The sky over the rivers and lakes is very clear

Chapter 49

"It's been about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

Zhu Huihui muttered, "Why aren't we finished talking yet?"

Liu Yue smiled and said patiently, "The other party is a very powerful evil demon. Brother Feng, once you go there, I'm afraid you'll have to 'talk' for quite a while!"

"An evil demon?" Zhu Huihui's eyes widened. Her mother often mentioned evil demons in her stories, how incredibly powerful they were. So such people really exist! She jumped to her feet, excitedly saying, "I'll go see!"

Liu Yue grasped her arm: "You can't go."

"Why?"

"Because—Brother Feng asked you to stay here."

This sentence was more effective than anything else. Apart from grumbling and talking back in his heart, Zhu Huihui never dared to disobey "Brother Feng's" orders in action, and sat down dejectedly.

Liu Yue felt a little down.

If he had said it was dangerous, would she have said, "Don't be afraid, aren't you with me?" And then he would have protected her and fought his way out...

He smiled helplessly: "Grey Grey!"

"ah?"

"I think the three words 'Xiao Zai' sound better..." Liu Yue paused, then pointed to her arm: "When you were washing your face just now, I saw a pretty pattern on your arm!"

"Pretty? I don't think so," Zhu Huihui said, pulling up the sleeve of her right arm. Baring her arm in front of a strange man was certainly indecent, but as a petty hoodlum, she didn't care whether indecent behavior was something to be steamed or boiled.

She tilted her head to look at her shoulder; the pattern had been on her body since she was a child, but she had never really looked at it closely.

The main problem is that she doesn't like to bathe, so her skin is always dark, making the pattern difficult to see. In fact, it's not just the pattern; even after being forced to bathe by four women in Chenzhou, she didn't recognize herself for a long time when she saw a clean face in the mirror.

Those tragic, blood-red birds...

Liu Yue's gaze lingered on the pattern for a while, then she looked at Zhu Huihui and asked in an extremely gentle voice, "Where did this pattern come from?"

"Who knows!" Zhu Huihui said carelessly. "My mother said that I was caught by Ashan when I was a child—hehe, my mother is very confused. She likes to make up stories and lie about things she can't remember. Does she think Ashan is a magical cat? It's more like it can catch birds, let alone draw birds?"

Oh, so Ah Shan is a cat! Liu Yue breathed a soft sigh of relief: "Your mother—what does she look like?"

"My mother's hair was half black and half white, her skin was half black and half white, and her eyes were one black and one white..."

Liu Yue: "..." That's a monster!

After chatting for a while, the old man still hadn't returned, and Zhu Huihui's interest in the "evil demon" remained undiminished: "Brother Liuyue, let's go find the hero."

"Alright, that demon scared away my horse, I'll settle the score with her too!" Liu Yue stretched her body. "These poisonous creatures are annoying, I'll carry you out."

Zhu Huihui was somewhat surprised: "Disgusting? I don't think so! Look at those scorpions, centipedes, ants, spiders, and hornets, they're so big and fat, they'd be absolutely crispy and delicious fried. And then there are toads and snakes, although they're poisonous, there are so many ways to eat them. You can peel them, remove the venom sacs, and cook them in porridge or soup, they're especially sweet and delicious..."

Liu Yue forced a smile, pressing a hand to his lips to suppress the churning in his stomach. He finally understood why Feng Xuese was always so cold to her and so interested in picking her head; this child's head was truly unlike anyone else's, inspiring a desire to dissect and explore it…

Zhu Huihui strode towards the pile of poisonous substances.

Liu Yue grabbed her arm: "Be careful!"

Zhu Huihui waved her hand: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, follow behind me, they won't bite you."

The Sky Over the Martial World is Clear, Part Three: The Sky Over the Martial World is Clear, Chapter Sixteen (1)

"What?"

Just as Liu Yue was about to ask her to explain, she noticed something strange: as Zhu Huihui took a step forward, the group of poisonous creatures actually wriggled and retreated.

