Two puppets led the way and brought Xu Chunniang into the courtyard.
"Wait here. The commander-in-chief will be back to summon you soon."
After saying that, the two puppets walked towards the gate.
As they left, they looked back at her from time to time, whispered to each other, and made strange laughter.
Xu Chunniang pretended not to know and looked around the courtyard without leaving any trace.
After looking around, I found quite a few puppets.
There are puppets ranging from those that are three meters tall and have a calm aura as guards to those that are only the size of a palm and are nimble and lifelike.
There were dozens of puppets of all kinds in the courtyard.
The strength of these puppets varies, with the strongest one even having an aura that is not weaker than that of a mid-stage Void Refinement Realm cultivator.
Just as she was looking at these puppets, the door creaked and was pushed open from the inside.
A puppet wolf half the height of a man stared at her for a few breaths, then spoke in human language.
"Are you Xu Chunniang, whose whereabouts are unknown after killing Ji Xin?"
"I am."
While the puppet wolf was looking at her, Xu Chunniang was also looking at it.
It is unknown what material the wolf's hair is made of. It looks very soft, but reflects a cold gray luster.
"Come with me."
The puppet wolf turned and stepped into the hall, leaving only half of the door open.
Xu Chunniang smiled, followed the puppet wolf, stepped into the room, and closed the door.
"You don't seem scared."
On the steps of the hall, there sat a short girl.
She tilted her head with an innocent expression, her short legs dangling under the tall steps, and her tone was very firm.
"Why should I be afraid?"
Xu Chunniang smiled softly. As early as when she saw those exquisite puppets, she had guessed the identity of the commander-in-chief.
Unexpectedly, she was indeed from the goblin clan.
I just don’t know what kind of soul is hidden under her innocent appearance.
The little girl frowned, as if she didn't expect Xu Chunniang was not afraid of her at all.
However, thinking back to the information she had learned before, she understood something.
If the other party can kill enemies across levels, he must have something to rely on.
"In just half a year, you were able to break through from the middle stage of the Spiritualization to the middle stage of the Void Refining, crossing a major realm. Your cultivation speed is really fast."
"It's just barely enough. I wonder why the commander-in-chief wants to see me?"
"I originally wanted to teach you a lesson, then turn you into a puppet and trap you by my side every day."
The little girl said, laughing as if she had obtained a favorite toy, "But now, I have changed my mind."
"Oh, why?"
"The materials for refining puppets are in short supply, and I have consumed too much recently, so I don't have any suitable materials."
The little girl felt a little regretful. "Once the living soul is taken down, it must be immediately refined into the puppet body, otherwise the effect will be greatly reduced."
"It seems that I have escaped a disaster. I should thank the governor."
Xu Chunniang raised her eyes, slowly glanced at the puppet wolf crawling at the little girl's feet, and asked casually.
"Master Duling is from the spirit world?"
"This is not a secret in the first place. Of course, it is limited to the royal city."
The little girl sighed and said, "I accidentally came to this broken place. In order to survive, I can only practice magic.
The demon world is so boring. No matter where you are, the weather is always so gloomy. It's so annoying."
Having said this, she did not hide the disgust on her face.
Xu Chunniang blinked and followed her words and asked, "Since you don't like the Demon Realm, why don't you try to leave?"
"You think I don't want to? Isn't it because the boundary wall is too thick?"
The little girl rolled her eyes unceremoniously, “To open a direct passage between the demon world and the spirit world, we need the combined efforts of at least three Mahayana monks.
There are only three Demon Kings in the entire Demon Cloud Continent, and they dislike each other. I will never be able to return to the spirit world in this lifetime."
Her tone was down and she looked resigned to her fate.
"Really?"
Xu Chunniang pursed her lips and chuckled, knowing that if she continued to test the waters, the other party would not reveal any more information, so she was too lazy to pretend anymore.
She raised her hand slightly, and the strong wind from her fingertips extinguished the candle in the corner of the hall.
A wisp of blue smoke replaced the bright candlelight, and the light in the hall became dim.
The puppet wolf hunched its body and looked at Xu Chunniang. The two black wolf boys were shining with cold light.
The soft hair on its body had stood up without anyone noticing.
The little girl stepped on the wolf's head with her smooth instep and smoothed its fur from head to toe, and the puppet wolf lay down obediently.
"Why did you put out my candle for no reason? Is it because you demons naturally like to stay in dark places?"
"You demons."
Xu Chunniang repeated these words with a faint smile on her lips.
"It seems that after you switched to the path of magic, you are not suitable for your new identity."
The smile on the little girl's face faded slightly, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed through her condescending eyes.
"Yes, I don't like this damn place, and I hate the cannibalism of the demon cultivators! These lowly and disgusting cultivators should all die!"
As the words fell, the puppet wolf under her feet moved.
It pounced towards Xu Chunniang, as fast as a streak of light.
Xu Chunniang raised her eyelids, and found that the Demon-Slaying Sword had been quietly held in her hand without her knowing.
She swung her sword at the puppet wolf, and the two collided, making a sharp sound of metal and stone.
After the puppet wolf was chopped away, it rolled on the ground and shook its hair majestically, but it was completely unharmed.
The little girl didn't show any expression, but she was a little surprised in her heart, and her eyes fell on the knife in Xu Chunniang's hand.
Looking at the long knife in her hand, her expression gradually became surprised and suspicious.
This is... a long sword made from the Demon-Suppressing Stone!
The Demon-Suppressing Stone has the ability to restrain demons and is extremely difficult to refine.
Since the other party can refine the long sword made of Demon-Suppressing Stone, this means that she has something that can restrain the Demon-Suppressing Stone!
The little girl's expression changed. She looked at the puppet wolf that pounced on Xu Chunniang again and shouted, "Xiao Hui, come back!"
However, it was too late.
The puppet wolf was determined to kill someone for her. When it heard the cry, its claws had already slapped the head of the female cultivator in front of it, like an arrow shot from a bow.
Xu Chunniang's eyes were slightly cold. As her cultivation improved, she could control more and more Netherworld Fire.
Since the fur of this puppet wolf is extremely strong and even the Demon-Slaying Sword cannot destroy it, let's try the Netherworld Fire!
Black flames surged up silently, wrapped around the puppet wolf's claws, and melted them into a ball of molten iron.
The puppet wolf howled and retreated hurriedly, one of its front paws already deformed.
"Little Gray!"
The little girl felt so distressed that she quickly took a few steps forward and hugged the puppet wolf.
Although Xiao Hui is a puppet, her puppetry is very sophisticated. If the puppet is injured, Xiao Hui will also feel pain!