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

“From then on, the village seemed to be cursed. Every few days, villagers who went out to fish would die at sea. Then people would say that they had angered the sea god, and under the leadership of the village chief, people would pray to the god.”

“The old man who raised me also passed away, and I witnessed everything from his shoulders.”

"The villagers' prayers were answered. The sea god really gave them a son of the gods. After the son of the gods was born, the village did indeed have fewer accidents, and no one died tragically at sea anymore."

“One day, this son of God found me and told me to leave quickly because I was cursed. If I didn’t leave, not only would I die, but everyone in the fishing village would die. He told me to go to the human world and find my mother.”

"And then?" Bai Qingyu asked when he saw that Zhen had stopped.

"Then, then I came out. At that time, I had just taken human form."

Bai Qingyu nodded thoughtfully. The story sounded very simple, and there didn't seem to be any dramatic events in the process. The poison didn't kill the old man who raised her, nor did it implicate the old man because of the villagers who were poisoned.

Is the fishing village you mentioned very far from here?

"It's quite far. If we fly back at full speed without stopping, it will take at least a day."

Did he say what the curse on you was?

“It’s the poison in my body.” As she spoke, Zhen raised her sleeve. Because she was wearing her own feathered robe instead of the dress Bai Qingyu had given her, the emerald green fairy dress looked vibrant and beautiful. “These feathers are indeed a curse.”

Because of her feathers, Zhen had no friends. She was like this when she left the fishing village, and she was like this from a young age. The old man had told her since she was a child that she should stay away from others and not let others get close to her.

"Bright red mushrooms, vibrant blue jellyfish, striped sea snakes, and my own feathers—colorful things always seem to carry deadly poison, so everyone keeps their distance from me. I've gotten used to it; I've always, always been alone..."

“Yes.” Bai Qingyu took her small hand. “Besides being dangerous, Xianyan is also very lonely.”

“I…” Zhen lowered her eyes. Bai Qingyu was right. Besides being dangerous, Xianyan was also very lonely.

“You are all the same, not just you, but also the same as the real youkai. So I thought, if I could bring all you lonely youkai together, you wouldn’t be lonely anymore.”

Whether it's a true celestial being or a poisonous bird, they are born and raised in the world, and there is only one of them. They are destined to be very lonely. This is also absolutely related to the environment of the world. When they appear in the human world, they are either killed or captured.

It's true that these kinds of monsters are difficult to get along with, but they often have one thing in common: they are trustworthy.

"Thank you, I never thought I would have this day."

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Your curse is your poison, so what does that have to do with finding your mother?"

The swing swayed limply as Zhen spoke softly, "The Son of God told me that my curse will only be lifted after I find my mother, and only then can I return to the village."

Zhen Tian poured Bai Qingyu a cup of tea, but Bai Qingyu took it and took a sip before spitting it all out. This wasn't because Zhen Tian's tea-making skills were bad, but purely because of Zhen's words.

The curse is lifted once the mother is found.

At first glance, it seems like there's no problem. Most people would think that the mother of the poisonous bird is just an older one, so she must have a way to control the toxins in her body. Wouldn't that break the curse?

Bai Qingyu knew more information than the average person. For example, he knew that strange beasts did not have biological parents, so Zhen had found a lonely place to stay.

That's not entirely true; in a sense, she may very well have already succeeded...

Let's put aside the issue of mothers for now and just focus on cursing this one.

If the curse was the poison in her body, does that mean the curse has been lifted? She had Zhen hide her feather robe and then took the pill given to her by Feng Yuan. The poison on her surface disappeared immediately, and an ordinary person wouldn't be poisoned if they came into contact with her.

So... isn't this the lifting of the curse?

Now let's return to the topic of mothers. First, there was the Demon King who appeared in a dream to recognize his relatives, and now there is the Poisonous Beast who went out to find its mother. Who says that a mother must be a biological mother? Can't a foster mother be one?

Thinking of this, Bai Qingyu's eyes became even stranger.

Could it really be such a coincidence?

Upon closer reflection, it is indeed quite a coincidence; the chance encounter between Zhen and her seemed to have been pre-arranged.

"Hey, Zhen, there's something I feel I need to tell you. I've already mentioned your identity. We're all born of nature, meaning we don't have a biological mother. You are, I am, and so is Zhentian. If you don't believe me, think back to when you were born. Was there anyone to take care of you?"

Bai Qingyu looked embarrassed. "The curse you mentioned, I think it has been lifted a few days ago."

Noticing Zhen's gaze, Bai Qingyu quickly added, "These words weren't said by me, but by that so-called Son of God from your village."

