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

On this beautiful moonlit night, the carnival celebration in Qingqiu was far from over.

Yun Yici and her group strolled around the streets and then went to a restaurant there for a drink.

Fu Yu, half-drunk, jumped onto the table and danced for everyone, drawing cheers from the demon cultivators in the restaurant.

The group, who had initially been somewhat distant, surprisingly grew much closer after a night of revelry together.

As dawn broke and the restaurant was about to close, the group reluctantly left.

Standing in front of the gradually darkening restaurant, Hua Yi sighed, "I don't know when we'll get together again."

After the post-ritual ceremony, they would return to their clan or the demon city with their elders.

They come from all over the country, and it's really hard to say when they'll get together again.

Xingyu subconsciously reached out and touched the fish-shaped hairpin on her head. After Huayi's words, a faint sadness rose in her heart.

"We're alright, since we're both in the demon realm, there'll always be a chance to meet again."

"Xiao Ci, you're going back to the human world, aren't you?"

Yun Yici: "Yes."

They originally went to Kunlun to find Rong Yan, but by chance they found a teleportation array leading to the demon realm.

If you do the math, it's been almost a year since the master and his disciples started their travels.

It's time to go back.

Moreover, Shen Huaichuan must also be brought back to the human realm.

Looking at the quiet, deserted streets near dawn, Xingyu said softly to Yun Yici, "Alright, let's go back early."

"Remember not to leave Li Ji's side."

Yun Yici understood the implication in Chu Yu's words and pressed her for an answer: "What do you mean?"

Xingyu lowered his gaze and grabbed Yun Yici, pulling her towards a deserted place.

The group, who were still tipsy, suddenly sobered up and stared in astonishment at the two of them.

The emperor reacted the fastest, immediately wanting to go forward and bring Yun Yici back.

Once the imperial edict was issued, everyone followed suit.

Xingyu said irritably, "Can't we just have a word together?"

Ci Ying's face flushed with alcohol, and disregarding Xing Yu's attitude, she reached out and took Xing Yu's arm, acting coquettishly: "Is there anything we can't listen to?"

Xingyu was suffocated by the smell of alcohol emanating from Ciying, then sighed and said frankly, "It's nothing to say, I just got the news earlier."

"I imagine you'll receive the news when you get back."

Xingyu's solemnity quieted everyone down.

After a moment of silence, Ci Ying released Xing Yu's hand and took out a shimmering, intricately carved white jade pendant from her sleeve.

All the crowd saw was her hands forming a formation, and then the light from her jade pendant instantly transformed into a halo that enveloped everyone.

Before anyone could get a closer look, the circle of light on the ground disappeared again.

Ci Ying, holding her jade pendant, sat cross-legged on the ground and said, "Alright, go ahead and speak. This is a barrier set up by our clan's secret treasure. No one can hear us."

Ci Ying is the Holy Maiden of the Sanqing Clan, so it's not surprising that she possesses such a secret treasure.

So everyone sat cross-legged on the ground just like her.

Yun Yici also awaits Xingyu's next words.

Xingyu lowered his eyes and said, "I received news that the Tiger Clan wants to ambush and kill you."

This news made Ci Ying and the others gasp.

Mu Yunjian's hands clenched immediately, his body trembling with anger: "One should take responsibility for one's own actions. If they want to find someone, they should find me."

Yun Yici stopped Mu Yunjian and calmly asked Xingyu, "Li Zhan did not die at the hands of my senior brother. My senior brother was also a victim."

"It is obvious to all that Li Zheng was dragged into the Red River because he offended Zhulong."

"May I ask why they attempted to ambush us?"

Come to think of it, Li Zheng's seven-day mourning period hasn't even passed yet, so why is the Tiger Clan so united and eager to avenge him?

Xingyu recounted everything he had heard: "Their goal was not to avenge Li Zheng and Li Zhan."

"Instead, it's about vying for the position of the next clan leader."

“I heard it from my clan chief.”

"Originally, the Tiger Clan had several factions. When Li Zheng was alive, he could still suppress them. But after Li Zheng died, the people below started to have their own ideas."

"They all want to compete for the position of clan leader, and none of them are willing to submit to the others, while the demon couple who are vying for the position have no say in this matter."

Yun Yici understood: "So this is an internal conflict that can't be resolved internally, and since they don't want to fight amongst themselves, they've decided to unite against a common enemy."

They ran right into the line of fire.

It was related to the death of Li Zhengli Zhan.

It's another human cultivation.

It is estimated that the Tiger Clan also thought that they were being ostracized by the demon cultivators and that the demon cultivators would just watch them die, which is why they were so arrogant that they didn't even bother to cover up the news.

Yun Yici pondered, "But what happened after the ceremony... Senior Bai Wu shouldn't pin the blame on us..."

The demon envoys sent by Bai Wu would naturally not speak carelessly, but there was one person who was Hu Zheng's man, and he returned alive.

Mu Yunjian, Ning Tinglan, and Rong Xuan immediately thought of that key figure.

"She's Li Zheng's daughter!"

Rong Xuan thought of the timid girl who had been bullied by Li Zheng and his son, and wished he could confront her and ask, "Why did she do this?"

In Rong Xuan's view, her father had committed wrongdoings and deserved to die, so her insistence on avenging him was simply foolish filial piety.

Mu Yunjian's knuckles creaked as he squeezed her fingers: "Next time we meet, I'll definitely pluck all her hair."

Yun Yici calmly said, "Now that things have come to this, there's nothing we can do about it."

Ci Ying pursed her lips and said, "Actually... I shouldn't have said these things behind my elders' backs."

"But Li Dai is also living under someone else's roof."

Yun Yici: "You're telling me how miserable she is? Isn't that like making a mouse cry over a cat?"

"I don't care how badly she's suffered. All I know is that she tricked us, and the next time we meet, we'll be enemies."

Seeing that Yun Yici was somewhat agitated, Ci Ying quickly said, "I didn't mean to speak up for her."

"I'm definitely on your side."

“What I mean is… Li Dai’s background is unusual.”

Yun Yici immediately thought of the conversation between Li Ji and Li Zheng. She said, "I overheard it once. It is said that Li Dai's mother was a white peacock."

"By the way, why is that? Isn't it said that children of demon cultivators all resemble their mothers? Then Li Dai should also be a white peacock."

Ci Ying let out a long sigh: "The one who followed the mother's clan was a demon cultivator born from the womb in his original form, in order to reduce the harm to the mother's body."

She coughed lightly, a little embarrassed, and said, "But we winged people lay eggs."

"If the parents are both winged but different races, the egg will only be known whether the child resembles the father or the mother after it hatches."

This was common knowledge in the demon realm, yet it still shocked Yun Yici and the other human cultivators.

"So, Li Dai's demon form is inherited from her biological father?"

Therefore, Li Dai was indeed not Li Zheng's biological son, while Li Zhan was Li Zheng's biological son, but was born to a concubine.

Ci Ying nodded: "Yes, actually my clan and the Peacock Clan are old friends, and I know a little about Li Dai's mother."