678: Chapter 89 Returning to the Human World

"Where are we going next?"

After ending the communication with Jing Tian, Hong Kui asked Meng Li.

"Back to the Human Realm."

"Aren't we waiting for Brother and Daoist Xu?" Lan Kui asked.

Meng Li said, "From what Jing Tian just described, his and Daoist Xu's business in the Divine Realm won't end so quickly. The Demon Realm has no suitable place to stay, and since Jing Tian has revealed his identity as Feipeng, when he and Daoist Xu return, they will most likely not come through the Demon Realm but return directly to the Human Realm."

"So, it's better for us to wait for them in the Human Realm."

As he spoke, he glanced at Xi Feng: "It's the perfect time to use this time gap to resolve the matter of the sacred spirit pearl."

"A time gap? Is the time in the Divine Realm different from the Human Realm?" Tang Xuejian caught the key point and asked curiously.

"Exactly." Meng Li confirmed, then scanned everyone present: "Since Jing Tian and Daoist Xu aren't here, put on those wings from before. I'll take you directly by driving the clouds."

Hong Kui, Lan Kui, and the others had no objections.

A moment later, as the group put on their wings, they noticed a problem.

"Grandmaster Meng, he doesn't have wings," Xu Maoshan said, pointing at Xi Feng.

"He can have mine." Before Meng Li could respond, Hong Kui offered a solution.

With that, she handed the wings she hadn't put on yet to Xi Feng.

"Then what about you, Hong Kui?" Tang Xuejian asked.

"I'll just follow him." Hong Kui smiled, then embraced Meng Li, turning into a red light and entering his body.

Tang Xuejian, Zi Xuan, Xu Maoshan, and Xi Feng watched in a daze.

"Wha—what's going on?" Xu Maoshan was completely bewildered.

"It's just a Possession Technique," Meng Li explained simply, then hugged Lan Kui, letting her turn into blue light and enter his body.

After treating both equally, he put Lan Kui's wings on his own hands and reminded them, "Let's go."

As he spoke, a mass of cloud mist rose from beneath his feet, rapidly expanding to envelop Tang Xuejian, Zi Xuan, Xu Maoshan, and Xi Feng.

In an instant, the clouds surged, carrying them off the ground and flying toward the entrance between the Demon Realm and the Human Realm.

Before long, the group left the Demon Realm and arrived in the Human Realm.

Meng Li immediately summoned Hong Kui and Lan Kui back out but did not stop, continuing to fly.

Seeing this, Tang Xuejian asked in confusion, "Mr. Meng, aren't we waiting for Stinky Tofu and Grandmaster Changqing at the entrance?"

Meng Li laughed and said, "By Human Realm time, it will take at least ten days to half a month for Jing Tian and Daoist Xu to return. The Demon Realm entrance is in the middle of nowhere; there's no food or lodging, and wild beasts and demons appear from time to time. I don't mind, but how will you all spend those ten days to half a month?"

"Let's find a place to stay where we can eat and sleep first."

"Once Jing Tian and Daoist Xu are back, we can use the mystic light mirror to contact them."

Tang Xuejian smiled sheepishly. "It was my lack of consideration."

Meng Li didn't mind.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the group found a Market Town several hundred miles away.

Meng Li used his Divine Thought to investigate, and after confirming there were no issues with the place, he lowered the clouds and landed near the entrance of the Market Town.

Then, as if thinking of something, Meng Li turned to look at Xi Feng: "Your appearance... let me fix it up for you."

In the next instant, he flicked his sleeve to knock Xi Feng unconscious, supported him with telekinesis, and then used the Red Hand of the Shuangquan Hand on him.

It wasn't the first time Tang Xuejian, Hong Kui, Lan Kui, Zi Xuan, and Xu Maoshan had seen Meng Li use the Red Hand, but they still found it miraculous.

Because after those small Red Hands reached into Xi Feng's face for a dizzying array of operations, the lumps on Xi Feng's face completely disappeared.

When Meng Li withdrew his technique, Xi Feng returned to his previous natural state. While his looks couldn't compare to the heavy makeup he wore as the Demon Lord's messenger, he could be described as handsome and clear-featured, a world of difference from his ugly appearance just now.

Tang Xuejian watched with great envy and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Meng, can you teach me this Spell?"

Meng Li shook his head. "The Shuangquan Hand requires a special talent; you can't learn it."

"If you want to learn it for the sake of your looks, there's no need."

"Why?" Tang Xuejian was puzzled.

Meng Li replied, "The Earth and Wood Qi of the Five Treasures Bodyguard Technique has a natural beautifying effect. As long as you Cultivate well, I can't say you'll stay young forever, but maintaining your current appearance for twenty years won't be a problem."

"Really? That's great! I'll definitely Cultivate diligently from now on." Tang Xuejian was pleasantly surprised.

A hint of envy flashed in Zi Xuan's eyes beside her.

Hong Kui and Lan Kui didn't feel much; their faces hadn't changed for a thousand years, so they had no appearance anxiety at all.

Next, Meng Li woke Xi Feng up.

Xi Feng was a bit dazed, but once he regained his senses, he instinctively touched his left cheek. He immediately realized the texture was different and was overjoyed.

Immediately following that, he bowed deeply to Meng Li and said with immense gratitude, "Thank you, Sir!"

"It was just a small effort." Meng Li waved his hand, not caring much. "That said, since we've already started this, I might as well see it through to the end. I'll take you directly to see Shui Bi."

Hearing this, Xi Feng was naturally more than willing: "I will follow your arrangements, Sir!"

"What about you two?" Meng Li turned to ask Hong Kui and Lan Kui.

"I want to go and see," Lan Kui said.

"Me too," Hong Kui echoed.

"And you?" Meng Li asked Tang Xuejian, Zi Xuan, and Xu Maoshan again.

Tang Xuejian also wanted to follow and see, but before she could speak, Zi Xuan spoke first: "We won't go; the round trip is quite a hassle. Once the Daoist Master has finished his business, just come to the Inn in this town to meet up with us."

"Alright."

Meng Li agreed, took out the mystic light mirror, and tossed it to Tang Xuejian. "Use this to contact me if anything happens."

After finishing, he condensed the method of use into a spiritual light of memory and tapped it into Tang Xuejian's brow.

Immediately after, Meng Li summoned Hong Kui and Lan Kui back into his body, then grabbed Xi Feng's shoulder and turned into a stream of light, speeding toward Anxi.

Tang Xuejian snapped out of it and asked Zi Xuan, "Sister Zi Xuan, why didn't we go see? I wanted to see Shui Bi and Xi Feng live happily ever after as a couple."

Zi Xuan laughed and said, "They will be together, but your lover isn't here. When you see them, you'll inevitably feel envious and maybe even a bit bitter. Besides, why don't you guess why Daoist Master Meng asked for Hong Kui and Lan Kui's opinions first before asking us?"

Tang Xuejian: "?"

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