After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

The figure crawls on the ground like a bat, using its overly long arms to support its prostrate body.

Her long, dark blue hair reached the ground. Her human-like face was adorned with symmetrical, multicolored feathers growing backwards from both sides.

It's like a helmet or a mask.

The gazes of the swarm of strange birds were fixed entirely on Shi Yan.

Then... it only had time to let out a series of mournful cries before it was struck by rolling lightning and turned into dust and disappeared.

They have no physical form.

But... even though Donghuang Li's [Eight Hundred Thunder Hells] has a large attack range.

Even without full power, its attack range is only a few hundred meters.

But... this world that has been cut off, this abnormal world, has a narrow boundary that seems to have no end.

"Gah ya ya ya—" The continuous chirping of birds pierced through the night.

Shi Yan's heart sank.

There are too many... there are just too many.

Even more terrifying is... Shi Yan looked into the distance, at the 'end' of Donghuang Li's original direction of progress.

She could sense it instinctively.

There lies a being far more terrifying than these birds, slumbering there.

Now... it is slowly waking up.

Shi Yan directly grabbed the girl's legs and picked Donghuang Li up.

At this point, there's no time to talk about whether the way you pick someone up is comfortable or not; escaping is the priority.

"Aaaaaah!!!" Donghuang Li cried out in anguish as the other spinning magic orbs fell directly to the ground.

Shi Yan's eyebrows twitched.

She was really going to give this girl a piece of her mind.

No...it should be elegant—

Be civilized.

When I got back, I hung her up myself.

Let this little girl know what it means to be arrogant and domineering.

Anyway, the Taiyi Sect is still reluctant to teach.

Although Shi Yan had no idea how this girl, who was always running away from home and causing trouble, would become the quiet and elegant representative of the Taiyi Sect in the future.

But... before that, I can help Taiyi teach her first.

"It is I, Shi Yan." To prove his identity, Shi Yan even used a little bit of the spiritual energy of the [Snow Cold Technique].

look--

Donghuang Li has now obediently quieted down.

The girl trembled as she nestled in Shi Yan's arms.

With her little head nestled in Shi Yan's arms, Donghuang Li confirmed that the armor was indeed Shi Yan.

Her ears were flushed with an unusual blush.

My heart was pounding wildly.

What's wrong with being scolded a few times by Sister Shiyan?

In such a critical moment, at the brink of disaster, the sense of security of being held in Sister Shiyan's arms is a million times stronger than any "suspension bridge effect."

Donghuang Li completely ignored the fact that Shi Yan's cultivation level was 'Spirit Realm', which was lower than her own.

In her opinion, being held in Shi Yan's arms like that already made her feel very safe.

Although... this way of being picked up is a little embarrassing, isn't it?

Donghuang Li only remembered being held like this by her older sister when she was little and didn't understand anything.

Or for...for...

The girl's eyes seemed to have turned into mosquito coils.

Shi Yan had no time to care what Donghuang Li was thinking.

She looked at the six magic orbs that Donghuang Li had scattered on the ground, and her scalp tingled with fear.

Six big bombs...

Shi Yan, riding on a frost sword, fled the scene of the accident with Donghuang Li.

Almost simultaneously—

In the unlit houses along the street, pairs of bright eyes opened one after another.

As Donghuang Li listened to the sound of birds flapping their wings so close to his face, his pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints.

Perhaps... a large number of those strange, fluttering birds were directly killed or injured under the [Eight Hundred Thunder Hell].

But... how many of the [Eight Hundred Thunder Hells] can Donghuang Li unleash?

How many birds were there?

And... among those strange birds, could there be something that even a Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't do anything about?

My teacher's words differ from his.

Although Donghuang Li was a Nascent Soul cultivator, she only became aware of the strange birds' existence after they began to cry out in anguish.

The girl's body was trembling.

It seemed as if a mournful sound was leaking from its throat.

Shi Yan held Donghuang Li tightly. At this moment, Donghuang Li's toes were barely touching the ground. The girl's body was limp, and she had to rely entirely on Shi Yan to avoid slipping down.

The teacher was perceiving the situation in the outside world.

He looked very unwell.

There are many bird-like and human-like monsters outside.

There were so many... It's no exaggeration to say they covered the sky and blocked out the sun.

Shi Yan had never encountered this situation in the game.

However, she guessed that it must have been some kind of random event that she and Donghuang Li had stumbled upon.

Then Donghuang Li chose the worst possible approach.

Although those bird-like and humanoid monsters were fragile, judging from the sense of threat they posed, their attack power should not be weak at all.

The most crucial point is... there are just too many of them.

Looking down at this world from the perspective of a celestial demon, Shi Yan only saw a long, blue river, the 'Magpie Bridge'.

She covered Donghuang Li's mouth tightly, preventing the girl from making a sound.

Shi Yan led Donghuang Li to hide in the shadows of the alleyway.

She could even see a blue figure flash past her, leaving behind a long blue feather.

Shi Yan, with Donghuang Li, hid at the slit in this world that had been cut apart—

The gaps in the puzzle pieces.

That silk shop that keeps appearing and changing on the left.

Should we be grateful for our good luck?

Shi Yan and Donghuang Li hadn't escaped far when they discovered an alleyway to the left of one of the silk shops.

Shi Yan listened to the sound of those bird-like and human-like monsters flapping their wings.

Suddenly... the girl in her arms began to struggle violently.

Shi Yan wished he could bite her to shut her up.

Shi Yan passed a tiny bit of the spiritual energy from the [Snow Cold Technique] to him.

"Goo!!!"

"Waaaaah!!!" Donghuang Li struggled and frantically gestured to Shi Yan.

Shi Yan then slowly turned his head.

Then--

Cardiopulmonary arrest.

A dimly lit lamp has been set up in the alleyway at some point.

A wooden cart resembling a mobile vendor's stall, with a table and chairs.

A girl was sitting there.

The most crucial thing is...

Shi Yan looked at the girl's waist-length silver hair and her captivating, bright frost-blue eyes.

"Jun..."

"Jun... Qianrou?"

Part 287: I'll break your deadlock! [Second update, 4K6]

He was still holding Donghuang Li in his arms.

Looking at Jun Qianrou sitting there.

Shi Yan suddenly felt like he was not feeling well at all.

After all... strictly speaking.

Jun Qianrou could be considered half of his official wife.