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

Wherever the light reached, the blood-red earth disappeared, the blood-red sky vanished, the River Styx returned to normal, the sea of ​​flowers gradually disappeared, the attacks flying towards her turned into a sky full of starlight, and the magical artifacts lost control.

Even the skeletons vanished under the golden light.

Ping!

Everything returned to normal.

The cultivators in the sky immediately huddled together. The feeling that had just passed, though brief, felt like an entire year had gone by was truly terrifying.

What level of power does a true expert need to freeze everything in place without making a move?

The cultivators dared not utter a single word, let alone make a move.

They are very strong, which is why they are even more afraid.

They knew just how much power it would take to achieve that.

"Humans are born with a desire to do evil and a weak will. So God said that people must be responsible for their sins because they have been given free will, and God will remove the sin from those who sincerely repent."

Bai Qingyu feigned profundity to maintain his persona.

"Gentlemen, please return."

With her word, none of the cultivators dared to linger. It was a pity that the Desolate Skeleton had disappeared, but it was better than losing their lives there.

As they were leaving, someone asked a question.

"May I ask your name, senior?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Qingyu replied without batting an eye, "This humble monk is Master Qingfang."

The cultivators looked at each other, none of them having heard of this name before, but from today onwards they would remember it.

It turns out there's a powerful figure in the world called Ao-bozu.

After the cultivators disappeared and left the area, Bai Qingyu looked at the spider lily and spoke with a smile.

"This kind lady, how do you intend to repay the life-saving grace?"

As she spoke, she reached out and grabbed the little hand of the spider lily.

The delicate eyebrows of the red spider lily furrowed, clearly disgusted that her hand was being held by a strange man, especially a dead monk.

"I am a demon. If you take me, aren't you afraid it will corrupt your Dao heart?"

"It seems that you understand my intentions, benefactor. You should repay this life-saving grace yourself, how about it?"

"Let me go!"

The red spider lily has always liked to seduce men to nourish her flower field, but today, her "I'll commit suicide if you dare do anything" attitude is her true nature.

"Alright, I'll stop teasing you." This was Bai Qingyu's natural voice.

Her disguise was removed, and her height, which was originally a head taller than the spider lily, suddenly shrank to about the same height. Her straw hat and staff also disappeared, and her original appearance appeared in the spider lily's sight.

The spider lilies were all taken aback. "It's you?"

"How dare you talk like that? I saved you! Why don't you call me 'Auntie' and let me hear it?"

"I......"

"If you don't call them, I'm going to call those cultivators back."

The red spider lily hesitated for a moment before finally speaking, "Aunt, Aunt?"

"now it's right."

Releasing the hand of the spider lily, Bai Qingyu smiled and said, "Let's go, stop wandering, come home with me."

"Family?"

"Yes, home, a place where you can sleep peacefully, a place that is neither dark nor cold where time seems to stand still."

Did the other shore flower lower its guard against Bai Qingyu?

What do I need to give in return?

"Simple, stop trying to seduce men. Don't you think it's disgusting to use that to nourish your flowers?"

"Then my flowers..."

"Do your flowers really need their vitality as nourishment?"

“I understand, sir.”

"Don't call me 'adult,' call me 'aunt.' We're not superiors and subordinates; we're family."

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Volume 1: Chapter 171 Dongqing Punches Lin Yimiao

Having adopted so many children from the demon register, Bai Qingyu had grown accustomed to it. They were somewhat puzzled by this behavior and subconsciously thought of the price and servants involved.

She's so good to me, what do I need to give in return? What value do I possess that she would value?

Did she take me in because she saw my strength? Did she want me to become her subordinate and work for her?

There's nothing wrong with thinking this way. Having experienced the darkness of the world, when suddenly a ray of light appears before them, they're bound to think this way. After all, nothing comes for free. If something does fall from the sky, they'll suspect it's a trap, wondering if there's a knife hidden beneath that beautiful facade, ready to stab them at any moment.

The other shore flower shared the same idea, which Bai Qingyu could understand.

"You'll understand when you get back. Let's go."

Bai Qingyu transformed back into the monk he had been before, took the hand of the other shore flower, and flew into the sky, stepping on the white-gold light as he flew towards Tongzhou.

Is there any difference between life in the underworld and life in the mortal world?

In the sky, Bai Qingyu turned his head and asked.

By this time, Bi'anhua had become much less wary of Bai Qingyu. She couldn't quite understand Bai Qingyu, but her subconscious told her that this woman meant her no harm.

