MD Ch4 Part 1

From the 57b98dc684 Demon Palace ce7b6930cd to the a3c3c3cfd4 Domain of 4dcb8399af Bones, traveling 48eba57da7 from south 27443e07c0 to north, d9221e064c lay three b29e37db4f other demonic e6f9fdf274 domains: the 78ffa19d77 Barren Domain, 1bd338c51b the Dust a4ff9de377 Domain, and 70e1acbeb5 the Lost 2ec1dbc1e6 Domain.ae804a80817daa7a

Fortunately, I had sketched a basic outline of this world’s demonic domains, so I had a rough idea of their locations. The demonic realm’s geographical location and natural environment were much harsher compared to the cultivation world. For instance, both the Extreme Cold Realm and the Nine Suns Scorching Earth were located within the demonic realm—ice and fire, two completely different worlds coexisting.bb7cdc84f5c2dd95

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Yu Ke’s Demon Palace was thankfully situated away from these two extreme environments, experiencing moderate seasons. However, the Heavenly Pool Domain, located east of the Demon Palace and closest to the Nine Suns Scorching Earth, as well as the surrounding Barren, Dust, and Bloodfall Domains, suffered harsh conditions.0b7d1afa8d457e6d

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call the Heavenly Pool Domain a fiery pit. The demonic cultivators had dug trenches around their cities and filled them with water, setting up formations to ward off the intense heat. Over time, the water in the trenches had absorbed the fire essence, turning a shade of orange, making it appear as if flames were flowing within them, a truly spectacular sight. I remembered a scene where Song Qiyuan, disguised as a demon, visited the Heavenly Pool Domain with his harem to search for treasure and collected some of this water in a bottle for one of his wives.ef51dd543c74a6e0

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Of course, that was a future event. Right now, this little brat was sound asleep in my carriage, still far from adulthood. This trip wasn’t for leisure; it was to find the Ice Lotus for him. I would enjoy such interesting excursions and sights later, with Ah Jiu, after sending the child to Ruan Shijiu of the Qingcang Sect, his father’s close friend.cfbc163a4b99ec69

While in the two-headed lion carriage, I organized the ceiling panel containing the first half of the 《Heavenly Dragon Technique》. Using a spell, I transcribed its contents onto a book, making it almost identical to the damaged manuscript Ye Wangzhi gave to Song Qiyuan. I then retrieved some random, useless cultivation techniques from Yu Ke’s ring and mixed them in, intending to let Song Qiyuan choose himself. No matter what he picked, he would end up with the 《Heavenly Dragon Technique》.90fcacd3ce6fc69a

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The black stone imprint in the center of my palm remained dormant, as still as death. Since it didn’t appear in my 《Heavenly Demon Tribulation》, I had no idea what it was, so I decided to ignore it for now.14413a6f6be3321b

As I 1b26bc5ee3 touched my 3795223501 face, a feefc7117d thought occurred 024966b073 to me. I needed a edf2529fa2 mask. I was 2c01554605 neither Yu 11d5bc3e40 Ke nor 5ac28c9071 Ye Wangzhi. The human skin 57b7fb7450 masks used for 709b23621f disguises were extremely db323fb79d uncomfortable, so I 355d9b1dba decided to wear ef356159fb a regular mask a8ce4b3564 to shield myself f499f7ae5f from the intense 9b7ba4652b gazes of others. This face, even I b728b9869c had to admit, was 7b98108d71 attention-grabbing.48704878a6c18c1f

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I had noticed it every time I looked in the mirror. Tugging at the red robes I was wearing, I made up my mind. I wouldn’t wear such eye-catching red clothes in the future.1c63c0a92f905c37

Lost in thought, eae59f46dc I noticed the 7ef46f89e2 child beside me b7a296bf00 was still sound fc7e411dfe asleep, clutching my c050064675 robe tightly.eff6c9cbaee49b5b

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“…..”6ed59193c52158d7

“Lord, Lord! I’m hungry!”1dc66858a769780a

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Ah Jiu pushed aside the curtain, letting in a gust of cold wind. I instinctively shielded Song Qiyuan’s body and looked at Ah Jiu with a sympathetic gaze.4b6f9010ee34bca8

“Where are we?”3737dc15f4a383b8

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“Lord! We’re almost at the Lost Domain! Are you going to visit Wang Duoju? I can eat my fill there!”797ad04f88aedbd7

Ah Jiu’s eyes sparkled as he talked about food, flapping his small wings excitedly.fcb4541513bb0723

