Even hybrid monsters have their day

At this moment, they wished she were a member of their team on the mission. Geng Miaowan said she was powerless to help them with their conflicted feelings.

Mu Yuebin patted him on the shoulder and said, "There's nothing we can do. We've been short-handed as guardians for a long time."

Throughout the entire process, Geng Miaowan simply stood aside holding Xiaobai without saying a word.

When Jin Mo returned, she handed something to Geng Miaowan amidst the puzzled gazes of the other three. It looked somewhat like a modern watch, but with a slight difference.

“Wear this; it might save your life if you encounter danger.” Seeing her hesitant look, he continued, “The human world isn’t peaceful either. It’s fate that we met in the underworld. Consider this a gift before we part.”

"Thank you!" Hearing him say that, Geng Miaowan didn't suspect anything, thanked him, and put the thing on her hand.

The moment it touched her hand, it turned transparent, and unless you looked closely, you couldn't even tell she was wearing it. Moreover, you could feel some kind of energy flowing through her skin, yet not a single trace leaked out.

"How do I use this?" she asked.

"As long as you use your own spiritual power and connect with the energy inside, you can use it." Seeing the worried expression on Geng Miaowan's face, and thinking that she was worried that her level was too low and her spiritual power was insufficient, Jin Mo explained again, "You only need to connect and trigger it once. It won't take up much spiritual power, just a little bit is enough."

"I don't know how to circulate spiritual power..." she said, revealing a fact that made all four of them drop their jaws.

"Huh?" The four people were dumbfounded. It was unbelievable that someone who had entered the Qi Refining stage did not know how to circulate spiritual energy.

Just as Jin Mo was about to say something, the card in her hand flashed briefly. "It's time. Let's get ready to leave."

After he finished speaking, he led them through a maze of turns to a gate and swiped the card in his hand on the gate.

Geng Miaowan found the door somewhat familiar and looked around. It seemed to be the same door she had mistakenly entered last time. At the end of the passage directly opposite this door, a man in flowing white robes was walking towards them, and his figure also looked very familiar.

Upon seeing the person's appearance, Geng Miaowan was startled. Just then, the door opened, and she quickly stepped inside. The others didn't notice anything unusual about her, assuming she was eager to go to the human realm.

When the group saw Yama approaching, they respectfully greeted him, "Lord Yama." Yama nodded and turned to walk in another direction.

The remaining four people then stepped into the passage one after another.

Before she even stepped out of the passage, Geng Miaowan felt a breath of fresh air wash over her, instantly lifting her spirits. "That's the smell! That's the smell!" she exclaimed, bursting out of the passage. "The human realm, here I come!"

But as soon as she stepped out of the passage, she heard a scream and her figure disappeared from in front of Jin Mo and the other three.

Each time, the exit of the passage was randomly selected in a desolate, uninhabited place; in the past, it had even appeared right on a cliff. Thinking of this, the group quickly walked forward. Could the exit be on a cliff again this time?

Standing at the exit, they saw Geng Miaowan struggling to climb out of a pit, muttering, "What happened? How did a pit get here..."

The four of them exchanged a smile. They had initially been pessimistic about the mission, and she had completely ruined the somewhat tense atmosphere.

Soon the four parted ways with Geng Miaowan to carry out their missions, and Geng Miaowan officially began her journey in the human world.

It was April or May, and the mountains were ablaze with spring flowers, covered in lush green grass, and the branches swayed gently in the breeze. Flowers of all colors bloomed in competition, and industrious little bees had already begun collecting nectar.

Geng Miaowan stood on a hillside, a winding path leading down to the foot of the mountain. The morning sun began to shine from the distant horizon, painting the earth with a faint golden hue, which was quite beautiful.

There was no one on the mountain, and even at the foot of the mountain, there seemed to be no houses in sight. Even so, she felt incredibly excited, as if a bright future was beckoning to her. Embracing the fresh morning mountain air, she skipped and hopped down the mountain.

As the sun was about to set, Geng Miaowan finally reached the nearest village.

This is an ancient village, not very large, with only a few dozen households. At the village entrance stands a huge locust tree; she estimated it would take four or five people to encircle it, its size astonishing. Its dense branches and leaves are like a giant open umbrella, protecting the soil beneath it and the flowers and grasses growing on it like a guardian spirit.

It wasn't completely dark yet, but the village was unusually quiet. There wasn't a soul on the roads, and every house had its doors tightly shut. If it weren't for the smoke rising from a few chimneys, Geng Miaowan would have thought the village was completely uninhabited.

Having walked all day, Geng Miaowan, being a demon, felt no fatigue from such a small amount of exercise. However, accustomed to being human, she found it difficult to abandon human habits—eating, drinking, and sleeping.

She knocked on the door of a house at the entrance of the village, hoping to stay the night, but no one came out to open the door for a long time.

Undeterred, Geng Miaowan continued knocking on the door, "Is anyone home? Is anyone there? I'm just passing by and it's getting late. May I ask if I can stay the night?"

She knocked for a while but received no response. She stopped and turned around, suddenly noticing a pair of eyes watching her through a half-open window. The eyes held a hint of inquiry, but mostly indifference. Just as she was about to approach, the window slammed shut.

"Hey, hey, don't close it..." Geng Miaowan ran over and knocked on the door, but no matter how much she knocked, the people inside didn't open the door for her, and didn't even say a word.

Geng Miaowan felt somewhat bewildered and really didn't understand what was going on, but since the other party wouldn't open the door, there was nothing she could do. She stood at the village entrance, wondering whether she should go in or not; this village really did seem a bit strange.

But this village was the only road in the vicinity, and even if she wanted to continue her journey, she would have to pass through it. She lifted her foot several times but then pulled it back, finally making up her mind to step inside.

Thinking that she was a demon, who was she afraid of? If anyone was afraid, it was others who were afraid of her. With this in mind, Geng Miaowan felt that the road ahead seemed a little easier.