After learning about the current situation, Mo Fan knew that if he did not rescue Bing Er and the others, Yun Rou would probably be very unwilling to leave White Sacred Mountain with him.
What was originally a simple operation had thus become complicated.
“Two seniors, you are both aware of the matter. Perhaps I will need to trouble you both for a while longer.”
Mo Fan looked towards the Ghost Demon King and Old Black Water Demon, bowing to them respectfully. At the same time, he promised, “After this operation, if the two seniors have any needs, as long as they do not violate my Lai Bao principles for demons, this junior will certainly go through fire and water for you!”
“Demon King Lai Bao is too polite. In any case, we two old fellows have nothing else to do. Staying a bit longer is no problem.”
Seeing that Mo Fan had put it this way, the two great demons naturally would not refuse.
Through their recent actions together, they had also seen Mo Fan’s potential. Doing him such a favour was something they were happy to do. Being able to form a connection with Mo Fan could be considered a kind of indirect opportunity for them.
Although Mo Fan’s current cultivation was low, his potential was limitless. The two great demons were genuine old monsters, so they naturally saw this clearly.
Yun Rou, of course, expressed her heartfelt thanks for this.
Next, Mo Fan first placed Yun Rou, Bing Yi, and Bing San into his pouch.
For now, he did not want more people to know about rescuing them.
Of course, the main reason was that he did not want Hu Jingjing to know. Although Hu Jingjing had shown no particular behaviour at present, and Mo Fan had also planted spore toxins in her, the time was still too short. As a result, Mo Fan could not fully trust her.
Soon after, Mo Fan summoned You Er. As expected, that vixen Hu Jingjing followed along beside him.
“Great King, you were looking for me?”
You Er looked at Mo Fan with a refreshed expression, but then noticed Mo Fan frowning slightly. Mo Fan asked him in return, “Why are your dark circles so heavy?”
“Uh… I’ve been sleeping a bit late these past few days, hehe, it’s nothing serious!” You Er scratched his head awkwardly.
“Not only are the dark circles heavy, but I can see your yang energy has weakened quite a bit. Beautiful women are certainly good, but you still need to know moderation!
Otherwise, if your yang essence gets completely drained, there’ll be no saving you!”
Mo Fan spoke with a tone of disappointment, which startled You Er. He immediately stammered, “It… it won’t be that bad, right? Is it really that serious?”
“In the mortal world, there’s a saying that excessive indulgence can kill you!” Mo Fan gave the fellow a deep look and sneered, “Just look at you now. Your skinny, bony appearance, how is it any different from a rack of ribs? If you don’t properly recuperate your body and keep messing around like this!”
“Cough cough… Great King, but I’m a cultivator. I should at least be stronger than ordinary mortals, right?” You Er said awkwardly.
“Hmm, that’s true, but she’s not an ordinary mortal either. She’s a fox spirit!”
Mo Fan spoke meaningfully, which immediately made Hu Jingjing beside them blush with shame. She reached out to tug at You Er’s sleeve and whispered, “Er Lang, perhaps we should take it easy from now on. Doing it several times a day might really be bad for your health…”
Several times a day?
Everyone in the wooden cabin widened their eyes upon hearing this. Even Mo Fan could not help twitching his face slightly.
In his view, that was far too frequent…
After some idle chit-chat that served no real purpose, Mo Fan got straight to the point. He took out some tokens he had obtained from Yun Rou and asked You Er to perform divination.
The so-called tokens were life plaques. They had been created by the White Tiger Holy King when Bing Er and the others became Yun Rou’s guards. Each contained a drop of their respective essence blood, used as a medium for divination.
Although life plaques could predict the owner’s life or death, they were not absolute. In certain special arrays or environments, even the life plaques could not sense anything.
This was why Yun Rou, despite having their life plaques, could not confirm whether they were alive or dead.
However, with these life plaques, You Er’s divination became much easier.
His divination could be described as miraculous, leaving Hu Jingjing beside him staring in amazement.
