Chapter 1184: A Whiff of Incense, A Journey

Chapter 1184: A Whiff of Incense, A Journey

“Can you help me?”

Seeing Mu Yiting’s strange demeanor, Lin Nuo thought to himself that she must have gone to some evil path sect to learn some dark arts.

Mysterious and secretive, which witch taught you this? Did you learn some weird powers to start a side hustle?

“Stop beating around the bush. Just say what you need. Let’s be straightforward,” Lin Nuo continued to complain.

“Why are you in such a hurry? You’re scaring me into silence. You haven’t even responded to my request yet, and I can’t just spill it out. Otherwise, what if you backtrack? It’s not that I don’t trust you, but I’d rather have you respond. Even if you change your mind later, it’s better than no reply at all.”

There was a hint of resentment and jealousy in Mu Yiting’s words. To be honest, she hadn’t intended to save Ruo’er at all, but she thought that doing so would make Lin Nuo remember her favor.

This also counts as repaying the kindness of the Fox People who took her in back then, though she wasn’t really the type to repay favors. But since it’s come to this, might as well return the favor.

“I can agree to your request, but I need to confirm that you are indeed Mu Yiting. After all, you look quite different from before.”

Lin Nuo stated. He could sleep, but first, he needed to verify her identity to avoid sleeping with the wrong person.

“So, you can start by telling me your situation. This way, I can judge if what you’re saying is true and why you’ve changed so much.”

“You’re quite good at this, trying to extract my words. Fine, I’ll tell you a bit. As you know, I was the princess of Tianqi Kingdom in the Demon Realm, and recently I’ve awakened a power that lets me traverse between the human realm and the Demon Realm.”

“The realm between the two worlds? Is that where Ruo’er went?” Lin Nuo asked.

“Yes, exactly. I went there and even saw her.”

“So, aren’t you supposed to explain why you didn’t bring her back?”

Lin Nuo continued to ask, intending to question her, but realizing she must have her reasons, he softened his approach.

“I thought you’d blame me.”

“I won’t. You saving her comes from goodwill and isn’t your obligation, so how could I blame you? After all, you don’t have any ties with her.”

Lin Nuo replied calmly. In fact, he wanted to blame her; how could she have gone all the way there without mentioning it sooner?

He thought about the fox girl they met when he and Sister Su went to Cangshan Forest; she mentioned encountering a woman—was it you?

You took her back, but why not bring Ruo’er?

“Although you say you’re rational, I still vaguely feel like you’re blaming me.”

“I’m not. By the way, is that little fox girl one you brought back?”

“Yes.” Mu Yiting nodded.

“Since you could bring her back, why couldn’t you bring Ruo’er back?”

Lin Nuo continued to ask calmly.

“If I had brought her back, how could I negotiate with you?” Mu Yiting smiled, her eyes narrowing like a sneaky creature.

Lin Nuo: “…So you’re saying she might be dead by now, and what’s the use of talking to me?”

“I’m just kidding. At that time, I couldn’t bring her back because my spiritual power wasn’t strong enough. I needed to bring her to the teleportation formation. But my power couldn’t support carrying her that far, and when I happened to find that little fox girl, I took her instead.”

“So you only need sufficient spiritual power? Do you have it now?”

“Not yet,” Mu Yiting replied.

“What do you need to do to replenish it? I remember you can consume Fury Pills; just two should do, right?”

“That won’t work. There’s only one way to replenish it: I need to dual-cultivate with you.”

Mu Yiting declared, circling back to the topic—let’s sleep together.

Why go around in circles? You could’ve just said so earlier!

“Then let’s not delay any longer.”

Lin Nuo grasped Mu Yiting’s hand, thinking of going for a dual-cultivation session; if there wasn’t a proper place, they could go for some outdoor action. The environment might be a bit rough, but it’d do.

“Alright, I’m just joking. It was really for her that you chose to dual-cultivate with me. I’m a little unwilling to help you now; it feels like I’m forcing you.”

“It’s not… why are you being jealous again? Just say if we’re going or not. Don’t waste time.”

“Let’s go. I can go now without needing to dual-cultivate. I don’t want you to carry anything burdensome back with you. When we return, I hope you can act according to your true feelings.”

Mu Yiting said, then pulled Lin Nuo’s hand as they headed toward Cangshan Forest, the place where they first met.

That’s where she could traverse; going anywhere else wasn’t possible for now.

“Why didn’t Ruo’er and the others disappear here, and why are you doing this here?”

Lin Nuo felt puzzled. Right, if you’ve awakened this power, shouldn’t you demonstrate some disappearing act?

“They were caught in a space-time distortion and unfortunately entered. As for why, the Demon Realm has long been trying to find a way to open a channel.

But they can’t just do it by themselves; they started seeking human help. You’ve seen some messengers drifting in the human realm; they are the spirits of the Demon People that have separated, seeking human bodies to act.

They are looking for powerful Demon People with high Demon Soul Power, like the people from the Refining Demon Sect or Qin Dao’s side, to help them break the barrier.

But this also caused space-time distortions, leading to many situations like Ruo’er’s, falling victim to the Demon People’s massacre.” Mu Yiting explained.

“How do you know so much?” Lin Nuo asked.

“I went there and met the ambassador from Tianqi Kingdom, who informed me. That’s the current situation; if powerful Demon People in the human realm are willing to help them, this kind of situation will keep occurring, and eventually, demons will enter the human realm. Their terror is beyond what we can imagine.”

Mu Yiting said, unconsciously beginning the spell.

“In the time of an incense stick, I can take you in. We must come out quickly; otherwise, we can’t return.”

“Can you confirm where she is?”

“I can. They are under the protection of my kin and are not in danger.”

“Alright, let’s go.”

Lin Nuo took hold of Mu Yiting’s hand, stepping on her magic array, which was deeply concealed, emitting low spiritual energy, and without any grand patterns; it was silent as they moved.

Before long, Lin Nuo was taken by Mu Yiting into the realm between the two worlds.

The sky was dark and gloomy, almost as if it were collapsing, crushing all the mountains and valleys.

Yet for Lin Nuo, the feeling here was wonderful.

It felt like returning to his homeland, full of vitality.

“Can you adapt?” Mu Yiting asked.

“Perfectly.”

Lin Nuo nodded, then summoned the Demon Sword.

A real Demon Sword, now dark purple in color.

“There are sounds of fighting over there.”

“I hear them. Hmm? That girl?”

Lin Nuo noticed a familiar girl fighting against the Demon Beasts ahead.