I woke up to find myself as the villain's older sister.

She paused for a moment, then shook her head and told a little lie: "No, Yao Yao is doing well. I was just worried that she might encounter danger during the trial, so I came to check on her."

"That's it..."

"It's good that she's alright." The gentle voice seemed to be filled with relief.

"That way, we can leave with peace of mind."

After saying this, a stream of light seemed to swirl in the air, and a herb appeared in mid-air, slowly landing in front of Yun Qingyi.

"This is the spiritual medicine we obtained during our fifth trial. Please help us pass it on to Yao Yao."

Yun Qingyi took the herbs and said to the void, "Won't you all see Yao Yao one last time?"

The man chuckled softly, his voice tinged with helplessness and regret: "No, we don't have much time left. It's already a blessing that we were able to wait for you, young friend."

"Thank you for taking care of Yao Yao for us. We have nothing left to give in return, only our humblest blessings. Please don't find them offensive."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Qingyi was surrounded by a pale golden light, which gradually faded away after a while.

This must be the blessing they were talking about, Yun Qingyi thought to herself. Although she didn't know what it would do, Yun Qingyi still sincerely thanked them.

Seeing that Yun Qingyi had received the blessing, one of the voices laughed and said, "It's getting late. This trial will soon collapse. It's time to go back, young friend."

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding space began to shatter.

"correct……"

Just as Yun Qingyi was about to be transmitted, both voices paused simultaneously, and in the instant they were transmitted, their last words were heard.

"Tell Yao Yao that we love her very much."

……

Back in the cave, Yun Qingyi looked at the shimmering elixir in her hand, paused for a moment, and then stored it in her storage ring.

Suddenly, she sensed something was wrong. She looked up and around, but there was no one else in the cave where the jade plate was placed.

Wait, where's Elder Goat Demon?

Yun Qingyi frowned slightly. This fifth trial was the one that the old sheep was most looking forward to, so there was no reason for it not to be waiting here.

Unless something happens.

Yun Qingyi's heart sank. Without thinking too much, she quickly walked outside.

Once outside, Yun Qingyi looked around the territory and saw a scene of chaos, crying children, and demons hammering and banging on things to make repairs.

"what happened?"

Upon hearing Yun Qingyi's voice, the demons who were busy with their work stopped and hurriedly ran to Yun Qingyi's side.

"Oh, Wizard, you've finally come out! You have to avenge us!"

"The Ashan demons are bullying us again, and they even destroyed our house."

"They also pulled up all the medicinal herbs I planted in the back hill."

"They also stole all our food."

……

As everyone chattered amongst themselves, Yun Qingyi still couldn't spot the Sheep Demon Elder.

It seems that Yao Yao was nowhere to be seen either.

"Where is Yao Yao?" Yun Qingyi asked.

Upon hearing this, the previously noisy crowd instantly fell silent.

"Hmm?" Yun Qingyi's already furrowed brows deepened even more, and her oppressive aura instantly enveloped the demon race.

"Spare me, my lord! Spare me, my lord!" Some of the demons, unable to bear it any longer, prostrated themselves on the ground and kowtowed to Yun Qingyi.

"Yaoyao, she... Yaoyao, she..."

Finally, unable to withstand the pressure, the demons spoke up: "Yao Yao has been sent away by the elders!"

"The elders instructed us to keep this a secret from you and not to tell you."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyi's eyes turned icy: "Sent out?"

"Yes, yes, the Ashan demons somehow found out the location of our territory and brought a group of demons from their territory to attack us."

"They said they would let us go as long as we handed over the offspring of the velvet-tailed rabbit, and the elder... the elder handed over Yao Yao." The demon kneeling on the ground said tremblingly.

With each sentence she heard, Yun Qingyi's heart sank further, her sharp gaze sweeping over the demon clan members kneeling before her.

"Where is the territory of the Ashan demons? Lead the way!"

Upon hearing this, the demons exchanged glances and stammered, "My lord, the Yashan demon race is very powerful. We'd better not provoke them."

“That’s right, sir. Yao Yao is not a descendant of the velvet-tailed rabbit at all. Now that she has the opportunity to save her entire clan, it can be considered an opportunity to make up for her past mistakes.”

"That's right. She used up so many of our resources before, but she never awakened her bloodline inheritance. Now she can make amends."

"Heh." Yun Qingyi couldn't help but let out two cold laughs as she listened to them defending themselves one after another.

"Do you want to offend the Ashan clan later, or do you want to offend me now? Choose one."

Feeling the oppressive aura emanating from them, everyone broke out in a cold sweat and could no longer bear it. They begged Yun Qingyi for mercy, saying, "My lady, we will take you there right away. Please, my lady, spare us."

Yun Qingyi snorted coldly and withdrew her oppressive aura.

"lead the way."

The territory of the Yashan demon race.

"Boss, this little girl really doesn't seem to have awakened her inherited bloodline." A monkey demon chuckled and jumped to the side, speaking to the bear demon lying on the couch above, drinking strong liquor.

The bear demon narrowed its eyes, looking at the girl tied to the pillar with disdain.

At this moment, the girl's eyes were tightly closed, and her lips were pale and bloodless.

Fresh blood seeped continuously from the cracked skin, staining the light-colored clothes on his body bright red.

"Then give her a few hundred more lashes. Many demon clans' inherited bloodlines awaken in dire circumstances. She hasn't awakened because she hasn't been lashed enough. Strike her again!"

The bear demon gulped down several more mouthfuls of strong liquor, his deep, heavy voice filled with the smell of alcohol.

"Alright!" the monkey demon replied obsequiously, immediately ordering the demons below who were holding whips to continue.

"and many more!"

"What else do you need, boss?" The monkey demon immediately turned around and greeted the bear demon with a big smile.

"What's that in her hand?" The bear demon, his eyes glazed over from the effects of his drunkenness, noticed the object in the girl's hand.

The monkey demon stared intently and vaguely discerned the shape, saying to the bear demon, "It looks like a flower-shaped pendant."

"It looks pretty good. Go, bring it to me." The bear demon ordered the monkey demon in a drunken voice.

"Yes, boss." The monkey demon took over the task, hopping and skipping to the pillar, disdainfully rubbing his blood-covered little hands, trying to pull out the pendant from her hand.

"don't want……"

"Don't take it away..."

The girl's voice was so weak it seemed like it might break at any moment; each word took a tremendous amount of effort to utter, yet she kept repeating it over and over.

"Hey! This little girl is quite stubborn. She's almost at the gates of hell and she's still clutching it so tightly." The monkey demon ripped the pendant out, spat at the girl before leaving, and then spat on it.

"Boss, look! This pendant is so beautiful." The monkey demon cleaned the bloodstains off the pendant and presented it to the bear demon.

The bear demon took the pendant, smacked his lips, examined it carefully for a few moments, and said, "Hmm...not bad." With that, he casually tossed the pendant aside.