After staying at the Wang Family for two days, everything was calm, and Shen Yanli pondered about what to do next.
She slowly walked to where Mo Bai lived. In front of the house was a courtyard, planted with osmanthus trees, the blossoms were lush and brilliant golden, and when the wind blew, the sweet and rich fragrance of osmanthus filled the air.
Mo Bai stood in the courtyard, practicing magic with his full concentration. His hands crossed as he cast a spell, a golden light flickering at his fingertips but disappearing without a trace shortly after.
He sighed, frustrated with himself for being unpromising! He couldn't even handle this simple and obvious magic.
Shen Yanli saw all of this. As expected, even after being reborn, Mo Bai's foundation was unchanged.
She stood at the gate and called to him softly, "Mo Bai."
Mo Bai immediately turned around and saw her. His haggard face instantly lit up with a radiant smile, like a puppy wagging its head and tail upon seeing its owner.
"Master." Mo Bai bowed his hands in front of her.
Shen Yanli nodded slightly in response, then gracefully walked into the courtyard, standing in front of Mo Bai: "How's your injury?"
"Much better, thank you for your concern, Master." Mo Bai replied with a beaming smile.
"That's good. I plan to go hunt the demon today, you stay here at the Wang Family to ensure their safety." Shen Yanli commanded.
Mo Bai immediately refused: "No! Master, I want to go with you to hunt the demon!"
"But your cultivation level is not high, and your magic is weak. Following me would be very dangerous." Shen Yanli refuted.
"I..." Mo Bai could not refute and lowered his head in frustration.
Even if my cultivation level isn't high, I still want to follow Master...
"It's settled then!" Shen Yanli made the decision, swept her sleeves, and turned to leave.
"Master..." Mo Bai gazed at the distant white figure, feeling low-spirited.
At midnight, Shen Yanli stood on the high eaves with the breeze blowing her snow-colored long dress, illuminating her delicate face, looking like a Banished Immortal from the heavens from afar.
She observed the situation around the Wang Family. Logically speaking, even though Shen Yanli's actions were ruthless, that Demon Snake's cultivation level was not low. Although its internal injuries hadn't healed in these two days, the wounds should have already recovered.
Demons, in order to improve their cultivation, often took crooked paths. So the Demon Snake would definitely reappear to cause trouble in order to heal its internal injuries quickly.
Tonight, the full moon was hanging high. Shen Yanli stood on the eaves, casting a spell with hand seals, a silver light streaked through the sky like flowing snow. After making a turn in front of her, it seemed to find a direction and flew southeast.
Shen Yanli followed the wind, following the silver light and arrived in front of a mansion. The demonic aura inside was becoming increasingly intense, and Shen Yanli traced the demonic aura to a house.
The wooden windows of the house reflected warm orange light, and there was a rustling noise inside. Shen Yanli first poked a hole in the window paper with her finger and leaned in to look through the small hole, seeing a seductively dressed woman seducing a man dressed as a young master indoors.
Shen Yanli had a bad feeling. This woman was the Demon Snake in disguise, about to absorb the man's essence to enhance her own cultivation.
Unfortunately, the sound of a branch snapping underfoot was heard.
Shen Yanli thought to herself: Damn it! Startling the snake at this moment, the Demon Snake will definitely flee!
Shen Yanli reacted quickly, swinging her hand to burst open the wooden door. The door banged loudly, and the Demon Snake, who was absorbing the man's essence, was suddenly interrupted, flying into a rage: "Why is it you again! Always ruining my plans!"
"Don't even think about escaping!" Shen Yanli retorted coldly, her eyes gleaming with icy light. She furrowed her brows in anger, and with a turn of her hand, the Cangli Sword appeared in her hand with a shimmering bright light, the blade exuding an intimidating chill.
"Why should I wait for you to kill me? I'm not stupid!" The Demon Snake snorted coquettishly, transformed into a blinding purple light, and burst out of the house.
Shen Yanli had no time to think, she too turned into a beam of white light and pursued closely.
In the black night sky, the two glaring lights chased each other, thrilling and dangerous.
After flying for a long time, the two lights finally landed in front of a dilapidated temple.
The temple, ancient and covered with moss, had walls mottled and cracked, cobwebs covering the plaque, the inscriptions eroded unreadable by time, the furnishings in the courtyard were all toppled and in ruins.
Raising her head to look at the temple's plaque, she could vaguely discern: White Cloud Temple.
Just as she stepped onto the first step, she heard a familiar male voice from behind.
"Master." Mo Bai called Shen Yanli softly.
"You..." Shen Yanli's expression was filled with surprise.
"I..." Mo Bai began to explain.