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

In the past two years, if Bai Qingyu hadn't tried her best to stop it, the spider lilies would have turned the entire courtyard into a sea of ​​flowers. Even though she stopped it, most of the courtyard, especially the backyard, was still planted with flowers. Only the lotus pond and the usual activity areas were unaffected.

Therefore, the spider lily couldn't contain her sea of ​​flowers, making it easy for Bai Xiaoya to destroy it.

The flowers in her hand were snatched away. Bai Xiaoya pouted, and her big eyes were almost wavy with grievance. At this moment, the other shore flower squatted down, patted the little girl's head, and with a flip of its hand, produced a flower that was even more bright and beautiful than the previous two.

"I already told you not to pick the flowers in the yard. If you want flowers, you can ask me for some. I have lots of bright and beautiful flowers here."

Bai Xiaoya's face instantly brightened, and she took the spider lily flower given to her by her chubby little hands, sweetly saying in her soft voice, "Thank you, sister."

The other shore flower already knows Xiaoya's true identity. It can be said that the person who dotes on Xiaoya the most in the entire Divine Phoenix Residence is not Bai Qingyu, but her.

Furthermore, the other shore flower took the initiative to find Bai Qingyu and said that after Xiaoya grows up and becomes empress, she will go to the palace and stay by Xiaoya's side to assist her.

Holding the flowers, Bai Xiaoya happily ran towards Bai Qingyu with her short legs, wanting to show Bai Qingyu the little flowers in her hand. However, before she could reach Bai Qingyu, she tripped over her left foot and fell straight down face down.

Just then, Zhen passed by and grabbed the little girl's clothes.

"Be careful."

"Okay, I understand, Sister Zhen."

He steadied himself and continued jogging towards Bai Qingyu until he reached her.

Holding the flower stem in her small hands, she placed it in front of Bai Qingyu. "Mother, look! This is a spider lily that Sister Spider Lily gave to Xiaoya."

"Yes, it's really beautiful."

After showing it to Bai Qingyu, she skipped and hopped to the kitchen. Soon, the little girl's soft voice rang out from the kitchen, "Mother, look! Flowers!"

A little girl has two mothers; everyone is used to it.

They all turned a blind eye to Bai Qingyu and Zhen Tian's relationship. When the two started getting affectionate, they all learned to pretend they didn't see it, so as not to embarrass them.

Kiyohime took the embroidery back, saying, "Auntie, have you decided when you're leaving?"

"Maybe in a week," Bai Qingyu replied after thinking for a moment.

Kiyohime's eyes showed a hint of disappointment, and she felt a little sad.

She had long been accustomed to Bai Qingyu's presence in her life, and now that they were suddenly parting ways, she felt reluctant to leave. It was as if something very important was missing from her heart, leaving her feeling empty.

She could have left with Bai Qingyu, but she thought better of it.

She thought about it seriously for a long time, and finally decided to stay and open a shop with Xiaodie, because she really didn't want to contact the outside world anymore, nor did she want to travel the world. She just wanted to live a peaceful and stable life, and a simple life was fine too.

Also staying are the spider lily, the tamamo-no-Mae, and the poisonous bird.

The red spider lily wanted to stay by Bai Xiaoya's side, but ultimately gave up on the idea.

Having finally found a home, she didn't want to go anywhere else.

Unlike Kiyohime, she didn't go herself, and she also wanted to persuade Bai Qingyu not to go either.

Why can't you stay at home and enjoy life? Why do you have to go out and suffer? You'll never know how precious this kind of life is until you've been to the underworld. It's priceless.

"Auntie, you must be careful. The outside world is so chaotic."

"Yes, don't worry. And don't be sad, I'll come back often, at least once a year."

Bai Qingyu glanced at everything familiar in the courtyard. "I don't think it will last very long. After I've found all the demons in the Demon Book, or after I'm completely tired of it, I'll come back and stay. Life will continue until the end of time. Believe me."

