Banshee Family Training Record

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Yun Chu'an waved his hand and forced a smile: "I'm fine, don't worry about me."

He exhaled, looking worriedly at the snake's corpse on the ground, and said, "We need to dispose of this snake's body. Hmm, the wounds need to be disguised..."

He muttered to himself, actually thinking about the safest way to handle the situation.

Not far away, the little girl blinked her big eyes. Despite seeing such a huge python and such a bloody scene, she didn't seem afraid at all.

She looked at him with curiosity, and after a moment, she suddenly whispered, "Thank you."

She seemed to have misunderstood, thinking that Yun Chu'an had acted to protect her.

Yun Chu'an was taken aback, then turned his head away somewhat embarrassedly: "It's okay, I don't need this."

Hua Caiyan felt quite deserving of the thanks. She looked at the little girl; she had overheard the girl's past outside and imagined the same thing. Naturally, she felt very uncomfortable now.

This little one, too, lost her family. And she's even younger now than I was back then…

Having shared a similar experience, she couldn't help but feel touched. She went over, reached out and took off the little girl's hat, gently stroking the little one's head and rubbing her soft hair: "It's alright, the bad guy is dead, you're safe now."

Chapter 179 The girl's name is Yan Yao

The little girl raised her head, her bright, sparkling eyes looking at her. Her obedient appearance made Hua Caiyan feel even more heartbroken.

When I first came to the Huai Shan family, did my fourth sister see me in the same way?

Thinking this to herself, Hua Caiyan couldn't help but ask, "Miss, what's your name?"

The question seemed to stump the girl. She turned slightly away, frowned, and looked like she was deep in thought. After a moment, she managed to utter two words with difficulty: "Yan... Yao."

Outside, Yun Chu'an had just returned after dealing with Diao Desan's body. Hearing her say this, he was immediately puzzled: "What? Eye drops?"

Hua Caiyan turned her head and glared at him: "It's someone else's name! It's okay, girl, can you even write your own name?"

The child nodded obediently: "Yes."

So the fox spirit took out paper and pen and asked her to write something. The girl wasn't in a hurry and slowly finished writing, her handwriting quite elegant and refined.

This scene made Hua Caiyan like the little girl even more: "Girl, would you like to come with me? Or do you want to stay here and continue waiting for your mom and dad?"

As she spoke, a hint of sadness crept into the fox's voice, reflecting on her own past: "However, I must warn you, they may never come again."

The little girl looked a bit confused. She raised her head and gazed at Hua Caiyan. Her eyes were misty for a while before she suddenly said, "They will come."

There seemed to be a deep-seated obsession in her heart, which made even Yun Chuan feel a little heartbroken. But he also knew that the obsession with her deceased parents "definitely coming to pick her up" was probably the reason why this girl had persisted until now, and even persisted in continuing to live.

Hua Caiyan bit her lower lip and suddenly laughed.

She crouched down, looked the girl in the eye, smiled, and said, "Yes, they will come, but it may be a very long time."

"Before that, would you like to come to my house to play? My house is quite big, and I have lots of delicious candies and fun toys. Do you want to come and try it out?"

She used a coaxing tone, promising candy and toys, trying to pique the girl's curiosity.

Fortunately, children's nature is similar in some ways. The little girl's eyes were visibly brightening, but she still lingered with a concern: "What if they come and can't find me..."

Hua Caiyan immediately said, "It's alright, we can leave a note here saying you're coming to my house. I'll put my address here, and they can come to my house to find you. That way, everything will be fine!"

She explained, and finally convinced the girl. The petite Yan Yao raised her head, her eyes full of anticipation: "Then I want to go! I want to come to your house to play!"

success!

A satisfied smile spread across the vixen's face as she took her little hand and said, "Let's go, let's pack up our things here and then go home!"

As Yun Chu'an rummaged through the spoils, he listened to their conversation. Seeing how easily the young girl had been tricked, he couldn't help but whisper, "Fifth Sister, why are you suddenly so merciful, uh, so kind-hearted?"

