Grasping the Evil

Chapter 620: I Must Find Her

Ning Fan, unreserved, sat on the other side of the wooden table.

The little demoness conjured two glass tea cups as if by magic, pointing her delicate finger at the glass teapot above the red clay stove.

A stream of amber-colored tea shot out from the spout, splitting into two in mid-air, and fell into the two cups respectively.

The little demoness picked up one cup, blew on it, and took a light sip, her originally fair skin immediately flushing with a faint blush, as if intoxicated.

Ning Fan picked up his cup and took a small sip, his gaze suddenly deepening.

The tea was not hot, but it contained an extremely pure fire spirit power.

A small sip of tea held enough fire spirit power that, if fully unleashed, could burn mountains and rivers within thousands of miles to ashes!

If a fire cultivator were to drink this tea and refine all the fire spirit power in that small sip, it would be enough to increase half a yuanhui’s worth of mana.

An entire cup contained at least several yuanhui of mana, which for Ning Fan was not something he could completely refine in a short time.

"This tea is not bad."

Ning Fan maximized his mana to forcibly refine the small sip of tea within his body, put down the cup, and did not hurry to drink more.

Unlike the little demoness, Ning Fan’s face did not show any blush.

The little demoness showed a surprised expression, her dark eyes suddenly shining brightly.

Kylin Tea is a rare spiritual tea from the Eastern Heaven Immortal World, only growing in the Kylin Bloodshed Land, nurtured by the blood of the Kylin.

With her status, the little demoness could only acquire one or two Kylin tea leaves from the Godly Void Pavilion to bring to the lower realms. Even one or two leaves carried enough mana to increase her power by five thousand yuanhui!

She always loved to taste and drink tea, and this Kylin Tea was something she would never part with lightly.

Knowing that Ning Fan would visit today, she had deliberately prepared the Kylin Tea to entertain him, which was quite unlike her usual behavior.

Perhaps she just wanted to tease Ning Fan a bit.

One should know Kylin Tea is precious but not something everyone can drink. Generally speaking, only masters above the Void Fragmentation Realm could qualify to taste it.

If a tea drinker’s cultivation was below the Void Fragmentation Realm, they might not withstand the tea’s potency due to insufficient mana.

At best, they would spit the tea out, losing composure.

At worst, their immortal veins could be damaged, causing slight injuries.

The little demoness initially thought Ning Fan would surely be unable to withstand the tea’s potency and would spit it out. After all, Ning Fan was only in the Return to Origin Realm, quite far from the third level of the Void Fragmentation Realm.

Unexpectedly, after Ning Fan consumed the tea, he showed no trace of an anomaly and in the blink of an eye had completely refined the whole sip.

Judging by the tea, Ning Fan’s strength seemed to surpass her expectations.

"Hehe, this Kylin Tea is my favorite spiritual tea; naturally it’s quite good."

The little demoness brushed her green hair, blinked her long lashes, her eyes filled with mischievous smiles, and continued, "Now that the tea is finished, let’s discuss business. Let’s count how many debts of gratitude my Little Fan Fan owes me... That year, when the Moksha Emperor descended upon the Yue Country, I gave you a sword sheath. Inside that sheath was a sword qi of the sword ancestor, which you used to block the Moksha Emperor’s attack and further borrowed the power of the Godly Void Pavilion to intimidate the Moksha Emperor. This is the first debt you owe me... look, I have another one of these sword sheaths~"

The little demoness’ long lashes curved as she handed Ning Fan an ancient sword sheath.

"A sword sheath..."

Ning Fan held the sheath, his expression unchanged, but his heart was slightly startled.

This sheath also contained a sword qi of the sword ancestor, with power comparable to a Void Fragmentation Realm Strike...

The sword sheath was nearly identical to the one from back then!

And within this sword qi, there were some other things embedded...

Ning Fan’s hand traced over the sheath, carefully sensing the sword qi within it.

A moment later, his heart once again shivered, as within this sword qi lay a mana emblem.