It's quite awkward. Although Bai Qingyu is doing the work of a biological mother, it doesn't mean she wants to be a mother. Even her close relatives, like Dong Qing and Chang Sheng, can only call her aunt, not mother.

"Well, don't be too embarrassed. Even the Son of God isn't omnipotent. If he were that powerful, would he have let you out? He must have made a mistake. How about this, it only takes about half a day to fly there anyway. I'll take you back to see it in a few months."

Zhen hesitated, wanting to say something but then stopped herself. She had meant to say it was nothing and not to worry about it, but seeing Bai Qingyu's awkwardness, she felt that this aunt was much cuter than she had imagined.

"Then, I'll have to trouble you, Auntie," Zhen smiled.

As a little incident, it was the first time Bai Qingyu had ever seen this girl smile.

It was truly embarrassing. At that moment, Bai Qingyu wished she could immediately go over and grab that Son of God to ask him what nonsense he was spouting.

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Volume 1: Chapter 84 The Magical Fishing Village

Having learned about Zhen's past, Bai Qingyu decided to take her back to see her. They could stay there after the drought was over and also see what kind of person this so-called "Child of God" really was. In a sense, this guy's predictions were quite accurate, except that Zhen had found her aunt instead of her biological mother.

After finishing that conversation, Bai Qingyu changed the subject and began to talk about her past.

This finally made Zhen understand why she liked adopting children so much.

After things calmed down, Bai Qingyu kept a close eye on the movements of all the cultivators in the county town after killing the three disciples of the Demon Subduing Sect. He was worried that some elders or other people from the Demon Subduing Sect might come to investigate. He observed for a month and only felt relieved after confirming that no one had noticed.

"This should be done like this, cut it shorter here. Look carefully, first like this, then like this." A month later, Bai Qingyu began to formally teach Xiaodie how to make clothes. This was her talent, and she would make a living from it in the future.

Bai Qingyu took the fabric and used a needle, thread and scissors to do some simple work, and the basic shape of a garment was taken out. She carefully taught him where to sew and where to cut.

Xiaodie opened her eyes wide and stared intently. Compared to reading, she preferred making clothes. After teaching her for only a few days, Bai Qingyu realized how strong her talent was. Needlework is simple and easy to learn, but it is difficult to master. In just a few days, the little girl got the hang of it and became more and more proficient.

People aren't afraid of lacking talent; what they're afraid of is lacking talent and not wanting to work hard. Xiaodie is the opposite. She has talent but works incredibly hard, even sewing and mending clothes by lamplight at night.

The night sky was dotted with stars, and a full moon hung high. Bai Qingyu lay on the roof, with Zhen Tian lying on her left and Zhen on her right. At a glance, all three of them were birds.

After more than a month of getting along, Zhen's guard was down, but her expression remained indifferent, mainly because that was her personality. She had no friends since childhood, or rather, no family. If she were just an ordinary wild animal, all she would have to do all day was fill her stomach. But she awakened her intelligence very early.

Once you gain intelligence, you have more thoughts in your mind. Besides filling your stomach, you feel that your surroundings are too lonely. You see the children in the fishing village playing and laughing, but you don't even have anyone to talk to.

"It hasn't rained for over a month; the drought has arrived." Bai Qingyu placed his wings and hands behind his head, gazing at the bright moon in the sky.

“In recent years, instead of war and chaos, there have been all sorts of disasters, such as floods and droughts. Some people told me that the world would be in chaos in the future, and I didn’t really believe it at first, but now I believe it more and more.”

"Is the chaos in the world between humans and demons?" Zhen turned her head to look at Bai Qingyu's profile.

"I don't know either, but it's definitely related to the demon race."

“When I lived in the fishing village, the old man who adopted me also adopted another demon, a wolf demon. This guy would shout every day that he wanted to seek justice for the demon race. He liked to go out and cause trouble for human cultivators. Every time he came back, he was covered in wounds.”

Zhen lay down in Bai Qingyu's posture, her tone full of emotion, "It gathered a lot of little monsters, called itself the Wolf King, and wanted me to join, but I wasn't interested. However, that group of monsters is indeed very interesting."

Are they very powerful?

"Not really. The Wolf King is about the same strength as me, maybe a little stronger."

Bai Qingyu remained silent. It was indeed interesting that a little demon who had barely reached the Golden Core stage dared to say that he wanted to seek justice for the demon race. She neither disliked nor wanted to laugh at him. He was weak, but he dared to do it. Whether he lived or died in the end, at least he had tried.

