I'll even show you crossdressing men.

"That's a very nice name. Is it for a girl?"

"No, a boy with a big chicken."

"…………This joke is not funny at all."

"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. Things are really urgent right now. The consciousness that's left in your other body can only make a few expressions to protect itself, that's all. So you have to go back."

“I went back, and there were so many things I hadn’t done… And besides, they…”

"You've gone back, but that's all. The world will keep moving forward, don't worry."

"Is that so?" He nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite. Regardless, this was the task he was to undertake.

Hopefully, nothing unexpected will happen here after I leave.

That's what she thought, but how could she possibly know what caused such a thing to happen?

Perhaps it was Ji Xiuyu herself, perhaps it was a call from that world, or perhaps the system received some information.

However, his departure does not equate to her departure; these are two different things, and she simply hasn't figured it out yet.

"Are we finally going back? I feel like there's so much I haven't done... What will that world be like?"

She longed to know about that world; at the very least, would it be as magnificent and vast as the one in her dream?

"Hmm, will I be able to come back in the future?"

"Sure, you can come back once you've completed your mission."

"I like my life now, I like Chu Yan, I like girls, I like everything here, and I don't want to leave."

"Yes, I like girls, I like everything here, and I'll come back..."

No one knows what the girl who gradually stirred up a storm in the world of anime and manga is thinking at this moment, but one thing is certain: the girl may be undergoing some unknown changes.

When are you going back?

"Half a month later..."

"..."

"What's wrong? Shouldn't I have had enough time to prepare?"

"That's great, thank you, Canghua."

What could she say? She thought they would leave immediately, but she didn't expect them to inform her in advance. It seems she still has a lot of time to spend with them.

But it's fine.

Resting her chin on her hand, she watched the girls, enjoying the afternoon sun.

My heart is warmed.

(The Chu Yan arc is temporarily over, but I'll return to it after it ends. Everything that needed to be explained has been explained. What follows is basically yuri fan service, but I think I'll switch back to Ji Xiuyu. The story I've been planning for a long time is about to truly unfold...)

PS1: Happy National Day everyone!

PS2: I got an SSR in Onmyoji! (smile)

PS3: I won a commemorative pillow for the first anniversary of Shuke (a popular online bookstore chain). There were only ten available across all Shuke stores! (chuckles)

Chapter 154: Troublemaker? Savior?

Deep underground, where the abyss connects, a huge, fleshy creature remained motionless at the bottom. Apart from some insects crawling on the surface, the monsters, who had launched a full-scale war, were now completely deserted.

They don't know what happened up there, but it's too far away for the people here to know.

In the center, where the demon general had been, only a crystal coffin emitting a faint glow lay there, with a beautiful young man inside, like Sleeping Beauty in a fairy tale, waiting for his prince to arrive—bullshit.

If any foolish man dared to do that, he would be dead meat.

Some tentacles lingered three meters away from the crystal coffin, hesitant to approach. The crystal coffin was far too intimidating for them.

There were no problems before, but after a short time, the crystal coffin started to emit a faint light, and nothing could get close to it.

These glimmers of light seemed to possess a unique energy that could burn away all filth, even scorching the blood-red surface on which they rested.

Black smoke rose, and the unbearable pain made the fleshy mass tremble.

But no matter how much it resisted, it was useless, because the crystal coffin inside its body could not be destroyed by anyone. If anyone could destroy it, it would be Ji Xiuyu himself.

Therefore, it was able to endure the pain, even though it was so difficult to send people over to move it.

After an unknown amount of time, just as the body of the fleshy mass seemed to be burned by flames, the faint light suddenly burst forth, forming a white, invisible pillar of light that pierced directly through the deep pool, passed through the mountain from beneath the surface, and then pierced through the entire sky.

The two groups facing off were stunned when they saw the beam of light appear. Neither of them suspected that this beam of light, which exuded a strange and terrifying aura, was their reinforcement.

Because the energy of this beam of light is not only bad for demons, but also for the royal family.

"What exactly is going on here?" The beam of light came quickly and disappeared in just three seconds.

It seemed as if nothing had just happened, but both the demons and the royal family knew that something was changing.

The demon general, the powerful one who called himself a demon, stood at the rear directing the battle. Even though they now had an absolute advantage, they did not slack off in the slightest.

The monster army, which was originally very undisciplined, became quite orderly under its leadership. While it may not be comparable to the elite human forces, it has at least shown significant improvement.

When it saw the beam of light, it calculated the distance and suddenly felt a faint sense of unease.

Something is happening that it is unaware of, and it could very well affect this operation and subsequent battles.

However, with the entire Wang Quan family now retreating to the royal city, breaking through the formidable energy barrier is no easy task. If she leaves now, the possibility of an accident is extremely high.

Other high-level monsters are also not allowed to leave. Although their numbers are slightly higher than those of the royal family, their quality is not low. The departure of one or two of them will affect the entire battle.

Low-level monsters are one thing, but those monsters would just get wiped out anyway, judging from the current situation.

The advantageous situation became strange due to the appearance of this pillar of light. The royal family, not knowing who it was, dared not make a move. The demons, on the other hand, vaguely guessed that it was related to them, and were extremely anxious but completely helpless.

