Holy Maiden, wait a minute. Why are you asking me to cultivate again?

"Something came up before, and I didn't see your message."

"I'm fine. Where is Fairy Lin?"

Song Zhao quickly replied to the message on the jade slip, thinking that Lin Shuangwan really cared about him.

"Wait a minute, how did she know the intelligence about the wolf demon mission was wrong, and that the alpha wolf was a Foundation Establishment level demon?"

"Could it be that she found the wolf demon before, but then realized she was no match for it?"

"Or perhaps she encountered the Demon Slayer Division, and it was the Demon Slayer Division that gave her the information?"

Song Zhao didn't understand. After Lin Shuangwan on the other end of the simultaneous interpretation jade slip set a location, she prepared to go to the assembly.

"Phew~"

"It's good that he's alright."

On the other end of the jade slip, Lin Shuangwan saw Song Zhao's reply and felt a great weight lifted from her heart, a serene smile appearing on her face.

This left Wang Yushu, who was behind him, even more confused.

Who exactly is chatting with my junior sister that makes her both worried and amused?

He asked, puzzled, "Junior Sister, who are you chatting with using the communication jade slip?"

"None of your business!" Lin Shuangwan put away the jade slip and set off for the place the two had agreed upon.

"Can you please stop following me like this? It'll give people the wrong impression!"

Lin Shuangwan was speechless and quickened her pace, not wanting Wang Yushu to disturb her and Song Zhao's time alone.

A misunderstanding? What's the misunderstanding?

Wang Yushu felt he was in a huge emotional crisis.

The fairy he longed for in his dreams seemed to dislike him more and more.

But he didn't do anything.

"If you take one more step closer to me, I never want to see you again!"

Seeing that Wang Yushu was still following behind her, Lin Shuangwan made a threatening statement.

She had always known that Wang Yushu liked her, and had rejected him many times.

But Wang Yushu was like a stubborn plaster, impossible to shake off.

It was fine before, it was just that there was an annoying guy around.

But now that she has Song Zhao, she has to consider Song Zhao's feelings.

"Junior sister...I..." Wang Yushu hesitated, his heart breaking.

Lin Shuangwan's expression was indifferent, as if she were looking at an enemy: "I'm telling the truth, please have some self-respect, senior brother."

With that, he turned and left the hills with light steps.

Wang Yushu stood frozen in place, unable to recover for a long time.

He pondered for a while and decided to secretly follow Lin Shuangwan to see what the reason was.

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Half a day later, Song Zhao arrived at the place the two had agreed upon first.

He came to an open space and sat cross-legged.

"After this mission, I will be an outer disciple and can choose to live on a peak, which at least provides some security."

"But this is far from enough to deal with the Du family. We must become their true disciples and find a powerful backer."

"Or one could condense a golden core and become a well-known figure in Xuanzhou, but that's too difficult..."

Song Zhao silently pondered how to proceed in the future.

The Heavenly Demon Pearl now has three patterns, allowing it to perform a very powerful sacrifice.

We have enough cultivation techniques. As for pills, we can talk about them after our Qi Refining Level 8 cultivation is stable.

At present, having suitable magical artifacts and spells is the most important thing.

"That prototype sword-shaped spiritual weapon can be used as a sacrifice."

Spiritual artifacts are items used by Foundation Establishment cultivators. They are a grade higher than magical artifacts and can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to enhance their power.

The next level up contains magical artifacts.

Song Zhao's cultivation level is too far from the Golden Core stage, so there is no need for him to refine his natal magic weapon in advance.

"I'll offer the prototype of the spirit artifact as a sacrifice first," he decided in his heart.

He has a lot of spirit stones on him, which he can use to buy better spiritual artifacts from the outside world for sacrifice.

However, he feared that sacrificing the spiritual artifact would result in obtaining a magical treasure, which he would not only be unable to use but would also attract unwanted attention.

While pondering, Lin Shuangwan also arrived at the open space.

"Song Zhao, I'm so glad you're alright."

