After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 226 The Shadow Clan

"Aunt Lan, that's how it is. Do you think you can help Ye Zhi see Lord Heart Demon?" In the Heavenly River Sword Palace, Bai Lu asked the Heavenly River Sword Venerable cautiously.

The Heavenly River Sword Master pondered and said, "The Shadow Clan is truly a rare species. The Heart Demon won't leave her clan unattended; she should probably thank me."

How are you and Shen Xu getting along?

"That guy is a bastard, a womanizer! He's not good enough for me at all," Bai Lu said angrily.

"It seems you have a good impression of him. I shouldn't have mistaken him for someone else." Tianhe Sword Master seemed to be lost in reminiscence.

"Huh? Aunt Lan, what are you talking about?" Bai Lu asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I will help with Ye Zhi's matter, but as for Shen Xu, you'll have to rely on yourself. Your opponents all seem to be quite formidable," Tianhe Sword Master said with a smile.

When Bai Lu left the Tianhe Sword Palace, the figure of the Tianhe Sword Master also transformed into a streak of azure water light and disappeared into the Tianhe Sword Palace.

"Let's go! Aunt Lan has already agreed to introduce you to Lord Heart Demon," Bai Lu said to Ye Zhi with a smile.

"Thank you for your help, Miss Bai, but I have nothing to offer in return," Ye Zhi said, feeling somewhat ashamed.

"Your willingness to join my team is the greatest gratitude you can give me. Consider it a perk I secured for you!"

"Then I will do my best to help you, Miss Bai," Ye Zhi said solemnly.

"From now on, we'll be a team, so don't be so formal. Just call me Bai Lu and her Guan Bi," Bai Lu reminded her.

"You can just call me Xiao Zhi, I'm more used to being called that," Ye Zhi said with a smile.

"Xiao Zhi, would you like to live with us? It's quite lively over there, and Shen Xu lives there too!" Bai Lu's tone was full of enticement.

"Can I do that too?"

“Of course, after all, all the members of our team are there, it wouldn’t be good if you were missing,” Bai Lu said thoughtfully.

“Then I’m willing to live with you,” Ye Zhi said excitedly.

Just as the three women were about to head to Qingling Creek, two illusory figures, one in black and one in blue, appeared in front of them.

"Greetings, Heavenly River Sword Master, Lord Heart Demon." Bai Lu bowed respectfully to the two.

Seeing Bai Lu's reaction, Guan Bi and Ye Zhi also realized what was happening and followed behind Bai Lu, bowing respectfully to the two figures.

After getting up, Ye Zhi couldn't help but look at the black figure. Although she couldn't see the face clearly, the aura emanating from the figure made her feel very close to it.

"Is this the other clansman my father mentioned? Does she know about the Shadow Temple?" Ye Zhi couldn't help but wonder.

"Come with me! I have something to ask you," the inner demon said slowly to Ye Zhi.

"Disciple obeys." Ye Zhi stepped forward and said respectfully.

"Qinglingxi!" Bailu whispered to Ye Zhi, and Ye Zhi nodded gently upon hearing this.

"Guanbi, take good care of Bailu, and you will have everything you want!" The indifferent voice of the Heavenly River Sword Master reached Guanbi's ears.

Upon hearing these words spoken specifically to her, Guan Bi respectfully bowed to Tianhe Sword Master. When she looked up, she found that Bai Lu was the only one left beside her.

"Guanbi, what did Aunt Lan say to you?" Bailu asked curiously.

"The Sword Master instructed me to take good care of you, Miss," Guan Bi replied with a smile.

"What! You have to tell me this without me knowing? Even if Aunt Lan didn't say anything, I believe Guanbi will take good care of me." Bai Lu smiled and took Guanbi's arm.

……

When Bailu and Guanbi returned to Qinglingxi, they found that Li Xiaoyi was not in the pavilion, and knew that she must have gone to the Ancient Forest.

But when the two women saw the Qiling White Crane standing on the cradle, gracefully pecking at the Zhu Yu fruit in Li Xiaoyi's hand, their eyes narrowed in surprise.

As Bailu and Guanbi slowly approached, the Qiling White Crane flapped its wings and flew back to its wooden nest in the treetop in the blink of an eye, causing the two to stop their slow steps.

"You scared it!" Li Xiaoyi said with a smile to Bai Lu and Guan Bi while sitting on the cradle.

Bai Lu sat down next to Li Xiaoyi and asked in confusion, "How did you do that?"

“Haven’t you already read that book?” Li Xiaoyi said slowly.

"I don't believe it. You must have used some special method to make the Qiling White Crane so close to you. Besides, you deliberately left that book there. Who knows if you tampered with it?" Bai Lu frowned and questioned.

"Just pretend I did something, please stay away, it won't dare to come down if you're around."

"Hmph! This is my place, and you don't seem to have the right to tell me to stay away!" Bai Lu said with a sneer, then took out a white jade box from her ring, which was filled with pearl-sized vermilion jade fruits.

Bai Lu opened the jade box, and a strong fruity fragrance immediately filled the surrounding space. Qi Ling Bai He naturally smelled this fragrance as well, and couldn't help but fly down from the treetop and slowly approach Bai Lu's side, before flying onto the cradle.

Seeing the white crane beside her, Bai Lu chuckled, "Even the white crane can't control its instincts, let alone a person with even stronger desires!"

But what happened next puzzled Bai Lu. The Qiling White Crane just stared at the jade box in her hand but showed no intention of eating.

"It just doesn't want to eat what you're holding," Li Xiaoyi explained, then took a few Zhu Yu fruits from the jade box in Bai Lu's hand and placed them in front of the Qiling White Crane.

Upon seeing the vermilion jade fruit in Li Xiaoyi's hand, the Qiling White Crane immediately began to peck at it happily, then let out joyful cries.

Seeing the happy Qiling White Crane Bailu, she was furious. "You ate my fruit and didn't even give me any face. That's too much!"

But she also knew that the fact that the Qiling White Crane was willing to come to her side was already a favor to the Zhuyu Fruit in her hands.

"There has been a great improvement compared to last time."

Bai Lu kept comforting herself in this way, which prevented her from taking the box back out of anger.

"I advise you not to even think about touching it; it holds grudges," Li Xiaoyi said calmly, while Bai Lu slowly withdrew her outstretched hand.

How is Ye Zhi?

"I asked Aunt Lan to hand her over to Lord Heart Demon, a member of the Shadow Clan. I wonder what Lord Heart Demon will do with her?" Bai Lu replied.

"It is said that the Shadow Clan was once very glorious, but for some unknown reason, they suddenly became destroyed and their families perished. The remaining clansmen are scattered in various parts of the void, and most of them make a living by assassination, so their reputation is not very good," Li Xiaoyi said thoughtfully.

"She's already considered lucky to have met Lord Heart Demon among the Shadow Clan," Bai Lu sighed.