the way to avoid being beaten was still to run away from the Shen family, which was no different from not going back to the Shen family now.

As darkness fell, the forest became eerie, and consequently, deserted. Eggflower no longer concealed her impressive stamina, moving with lightning speed. Thankfully, no one saw her; otherwise, they would have mistaken Eggflower, running through the woods, for a ghost.

Half an hour later, we arrived at the outside of a local temple deep in the mountains.

It's clear that the Earth God Temple is an old building with many years of history. The bricks and stones are pitted and chipped, and the paint is dull and mottled. However, the main structure is intact and has not collapsed or leaked.

The Earth God Temple is not just a single, isolated main hall; it extends to both sides of the main hall, forming a courtyard.

The shadowy figure became excited again, "Master, you've decided to take on a subordinate? I'm ready, I'll definitely succeed in demonizing."

"When did I say I wanted to dismiss my subordinates? Who gave you the right to act on your own?"

Hearing the egg flower's unpleasant tone, the dark figure quickly suppressed its excitement. "I'll listen to my master. Master, then what are you doing here?"

"I am a demon, of course I'm here to drain people's life force. Little Black, you can drain life force without killing people, right? Don't tell me you can't do it."

"I can do it, Master. I didn't say anything before because you didn't ask me."

"Listen to me, when I glare at you, absorb my life force, but don't absorb it all, just absorb half."

Finally, the egg flower opened its mouth to absorb the person's essence, and the shadowy figure tempted, "Wouldn't it be great if you absorbed it all? If you absorb enough, the space will definitely open up, and the master will be able to use the space."

"Whatever price I say, that's the price."

The shadowy figure said regretfully, "Alright then, Master."

After explaining things to the shadowy figure, Danhua walked up the steps in front of the temple.

The main hall of the Earth God Temple had a door but no doors; the door was wide open, and Danhua walked in.

The interior of the hall is divided into two parts by a wall, with passageways on both sides.

Upon entering, you are greeted by an altar and incense table for worshipping the Earth God and Earth Goddess. Compared to the towering main hall, the two clay sculptures on the altar, each about a foot tall, appear quite miniature.

The clay sculptures are crudely made and unpainted. They are barely recognizable as two seated figures in ancient costumes, and the stone incense burner on the stone altar is also missing a corner.

Not only were the clay sculptures of the two earth gods placed as if they were just going through the motions, but everything in the main hall had not been maintained, and the plaster on the walls had almost completely peeled off.

The floor was made of wood, and Danhua didn't walk quietly, making a lot of noise as she walked around the hall several times, the noise continuing.

Within two minutes, a person emerged from the passageway on the left side of the wall behind the altar.

The man was in his forties or fifties, wearing a brown mandarin jacket and loose black training pants. He was muscular, but had a slight limp in his left leg.

The Earth God Temple may look abandoned, but it is not actually abandoned; it is maintained by a temple keeper.

This person is Hou Qing, the temple keeper, who lives in the courtyard behind the local earth god temple.

The shadowy figure stared at Hou Qing. "Master, are you really not going to consider taking him as a subordinate? His sin value is at its maximum. It's rare to find someone with such a high sin value. It would be such a waste not to take him as a demon servant."

Seeing that the egg flower ignored it, the dark figure dared not try to persuade it any further.

Upon seeing that it was egg flower, Hou Qing lowered the stick he was holding and used it as a crutch on the ground. He smiled with his triangular eyes, "It's Hua Ni. Did your parents beat you again? Don't be afraid. Stay here with your uncle for the night, and your uncle will take you back tomorrow."

As he spoke, he limped toward Danhua and, as he got closer, reached out with his free hand to touch Danhua's face.

Danhua suddenly stepped back, preventing Hou Qing from touching her.

She glared at the shadowy figure, who, receiving the signal to act, stretched out his arms and wrapped them around Hou Qing.

Hou Qing's eyes rolled back, and he lost consciousness.

Encircled by the dark figure's hands, Hou Qing, who had fainted, remained standing and did not fall to the ground.

Streams of vital energy escaped from Hou Qing's body and were inhaled into the open mouth of the dark figure. (End of Chapter)