As soon as her feet touched the ground, Lin Shuangwan couldn't help but rush forward and hug Song Zhao tightly.

Wang Yushu, who was secretly following behind, was stunned on the spot. His heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly, and he felt like his whole body was about to break.

Who would have thought it would be for this reason!

No, why? Why would my junior sister have such strong feelings for an old handyman?

Why would she be embracing an old handyman so tightly?

"No, this can't be, this can't be real!"

Wang Yushu felt that his entire outlook on life had changed. He clenched his teeth, wanting to see what would happen next.

"We can't just kiss, can we? No way, no way, my junior sister isn't like that!"

"She must have been bewitched by that old handyman!"

"Waaaaah, my dear junior sister Wan'er!"

Wang Yushu hid behind a bunker, tears streaming down his face.

When he finished crying and continued to spy, he found that the two were no longer there.

......

"When I heard that the news about the wolf demon was wrong, I was worried that you might encounter the wolf demon. It scared me to death."

On the mountain path, Lin Shuangwan patted her breasts, indicating that she was really worried about Song Zhao at the time.

Song Zhao laughed heartily: "You don't need to worry about me, how could anything happen to me?"

"Hey, by the way, how did you know the information about the wolf demon was wrong?"

Lin Shuangwan told the truth: it was Wang Yushu who had told her the news.

"I see." Song Zhao stroked his chin, his sense of crisis growing stronger.

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However, killing Wang Yushu would be difficult, as he was not only a true disciple but also a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and had the backing of the Law Enforcement Hall.

Moreover, he didn't seem to have any reason to kill Wang Yushu; the two had no grudge against each other.

"Sigh, this mission is all my fault. I didn't understand the situation before bringing you out."

Lin Shuangwan leaned against Song Zhao's chest with some self-reproach, sighing softly.

Song Zhao casually touched Lin Shuangwan's fragrant hair: "It's alright, I've already completed my mission."

"How can you say it's nothing? This concerns your advancement to the outer sect..."

"Huh? What did you just say? You completed the mission?"

Lin Shuangwan looked at Song Zhao abruptly, and asked suspiciously, "You must be mistaken?"

"That's a Foundation Establishment Wolf Demon, how could you possibly handle it?"

Song Zhao scratched his head, somewhat concealing his true feelings, and said, "Maybe I was just lucky; I didn't encounter that Foundation Establishment wolf demon."

"The wolf demons I killed were all Qi cultivators."

"Hey, if you don't like it, take a look."

As he spoke, he threw all the wolf claws out of his storage bag.

Lin Shuangwan's beautiful eyes widened as she carefully counted the number of wolf claws on the ground and sensed their fighting strength in life.

Several of them were wolf demons who were close to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

"You...you killed all of these people?"

She stared in disbelief at the wolf's paws on the ground.

Even if it were Song Zhao, she absolutely could not have done this.

"Shh~"

Song Zhao put away the wolf claws and whispered, "When the time comes, just say that you and I killed them together, so that no one will suspect anything."

Lin Shuangwan nodded hesitantly, understanding what the other person meant.

At first, she thought she was the one leading the other person to complete the mission.

Now things have turned around. Song Zhao is leading her through the mission, while she's the one who wins without lifting a finger?

"By the way, Song Zhao, I have a feeling I'll have a strange attack tonight. I'll need your help then..."

As Lin Shuangwan spoke, her pretty face flushed slightly, and her foxy eyes, filled with a hint of spring waves, secretly gazed at Song Zhao.

"It's getting late; we're afraid we won't be able to get out of Zhouhuan Mountain."

Song Zhao looked up at the sky; it had been half an hour since the sun set.

"Hmm, so shall we make do in the mountains tonight?" Lin Shuangwan's ears turned red.

The thought of doing those intimate things with the sky as her blanket and the ground as her bed filled her with a strange excitement...

"This is the only way."

Song Zhao nodded, then suddenly realized that after the onset of the illness, Lin Shuangwan would transform into the Night Princess of the Demon Clan.

What about that cave?