I am Guhuoniao, not an umbrella demon, please do not disturb me.

"How are you feeling?"

The little snake opened its eyes when it heard Bai Qingyu's voice. Looking at Bai Qingyu, its little face was full of grievance. "It hurts so much! I can't even turn over when I'm sleeping. It hurts when I lie down and it hurts when I lie on my stomach."

The little snake was covered in wounds, both on the front and back, making it difficult for her to sleep. Even now, she was suspended in mid-air by her demonic power, with a finger's width of space between her and the recliner.

"There's nothing I can do to help you. Just bear with it a little longer. Once you've recovered and the external injuries have healed, you'll be fine. At least you won't feel so much pain when you sleep."

Bai Qingyu could only express her helplessness; she had very little strength left and could not help the little snake recover.

"Okay, I'll go prepare some breakfast for you."

After Zhen Tian finished preparing breakfast, Bai Qingyu ate her own breakfast and then personally brought it to the little snake. She then sat down beside her and fed her bite by bite.

The little snake's breakfast is specially made, containing many healing herbs. It's more like taking medicine than breakfast, except the amount of medicine is about the same as breakfast, so it can be eaten as breakfast.

After she finished eating, Bai Qingyu brought over a recliner and lay down next to her, keeping her company while she basked in the sun.

"Auntie, do you think someone might take advantage of our weakness and continue to cause trouble for us?" the little snake asked, tilting its head.

"No, compared to our small Tongzhou, those people's attention should be focused on the capital right now."

Why?

"Because of the celestial signs, a child of great destiny will be born in the capital, and coincidentally, the capital is currently in turmoil."

Bai Qingyu said leisurely.

The celestial phenomena had not changed at this time, but she was already certain of what would happen in the capital and to these sects in the future.

·

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

The battle of Tongzhou attracted the attention of all sects in the world, and these sects, regardless of whether they were righteous or evil, were all somewhat shocked.

After Shuten-dōji left with the treasures of the Demon-Subduing Sect, representatives from various sects came to investigate.

They weren't there to search for the Demon Subduing Sect's treasures; something else was more important.

That was the cause of death of the four elders and the sect leader of the Demon Subduing Sect.

After conducting an on-site investigation, they were able to confirm that all five powerful individuals had died due to karmic obstacles.

Karmic obstacles are indeed terrifying, but frankly, having reached this point, they basically don't care much about them anymore. What does it matter how much karmic obstacle they have, as long as they don't undergo tribulation, nothing will happen. But what they see before them tells them that karmic obstacles can not only kill people, but also kill powerful cultivators at the Mahayana stage.

No one knows how Bai Qingyu appeared in the Demon Subduing Sect, or how he silently killed the powerful members of the Demon Subduing Sect. For five days, the sect was in a state of panic, and all the major sects, including Tianyang Palace, were reinforcing their protective mountain formations.

However, less than five days after the incident in Tongzhou ended, another situation arose.

Powerful figures from various sects noticed something: the national fortune was rising in the direction of the capital, purple aura was coming from the east, a large amount of spiritual energy was falling from the sky, and in the sky, in addition to the magnificent palaces and pavilions, dragons and phoenixes appeared in auspicious clouds.

These highly unusual changes all point to one thing—a child destined for greatness is about to be born in the capital.

With this incident, the matters concerning Tongzhou and the Demon Subduing Sect were quickly forgotten, and all the major sects turned their attention to the capital.

Whether they are righteous or demonic, no matter how tragic the events in Tongzhou are, it has nothing to do with their interests. The destruction of the Demon Subduing Sect will have no impact on anything, and they wouldn't be foolish enough to go to Tongzhou to cause trouble for the Divine Phoenix at this time.

But the chosen ones in the capital are different.

This is a real benefit.

Such great fortune, if one's own sect could benefit from it and produce one or more peerless geniuses, or help a powerhouse who is stuck in a certain realm break through, it would be a chance for the sect to turn its fortunes around.

Even if we assume that our sect didn't manage to benefit from the good fortune, we absolutely cannot let the chosen one fall into the hands of the demonic sect.

In an instant, various sects sent people to the scene, with Tianyang Palace and Tianjiao directly getting involved.

Under normal circumstances, sects should not interfere in mortal affairs.

Unless it is an emergency.

A large number of talented and powerful figures from various sects flocked to the capital, but they did not directly intervene. Their main purpose was to find the chosen one with great destiny, and they were not very interested in the various factions within the imperial court.

For a time, the capital was in complete chaos.

Who is the chosen one? Is it someone from within the court, a commoner, or a child born into a noble family? No one knows. It's impossible to test them one by one, because the capital is currently in the final stages of preparation, and the contest between the Imperial Advisor Xu Yuanqing and some old-school officials has reached its climax.

·

Bai Qingyu didn't want to know what was going on in the capital.

At this moment, she was flying in the sky above Shangchuan Prefecture. As soon as she entered the territory of Shangchuan Prefecture, the connection of the aura gave her the illusion that she was omnipotent within Shangchuan Prefecture.

A thought suddenly appeared above the red spider lily.

Outside that town, the chosen one, Ya, lay lifeless in the embrace of the spider lily.

She died, she died because of a promise.

Shangchuan Prefecture had suffered from a severe drought for months. Ya's subordinates, who prioritized the people's welfare and refused to plunder their possessions, were almost all starving. With no rain, the crops failed completely. To make matters worse, the imperial court had taken notice and recently dispatched troops to suppress them.

