Ah-Dai thought to himself, he was about to head into the Mountains of Death, where he had no idea what kind of monsters lay in wait. In order to return alive and see his teacher, Goris, he would have to learn how to use it. Uncle Owen's words were right, "use it for good and it will be good", he only needed to use the Reaper Sword when facing evil monsters, that was using evil to control evil. Thinking this, Ah-Dai opened the collar of his shirt, revealing a leather pouch underneath.

  The black gemstone on the hilt of the Nether King Sword emitted a faint, chilly aura. Ah-Dai gritted his teeth and drew out the Nether King Sword along with its scabbard. To prevent any evil energy from leaking out, he activated the True Energy within his body to completely envelop the drawn sword. Amidst the flashing white light, the room suddenly brightened up. A faint layer of black air emanated from the ancient scabbard of the Nether King Sword, forming a stark contrast with the white True Energy.

  Even wrapped in a suffocating aura, the Departed King Sword that had left its scabbard still lowered the temperature of the room by quite a bit, and wave after wave of chilliness caused Ah-Dai to shiver uncontrollably.

  With one hand holding the Nether King Sword, Ah-Dai carefully pulled out a piece of sheepskin from his leather pouch that recorded the cultivation method of the Nine Decisions of the Nether Characters.

  He put the Ming Wang sword back in its original position, and the evil spirit disappeared. Ah-Dai finally let out a sigh of relief. His hand holding the sheepskin was slightly trembling, and he still didn't dare to confirm what changes would occur after learning the Ming Zi Jue. Ah-Dai thought that Uncle Owen wouldn't harm himself, so if he asked him to learn it, there shouldn't be any problem. Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and unfolded the sheepskin.

  Originally, Ah-Dai was afraid that there would be too many difficult-to-understand words on the sheepskin, but when he unfolded it, he was completely absorbed by the pictures inside. There wasn't a single word on the sheepskin; instead, it was an exceptionally complex pattern with many textures and various strange symbols. In the center of the pattern, there seemed to be two eerie big eyes staring at him.

  In his consciousness, it seemed as if someone was talking to him. Ah-Dai's dull gaze couldn't leave the patterns on the sheepskin, and the voice gradually became clearer.

  "Ming Wang Sword, the number one evil sword in the world, was originally the first divine artifact of the underworld. I don't know how it ended up in the mortal realm. I am Feng Yuan, a master of alchemy, and I unintentionally obtained this sword along with the Ming Zi Jiu Jue, which allows me to wield its power.

  The evil energy of the Ming Wang Sword is too strong, filled with the most evil and malevolent aura that permeates the heavens and earth. Those who are not resolute in their will or lack deep cultivation should never use this sword, lest they bring great calamity upon themselves.

  The Ming Zi Jiu Jue consists of nine phrases and nine techniques that work together with the sword's moves. After obtaining the sword, I only recorded its training methods but have never used it myself. Its true power remains unknown to me. However, the last three moves of the Ming Wang Sword seem beyond human capabilities. Do not attempt them lightly, lest you be consumed by the backlash and perish.

  Those with high cultivation will be controlled by the evil sword and become a demon king in the mortal realm. The Ming Wang Sword requires the absorption of a soul to return to its scabbard after being unsheathed. If it cannot kill an enemy, it will kill its wielder instead.

  When using the Ming Zi Jiu Jue, one must envelop themselves with vital energy and allow the evil aura to radiate outward in order to kill enemies without harming oneself. Cultivating the Ming Zi Jiu Jue requires careful consideration of one's strength; while the techniques can be learned, they should not be used lightly.

  Once the sword's evil power is unleashed, it may become uncontrollable. Remember this warning, remember..."

  The sound stopped, Ah-Dai had already broken out in a cold sweat. Although he didn't know who the alchemist Fengyuan was, he vaguely guessed that this Fengyuan must have been from at least a thousand years ago. Techniques can be learned, but not lightly used. But where is the technique? As soon as his mind moved, the sheepskin painting suddenly came to life, and an elusive technique appeared in Ah-Dai's consciousness. The techniques kept changing, one after another appearing, without needing to deliberately memorize them, nine silhouettes were firmly imprinted on Ah-Dai's mind.

