Chapter 557: Still Not Satisfied

Jiang Fan let out a mocking sound.

The writing on the beast hide was in demon script, though not the mainstream script of contemporary demons. A thousand years ago, it had become an obscure script, used solely by the Great Sun tribe. Later, after a war with the ancient giants, the Great Sun tribe's population dwindled, leading to their complete extinction over the subsequent millennia. Its script had ceased to be passed down centuries ago; only the collection of myriad languages preserved by humanity still contained it. It would be very difficult to find it anywhere else.

“The Great Sun tribe?” Wu Manyue’s peach blossom eyes flickered, and she said stiffly, “You say that as if it’s true. No one else recognizes it anyway, so you can just spout nonsense and no one would know.”

Jiang Fan chuckled. He picked up a tattered ancient book from the ground, shook off the ice shards, and said, “Read a few words from it. Louder.”

Wu Manyue looked and saw several large characters on the cover. They were in the contemporary mainstream demon script. As she recognized the content, her pretty face stiffened, and she said, “It’s a cultivation technique. It’s not important.”

Jiang Fan scoffed, “Right, a cultivation technique—one titled ‘Gleanings of Ancient Demonic Script.’ Do you really think you’re the only one who understands demon script? You just blurt things out.” He snatched the beast hide. Waving his hand dismissively, he said, “Go stand aside, illiterate.”

“You!” Wu Manyue’s face turned green and then red. Only that scoundrel Jiang Fan could make her lose face repeatedly!

“How do you know demon script? You didn’t know it when we set out.” She couldn’t believe that in just one day, Jiang Fan had learned demon script, including the obscure script of the Great Sun demonic tribe.

Jiang Fan shrugged, “Guess.”

Wu Manyue secretly gnashed her teeth. After a quick glance at his chest, she silently suppressed her anger.

Xia Chaoge leaned her delicate head closer, her hair exuding a captivating fragrance. On her exquisite face, her bright eyes were full of curiosity: “Uncle-Master, what does it say?”

Jiang Fan looked at the script on the beast hide and murmured, “It seems to be describing a location. Roughly translated, it means:

‘Western clouds obscure heaven and earth,Midnight bells begin to chime,Good and evil diverge into two paths,Before the Buddha, one sits in devotion.’”

After reciting, Jiang Fan frowned deeply. “It’s all metaphors, so mysterious. And it seems there’s a second stanza.” He glanced at the lower part of the beast hide, which had a very neat cut. There should be another part of the content. He instinctively looked towards Consort Yunxia’s bulging chest.

“You’ve been touching for so long, what else haven’t you touched?” Consort Yunxia’s angelic face flushed, and she said indignantly.

Jiang Fan’s face colored. Indeed, he had touched everywhere; there was nowhere to hide anything.

“Where’s the second stanza?” Jiang Fan asked.

Consort Yunxia let out a soft huff and turned away. But fearing Jiang Fan’s recklessness, she said, “It’s with Chunni.”

“Chunni?” Qiu Shengnan was slightly startled: “Chunni, one of the Four Great Demon Kings? Now with Hai Mei, it should be five Great Demon Kings.”

Consort Yunxia nodded slightly and said indifferently, “If you want it, go find her.”

Jiang Fan held the beast hide and pondered. He ultimately refrained from asking Consort Yunxia the meaning of the four lines. She most likely wouldn’t tell the truth, so there was no need to waste words.

“Alright, pack up and leave quickly,” Jiang Fan said. “After all, this place is within demon territory; it’s not good to linger.”

Xia Chaoge pointed to Consort Yunxia, who was bound at her hands, feet, and neck. “What about her?”

Jiang Fan said, “Simple, I’ll carry her.” He bent down, about to hoist her onto his shoulder.

“Go away!” Consort Yunxia clenched her pearly teeth. “I can walk myself!” She had been to human markets, where old farmers from the mountains would carry piglets on their shoulders like that. With that, under everyone’s strange gazes, she hopped forward on both legs.

Xia Chaoge mumbled, “I somehow think it would be more elegant to be carried on Uncle-Master’s shoulder.”

