Her destiny stolen? The Divine Witch Ancestor has returned!

A light, graceful figure landed on the fence, its toes lightly touching the ground, its posture relaxed and leisurely.

A small, bright red bird flew over and quietly landed on the man's shoulder.

Wu Xingyun had just pulled the distracted Hu Datian back when he saw the man who had suddenly appeared and his eyes widened in surprise.

"You, who are you?"

Ye Zhao was also somewhat afraid of this strange man, and he took several steps back while carrying the basket.

"I'm just here to deliver food, sir, you don't need to be so wary of me..."

He wore a fawning smile, but his eyes were filled with apprehension.

Phoenix looked away with a hint of disgust and clicked his tongue.

"No one here is someone you can mess with. Get out."

A fierce gust of wind swept past, directly lifting Ye Zhao and sending him flying.

When Hu Datian came to his senses, he saw Ye Zhao being blown away, and felt that his worldview had been completely reshaped.

"Then, then, what is that?!"

His chubby face scrunched up, and he began to stammer.

Zhao Lan tugged at his clothes, signaling him to shut up.

"Senior brother, don't speak. This person is acting strangely."

The handsome man leaped down from the courtyard wall and walked up to Wu Xingyun.

He reached out and lifted Wu Xingyun's chin, scrutinizing him closely.

"Tsk, is that him? The master's descendant?"

"No matter how you look at it... he's just an ordinary person with no ambition."

He then released his hand with a hint of disgust.

Phoenix jumped onto Wu Xingyun's shoulder and whispered a reminder to him.

"This is the demon god summoned by the master, Lord Barbatos."

“The sequence is ahead of mine, you… be careful.”

This demon god has a rather wicked sense of humor; Wu Xingyun is a junior whom Wu Zhao has taken a liking to.

Hopefully, this adult won't ruin it for me.

Phoenix shook his head, silently worrying for Wu Xingyun.

Barbatos... what a strange name.

Wu Xingyun thought to himself.

Huo Weiwei nudged him: "Is she someone close to my aunt?"

“What aunt…” Wu Xingyun’s expression twisted.

He still really disliked Gu Chen, and by extension, he also found Huo Weiwei somewhat unpleasant to look at.

Barbatos crossed his arms, his gaze fixed outside.

I don't know what they're looking at.

"You'd better not leave this courtyard; it's not a good place outside."

He sensed that the contract between himself and his master was appearing and disappearing, and even the connection with the Demon God Pillar was becoming weak.

"This place is really interesting."

How could it not be interesting if it could weaken the relationship between the Demon God Pillars connected to the Heavenly Dao and the sealed Demon God?

"Master, I hope you're alright."

"I promised to protect the people here for a while, but if you don't come back... well, that's not my problem."

Barbatos chuckled lightly, his gaze toward Wu Xingyun and his group filled with amusement.

Phoenix was stared at by his gaze for a moment, then shrank back into Wu Xingyun's arms in fear.

How terrifying... The first ten demon gods are definitely not easy to get along with.

Master, please come back soon!

Phoenix muttered to himself.

……

Unknown time. Guyan Village.

Wu Zhao slept very soundly at Nunu's house.

The village was quiet at night, with almost no other sounds.

After sleeping until dawn, Wu Zhao heard Nu Nu chattering outside.

This girl is indeed very lively and has a very free-spirited personality.

They seem to have inexhaustible energy all day long.

"Sister, are you up? Do you want to come with me to the square to watch them set up the altar?"

Beside the bed was a set of clothes that Nunu had prepared for her last night, a brand new linen dress and animal skin skirt.

To avoid being too unusual, Wu Zhao thought about it for a moment and then changed into it.

She pushed open the door and saw Nunu standing outside, looking energetic, and couldn't help but chuckle.

What's so interesting about the altar?

She was already tired of seeing the altars of the Eastern Xuan Kingdom and had no interest in looking at them again.

Seeing that she wasn't interested, Nunu didn't force her and touched her long braid.

"Hmm... why don't you take a stroll around the village, sister? I promised Grandma Luo I'd go with her to the mountains to gather herbs today!"

Wu Zhao nodded and watched her skip and hop out the door with a basket on her back.

She shook her head: "You really trust me completely..."

After eating some of the breakfast prepared by Nunu, Wu Zhao closed the door and prepared to take a stroll around the village.

The village was quite large, and after wandering around for a while, Wu Zhao sensed a peculiar atmosphere.

The edge of the village was close to a cliff, and Wu Zhao found a thatched hut not far from the edge of the cliff.

There were several cultivated fields outside the house, which seemed out of place in the village.

"You, who are you?"

A haggard-looking middle-aged woman emerged from the thatched hut and saw Wu Zhao's somewhat unfamiliar face.

"Hello, I'm from out of town, and I just wandered here by chance."

"I think I'm a little lost."

Wu Zhao turned the ring on his hand, and his temple twitched.

The woman was somewhat surprised, but a smile quickly appeared on her face.

"It's alright. If you're tired, come in and sit down. As long as you don't mind our little thatched hut, please come in, young lady."

Wu Zhao did not refuse.

She went into the thatched hut.

Although the house looks a bit cramped from the outside, the inside is very clean and tidy.

It's clear that the owner takes great care of the house and keeps it very tidy.

Noticing a sleeping man lying on the bed, Wu Zhao quickly looked away.

"My name is Yu Ying. What's your name, young lady?"

"Don't mind him, this is my husband."

Yu Ying came over with a glass of water and invited her to sit down.

“Wu Zhao, my name is Wu Zhao.”

The man on the bed seemed to be unconscious, with only very faint breathing.

"Wu Zhao... what a lovely name. May I call you Zhao Zhao?"

Yu Ying's smile remained, but Wu Zhao could still see the fatigue in her eyes.

Without refusing her, Wu Zhao asked, "I wonder what's wrong with your husband?"

"He...slept for a long time."

A tear flashed in Yu Ying's eyes, but she quickly suppressed it.

"The two of us wandered into this place by mistake three years ago, and we've never been able to get out since."

"He...suddenly fell into a deep sleep two years ago. I had no clue what to do, so I could only force-feed him some water and mashed food every day."

Even so, the man's breathing grew weaker day by day.

Yu Ying didn't know how much longer she could hold on.

Are they the outsiders that Nunu was talking about?

Wu Zhao pondered for a while.

The couple both possessed a strong aura of merit, and their presence was incompatible with the atmosphere of the village.

It looks really strange...

Suddenly, a strange thought came to Wu Zhao's mind.

"you……"

"Could it be from... the capital city?"

There was a snap.

The water glass in Yu Ying's hand shattered on the ground.

Her lips trembled.

"What, what did you say? The capital city!"