Luo Xiu never expected to encounter Ai Hongye's mount here, but at the same time, he was grateful. He was grateful that he had rushed over after hearing the Kun's cry. Otherwise, Yaya would have surely perished.

"How despicable! These people are destroying the marine environment! Dou Dou must teach them a lesson!" Dou Dou declared, filled with indignation as she stared at the vast expanse of sea stained red with blood. The kind-hearted girl was ready to go on a rampage.

Just then, several figures shot through the air and landed on the deck. Luo Xiu turned to see that they were all dressed in identical outfits and had white wings on their backs. They must be avian Demon People, he surmised.

"Senior Sister, I never imagined this to be the Thunderbolt Divine Boat of the Seal Clan!"

"That's wonderful! With this divine boat, we can definitely hunt down that malevolent Demon Kun!"

"Hahahaha, a Kun this huge will be enough to feed our entire Heavenly Gull Sect for many years."

"Moreover, its Kun Blood and Kun Pearl are priceless treasures, certain to help you break through to the Core Formation Realm, Senior Sister!"

The Disciples of the Heavenly Gull Sect completely ignored Luo Xiu and Dou Dou, already discussing amongst themselves how to use the Thunderbolt Divine Boat against the Giant Kun struggling in the Sword Array below. They acted as if the divine boat already belonged to them.

"Hey, kid. Hand over the control talismans for the Thunderbolt Divine Boat."

"Listen up. Lend us the Thunderbolt Divine Boat, and we'll give you a jar of Kun Blood afterward."

One of the female demons looked at Luo Xiu, her face full of cold arrogance. She spoke in a commanding tone, sizing him up with a flash of disdain in her eyes. Then, she began to paint a pretty picture for him. "Judging by your flat aura, you must be an ordinary person, right? Drinking Kun Blood will surely help you step onto the Martial Way and become a true Martial Artist. Once you reach the Gathering Spirit Realm, you can even become a Cultivator."

Anyone below the Gathering Spirit Realm is considered a Martial Artist; only upon reaching it can one be called a Cultivator.

Dou Dou placed her hands on her hips and said indignantly, "This boat is ours! Dou Dou will not allow you to take it to hunt marine animals!"

Luo Xiu nodded, a faint, unsmiling smile playing on his lips. As he watched the female demon, he secretly began to channel his Qi, preparing to kill these Demon People.

"Hmph! You don't know what's good for you!"

"In this sea, no one dares to refuse the Heavenly Gull Sect!" the female demon said, her gaze turning cold. "I am Yue Chuqing, the Chief Disciple of the Heavenly Gull Sect. What power do you serve? State your name!"

Dou Dou quickly whispered to Luo Xiu, "These are bad people, Chen Shuisheng! Don't you dare tell them your name!"

Hearing this, Luo Xiu gave Dou Dou a strange look.

Yue Chuqing stared at Dou Dou as if she were an idiot.

"So your name is Chen Shuisheng, is it? Heh, just some nameless nobody."

Luo Xiu just smiled faintly. "Are you done with your nonsense?"

Yue Chuqing's eyebrows knitted together. "Are you looking to die?"

A dark energy suddenly emanated from Luo Xiu's body as he strode toward her. "Since the nonsense is over... well then, my beautiful fae maiden, it's time we get down to business."

A moment later, all the Demon People lay dead on the ground.

Yue Chuqing, with her Gathering Spirit Realm strength, was not so easy to kill and was still struggling.

Luo Xiu pinned her to the ground with his foot. He slowly bent down and, with one hand, forcefully tore a wing from her back, ripping out flesh and bone.

Yue Chuqing screamed in agony but was powerless to break free.

Luo Xiu weighed the wing in his hand and smiled. "There isn't much meat, but it should be enough for a meal."

He naturally wouldn't show any mercy to someone who wanted to kill him.

At that moment, on the stretch of sea stained red with blood, dozens of Demon People were still maintaining the Sword Array. The grievously wounded Giant Kun was trapped within, letting out sorrowful and helpless cries of rage.

"Lady Dou, I'll leave that side to you."

"You got it! Dou Dou loves protecting marine animals!"

Dou Dou flew into action, wielding her black umbrella. In a flash, dazzling electricity arced out, looking as if it could split The Void itself.

"Taste my ultimate move! Courage Explosion!"

With a tremendous BOOM, lightning erupted, throwing the area into chaos.

A few minutes later, Dou Dou flew back to the boat, carrying a little girl who looked to be about her size. It was Yaya in her human form. She was unconscious and grievously injured, with ghastly wounds all over her delicate body.

Luo Xiu hurried forward and took Yaya from Dou Dou's arms.

Dou Dou sighed. "It looks like she's about to die. Aww, the poor little thing."

Just then, as if with a final resurgence of energy, Yue Chuqing sprang up from the ground. Flapping her single remaining wing, she shakily flew into the sky and shrieked with hatred, "You slaughtered disciples of the Heavenly Gull Sect! Chen Shuisheng, I will remember you! Just you wait!"

With a sudden flick of her little hand, Dou Dou sent the black umbrella shooting through the air.

"Why wait? Dou Dou usually settles her grudges on the spot."