  When the ninth figure disappeared, Ah-Dai's eyes suddenly lit up, and the sheepskin map returned to its original state, as if nothing had happened. However, those nine figures were already deeply imprinted in Ah-Dai's memory. Ah-Dai continued to pant, although it was only for a moment, his entire body's clothes were soaked with sweat, wave after wave of fatigue kept coming, and the spiritual energy inside him completely disappeared. The sky outside had already begun to brighten slightly, seemingly at dawn, feeling as if what happened earlier was just an instant, yet seemed like a long time ago.

  In his mind, nine figures were blurry, one after another. The moves looked very simple, each with a mantra. Like the first move, it was just a horizontal movement of the body, drawing out a short sword from the chest, and stabbing at the brow of a figure in front. This move was called Ming Flash, with only seven words in its mantra - "Ming Wang Yi Shan Tian Di Dong".

  A'Dai stood up, went to the bathroom to wash off the cold sweat on his body, changed into a clean set of clothes, and only then did he feel much more comfortable. Although his spiritual energy had not yet recovered, he no longer felt tired. Ming Flash? One flash of the Underworld King shakes heaven and earth? Is it just a matter of reciting this incantation while thrusting the sword at the opponent? He made a few empty-handed gestures, reciting: "One flash of the Underworld King shakes heaven and earth."

  As he recited the incantation, he felt the Dark King Sword at his chest seem to vibrate slightly, a cold flow of air instantly spreading throughout his body along his chest. His body suddenly flashed out a short distance with his intention, and the Dark King Sword hummed loudly, as if it was about to be unsheathed.

  A'Dai's face turned pale with shock, if the Ming Wang sword were to be unsheathed, it would inevitably release a large amount of evil energy that he couldn't control. Once the evil energy was released, it was likely that no one within a hundred meters could escape his evil power. Thinking of this, A'Dai flew into action, taking a deep breath and fully mobilizing the liquid true energy in his dantian, concentrating it at his chest. For a moment, his chest emitted an intense white light, which faintly showed a silver glow, barely suppressing the Ming Wang sword's vibrations.

  Until the Myriad Sword King completely calmed down, Ah-Dai let out a sigh of relief, gasping for breath, his right hand tightly pressed against his chest. It was too terrifying, truly too terrifying, that icy and evil power was still so frightening even without being unsheathed, no wonder Uncle Owen could rely on it to become the continent's number one killer.

  After a while, Ah Dui's emotions finally calmed down, but he was shocked to discover that the true energy in his body had lost more than half. It should have been consumed when suppressing the evil energy just now.

  The sky had gradually brightened, and Ah-Dai didn't have the time to continue practicing to recover, so he could only pack up his things and wait for Xuan Yue to get out of bed. The first time learning the Mingzi Nine Decisions had already made him lose all his spiritual energy and half of his vital energy, leaving Ah-Dai with a lingering fear, no longer daring to casually recite that incantation again. He tentatively tried drawing two hand gestures according to the Ming Flash's style, but didn't get the desired effect, it was just like ordinary sword techniques. Let's practice again after my powers recover, this Ming Wang Sword is really too dangerous, carrying it on me is like a volcano, which can erupt at any time.

  Walk to the window and push it open, the morning air carries a slight chill, the sun has already risen slowly, suspended in the eastern sky, as if like a giant red gemstone inlaid in the blue sky. The morning sun is not dazzling, looks very gentle, but gives people a sense of vitality.

  Taking a deep breath of fresh air, Ah-Dai's spirit lifted, and a new day was about to begin. What was waiting for me in the distant Mountains of Death?

  "Ah Tong, Ah Tong." The voice of Hsuan Yueh came from outside the door. She got up really early!