Within that mana emblem was a trace of the little demoness’ aura!

The emblem’s design was of Seven Golden Feathers... the emblem of the Godly Void Pavilion!

"I see... what you said is true; the sword sheath is the first debt I owe you." Ning Fan sighed lightly.

It turns out the sword sheath obtained from the Seven Apricot Auction back then was purposely ’given’ to him by the little demoness through the auction.

At the time, he merely thought he had snagged a rare treasure from the Godly Void Pavilion’s auction items.

Now, in retrospect, such an idea seemed laughable.

With the Godly Void Pavilion’s cunning and the little demoness’ slyness, how could they let Ning Fan exploit a loophole?

The sword sheath was purposefully given to protect the old monster using its power.

The sword qi within also held the emblem of the Godly Void Pavilion; when Ning Fan released it back then, the Moksha Emperor must have sensed the emblem within the sword qi.

The Moksha Emperor did not unleash a massacre in the Yue Country back then, perhaps because he was apprehensive about the Godly Void Pavilion’s reputation, not daring to act rashly...

If not for the sheath’s assistance and the Godly Void Pavilion’s covert favor back then, Ning Fan and the old monster might have died at the Moksha Emperor’s hands.

By these accounts, Ning Fan indeed owed the little demoness a debt of gratitude.

Seeing Ning Fan had no intention of denying it, the little demoness smiled even sweeter, "So you are quite reasonable. I thought you would deny this debt... It seems I’ve underestimated the inheritor of Ancient Chaotic Grand Emperor."

"Is that so," Ning Fan neither confirmed nor denied.

"Now, let’s talk about the second debt of gratitude you owe me... Do you know who has been protecting your master since he entered the Sword World, keeping him safe from demon realm assassins?" the little demoness asked with a smile.

"It’s been you protecting him all these years? How is he now!" Ning Fan’s previously calm gaze suddenly showed a ripple of emotion.

"Hmm... it’s not entirely me protecting him, but he’s doing well now, with food and shelter. After all, he still has a ’Gold-eyed Sword Cultivator’ secretly protecting him..." The little demoness pouted.

"Gold-eyed Sword Cultivator?" Ning Fan was slightly surprised.

"Nothing, nothing... hehe. Anyway, you already owe me two favors. Do you agree with this!" The little demoness’s long eyelashes curled into a crescent moon.

"I agree." Ning Fan nodded.

With the little demoness’s status, there’s naturally no need for her to lie about such matters.

If she says she’s been secretly protecting the old monster all these years, then she must have done so.

She protected the old monster, and Ning Fan owes her a favor. It’s only fair.

"The third favor, I won’t say it, you should understand..." The little demoness revealed a shrewd expression not unlike a merchant, which looked more adorable than calculating.

"I understand. Back then, when I obliterated the Heaven Separation Evil Sect in a fit of anger and set up the Mountain and River Reverse Motion Array, causing great mental exhaustion, it was you who rescued me and helped me awaken. This time you returned to the Rain Immortal World, helped Bright Sparrow in his Void Fragmentation, and assisted Meichen in healing. Adding up all these kindnesses, it’s not too much to say I owe you three favors. I must say, you’ve considered multiple times of assistance as just one favor, which is to my gain."

"Indeed, you’ve gained. Do you know how many bottles of Seventh Revolution pills I’ve fed your little Pill Devil with? And that semi-finished Hundred Profound Pill, I also gave it to your Yellow Springs Flying Bird..." The little demoness showed a pained expression.

Ning Fan’s eyes widened in shock.

Bottles of Seventh Revolution pills, and a semi-finished Hundred Profound Pill...

The Hundred Profound Pill is an Eighth Revolution low-grade pill, and even as a semi-finished product, it’s a priceless treasure, yet the little demoness used it to save Meichen.

Bright Sparrow broke through the Void Fragmentation after consuming nearly a thousand Seventh Revolution pills...This third favor is indeed a heavy debt.