However, to Dou Dou and Luo Xiu's surprise, Yue Chuqing produced a magical treasure that firmly blocked the umbrella's fatal strike. She then soared into the sky and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Dou Dou caught the returning black umbrella and muttered to herself, "As expected of a sect's Chief Disciple, to have such a powerful magical treasure on her. What a shame we let her escape."

"Oh well. If she dares to come back, Dou Dou will beat her to death and snatch her magical treasure."

After checking Yaya's injuries, Luo Xiu turned to Dou Dou. "Get out those medicinal herbs you've collected."

"Huh?"

Dou Dou's expression froze. "But Dou Dou wants to sell those for money!"

Luo Xiu said, "I'll make you grilled wings later."

Dou Dou waved her small hand magnanimously. "We're good friends! Really, talking about grilled wings hurts my feelings! Just tell me what herbs you need. Dou Dou will give you everything."

...

「Two days passed.」

Luo Xiu was at the helm in the cockpit. Dou Dou sat on his lap, playing a single-player game on his smartphone. She was challenging the AI to a game of Gomoku, but despite it being on easy mode, she hadn't won a single match and was so frustrated she was about to start fuming.

"Hey!"

Suddenly, a little girl jumped into the cockpit. She stood in the doorway with one hand on her hip, pointing at Luo Xiu with the other.

"I recognize you! You're Little Mule!"

"Your appearance has changed, but this young lady remembers your scent!"

The little girl was Yaya. The bare-bottomed girl had a childish yet fierce expression that was utterly adorable.

Luo Xiu stood up and walked toward her with a smile. "You recovered quickly. It's only been two days and you're already healed and jumping around."

At that, Dou Dou went up to Yaya and made a face at her. "Aren't you ashamed? A big girl like you, still running around naked! Dou Dou despises you!"

Yaya crossed her arms and looked away. "This young lady has no clothes to wear!"

Luo Xiu glanced at Dou Dou meaningfully.

With a pained expression, Dou Dou reluctantly brought out one of her own beautiful outfits. She was about the same size as Yaya, so the clothes were a perfect fit.

A moment later, Yaya was dressed in denim overalls with a sunflower pattern and a pair of pink leather shoes adorned with little bows.

Luo Xiu squatted behind her, tied her hair into a bun, and clipped Dou Dou's strawberry plastic hairpin onto her head.

Dou Dou watched with a heavy heart. That strawberry plastic hairpin was a prize she had won in a fifty-cent raffle at a small shop outside a school.

After getting all dolled up, Yaya truly looked like a little princess.

Dou Dou pinched her chin, circling Yaya and sizing her up. "You turned from a Kun, so from now on, Dou Dou will call you Kun-Kun."

"Hmph! Don't you dare give this young lady random nicknames!" Yaya retorted with an adorably fierce expression.

Dou Dou burst into laughter. "Kun-Kun, Kun-Kun, Kun-Kun..."

Yaya covered her ears and shook her head. "I'm not listening, not listening, not listening!"

Dou Dou suddenly asked, "Kun-Kun, can you play basketball?"

Yaya snorted in disdain. "What's basketball? This young lady would never play something like that. However, I can sing and dance."

Watching the two little girls bicker, Luo Xiu felt his heart melt at their cuteness. They were like two little sprites.

"By the way, Yaya, weren't you with Ai Hongye? Where is she?"

Hearing the name, Yaya paused, then looked away and said flatly, "She went into the Tomb of Civilization and kicked me out!"

Luo Xiu was curious. "Why did she kick you out?"

Yaya explained, "Because I put a super-disgusting sea slug in her pocket! It scared her, so she got mad."

Luo Xiu's expression was a bit strange. "No wonder she kicked you out. It's what you get for being so mischievous."

"Hmph." Yaya huffed, her eyes suddenly glistening with tears. With a look of utter grievance and a hoarse, tearful voice, she said, "It's because she wouldn't play with me! So I had to scare her with bugs."

Luo Xiu asked, "Can you take me to her? I can play with you."

"Then you can't let her be mean to me again," Yaya said, her eyes red with hurt.

Luo Xiu nodded seriously. "Don't worry. If she dares to be mean to you again, I'll give her a good thrashing!"

"Right, Yaya, why were those disciples from the Heavenly Gull Sect hunting you before?"

Yaya looked a bit embarrassed, her cheeks turning red as she said shyly, "Because this young lady didn't know the way home, I was just wandering around this part of the sea. That day, I snuck onto an island and ate a lot of their fruit, and I even drank all their Spirit Tree Precious Sap. That's why those people started hunting me."

"But they're just a bunch of weaklings. They trapped this young lady with a Sword Array for two months and still couldn't kill me."

"If I hadn't been fighting for two months straight, I wouldn't have been so tired, and I never would have gotten hurt!"

As she finished, her eyes suddenly lit up as if she had discovered something. She pointed at the smartphone in Dou Dou's hand. "I've seen a magical treasure like that before! Let this young lady play with it!"

"No way!" Dou Dou turned and ran. "Chen Shuisheng lent it to me to play with!"

Yaya scrambled after her. "You're such a stingy-pants! Just let this young lady have a turn!"

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