Reborn through an arranged marriage, I awakened the Shennong farming system.

The others arrived just then and were all shocked to see Su Bai unconscious. The brown bear spirit stepped forward and asked, "What happened?"

Things happened so fast that Hua Jueming was still a bit dazed, but he quickly took action. "You, call the master immediately and tell him what's happening at home. You, go and get a spare stretcher. You and I, go immediately to the room where the black crystal is sealed and guard it. Don't let any demons or humans get close until the master returns."

"Okay." Those who received the task immediately began to act. The current situation had indeed left them somewhat at a loss, and they still needed to call Hua Gengchen back to take charge of the overall situation.

After his initial panic subsided, Bai Ze immediately grabbed Su Bai's hand and searched it thoroughly. "Nothing! How could it not be there?" The black energy was different from the black crystal, and it was a piece the size of an adult's fist. There was no reason for it to be absorbed in the blink of an eye.

But Bai Ze examined Su Bai's hands one by one, even checking his sleeves and the ground around him, yet he couldn't find even a trace of the black crystal.

Sitting blankly on the ground, Bai Ze looked utterly hopeless. It was all over; his old life was in danger!

The stretcher was quickly brought over, and Hua Jueming and the brown bear spirit carried Su Bai onto the stretcher and headed to the room on the second floor. Bai Ze was still sitting there blankly, and when the fat sea and other fairies saw him, they didn't know how to comfort him.

After all, Su Bai is far too important to the demon race, and now Su Bai's safety is under deadly threat, all because of Bai Ze's carelessness.

Hua Gengchen had already seen the message Su Bai sent him, but he still didn't want to divorce Su Bai. However, he couldn't find a reason to convince himself and Su Bai, so he chose an area farthest from home to eliminate the black energy, planning to work until dawn before going back.

Unexpectedly, shortly after he arrived at the place, he discovered a large group of people who had been parasitized by the black energy. Just as he was about to take action, he received a call from home, informing him that Su Bai had fallen into a coma.

"What happened?" Hua Gengchen's voice was so cold it could freeze someone to death. Why does Su Bai always get into trouble whenever he's far from home? Is she cursed?

The caller was the chef, Yang Mian. Hearing Hua Gengchen's icy voice, he was almost scared back to his senses. It was only the determination to explain things clearly that kept him going. Yang Mian held back and said in a low and quick voice, "Madam accidentally saw the black crystal in Mr. Bai Ze's hand and then tried to snatch it. The butler and Mr. Bai Ze tried to pull her away but couldn't. When the butler called us to help, Madam took advantage of Mr. Bai Ze's inattention and bit him, then snatched the black crystal. After getting the black crystal, Madam fainted."

Although Yang Mian spoke very quickly, Hua Gengchen still heard her clearly. The black energy that was waiting for him to deal with was frozen by the sudden burst of cold air, leaving only Hua Gengchen standing there holding his phone.

"Master?" Yang Mian seemed to hear some noise after recounting what had happened, but he wasn't sure. "When will you be back? Madam's condition doesn't look good."

Yang Mian was first met with an eerie silence, then a painful howl, followed by the howling of the wind, and then he could hear nothing more because the call had been disconnected.

Yang Mian took the phone away from her ear, blinked, and thought, "The owner must be rushing home!"

Hua Gengchen was indeed rushing home, but he didn't forget to deal with the black energy issue first. However, his method was a bit crude and simple, without considering the feelings of the humans being parasitized.

What a joke! When something happens to someone he cares about, how can he have time to care about the feelings of people he doesn't care about at all?

Hua Gengchen used his fastest speed, but he still felt it wasn't fast enough. He wished he could be home and back by Su Bai's side in the next second.

Hua Gengchen had never known that the existence of such a person would so affect his emotions. The usually rational and calm man was now filled with panic and unease, and even... a feeling called fear, which he had never experienced before, was flowing through his body.

He was afraid that Su Bai might not be able to wait for him to return.

He feared that he was not capable enough to completely resolve the hidden dangers for Su Bai.

For the first time in his life, Hua Gengchen realized that death was a terrifying thing.

For the first time, Hua Gengchen knew that loss was a terrifying feeling.

That feeling of wanting to grasp something but being unable to, made Hua Gengchen so frustrated that he wanted to destroy the whole world.

After rushing home as fast as he could, Hua Gengchen instantly teleported to his and Su Bai's room. As for Bai Ze, who was still sitting blankly in the living room, Hua Gengchen didn't even spare a glance for him.

Upon entering the room, Hua Gengchen saw Su Bai lying unconscious on the bed. He unconsciously softened his breathing, afraid of hearing any bad news.

How long had it been? He saw Su Bai injured again! The little girl lay on the bed, her face pale, her breathing shallow, lying there motionless, as fragile as a porcelain doll.

Hua Gengchen's pupils contracted slightly, and fear instantly swept over his body, making him want to retreat and not dare to go over.

