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

"You mean these strange black mists are the resentment of Zhulong before his death?" Yun Yici asked curiously.

She carried a lantern in her hand, and the mist receded in the white glow.

They had observed it before they arrived; the environment in the fog was empty, with no trees growing and no living creatures in sight.

To be honest, it's a good location for a sneak attack.

Yun Yici found it increasingly strange and asked Huai Chuan, "If one accidentally absorbs resentment, will the fur of a demon cultivator turn black?"

Huai Chuan said, "I have seen mortals absorb the resentment of the dead, and their bodies begin to rot and gradually perish."

"The cultivator's physical body has been tempered by heavenly lightning and is not afraid of the resentment of ordinary dead people."

"According to the imperial edict, could it be because the Torch Dragon is a divine beast?"

Huai Chuan's speculation is not without possibility.

A gust of cold wind made the lantern in Yun Yici's hand sway, and the shadows of the four people were stretched long and slanted under the lantern's light.

Yun Yici keenly noticed that the emperor's expression had become somewhat solemn.

"Senior Emperor's decree, is there something amiss?"

The emperor did not speak, but instead stretched out his hand, and a leaping, burning flame appeared in his palm.

It is the pure fire of crystal.

The moment the flame appeared, it made the lantern in Yun Yici's hand look like a tiny firefly.

The darkness they were in began to dissipate, becoming as bright as day...

Fortunately, the emperor still cared about Yun Yici and the others, so those around him did not feel the burning pain, but instead felt a warm and reassuring sense of trust.

The little rabbit that appeared amidst the evening clouds was held in Rong Xuan's arms.

While everyone's attention was drawn to the flames in Di Zhao's hand, no one noticed that he had quietly opened his eyes, gazing greedily at the flames in Di Zhao's hand.

Yun Yici and the other two knew that the Emperor did not intend to reveal his identity on this trip.

But now that even the Emperor has issued an edict, it means they're really in trouble.

The emperor knew that his continued withholding of the truth would make them uneasy.

He said, "For some reason, this domain has started to shrink, becoming a place where you can only enter but not leave."

"But it's alright. Once we reach the edge of the domain, I'll find a way to break through here."

However, this would expose the identity of the imperial edict.

Yun Yici said, "I have a way to get out."

"However... we will not be able to participate in the post-ceremony."

Yun Yici really does have a painless way to return to Qingqiu.

It was the teleportation array she drew, which allowed her to return to Shen Huaichuan's side at any time, no matter where she was.

She and Shen Huaichuan were so close that she didn't need it before.

Being inexplicably locked up in a dangerous place like this can come in handy.

Rong Xuan asked, "What method is it?"

Yun Yici said, "I'll draw a teleportation array to send us back to Qingqiu."

Shen Huaichuan never asked her about the teleportation array.

However, Yun Yici was worried that she wouldn't be able to explain it clearly, especially after dreaming about Xuanzhu, so she specifically studied how to draw teleportation arrays and learned basic array formations.

In summary: just copy what you see, get the basic shape, and leave the rest to Brother Tongzi.

Rong Xuan and Ning Tinglan had no doubt about Yun Yici's words.

Without hesitation, they said, "Junior Brother Mu is already like this, whether he participates in the later ceremony or not is not important."

"In any case, we didn't lose anything."

"However, what is the Emperor's opinion?"

To be honest, Rong Xuan and Ning Tinglan both witnessed the Emperor's decree to present flowers to Yun Yici that day.

Their instinct was that they didn't want to owe the emperor a favor.

The emperor felt that Yun Yici's suggestion was for his benefit, and that he was worried about his identity being exposed. Overjoyed, he didn't care about the after-sacrifice ceremony and readily agreed.

Yun Yici got up and was about to jump off the folding fan when the system, which had been silent all along, spoke up.

"Host, something's wrong with Mu Yunjian. Don't take him out."

Yun Yici heard it.

Her expression remained unchanged, and her movements were fluid and seamless.

When the emperor saw that she was about to draw a teleportation array, he removed the folding fan, and the three people and the rabbit stood aside to watch her movements.

Since Yun Yici didn't have any array-based magical artifacts, he started writing and drawing on the ground using Huai Chuan.

"What do you mean by saying this?"

The system said, "See for yourself."

The favorability rating of the lucky person is always announced verbally by the system, and it is rare for it to appear on the panel and block Yun Yici's view.

The system has now brought up the favorability panel for all the lucky ones.

The numerical values ​​and semantic descriptions following those names were quickly glanced over.

Actually, there's no need to look. Among all the golden names, only the three characters "Mu Yunjian" are different—his name is black.

Yun Yici continued working on her hands, but was actually asking the system, "What does it mean when the name turns black? Does it mean I've turned evil?"

"Is it because it absorbed the resentment of this place?"

The system said, "I don't know his situation either, but I have a strong feeling that we can't take him out. Something bad is attached to him, and taking him out will cause a big problem."

Yun Yici: "Does this mean... possession?!"

Good heavens, could it be that Zhulong's spirit hasn't dissipated and has therefore stolen Muyunjian's body?

"I want to enter a lottery and win a reward that can expel evil from my body."

The system fell silent when the topic of a lottery came up.

Its familiar guilty conscience silenced Yun Yici as well.

"So, what exactly did I draw?"

The system quickly replied, "It's a good thing. It's Zhulong's natal fire, which is on the same level as the fire of the Imperial Decree."

Upon hearing this, Yun Yici said, "You don't mean I should use Zhulong's fire to roast a rabbit, do you?"

"No, if it's a good thing, why are you so hesitant?"

Having been tricked so often, Yun Yici immediately became alert.

The system said, "Ahem... you did draw the item, but as you know, to avoid attracting attention, it's impossible to give you the Candle Dragon Flame directly..."

"So...you'll have to find it yourself."

The emperor noticed that Yun Yici had suddenly stopped painting and assumed she was in trouble.

He walked over and glanced at the teleportation array on the ground, finding it extremely ingenious. However, since he was unfamiliar with array formations, he did not know what Yun Yici found difficult.

Seeing this, Rong Xuan and Ning Tinglan also came over.

Yun Yici decided to play along. She lowered her eyes and said apologetically, "I'm sorry... I thought I could succeed, but I didn't expect to disappoint you all."

How could the emperor and the three men blame her?

The emperor gently comforted him, saying, "If it's too much trouble, don't force yourself. Just come out with me."

“There are advantages to having my identity exposed; they can never be above me.”

Demon cultivators are, in essence, still a type of beast, but the imperial decree, bearing the character for "god," is inherently superior to demon cultivators.

Moreover, demon cultivators are not as united as human cultivators; they each have their own thoughts and intentions according to their race.

Rong Xuan also said, "Junior Sister, you haven't even formally become a disciple of a formation master, so it's already quite impressive that you can draw like this."

The four of them put the imperial edict back on the folding fan, and Yun Yici took the black rabbit dumpling from Rong Xuan's hand.

Rong Xuan, without suspecting anything, handed the Twilight Clouds to Yun Yici.