This matter, Shen Yan did not wish to speak of, but considering the current dire situation, he knew he... could not remain silent.
Gu An: "..." She knew of those monsters, but the thought of their terrifying appearance made her heart begin to tremble.
Shen Yan understood that Gu An was often timid. In the past, whenever she encountered something frightening, she would habitually hide behind him.
Yet now, she was so brave.
He thought, her feelings for Shen Xian were truly deep!
"You should leave quickly." He released his hand.
"Where should I go?" Gu An was not yet too familiar with this place.
Then, Shen Yan pointed to the window behind Gu An and said, "That leads directly to the expanse below. Be careful when you go down."
"I know. Before I return, you must stall Shen Xian for me." Gu An nodded, turned, and quickly ran towards the window.
Shen Yan: "..."
The moment Gu An departed, Shen Yan spread his hands, conjuring a bottle. He then strolled to the door, cast a spell to open it, and asked the heavenly soldiers outside, "Why have you come?"
"There is demonic energy."
"Demonic energy," Shen Yan said, smiling as he raised the bottle in his hand. "Ah, I am refining pills with demonic energy."
"Is all of this demonic energy?"
"Yes, it's from my soul sword. But as you know, I've already discarded the soul sword."
"I see. Apologies for the disturbance." The lead heavenly soldier said, and then, leading the other soldiers, they departed.
Shen Yan let out a sigh of relief and turned to look at the window. Thinking of Gu An's demeanor just now, he believed she would surely find a way to protect herself and obtain those ten inner cores!
Three days later.
Gu An returned to the Demon Realm and went directly to the Demon Tower.
"Where is your steward?" she asked a passing attendant as she entered the Demon Tower.
The attendant, seeing Gu An as a stranger, unceremoniously retorted, "Who are you?"
"Who am I," Gu An said with a helpless smile, not knowing the steward's name. "I am her friend. Tell me, where is she?"
Yan Bian knew much, and Gu An believed she would also know the places where those monsters frequently appeared, which was why she had come.
"I won't tell you."
"You?" Gu An gasped and said, "If you don't tell me, fine, very well. Then I will search room by room myself."
"You dare."
"Why wouldn't I dare? I've been here before, and I know which room she's in. I'll wait for her in her room. You can't stop me, can you?"
Hearing Gu An's words, the attendant lowered his tone. "Do you really know our steward?"
"More than just knowing her, she's my best friend."
"Friend?"
However, in the attendant's eyes, Yan Bian was a cold-blooded demon, and he had never heard of her having friends. Hearing Gu An say this, he was surprised, but more so, astonished.
"She is my friend."
"Then follow me." The attendant smiled and turned to lead the way.
Gu An followed him.
After a short while, Gu An stopped with the attendant outside a room.
The attendant leaned against the door and said softly, "Steward, are you awake?"
Hearing this, Gu An frowned and glanced at the sky outside the window, thinking, sleeping in broad daylight, what was wrong with her?
As she pondered, she looked back at the attendant's retreating figure.
"What is it?"
The attendant tilted his head to glance at Gu An. "Your friend is here to see you."
"Who?"
Then, the attendant asked, "What's your name?" He turned to look at Gu An.
Gu An replied, "Gu An."
The attendant nodded slightly after hearing this and turned back to say, "Your friend Gu An."
"Let her in. You may leave."
"Alright." The attendant nodded, glanced at Gu An as he turned, and then left.
The next second.
The tightly closed door suddenly swung open. Gu An looked and then hurried into the room filled with a chilling aura, her whole body trembling. "What's wrong with you?" she asked.
"You've arrived," Yan Bian said, sitting up and pointing to the door behind Gu An.
Gu An looked, then quickly turned and closed the door.
Yan Bian said, "Xiang Nang said you went to the Heavenly Realm?"
Gu An secured the bolt, turned to face Yan Bian, and said, "I wanted to see you." As she spoke, she walked to the bedside, looked down at Yan Bian's pale face, and asked, "Have you been poisoned?"
"Yes, but it's alright, I will soon..."
Before she could finish, Gu An immediately bent down, grasped Yan Bian's wrist, and then sensing it, widened her eyes. "This is a potent poison."
"It doesn't matter."
"It doesn't matter at all," Gu An said. Thinking that the Jie Shi Pill could no longer be used on Shen Xian, she spread her hand and conjured it, offering it to Yan Bian. "Here."
Yan Bian looked down at the Jie Shi Pill in Gu An's palm and asked, "What is this?"
"This is a pill that can cure all poisons in the world. I made it."
"You made this, it must have had your..." Yan Bian lowered her head and coughed a few times. "It must have had its use for you."
"Don't ask. Here."
Yan Bian pushed Gu An's hand away, shaking her head. "No, I can't take it. This must be very important to you."
"I needed it before, but I don't need it now. You..."
"Tell me why you made it, and I'll take it."
"..." Gu An gave a helpless smile, sat down on Yan Bian's bed, and then recounted the events of the past few years one by one to Yan Bian.
Afterward, Yan Bian said with a troubled expression, "This contains memories of you and Shen Xian. If I eat it... it would be a waste."
"It's not important. Your life is the most important."
".." Yan Bian looked at Gu An's serious expression and thought of the sincere words she had spoken from her heart, compromising. "Alright, I'll accept it, but I can't eat it."
"Why?"
"I just took a pill containing demonic energy. If I eat this Jie Shi Pill now, it might cause a conflict, so I'll have to wait."
"Then don't eat it for now."
"Mm." Yan Bian nodded weakly.
The Heavenly Realm.
When Shen Xian returned and heard that Shen Yan had driven Gu An away, he was furious!
Thus, he directly stormed into the Immortal Hall, pointed at Shen Yan, and asked, "Where is Gu An?"
"She came here to steal things, so I sent her away." Shen Yan, remembering Gu An's instructions, said as much.
"Why did you do that?"
"She came here to steal things."
"Steal?" Shen Xian spat out the word, narrowing his eyes. "You say she had something to steal?"
"I don't know."
"You don't know, yet you say she stole things."
"She was standing in front of the alchemy furnace, doing God knows what. You should know better than I do, Senior Brother, what's in there."
"You..."
"Senior Brother, she's already been driven away by me. I can't possibly find her for you."
"...." Shen Xian glared fiercely at Shen Yan and turned away.
Seeing this, Shen Yan asked, "Where are you going?"
"None of your business."
"You can't go looking for her," Shen Yan said coldly, running behind Shen Xian.
Shen Xian turned his face slightly. "What I do is none of your concern." Saying this, he walked towards the hall's exit.