Rescuing the Villainous Boss with a Little Dirty Master

For several days, the small house was peaceful and serene. Thanks to Crane-Wang Lan's fasting pills, although Jiang Heng still wanted to eat some meat, she knew better and didn't go out.

Recently, many monsters have been arriving in these mountains.

Right where Crane-Palm originally took root, a golden eagle swooped down and transformed into a tall man in black robes the moment it landed, with narrow eyes and a slightly hooked nose.

Yao Lie searched around the area beneath his feet several times, but still found nothing.

"That's strange, the master's aura is coming from this direction..."

Unconvinced, he carefully searched the ground and found several small footprints among the fallen leaves. He crouched down, inhaling the remaining scent from a distance, and then quickly cast a cleansing spell on his hand.

"Damn, they're fox footprints."

Yao Lie hated foxes the most, whether they were demons or ordinary living creatures. He got up and disturbed the atmosphere in the area, then transformed into his original form and fluttered away.

Half an hour later, more demons arrived at the spot. These demons uncontrollably exuded demonic energy, radiating an evil aura. When they discovered that the place had already been cleared away, their expressions turned grim.

"Have other demons been here?"

"Not necessarily, this place is already close to human territory..."

The demons had no choice but to return empty-handed. One of them grew increasingly angry and threw a fireball downwards. The fire instantly flared up, startling the other demons.

"What are you doing! This place no longer belongs to the demon realm, you can't just burn it down like that!"

"What's there to be afraid of? Once it's burned clean, will they still be able to find me? Aren't humans going to all that trouble?"

The demon rolled its eyes and went to search in other directions. The remaining demons exchanged glances and quickly left to avoid being discovered and getting themselves into trouble.

In a small house at the foot of the mountain, Jiang Heng was lying under the eaves basking in the sun, a trace of demonic power gathering on one of her forepaws as she reached out to explore the roots a few meters away.

The demonic power at the tip of the root system instantly shattered the little fox's attack. Then it patted the ground.

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These past few days, He Wanglan has been practicing with him whenever he has free time. Now he can condense demonic power, but the power is still very weak. Touching He Wanglan's roots is like tickling him.

Just as Jiang Heng was about to continue, the crane-flower suddenly retracted its roots and climbed onto the roof.

In his line of sight, demonic energy surged from the mountainside, flames spread, and thick smoke billowed. He could hear wails echoing from the mountains, cries of agony from the very souls of the inhabitants.

All things have a spirit, and plant spirits that haven't yet cultivated themselves to their full potential have no chance of escaping this fire...

Jiang Heng also sensed something was wrong, stood up, and jumped onto the top of the wall in a few leaps.

"There's a fire on the mountain!"

Jiang Heng turned to look at He Wanglan and saw that he had already used his roots to pick more than a dozen fruits and entangle them, then grabbed Jiang Heng and quickly climbed onto his back, his roots pointing towards the door.

[Little fox, I'm going to save them.]

Jiang Heng understood what he meant, gritted her teeth, rushed out the door, and ran quickly up the mountain. At the same time, she asked 886 to help monitor the surroundings to avoid running into people or demons.

Jiang Heng pushed her speed to the limit, while He Wanglan was also rapidly extracting spiritual energy from the Spirit Gathering Fruit.

The deeper they went, the hotter the air became, and Jiang Heng felt as if his fur was about to curl from the heat. Just as he was about to take another step, He Wanglan stopped him. Turning around, he realized that the other had already dismounted from his back.

Crane-winged leopard used its roots to bind Jiang Heng, then lifted him up and placed him on a high branch. It patted his head and said, "Little fox, I'll walk the rest of the way myself. Be good and wait for me to come back."

Jiang Heng watched as the flower resolutely walked forward and finally disappeared into the thick smoke.

Jiang Heng couldn't quite describe his feelings at the moment, but he thought he would always remember the shock this scene brought him.

Amidst the thick smoke, He Wanglan forcibly reverted to human form, his hands contorting into complex hand seals. A surge of demonic power erupted from his palms, carrying the force of a thunderbolt, and hurtled towards the raging fire.

As he relentlessly extracted the already meager demonic power from the demon core, his face gradually paled, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, adding a touch of eeriness to his otherwise beautiful face.

Before Jiang Heng could even feel happy that the fire had subsided, she heard 886 anxiously shout in her mind, "Host! Someone's coming!"

"Quickly locate the location of the Strelitzia!"

Jiang Heng aimed for a spot with thicker leaves, took a deep breath, and jumped down. A dull pain shot through her limbs, but she didn't have time to pay attention to it as she rushed towards the Crane-Palm's location.

Suddenly, a man's back appeared in his field of vision. He was tall and wore a red robe embroidered with intricate patterns. From his perspective, he could only see a corner of the hem.

He slammed on the brakes. "Damn it, there are people here too!"

"It's a Strelitzia reginae!"

Jiang Heng's ears perked up. "He's recovered?!"

Before he could get close, the man's figure vanished and turned back into a flower. However, the flower was now devoid of its former vitality, lying listlessly on the ground, looking as if it had shrunk in size.

"Little Flower Fairy!"

Jiang Heng rushed forward, disregarding everything else, and put the crane-shaped orchid in her mouth. With the help of 886, she dodged the people coming this way and ran towards the small house with lightning speed.

Not long after Jiang Heng left, several cultivators arrived on the wind.

"Huh? Why did the fire go out?"

"I guess some other cultivators happened to be passing by and took care of it."

Lin Xu and Wei Cheng'an were doing sect missions not far away. At first, they didn't take it seriously, but later they realized something was wrong and decided to come and check it out. However, someone had gotten there first.

"I wonder which powerful expert put out such a big fire so quickly."

Meanwhile, the powerful being they were talking about was being carefully placed on the ground by Jiang Heng. Looking at the wilted little flower, he was extremely anxious. He raised his paw and gently touched the petals, but the other party did not react.

"This is how to do ah!"

886 was just looking for usable items in the system shop when he suddenly exclaimed "Huh!"

"Host, look at the petals of the Strelitzia reginae!"

Following its words, Jiang Heng looked down and saw that there was some blood on its petals, which was being absorbed little by little. The petals, which had been drooping, seemed to have perked up a bit.

"Tongtong, is the condition of these petals any better?"

Suspecting he was seeing things, he quickly contacted 886 to verify.

"It really is! Where did this blood come from?"

Jiang Heng turned his right paw over and saw a small wound on it. It must have been cut by a stone when he jumped down from the tree, and it was still bleeding.

His eyes lit up, and he tentatively dripped the blood onto the withered roots. After absorbing his blood, the roots regained a glimmer of life!

Now Jiang Heng was certain. He condensed a bit of demonic power and tore the wound wider, causing blood to flow out. He quickly dripped the blood onto the branches and leaves of the crane-feather flower, and even rubbed the roots to wipe away the blood that had accidentally dripped onto the ground.

"Don't waste it."