Hua Caiyan rolled her eyes at him: "Do you think your fifth sister is someone who does heinous things all the time? Besides..."

She suddenly didn't want to argue with him anymore. Her voice lowered, and she muttered softly, "Back then, Fourth Sister brought me back to our family in the same way."

Yun Chu'an knew she felt the same way, so she didn't say much, but nodded slightly to show that she agreed with her approach.

He glanced at Yan Yao's little hand being held by her, and feeling relaxed, he couldn't help but joke, "With your skills, if you went to kidnap children, you'd be able to kidnap one every time."

Hua Caiyan rolled her eyes again, too lazy to respond to his teasing, and said, "Alright, let's hurry up and pack up, take everything we can, and then leave as soon as possible."

Yun Chu'an raised the storage bag in his hand and said, "Don't worry about it. I checked it when you abducted the children. This is all there is. There's not much left."

Fortunately, although most of the jade marrow was indeed wasted, Yan Yao did not actually drink it all.

If Diao Desan had been a little more patient and gone straight to the back shelf, he might have found some well-preserved chalcedony among a few smaller pieces of jade.

Of course, this may not change his final decision.

With nothing else remaining, the three prepared to leave. Stepping outside, gazing at the enormous crystal palace, Hua Caiyan couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

Is there any way to take the entire palace with us?

She was genuinely tempted. Beside her, Yun Chu'an looked at him, seemingly seeing through his thoughts, and suddenly laughed: "You're still thinking about this palace, huh?"

Hua Caiyan nodded: "Yes, these crystals feel like some kind of treasure..."

Yun Chu'an waved his hand. He was also very eager for it, but he knew that it was not something he could handle on his own: "Don't even think about it. We don't have the ability. Staying here for too long may not be a good thing. On the contrary, it may bring disaster."

"Let's hurry up and go. We've already wasted some time. If we delay any longer, and they all come out to wait for us, then many things might not be able to be kept secret!"

He said this, and Hua Caiyan withdrew her reluctant gaze. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, she suddenly saw Yan Yao raise her little head beside her: "Does sister really want this Crystal Palace?"

Hua Caiyan stopped in her tracks: "Hmm? Yes."

Then, the girl's words were like a thunderbolt: "Then we can make it smaller and then take it away."

As she spoke, she took out a jade pendant from her sleeve and pointed it gently forward.

Visibly, the enormous crystal palace emitted a warm glow and its size shrank rapidly. Yun Chu'an's expression was quite shocked. The crystal palace, which was as tall as a two-story building, became only the size of a palm in the blink of an eye, and in Yan Yao's hand, it looked like a miniature toy.

She then raised her hand, smiling, and handed the crystal palace to Hua Caiyan: "Sister, this is for you!"

Hua Caiyan took it with a surprised expression, her eyes fixed on the jade pendant in her hand: "Where did you get this jade pendant?"

Yan Yao looked out slightly and said, "I picked it up from the Crystal Palace. These days, when I'm bored, I use this to make the palace bigger and smaller for fun."

She spoke without a care, her words innocent and unfiltered. Recalling the comical scene she described, Ling Yun Chu'an was both amused and exasperated: "This... well, alright."

Chapter 180 My eldest brother is dead!

Yun Chu'an shook his head and sighed. Without further delay, he pulled Hua Caiyan's sleeve and said, "Let's find an exit quickly and leave as soon as possible."

The entrances and exits of these internal spaces in the storage bag are not the same, because different teleportation arrays need to be carved in them.

The shipping array isn't hard to find; it's located behind the Crystal Palace, right in front of you.

The three stepped inside, activated the magic circle, and then their bodies entered a bizarre and colorful passage. This time, there weren't many twists and turns, and soon they returned to the steel shelves.