Hua Jueming noticed the air in the room had turned cold and immediately turned to look at the door. Sure enough, he saw Hua Gengchen's figure and exclaimed in surprise, "Master!"

Thanks to Hua Jueming's shout, Hua Gengchen was able to temporarily pull himself out of his fear, stride toward the bedside, and coldly say, "Get out of the way!"

The fairies guarding the bed immediately made way; with Hua Gengchen back, their pillar of support had returned.

After walking to the bedside, Hua Gengchen calmed himself down before beginning to use his spiritual power to search for traces of the black crystal in Su Bai's body.

The black crystals were much more difficult to remove than the black energy, and since this was the second time Su Bai had been parasitized, the removal was many times more difficult than before. Hua Gengchen had to find the right spot and then carefully remove them with the power of merit, striving not to cause Su Bai the slightest harm.

Hua Gengchen used his spiritual power to search Su Bai's body thoroughly, but found no trace of the black crystal.

With a slight frown, he asked in a cold voice, "Did someone witness Su Bai absorbing the black crystal?"

No one knew what Hua Gengchen meant, but they all honestly shook their heads. Only Hua Jueming stood up and answered, "It was Bai Ze and I who saw it with our own eyes. After the lady grabbed the black crystal, it disappeared. After the lady fainted, Bai Ze searched her hands and the surrounding area, but found no trace of the black crystal."

Hua Jueming and Bai Ze both saw it, so it couldn't be a hallucination. But why can't we find any trace of the black crystal in Su Bai's body?

Hua Gengchen took a deep breath, attached the power of merit to his spiritual energy, and searched carefully again, but still found nothing.

"Go, call Bai Ze over." Hua Gengchen was completely confused about the situation. Su Bai appeared to be unconscious, but there seemed to be nothing wrong with his body. He used his merit power to travel through Su Bai's body. If the black crystal was really inside Su Bai, it would have made some noise, but in reality, Su Bai remained quietly asleep, without any reaction.

"Go right away." Hua Jueming didn't know why Hua Gengchen suddenly wanted to see Bai Ze, but he firmly believed that Hua Gengchen must have his own reasons.

When he rushed downstairs, Bai Ze was still sitting motionless in his previous spot, muttering to himself, "It's over, I'm doomed! I've become a great sinner in the demon realm."

"Bai Ze? Bai Ze?" Hua Jueming called Bai Ze several times but Bai Ze did not respond. Helpless, Hua Jueming could only use branches to tie Bai Ze up and carry him to the second-floor room. "Master, Bai Ze is here."

Bai Ze was still in a dazed state, but Hua Gengchen didn't have much time to waste. As soon as the cold air rushed over, Bai Ze shivered twice and came back to his senses in a second.

"Hiccup! Hua Gengchen?" Bai Ze took two steps back in fear. He didn't expect Hua Gengchen to come back so quickly. He looked around. Why didn't he have any memory of being in this room?

Hua Gengchen said directly, "I checked twice and didn't find any trace of black crystals in Su Bai's body. What's going on?"

"Hmm?" Bai Ze tilted his head slightly upon hearing this, his eyes full of questions. Without thinking, he retorted, "How could that be? I saw the black crystal disappear from Xiao Su Bai's hand with my own eyes! Although I am old, I am neither nearsighted nor farsighted, so there is absolutely no way I could have made a mistake! Even if I made a mistake, Xiao Jue Ming couldn't have made a mistake, could he? He saw it with his own eyes too."

“I did see it with my own eyes.” Hua Jueming stepped forward to testify at the right time. “The lady fainted after the black crystal disappeared. If it weren’t for the black crystal, how could the lady have suddenly fainted? So the black crystal must be inside the lady’s body, and it may have found a place to hide inside her body.”

"Hide?" Bai Ze thought that was unlikely. "I've done my research; this thing doesn't have the ability to hide. Besides, what could possibly escape your spiritual power's detection? Especially twice?"

"But I really couldn't find it!" There are only a few things in this world that Hua Gengchen can't detect, but most of them have disappeared into the river of time. "If you're not lying, then where did the black crystal go? It can't have been digested and absorbed by Su Bai without leaving a trace!"

Su Bai is just a human, how could he possibly digest the black crystal nurtured by the demon race?

A word to awaken the dreamer.

Upon hearing Hua Gengchen's words, Bai Ze suddenly had a flash of inspiration. "That's hard to say!" Su Bai was not just a simple human; he was a descendant of Shennong. "I have a guess, but it's absurd. Let me check on little Su Bai's condition first."

Upon hearing this, Hua Gengchen glanced at Bai Ze suspiciously, paused slightly, and then stepped aside.

As mentioned before, he is only good at fighting, and he is no match for Bai Ze in any other aspect. If Bai Ze had enough merit power, he would not be the one guarding the demon race now.