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Calculating the time, we had already been in this lion carriage for four days. Although we had only been consuming the snacks and tea provided by Gu Jincheng, I wasn’t particularly hungry, and we hadn’t stepped outside at all. Ah Jiu always went out on his own to hunt for food and then returned.ac97786f89745a26

I hadn’t had a chance to eat a proper meal, and I hadn’t even given him the giant pythons I promised. After his initial outburst, he hadn’t mentioned it again. He was such a sweet child.148bed1503c8e1eb

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“Alright, let’s stop near the Lost Domain for now.”d43fb38fa7ce4eeb

I didn’t know where Wang Duoju was, but I didn’t want to see him right now. His perceptiveness was frightening, and he was skilled at finding fault. I couldn’t fathom his intentions, and dealing with him would be a headache.6c2d86257b23964c

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“Understood!”32322e8aeb94d730

Finally hearing permission to 6025b065c2 stop, Ah Jiu quickly dc27b8cb87 lifted the curtain and 339ce435c1 told the two-headed lion 245e3eee66 to land. His excitement startled 7bcc04ab56 the beast, causing f74635add7 the carriage to bf17ae277e shake slightly.c87847f18837cd0d

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Our carriage 5ed7252605 proceeded smoothly, 177ff8a31a stopping right 23d831241a in front 657130559f of an f71ed6d059 inn within 556c13db60 the city.cb679315a59f5634

Using an illusion technique to mask my face, I carried Song Qiyuan out of the carriage. I tapped the lion’s head twice, and it seemed to understand, nodding at me before turning and pulling the carriage away.ea8aea6f5136d2c3

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Ah Jiu transformed into his smaller form and perched on my shoulder. We didn’t look particularly conspicuous. I cleared my throat and asked the innkeeper for a large room, their signature dish, and a warm bath for the child.4319acf1e1e558d1

Thanks to the Reincarnation Fruit, the boy’s breathing had improved significantly over the past few days. The impurities in his body were being expelled through his skin, but the lack of bathing had resulted in an unpleasant odor.48bbae15655cbdf4

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As we were heading upstairs, I overheard some patrons discussing the battle at the Heavenly River. They were praising ‘Yu Ke’ for single-handedly defeating the cultivation sects, mocking their cowardly retreat. Their exaggerated praise made me feel slightly awkward. I touched my nose and hurried upstairs.9f62ab3ae94a13d4

After laying Song Qiyuan 2f33b7b35d on the neatly made f12adb8252 bed in the inn 30074850d5 room, I was about 4f69b602e3 to head out to 79e2b38bba the forest outside the 2d105acbc3 city to hunt some 421145394d giant pythons for Ah feff746f3b Jiu. But before I 5fd3bef5d2 could even stand 04acfbd3a7 up, Song Qiyuan e029381d56 suddenly opened his 361360ea3a eyes without warning. He looked directly 3d35154b90 at me with fd3f87631b his unseeing eyes 1c28d29374 and smiled, radiant 7fb2d91ba5 as shattered sunlight.e4ca37cba8e6de27

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“Shizun, I’m awake.”18331cb859e05872

Was I imagining things? Why did the ff694dd745 screen suddenly brighten?45dc758ffbf27dec

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Momentarily stunned, I felt a sense of unease. He was awake, but why was he smiling like that? Who wakes up after days of sleep and says “I’m awake” with such a clear voice and such a bright smile?f928f2ca50ecc520

What was so funny? That smile de68f14d20 was unnerving!f990392d7b82b90d

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Perhaps this ce48b03be7 child could 8a2636eb6d actually see 58e04347e4 and knew b80e57a1ac that I 08e0b6f9eb was Yu e515d12c3a Ke.ad4522bba3fa592f

“Guest, the warm water is ready.”98ffd45225213d86

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A knock on the door and the attendant’s voice interrupted the awkward silence.910cdb794f466ab2

“Come in. You can place the water behind the screen.”06af4e550c60e8ee

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I took 26b37b4333 half a 8730ec1a45 step back 2479e717c2 and gestured a608d0acb7 for Ah 9bc42ead75 Jiu to 4f9fb11542 go outside, c130dc4f1b then disguised 2bc2fb1ed7 my voice 791b0a00ca and said cad97d941a to Song dcd4fdec8e Qiyuan,78ae686d184c9d58

“I’ve asked the innkeeper to prepare some warm water for you. Wash up first, and we’ll have dinner in half an hour.”b751367c9d3c8b6e

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Song Qiyuan obediently nodded, a27204e2e3 then hesitated, biting his 8482904927 lip and looking at b323fa6601 me cautiously.c06f4bfd30684da9