At this moment, none of the others had returned, and the place was empty and deserted. The three of them left through the diamond-shaped light blue portal and returned underwater. Yun Chu'an told Hua Caiyan to take Yan Yao away first, while he stayed behind to deal with the rest of the people.

Fearing that the spatial storm would sweep him away again, he stood outside the diamond-shaped portal, letting his body soak in the water, waiting for the others to come out.

He didn't have to wait long. A short, thin, dark-skinned man, disheveled and extremely disheveled, rushed out from inside. It was none other than the mosquito demon.

He saw Yun Chu'an waiting outside, paused for a moment, then laughed: "Hey, Mickey, you got out even faster than me!"

Yun Chu'an gave a wry smile: "I wish I could stay inside a little longer, but there's nothing left! I picked up some jade marrow and came out. What about you? How much did you get?"

Mosquito slapped his thigh and shook his head: "Don't even mention it! I went to a storage room that was covered in a layer of dust. It was filthy! The space was also damaged, and it would have earthquakes every few days, each one stronger than the last. Ugh, I didn't even dare to do a proper search. I just picked up a few pieces of scrap metal and quickly left!"

Yun Chu'an also showed a look of lingering fear. His eyes darted around, and he lowered his head to show him the injuries he had sustained from De San's beating: "That's right, look at me here. I wasn't satisfied and wanted to search again, but the earthquakes kept coming one after another, and I didn't dare to stay too long, so I quickly came out!"

He shook his head and sighed; the two seemed to share a common understanding for a moment.

As they were talking, a flash of light appeared at the portal, and the goat demon emerged from within. Upon asking him, they learned that his harvest was quite good; he had landed at a place where medicinal herbs were stored, and had taken out many ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms, which immediately filled them with envy.

Time passed second by second, and Ziyangcai and the caterpillar also walked out of the door one by one. Thanks to the Vajra Talisman given to them by Yun Chuan, none of them were seriously injured. Their gains varied, but in general, they all returned with a full load.

They waited there for a while longer, and finally, the snake demons began to walk out from inside.

Compared to them, these people were in a terrible state.

Of the four little snake demons who followed him the whole way, three were alright, but one lost a leg. He returned empty-handed, fearing for his life, crawling all the way back, just hoping to receive treatment as soon as possible;

When Diao Desi came out, his hands were covered in blood. He was in so much pain that he grimaced and shouted for someone to bring him some ointment to treat his wounds.

When De Er came out, everyone was even more shocked. It seemed that half of his face had been torn off, one ear was gone, and he was covered in blood. His hideous appearance made Yun Chu'an feel nauseous.

They quickly offered him medicine and worked together to heal his injuries, which finally stabilized his condition.

After their injuries stabilized temporarily, everyone was still shaken and wanted to get back as soon as possible. However, when they counted the number of people, they found that two people had not yet returned to the team.

Another sheep demon, and Diao Desan.

Yun Chu'an knew best what De San was up to, but he remained calm and suggested that they wait there a little longer to meet them.

No one objected to the proposal, so they stood at the entrance of the diamond-shaped gate, performing the water-repelling incantation, and continued to wait.

Time ticked by, and a sense of unease spread among the group. De Er and De San, worried about their brother, grew increasingly impatient.

Finally, after a long while, the diamond-shaped gate lit up again, and a figure rushed out from inside: "We're rich!"

He shouted, holding up a large piece of refined iron that was ready to be forged into a weapon: "Look what I found! The greatsword that slashed me that day was made from this!"

His face lit up with wild joy; he was none other than the sheep demon who had been wounded by the three-sword toad that day. The Diao brothers' expressions changed, but they were not happy. Diao Desi stepped forward, grabbed his collar, and demanded, "Have you seen my brother?!"

The goat demon's expression changed instantly, his previous elation turning into tension: "No, no... He, he didn't go to the same space as me..."

He stammered in response, his eyes darting away, but this only made the anxious Diao Desi more suspicious: "Your eyes are clearly hiding something, tell me the truth!"

