Starting as a complete failure, he leads the demon race to sweep across the lower realm.

"Bye bye!"

The powerful water elemental energy transformed into a water dragon and flew towards the back of the white bird. The white bird hurriedly protected the demons behind it, only to find that Li Yang had already run far away.

"hiss……"

The little golden snake sensed the movement and opened its eyes, but could only see Li Yang's departing figure. Its body emitted golden light, and it disappeared into the flower bud the next second.

After the white bird drove away the water dragon, Li Yang was nowhere to be seen in the valley.

The light that had been gleaming in the eyes of the demon beasts vanished instantly, and the white bird trembled. "Go out and search! We must bring the Demon King back!"

At this moment, Li Yang was already lying on a thick tree trunk a hundred miles away from the demon land.

She crossed her legs, her eyes lowered. Too much had happened today; she needed to sort it all out.

"My Lord Demon King..."

A faint voice reached her ears, and Li Yang instantly became alert. "Who!"

The little golden snake poked its head out from her arms. "My Lord Demon King, I am Little Golden."

Li Yang remained wary, but her voice softened considerably, "Why are you following me? Go back now."

"Little Jin wants to protect you, regardless of whether you are the Demon King or not."

"It's still too early to tell who will protect whom!"

Li Yang's dantian has been repaired, and it's only a matter of time before she can cultivate back to her original level. Moreover, she still needs to go back to the Xia family to take revenge, and it's really inconvenient to bring this little snake with her.

"My Lord Demon King, you have now been targeted by the evil race. If you do not want to be corrupted by them, you will definitely need me."

"What do you mean?"

Li Yang narrowed her eyes. She usually seemed carefree and nonchalant, but if you crossed her line, no matter if you were a delicate little flower or a giant ape, you would have to suffer a lot before you could leave.

"The evil race, which the gods wiped out a hundred years ago at the cost of total annihilation, has returned. My parents also died fighting against the evil race alongside the former Demon King. You have half human blood. If you don't want to be the Demon King, you can only form a contract with me to avoid being corrupted by the evil race's spiritual power."

The spiritual power of the evil race can erode a person's body. When black blood flows from the body, it means that the body is transforming into an evil race. People with strong cultivation can resist it to some extent with their spiritual power, but ordinary people can only become mindless evil race members.

She's already tried it once.

"You mean that by making a contract with you, I can avoid becoming a member of the evil race?"

The little golden snake nodded solemnly, "Demon King, please give me a drop of blood. I want to protect you."

With mixed feelings, Li Yang dripped a drop of blood. The little golden snake, as if it had found a treasure, curled it into its mouth. Then, the little golden snake floated in mid-air, its body beginning to emit a faint golden light.

It is advancing.

"I sense it, the Demon King is nearby. Search carefully..."

The cold, deep voice of the white bird came from not far away, and Li Yang's heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, they found us so quickly.

The light emanating from the little golden snake's advancement still lingered. Li Yang gritted her teeth; the little golden snake was now hers, and she couldn't allow anyone to interrupt its advancement.

Li Yang jumped down, bracing herself against the tree trunk with one hand, and casually released a burst of spiritual energy in one direction, while she ran in the other.

"There's movement! Chase them!"

Just as Li Yang breathed a sigh of relief, she suddenly heard the sound of bells approaching from afar.

Holy crap, what's this Miao boy doing here too!

She instinctively wanted to turn back the way she came, but then she heard a noise behind her.

A white feather flew out from the darkness. Li Yang gathered her spiritual power to block it and ran forward without hesitation!

Damn it, being caught by the Miao boy is like being caught by a white bird!

"Your Majesty, is the ethereal cat trying to trick us? It has been leading us in circles here for two hours."

The ethereal cat walking in front cursed loudly, "I may be incompetent, but if you're so capable, don't rely on me!"

Ji Cang gazed calmly ahead at the road.