  As he opened the door, Ah-Dai saw that Xuan Yue's complexion seemed not too good, still wearing a white magician robe, big eyes slightly red, as if she hadn't slept well last night.

  "Ah-Dai said: 'Miss Xuan Yue, you seem to have had a bad sleep yesterday.'"

  Xuan Yue grumbled, "It's all your fault. I was tossed about for half the day before I fell asleep, and then I was woken up again in the middle of the night by the cold." Her sleep last night was much worse than the night before. She couldn't help but miss Ah Dai's warm arms a little.

  Ah-Dai was startled in his heart, thinking that Xuan Yue had discovered his practice of Ming Zi Jiu Jue, and hurriedly said: "Sorry, I won't do it again."

  Xuan Yue pouted and said, "You know you're wrong, that's good. A girl's body is not something you can touch casually, okay? We're about to set off on our journey, and on the road, you must listen to my instructions. Otherwise, in the end, I won't give you that piece of top-grade magic crystal."

  "Ah-Dai nodded and said: 'I am Miss's follower, of course I will listen to your orders.'"

  Xuan Yue felt a twinge of displeasure in her heart and sneered, "You're really destined to be a servant, aren't you? In just two days' time, you've already learned how to behave like an inferior."

  A'Dai's body shook, and he was instantly filled with resentment and anger. He gritted his teeth, his whole body trembling as he stared at Xuan Yue, his eyes almost spewing fire.

  Xuan Yue finished speaking and stood there stupidly. She didn't understand either, why she would say such hurtful words, that wasn't her intention at all!

  The two of them stood there silently for a long time without saying a word.

  "I'm hungry, let's go eat first. Then we'll set off directly." It was Xuan Yue who broke the silence first, her voice light and without any emotional tone. Xuan Yue turned around and walked towards the direction of the cafeteria. Ah Dai didn't move, still standing there, until Xuan Yue's figure disappeared, he let out a soft sigh, put on his red magic robe, completely hiding his body under the hood, carried his Tian Geng sword and luggage on his back, and headed towards the cafeteria.

  In an awkward atmosphere, Ah-Dai and Xuan Yue both ate very little. During the whole breakfast, no one said a word.

  Leaving the restaurant, the two came to the West City Gate. Yuē Hén and Yuē Jī had already been waiting here, but those more than a dozen mercenaries from yesterday now only had two left, adding up to just four people including the Yuē siblings.

  As soon as he saw Ah Dai and Xuan Yue, Yue Hen hurriedly came forward to greet them. He said somewhat awkwardly: "Miss Magician, you've arrived."

  Xuan Yue looked at the group of people including Yue Hen and asked, "Why are there only four of you? What about the other members of your Moon Scar Mercenary Group? You're not telling me they didn't come, are you?"

  Yuè Hén said with a bitter smile: "I have no choice, after all, everyone is good brothers, and this matter is so dangerous, I couldn't force them to go. Moreover, many of them have family ties at home, in the end, only my sister and I, as well as these two brothers were left. These two brothers are orphans, with nothing to worry about, and they also wanted to go on this adventure."

  "Hmph! I hope you won't retreat when we reach the Mountains of Death. Otherwise, it's better to disband now."

  Yuè Hén said firmly, "You can rest assured on this point. My siblings and I have never changed our minds once we've made a decision. Let me introduce you to them. This brother's name is Wàn Lǐ, and he's skilled with heavy swords." Wàn Lǐ was tall and sturdy, almost as big as ā Dāi, with a large sword on his back that was even wider than ā Dāi's Tiān Gāng Sword, although it was slightly shorter. His hair was messy, and he looked quite rough around the edges, appearing to be around 24 or 25 years old.

  "This brother's name is Miáo Fēi, and he's skilled with quick swords and agility." Miáo Fēi was much thinner and shorter than Yuè Jī, almost half a head shorter. His arms were very long, almost reaching his knees, and his eyes sparkled with energy as he sized up Xuán Yuè and ā Dāi with a somewhat lewd gaze.