The goat demon was terrified, but he had a guilty conscience. He had simply been hiding some of the valuables he had found: "My lord, I really didn't know!"

Yun Chu'an stepped forward and grabbed the brainless snake demon: "Fourth Brother, calm down! Third Brother's cultivation is the highest among us. We are all fine, so he should be safe too!"

Then, the mosquito demon chimed in, "Didn't that toad say before that one of the toads who got caught in it figured it out after a few months? Maybe Third Brother is the same way, taking some powerful elixir and cultivating and breaking through inside!"

At this point, everyone realized that the poisonous toad that had led them the way hadn't returned. It seemed the toad was probably dead inside, but no one cared about its fate and hadn't thought of it for a moment.

Diao Desi put down the sheep demon he was holding, his face full of worry. Behind him, the heavily injured De Er sighed and said, "We all agreed that once we find the item, we shouldn't linger inside and should come back as soon as possible."

"The space inside is collapsing. I'm afraid something might happen to him, what if... what if..."

He sighed, not daring to mention the worst possible outcome. Diao Desi, his expression as if he wanted to cry, let out a wail and, without restraint, voiced his deepest fear: "Then, out of the four of us brothers, only two will remain!"

His grief was palpable, but his words startled Yun Chu'an: "What? Two brothers? No, where's your eldest brother?"

Behind her, Ziyangcai also looked up suddenly, her face filled with astonishment, she simply couldn't believe her ears!

Then, Diao Desi's roar made their hearts tremble: "Big Brother is dead! He died by that damned Yan Shui Yi Jian!"

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Chapter 181 I've Become the Top Leader?

Diao Desi sighed and sat down heavily on the ground, head down, as if he had lost all fighting spirit and did not want to say anything more.

De'er had wanted to stop his younger brother from revealing the truth, but now that the words were already out, he could only sigh, "Oh well, you'll find out sooner or later anyway..."

Before Yun Chuan and the others could ask further, he spoke up: "Just before, my elder brother signed up to join the hunt for Yan Shuiyi, but unfortunately he actually ran into that woman."

"They were defeated. The high-level cultivators in the team only managed to escape with their lives by sheer luck, but he and several other early Foundation Establishment stage cultivators were all killed by that woman without exception!"

He said this, and when he got to the sad parts, he couldn't help but burst into tears: "Is fate so unkind to my Diao family? In just a few months, we have to lose two brothers in succession!"

He was somewhat agitated, even to the point of cursing the heavens. Yun Chu'an stared in disbelief, then suddenly recalled that indeed, on the mountaintop of Huai Mountain that day, several enemies at the mid-to-late Foundation Establishment stage had successfully escaped, while the early-stage snake demons had all been killed on the spot by Yan Shuiyi!

He had mixed feelings, and deep down he felt that it was all utterly absurd.

What are you doing?

So, the snake demon I've been so careful and meticulously guarding against has actually already died in my house?!

Was he killed by Yan Shui as easily as beating a stray dog ​​on the roadside?

The threat he was most worried about never actually existed in the first place.

For a moment, he was caught between laughter and tears, his heart filled with mixed emotions. He and Ziyangcai exchanged a glance; the latter also had a complicated expression on her face. Just then, she looked over, and their eyes met. Both man and mouse lowered their heads and sighed in despair.

Fate plays tricks on people! Fate is so cruel!

The two of them kept sighing with their heads down. The other demon cultivators watching nearby, unaware of the situation, assumed that they were echoing the two snake demons' lamentations, and immediately began to grumble inwardly.

Some demon cultivators marveled at their superb acting skills, while others despised their shameless fawning over the snake demon. Still others secretly regretted not reacting immediately and quickly imitating them, wiping away tears in a mock mourning for the snake demon elder brother of the Diao family.

For a moment, cries of anguish echoed throughout the cave. However, considering the sincerity and true feelings of each of them, the scene seemed rather comical and ridiculous.