Xiao Chen slew countless evil spirits in the Devil's Cave, conservatively estimated to be in the tens of thousands; his body enveloped in a layer of black Evil Qi that was nearly substantial, invisible to common people's eyes yet unmistakable to any cultivator.
This posed a problem for him; he couldn't enter towns without quickly drawing attention to himself.
"I'm hungry..." Keke said pitifully, blinking a pair of innocent eyes at Xiao Chen, wishing she could fly into the city right away and devour a big meal at a restaurant.
But how could Xiao Chen allow the little one to venture out alone? He resolutely kept her by his side.
"Just endure for a few more days until I've refined away the Evil Qi from my body."
Little did they know, this wait would last a full three months.