It's not that she's a "scumbag." Her main purpose in going out was to find the demons in the demon register, and also to see the outside world. After all, she wanted Miketsu and Xiaoyao to grow up. Anyway, home was always there, and Shuten-dōji was still here watching over them.

So once she has finished everything, once the great calamity has ended, and once Bai Xiaoya becomes empress, everything will return to its current state.

To be honest, if possible, Bai Qingyu would like to bring all her family members along to see the outside world. However, she also respects everyone's choice. If they don't want to go out and wander together, then staying at home is just as good. They can take care of each other and run Xiaodie's tailor shop together.

While Bai Qingyu was still sighing, something suddenly jumped in from outside. It was a gray fox the size of a tiger, with a huge bell tied around its neck with a thick red rope. Every step it took made a clear bell sound.

The focus is not on the decorations on the fox, but on the two little girls riding on it.

The fox named Xiaoli easily leaped into the yard, the large bell around its neck jingling. Yuzhanjin and Xiaoyao tumbled off the fox's back, their hands full of random trinkets, all bought from the market outside.

"Auntie, I'm back!"

Yuzhan Jin held several strings of candied hawthorns in her hand and handed one string to everyone in the courtyard.

"Mom, look, this is what I bought for you."

Xiao Yao took out a bracelet with small peach blossoms carved from wood.

"You even know to buy me gifts, Xiao Yao has grown up." Bai Qingyu smiled and patted the little guy's head.

Two years have passed, and Xiao Yao has grown up a bit, looking like a ten-year-old girl, just like Yuzhan Jin next to her.

"Hehehe, of course."

Bai Qingyu put down what she was doing, took a bite of the candied hawthorn, and said, "Mizuki, your little raccoon won't lead you guys astray, will it?"

"No, Little Tanuki is very well-behaved."

As soon as Miketsu finished speaking, the little raccoon came over, crawled down and rubbed its head against Bai Qingyu's leg, as if accusing Miketsu of being cruel to it.

The little raccoon has grown incredibly fast in the past two years, becoming several sizes larger. Before, it could at least be held by Miketsu, but now it's taller than a person when it stands up.

The downside of growing taller was that it was completely treated as Miketsu's mount, and she didn't even let it sleep on the bed anymore, preparing a separate nest for it in the room.

Yu Zhuan Jin stood on tiptoe and hugged Bai Qing Yu from behind. "Auntie, look, we're leaving soon, right? Then Xiao Li can take me, Xiao Yao, and Xiao Ya with us."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qingyu thought about it carefully and realized that it did make sense.

She and Zhentian could walk forever, but the three little ones couldn't. They would get tired after walking for a while, so it would be good for Xiaoli to carry them.

"Hmm, that's a good idea."

And so, a week passed in the blink of an eye.

Bai Qingyu had already packed all her things, storing them in various storage rings.

Now that she has money, she no longer needs to carry a book box around. A few rings or storage bags can hold all her belongings.

A group of people stood in front of the door. Just as Miketsu had said, the three little ones rode on the back of the pitiful little raccoon, while Bai Qingyu and Zhentian were saying goodbye to everyone.

This parting is now, and I don't know when we'll meet again.

Please vote for me, I'm begging you!

Volume Two: The Journey Through the Demon Book - Chapter Two: The Noodle Shop

"Auntie, please be careful on the road. We'll be waiting for you at home."

In front of the Divine Phoenix Residence, Qingji held Bai Qingyu's hand tightly, unwilling to let go. For the past week, she had been telling herself to be happy when Bai Qingyu left, not to cry or be sad, so that even if her aunt was leaving, she wouldn't feel sad.

But when the time really came, I just couldn't control my emotions.

Her eyes reddened, and tears were faintly visible.

With Bai Qingyu gone, it's uncertain how long it will be before we see each other again.

"Don't worry, it's alright, trust your aunt." Bai Qingyu could only comfort her softly like this.

His gaze then turned to Xiaodie and Biyanhua, "Go back, no need to see me off. After I leave, take good care of yourselves. If anyone comes to harass you, just go find Shuten-dōji and use the communication talisman I gave you."

