allonlinenovel Chapter 21 Taking Chu Chu to the Demon Bureau
Chapter 21 Taking Chu Chu to the Demon Bureau
"Huh? You're coming with us? What are you going to do? You don't know Uncle Mu and the others, and besides, your injuries haven't healed yet!" Lu Jinyan thought to herself, whether your injuries have healed or not isn't the point. The point is, once you go out, your aura will be leaked. If your brother comes after you, I won't be able to protect you.
I haven't even won you over yet, and I don't want you to die like this! I'm not some innocent heroine; I don't have that kind of spirit to sacrifice myself to save you.
"I've been here for almost a month, and I'm bored. I want to go out for a walk. Don't worry, I won't wander off." Mo Xuan was indeed getting a little annoyed, but the most important reason was that he was puzzled. It had been almost a month, and not only had his brother not found him, but even his trusted confidants hadn't found him, which made him feel that something was wrong.
He clearly remembered leaving a signal for Chu Li before he fell unconscious that day, but almost a month has passed, why hasn't Chu Li found him yet? Could something have happened?
He felt uneasy, so he had to go out and check. What Mo Xuan didn't know was that it wasn't that Chu Li hadn't found him, but that Chu Li simply couldn't find him at all.
Lu Jinyan had the system remove Mo Xuan's bloodstains, which naturally also removed his scent. Later, after bringing Mo Xuan back, she was worried about his safety, so she reluctantly spent a thousand points to have the system create an isolation shield for her house.
Its main purpose is to isolate Mo Xuan's aura from the outside world. Therefore, even if Chu Li stands in front of Lu Jinyan's door, he cannot sense Mo Xuan's aura.
"No, well, you're still injured. If you want anything, just tell me and I'll go buy it for you. You should just stay home and recover. It's not too late to go out after you're fully healed."
Lu Jinyan's entire body screamed refusal. She didn't want to take him out. Once they left her house, the system's isolation shield would stop working. If her brother found him by his scent, they would be doomed.
"I'm much better now!" Mo Xuan's golden snake eyes stared straight at Lu Jinyan, making her feel a chill run down her spine.
It seems this guy is determined to get out no matter what.
"Fine, fine, I'll take you out, but how am I supposed to take you out like this?" Lu Jinyan pouted, thinking to herself, "I can't exactly wander the streets carrying a snake, can I?"
"Give me your hand!" Mo Xuan glanced at Lu Jinyan with an expression that looked at her like she was an idiot, which made Lu Jinyan furious, but she didn't dare to retaliate.
Reluctantly, he stretched out his hand in front of Mo Xuan: "Holy shit... Holy crap!!!"
Lu Jinyan was about to ask why she should put her hand over, but after saying just one word, she felt a chill on her wrist. Looking down, she saw a small black bracelet, thinner than her little finger, wrapped around her wrist. If you didn't look closely, you would think it was a black bracelet.
The sudden chill startled her, and a phrase from a traditional Chinese poem slipped out!
She really wanted Mo Xuan to go down, but she didn't dare. She was afraid that he might bite her without warning, and who knew if he was poisonous? If he was, she would be poisoned to death.
She could only swallow hard, then take a few deep breaths to try and calm herself down. After spending the past two weeks together, she wasn't so afraid of snakes anymore, but that was only limited to watching them.
Now, he had wrapped himself around her wrist, reminding her of the nightmare she'd had yesterday—the large black snake coiled around her really did resemble Mo Xuan.
"Hey, Chuchu, let's go!" Lu Jinyan called Chuchu out the door while saying to the system, "System, could you get a small protective shield for Moxuan? Can you give me a discount?"
"Alright, host, then I'll give you two hundred points!" The system was secretly pleased.
"What the hell? Why don't you just rob me? I'm only going out for a little while, and you want two hundred points?" Lu Jinyan almost jumped up.
"Host, this protective shield is for permanent use. You can use it next time you take him out, so you won't need to buy it again. Besides, he's almost fully recovered now and will definitely want to go out. He'll need this whenever he goes out," the system explained in a flattering tone.
"Permanent use? Is the one I bought before also permanent use?" Lu Jinyan's eyes lit up. If it was permanent use, then she wouldn't have lost too much.
"Of course! The system is a great system! It never cheats its host!"
The system proudly raised its head, looking like a good baby.
"Alright, alright, two hundred it is!" Lu Jinyan sighed. Who told this little devil to insist on going out?
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully purchased 1 Isolation Shield. 200 points have been deducted. Your current remaining points are: "
As the system's voice faded, an invisible protective shield appeared on Lu Jinyan's wrist. This thing could only isolate her aura, preventing others from finding her, but it didn't offer any other protective function.
