In the frigid lands, after my exile, I began to slay demons and monsters.

Chapter 289 Threat

Ten translucent white masks automatically rose into the air and hovered above Ning Xiaoxi's head.

Ning Xiaoxi looked at the handsome face that appeared in the middle of the mask with a grim expression. "Don't just show up like that, okay? Do you want me to die even faster?"

Xia Zhiyin looked at Ning Xiaoxi with a righteous expression, "Haven't you done what you promised me? It's been two months already."

Ning Xiaoxi weighed the materials she had already collected in her hand. "I'm already on my way. I can't fly, so even if you rush me, I have to take it one step at a time!"

"You're quite useful! Looks like you've collected all the materials." Xia Zhiyin's eyes sparkled. "Tianxian spent a month in the Hundred Thousand Mountains and still couldn't find the Gu King, but you found it?"

C, having been tricked into revealing information, said, "Don't get me into trouble. I only found an ordinary Gu King. You don't know that Lord Tianxian went on a killing spree in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. I was only able to keep my life because of Lord Tianji. How could I dare to steal food from him?"

Xia Zhiyin wore a playful smile. "Tianji has been sent to Jingzhou. Without any backing, do you really dare to return to the capital?"

Ning Xiaoxi looked at him irritably, "Aren't you my backer? If you don't want your sister's body, then let me die."

"Haha! Little girl, don't be so temperamental! You're working for me, so of course I'll protect you."

Ning Xiaoxi didn't believe a word he said. "The Jade Spring has turned black, and the Dragon's Birth Jade Marrow is almost gone. In short, of the four materials, only the Thousand-Year-Old Lightning-Struck Wood is still a complete piece. I can't guarantee whether it can be used!"

Xia Zhiyin finally couldn't hold back any longer, "Can these tattered pieces really rebuild Nüba's physical body?"

Ning Xiaoxi rolled her eyes. "You're asking me? You gave me this recipe."

Xia Zhiyin was short of breath. "Don't rush back yet. Let me look for other remedies."

"What do you mean?" Ning Xiaoxi protested. "It was originally my spoils, but you tricked me out of it, and I've already let it go. I even accepted that I did all that work for free. Why is this never going to end?"

Xia Zhiyin clicked her tongue. "Your elder brother is a talented man. I've already brought him back to the capital."

Ning Xiaoxi's hand landed on the nearest white mask, and a series of "crack" sounds came from it, indicating that the white mask was beginning to collapse.

"You dare, you little brat!" Xia Zhiyin's anger soared.

"You dare to touch my brother?" Ning Xiaoxi's gloomy voice was filled with boundless rage, and her spiritual power, like a blade, pierced through the vortex of the white mask and aimed at that heroic face.

Xia Zhiyin hurriedly took a few steps back, his clothes were torn by a sharp blade, and a few drops of blood spurted out. "I let him join the sect of the Celestial Master Pavilion, and he is doing very well now."

Ning Xiaoxi's face remained gloomy.

The sharp blades in front of Xia Zhiyin dissipated one after another. Unable to reveal his Celestial Master attribute within the Prince's residence, it was still somewhat difficult to dodge these blades using only his agility. "I'm merely opening up a direct path to heaven for him. Why are you being so cautious?"

Ning Xiaoxi's cold voice was devoid of any emotion, "We are different from you, we don't have such lofty ambitions. After I give you the things, I will take my brother back to the North."

"Why bother?" Xia Zhiyin moved closer again. "Help me seize this world, and we can rule it together, can't we?"

Xiao Jiu's large head rose behind Ning Xiaoxi's head, and boundless darkness spread, penetrating the mask space and heading straight for Xia Zhiyin.

Xia Zhiyin's expression changed drastically, and his eyes became serious. "Zhu Jiuyin! You are still alive."

"Hmph, you little blood-drinking monster, you're getting worse and worse. It seems that the prosperity of the human race has blinded you."

Xia Zhiyin finally became serious. "Since neither our demon race nor our human race can stand on their own, then we will use the bodies of humans to establish ourselves in the world. It is all for the sake of survival, so why care about the form?"

Xiao Jiu opened her eyes, the light of day illuminating both the inner and outer spaces. "We were never meant to be on the same path, there's no need to force it. But you're chasing after your Third Prince, and I'm following my Ning Xiaoxi. If you dare to ruin my plans, we'll fight to the death!"

Xia Zhiyin looked solemnly at Ning Xiaoxi, whose eyes were slightly closed. "Hehe, it seems I underestimated this girl! She suddenly found herself such a powerful backer."

As Xiao Jiu breathed, a gust of wind blew by. She slowly closed her eyes and shrank back behind Ning Xiaoxi.

Ning Xiaoxi suddenly opened her eyes, looking at Xia Zhiyin with a serious expression, her face full of confusion.

Xia Zhiyin gave a faint smile. "Girl, we're in a business relationship. As long as you don't interfere with my plans, I'll naturally protect your family."

Ning Xiaoxi seemed to have finally calmed down. "Third Prince, you are joking. I am a Celestial Master of the Celestial Master Pavilion. Naturally, protecting the interests of the royal family and eliminating demons is my priority. How could I possibly harm the interests of the Third Prince?"

Xia Zhiyin nodded. "Where are you now?"

"Qingzhou Yancheng".

"You stay there for two days while I look for other remedies. We've already gone to so much trouble, we have to make sure we achieve our goal."

Ning Xiaoxi recalled what had happened in Yancheng, "Third Prince, if there are lawless scoundrels in Yancheng who are harming the lives of ordinary people, should I take action?"

Xia Zhiyin's gaze fell on Ning Xiaoxi's face, "Does she have a powerful background?"

Ning Xiaoxi nodded, "General Yancheng, the city guards were forced to assist, and the north side of the mortuary is littered with bones." It's not shameful to ask for help in an unfamiliar area.

Xia Zhiyin's face darkened. "Fine, you are an official under Tianji, so it's not appropriate for you to get involved in government affairs. I'll take this matter."

Ning Xiaoxi bowed sincerely and said, "Thank you, Third Prince."

Xia Zhiyin watched Ning Xiaoxi bow to him from a distance. This stubborn little girl could be so sincere!

A red light emanated from the white masks, which then fell to the ground, and Xia Zhiyin's face disappeared in mid-air.

Ning Xiaoxi watched Xia Zhiyin disappear and casually tossed the ten masks back into her spatial storage. Could he really jump out of the space from this distance on his own—was it a unique skill of Xia Zhiyin's, or had his abilities been enhanced? Either way, it wasn't a good thing for her.

Xiao Jiu climbed onto Ning Xiaoxi's shoulder. "Hou Qing and Xia Zhiyin's fusion is very good. It's not normal for two souls from different races to fuse so naturally."

"Perhaps it's not fusion, but devouring!"

"To devour means to abandon its own physical body. How could it bear to do that? A human body can't bring it any benefits and it even reduces its lifespan. Does it have to keep changing bodies?" Xiao Jiu couldn't believe it. How could there be such a stupid demon?

"I think that as long as we can survive, changing bodies is just a matter of changing bodies. It's a small matter for the demons."

Xiao Jiu was speechless. Indeed, for the demon race, survival was the most important thing. As for how to live, it didn't matter!