Feng Qingtian looked at the sky. “There are three more days to the full moon.”

  Three days was too long.

  These days were longer than nine lives for him.

  “Just wait. I’ll keep her alive with pills for now; it’s up to fate whether or not she can survive the last strike from the heavens.”

  Feng Qingtian nodded. “I’ll keep an eye on her.” ……

  Naturally, Gu Bailu didn’t return to the Gu house on her own. Prince Zi sent a bunch of Ye guards with her.

  But nothing happened. Gu Bailu took out the piece of the Sky Splitting Mirror that was in the ancestral hall when she returned home.

  “Master, I can only rescue you later. I can’t let anything happen to the baby.”

  The dazzling light from the Sky Splitting Mirror illuminated the whole house.

  This piece of the Sky Splitting Mirror was formless. It looked just like a regular piece of broken glass, except that dense mist swirled in it.

  However, the mirror emitted a glittering brilliance that was full of power.

  She couldn’t see anything in the mirror. The swirling mist in the mirror looked like the beginning of the universe.

  Gu Bailu waited for the Archfiend to pick up the Sky Splitting Mirror.

  But nobody came after a whole day.

  She spent an uneasy day waiting. Scared that somebody else would take the Sky Splitting Mirror away, she fortified the house with a few more arrays.

  If the Archfiend came to take the mirror, he should be able to break the arrays.

  When Gu Bailu and Ah Luo slept in the same room that night, Gu Bailu was clutching deadly runes in her hand.

  She thought that she wouldn’t be able to fall asleep, but to her surprise, both she and Ah Luo slept until noon.

  She sat up quickly and looked at the box next to her pillow. The box, along with the Sky Splitting Mirror piece inside it, was gone.

  She checked her pulse again, and it was still chaotic, which suggested that the parasites had yet to be removed.

  “My lady, there’s a note here.” Ah Luo picked up a piece of paper from the ground.

  “The demonic parasites will automatically disappear in three days. You made a smart decision, little girl. If you’re willing to abort the baby and follow me, you can enjoy the Sky Splitting Mirror with me.”

  Gu Bailu snorted.

  The Archfiend was indeed formidable enough to make Gu Bailu break into a cold sweat.

  He had snuck in and stolen the Sky Splitting Mirror without alerting her at all despite all her security measures.

  It would’ve been more than easy for him to kill her if he wanted to.

  Feng Qingtian was right. She would be in great danger if she didn’t give up on the Sky Splitting Mirror.

  But would the danger disappear if she did give up on it?

  The Archfiend was probably the big boss behind Nan Ningxin.

  He was her true sworn enemy.

  He hadn’t attacked her because she was too weak for him.

  She really needed strength, but she didn’t know how to grow strong.

  In order to be strong, she had to grow a spirit root and develop spiritual power, so that she could really be part of this world.

  She hurriedly took out the water that the King of 9,999 Spring Harbingers had been placed in, and drank two bowls.

  She felt very comfortable, as if a brook was flowing through her body.

  Feng Qingtian said that the King of 9,999 Spring Harbingers could help grow a spirit root, but Gu Bailu still hadn’t felt anything after drinking it for days.

  She looked at the dazzling King of 9,999 Spring Harbingers in the water.

  It was really too slow. She wondered if it would be faster if she simply ate it.

  She couldn’t stop thinking about it once the idea occurred to her. Looking at the King of 9,999 Spring Harbingers for a long while, she finally gritted her teeth. “I’m going to eat it.”

  She took the King of 9,999 Spring Harbingers out of the water, and the whole room lit up in various colors.

  448 It“s Too Much

  How should she eat such a big thing?

  She plucked off a stem and put it in her mouth.

  It was crisp and tasted like a sweet lollipop.

  She had a bite and waited for a while. Confirming that it wasn’t poisonous, she continued boldly.

  By the time Ah Luo came in, Gu Bailu had already eaten half of the King of 9,999 Spring Harbingers.

  “My lady, what are you eating? Why didn’t you let me know?” Ah Luo jumped over and asked excitedly.

  “The King of 9,999 Spring Harbingers. These are yours.”

  She tore off some of the stems for Ah Luo. She hadn’t been selfish; she had simply been worried that something would happen if she ate it.

  After all, Feng Qingtian wouldn’t have asked her to make water with it if it could simply be eaten.

  Though Gu Bailu was concerned, she wanted to level up and develop a spirit root sooner rather than later.

  The Archfiend’s arrival made her realize that her capability was nothing to those who were truly strong.

  She couldn’t seek revenge until she grew stronger.

  Ah Luo accepted the stems and ate them. “They’re sweet. I like it.”

  She quickly had the rest of the stems, and her face became as colorful as a rainbow.

  Gu Bailu was stunned. “Ah Luo, are you alright? Why have you turned into a rainbow?”

  Ah Luo twirled around in delight. “My lady, I’m leveling up! I’m leveling up! I’m going to be super strong!”

  Really?

  Gu Bailu was about to ask, when Ah Luo promptly fell to the floor.

  Gu Bailu was going to check on her, when she collapsed as well

  “Crap. What happened to the princess? Why have they both fallen over?”

  “You stay here. I’ll report to the lord.”

  Ye Hua disappeared from the Gu house and went to Feng Qingtian, who had just left Yan Anchun’s room.

  “My lord, the princess and Ah Luo both passed out.”

  Feng Qingtian started running. “What happened? Didn’t I tell you to watch her closely?”

  “The princess was in her room and somehow passed out there.”

  Feng Qingtian stopped halfway. “I can’t go there. Tell Mr. Xiao to go over.”

  It should be fine since she hadn’t left her place. There were few things in the Gu family that could hurt her.

  Feng Qingtian clenched his fists to stop himself from moving. He watched Ye Hua seek out Mr. Xiao and quickly leave with him.

  Damn it!

  Why couldn’t time go faster?

  What had that silly girl done this time? Why did she pass out in her room?

  Feng Qingtian paced back and forth in the yard with a heavy heart.

  “My lord, General Ye is here to give his report.”

  “Send him away. I’m not in the mood for any report.”

  He was too concerned about the silly girl and the safety of the baby.

  “General Ye said that it’s about the Archfiend. He has discovered the Archfiend’s whereabouts.”

  “Tell him to go to the study.”

  Feng Qingtian turned around and walked to the study.

  He had never clashed with the Archfiend before, but he knew what the Archfiend was capable of.

  The Archfiend had only been a minor demon king at the beginning, but he dominated the demon realm after just a thousand years.

  But in the end, he was heavily wounded by the celestials for his ambitiousness.

  It had been a hundred years, and he was attempting to make a comeback.

  The Archfiend didn’t just want the Sky Splitting Mirror. He also wanted to avenge himself for that previous humiliation.