Hu Yuan smiled as he watched the big-headed, fat demon cooperate so readily with the small demon, saying, “Don’t speak too soon. Give it your all.”
“Okay,” the big-headed, fat demon nodded.
Then, Hu Yuan stepped onto the track. After three countdowns, they surged forward.
Above, the dark green beam of light descended as Hu Yuan ran.
Ma Yan and Ma Yan watched Hu Yuan running alone, looking puzzled. Ma Yan asked, “You’re really not transferring schools?”
“If you listen to me, I won’t transfer,” Ma Yan said.
Ma Yan smiled and took Ma Yan’s arm.
Ma Yan patted Ma Yan’s shoulder and said, “Alright, go find him.”
“No, I don’t dare.”
“When do you plan to find him?” Ma Yan asked.
“When the opportunity arises. He’s having fun by himself now. If I go, it will spoil his mood,” Ma Yan said softly.
Ma Yan chuckled, “You didn’t think of that when you were bullying him.”
“Hehe,” Ma Yan giggled foolishly.
Over there, Hu Yuan had already reached the finish line, leaving the small demon and the big-headed, fat demon far behind.
“Can’t you two keep up?” Hu Yuan asked, hands on his hips and smiling.
The big-headed, fat demon and the small demon stopped in front of Hu Yuan, panting. “We can’t, Master. We still can’t catch up to your pace.”
“In the next life, you’ll still be my pets,” Hu Yuan said with a smile.
“Okay.”
“We’ll butter up the next batch,” the small demon said with a squint and a smile, “and stay with you again then.”
“A promise is a promise. Pinky swear,” Hu Yuan extended his pinky finger.
The two of them touched Hu Yuan’s finger together and nodded.
Inside Hu Yuan, the wolf demon, who had been mocking them, suddenly sensed the approach of the green light and its eyes widened in alarm as it shouted, “You two, get away quickly!”
Upon hearing this, Hu Yuan reacted instantly, pushing the small demon and the big-headed, fat demon away. Then, the green light struck Hu Yuan directly on the forehead. Hu Yuan tilted his head back and fell to the ground.
The wolf demon’s eyes widened.
Following that, the chain sealing the vine spirit was placed around Hu Yuan’s neck, and a voice emerged from the chain, “Hello there.”
“Who are you? What did you do to Hu Yuan?” the wolf demon asked in surprise.
“I am the Vine Spirit. You don’t recognize me, but I recognize you. Of course, over the past few decades, I’ve heard all sorts of things about you. I’ll ask you one question,” the Vine Spirit narrowed its eyes, “Do you want to become the most powerful demon?”
“Whether I want to or not is my business, it has nothing to do with you,” the wolf demon said, coldly eyeing the chain hanging around Hu Yuan’s neck.
“It seems you really don’t want to be involved with me,” the Vine Spirit said with a sinister grin.
“Yes, I don’t want any connection with you. You,” the wolf demon’s eyes held only indifference, “had better not do anything excessive to Hu Yuan, or I’ll throw you away and ensure you can never return.”
“You know who I am?”
“You are a demon soul that has become demonic. Since you’ve heard of me, it proves you came from over there. Also,” the wolf demon narrowed its eyes, “if I’m not mistaken, you must have escaped, haven’t you?”
“How did you know?” the Vine Spirit asked, surprised.
“You still carry the scent of the Underworld’s emissaries. I advise you to hurry back. You don’t even have a form, and you expect to cooperate with me? You must be dreaming,” the wolf demon said coldly.
“As expected of a wolf demon, you get straight to the point,” the Vine Spirit said with a smile.
“If you don’t want me to expose your whereabouts, then stay here,” the wolf demon said.
The Vine Spirit’s lips curled, “Mu An Xiao already knows I escaped. What do you think I have to fear?”
“I have no interest in becoming a demon,” the wolf demon said again.
“You…”
“Go,” the wolf demon spat out the word coldly.
“Fine, I’ll go, but I’ll be back,” the Vine Spirit said, and the chain around Hu Yuan’s neck vanished.
Seeing the chain disappear, the wolf demon breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the classmates surrounding Hu Yuan. Its brow furrowed, and it extended two fingers.
Just as it was about to cast a spell, a voice entered the wolf demon’s ear: “Enough.”
Hearing this, the wolf demon’s brow furrowed. It quickly turned to look at Hu Yuan, who had appeared before it, and asked, “How did you get in here?”
Hu Yuan smiled, “My time is up. Thank you for your help these past two days.”
“No, you haven’t…”
“My time is up. I’m giving this body to you, Wolf Demon,” Hu Yuan said, a white mist gradually emanating from him.
“No, your time isn’t up yet,” the wolf demon said, taking a step forward.
Hu Yuan nodded slightly and said, “It’s enough. Everything is enough. Wolf Demon, farewell forever.” With that, he disappeared into the white mist.
Because of the suddenness of everything, the wolf demon, unable to comprehend it for a moment, clenched its fists and shouted, “Vine Spirit, you just wait!” With that, it lost consciousness.
And so, Hu Yuan completely left his body and appeared before the small demon and the big-headed, fat demon, saying, “I’m out.”
“Master,” the small demon’s eyes widened.
Tears welled up in the big-headed, fat demon’s eyes.
“I’ve handed that body over to the Wolf Demon. You…”
Hu Yuan stopped mid-sentence. The big-headed, fat demon’s expression stiffened, and it shouted, “Master, get out of the way!”
However, the big-headed, fat demon’s cry had no effect. The next second, the chain suddenly appeared on Hu Yuan’s neck. Then, before he could react, he was dragged by the chain through the crowd and pulled towards the body.
“He’s fainted.”
Hearing this, Hu Yuan grabbed the chain and asked, “Who are you?”
“It has nothing to do with you who I am. You can’t leave yet,” the Vine Spirit said, and dark green light began to surround Hu Yuan.
“Master,” the small demon shouted.
The big-headed, fat demon lunged forward. Just as it was about to cast a spell, the dark green light suddenly seemed to gain life and entwined itself around the big-headed, fat demon’s feet. The big-headed, fat demon instantly lost the strength to move forward and reluctantly stopped in place.
“Let them go,” the small demon cried.
The Vine Spirit smiled and said, “I can let the mangy one go, but this one can’t.” With that, the dark green light binding the big-headed, fat demon’s feet gradually dissipated, and Hu Yuan, along with the dark green mist, disappeared.
Seeing Hu Yuan leave, the big-headed, fat demon quickly turned to the small demon and said angrily, “Why didn’t you save Master?”
“Master wouldn’t want you to be like this either,” the small demon said.
“You coward!” the big-headed, fat demon roared.
The small demon lowered its eyes slightly.
At the school entrance, an ambulance had already arrived. Mu An Xiao and Feng Qi Shi also arrived at the school gate simultaneously.