Besides, given the current situation, what other choice do we have but to believe her?

Upon hearing this, the other shore flower recalled, "The difference is huge. You saw the projection of the underworld just now. The real underworld is much colder than that projection. There, even time stands still."

Is that really the place where all things are reincarnated?

"Probably. I know that countless souls pass through the River Styx every day, but I have never witnessed reincarnation. Perhaps only the judge and Yama know about it."

"Then why did you come up here?"

The other shore flower glanced at Bai Qingyu, "Don't you already know?"

"But I've only been guessing. Why don't you tell me for yourself?"

"I fled there only to escape Yama, and of course, to leave that dark world. I need a lot of nutrients to feed my flowers."

She raised her hand, and a dark red spider lily appeared in her palm.

Bai Qingyu took it and sniffed it.

To be honest, the red spider lily doesn't have a very strong fragrance; it's rather plain. But this flower is unlike any other flower; it possesses a bewitching beauty.

"So lovely."

Bai Qingyu held the flower in the palm of her hand.

"But even though it looks nice, please don't do it again in the future."

"Don't you think this is interesting, Aunt?" The other flower flipped her hand and another flower appeared, almost exactly the same as the one in Bai Qingyu's hand.

“Those men always have vows on their lips. He had only met me once, yet he could say he would stay with me for life, as if he were really that devoted. But when they found out I was a monster, they wished I would die in front of them immediately.”

"Since they want to keep me company and soothe my loneliness, why not become my flower mud, turn into my nutrients, flow into my body, and provide me with a continuous source of energy?"

The more she spoke, the more intoxicated and manic her smile became, eventually transforming into her signature wicked grin, captivating and dangerous yet irresistible, drawing people deeper and deeper into her allure.

"But that's natural. Humans are afraid of death and 'monsters,' making them very weak creatures."

Hearing this, Bai Qingyu was silent for a moment, "Do you think those humans who attacked you were weak? They were human too."

"They...they are a bunch of disgusting insects."

"Right, you know it yourself. People are different. Those you kill are just ignorant mortals. They can't bring you much nourishment. Instead, they bring you danger."

"If you really want nourishment, you might as well travel the world and go to those battlefields. The corpses left after a war are so numerous that you can't even fill a hole."

Bai Qingyu returned the flower in her hand to the red spider lily and continued, "If you continue like this, it won't make much sense. What you desire in your heart doesn't need me to repeat. You yourself know yourself best."

"I......"

"Okay, don't overthink it. I can't be 100% sure that the atmosphere at home is exactly what you like, but I can assure you that it's much better than all the places you've ever been to combined, provided you can fit in."

At this point, the other shore flower clearly hesitated, showing considerable anticipation for the home Bai Qingyu had mentioned.

Bai Qingyu's idea was quite simple.

Given Higanbana's personality, you could try having her interact with Kiyohime.

One is someone who doesn't trust any man who comes into contact with her, having heard far too many useless promises.

One is a poor child who was moved by the monk and, even though he was deceived, he still fell deeply into the trap.

To be honest, Kiyohime and Higanbana are both somewhat extreme. Nothing is absolute. Higanbana, for example, only encounters mortals who are unable to resist her beauty and are momentarily blinded by lust. Of course, there are also men in the world who are sincere and do not value appearance.

The story of the red spider lily roughly describes the family's life and daily routine.

It did sound boring, with no excitement at all, but the other shore flower listened very attentively.

After listening, he didn't forget to ask a question.

"Auntie, are all the people in this house demons? Are there no humans?"

"Of course there are humans. I adopted four human cubs. Two of them, who were the first to come with me, have already left home. One is cultivating in Tianyang Palace, and the other is traveling the world."

The red spider lily nodded without speaking. She did not like humans, but she also agreed with what Bai Qingyu had just said.

People are different; not all humans are the same.

Just like that person, she was courageous and resilient. She was not afraid of her monster identity, nor was she afraid of dying.

“Those two children can only come back once every few years, and the next time they will come back is next year.”

Speaking of Dongqing and Changsheng, Bai Qingyu's tone was slightly sentimental. Recently, while raising Ya, she often reminisced about the days in the Ten Thousand Mountains. When those two little ones were first brought here, they were already this big. Life was hard back then, but quite fulfilling and satisfying.

But now there's no other way; the children have all grown up, and it's time to let go.