Know Your Enemy to Escape Alive
The male fiend tidied his clothes, and together with the Firebrand girl, both stared at her with blank faces.
"Here's the thing—actually, I hunted the Violet Spirit Shark Fiend to get its soul core and save my little brother!
If you let me go home and save my brother, I'll help this young lady remove the curse!
Once the curse is gone, you can take me to the Violet Spirit Shark Fiend to pay with my life. How about that?"
The male fiend replied, "Fine. You remove it. I'll deliver the Violet Spirit Shark's soul core to your house."
"It's not that I don't trust you," Lily Bai blinked, "but the Violet Spirit Shark's soul core is different from others. It can only be preserved using a Demon Slayer's unique technique! If I hand it over, it'll disperse!"
"She's obviously just looking for a chance to escape! No need to waste words on her!" the Firebrand girl snapped.
"I'm not!" Lily Bai quickly protested. "If you don't believe me, just come with me? My house isn't far—half a day and we'll be there!"
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As long as my brother is saved, I'll help the young lady remove the Moonbound Ice Curse right away!
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"Really! You have to believe me!"
She probably looked very sincere.
Plus, the stunning male fiend seemed to care a lot about the Firebrand girl. He finally relented and said to Lily, "You'd better not try any tricks."
"No, no! Of course not!" Lily Bai laughed awkwardly. "I'm the most honest person you'll ever meet, haha!"
The Firebrand girl transformed back into a Sky Beast.
The stunning male fiend grabbed Lily and jumped onto its back. The Sky Beast soared into the air, heading toward Eastlore Kingdom.
Eastlore Kingdom—that was her home.
Clearly, they knew all about her background.
This was really a headache...
If I'd known, I would've just made up a name.
But even if I did, they still wouldn't believe I could remove the Moonbound Ice Curse!
That's an extremely high-level talisman—not just any Rune Master can handle it...
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Lily Bai bit her nails, her eyes darting as she tried to figure out what to do.
Suddenly, she smelled smoke.
She looked down and saw that the campfire, fanned by the Sky Beast's wings, had flown into the woods.
The forest was on fire.
And from up high, she could clearly see that the woods stretched all the way to Eastwood Forest.
If this kept burning, it'd turn into a massive forest fire...
"Um..." Lily Bai pointed down. "The woods are on fire!"
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"The woods are burning!"
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"Maybe... could you cast a spell to put out the fire?" Lily Bai suggested. "Look, that patch of woods is connected to the forest behind it—if it spreads, it'll cause a wildfire!"
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"If it really burns, those vine spirits and tree monsters are doomed! Aren't they your kind?"
The stunning male fiend remained indifferent.
He stood with his back to her, facing forward, his robes fluttering in the wind, nearly brushing her face.
Lily Bai reached out and grabbed his robe. "Hey! How about you let me recover a bit of spiritual power and I'll handle it?"
The stunning male fiend turned to look at her hand.
Lily Bai didn't let go, just gazed at him with a questioning look.
The fiend yanked his robe back, and with a flick of his sleeve—
A stream below surged, dousing the wildfire instantly.
Wow!
They were already a thousand meters in the air!
He put out a wildfire with just a flick of his sleeve!
His cultivation... was insanely strong!
Probably even stronger than her master, right?
Her spiritual power was sealed now, so she couldn't use Heaven's Eye to see his true form. She had no idea where these two came from.
She needed to find out more—know herself and her enemies—if she wanted to escape...
Lily Bai's eyes darted around and she asked, "Sorry to be blunt, but what's your relationship with the Violet Spirit Shark Fiend?"