Deep in the depths of Changgui Mountain.
Here existed a particularly ancient array formation, named the Nether Grand Array.
At this moment, in front of the entrance to this Nether Grand Array, two figures sat cross-legged, both with traces of anxiety on their faces.
“Old demon, that kid has been in there for three days now and still has not come out. Do you think he might be trapped inside?”
The Ghost Demon King, whose form resembled withered wood, frowned tightly.
“This… I am not too sure either. But that kid seems quite clever. Since he had the confidence to go in, he should have the confidence to come out…”
The Black Water Old Demon also frowned. After thinking for a moment, he said, “There are still a few months left until the Holy Son Grand Competition. Let us wait a bit longer. If by then that kid still has not emerged, we will inform the two outside about the situation here. That would be considered doing our utmost.”
“Yes, let us wait a little more. Perhaps I am too anxious. After all, only three days have passed.”
The Ghost Demon King nodded.
However, just then, the array entrance ahead suddenly showed signs of activity. The pitch-black vortex-like cave entrance immediately rippled with faint spatial undulations.
This scene instantly caught the attention of the two great demons.
In the next moment, they saw a little fellow wearing a red bellyband emerge from those ripples. Behind him was Mo Fan, clad in a set of dark red armour!
“Hey! Finally out!”
The Ying Ying monster landed, looked at the two demon kings whose faces were full of shock, and could not help waving at them. Very politely, he called out, “Hello, you two old grandpas!”
“…”
The two great demons were speechless. Then they both turned to Mo Fan and said somewhat in surprise, “You… you all actually came out?”
“Sorry for keeping the two seniors waiting!”
Mo Fan cupped his hands towards the two demons and smiled. “This is not the place to talk. Let us go up and discuss further!”
“Good!”
The two demons nodded. Then they each used their methods to escape back to the surface.
Returning to the surface once more, Mo Fan discovered that it was already daylight. Upon inquiring carefully, he learned that a full three days and more had passed while he was in the Nether Dead Land.
This made Mo Fan sigh inwardly. Indeed, that gloomy ghost place was not somewhere demons should stay. Unknowingly, three days had gone by. He found it hard to imagine how Baili Qing’er and the others had endured thousands of years there. No wonder Extreme Yin and Yellow Springs were willing to risk enslavement to escape that wretched place.
Thinking of this, he could not help but think of Baili Qing’er again. At the time, he had only felt that he had subdued her through force, but now it seemed that might not necessarily be the case.
After all, Baili Qing’er was at the Ancestor realm. Even if she could not beat him, if she truly wanted to flee, he would have no way to stop her. Yet through a series of coincidences, he had successfully bound her in the end. This was somewhat too coincidental.
Regarding this, Mo Fan merely shook his head. Since it had already happened, he would not dwell on it too much.
Moreover, as long as sentient beings in the world possessed independent thought, almost all longed for freedom. So Baili Qing’er’s actions were actually understandable.
At this thought, Mo Fan recalled the Nether Ghost Ancestor once more.
Compared to Baili Qing’er’s three ghost ancestors, the Nether Ghost Ancestor’s behaviour was what truly puzzled him.
The Nether Dead Land was, after all, merely a place created by an array formation. Its area was limited, and in Mo Fan’s view, it was nothing more than a prison. He truly could not understand why the Nether Ghost Ancestor was so keen on being its ruler.
Was it simply because he did not want his freedom restricted by him?
Mo Fan did not know. Though he felt it was quite a pity, as he had missed out on an Ancestor-realm fighting force, since the other was unwilling, there was nothing he could do.
When he led the Ying Ying monster and the two great demons into the wooden hut, he opened his mouth and released Yun Rou, Bing Yi, Bing San, and even Black Cloth.
“Two seniors, allow me to introduce you. This is Princess Azure Lotus, Yun Rou. These two are her guards, Bing Yi and Bing San.
As for Black Cloth, you have met her before.”