Lu Jinyan tried her best to ignore the cold touch on her wrist, silently telling herself, "It's all fleeting, all fake, all paper tigers. Just treat it as an ornament, a bracelet! Yes, that's it!"
"Yanyan, what's wrong? You don't look well," Chu Chu asked, taking Lu Jinyan's hand.
"Ah? No, it's nothing. I probably drank too much yesterday and haven't fully recovered yet!" Lu Jinyan smiled awkwardly. She couldn't very well say it was because of a snake wrapped around her wrist, could she?
"Oh, then we can't drink so much in the future!" Chu Chu nodded. She did feel quite uncomfortable, and she was still feeling a little unwell.
"Okay, I understand, Chuchu. Let's go to the Demon Bureau first!" Lu Jinyan patted Chuchu's hand and then led her to the Demon Bureau.
It was still that familiar house. Pushing open the door, the familiar old locust tree spirit was sitting there. In front of her were two little demons who had come to apply for demon tokens. Lu Jinyan and the obedient Chu Chu were in line behind her.
When it was their turn, she stepped forward and said, "Grandpa, hello! Do you remember me?"
"Oh, isn't this Lu girl? What brings you to visit this old man today?" The old locust tree spirit recognized the little girl at a glance.
"Grandpa, you have such a good memory. I brought my sister here today to apply for a demon token. Thank you for your help." After Lu Jinyan finished speaking, she wrote Chu Chu's name on the paper on the table.
The old locust tree spirit glanced at it, then wrote the three words "Lu Chuchu" on the booklet. Afterward, it skillfully took out the tray, grinned at Lu Jinyan, and said this.
"Grandpa, let's choose this one this time, and please change mine too! Thank you for your help! As usual, the extra amount is for you to have some tea!" Lu Jinyan understood and didn't waste any more words, taking out 210 demon crystals and handing them over.
Upon hearing that the girl had chosen a high-grade jade, the old locust tree spirit immediately beamed with joy: "No trouble at all, it's all my duty. Why are you being so polite, girl? Come, come, have a seat, I'll go get it for you right away!"
Lu Jinyan held Chu Chu's hand and nodded with a smile: "Thank you, Grandpa. No rush, no rush, take your time!"
She thought to herself, "Money really is a wonderful thing. Look, just over two hundred demon crystals can make this old man so happy he's practically jumping for joy. She had chosen a low-level demon card before because she didn't have any money then."
Now she has over 80,000 in savings, plus all the stuff in her spatial storage, she can be considered a small-time rich woman. She can still indulge in some luxuries, after all, this demon token is her status symbol.
So she simply swapped her demon token with it. A higher-level demon token would be more prestigious, and the two didn't have to wait long before the old locust tree demon came out carrying two exquisitely crafted boxes.
"Come, come, girls, these are your demon tokens, take them!"
Lu Jinyan quickly took the demon token from the old locust tree demon: "Thank you, grandpa! We'll be going now!"
"Alright, alright, girl, if you need anything, just come to this old man. As long as this old man can help, he certainly will!" The old locust tree demon's eyes narrowed with laughter.
"Okay, I got it!" Lu Jinyan nodded with a smile, then turned and left the Demon Division with Chu Chu.
"Chuchu, this is your demon token. You should keep it safe. Oh, right, this is your storage bag. Take it. I put some snacks, jewelry, and clothes in it. Take a look when you get back. If you don't like it, give it to me and I'll get you something else."
As Lu Jinyan walked, she handed Chu Chu the demon token and the storage bag. The storage bag was something she had bought from the system shop, and it contained some daily necessities, jewelry, demon crystals, and the like, just in case.
"Thank you, Yan Yan, you're so kind!" Chu Chu took the things Lu Jin Yan handed her, hugged her arm, and acted coquettishly. Lu Jin Yan smiled as if they were worthless.
Who can resist a cute girl's coquettishness? The system had told her before that Chu Chu's situation was a little different from hers. Although Chu Chu's spiritual root was also damaged like hers, it was much better than hers.
Her spiritual roots were basically destroyed; it was already a miracle that she could cultivate intelligence to the point of near-perfection.
But Chu Chu's was only half destroyed, so it took her four hundred years to cultivate intelligence, while it took her six hundred years.
Even without the Transformation Pill, Chu Chu could still transform, though it might take a little longer. But it's different for her; without the Transformation Pill provided by the system, she would have almost no chance of transforming.
The system said that there are ways to repair some of the spiritual roots of little demons like Chu Chu. Although it cannot completely repair them 100%, it can still repair them to 70% or 80%.