Chapter 35: The Descent into the Abyss

“Ohh~”

Above Dragon Leap Valley, a renowned scenic spot in Lijiang, a dazzling, resplendent light erupted from the peak, specifically from the Five-Finger Mountain raised by the Lion-Tiger Demon.

The already dim night sky was instantly illuminated, bright as day.

As the heavens were bathed in light, a pained wail resonated across the battlefield.

As a naturally bloodthirsty and warlike demon, the Lion-Tiger Demon, facing the magical girl who had twice wounded it, instinctively pursued her with its massive body.

The next moment, it transformed into a cannonball, whistling towards the adorable, delicate figure suspended in the air.

Feeling the colossal demon, as immense as a mountain, vanish before him, a powerful gust of air swept across Ye Yu’s face.

Having just experienced a ‘father-son reunion,’ Ye Yu finally snapped back to reality.

He let out a sigh of relief, yet instinctively clenched his small fists, raising his head to gaze at the two figures clashing in the sky.

As his gaze ascended, Ye Yu suddenly noticed another person appearing in his field of vision.

From a distance, he couldn’t discern their face.

However, Ye Yu immediately recognized the person’s clothes.

Blue and white checkered shirt and pants—wasn’t that the uniform of Yunqi Academy staff?

‘Could this person be a staff member from Yunqi Academy?’

‘But why are they here?’

‘And in the sky!?’

Just as Ye Yu stared at the figure, lost in thought, even pondering whether to catch them to prevent a high-altitude fall and broken bones, a soft, urgent cry from a young girl suddenly echoed above him.

“Xiao Yu, run! He’s a bad guy!”

Hearing his magical girl father’s warning, Ye Yu tilted his cat ears. Having just arrived and not yet understanding the situation, he felt a flicker of confusion.

After this brief interlude, the figure descended closer, altering Ye Yu’s view.

At last, Ye Yu could clearly see the person’s face.

It was a visage that could not be called human; more accurately, it was a monster.

Beneath its dark, aged skin was a crimson, gaping maw. Unlike the neat, white teeth of humans, its teeth were sharp, like a shark’s.

Above that massive, where a nose should have been, was a hollowed-out cavity, within which flies subtly buzzed.

Most terrifying of all were its eyeballs, alien-like in their appearance. They lacked eyelids and protruded grotesquely, connected by thin red veins.

Witnessing this humanoid monster above him, combined with its Yunqi Academy uniform and Yang Wei’s confirmed deduction in the forest earlier, Ye Yu’s mind swiftly connected all the information.

In an instant, he reached a conclusion: the descending monster before him was the librarian, the seemingly benevolent Elder Gu from the library, who was responsible for everything that had transpired today.

Then, recalling the sensational magical girl incident that had shaken the entire nation back then, and glancing at the ‘serpent-dragon’ demon chasing him from behind, Ye Yu naturally deduced its objective: to seek revenge on the magical girl!

Realizing this connection and seeing the monstrous Elder Gu slowly descending, his gaze fixed upon him, Ye Yu’s emotions began to grow complicated.

Amidst the complexity, there was melancholy, but more dominantly, anger!

He recalled how he had been a good, law-abiding child for eighteen years, never provoking anyone, and often being called a ‘pretty boy.’

Upon awakening his ability, the script dictated that he should shine brightly and embark on a peerless life.

Yet, barely two days after his ability awakened, a massive conspiracy loomed over him.

Now, the villain had arrived to tell him: ‘It’s time for your curtain call?’

‘Emmmmm, isn’t this kind of plot similar to those ridiculous stories online where instead of immense wealth falling into your lap, you end up shouldering a bunch of unwarranted blame?!’

Just as Ye Yu lamented his twisted fate, silently clenching his small fists, a floral fragrance, like that of an orchid, wafted by his ear.

“Husband, that person seems to be coming for us. What should we do now?”

Listening to Tang Yue’s uniquely gentle, mature voice, he subtly turned his head.

He saw her pretty face, lightly dusted with wind-blown grit, yet showing no trace of distress. Instead, it bore a hint of disheveled allure.

Her bright, dark eyes, fixed on him, held no fear, only profound trust, reflecting his own image within their depths.

Beholding the girl whose eyes were filled solely with his reflection, Ye Yu’s previously discontented heart found peace.

For in this life, he had not been entirely without gain.

At the very least, he had possessed a wife as wonderful as Tang Yue.

‘To have such a wife, what more could a husband ask for!’

As he gazed at the radiant Tang Yue, savoring the content of her words, Ye Yu suddenly realized a crucial issue.

‘Emmmmm, the target of Elder Gu’s revenge seems to be me, the magical girl’s child. It appears Tang Yue and Huangpu Pingqing have nothing to do with this!’

Connecting these dots, an undeveloped idea quickly began to form in Ye Yu’s mind.

However, before acting on it, Ye Yu decided to do something else.

He looked at his beautiful Blood Princess wife, who now wore a worried expression on the White Demon Tiger’s back, her cherry lips slightly parted.

A flicker of reluctance and slyness crossed Ye Yu’s eyes. Then, in the next second, to Tang Yue’s surprise, he leaned in and kissed her.

Ye Yu’s action was light and swift, the kiss brief, like an electric shock. Yet, because it was so sudden, even the usually composed Tang Yue was momentarily stunned.

