A Trivial Favor for You

"No need." Lily Bai said. "I'm a Heaven-appointed Demon Slayer, after all. A few little monsters are nothing to me."

"You don't need to say more. I'm going with you." Henry Xiao's tone left no room for argument.

Lily Bai rolled her eyes and shot Nine Li a look.

The quick-witted Nine Li instantly understood and said, "Fourth Prince, you may not know, but our Sigil Sect's arts can't be witnessed by outsiders! If you're really worried, I'll go with Senior Sister instead!"

The Sigil Sect has always been shrouded in mystery.

Many of their techniques truly have never been seen by outsiders.

Henry Xiao had no choice but to compromise, handing her his Communication Talisman. "Take this. If you run into danger, contact me right away. I'll come save you."

Lily Bai accepted it with both hands. "Thank you, Fourth Prince!"

"I told you, no need to be so formal with me."

Lily Bai nodded.

"Maybe I should go with Senior Sister too," Sixth Junior Brother Zane Lin said. "One more person means one more bit of strength."

Normally, he should've asked Lord Faustin for permission first.

But this time, it was Leo Li who spoke up: "Alright! You go with Lady Lily Bai. Just be careful—don't get caught up fighting any demon beasts."

Zane Lin nodded.

Lily Bai and Nine Li exchanged a glance but didn't say anything.

"Oh right, Little Fish, where's that Crystal Bone Bracelet I gave you?" Henry Xiao looked at her wrist.

Uh-oh... That bracelet is still lying in the trash can... She totally forgot to pick it up.

"I was afraid I'd accidentally hurt someone, so I put it in my storage pouch," Lily Bai said.

Henry Xiao: "Put it on."

Lily Bai nodded, pretending to take out her storage pouch while signaling the other two to fly off with her.

On the way, Nine Li sent Lily Bai a voice transmission: "Senior Sister, Zane Lin is so annoying. How do we ditch him?"

Lily Bai glanced at Zane Lin.

He was seriously studying the formation.

Zane Lin was a disciple of the Stone Clan.

The Stone Clan is a newly risen powerhouse on the Ten Wilds Continent.

Their rise originated from Drake Abyss.

The Celestial Empress of Drake Abyss was born into the Azure Dragon Clan—she’s the current Azure Dragon Lord’s younger sister.

Her maternal grandfather was from a lower-realm divine clan: the Xuanchen Clan.

Her maternal grandmother’s surname was Stone.

Before this, Lily Bai hadn’t thought there was anything strange about Sixth Junior Brother.

But ever since the last Oath-Taking Assembly, she suddenly realized—he's from the Stone Clan!

The Yuwen Clan, Xuanchen Clan, and Stone Clan are closely connected, intermarrying and all backed by the Azure Dragon Lord's manor and the Celestial Empress.

So, he's following them to keep watch, worried they might try something sneaky?

Lily Bai thought for a moment, then replied to Nine Li: "I'll call someone to get rid of him."

Nine Li: "Who? We're in the Ten Fiend Wilds—who can we call?"

"Just wait."

Lily Bai found a chance to contact Mirage.

Mirage sounded annoyed. "Lily Bai, what's your rush? I'll send you the pollen powder when it's ready!"

Lily Bai: "I'm not here to collect a debt. Want to make a deal?"

"What kind of deal?" Mirage grumbled, busy brewing the hundred jin of pollen powder Lily Bai wanted.

She has to eat ten thousand jin of pollen just to produce a hundred jin of raw powder.

Once she has the raw material, it still has to go through an extremely complicated process to become the finished product.

Right now, she's eaten so much pollen her face is turning pale—she's only managed to get half the raw material.

"Help me with a little favor, and I'll only take half the powder. Deal?"

Mirage's eyes lit up. "What favor?"

"For you, it's just a flick of the wrist..."