On the outskirts of Black Cloud Marsh, within the expanding black mist.
At this moment, Xiluo, who had transformed into a Red Leopard, was vigilantly staring into the depths of the black mist.
"What the hell is that damn Ox-headed doing?"
"Why hasn't it captured that Evil Ghost yet, and even let these poisonous black mists spread outward?"
Licking her paw anxiously, a glint of coldness and a murderous intent flashed in Xiluo's eyes.
The next second, a half-decayed Evil Wolf emerged from the black mist, only to be met with Xiluo's fierce attack.
Roar!
With sharp claws and surging flames, the Evil Wolf was immediately ignited.
Then, Xiluo spun around and kicked the Evil Wolf hard, sending it flying.
"Howl..."
In its final moments of life, the Evil Wolf let out a sound that seemed like relief.
Its decaying body was consumed by the flames...
In the end, the Evil Wolf was reduced to a still burning skeleton.
"Was it just an ordinary wolf?"
Looking at the still burning skeleton, Xiluo's frown deepened.
As the black mist continued to spread outward, Xiluo encountered many such corrupted animals.
Compared to this ordinary Evil Wolf, those corrupted Spirit Monsters were the real tough ones.
Bereft of reason, fearless of death...
Some stronger Spirit Monsters, once corrupted, were even difficult for Xiluo, the Mountain God, to handle.
"This isn't something an Evil Ghost should be capable of. What's really happening inside?"
Frowning, she gazed into the depths of the black mist.
Xiluo, pacing nervously, seemed to be gradually losing control of her emotions.
An Evil Ghost is the entity of resentment combined with Yin Qi, the soul stubbornly lingering in the human world after death.
Being in an Evil Ghost's domain for long periods would make one's character and emotions extreme, eventually becoming a vessel for the Evil Ghost.
Obviously, even someone as powerful as Xiluo, in the presence of an Evil Ghost almost as strong as the Ghost King, was inevitably affected.
Fortunately, Xiluo quickly realized something was amiss and immediately chose to exit the black mist.
"Huff!"
Once her emotions were completely settled, Xiluo let out a long breath.
However, seeing the mist continuing to spread, her mood did not improve.
Because Black Cloud Marsh wasn't far from Feilai Peak.
At the current rate of expansion, it would take only a few months to completely cover Feilai Peak.
By then, Xiluo would either have to abandon Feilai Peak and flee or succumb to becoming an Evil Spirit, with no third option.
...........................
[Found you!]
Almost as soon as Xiluo exited the black mist, Li Boyang also picked up her trail.
Yet upon seeing the somewhat disheveled Red Leopard, Li Boyang couldn't help but frown.
Because a vast distance of several tens of kilometers lay between them.
Let alone finding Xiluo to ask what happened.
Li Boyang didn't even know how to contact her.
After all, Li Boyang didn't possess the Divine Power of Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission; it had always been Xiluo who would initiate conversations with Li Boyang.
"Oh?"
At that moment, Xiluo transformed back into her raccoon cat form and met Li Boyang's gaze with curiosity.
Despite being nearly a hundred kilometers apart, Li Boyang felt a sense of confrontation.
And Xiluo's next actions conveyed to Li Boyang that his feeling wasn't an illusion.
"Is that... the Li Family child?"
After a brief hesitation, Xiluo ran towards the village.
She suddenly remembered that in terms of attack, the child in the village was stronger than herself.
Especially with that little Sword Pill capable of slaying even an Evil Spirit like Nai Fu.
If she had that child as an ally, she might not need to be troubled by the Evil Ghost in the mist.
Moreover, that Evil Ghost was likely the strange old man who had been slain by the Sword Pill.
Xiluo felt this matter couldn't be left to trouble her alone.
Sss, sss, sss...
Driven by this thought, Xiluo spent nearly two hours traversing the mountains and forests to reach the vicinity of Li Family Village.
"Huff!"
Carefully avoiding the Night Watchers of the village.
Then, with a deft twist, she expertly leaped onto the courtyard wall.
After confirming that Li Yu and Chen Yun were sound asleep and no one noticed her presence...
Xiluo silently slipped into the house, where she found Li Boyang wrapped in thick animal hides.
By this point, three to four hours had passed since Li Boyang began tracking Xiluo.
Only with the help of the moonlight streaming through the window could Xiluo vaguely make out Li Boyang's closed eyes and the vertical eye at his brow quietly open.
"Huff!"
Without hesitation, Xiluo opened her mouth and released two Sleep Bugs that flew directly into the ears of Li Yu and Chen Yun, plunging them into an even deeper sleep.
Then, Xiluo leaped up into Li Boyang's special cradle, examining this seemingly pretending-to-sleep child with great interest.
"Stop pretending; you're not asleep yet!"
"Even though you have a Thousand-Mile Eye, you haven't learned to conceal your gaze yet."
"Especially for someone like me, a Mountain God, being watched like that feels like needles in my back."
At that point, Xiluo's tone paused slightly.
"Moreover, since you killed Nai Fu, your gaze carries a trace of the Evil Spirit Qi."
"Next time you want to spy on me, remember to restrain your gaze; don't stare at me so directly."
Hearing Xiluo's words, Li Boyang immediately abandoned his pretense of sleep, opening all three eyes to look at her.
"Ah!"
Gently patting his cradle, Li Boyang pondered how to communicate with her more conveniently.
"Still can't speak, huh?"
"Human infants are troublesome!"
Seeing this, Xiluo immediately understood his intent and furrowed her brows in thought.
Until today, Xiluo had found Li Boyang's "babbling" amusing.
But when she tried to communicate further, she realized their awkward situation.
After all, Xiluo didn't have the rapport that Big Girl had with Li Boyang.
There was no way she could deduce his intentions from his actions and expressions.
Fortunately, as a nearly millennia-old Mountain God, Xiluo quickly thought of a solution.
"Hmm, you've at least inherited part of Nai Fu's abilities, albeit through a 'curse'..."
"But you should be able to withstand using it a little, right?"
Mumble-mumbling something unclear, Xiluo then spat out a small and exquisite rhino horn.
"Try this, now you should be able to communicate with me..."
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