"How could that person have a withered branch from the Phoenix clan's sacred tree?"
The phantom cat also cried out in alarm. Meng Qing had said that every woman of the Phoenix clan possessed a withered branch, and it was impossible for them to be separated from it unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Could there be someone from the Phoenix clan in the demon realm?" Feng Ming's eyes were filled with confusion.
"That person told me to stay," Chu Lingwei looked at the nearly identical withered branches on the table, her hand clenching tightly. Should she leave here and continue to search for her father, or should she stay here and search for the Phoenix clan?
One was her father, and the other might be related to her mother.
Chu Lingwei was immediately in a dilemma.
"Weiwei, should we stay?" Feng Ming hopped over to Chu Lingwei's side, gently tugging at her clothes. "But how can we find the Phoenix clan here?"
"That person told me to stay, there must be a reason." That person had always known what was happening in the demon realm, and should have known she had been to the Leng family's restaurant, which was why he appeared tonight.
They even knew about the Leng family's restaurant, who could they be?
"We will stay here for another half year."
The Phoenix clan, Chu Lingwei really wanted to know if her mother was a member of the Phoenix clan?
The phantom cat and Feng Ming exchanged glances without speaking, their eyes looking outside. This place didn't seem safe at all.
Putting away the withered branch, Chu Lingwei entered cultivation. The events of today made her even more eager to break through. She was determined to enter the Cangshan Secret Realm three years from now.
The next day, Chu Lingwei came as usual to plant the Celestial Bell Grass.
"So, you're here?" Shui Qin appeared before Chu Lingwei, riding on a very large roc. "Thank you for what happened last time."
"How did you find your way here?" Chu Lingwei was not surprised to see Shui Qin. Her father was so powerful, her identity must not be simple.
"I heard them say you were planting spirit grass here, so I came specifically to find you."
Shui Qin stood before the Celestial Bell Grass, looking at the dewdrops on the spirit grass glistening like stars, her eyes filled with envy. "I'm so envious of you, you can still plant spirit grass here?"
"What's there to be envious of?" Chu Lingwei invited Shui Qin to sit down. The roc that had accompanied her stood respectfully by, always keeping Shui Qin safe.
"It's really interesting to watch you use spiritual power. Unfortunately, I can't do anything." Shui Qin looked at her hands. Why were her parents one a demon cultivator and the other a human cultivator, yet she had no demon power or spiritual veins?
"It's not that interesting, we all do it to survive." Chu Lingwei pointed at the Celestial Bell Grass. "We plant spirit grass to obtain more cultivation resources and improve our cultivation."
"It's also a matter of necessity."
Shui Qin giggled upon hearing Chu Lingwei's words. "Daoist friend Chu, I have a lot of spirit stones at home, but I can't bring them to you."
"You thanked me that day, your father already did." Chu Lingwei directed the phantom cat and Feng Ming to water the Celestial Bell Grass. She had to cultivate in the afternoon and couldn't waste a single moment.
"My father?" Shui Qin's eyes were filled with surprise. After thinking for a while, she laughed, "That person is not my father. If you say that to his face, he would surely get angry."
So, that great demon was not Shui Qin's father. No wonder he was angry.
"They agreed to let you go out?" In any case, they had already thanked her, and the matter of saving Shui Qin should be settled.
"No, I begged them for a long time before they let me come see you." Shui Qin's face looked sad, and she looked at Chu Lingwei pitifully. "Ever since I was little, they've kept me at home and wouldn't let me go anywhere."
"You have no combat ability, you probably wouldn't last an hour outside."
In this place filled with demons, for her, an ordinary person to appear, wouldn't she be like food delivered to these demons?
Shui Qin: "..." Must you be so blunt?
"Miss Chu, thank you. I'd like to invite you to my home for a visit, can you?"
The roc standing beside Shui Qin let out a heavy cough from its nose. Shui Qin's face stiffened. She stood up and said sincerely,
"I'm afraid that's not possible. I have to water the Celestial Bell Grass every day and cannot leave." Chu Lingwei shook her head. She didn't have time to be a guest at someone else's house.
"Not even for a day?" Shui Qin did not expect to be refused, her voice was laced with tears.
"Yes, not even for a day. I'm sorry, I can't go." Chu Lingwei nodded with certainty. "If we are fated in the future, we will meet again."
Shui Qin's eyes were already misty. She pursed her lips tightly and took out a storage bag, handing it to Chu Lingwei. "These are some snacks I made. Thank you for saving me that day."
"Okay, I'll take it."
Chu Lingwei accepted the storage bag, and the roc took Shui Qin away, not giving Shui Qin a chance to say goodbye.
Their figures soon disappeared from Chu Lingwei's sight. Chu Lingwei's doubts grew stronger. What exactly was Shui Qin's identity, and what was so different about her body?
"Weiwei, what's wrong?"
The phantom cat hopped in front of Chu Lingwei, adding, "I just confirmed with my magic that she truly has no spiritual power at all."
"However, she won't be injured by anything with spiritual power," the phantom cat stroked its chin. "There's only one possibility, she doesn't completely lack spiritual power."
"You mean, her spiritual power, or perhaps demon energy, has been sealed away." Feng Ming felt as if he had guessed it.
"I don't know. Anyway, I didn't sense any spiritual power," the phantom cat shook its head. It couldn't confirm something it wasn't sure about with Weiwei.
Chu Lingwei's lips curved into a smile, interrupting their conversation. "Hurry up and get to work. We'll go back early today."
The one person and two beasts watered the Celestial Bell Grass in the field and returned to the room.
Chu Lingwei quickly recited a spell, and a barrier rose in the room.
From today onwards, there had been a presence, and she was clearly being watched.
"You two stay inside. I'll go out and take a look." Chu Lingwei became invisible and quietly left the room.
Leaving the room, Chu Lingwei followed the scent to the back of the room. A Heaven Transformation Realm cultivator stood not far away, with his eyes closed, motionless.
"Why are you following me?" Chu Lingwei approached the person.
The Heaven Transformation Realm cultivator suddenly opened his eyes. Seeing Chu Lingwei appear before him, surprise flashed in his eyes.
"Speak, who sent you?" Chu Lingwei's Ice Jade Frost Sword was already pointed at the Heaven Transformation Realm cultivator's neck. He showed no signs of resistance.
The Heaven Transformation Realm cultivator's body moved slightly, and he was a hundred meters away from Chu Lingwei.
"Want to leave? Not a chance." Chu Lingwei sneered. To come as he pleased and leave as he pleased, what did he take this place for?