Even hybrid monsters have their day

Suddenly, a slightly cool hand touched her face, just like the images that suddenly appeared in her mind. The unfamiliar touch quickly spread through her delicate skin to her whole body, making every pore of her skin stand on end.

She tried her best to suppress her discomfort, fearing that Haotian would notice something.

Fortunately, Haotian quickly withdrew his hand. The images in her mind told her that Haotian would leave soon after withdrawing his hand. But before she could even breathe a sigh of relief, a soft touch suddenly came to her lips. It was just a light touch and then it was gone, but she knew what it was.

Before she could recover from the sudden shock, a pair of arms passed through her body and lifted her out of the crystal coffin.

Geng Miaowan was completely stunned, her mind blank, unable to think straight.

What's going on now?

This had never happened in any of the images sent to her...

She didn't know what Haotian wanted to do, and she couldn't open her eyes to ask him what he wanted, so she could only continue to pretend to be asleep. In her mind's eye, she told Xu Ruwen and the Huangfu brothers to be ready at any time.

Fortunately, Haotian didn't do anything strange after picking her up. Geng Miaowan felt him carrying her all the way out. His steps were long and a little hurried, but very steady. She didn't feel any bumps while being carried by him.

Her head rested against his chest, and she could even hear the firm and powerful heartbeat emanating from his chest, accompanied by the rhythmic sound of his footsteps.

This is clearly a living, breathing person; it's hard to imagine that hundreds of years ago he was just a soulless body.

Geng Miaowan knew she shouldn't be daydreaming at this moment, but the instant she heard Haotian's heartbeat, she suddenly thought of Luan Hao. Luan Hao's body was almost materialized, but she had never noticed whether he had a heartbeat.

Without a heartbeat, even if the body were to become more materialized, it wouldn't be able to compensate for that deficiency...

Just as Geng Miaowan was lost in thought, Haotian had already led her out of the cave entrance.

Geng Miaowan had originally planned to escape while Haotian was alone outside the cave, after he carried her out. But to her surprise, as soon as they stepped out, she heard a loud, unified voice: "Leader!"

Judging from the voices, there were quite a few people, and judging from the aura emanating from them, their cultivation levels were not low. Geng Miaowan couldn't help but feel that fate was against her; when did such a group of people emerge from the cave entrance?

Haotian didn't stop. He simply carried Geng Miaowan as they walked past amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd.

A demon who looked like a minor commander followed beside him and asked, "Commander, what is the purpose of summoning us here all of a sudden?"

A simple sentence made Geng Miaowan's heart leap. Had Haotian gathered this group? When did he gather them, and what was his purpose? Could it be… that he had truly discovered her…?

The thought of this possibility made Geng Miaowan feel extremely uneasy. Instinct told her that the best course of action was to immediately jump up and beat him up before making a hasty retreat. But reason told her that doing so in front of so many people would be tantamount to suicide.

After some thought, she decided to wait and see, and remain calm in the face of any eventuality.

"Come back to the palace with me."

Haotian's words sent a shiver down the spines of the demons who had rushed over, making them want to curse. They had just arrived from the palace, hadn't they? Did he have to play them for a fool?

However, they naturally dared not say such things to Haotian. Each of them could only touch their noses and follow Haotian with bewildered expressions as they headed towards the Demon Palace.

At this moment, Geng Miaowan sighed inwardly. Was fate playing such a cruel joke on her? Was it trying to take her to the Demon Palace...?

Could he really be mistaking her for that woman?

Or...did he really recognize her?

Although she didn't know what Haotian was really thinking, she understood that neither of these two scenarios would have a happy ending...

If Haotian mistook her for that woman, then as soon as they returned to the palace and saw that woman, he would know she wasn't her, and the result would be a beating.

But if Haotian really recognized her, why didn't he expose her? Why didn't he just give her a good beating?

Geng Miaowan felt that she couldn't fathom Haotian's thoughts at all.

At this moment, the demon who had spoken earlier spoke again, "Master, what's wrong with the lady? I saw her heading down the mountain just a few hours ago..."

Haotian tightened his grip on Geng Miaowan's hand, then shook his head calmly, "It's nothing, she just needs to rest a bit."

Hearing this, the man nodded and bowed and said "Yes," then turned around and shouted to the group of demons, "You all follow along, hurry up, don't disturb the lady's rest."

"Yes!" came the clear and loud reply.

They didn't speak again after that, and just focused on walking.

Geng Miaowan pondered their conversation. Since the woman wasn't in the palace, even if he took her back to the Demon Palace, she wouldn't be in any danger. She suddenly stopped Xu Ruwen and the three Huangfu brothers from making a move and decided to investigate the Demon Palace instead.

Her decision caused Xu Ruwen and the three Huangfu brothers to change their expressions.

"Geng Miaowan, what do you want to do?" Xu Ruwen no longer wanted to use honorifics with her.

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained," Geng Miaowan replied in her mind. "Over the years, humans have only known that the demons have occupied Buzhou Mountain, but they don't know how many demons there are or how strong they are. If I can find out this information and bring it back, it will definitely be very useful to humans. Moreover, this way, we will have more opportunities to enter that cave and search for life on Buzhou Mountain."

"Girl, really? Are you really going to take such a big risk?" Huangfu Aohan couldn't understand why she would go into the lion's den for something like this.

"Although that woman isn't on the mountain, she could come back at any time. Wouldn't it be very dangerous for you to stay in the Demon Palace?"

"Who said I'd stay in the Demon Palace? After he takes me back, President Chi can't possibly guard me forever. As soon as he leaves, with this face of mine, I can swagger out without a care in the world. If we fight them here, we definitely won't gain any advantage." (To be continued.)