Chapter 18

The mischievous fox was clamoring for me to take responsibility.

To avoid him, I leaped directly onto the rooftop.

Finally, some peace.

But in the next second–

“Help!” A woman’s cry for help came from below.

It was Bai Caiyi’s voice!

I snapped my eyes open and looked toward the source of the sound. Bai Caiyi was stumbling and running in this direction.

Half of her body was covered in blood.

“Stop, demon!” A loud shout echoed behind her, followed by a golden bell swiftly flying and striking Bai Caiyi’s back.

“Ah–” Bai Caiyi spat out blood and fell to the ground.

Trailing behind was a man in a green robe, exuding righteousness. It was clear he was a formidable demon hunter.

The emperor followed beside him, pointing at Bai Caiyi: “I treated you so well, yet you turned out to be a demon!”

Bai Caiyi coughed up blood, her voice piercing: “Though I am a demon, I have never harmed you!”

The emperor refused to believe her, hurriedly tugging at the sleeve of the man in the green robe: “Master Qingshan, quickly vanquish her!

“Such a demon will surely endanger the fate of our dynasty!”

With that, the demon hunter named Qingshan began forming a spell.

The magical instrument hovered in the air, jingling ominously.

If it struck Bai Caiyi, she would truly become a dead rabbit!

I pulled out an iron ball from my bosom and threw it into the distance. The moment it hit the ground, it exploded.

The commotion drew everyone’s attention.

Seizing the opportunity, I jumped down from the rooftop, grabbed Bai Caiyi’s arm, and lifted her up, running towards the palace gates.

There was no discomfort in my core.

Today, the serpent core was relatively obedient and hadn’t troubled me much.

Bai Caiyi revealed her true form, turning into a rabbit, nestled in my arms.

I sprinted without pause, not daring to stop for a moment.

But after running for a while, I suddenly realized–Hu Qing was still there!

I abruptly halted, and in that brief moment, Qingshan caught up.

He looked at me sharply: “Are you a demon hunter too?”

Before I could speak, his expression changed.

“You have demon energy within you, yet you are not a demon. What exactly are you?”

Me: “…”

Mister, isn’t that a bit rude to say?