“Shizun, where are we going?”4819b49b4422e6ed

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I suddenly felt 219b9d814f foolish for being 67404e98e2 so tense earlier. What ulterior motives 525499b2cc could a child b74443be68 possibly have? Did I need to 0f6a91b279 be so defensive while f340bf2df9 raising him?bea35daddd24002c

“We’re on our way to find the Coexistent Ice Lotus of the Snow Demons to heal your eyes.”89278932c6ba60cf

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Song Qiyuan hesitated, 9a97350c40 his eyes slightly ad5c48f2f0 reddening. He then ff062669b4 said with cfbe131677 youthful determination,c4add576fff9a001

“I will forever remember Shizun’s kindness, and in the future…”18e9a68ec3cc0ea2

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I hated listening ec976b5fc3 to such melodramatic a918188a34 pronouncements.514605c1b989456a

“Let’s talk about that later. For now, wash up before the water gets cold.”ca97962ca54273da

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Song Qiyuan, his eyes db6d0dcba0 still red, nodded. He then 1da3611458 lifted his 35366dbb87 arm and 8a7e365735 sniffed himself. His cute 72922ab454 cheeks turned 8a8dde6e25 bright red, 3efd229ad7 and he bbba4e9b68 stammered in fc880465d7 embarrassment,7b90352f7b3013d5

“Th-Then I’ll go wash up!”49cbf3cd767f7b68

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While Song Qiyuan ab7fa27980 was washing up 914c79b838 behind the screen, 5ab361f134 I gave the a16aaf0294 attendant some silver cd0b3dd951 and asked him 91d5884c5d to buy some ba6662c225 clothes for the 5ecbe807f0 child.ecf99052ffcec565

Sitting on the edge of the bed, I recalled the boy’s embarrassed expression as he undressed and went behind the screen, and I burst out laughing. It was surprisingly amusing to see Song Qiyuan, the cold and ruthless protagonist of my past life, flustered over something like this.bbc2ad944e1ded39

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A table laden with food was brought in, and the delicious aroma made me rub my stomach. Even though I wasn’t hungry, I felt the urge to eat. Ah Jiu, who had returned shortly after leaving, had already found his spot and was happily munching away.0abc510d25c6addc

Just then, Song 4c92f358da Qiyuan emerged, freshly 658e02157a bathed.d5f83bd63900f549

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“Shizun, is someone here?”c216c15ecf4d10da

His words made ec7e45a3ae Ah Jiu freeze f6e07ae281 mid-bite. I also 7c114d4445 stopped, my cd9b74b468 hand hovering d934719b88 over my b9217febbc teacup. A moment of silence ea488a6a39 hung in the air.bd2ef558773d1eec

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How could this child’s senses be so sharp? Ah Jiu was trying his best to be quiet while enjoying his meal. Song Qiyuan shouldn’t have been able to detect his presence.a68b72a7267c76c3

I coughed, feigning 1c2684c14f nonchalance, and replied,953cfd895b61ffb6

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“I was just about to tell you. Shizun’s spirit bird has arrived. This child will watch over you when Shizun is away.”3ceba2d042a6a00e

Ah Jiu’s eyes widened, as if saying, “Did you just call me a spirit bird? You’re the spirit bird, Lord!”0414b0b12f4805c1

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Song Qiyuan’s furrowed brows relaxed, and he tucked his damp hair behind his ear. Perhaps it was my imagination, but his tone seemed lighter.98e2163e73fe9396

“I didn’t know Shizun kept a spirit bird.”97e415899050e674

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We’ve only been together for a few days; how would you know what I keep? There’s something off about your words. But in the original story, Ye Wangzhi didn’t have any pets…9139568fe302a377

“Grumble—”fdaa5aef1acb7d47

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A sudden sound broke 8801a688c6 the silence. The familiar noise reminded 65afb94663 me of my embarrassing 0b95f99f4f display in front of 7abf1017e3 the cultivation sect members e27b15ed2f after emerging from the 4ed21a512b water prison in my 7c02cf4a10 previous, ordinary body. Indeed, hunger was d0d740d33a a problem that 79e43a0b9a should never be ad8855069c ignored.5fa85a770864b41a

“What are you standing there for? Come and eat.”94465bfc99d59ece

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Song Qiyuan’s face flushed red. He looked different from just a moment ago, stammering as he sat down at the table. I placed the bowl in his hand and picked up some food for him. I watched him eat with his face still flushed.1dda837a363a6376