Her typically mature peach blossom eyes widened to their fullest, and her innocent face was filled with utter astonishment.

Seeing Tang Yue’s adorable expression, a hint of mischievous glee flashed in Ye Yu’s heart.

‘I finally managed to tease my wife for once!’

Having done all this, before Tang Yue could react, Ye Yu dismounted from the White Demon Tiger’s back and, as if giving an earnest instruction, softly said, “Wife, I’ll go ahead first. You must live well from now on!”

As he spoke, Ye Yu’s white-stockinged feet lightly pushed off, and he leaped from the White Demon Tiger’s back, fleeing to the left.

While escaping, he issued a command to the White Demon Tiger to flee to the right.

“Husband, what are you doing?!”

Faced with Ye Yu’s sudden farewell, Tang Yue was momentarily bewildered. She instinctively wanted to pursue him, but she couldn’t move, needing to support her best friend on the White Demon Tiger’s back.

By the time she understood the intention behind Ye Yu’s actions, the White Demon Tiger had already galloped a hundred meters away, and Ye Yu had vanished from her sight.

Witnessing this sudden turn of events, Tang Yue’s delicate brows furrowed into a small ‘川’ shape. A faint red glow also flashed in her peach blossom eyes.

If Ye Yu had been there at that moment, he would have undoubtedly seen that his wife, Tang Yue, was genuinely enraged!

‘Heh heh, sacrificing yourself to save me, little husband. You’re being naughty!’

Ye Yu, separated from Tang Yue, fled towards the peak of Dragon Leap Valley.

As he drew closer to the valley peak, he felt the rising air currents from below the chasm, sending an inexplicable shiver down his spine.

Just as Ye Yu was making his escape, Elder Gu finally descended to the ground from the hundred-meter-high head of the Lion-Tiger Demon.

Watching Ye Yu, nimble as a cat, flee towards the valley peak, and knowing that beneath lay the ‘Forest Sea Demonic Abyss,’ leaving no choice but to leap off the cliff, Elder Gu, who could have easily ensnared Ye Yu with his tentacles, was in no hurry to pursue.

Instead, he leisurely paused, gazing up at the sky, at the frantic, slender figure entangled by the Lion-Tiger Demon.

He observed the magical girl’s tender, pretty face, filled with anxiety, and heard her furious cries of concern for Ye Yu.

“Gu Pengzhe, if you dare to touch him, I swear I’ll make you regret it!”

“If you’re so capable, come at me!!!”

At that moment, Elder Gu, the villain, seemed to receive a reward. A sinister upward curve appeared on his gaping mouth, revealing a smile of extreme wickedness. As if recalling something amusing, he spoke, “Heh heh heh, Ye Changqing, as a hero, you probably never imagined that one day your child would also be thrown into the Demonic Abyss!”

“Tell me, will your child be lucky enough to encounter kind members of the Gu Clan, like I once did, and have a miraculous body transformation? Or will they be devoured on the spot?”

As he spoke, Elder Gu seemed to deliberately provoke the magical girl.

He took exaggerated strides… no, since his legs were tentacles, ‘slid’ seemed a more fitting verb. As Elder Gu glided towards the peak, his right hand subtly moved, and an almost imperceptible crimson mist began to spread.

Listening to Elder Gu’s intentional taunts and watching him and the other demons chase after Ye Yu, Ye Changqing, as a magical girl with extensive combat experience, knew that the opponent was merely trying to make him lose his rationality and make an irrational judgment.

He understood the logic.

But as a father, watching the villain draw closer and closer to Ye Yu, Ye Changqing truly had few options.

After once again evading the Lion-Tiger Demon that had entangled him, Ye Changqing fiercely gripped the magical girl wand in his hand and pressed the glowing button on it!

As the button was pressed, the red and white ‘Love’s Radiance’ magical girl wand began to flash with alternating red and white light.

Visible currents of energy started to converge upon the wand’s body.

The ribbons around the magical girl’s body and her twin pigtails also fluttered in the wind with this surge of energy.

“Ultimate White Heat~~!”

As a delicate cry echoed in the air, a supremely pure white beam of light suddenly appeared in the evening sky above Dragon Leap Gorge.

The beam was as scorching as the sun, instantly turning the dim sky bright as day. The heavy cloud layers accumulated in the sky were forcefully torn open, revealing scattered stars in the night sky.

The Lion Demon Beast, which had been directly in the path of this light beam, vaporized into thin air without even a whimper, leaving only some unconscious remnants of its body to fall freely, like autumn leaves returning to their mother’s embrace.

The white light persisted for nearly thirty seconds before Dragon Leap Valley returned to its nighttime state.

As the scorching beam completely dissipated, Elder Gu watched this magical girl’s ultimate technique, which had defeated his ‘Xiao Bai’ all those years ago, play out once more before his eyes.

Then, he observed the magical girl, staggering towards the demon-encircled figure at the valley’s summit.

At that moment, Elder Gu couldn’t help but reveal a nostalgic expression.

He gently touched a sparkling, scale-like ring on his ring finger. Then, a profound smile spread across his gaping mouth!

‘Xiao Bai, wait a little longer. Once I’ve exacted our revenge, I’ll come find you below!!!’