As if sensing danger, they were all terrified. A powerful surge of energy rose within the poisonous array. The centipedes in front, with their many legs, ran fast and hurriedly retreated, while the scorpions behind, unable to turn around in time, were crushed beneath them. Then others piled up, layer upon layer, piled on top of each other. The scorpions, in a panic, stung wildly with their stingers. Snakes and toads were not spared, and in their pain, they too fought amongst themselves. Tens of thousands of venomous creatures bit and stung each other, wrestling and rolling in a chaotic mass. At this moment, the winged creatures showed their superiority. The hornets let out a cry in the sky, and like a black cloud, vanished instantly…

Zhu Huihui looked at the chaos with regret: "If Huahua were here, it would be so lucky to have such a feast..."

Liu Yue stared in astonishment at this scene and couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?"

"Hehe, it's always been like this since I was little. The more poisonous something is, the faster it runs away when it sees me!" Zhu Huihui said proudly. "My mother said that I'm good-looking, and the Goddess of a Hundred Poisons in the sky likes me, so she won't let them bite me."

"No way!" Liu Yue thought to herself. "What 'Hundred Poisons Goddess likes'? That's obviously nonsense for children. However, when I saw these poisonous insects huddled three zhang away earlier, I thought it was because the demon was controlling them. Now it seems it's because of this child. Feng Xuese made me stay to protect her; I guess she didn't even know she had this ability?"

Walking through the poisonous array, with countless layers of intricately patterned venomous insects beneath their feet, even the highly skilled and knowledgeable Liu Yue felt a chill run down his spine. Zhu Huihui, however, seemed completely unaffected. Liu Yue couldn't help but admire her mental fortitude. Suddenly, he wondered if the child had developed this mental fortitude from eating too many "delicious" fried centipedes and hairy spiders. With that thought, he immediately moved away from her.

After walking a long distance, the poisonous creatures underfoot gradually thinned out and eventually disappeared. Zhu Huihui looked around and asked, "Brother Liuyue, which direction is the great hero?"

Liu Yue listened intently for a moment, then smiled and said, "Close your eyes."

"Huh?" Zhu Huihui never listens to others. If someone tells her to close her eyes, she'll open them wide instead!

Liu Yue reached out and gently closed her eyes, then put her arms around her waist and laughed, "Don't open your eyes, don't scream!"

Just as Zhu Huihui was about to ask why, she felt her body suddenly lift into the air, instantly rising higher, pausing briefly at some point, and then taking off again, skimming several meters through the air, pausing again at some point, and continuing to fly...

Zhu Huihui did not scream as Liu Yue had imagined.

Firstly, she had no idea that when a woman is held by a man, whether she likes it or not, she usually struggles and screams a few times to show that she is pure and innocent; secondly, she was quite experienced in this kind of thing, but she was just being carried around by someone using light-footed skills, except that Feng Xuese was lifted up before, while this Brother Liu Yue was carried in her arms...

Hehe, this Brother Liu Yue is no match for my experience! How could I possibly give someone like her a chance! Zhu Huihui, suspended in mid-air, harbored a "wicked thought," her demonic claws pretending to have nowhere to go, secretly reaching for her chest—she'd been suffering losses lately, and now that such an opportunity was finally presented to her, she might as well take advantage of it…

Suddenly, her ear tickled. Liu Yue breathed into her ear and then his soft chuckle came through: "Little girl, if you move around, we'll fall down! And—you'll be the one at the bottom."

Zhu Huihui quickly pulled her hand back: "I didn't move!" Brother Liu Yue is so insidious, he's obviously threatening her. Even if she falls, she'll be the one who gets hurt the most. He won't fall because there's her, a thick-skinned human cushion, underneath him!

Amidst Liu Yue's cheerful laughter, Zhu Huihui felt herself flying continuously in the air. She didn't know how far she had flown before her body finally landed on solid ground. She noticed that Liu Yue's arms around her waist tightened slightly before being released.

She immediately opened her eyes.