Even hybrid monsters have their day

Peng Yuxian stared blankly at the empty seat, feeling a sudden emptiness in his heart, his face showing an almost crazed expression.

What right do you have to suddenly appear in my life, disturb my peace of mind, and then disappear!

As soon as Geng Miaowan entered the main hall of Chujiang Palace, she was startled by the crowded scene before her. She couldn't help but ask Huangfu Aoxuan, "Is the Anywhere Door broken again?"

Xiao Bai, also known as Huangfu Aoxuan, casually replied, "If the Anywhere Door breaks down again in such a short time, most of the people above it will probably be crying."

Geng Miaowan thought about it and agreed. She chuckled and walked towards her group's office, with Huangfu Aoxuan walking beside her. In his human form, Huangfu Aoxuan looked somewhat like Huangfu Aoran. Unlike Huangfu Aoran's robust physique, he was slender, and his tall, slender body, combined with his handsome features, gave him a unique charm.

In addition, the faint smile that always graced his face and the spring-like look in his eyes made the hearts of some young women flutter.

Although he had been in the underworld for the past few days, he rarely appeared in front of people. Now that he had finally come out, people naturally did not want to miss such a good opportunity and wanted to take a closer look at this legendary man who had fallen at the feet of Geng Miaowan.

When he and Xu Ruwen were first thrown back to the Underworld, they searched for Geng Miaowan frantically, even going to Jiao Lingfeng's place several times in their search. Everyone knows Xu Ruwen was her contracted beast; it's perfectly normal for him to miss his master and search for her.

But this handsome man, who had never appeared in the underworld before, was willing to offend several people in the underworld for Geng Miaowan's sake. So everyone began to speculate about his identity and background, as well as his relationship with Geng Miaowan.

After much deliberation, they concluded that the only plausible explanation was that he had fallen for her.

Now, standing in this hall, seeing Huangfu Aoxuan walking beside Geng Miaowan like a protector, occasionally whispering in her ear, his eyes radiating a warm smile that could melt even the coldest snow, they were once again certain that their guess was absolutely correct.

After confirming Huangfu Aoxuan's identity, the young women who had been watching the spectacle couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion. Why was she so lucky to have acquired a handsome demon pet and also to win the heart of this man who clearly wasn't an ordinary person?

Geng Miaowan naturally had no idea what those people were thinking, but she felt that the girls' eyes seemed to look somewhat mournful.

On the way here, Huangfu Aoxuan told her about what had happened at the Green Mountain Sect that day. Their experience was roughly the same as hers, except that she was thrown into another dimension, while they were thrown directly back to the Underworld.

After they arrived in the underworld, the girl told Jiao Lingfeng about her disappearance. They searched many spaces but couldn't find her. Earlier, when the Black and White Impermanence returned from their mission, they casually mentioned their encounter with Geng Miaowan to their leader, and that's when they learned that she was actually there.

Jiao Lingfeng then asked him to come and pick her up.

The sight of Geng Miaowan leading Huangfu Aoxuan through the hall attracted the attention of many people. Geng Miaowan even felt that the reason why those people gathered in the hall was to wait for her to come.

Almost everyone in the hall turned their attention to her.

Just then, a young man walked towards her, looking somewhat familiar. She didn't pay him any attention and continued walking. Unexpectedly, the man suddenly stopped in front of her, blocking her path.

Geng Miaowan looked up and glanced at him with a puzzled expression, wondering what he was up to, why he hadn't walked in front of her when there was such a large space around.

"Who do we have here? It's none other than Geng Miaowan, the sinner of our Chujiang Palace." The sarcasm in her words was palpable.

"What do you mean by that?" She looked at him, her eyes cold and devoid of any emotion. How could she not know when she had become a sinner of Chujiang Palace?

"What do you mean? You actually have the nerve to ask what I mean?" The man snorted arrogantly. "You probably know you've done something that angers both heaven and man, but you're too embarrassed to admit it, so you're just playing dumb."

Geng Miaowan felt a vein throb on her forehead twice, and then asked Huangfu Aoxuan in her mind, "What happened?" She no longer expected this unknown person in front of her to tell her directly what had happened.

"There is a small matter. I originally planned to tell you about it slowly after I got back to the office, but I didn't expect someone to come to me so soon."

"The key point!" She realized that ever since she spent a lot of time with Xu Ruwen, his rambling speaking style had directly affected them.

"That's right, in the space where we were on our mission, after the Green Mountain Sect's protective formation was activated, for some reason, many other spaces were affected. These people were the ones who were bounced back halfway through their missions."

Geng Miaowan frowned. "Is that so? How can something happening in one space affect so many other spaces at the same time? Is something wrong?"

"I don't know about that. The higher-ups are investigating." Huangfu Aoxuan continued, "Nobody knew about this at first. Everyone just thought that the Anywhere Door had malfunctioned again. But somehow, it suddenly came out that it was because your mission went wrong and you failed to protect the mission target, causing the target to forcibly activate the abnormal energy shield, resulting in a spatial anomaly."

Geng Miaowan felt that this label was a bit too much for her.

The man standing opposite Geng Miaowan felt embarrassed seeing that she completely ignored him, especially with so many people watching. Seeing her frown and look at him with disgust only fueled his anger. He yelled at her, "Ever since you came to the Underworld, you've caused so much trouble! I think you're a jinx!"

Several people in the hall wore the same expression as the man, their eyes filled with mockery and dissatisfaction as they looked at Geng Miaowan. Most, however, simply stood there, purely watching the spectacle.

Geng Miaowan looked directly at the man in front of her and asked calmly, "Who are you?"

"Huh?" The man didn't expect her to ask such a question and was stunned for a moment before he could react.

Usually, the person being scolded at this point should be furiously retorting, so why is she so calm? And what does "who are you?" mean? Does she think she wouldn't recognize someone who's worn a mask so many times?

"Who are you?" she repeated.

"I..." The man started to say something, but suddenly stopped. He felt she was asking him that on purpose to embarrass him. He glared at Geng Miaowan, speechless, unsure what to say. "You..."

"What do you mean 'me'?" Geng Miaowan said impatiently, trying to walk around him. She hated people who were indecisive and dragged their feet, and this guy seemed to have both.

Unwilling to be completely ignored, the man stretched out a foot and placed it in front of her as she was about to walk past him. Caught off guard, Geng Miaowan tripped over it.

She stumbled forward a step, finally landing steadily in a somewhat warm embrace. Xu Ruwen steadied her, his face showing displeasure, his eyes glaring at the man as if he wanted to tear him to pieces.

However, the voice echoing in her mind remained clear and gentle, "How could you forget? He's Qi Liuhai from Group One." (To be continued.)