Mo Fan smiled as he spoke, introducing everyone one by one. Then he turned to Yun Rou and said, “Yun Rou, these two are Senior Ghost and Senior Black Water. Both were invited by me from the Fengming Mountain Demon Domain to help rescue you.”
Upon hearing this, Yun Rou immediately bowed respectfully to the two demons. “Yun Rou thanks the two seniors for lending their aid in rescue!”
“Princess Azure Lotus need not be polite. To speak of it, we are ashamed. We only came at the invitation to put up appearances for Demon King Lai Bao. The one who truly rescued you was Demon King Lai Bao!”
The two great demons waved their hands in embarrassment. As powerhouses, they naturally had their own pride. Since they had not contributed much this time, they naturally would not claim credit.
“The two seniors are too modest!”
Mo Fan also cupped his hands in thanks towards the two. Regardless of anything else, their willingness to accompany him into this White Holy Mountain was already a tremendous favour, which he naturally kept in mind.
“Humph!”
“Daddy, you are biased. Are you not going to thank me?”
“If not for me, could you have escaped from that ancient array so smoothly?”
At this moment, a certain bellyband-wearing toddler pouted, tilting his head slightly upwards, all but shouting, “Hurry and praise me!”
All the cultivators present could not help but find it both amusing and exasperating. Only Yun Rou’s gaze flickered. Her willow-like brows furrowed slightly as she said, “Lai Bao, is this little child yours?”
“Uh… sort of!”
Mo Fan touched his nose.
“How come I did not know you had a child? Is this one born from you and that snake demoness, or from that rabbit demoness? Or perhaps…”
As Yun Rou spoke, she looked towards Black Cloth, who stood calmly to the side. The latter immediately looked puzzled.
Seeing this, Mo Fan’s face twitched slightly. He immediately smiled bitterly and said, “Young miss, stop guessing wildly. None of them!”
“Ah? Could it be that in the time I was trapped, you got together with yet another female demon?” Yun Rou’s eyes widened in surprise.
She thought to herself that this fellow changed demon concubines far too quickly.
“What are you thinking!”
Mo Fan rolled his eyes at the woman in exasperation.
Bing Yi timely interjected from the side, “Miss, even for us human mortals, it takes ten months of pregnancy to give birth to offspring. For demons to produce descendants is far more difficult than for humans by untold times. How could Demon King Lai Bao possibly have a child with another female demon in these short few months? And one this big already…”
As soon as Bing Yi said this, Bing San immediately turned his head away, covering his mouth to stifle a laugh.
He truly could not hold it in. He felt that their miss had now truly become lovesick, unable to grasp even the most basic logic.
Hearing this, Yun Rou could not help feeling her cheeks grow hot. At the same time, she was glad that a veil covered her face, otherwise she would probably be so embarrassed she would want to find a hole to burrow into.
However, she did not realise that her exposed ears had turned crimson, leaving even Mo Fan speechless.
What on earth was all this!
“This immortal big sister, do you also secretly want to be my little mama?”
Just as the atmosphere was rather quiet, the Ying Ying monster, this little fellow, dropped a bombshell that made Yun Rou want to flee out the door.
Fortunately, Mo Fan timely came to the rescue. He covered the little fellow’s mouth with one hand while briefly explaining his origins. Only then did Yun Rou breathe a sigh of relief.
Next, Mo Fan recounted the events in the Nether Dead Land to the two great demons. At the same time, he looked at Yun Rou and said seriously, “Once night falls, we will leave here together. With two Demon Ancestor seniors protecting us outside, even that Black Nether should be unable to do anything to us.
As long as we reach the Fengming Mountain Demon Domain, they will not dare to do anything more to you!”
However, Yun Rou shook her head and smiled bitterly. “I am afraid I cannot leave with you just yet.”
“Why?” Mo Fan immediately frowned.
“Bing Er has been captured by them. I need to rescue her as well!”