After leaving, Bai Qingyu thought to himself that those cultivators outside must have nothing better to do than cause trouble here. Targeting Xiaodie and the others would not only bring them no benefit, but would also only make them targets of his own. Why bother creating a life-or-death relationship with him for no reason? They were just making trouble for themselves.

But this world can never be viewed with normal eyes; it is completely illogical. Perhaps it came to Shenhuangju to cause trouble, either for revenge or because it feared the world was not chaotic enough.

Precisely because of this concern, Bai Qingyu meticulously set up a barrier at the Divine Phoenix Residence. This barrier was even connected to the national fortune of the Great Spirit. As long as he did not manually remove it, it would never disappear. Moreover, it was more than enough to withstand some Void Refinement stage cultivators, and it could also barely hold on for a while when the Integration stage arrived, until Jiu Tun came over.

As for Mahayana, there's really nothing that can be done. Once you reach that level of cultivation, no barrier can withstand it.

“Xiaodie, I’ve always told you that people need to be self-reliant and have enough to eat and wear by themselves. That’s why I’ve been training you to make clothes all these years, for today and for the future.”

Xiaodie was not very noticeable at home. She had been a poor child since she was a child. Before she met Bai Qingyu, she often didn't know where her next meal would come from. Even when her mother died, no one helped to bury her.

It wasn't until Bai Qingyu appeared in her life that everything changed.

So she works hard every day to learn how to make clothes.

She knew that Bai Qingyu didn't want anything, and even if she did, she couldn't give it to her. She could only make her own life better and better, and then use the money she earned to help children outside who were like her when she was a child.

"aunt."

Xiao Die suddenly threw herself into Bai Qingyu's arms and cried heartbrokenly.

"Xiaodie won't let you down..."

"You've never let me down." Bai Qingyu hugged her and patted her back.

Xiaodie is quiet at home and sits in her usual spot making clothes every day. Even so, she is an indispensable member of the family, just like everyone else. It can be said that the clothes worn by Bai Qingyu, Bai Xiaoya, Qingji and Bi'anhua are all designed and made by Xiaodie.

Bai Qingyu released Xiaodie and took one last look at the spider lily and Tamamo-no-Mae.

"Flower, I hope you will always maintain this attitude towards life and protect everyone. If you encounter bad people, turn them into flower mud."

"I know, don't worry."

The red spider lily is not the kind of demon that doesn't know how to repay kindness. Bai Qingyu gave her the life she wanted and made an exception to let her become a member of the family, so she will not let Bai Qingyu down.

Bai Qingyu didn't say anything to Tamamo-no-Mae, she just nodded. She didn't need to say anything, Tamamo-no-Mae would understand.

Unlike all the other children in the family, Tamamo-no-Mae's bond with this family is probably the weakest, but no matter what, she is still one of the children.

In fact, he already has seven tails, and his strength is at least at the Void Refinement stage if not the Integration stage.

Tamamo-no-Mae nodded, indicating that he understood.

Finally, there's Zhen, the exquisitely beautiful white-haired girl who looks like a doll.

At home, she was much like Xiaodie; she didn't like to talk and mostly sat in a tree with a pitiful snake in her mouth.

Approaching Zhen, Bai Qingyu suddenly reached out and touched the corner of her mouth, gently pushing it upwards, causing Zhen to smile. "You can smile more often when you have nothing to do. A smile is the most beautiful thing."

Bai Qingyu released her hand, and Zhen gave a somewhat forced smile. "Mm."

"Okay, it's fine if you don't want to laugh, as long as you're happy."

Will Auntie come back often?

"Of course it is. This is home. No matter how vast the outside world is, it is never home. You should understand that."

That's how Zhen was back then, wandering aimlessly outside, much like Zhen Tian. She didn't know where to go or where her home was, facing the vast world, yet she felt no sense of belonging.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Bai Qingyu was about to leave.

There was no bookcase taller than her; it was like a walking shelf.