The group continued on. Along the way, they carefully retrieved the bodies of the seven sect elders. Finally, at the exit, Hua Xiangchen and Li Shiqian were waiting anxiously. While the others had gone inside, these two had been assigned to keep watch at the entrance to prevent any demons from arriving and trapping them.

The Iron Claw Golden Wolf muttered to himself, “Hmph. With such a big commotion, Consort Yunxia must have left long ago. What’s the little one still thinking? Could they really have captured Consort Yunxia and brought her back… back…” It suddenly shivered.

Because Jiang Fan and the others had returned. Jiang Fan, walking at the very back, had a beautiful, graceful figure in snowy white robes slung over his shoulder. Her angelic face flushed with uncontrollable embarrassment. She had hopped halfway, and her already injured legs had gone numb from hopping. So, she had ultimately chosen Xia Chaoge’s suggestion to let Jiang Fan carry her back.

Jiang Fan unceremoniously dropped her in front of the Iron Claw Golden Wolf, making Consort Yunxia hiss in pain. *That scoundrel. He’s just unloading cargo here. How could he just toss her like that!*

Suddenly, Consort Yunxia noticed the stunned Iron Claw Golden Wolf. She immediately understood why humans had come here today, and her jade-like face hardened slightly: “You actually informed humans. That truly surprises me.” As the vice-captain of the Royal Guard, the Iron Claw Golden Wolf’s loyalty was unquestionable. Moreover, it had undergone specialized training to withstand severe torture. Even if it were beaten to death, it could endure the pain. Unexpectedly, the Iron Claw Golden Wolf was an exception.

“It wasn’t me, it really wasn’t me!” The Iron Claw Golden Wolf said in a panic, “I swear to heaven, I didn’t reveal a single bit of your information with my mouth.”

“With your mouth?” Consort Yunxia was remarkably intelligent. Word games wouldn’t work on her.

The Iron Claw Golden Wolf immediately felt guilty and said awkwardly, “You can’t blame me for this. That little bastard can read minds.”

*Slap!* In response, Jiang Fan delivered a venomous palm strike. The Iron Claw Golden Wolf hopped in pain, a look of utter astonishment on its face: “You know demon language now?” Seeing no reaction from Jiang Fan, it tentatively asked, “Jiang Fan?” Still no reaction. “Little darling?” Still no reaction. “Haha, you little bastard, you don’t understand, do you?”

*Slap!* *Oow! Oow! Oow!* The Iron Claw Golden Wolf received another palm strike, the poison causing it to collapse and foam at the mouth. Its eyes were wide and fixed. “You… you really understand!”

Jiang Fan looked at Consort Yunxia and sincerely suggested, “The criteria for selecting the vice-captain of your Royal Guard should include an intelligence test.”

Consort Yunxia rubbed her temples. “I agree with that suggestion.” No wonder her location had been exposed. With such an unconventional vice-captain, it was a blessing from heaven that she had remained safe until now.

“Everyone on! Back to Boundary Mountain!” The group jumped onto the demon wolf’s back. This time, there were the nine sect elders, plus Consort Yunxia, so it was a bit crowded. Although Consort Yunxia had tried her best to move to the Iron Claw Golden Wolf’s rear, she was still pressed tightly against Jiang Fan’s arm. This made her very uncomfortable; she frequently frowned, casting him disgruntled glances.

Jiang Fan was holding the amber and jade box, examining the two seemingly different types of demon emperor essence blood. Repeatedly disturbed by her, he couldn’t help but say, “You’re not some pure, innocent maiden. Why are you so particular? Sit if you want, otherwise hang from the demon wolf’s neck.”

Consort Yunxia’s fair, jade-like hands clenched tightly. All the anger she had accumulated in a year was less than what she felt in just half a day after meeting Jiang Fan.

“Hey, did you really come here to deliver the demon emperor essence blood?” Jiang Fan suddenly asked. He stared at the jade box containing hundreds of drops of demon emperor essence blood. A hint of suspicion appeared in his eyes.