Originally, Hu Jingjing had thought You Er was just a minor half-demon under Mo Fan. The reason she ultimately chose You Er was partly because of Mo Fan’s promise, and partly because she saw Mo Fan’s potential.
Although her own cultivation was not high, her judgment was very sharp. She understood that a demon like Mo Fan would surely shine brightly in the future. At that time, the little demons following him would naturally rise with the tide.
As You Er was the only subordinate Mo Fan had brought with him on this trip to White Sacred Mountain, she naturally assumed You Er was very important in Mo Fan’s eyes. In fact, that was indeed the case.
Watching You Er perform divination now, Hu Jingjing felt immensely pleased. She had never expected there would be additional benefits.
After expending two drops of essence blood, You Er finally obtained a result.
This time, he was divining Bing Er’s location. As soon as the compass needle and hexagram appeared, Hu Jingjing immediately exclaimed, “Isn’t this the forbidden area, Tongtian Ridge?”
“Forbidden area Tongtian Ridge?”
“What kind of place is it?”
Mo Fan looked at Hu Jingjing, who answered without thinking, “It’s where Old Ancestor Black Nether secluded himself. Besides that, it has another name: the ancestral ground of the Black Tiger lineage. That’s why Tongtian Ridge was designated as a forbidden area of our White Sacred Mountain!”
“Great King, I’m afraid I can’t perform another divination in the short term, or I really might die here!”
You Er’s weak voice rang out as he looked at Mo Fan with a bitter expression.
“Er Lang, you… how did you get even thinner?”
Hu Jingjing cried out in alarm upon seeing this and hurriedly went to support You Er.
“This time, you’ve done well. Go back and rest properly!”
“In the next few days, I’ll have them prepare sumptuous meals for you so you can replenish your blood.”
Mo Fan praised You Er’s contribution, then let Hu Jingjing support him back.
Hu Jingjing nodded, helped You Er up, and said gently, “Er Lang, come on, let’s go back. I’ll give you a good massage.”
Upon hearing this, You Er’s body trembled. With a bitter face and slight hesitation, he said, “Jingjing…”
“Hmm?”
“I… I want to be quiet. Why don’t you go back first!”
“This… is that appropriate?”
“It’s appropriate, of course it’s appropriate. I’m just a bit deficient in qi, it’s nothing serious.”
“Alright then.”
In the end, Hu Jingjing left reluctantly, which allowed You Er to breathe a sigh of relief.
“Not bad. Looks like you haven’t been completely blinded by lust yet. You still know to value your life!” Mo Fan teased upon seeing this.
“Great King, stop mocking me. I don’t want this either, but the way she plays is really quite inventive!”
You Er smiled bitterly. His words caused all the great demons in the room to twitch their faces in unison.
“You little bastard, get out of here!”
Mo Fan kicked the fellow’s backside in annoyance, scaring You Er into running out quickly. He had no idea why this Toad Great King had suddenly lost his temper.
Mo Fan naturally would not tell him that this was out of envy and jealousy. After all, as the dignified Great King, he himself had not yet enjoyed such pleasures. Naturally, he felt rather unhappy inside.
Since he now knew Bing Er was still trapped in Tongtian Ridge, Mo Fan was not in a hurry to rescue her. After all, that place was no kindly spot. Acting rashly would likely alert Black Nether. So, until he thought of a good plan, it was indeed unwise to move recklessly.
In the following period, Mo Fan kept his promise. He obtained many delicacies and spiritual medicines for You Er from the Purple Orchid Demon Ancestor.
At first, the Purple Orchid Demon Ancestor was somewhat impatient with Mo Fan’s endless demands. But when Mo Fan proposed these as conditions for participating in the Holy Son selection, the Purple Orchid Ancestor had no complaints. Instead, he became very proactive, delivering cultivation resources on time every day.
Of course, all these resources ultimately went into You Er’s stomach. It was essentially a “pig fattening” mode.
The fellow did not let Mo Fan down either. After half a month of gorging himself, taking medicines, and abstaining from indulgence, his rack-of-ribs frame once again bulked up to over two hundred jin!