The next second, a disheveled Li Yang broke through numerous difficulties and rushed out!

Although the girl was disheveled, her eyes shone brightly. The moment she saw him, her face lit up with joy. "Young master, please save me!"

Ji Cang calmly took a step back. "Who are you?"

Li Yang: How come he doesn't recognize the most arrogant female street hustler in Fengyang Kingdom?

Li Yang pretended to be frightened and glanced back. "Young master, can you save me? I was framed and thrown into the desolate forest. There were even monsters chasing me!"

When the ethereal cat saw Li Yang, its eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Good heavens! Why is the Demon King here?! This is like walking right into a ghost's trap!

Gui Luo walked up to Li Yang and just happened to see a white feather flash by in the dense forest behind her.

"Your Excellency, it is that white bird."

Ji Cang glanced at Li Yang, "Now, get out of my sight."

"you!"

Li Yang never expected that the Miao boy would be so heartless as to drive her away.

With a heavy heart, she picked up the ethereal cat and quickly wrapped her water-elemental power around its neck. "Hey, I'm Li Yang, the eldest daughter of the Xia family. Take me out of the Silent Forest, or I'll kill this cat!"

"Meow meow meow!"

Good heavens, the Demon King is serious!

Gui Luo summoned his weapon, "Your Majesty, this..."

Ji Cang chuckled, "Li Yang, is that right? You're the first person who dares to threaten me. Come on, I'll take you out."

"Your Majesty, let's not look for..."

Ji Cang glanced at the ethereal cat out of the corner of his eye. "Have you forgotten who has the cat now?"

The woman was acting suspiciously when we caught the ethereal cat, and judging from the silly cat's expression, it must know her. We might as well go along with her for now and see what she's up to.

Along the way, the ethereal cat kept asking Li Yang what was going on, but the girl remained calm and followed behind Ji Cang, even humming a little tune.

Ji Cang's expressionless face cracked inch by inch. "Are you that happy?"

Li Yang looked at the city gate not far away, tossed the ethereal cat into his arms, and said, "Thanks for the escort, see you next time!"

Whether by accident or not, Ji Cang happened to grab the tail of the ethereal cat, causing it to howl in pain and stand upside down, tears streaming down its face, watching Li Yang who had already run away.

It was already morning when the guard on his shift yawned and saw a black unidentified object rushing toward the city gate. He raised his spear as if facing a formidable enemy, but before he could shout, a gust of wind spun him around 360 degrees.

A domineering voice still echoed in the wind, "Get out! Two eggs in a hole, useless and blind!"

This sound...

He was startled; it was that witch again!

Thinking about the things Xia Zhu had left for her, Li Yang didn't care how many things she knocked over at the stalls, and rushed back to the Xia family home.

After Li Yang left, Gui Luo cautiously approached Ji Cang, "Your Excellency, she's the one who spied on us last time, isn't she?"

Ji Cang smiled and said, "Let's go back first."

Inside the main hall of the palace, Emperor Feng Mo of Fengyang Kingdom paced anxiously. A eunuch beside him weighed a whisk in his hand and said in a high-pitched voice, "Your Majesty, let's sit and wait. Didn't we get news about that girl yesterday?"

"That's true, but when I went to the Xia family last night, Xia Yi still said he couldn't find it!"

"That little girl is really something, disappearing without a word, making the Empress so worried she fell ill!"

The eunuch continued to comfort him, "Your Majesty, please don't worry, Miss Li Yang might be..."

"Li Yang?"

With a magnetic voice and the clear sound of bells, Emperor Feng Mo knew without looking up who it was—his younger brother, the Seventh Prince Feng Jicang.

"Does Cang'er know the little girl's whereabouts?"

Ji Cang stroked the ethereal cat in his arms. "Hmm, it just came out of the Silent Forest and should be heading back now."

Feng Mo's eyes lit up. "Prepare the carriage! Prepare the carriage!"