  Xuán Yuè didn't see Miáo Fēi's sword, but when she saw his agile physique, which resembled that of a monkey, she couldn't help but giggle.

  Miao Fei's eyes flashed with a hint of joy, and he smiled: "Hello miss, I'm Miao Fei, 18 years old this year. Handsome and elegant, extraordinary and outstanding, still single so far... how about it?"

  Yuehen coughed and said to Xuan Yue, "Miss Magician, shouldn't you also introduce yourself? We still don't know your names."

  Xuan Yue glanced at Miao Fei and said, "I'm Xuan Yue. This is my friend Ah Dai, he's skilled in fire magic."

  Friend? Ah-Dai was stunned, he never thought that Xuan Yue would introduce him like this. He took a step forward and said, "Hello."

  When she heard the name "Ah-Dai", Yuè Jī puckered her lips and smiled, saying: "Your name is quite strange! Ah-Dai, isn't it?" Yuè Hén glanced at the sword hilt exposed on Ah-Dai's shoulder, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

  A'Duo slightly nodded his head, he didn't dare to look straight at Yuè Jī's intimidating gaze, so he lowered his head and looked towards Xuán Yuè.

  Xuan Yue glanced at Yuuki with an unsatisfied expression and said, "Let's go." After finishing speaking, he pulled Abo's sleeve and led the way out of the city.

  Out of the city, Moon Scar pulled out a map from his bosom and took a look: "The Death Mountain Range is in the southwest. To get there, we must pass through the territories of the Pu Yan tribe and the Tian Yuan tribe. If we hurry, it will take at least half a month to arrive. Miss Xuan Yue, do you have any good suggestions?"

  Xuan Yue said, "Why can't you just go directly? What advice do you need?"

  Yue Hen Dao said: "I've never been to the Tianyuan tribe, so I'm not very clear about it. But the Puyan tribe is a very strange race, even within the Federation, they rarely interact with other races and only live in their own territory. Moreover, they don't seem to welcome people from other races either. The Puyan people are quite cold-blooded, I've been there once before, ah... it's really a painful memory! Even if you want to buy something, no one will sell it to you."

  Yuehen's words piqued Xuanyue's interest, "So to say, the Puban tribe must have some secret, otherwise, they wouldn't be so inhumane."

  "It should be, we just want to pass through, as long as we try not to conflict with them, nothing should happen. The situation on the side of the Tianyuan tribe is more complicated, many ethnic groups live there, each with their own habits, this road, we may not be so smooth! Everything still needs to be careful."

  Xuan Yue disagreed, saying: "What's there to be afraid of? When we get to the mountain, we'll figure it out. We're not going to provoke them, what can they do to us? This pace is too slow, shouldn't we hire a horse carriage? That way, we can go faster and won't get tired."

  "What? Hire a carriage? I've never heard of mercenaries taking carriages, they rarely even ride horses unless it's a big mercenary group like the Red Storm, which has its own cavalry. If not, we can just buy some horses when we get to the next city."

  Xuan Yue muttered: "Mercenaries have so many restrictions! Why can't they ride a horse carriage? Hmph, I'll do it anyway."

  While speaking with Gengetsu and Tsukihime, Tsukikage approaches Aho's side, looks up at Aho who is more than half a head taller than herself, gives a charming smile, and says: "Aho, nice to meet you, I'm Tsukikage."

  He was taken aback, feeling a bit at a loss, and this was the second girl he had met since entering the mainland. She looked much more mature than Xuan Yue. "Ah, you... hello, Miss Yuè Jiě."

  Tsukihime said with a smile, "No wonder they call you Ah-Dai, you really are a bit wooden," "Ah-Dai, why do you carry such a large sword? It's over five feet long!"

  Ah-Dai was about to respond, but Xuan-Yue interrupted, "His sword is for decoration or opening a path, just for show, how can it compare to the prowess of your mercenary warriors?"