"By the way, could you tell me where you got the Yellow Springs Flying Bird baby? And where you acquired such a finest-ranked demon baby..." The little demoness had a curious baby-like expression.

"No comment..."

Ning Fan was speechless. It is said that the female cultivators above the Four Heaven’s Immortal Worlds love to call their demon pets ’babies.’

Judging by the little demoness’s expression, she seemed to think of Meichen and Bright Sparrow as his pets.

"If you don’t want to say, then don’t. Why be so fierce? Okay, now that the favor debts are settled, you should think about how to repay me."

"I owe you three favors and can do three things for you. State your requests. As long as they don’t cross my boundaries, I won’t refuse."

Ning Fan was not a fool. He could tell that the little demoness was purposely showing kindness to Meichen and Bright Sparrow because she needed something from him; otherwise, she wouldn’t go to such lengths to befriend those two women.

According to Ning Fan’s personality, debts must be repaid, and he would not let the little demoness’s favors go unreturned.

As long as it didn’t cross his boundaries, he could promise the little demoness any request.

"Do three things for me? Alright. This time I returned to the Rain Immortal World because I wanted to accomplish something, and I need your help to do it... hehe, I’ll keep what that thing is a secret for now. Let me tell you the first thing I want you to do... In a month, accompany me on a trip to the Northern Sea Domain to meet a few people. That’s the first condition. It’s not difficult, right? It doesn’t cross your boundaries, right, Brother Ning?"

"It’s not difficult. What about the other two conditions?" Ning Fan inquired.

"We’ll discuss them later." The little demoness uttered her four-word slogan without understanding its true meaning.

"Very well. In that case, see you in a month. Goodbye!"

Ning Fan picked up his tea cup, drained it in one go, then put it down and turned to leave, his back exuding a sense of ease.

Having figured out the little demoness’s intentions, he felt a great weight lifted from his heart.

His internal injuries were not something that could heal overnight, making it generally unsuitable for him to venture out.

But with his current cultivation level, there was no danger in moving around the Rain Immortal World, so accompanying the little demoness to the Northern Sea of the Rain Realm was no issue.

"Wait, take this!"

The little demoness suddenly stood up, calling out to Ning Fan as she casually threw two pill bottles.

Ning Fan was taken aback, catching the two pill bottles. When he scanned the pills inside with his spirit sense, his expression turned complex.

"Do these count as part of the favor debt?"

"No need. Three favors are enough for me to play with. These things are my gift to you, a token of thanks for accompanying me in the late-night tea session. Ah, I’m so sleepy, I’m going to rest now. See you in a month."

The little demoness yawned, giggled, and went upstairs to rest.

Ning Fan clutched the pill bottles in his hand, his eyes deep, then put away the bottles and returned to Si Fan Palace.

That night, he did not engage in Dual Cultivation with the women but entered the Mysterious Yin World, preparing to fully suppress his injuries before the trip to the Northern Sea.

The two pill bottles that the little demoness gifted him each contained a single pill.

One was a healing pill, called the Rushing Spirit Pill, a high-grade Seventh Revolution healing pill.

This pill was enough to cure Ning Fan’s internal injuries, superior to the two remaining high-grade Seventh Revolution vulneraries he had.

The other was a lifesaving pill, called the Soul-Stabilizing Pill.

This was a Seventh Revolution peak pill, with effects similar to the Immortal Fruit Core, capable of extending life and preserving spirit.

By giving Ning Fan this pill, the little demoness hoped to help him preserve his life during a potential backlash of sealing.

The Rushing Spirit Pill was one thing, but with the Soul-Stabilizing Pill, Ning Fan felt even more assured about the sealing process.

Now, he only wanted to do one thing, which was to make a full recovery from his injuries.

Once healed, he could head to Middle State to find his mother!

"I’ll be your protector." In the Mysterious Yin World, Luo You walked up behind Ning Fan.

Ning Fan sat cross-legged in the Mysterious Yin World and took a Rushing Spirit Pill in one gulp!

"This time, I must find her!" was Ning Fan’s only thought at this moment! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)