Release the Heroine, Let Me Handle This

Chapter 24: Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger ⚡

But how could the dignified Demon Lord, Gu Qingcheng, wander the martial world using Buddhist techniques? Thus, Ye Wenxin had no choice but to frequently use the "Burial Flower" technique.

Where "Burial Flower" passed, only death remained.

Where Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng went, only death followed.

The red lightning, like a frenzied beast, ravaged the surrounding land. Ye Wenxin, oppressed by the tribulation, grew numb from the pain that reached its zenith. Her only goal was to stay conscious; fainting would mean failing the tribulation and enduring a second, even third, lightning strike.

"How terrifying," muttered the crow beside her, inexplicably speaking human language. Ye Wenxin wanted to open her eyes but was paralyzed by the lightning's grip.

She could only concentrate, drawing all the red lightning to her location.

The earth shook violently, creating a massive crater, yet Ye Wenxin remained unharmed. When she finally regained movement, the lightning and clouds had vanished, and everything around her cleared, signaling her successful tribulation.

"Crow brother, are you okay?" Ye Wenxin immediately thought of the crow but was shocked to see a black-haired, black-clothed woman standing instead.

She appeared around twenty, with striking eyes filled with tears as she looked at Ye Wenxin.

"I thought I was going to die," she said, her voice uncertain, body trembling as if waking from a nightmare.

"Are you the crow brother?" Ye Wenxin scanned her, sensing the crow's aura. She hadn't expected her so-called "crow brother" to be female.

Regardless of the crow's gender, why had she transformed?

"Crow brother, how did you become human?"

"It's because you brought me through the tribulation. I seem to have broken through too..." The crow's voice trembled but grew more fluent.

"Hey, doesn't it take a thousand years for a spirit beast to break through? Crow brother, how old are you?" Ye Wenxin wondered, looking at the twenty-something crow.

"I can't remember. Also, I'm not called 'crow brother.' My name is Heitong, the spirit pet of Cangyu Sect's founder, Xuandaozi. If you call me that ridiculous name again, I'll leave you here to be bug food." Heitong regained composure, her voice clear compared to her previous cawing.

Ye Wenxin never imagined that this crow was the legendary Xuandaozi's spirit pet. This explained why Heitong lived freely in the back mountain and why everyone accepted her presence.

Given Heitong's prestigious and unique status, she could do as she pleased.

But if Heitong was Xuandaozi's spirit pet, who was the beautiful mute?

Ye Wenxin wanted to ask but sensed an unusual aura around them. Heitong seemed to notice too, attempting to transform and leave with Ye Wenxin, but Ye Wenxin stopped her.

"Heitong, as a high-ranking spirit pet of Cangyu Sect, you can't be seen with me. I'll protect you as we leave, but don't reveal your true form," Ye Wenxin warned. If Heitong's identity was exposed, Ye Wenxin's would be too.