’Mo Yan has experience?’

’Her only experience is in setting fires, right?’

’Chi Xue Child was genuinely worried that Mo Yan would trigger some special Skill, and then decide to do the same to his house. It would be too late for tears then.’

’Go find his senior brother or master for help?’

’Might as well just quietly eat a popsicle.’

However, before Chi Xue Child could stop her, Mo Yan jumped into the fire.

The moment she entered, she sensed it—there was an Array here.

She let out a soft laugh. Breaking Arrays was her forte.

A long while later, Mo Yan was dumbfounded. ’I could have sworn this was just an ordinary Maze Array. Why can’t I break it?’

’This doesn’t make any sense.’

Then, Mo Yan began to slowly study the Array and analyze its structure.

However, the more she managed to grasp its fringes, the more alarmed she became.

’This Array is really simple, but some of the details have been modified. I’ve never seen modifications like this before, let alone even imagined them.’

’So you can actually build an Array like this.’

Mo Yan tinkered inside for a long time, and no one had any idea what she was doing. Eventually, Chi Xue Child shouted, "Are you going to get it done or not? If not, we’re stepping in!" 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Mo Yan immediately shouted back, "Don’t you dare make a move! If you do anything reckless, I’ll fight you!"

This only made Chi Xue Child and the others even more curious. ’What’s gotten into her?’

Then Mo Yan shouted, "The Array here is incredible! It’s the simplest yet most complex Array I’ve ever seen in my life. If I can learn it, I think I can totally crush Boss Po Xiao."

"I’m telling you, I still remember how he turned me into an idiot. One day, I’ll show him just how ruthless I, Demon Cultivator Mo Yan, can be."

"For instance, ’heaven with one hand, hell with the other’?" A cold voice suddenly spoke up from behind Mo Yan.

Every hair on Mo Yan’s body stood on end when she heard that voice. The memory of being turned into an idiot was still vivid.

Then, Mo Yan stiffly turned her head to look, and asked in a daze, "Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?"

Then she bolted behind Liuyue Xue in a flash. ’It’s over, it’s over. I’m so dead.’

The speaker was, of course, Jiang Zuo. He had just walked out of the house.

At the last moment, the Fire Elements had erupted with immense power, forcibly breaking free from Jiang Zuo’s control.

After that, they had naturally retreated.

And of course, Jiang Zuo had a new ring of Fire Elemental Minions, some of which were even starting to grow limbs.

His Spiritual Power had also grown significantly. This was basically another form of leveling up—no, it should be called an evolution.

Only after waking up did Jiang Zuo realize the house had burned down again. He then found Sweet Potato. Sweet Potato had originally been hiding in the pond, but the fire was so intense it had nearly been boiled alive. Then the water evaporated, and it went from a boiled duck to a standard roast duck.

It was quite an embarrassment to the Vermilion Bird.

The Sweet Potato now perched on Jiang Zuo’s shoulder looked just about ready to eat.

It was beginning to despair of its life as a duck.

Jiang Zuo had come out right after, only to see Mo Yan making a scene.

And at the sight of Jiang Zuo, it wasn’t just Mo Yan; even Chi Xue Child and the others were stunned.

’This Boss is really something else. He’s already set the place on fire three times.’

Jiang Zuo paid little attention to Chi Xue Child and the others. Instead, he turned to Boss He and said, "The fire in the house can be put out now. Afterward..."

Before Jiang Zuo could finish, Boss He cut in, "The room is already prepared. It’s just... could the interval be a little longer this time?"

He had now confirmed it: this person was no ordinary man.

’The massive fire burned for a day and a night. What kind of ordinary person could walk out looking so calm and completely unharmed?’

’And what did that woman just say she was?’

’A Demon Cultivator! A full-fledged Demon Cultivator was as scared of this young man as a mouse seeing a cat.’

’Could an ordinary person be that formidable?’

At this moment, Blade Master Hai Bian also spoke up, "Excuse me, could you arrange a room for us as well?"

One villa would be enough for the four of them; after all, it should have at least four bedrooms.

Boss He didn’t refuse. He was in the business of welcoming guests, so of course there was no reason to refuse.

Then Jiang Zuo glanced at Xiaoye and said, "Have her go to bed earlier these days."

This was directed at Boss He.

Boss He immediately nodded.

Although he didn’t know what Jiang Zuo meant, Jiang Zuo had saved Xiaoye, so he would definitely follow his instructions.

After that, Jiang Zuo prepared to head to his new accommodations.

This fire had been too sudden for Jiang Zuo. He hadn’t had time to retrieve his Moon Lotus Flower and Profound Iron Wood; both were sacrificed in the blaze.

If Sweet Potato hadn’t been so resilient, it probably would have been sacrificed as well.

As for Su Qi’s clothes... they had all been burned to a crisp.

He felt he needed to go buy some replacements, otherwise it would be hard to explain things to her later.

’But Su Qi wears short skirts and nightgowns at home, the thin and revealing kind. How am I supposed to buy those?’

’Even though I’ve lived for countless years and have a pretty thick skin, I still haven’t reached the point of being completely devoid of emotion.’

’After some thought, I’d better just shelve this for now. I’ll deal with it when Su Qi gets back.’

As soon as Jiang Zuo left, Chi Xue Child and the others followed him.

Chi Xue Child had wanted to ask about Jiang Zuo’s wife, but he was a little scared.

’If that woman puts on her shy act again, my ’illness’ will act up.’

’Still, he was very curious. If Po Xiao’s wife was really that mischievous, would Po Xiao get angry?’

’Or maybe Po Xiao wanted a divorce to begin with?’

’And then, using his identity as Po Xiao, he could pursue the Saintess?’

’Why else would he be here acting like an ordinary person?’

The thought only flashed through Chi Xue Child’s mind for an instant before he pushed it away.

"Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, will us staying here bother you?" Chi Xue Child asked.

He had returned to his usual self, free of worry and with a sunny disposition.

Jiang Zuo said expressionlessly, "It would have. Now it won’t."

The statement was a bit hard to understand, so Mo Yan just ignored it and asked, "Boss Po Xiao, can you let me study that Array again? I feel like my understanding of Arrays is about to reach the next level."

"And then let me witness the ruthlessness of Demon Cultivator Mo Yan?" Jiang Zuo said without turning his head, his voice devoid of any emotion.

It was as if he were talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

But Mo Yan felt a chill in his words. ’My luck has been so bad lately. How do I get caught every time I say something bad? Should I go do something to change my luck?’

Just then, Liuyue Xue typed a line on her phone and played it aloud via text-to-speech: "Didn’t you all see? Fellow Daoist Po Xiao is at 1.6."

The voice was not only devoid of emotion, but also very mechanical.

But its content was shocking.

Afterward, both Chi Xue Child and Mo Yan’s eyes widened. ’Wasn’t he just at 1.5 two days ago?’

’How did he hit 1.6 all of a sudden?’

Blade Master Hai Bian’s expression couldn’t help but twitch. ’How long did it take me to get to 1.6 back then?’

’And Po Xiao... it’s only been a little over half a month, right?’

Jiang Zuo was exasperated. The Cultivation Seal on his body had actually been burned away. ’It seems I’ll have to be more careful about leveling up in the future.’

’I clearly saw it then. The Fire Elements had no intention of giving up. These things aren’t human, after all. They don’t understand fear or pressure. All they know is how to hold a grudge and fight back.’

’They even know how to pick the most critical moment to strike.’

’I have no idea how Mages manage to coexist peacefully with these things. In any case, I can’t. Now, the moment I see a Fire Element, I just want to beat it up.’