Female lead: No, it's me again??

The young man placed his left hand over his chest and gripped it tightly!

A silvery-purple light slowly emerged as his left hand retreated!

The young man's face turned pale in an instant!

His expression did not change in the slightest due to the excruciating pain, but the entire space outside the palace began to tremble violently as the light appeared!

It seems to be falling apart again!

"Cang Yan!"

"Stop it!!"

The pink flying ball tumbled in, its voice filled with panic, "That's the second drop of your heart's blood that you finally managed to gather! If it's taken away, how will you survive the once-in-a-century Star Tribulation?"

The young man continued drawing blood from her head, and the pace seemed to be accelerating, making Little Pink Ball's heart leap into her throat, and her voice rose uncontrollably.

"Cang Yan!!! Did you hear me?!"

The young man spoke, his voice sounding extremely weak, "If I don't save Zhaozhao, she will truly vanish into nothingness! Qi, though the Star Punishment is severe, it won't take my life."

"Don't stop me..."

"Don't stop me?"

The little pink ball laughed in exasperation, "If you cared about your health, I wouldn't stop you!"

"Cang Yan, don't think I don't know that you forcibly intervened in the small world with your true form, leaving behind a trace of Cang Li's remnant soul, burning tens of thousands of years of your lifespan and most of your own Taixu Star Power!"

"You were already riddled with wounds, and now you want to shed a drop of your heart's blood? Are you out of your mind? If I had known you would end up like this, I would have preferred to let you die in that tiny place in the first place!"

Little Flying Ball even made some harsh words, but the young man remained unmoved. "Qi, Zhao Zhao can't get hurt."

The little flying ball was both angry and confused.

"Stubborn!"

"Why do you insist on protecting her? Even if she is the only one left in the Zixu Nihuang clan, with your abilities, you can create an even more powerful guardian clan in the future!"

"Cang Yan, is it because of love that you can so disregard your own life?"

The young man did not answer, but focused intently on continuing to draw blood.

The little flying ball was provoked by his reckless attitude. "Cang Yan, you might as well just drive me crazy!!!"

Little Flyball stormed off.

After a few breaths, the silvery-purple blood left the body, and the space slowly stopped trembling.

'Boom! '

The most vital blood vessel was missing, and the young man, exhausted, immediately knelt on the ground, his pale face devoid of any color!

After a long while, he stood up, panting, and carefully placed the blood from his heart into the crystal coffin. The silvery-purple blood slowly merged into the golden liquid.

In that instant, the crystal coffin burst forth with a dazzling silver-purple light!

The blood merged with the golden liquid, transforming into strands of silver and purple, as fine as hair, that spread evenly across the entire surface of the water, eventually enveloping the woman's entire body.

Seeing this, the young man finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He touched the woman's hair through the crystal coffin, just like when she was a child, gently coaxing her, "Zhaozhao, don't be afraid, Master will always be with you..."

After he finished speaking, everything suddenly went black before his eyes, and his swaying body almost fell to the ground!

The young man, barely able to support himself against the crystal coffin, slowly sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes, and began to regulate his breathing.

What he didn't notice was that a tear slid from the corner of the eye of the woman in the coffin, whose body was translucent and full of cracks, merging with the liquid in the coffin and disappearing without a trace.

............

Feng Siyue woke up from her hangover to find herself under a blue bed curtain and hearing the sound of tea being poured into a cup.

She propped herself up. "Senior brother?"

A gentle voice came from outside.

"woke up?"

"Ah."

After washing up, Feng Siyue came out of the inner room. The young man sat upright at the table, on which was a tray. "I thought you would wake up soon, so I asked the waiter to bring you a bowl of porridge and a bowl of hangover soup."

Feng Siyi sat down and said, "Thank you."

"What time is it?"

The young man laughed, "You slept until noon because you were drunk. Nan Xin asked someone to invite us to lunch, but you missed it."

so long?

I drank too much peach blossom wine yesterday.

"Shall we go to the Mu family now?"

Gongzi Qi shook his head slightly, "Although Fengcheng is a small place, the people are simple and honest, and the scenery is picturesque. We can wander around."

"it is good."

Maple City, Chilong Street.

"Little toothbrush, in hand, brush your teeth morning and night~ Rain is coming, hurry home, the little snail has carried its house~ The wind shakes, the water ripples, let's have a sweet dream~"

The little child hummed a lullaby, holding a candied hawthorn stick, and skipped and hopped into the alleyway leading home.

...........

After strolling around for an afternoon, as the two were about to return to the Mu family home, Feng Siyue noticed a procession of people dressed in mourning clothes passing by on the street directly opposite.

"A joyous occasion coinciding with a sorrowful one is not a good omen."

Gongzi Qi was also somewhat puzzled, "Marriage requires choosing an auspicious day, why would Nan Xin choose such a day?"

"My little treasure! Where are you going!?"

"Sir, have you ever seen a child this tall?"

Feng Siyue's gaze fell upon a woman in coarse clothes, her expression filled with worry and fear. She was pulling at a man selling baked flatbreads, her other hand gesturing to her waist as she anxiously inquired...

"This is the road he takes home, brother. Please, if you see him, tell me, okay?"

The man selling baked flatbreads waved impatiently, dismissing the customer. "Go away! Never seen this before! Don't interrupt my business!"

The woman could only helplessly ask around on the street.

Gongzi Qi's eyes darkened slightly.

"I had planned to go to Jiangchuan after this matter, but it seems I will need to stay here for a while longer."

The woman looked over, "Jiangchuan?"

The young man hummed in agreement. He looked at the woman who was asking around and explained, "Many children have died in Jiangchuan within a month."

“This matter is not under the jurisdiction of the Holy Palace, but news came a couple of days ago that our disciples detected a trace of extremely faint demonic energy on a newly discovered skeleton.”

Demonic energy?

Feng Siyue asked, "Senior brother, do you mean there are demons in Jiangchuan City? Why are they harming these children?"

"Probably for spiritual practice."

practice?

Feng Siyue frowned slightly. "Cultivating through human means? Is it all the same approach?"

A city was slaughtered to awaken the Butterfly Spirit. Now, with these children disappearing, who will be awakened next?

Gongzi Qi said in a deep voice, "The demons are cruel. In their eyes, humans and all the other creatures on the continent have no reason to live. If you encounter them, do not be soft-hearted."

Feng Siyue nodded. "I understand."

The two returned to the Mu residence, where Young Master Qi brought up the matter.

Mu Nanxin, dressed in a dark red robe, looked handsome and dashing. Upon hearing this, he frowned.

"I haven't heard of any children going missing these days. I'll have someone secretly investigate what's going on."

Gongzi Qi nodded.

Mu Nanxin turned his head and ordered his personal guard, Song Xiu, to go out and investigate. After speaking, he asked about other matters.

"How has Si Nian been lately?"

The youth said,

"After the Soul Devouring Curse was lifted, his original wood spirit root spontaneously evolved into a top-grade ice spirit root with wood attributes due to consuming too much Three-Leaf Ice Soul Lotus, making it unique in the world."