  Wanli said: "I think so too, but Brother Astute's sword is even longer than mine, and it looks quite heavy! Brother Astute, among mages, your physical strength should be considered good, right?"

  Ah-Dai looked at Xuan Yue with a puzzled expression, he didn't understand why they still had to hide their martial skills from each other since they were cooperating. But he also didn't say much, only slightly nodding his head towards Wan Li.

  Due to Xuanyue's poor physical strength, she would shout for a rest every now and then after walking for a while. After a whole day of walking, the group still hadn't reached the next city. As night began to fall, the pearl-like moon gradually replaced the sunset, and the light suddenly darkened.

  Yuehen looked up at the sky and said to Xuan Yue, "Miss Xuan Yue, it seems we'll have to camp outdoors today. We're still within our Red Plume Tribe's territory, but our current speed is too slow. By tomorrow, when we reach the next city, I think we really need to buy a few horses."

  As soon as he heard about camping in the wilderness, Xuanyue's big eyes lit up instantly. He lifted the awning on his head and smiled: "Great! Then let's camp first. Where should we camp?"

  Xuān Yuè's dreamy and illusory smile made Huǒ Yīng momentarily stunned. To cover up his embarrassment, he hastily said: "When camping, we usually look for a place with wind at our backs, clear out an empty space, and that's it."

  "Brother, let's go there," she said, pointing to a forest by the roadside. "There shouldn't be any wind tonight."

  Yuehen nodded and led the crowd into the forest, under the bright moonlight, the forest was full of tall and short tree shadows. Occasionally, a gentle breeze rustled the leaves, making the quiet forest more mysterious. Yuehen siblings and Wanli, Miao Fei skillfully took down the packages on their backs, took out the soft cowhide tents from inside, and set up four small tents in no time. It was unknown where Yuehen found some stones to nail the edges of the tents firmly. The four tents were arranged in a circle, leaving about ten square meters of empty space in the middle.

  Ah-Dai originally wanted to go forward and help, but was pulled back by Xuan-Yue, the reason being: You can't do anything, what's the point of joining in on the commotion.

  Set up the tent, Yuè Hén walked over and smiled: "Miss Xuán Yuè, you'll have to put up with it for one night. You can sleep in the same tent as my sister, although it's a bit cramped, but at least it can block the wind and rain. ā Dāi brother, you can sleep with me, although we're both big guys, squeezing together should be able to get through the night."

  Xuan Yue pouted and said, "No good, who wants to sleep in the same tent as her? I'm used to sleeping alone, you guys make room for me." When she mentioned being used to sleeping alone, she sneaked a glance at Ah Dai, and couldn't help but think of the comfort of sleeping in his arms that day, a faint blush rising to her cheeks.

  The moon was full, and Dao was in a difficult situation: "But there are only four tents, how can we divide them?"

  Xuan Yue Dao said, "That's easy to arrange. You go sleep with Wan Li, that big oaf, and let me have your tent. Ah Dai and your sister can go sleep elsewhere, isn't that fine?" She said this intentionally to humiliate Yuè Jiāo, who had challenged her yesterday and still held some resentment towards her. Moreover, Yue Jiao's appearance was not bad, and her figure was... As a woman, it was hard to avoid feeling some jealousy.

  "What? How can that be, my sister is a girl."

  Ah-Dai was also startled and said: "No, no, I can sleep outside, don't need a tent."

  Xuan Yue pouted and said, "Look at you, so timid. That day, didn't you...". She originally wanted to say, that day didn't you sleep with me too? But thinking it wasn't right, she quickly stopped herself, her face already flushing bright red, her heart racing, glancing at Ah Dai, muttering: "Do as you please, anyway I don't care, I'll just sleep by myself."

  Tsukihime walked over at this time, unexpectedly, she just glared at Gengetsu for a moment, then smiled and walked to Aho's side, saying: "Am I that scary? What's wrong with sleeping together?"