The drought was not caused by Bai Qingyu absorbing the fortune of Shangchuan Prefecture. This situation had already occurred before she arrived, but it worsened after she absorbed the fortune of Shangchuan Prefecture.

After days of fighting against the imperial army, his soldiers were too weak to eat and suffered heavy casualties.

In order to save them, Aya, as the leader, stepped forward and made a deal with the sirens who had taken over the river.

Bai Qingyu appeared in front of Biyanhua and Ya.

She ignored the other shore flower's gaze and wariness, and instead looked at Ya, who was now a ghost.

The two locked eyes, and Ya quickly recognized Bai Qingyu.

Isn't this the goddess from that day?

Ya thought so.

"I'm not here to fulfill a promise; the time isn't right yet. I'm here to see you off on your final journey. Is there anything you haven't wished for?"

Bai Qingyu spoke calmly.

Ya was taken aback by what she heard, recalling the strange things Bai Qingyu had said to her after he caught her that day.

She simply plopped down on the spot, looking at the nearly completely dried-up river not far away. She reached out and took off her helmet, placing it beside her, her eyes filled with emotion.

The surroundings were a vast expanse of white; Bai Qingyu had used a barrier to separate the ghosts of the other shore flower and Ya.

"My wish...May I ask if you are a deity?"

You can understand it that way.

"Gods and immortals, if only I were a god or immortal, perhaps everything would be different, perhaps I could save them."

Ya, a woman, had a face more weathered than that of a soldier who had endured many hardships.

"Have immortals ever drunk bone broth? It's the most unpalatable and painful food in the entire world. But only by drinking it can we survive. I forced them to drink such a disgusting thing by pressing their heads down, and one of them actually cried."

“His name is Zhuzi. He came out with me from Shanhe Town. He was only sixteen years old. That day, he held up a bowl of bone broth and asked me, ‘Chief, Yangzi died to save us. How can we treat him like this? How can I swallow this?’ I didn’t answer him. Instead, I slapped him.”

"I said, stop talking nonsense. If you want to live, you'd better drink it all up and then live a good life."

Ya's eyes were filled with pain as she pressed one hand to her helmet and gazed into the distance.

"When I led them out, I told them that we were not rebelling, but simply going to the capital to ask the Emperor and the high and mighty Imperial Preceptor why they were being treated this way."

"And gradually, I began to understand everything. My blood stopped being so hot. I lost my ideals because I didn't want to go to the capital or find the Emperor anymore. I just wanted my subordinates to survive, nothing more."

"Then, I found this woman."

“I had heard long ago that a beautiful monster had appeared in the Shangchuan River. When I found her and saw her, I knew she was definitely not human. I stared at her intently, but she wasn’t shy at all. Instead, she smiled gently.”

"She probably thought I looked stupid and ridiculous."

"Before she killed me, I asked her if she could spare my men and let them fetch some water so they could live. In return, I would give her my life."

Ya recounted her past word by word. She knew she was dead. Bai Qingyu initially thought she was talking so much because she thought he was a soul-reaping messenger, as if she were recalling the past.

However, Ya's last words made Bai Qingyu understand her true meaning.

"Didn't the immortal say that you borrowed something from me? I don't care about that thing or what it is, I don't want it anymore, and I don't need the immortal to return it to me. I only ask that the immortal save their lives."

All that has been said has been a setup for this sentence from beginning to end.

Ya wanted her men to live, to live well.

For this, she could beg a demon of the other shore flower, or she could beg Bai Qingyu, a stranger she had only met twice.

She would risk her life to grasp at any straw that might be a lifeline.

After she finished speaking, she saw Bai Qingyu walk over and stand in front of her.

With just a light clap of his hands, a muffled boom echoed in the sky, dark clouds gathered, and a torrential downpour began.

Ya's eyes widened. She wanted to say something to thank Bai Qingyu, but she saw Bai Qingyu come up to her and extend a hand to her.

"This rain is the power I borrowed from you. It wasn't me who saved them, but you."

Ya was taken aback, and subconsciously took Bai Qingyu's hand, seeing Bai Qingyu give her a faint, heartwarming smile.

"I will return this power to you, but it will have to wait until later."

"I've come to see you off on your final journey, and also to prepare for our next meeting. I look forward to our next meeting, Your Highness."

"But the next time we meet, we might be mother and daughter."

"So there's no need to thank me. Helping my daughter fulfill her wish is just a normal thing, isn't it?"

Bai Qingyu's words completely stunned Ya. She seemed to understand, yet she also seemed not to understand.

Does she mean that she will be reincarnated as her daughter...?

That sounds pretty good.

After witnessing the torrential rain, Ya's ghost had her wish fulfilled. Unable to utter a sound, her entire body slowly faded, transforming into a shower of golden light. Still holding Bai Qingyu's hand, she vanished from the world.

As she was leaving, you could tell from her lip movements that she was saying something.

Thank you.

The leader of Kamikawa, Aya, a child who didn't even have a surname, disappeared completely.

The next time she returns, she will be the Ninth Princess of the Great Spirit Realm.

After dispelling the barrier, Bai Qingyu looked at the spider lily sitting under the tree, shrouded in the heavy rain.

"I've already sent her soul away; you can deal with her remains as you see fit."

Bai Qingyu's figure slowly disappeared into the rain, and she also started playing the mysterious trick, leaving behind a sentence.