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

Yun Yici put the candle into the scroll, and then asked the white rabbit in her hand if it wanted to transform into human form and go down with her.

They were taken by Zhujian to the top of the clouds, where Qingqiu was already too small to see clearly.

Therefore, no one saw what she did just now.

Yun Yici was worried that Mu Yunjian was sensitive and that if other demon cultivators saw his true form, they would overthink things.

Unexpectedly, the white rabbit in her hand said calmly, "It's alright, let's just leave it like this."

"Now that I look like this, it will be easier to explain if Li Zheng wants to investigate Li Zhan later."

Mu Yunjian played the victim quite openly, because he didn't want Wen Fuyue and Yun Yici to directly confront the Hu Zheng clan because of his hatred.

Yun Yici recalled the scene she had seen from Zhulong's perspective.

She said, "Li Zheng is dead."

"I saw with my own eyes that he tried to seize the dragon bone from the candle and was then swallowed by the Red Water."

The white rabbit in Yun Yici's hand suddenly fell silent. He stared at the remaining glimmer of light in the sky without saying a word.

Yun Yici sighed and placed the white rabbit in her hand on her shoulder: "Senior Brother Mu, let's go down first, Master is getting anxious."

Huai Chuan descended as smoothly as the wind, landing above the clouds of Qingqiu in no time.

Bai Wu, Wen Fuyue, and the others were anxiously watching the sky, hoping for Yun Yici's appearance.

The usually quiet and spacious green space was packed with people, giving it a lively feel, almost like the night of the festival.

Before Yun Yici even descended from the sky, he could hear the deafening cheers of the Qingqiu residents from afar.

Completely bewildered, she flew straight on her sword towards the place where the divine tree grew.

Wen Fuyue and her disciples were overjoyed to see Yun Yici and Mu Yunjian appear.

When she leaped from Huaichuan to the ground, he grabbed her and examined her closely.

The emperor looked at the girl who was laughing and talking with Wen Fuyue and the others.

He didn't approach her, but without realizing it, he also smiled and looked at her.

The powerful demons nearby were eager to find out what happened after Zhulong ascended to heaven.

With Bai Wu present, it was impossible for these powerful demons to offend Yun Yici.

They all witnessed the scene of Zhulong's disintegration, so what else is there to ask?

She made the final decision: "Unforeseen circumstances may arise during this post-ritual ceremony; it shall be suspended for the time being."

"Fellow Daoists, please return to your residences and rest for a day. I will notify you after I have finished dealing with the relevant matters."

After Bai Wu finished speaking, she immediately ordered the fox clan elders present to take these great demons to collect their cubs.

Although the great demons had a hundred questions in their hearts, the might of the Candle Dragon was still before their eyes, and the experience of being on the verge of death seemed to have just happened a second ago.

Having just escaped a life-or-death crisis, they had no time to investigate the relationship between Yun Yici and Zhulong, let alone discuss the post-sacrifice ceremony. They all went to collect their own cubs.

Needless to say, Yun Yici and his group were escorted to the Demon King's Palace by Bai Wu herself, who summoned the Cloud Beast.

Unlike before, Bai Wu specially arranged a cloud beast mount for Yun Yici.

Yun Yici, who was used to being with Li Ji, quickly said, "Senior Bai Wu, there's no need to go to such trouble. Senior Li Ji and I will be fine together."

Bai Wu held Yun Yici's hand, her eyes sparkling with charm: "If I have ever neglected you in any way, it was all my fault. Please don't take it to heart, little sister."

"Li Ji and I are like sisters. Her juniors are my juniors. If you don't mind, you can call me Sister Bai Wu."

In fact, Bai Wu had noticed that the Emperor's decree treated Yun Yici somewhat differently, but in her opinion, this difference was not enough for her to bow down and fawn over Yun Yici.

After all, the favor of those in power is the least valuable thing; it can be taken back at any time.

As for now?

Can a woman who can stand at the top of a candle flame be the same as a woman who rises to power by relying on a man's favor?

The fox clan is known for its charming and seductive nature, as well as its mastery of alluring and illusionary arts. Bai Wu, in particular, is incredibly shrewd, and Yun Yici almost couldn't handle her.

How could she dare call a thousand-year-old nine-tailed fox "sister"? Did she think the person in front of her was a ten-thousand-year-old silly fox?

Fortunately, with Li Ji mediating, Bai Wu didn't insist and sent them onto the cloud beast before turning back.

Bai Wu was also in a bind. First, the sacred tree was bald; second, she still had to deal with the young cubs whose elders had died; and third, the post-sacrifice ceremony ended in a disjointed manner.

However, these are not things that Yun Yici should worry about.

She and Li Ji sat together as usual, while Mu Yunjian was taken away by Wen Fuyue.

Li Ji said, "Don't take it to heart, that's just Bai Wu's personality."

"You are wonderful. Even if some people look at you differently because of external factors, they will eventually see your own brilliance."

Yun Yici said nervously, "Thank you, Senior Li Ji."

Now that the two of them were in the same room, she was a little worried that Li Ji would ask about Zhulong.

However, Li Ji never mentioned Zhulong again after returning to her residence.

The cloud beast stopped outside the palace where they lived. Yun Yici dismounted from the cloud beast and saw Li Shao and Wan Nian standing at the door waiting.

With tears welling up in Wan Nian's eyes, Li Shao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that everyone had returned safely: "The appearance of the Candle Dragon just now gave us quite a fright."

"Then I heard Yun Xiaoyou's voice coming from Zhulong. I asked around but no one knew what had happened."

"So Wannian and I have been waiting here. Fortunately, you came back."

Everyone returned safely, and they even brought back a wise monk with them.

Mingwu was a human cultivator who stayed in the Blood Abyss with Zhulong. After Zhulong left, he had no reason to stay in the Blood Abyss.

The situation was critical, and Mingwu didn't have time to think much before following Wen Fuyue and the others in chasing after the trail of the Candle Dragon.

Bai Wu had just arranged for them to return and rest, and Wen Fuyue and Li Ji, seeing that Mingwu had nowhere to go, took the initiative to invite him to come back with them.

The only ones who didn't know Mingwu were Li Shao and Wannian. After they were introduced to each other, Wen Fuyue explained to them what happened after the ceremony, which made them exclaim in surprise.

After saying this, Wen Fuyue placed the white rabbit on her shoulder on the table beside her and said, "I don't think I saw Li Zheng just now."

Yun Yici said, "I saw him swallowed by the Red River."

When Wen Fuyue and the others came up, Chishui had already been led away by Zhujian.

Wen Fuyue and the others did not witness Li Zheng and those greedy demon cultivators being swallowed by the Red Water.

Wen Fuyue sighed softly, turned to look at the white rabbit, and said, "Now that Li Zheng and his son are dead, what are your thoughts?"

The white rabbit straightened up and said, "I have something I would like to say to Senior Emperor Zhao."

What Mu Yunjian said made even the emperor's edict take notice.

This demon has always been disrespectful, never addressing him as a senior, but always calling him by his name.

He didn't pursue the matter only because of Yun Yici and Wen Fuyue.

Under the witness of everyone, the white rabbit said earnestly, "I was ignorant and presumptuous before, and I offended Senior Emperor Zhao in many ways. Please forgive me this time."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Rong Xuan and Ning Tinglan and said, "And Senior Brother Rong and Junior Brother Ning, I apologize for my past offenses to you."