The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

After bidding farewell to Mu Yunjian, Yun Yici returned to his room.

She originally wanted to thank Rong Xuan, but he disappeared as soon as he left the palace. He must have gone back to his room to study his puppets.

The system wanted its host to latch onto a powerful figure, but it immediately lost interest after hearing Yun Yici's fabricated story.

What kind of angst-filled female lead/spoiled wife novels are these? Pshaw! Get out of here!

When Yun Yici returned to her room, the first thing she did was to take Xiao Ba out of the painting.

Qian Sui just passed on a message to her, saying that Xiao Ba is acting a bit strange.

Now, she can barely lift Xiao Ba with both hands.

Looking at Xiao Ba, who was listless and drooping in her arms, Yun Yici thought to herself, "Oh no, could it be that it got ruined after being soaked in the water all night?"

But last night, Xiao Ba was clearly swimming happily in the lake, and there was no sign that he was uncomfortable at all.

Yun Yici reached out and touched Xiao Ba's head, but to her surprise, as soon as she took her hand away, she found a bald patch on Xiao Ba's head.

No, bald?

Little Ba is not even a year old and he's already bald?

Yun Yici was shocked. She picked up Xiao Ba and planned to go and ask the Emperor for help.

Huai Chuan said, "Xiao Ba might be molting. Collect the feathers he sheds."

Yun Yici exclaimed in surprise, "I see that his new feathers haven't grown yet. Will he be alright?"

She looked down and examined it closely, and sure enough, she saw that the bald patch on Little Eight's body was starting to molt, but the new feathers were not very noticeable.

Huai Chuan said, "This little guy has been eating well since he arrived in the demon realm, and he absorbed the moonlight all night last night. No wonder, changing feathers is a sign of growing up."

"The feathers of the divine bird are very precious materials. You can collect them; they might be useful in the future."

Yun Yici was relieved and settled Xiao Ba on the bed before collecting the down feathers scattered around the room.

She didn't plan to keep these downy feathers for herself; she would return them to Xiao Ba when he transformed into human form.

The post-ceremony will be held tomorrow; today is specially reserved for these younger generations to rest.

Yun Yici boldly sat down beside Xiao Ba to meditate and regulate the spiritual energy in her meridians.

Time flew by, and Xiao Ba's breathing gradually stabilized.

The next morning, after Xiao Ba had slept enough, he opened his eyes and even asked her for food.

Seeing that he was in good spirits, Yun Yici fed him breakfast before putting him back into the painting.

After finishing these tasks, Yun Yici went to the East Hall to meet up with Wen Fuyue and the others.

The imperial edict of Li Ji and Shen Huaichuan Wannian were also present.

The emperor's expression was indifferent, and Yun Yici had a feeling that he was not in a good mood.

Wen Fuyue said, "Although Fellow Daoist Di Zhao is participating in this post-ritual ceremony, he has stated beforehand that he will not act rashly, so you should be careful."

After their conversation yesterday, it seemed that the emperor was persuaded by Shen Huaichuan and gave up his idea of ​​attending the post-ritual sacrifice.

If the emperor were to participate, it would be a crushing defeat, and Yun Yici, under his protection, would not get any real training.

Moreover, his natal fire element is highly recognizable and he is very likely to be identified.

But when she asked Li Ji, she said that during the post-sacrifice ceremony, they would be separated from Yun Yici and the others, and would rely entirely on the fox clan elders for support.

The emperor and Wen Fuyue reached a rare agreement: they would put their love and romance aside for now, as the most important thing was that everyone was safe.

If something goes wrong, they'll be too far away to help.

After discussion, the emperor decreed that he would still participate in the post-ritual sacrifice as usual, but he should not easily interfere in the affairs of Yun Yici and the others.

After everyone finished speaking, they didn't waste any more time and went outside the hall, where a cloud beast sent by Bai Wu came to pick them up.

Yun Yici sat in the same carriage as Li Ji, just like before.

The cloud beast moved with lightning speed, and in no time it brought everyone to Bai Wu's Demon King's Palace.

Yun Yici jumped off the cloud beast and saw that many demon cultivators had already entered and exited the landing spot.

She asked doubtfully, "Is the post-ceremony held in the inner city of Qingqiu? I thought it would be in a more spacious place."

She had seen those little demons when they first transformed into human form, but after reverting to their original forms, they all looked extremely fierce and terrifying.

If a fight breaks out in the inner city, it feels like it will cause chaos.

Li Ji, who was riding a cloud beast behind Yun Yici, explained after hearing what she said, "Qingqiu has a teleportation array that will take you to a safe place to compete fairly."

"However, I'm not sure where the final destination is."

"To prevent anyone from interfering, we will stay in Qingqiu. Only the juniors who will participate in the post-ritual ceremony and the elders of the fox clan will go."

"Don't worry, they've already checked everything beforehand, there won't be any problems."

When Yun Yici thought of the teleportation array that led directly to Kunlun, she had no doubt that the array cultivators in the demon realm had reached the pinnacle of their array skills.

As Li Ji spoke, the fox-woman who was leading the way arrived.

The fox-woman gestured for Di Zhaoyun and the other four to follow her, while Wen Fuyue and Li Ji were led by another fox-woman to Bai Wu's location.

The emperor led the way, followed by Yun Yici and her fellow disciples.

The five followed the fox-woman through the long corridor and then arrived at an exceptionally open cloud field above the sea of ​​clouds.

After bowing and bidding them farewell, the fox spirit who had led the way returned to guide other demon cultivators.

Without the constraints of their elders, the little demons on the cloud gathered in twos and threes and talked freely.

The arrival of Yun Yici and his group of five immediately attracted the attention of all the lesser demons.

Curiosity, vigilance, contempt...

This is the first time since the later rituals were held that someone has participated.

The little demons were repeatedly warned by their elders not to let their guard down, so they were all on high alert.

Unexpectedly, a hothead walked out of the crowd and stood in front of Yun Yici and the others.

Behind the hothead, a girl in white tried to pull him back: "Brother, don't be impulsive. The post-ceremony hasn't started yet. If you start fighting now, you'll be kicked out."

Yun Yici recognized the young man who had suddenly appeared as Li Zheng's son at a glance. What a coincidence!

Upon seeing them, the boy felt a surge of both old and new grudges, and he bared his teeth in defiance, saying, "You really dare to come and participate in the post-ritual ceremony?"

"I will tear you apart in the aftermath!"

Yun Yici was unaware that the young man, because he had not received an invitation from the Divine Tree, was taking his anger out on the few cultivators.

If it weren't for these few people repairing it, one of the three extra flowers might have been his!

These people stole his flowers! They made him a laughingstock during the festival!

Yun Yici asked sincerely, "Who are you?"

The emperor scoffed and echoed, "Grinning and snarling like a dog, utterly rude."

The boy's face immediately turned red. He had been well protected by Li Zheng, and his status in the clan was second only to Li Zheng.

This is the first time I've been verbally abused like this, and they haven't said a word for a long time.

He slammed down a sentence: "You just wait until the post-ceremony!" and then dragged the girl in white who was following him away.

Mu Yunjian remained silent until Di Zhao turned and brushed past him, then whispered, "What are you planning to do? Just keep a low profile and stay in the demon realm alone to seek revenge?"