At nightfall, dark clouds covered the moon.
There was a slight rustling sound in the deep and quiet woods... Then a ghost-like figure was seen shuttling through the woods at a very fast speed, occasionally jumping up and landing on the treetops to observe the front...
At a certain moment, the figure suddenly stopped and a vigilant voice sounded.
"who?"
"It's me! Brother."
Then a beautiful figure walked out of the dark forest. Who else could it be but Lu Mei'er in disguise? And since she called him that, the identity of the person opposite was obvious.
"… Why are you here?"
Seeing the person coming, Chu Tianxiao frowned slightly and asked.
"Hee... Are you the only one allowed to sneak out, brother?" Lu Meir smiled sweetly upon hearing that - because before leaving Beijing, the two had agreed that even if it "seemed" that there were no one else around, they would have to use fake names to prevent the demons from using treacherous tactics... So now Lu Meir still called Chu Tianxiao brother.
Then she giggled, "It's obvious that my brother's bad habits haven't changed at all... All of our plans have been heard by others!"
After saying this, Chu Tianxiao secretly thought that he had made a mistake. He actually forgot that this little girl had the ability to "listen" after awakening the royal bloodline...
"... I just felt based on the intelligence that our flanks were constantly being harassed by demon generals, which was quite unsafe. In order to prevent the subsequent plans from going wrong, I..."
Chu Tianxiao turned his face away and said somewhat unnaturally.
"Hee... Brother, you're such a fool. You're still making up excuses at this time..." Lu Meir said with a sweet smile. Suddenly, she leaned forward and gently drew circles on Chu Tianxiao's chest with her jade-like fingers. She exuded a charming aura and spoke in a sweet and seductive voice. "It's obvious... It's because I was looked down upon during the day, and you were upset, but you couldn't slap me in the face, so..."
“… Nonsense.”
After only a moment of distraction, Chu Tianxiao quickly stepped aside and said, "Everything I do is for the greater good of the human and the devil..."
"Hee..." Hearing that, Lu Meir smiled again and shook her head, "Come on, 'brother', stop pretending! We are so familiar with each other, how come he doesn't know you? You, when you protect someone, don't care about anything... It really makes me worry, but..."
At this point, she moved closer and used her true energy to transmit her voice: "Thank you, Brother Tianxiao... This time, it's finally your turn to protect me. Mei'er is very happy!"
Hearing this, Chu Tianxiao's heart skipped a beat. He couldn't help but start thinking about a question - this kid's natural charm should not have been fully aroused yet? But it was already so "terrible", if one day it was fully developed...
No!
wrong!
Suddenly, Chu Tianxiao noticed something was wrong. He looked at Lu Meir and frowned, "... Well, you seem to have become much bolder than before..."
"… "
Hearing this, Lu Meir's smile froze, and she suddenly wanted to say, "I have always been so bold." However, when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back...
She fell silent.
Because thinking about it carefully, she was not like this before... Ever since Xionghuang Mountain fell in love with Chu Tianxiao that day, she wanted to stick to him all the time, but it was unimaginable for her to really do something "teasing" to Chu Tianxiao like she did just now...
No matter what, she, Lu Meir, is a member of the royal family, with noble royal blood flowing in her body, and the proper reserve is integrated into her blood... Perhaps, she will be cheerful and lively, and will bravely express her love, but generally she will not do anything wanton and frivolous...
In this way, she has indeed changed, a lot...
For some reason, Lu Meir felt empty in her heart, and she couldn't explain the feeling. After a while, she raised her head, looked at the dark clouds in the sky, and said slowly: "How should I put it... God, no, brother, since I walked out of 'there', I sometimes feel that I am... weird... It's like... It's like I used to..."
At this point, she shook her head again and laughed at herself: "Maybe I went through too many life and death difficulties in there, so after I came out, I became particularly cherishing, particularly wanting to possess, and particularly not wanting to lose..."
"..." Hearing this, it was Chu Tianxiao's turn to fall silent. He always felt that there was something untrue in Lu Meir's words, but when it came to the thoughts of such a little girl, he didn't know where to start...
The atmosphere in the venue suddenly became extremely awkward.
"Hey, brother, aren't you going to go and take care of that demon general? If we don't attack at night, once the other party becomes alert and summons a large number of helpers, we won't be able to succeed, right?"
After a while of awkwardness, Lu Meir finally spoke first and changed the subject. Upon hearing this, Chu Tianxiao followed suit and nodded, "Yes... But don't worry too much. According to intelligence, although this beast is the weakest among the three demon generals, he is very arrogant... He has always been alone, often patrolling around without guards, or looking for humans to slaughter... This time should be no exception."
"But we really shouldn't delay here any longer."
Chu Tianxiao said this and looked at Lu Meir deeply: "Jing'er, you..."
"I want to go with my brother!"
"...Okay, now that things have come to this, I'm worried about you going back alone, so follow me closely. I won't wait for you."
"Hee, brother is the best!"
Lu Meir smiled sweetly, Chu Tianxiao waved his hands helplessly, and then quickly spread his body in front and flew away. Lu Meir also spread his body and followed closely behind...
Sudden.
At some point.
Chu Tianxiao suddenly stopped, frowned deeply, and looked towards a place in the dark forest...
"Brother, what's wrong?"
Seeing this, Lu Meir also stopped and came up to him and asked.
"... I always feel like someone is nearby, but..." Chu Tianxiao pondered for a moment and shook his head, "Maybe it's because I haven't been promoted to the Soul Awakening stage for too long... I'm a little suspicious..."
"Hmm?" Lu Meir felt quite strange. Just as she was about to say something else, Chu Tianxiao had already raised his head slightly: "Okay, hurry up and get on your way, Jing'er."
As soon as he finished speaking, he ran away again like an arrow from a bow. Seeing this, Lu Meir shook her head and followed him... They were very fast and disappeared into the dark forest in a short time, getting closer and closer to their destination...
Just as they left, a dark figure slowly emerged from the place where Chu Tianxiao had just looked. It looked like a young human being...
He stared at the direction where Chu Tianxiao disappeared, and the dim figure seemed to be distorted at this moment...
A hoarse, low voice filled with endless hatred flowed out from between his teeth...
"Chu Tianxiao... you are so brave!"
"She is... She is mine! I am her true love!"
"How dare you... How dare you!!—"