  Ah-Dai was suddenly frightened and said in a twisted tone: "No, no, Master Kigg said that men and women should not be intimate, we can't sleep together."

  After hearing Ah-Dai's words, Yuuki burst out laughing, her laughter as melodious as a silver bell. "What's this? Little brother, are you just entering society? It seems that in the future, sister will have to give you lessons."

  Yuè Hén frowned and said, "Yuè Jī, stop teasing Brother Ah Dāi. Tonight, I'll sleep in one tent with Brother Ah Dāi, and Wàn Lǐ brother will sleep in another tent with Miáo Fēi, that's settled."

  Tsukihime ignored her brother's scolding and leaned in close to Aho's ear, whispering: "Don't you really want to sleep with me at all?"

  The moon princess's breath blew onto Ah-Dai's magician robe, and he could clearly feel the warm sweetness that came with it. His body seemed to have stiffened completely, and he dodged to one side, saying: "No, no, I...I'll just go relieve myself." After speaking, he turned his head and ran towards the nearby woods.

  Watching Ah-Dai being scared away, Yuè Jī couldn't help but burst out laughing. She teased Ah-Dai not because she had any special feelings for him, but because she thought that Ah-Dai and Xuán Yuè must have some kind of special relationship. Since Xuán Yuè's terrifying magic was too much for her to handle, she could only tease Ah-Dai to annoy Xuán Yuè. But who knew, after teasing Ah-Dai for half a day, Xuán Yuè didn't even bat an eyelid, and instead just watched the tent of Moon Shadow with great interest. Yuè Jī thought to herself, what exactly was their relationship? Could it be that they were really just ordinary friends?

  Yuè Hén's eyes widened as she glared at her sister, saying: "You'd better behave yourself, Ah-Dai brother is so honest, don't bully him."

  "Mei Ji pretended to be wronged and said: 'How could I bully him, others see that he is a young boy, can't teach him well?'"

  "Ugh, you're going to get me into trouble. I'm going to go start a fire and roast some dry rations. After we eat, we can rest. We have an early start tomorrow anyway."

  It took Ah Diao half a day to return from the thicket, and by then, a considerable amount of firewood had been piled up in the center of the four tents. Obviously, everyone had just gathered it back. Yue Hen and Miao Fei were squatting there, striking flints to try to ignite the wood, but perhaps due to the humid air, they hadn't made much progress yet. Wan Li sat aside wiping his heavy sword, while Yue Ji was fiddling with her bowstring, but Xuan Yue was nowhere to be seen.

  Not seeing Xuan Yue's shadow, Ah Dai's heart was anxious, and he quickly walked to Yue Hen's side, asking: "Yue Hen big brother, where is Xuan Yue?"

  Yuè Hén hadn't even had time to respond when Xuán Yuè's voice came over, "You still know how to find me! I'm making food for you all, don't you want to eat mantou? Come here. I have something to say to you."

  Ah-Dai looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xuan Yue poking her head out of the tent, still holding a steamed bun. Seeing Xuan Yue, Ah-Dai finally let out a sigh of relief. He quickly walked to the front of the tent, squatted down, and said: "Miss Xuan Yue, what's wrong?"

  Xuan Yue glared at him with an unsatisfied look, saying: "I just said a couple of words to you and you became cold as ice. Can't I even give you a bun to eat?" To Xuan Yue, this was already equivalent to an apology.

  Ah-Dai took the steamed bun and said, "I'm a fool, I don't have any cold intentions, I just fear that if I say too much, you'll dislike me. There's nothing else, so I'll go first."

  Xuan Yue grunted, "You're really stupid. By the way, don't tell them about my Phoenix Blood, that's a secret of mine. Look." As she spoke, she lifted the tent flap and pulled out over a dozen steamed buns wrapped in cloth from inside, "This is tonight's dinner."

  Ah-Dai took the steamed bun and said: "Since we're cooperating with them, why can't we be sincere? Why hide everything from them?"

