Chapter 108: The Great Demon Is Not Human

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Ning Xianyu finally managed to exchange a piece of cloth for two baskets of steamed buns.

Carrying the buns back, the physician said that Xuanyuan Tunhan was just hungry and that resting would make him feel better.

“Has he been asleep the whole night and still not recovered?”

Ning Xianyu sensed something was off. “But why is his heartbeat so slow?”

The physician replied, “His heartbeat has always been like that.”

Ning Xianyu was surprised. “What do you mean, it’s always been like that?”

Even though cultivators strengthen their bodies, their heartbeat should still resemble that of a human’s; it couldn’t be this slow.

The physician found her strange and said, “He’s not human, so of course his heartbeat is different.”

Huh?

Ning Xianyu said, “I know he’s not human—he’s a cultivator, but I am too…”

The physician shook his head. “No, no, no, he’s different from you. You’re human, but he is…”

Before he could finish, he suddenly froze as if he heard something and glanced around oddly.

After a moment, his expression changed. He waved his hand and said Xuanyuan Tunhan was fine and that she should just take him back.

“Give him something to eat and some sugar water; he’ll be better soon.”

The physician handed her a bowl of sugar water to force down his throat.

Ning Xianyu pried open Xuanyuan Tunhan’s mouth and poured the entire bowl in forcibly.

The effect was immediate. The great demon stirred but still did not awaken.

Still, this was a great improvement from before.

The physician demanded a consultation fee, but Ning Xianyu had no money. She could only offer some items useful to ordinary people and let him choose.

He picked a bag of soil and nothing else.

That soil had been dug up by Ning Xianyu from outside, intended for planting flowers.

She had once dreamed of having her own little garden filled with flowers and a floral wall. Whenever she found good soil, she’d dig it up, but it was never put to use.

Now, giving it to the physician, she noticed how much he liked it—probably to use for growing medicinal herbs.

While Ning Xianyu was worrying about how to carry the great demon back, she suddenly heard someone call her name.

Upon stepping outside, she was stunned to see Yi Tianling, whom she had not seen for a long time, with Su Yun’er trailing behind.

“Senior Ning, is that really you?”

Yi Tianling was overjoyed. “To meet someone familiar here is fantastic. With you, Senior Ning, we will surely be able to break through the formation.”

He did not know about the body swap between Ning Xianyu and Xuanyuan Tunhan; he still thought Ning Xianyu was the powerful one capable of ignoring all conventions.

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Su Yun’er also stepped forward and greeted Ning Xianyu with a smile.

Ning Xianyu was equally shocked. “Why are you two together? Wait, did you just enter?”

Yi Tianling said yes, “We’ve been trapped in the formation for almost a month. Luckily we met Senior Ning; otherwise, we would have thought we’d never succeed.”

He was about to ask more questions, but Ning Xianyu stopped him. “Don’t speak for now; let’s carry Xuanyuan Tunhan back first.”

The great demon was too heavy; she simply couldn’t carry him.

Seeing Xuanyuan Tunhan unconscious, Yi Tianling was alarmed and quickly carried him back to their residence halfway up the mountain.

Ning Xianyu wiped the sweat from her brow and explained their current situation.

After she finished, Yi Tianling and Su Yun’er found it hard to believe.

“So, this place turns us into mortals and we grow weaker?”

Seeing Xuanyuan, the ancient ancestor, unconscious was truly terrifying.

They had all heard the legends of the ancient ancestor Xuanyuan and could not imagine such a powerful being lying in an unending slumber.

Ning Xianyu shrugged helplessly. “That’s just how it is. We’re basically mortals now—we have to eat, or we get hungry, and we have to sleep at night or we pass out.”

Yi Tianling and Su Yun’er sensed a grave crisis.

“We still have over twenty days before we can get out?”

“Yes, twenty-eight days.”

“Then we must watch out for each other during these twenty-eight days.”

They all felt this period wouldn’t be peaceful and might hold other dangers.

The three sat in silence for a while before Su Yun’er suddenly asked, “Don’t you think it’s strange? We just wanted to examine a stone to understand the origin of the demon, yet we have to break through such a dangerous formation. Is that stone really that important?”

The difficulty and danger of the formation far outweighed any benefit from viewing the stone. The cost and gain were disproportionate.

Yi Tianling said, “I have to see the demon’s origin to find a way to deal with it, but what about the rest? What is so important that it’s worth risking our lives?”

Ning Xianyu also found it odd but kept silent; after all, she was forced into this.

Yi Tianling added, “When I came, I thought just arriving would let me see it. I didn’t expect such a formation.”

He held Su Yun’er’s hand apologetically. “Sorry, Yun’er. I shouldn’t have brought you along. It’s my fault.”

Su Yun’er blushed. “Brother Yi, I came willingly. Knowing what happened to Akali, I sympathize. Whatever your wish, I’m willing to help you fulfill it.”

Yi Tianling was deeply moved. The sparks in their exchanged glances were nearly tangible.

Ning Xianyu listened in astonishment.

She never expected Su Yun’er knew about Akali or Yi Tianling’s purpose and was willing to follow him, even at the risk of her life.

What kind of harmonious harem relationship was this?

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Yi Tianling truly was the protagonist, his aura shining brightly.

Ning Xianyu thought to herself, that was good; with the male lead here, his dazzling aura might just get them out.

But she felt like she was forgetting something very important—yet couldn’t recall what it was.

After a while, Su Yun’er asked, “What exactly did the physician say? Why hasn’t Senior Xuanyuan awakened?”

Suddenly, Ning Xianyu remembered what she had forgotten.

“That physician…”

The physician said Xuanyuan Tunhan was not human.

Why did he say the great demon wasn’t human?

Ning Xianyu checked her own pulse; her heartbeat was normal.

It was indeed slightly slower than average but nowhere near as slow as the great demon’s.

Could it be that the great demon really wasn’t human?

She looked sharply at Su Yun’er.

Su Yun’er froze. “Senior, what’s wrong?”

Ning Xianyu cupped her hands politely. “Forgive my rudeness.”

Then, without warning, she embraced Su Yun’er and pressed her head to her chest, listening carefully.

Su Yun’er stiffened in shock and glanced at Yi Tianling in astonishment.

Brother Yi, what’s going on here?

Wasn’t this senior supposed to be aloof and cold, rarely speaking?

What was happening?

Yi Tianling, equally shocked, cautiously said, “Se-Senior?”

What could have happened in less than a month for her to change like this?

Ning Xianyu’s expression turned cold. “Quiet.”

She listened intently to Su Yun’er’s heartbeat, noticing it was similar to that of an ordinary person, slightly faster due to nervousness.

With a troubled look, she released Su Yun’er and turned her gaze to Yi Tianling.

Yi Tianling clutched his chest, trembling.

“No, no…”