They rely on their high-end combat power to tie down the opponent's high-end combat power, and then use the monster legion, whose low-end combat power is generally superior in both quantity and strength, to break the deadlock.

If an unexpected event occurs, it will inevitably put one in a dilemma.

But once a war begins, it's not so easy to end. The demon leader could only pray that no major problems would arise, otherwise, this war could very well affect the entire demon race's conquest of the human world.

"Hopefully, something went wrong there..." Although the lump of flesh it was in wasn't some kind of mother nest, it was still a container for nurturing monsters—a type of monster with very low strength but an unusually high status.

It is also one of the forms of the mother nest before evolution. It still wants to continue feeding it and evolve it to the extreme. Even if it cannot become a mother nest, it will at least have half of the power.

Ji Xiuyu is the most important link in its plan, so neither she nor the meatball can afford to have any mishaps, otherwise its war would seem inexplicable.

"Hmph, mere humans are nothing but inferior creatures. Once the royal family falls and the humans of the royal city are sacrificed, the gates from the human realm to hell will open. At that time, our new ally will be more than happy to turn this place into scorched earth."

The monster leader was saying something there, but thankfully no one knew what it was saying. If someone had overheard it, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Hell hasn't appeared for thousands of years, and now only some extremely ancient books record what happened in that era.

The rest became legends, horror stories used by modern humans and other races to frighten their younger generations.

However, horror stories are just horror stories and won't happen, so no one cares. They believe that their enemies have always been these insectoid demons and monsters, and won't involve other worlds.

Therefore, the fact that the gates of hell have reopened made them realize that the entire society will be plunged into turmoil, and that it will not be so easy to unite all races again.

Under the dual pressure of hell and the demon realm, some races will inevitably develop different ideas; survival is more than just a word.

"Try to break through their shells within two days. If you can do it ahead of schedule, you'll all be richly rewarded." It knew that the desires of demons were more naked than those of humans, so it also used enticement in its words.

The lower-level monsters were alright, they just got excited, but the higher-level monsters were different; their eyes seemed to be filled with the desire to fight.

They were rewarded handsomely, and once they tried it, they could never forget it.

Underground, at the bottom of the pool, in a place unknown to the monsters, the surface of that fleshy ball was rapidly turning into a rocky state, and it was in a state of being scorched by lava.

Inside its body, after the pillar of light disappeared, it returned to the crystal coffin.

The closed crystal coffin opened, and a figure slowly floated up from within, its golden eyes gazing at the scene. It whispered softly, "Is this... power?"

Chapter 155: The Annoying Man

A long, scarlet dress draped over her graceful figure, paired with the girl's now somewhat alluring smile, like a flame that scorched everything.

Nine snow-white tails swayed gently behind it, shimmering with spiritual light, and an incomparably powerful energy continuously surged forth.

Ji Xiuyu himself didn't know why this was happening.

Before waking up, he was in a male body, but after waking up, he became a female body and even automatically awakened, with energy that seemed to be inexhaustible.

This was the first time she had experienced this feeling. The last time her bloodline awakened, she was carried along by the energy of her bloodline and hadn't really tried to understand it.

Now it's different; all the energy seems to emanate from his every move, carrying an awe-inspiring aura.

"Legendary or epic?" She wasn't quite sure what level her strength was at, but she figured it wouldn't be any worse than that.

To be honest, after experiencing such a period of time in that world, she has understood a lot of things and knows what she should do.

After subtly criticizing these few settings that often appear in novels, she stopped paying attention to them.

Having read so many books, she knew the reason behind it: this ranking system was initially based on the influence and strength of certain individuals.

Of course, whether it's legendary or epic, it doesn't really matter to her now. If she didn't need to return to the royal family, this strength would be enough for her to escape from here.

Once she leaves this city, she will be safe. As for the monsters on the road?

She wouldn't forget the power of her bloodline; if she didn't take the initiative, those low-level monsters wouldn't attack her.

As for the higher-level ones, it's unclear for now, but the chances of them being unaffected are not small.

"What should we do here?" She was ultimately on the human side. The Chu family's mission for so long had been to resist demons and prevent the human world from falling.

Since she is a person from the human realm, and a member of the Chu family, there are some things that must be done, right?

Unbeknownst to her, the place began to slowly enter a state of death the moment she emerged from the crystal coffin. The most obvious change was that it turned to stone; there were other changes that were not visible.

However, since this thing is still moving, it means that it is still alive. Ji Xiuyu should either leave it and let it fend for itself, or perhaps it can survive until the demon general returns to save its life.

Either resolve it now, then there won't be any problems.

"Canghua, is there a reward for taking care of this thing?" Ji Xiuyu knew from the knowledge of that world that, according to a normal system, there should be a reward for killing an enemy, right?

"Yes, killing any monster of Hero rank or higher will give you rewards, but not wish power. In that world, your wish power was obtained through faith, but in this world, you can only obtain wish power through the prescribed methods."

Cang Hua's answer caused Ji Xiuyu's eyes to change in a strange way, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

But one thing is certain: she must have some ulterior motive. These days, young girls have experienced so much; they're not stupid. How could they not know how to maximize their own benefit?