  Xuan Yue gave him a cold glance and said in a low voice, "Do you understand? Father taught me that one must not have the heart to harm others, but one must be on guard against others. Be careful, I especially don't like the look of that Meiji, she doesn't seem like a good person at all. You're not allowed to have too much contact with her, got it?"

  A'Dai nodded and said: "I know." He thought to himself: I feel that others are much better than you, at least their temper is better.

  Xuan Yue poked her head out of the tent and ran to Yuexing's side, "It's been half a day, why hasn't the fire been lit yet?"

  "It's summer now, the air is quite humid. Although the temperature is relatively high, it's too damp here. The firewood we brought back is not dry, I'm afraid we'll have to eat cold food today."

  Xuan Yue smiled and said, "You guys are really stupid! Have you forgotten that we still have a fire magic user here? Ah-Dai, come quickly and give everyone some firepower."

  "Ah-Dai responded with a grunt and walked to the pile of firewood, just about to chant his spell when Miao Fei said: "Brother Ah-Dai, this is where you're wrong. With such great magic at your disposal, why didn't you come help us out? Instead, you let us waste half a day here."

  Ah-Dai was about to explain, but Xuan-Yue hastily said: "Our Ah-Dai's brain is slow, it's your turn to say something."

  Miao Fei's face changed slightly, but when he saw Xuan Yue's delicate face, his anger disappeared instantly.

  "Alright, alright, Brother Ah-Dai, let's see your magic!"

  Ah-Dai's heart skipped a beat when he heard Xuan Yue speak up for him. He responded with a nod and began to chant: "Fire elements that fill the heavens and earth, grant me the power of burning flames! In my name, lend me your strength, appear before me, scorching fire!" With a whoosh, a deep blue flame suddenly appeared in Ah-Dai's palm. The mercenaries had never seen the power of magic before, and this sudden burst of flame startled them. The temperature around them rose sharply, and everyone except Xuan Yue took a step back.

  "Wow, what a beautiful blue flame! Brother Ah-Dai, you're amazing!" The speaker was Yuè Jī (Moon Girl), who had abandoned her bow and jumped over to stand beside Ah-Dai as soon as she saw the fire magic. Ah-Dai brought his palm forward, stirring up the True Energy within him, and gently blew on the flame, sending a small blue spark flying out onto the pile of kindling.

  The blue flame's temperature was extremely high, and with this one move, not only did it dispel the dampness on the firewood, but also ignited the pile of wood. Along with the crackling sound of the burning firewood, the surroundings suddenly lit up, and a bonfire rose up. Under the reflection of the red flames, Xuan Yue's pretty face became even more charming, Miao Fei's eyes were already wide with wonder, and even Yue Hen couldn't help but stare blankly.

  Under the roasting of the flames, everyone ate the steamed buns brought out by Ah Duan, and no one suspected anything. They all thought that the steamed buns were brought from Ah Duan's bundle.

  After dinner, Xuan Yue called Ah Dai into her own tent. Just as Ah Dai was about to ask what was going on, Xuan Yue's hand had an extra thing in it - the pickled meat they bought yesterday in town.

  "Here you go, eat quickly."

  "Earlier you why didn't take it out?"

  Xuan Yue glared at him and said, "Who's as stupid as you? This is our food, why should we give it to them? Letting them eat mantou is already being very generous. They have nothing to do with me, but you're my follower, if you don't keep a good body, how can you protect me? Eat quickly, eat quickly, finish eating and go back to sleep."

  Although Ah Dumb still didn't quite understand, he ate the sauce meat anyway. The flavor of the meat was much better than the buns, and besides, the three buns from earlier hadn't even filled his stomach.

  "Miss, I'm leaving then."

  "Hmph, everyone has already given you meat sauce to eat, how can you still call me 'Miss'? Can't you change your way of addressing me? I order you, call me Yueyue."

  Ah-Dai hesitated for a moment, then said: "But I'm your follower now! It's better to call you Miss."

  "Miss, miss, humph! Get out of here, I hate you."