"True Heaven".

"I'm here." While admiring the moon, Zhen Tian turned her head after hearing Bai Qingyu's voice, and their eyes met.

Would you like to go to the beach?

"seaside?"

"Yes, it's the small fishing village that Zhen mentioned."

"Okay, whatever you say, I'll go wherever you go." Zhen Tian said softly. After being so close to Bai Qingyu, she first looked away, her cheeks slightly flushed.

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During this drought, Bai Qingyu decided to bury her head in the sand like an ostrich. Once she left, she would pretend she hadn't seen anything. There was no point in staying any longer. So many cultivators in Tianyang Palace couldn't do anything to her, so what could a bird demon like her do?

As a demon, even if she saves people, she will only be seen as having ulterior motives. When human cultivators arrive, a single sentence like "How dare this demon harm people!" will negate everything she has done.

Of course, she didn't want to save people; she only wanted to save those children who were starving and had no choice but to sell themselves cheaply by sticking grass in their hair.

The next day, Bai Qingyu packed her things, called Xiao Die, and left without hesitation.

I had already decided that since the drought was starting to start anyway, I might as well leave sooner rather than later.

Carrying a large book box on her back—the little snake was too big for a regular book box to fit her—she went out with Zhen Tian and Zhen.

This family of four looked like the eldest sister leading the second sister and the third and fourth sisters. No one knew where their parents were; all that could be seen was the eldest sister carrying their belongings as she walked away. A local bully stared wide-eyed at them; apart from the youngest, Little Butterfly, all three bird demons had figures and appearances that made his mouth water.

He secretly followed Bai Qingyu and his group out of the city with his two underlings, his heart burning with restlessness.

Seeing that they had moved away from the crowd, the bully rubbed his hands together, thinking that heaven was on his side and that since no one was around, he could just do it on the spot.

Then they saw Bai Qingyu and Zhen revert to their original forms, one a crane demon and the other an eagle demon.

Two beautiful young girls transformed right in front of him. The bully leader was glared at by Bai Qingyu and immediately fainted. In the end, he was carried back to the city with great difficulty by the two girls. From that day on, the people in the city discovered that the bully Li had been scared into a fool. Some people said that he had encountered a monster and others said that his life force had been sucked. But in the end, it was a good thing and people applauded.

In the sky, Bai Qingyu held Zhen Tian and Xiao Die in his arms, with a book box in his mouth.

Flying leisurely and unhurriedly, trailing long black and white feathers, it soars through the sky like a black and white phoenix in the style of an ink painting, elegant and noble. No one would believe that its appearance is not that of an auspicious beast.

This flight speed is less than 70% of Bai Qingyu's full-speed flight. There's no other way; Zhen Fei is leading the way, and Bai Qingyu's strength is still very weak, so she can't fly fast.

Of course, this is only relative; the actual speed is already quite fast. According to Zhen, if they keep flying like this, they can reach the small fishing village by the sea by night.

"Speaking of which, when you transformed, didn't you retain any parts of your demon body?"

Bai Qingyu flew to Zhen's side and asked.

That's when she noticed a problem: Zhen seemed different from both Zhen and Zhentian. Zhen was a completely human, without any of the characteristics of a demon. Especially her hands; both Zhen and Zhentian had issues with their hands—they had wings.

Since Zhen is also a bird demon, why doesn't she retain any distinctive features?

"It seems not, do feathers count?"

"Feathers don't count, you can take them back, can't you?"

"Then that should be the case. This situation should be quite common. Some monsters are directly in human form." Zhen was puzzled. Wasn't this how all the monsters she knew transformed? Some monsters weren't even beasts; they were born with human-like appearances, only with some features different from humans.

"It's just a human form, meaning it doesn't have a physical body?"

This time it was Bai Qingyu's turn to be shocked and confused. In her mind, demons were just monsters, and human form was just a transformation. They all had a physical body. Birds, beasts, fish, shrimp, and even trees and flowers had no physical body and were just people. So what kind of demons were they? They should just be called a branch of the human race.

"Yes, they don't have a physical form. The biggest difference between them and humans is that they have the characteristics of monsters. I thought Sister Zhentian was like that too."

"No, she has a real body. Where did you see this one?" After the initial shock and confusion, a deep curiosity followed.

The world is vast, and Bai Qingyu dares not claim to be particularly knowledgeable. She is just a little demon who has only been in human form for a little over ten years. The fact that she is called "aunt" every day is due to special circumstances. If it were a non-beast demon who had risen through the ranks step by step, let alone "aunt," calling her "little girl" would not be appropriate.