Flower-Fruit Mountain

Jingyue was utterly bewildered at this moment.

What was happening? How had they arrived at Flower-Fruit Mountain?

How much time had passed between then and now?

Seeing Jingyue's astonished expression, Su Qing calmly nodded and said, "That's right, we're already above Flower-Fruit Mountain."

As she spoke, she pointed to the island standing in the sea directly ahead and said, "This is Flower-Fruit Mountain? Unexpected, isn't it? I didn't expect it either. This speed was too fast; even I'm a bit surprised!"

Yes, Su Qing was also somewhat surprised.

She hadn't anticipated that a casual flight would bring her to Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Jingyue, hearing Su Qing's words, was still a little dazed. She said, "Isn't this a bit too fast?"

"It is indeed very fast… This hairpin contains the Roc's innate divine ability, coupled with the Somersault Cloud's already extremely high speed, which is why it has such a terrifying effect, I suppose?" Su Qing remained relatively calm, still analyzing the situation coolly.

Jingyue gasped, saying, "Big Sister Xiao Qing, this is truly a bit outrageous…"

"It is quite powerful, but it's only fast; other aspects are still lacking." Su Qing shook her head, speaking with a hint of helplessness, "Of course, as a travel technique, it's quite good."

Jingyue shook her head and said, "No, it's not… being fast is also very impressive. With your speed, most people probably wouldn't even see your shadow… And Big Sister Xiao Qing, perhaps you could try to use it in other ways…"

Su Qing heard this, stroked her chin, pondered for a moment, then nodded, saying, "Hmm, that's something worth thinking about more…"

Jingyue's words had given Su Qing a reminder; she could indeed explore more functions for this item.

"So, shall we go back now? Or stay here for a day?" Jingyue nodded, not intending to continue discussing the hairpin.

However, at this moment, Su Qing shook her head slightly and said, "Let's not go back for now. Let's explore Flower-Fruit Mountain! Since we've arrived here, it would be a shame to just leave."

Hearing this, Jingyue had no objections… She didn't particularly care where she stayed.

Moreover, if they stayed at Flower-Fruit Mountain, she wouldn't have to ride a cloud back later, or rather, ride Su Qing's somewhat frightening, high-speed Somersault Cloud.

Seeing that Jingyue had no objections, Su Qing chuckled, then lowered the cloud and descended into Flower-Fruit Mountain.

After Su Qing entered Flower-Fruit Mountain, she found that it had changed greatly…

In the past, Flower-Fruit Mountain was a place of birdsong and fragrant flowers, appearing completely isolated from the world.

But now, a considerable town had developed here.

To say it was comparable to a kingdom would certainly be an exaggeration.

However, it did resemble a county town.

This pace of development might not be particularly special in the mortal world.

But this was Flower-Fruit Mountain, a place where humans and demons coexisted… so to have developed to this extent was truly remarkable.

"Hmm, since I'm back at Flower-Fruit Mountain, I'll just stay at your place! You should have empty rooms, right?" Su Qing hadn't returned to Flower-Fruit Mountain in a long time, so she was too lazy to go back to her own residence and decided to stay at Jingyue's home instead.

Hearing this, Jingyue also nodded and said, "Of course there are empty rooms, and it's no problem for Big Sister Xiao Qing to stay! By the way, is Big Sister Xiao Qing planning to go back tomorrow? Or do you plan to explore Flower-Fruit Mountain first?"

Su Qing stroked her chin and said, "Hmm, I'll get up early in the morning, explore Flower-Fruit Mountain, and then head back!"

"Is that so? Alright then!" Jingyue nodded, not criticizing Su Qing's decision, but instead said, "In that case, I won't go to the Northern Continent with Big Sister anymore…"

"You're not coming to the Northern Continent with me anymore?" Su Qing looked at her in surprise and asked.

"No, since I'm already back, there's no need to make another trip."

"Don't worry, I'm very fast; I'll send you back in a moment."

"It's precisely because you're too fast, Big Sister, that I don't want to make another trip!" Jingyue rolled her eyes at Su Qing and said, "Let's go! My home is just ahead. Oh, right, do you want to see the Earth God later? He's probably been holding onto a lot of things he wants to tell you."

Su Qing pondered for a moment, then finally nodded and said, "In that case, I should see him!"

The Earth God had always helped her manage Flower-Fruit Mountain…

It wouldn't be right to completely ignore him.

Therefore, it was better to meet him.

Jingyue understood upon hearing this…

Then, she led Su Qing to her residence, tidied up a room for her, and then left to find the Earth God.

The Earth God had always been quite busy and very diligent…

Now, upon hearing that Su Qing had arrived, he said nothing and immediately came to see Su Qing.

"Sovereign Su, why have you come?" the Earth God asked upon seeing Su Qing at Jingyue's residence.

Su Qing smiled slightly and said, "I was experimenting with a spell and happened to pass by here. I thought it had been a long time since I last visited, so I came to take a look."

Hearing this, the Earth God nodded and said, "No matter what, it's a good thing that Sovereign Su has returned to visit. It just so happens that I have many things to tell you… I should have informed you much earlier, but I couldn't get away, and it was difficult to explain everything properly in a letter, so it has been delayed until now."

Su Qing nodded, chuckling, "Sit down and tell me slowly."

"Thank you, Sovereign Su." The Earth God did not refuse, found a stool, and sat down, saying, "However, before that, there's one more thing I must tell you first. This is a recent matter… I had originally planned to include it in this report, but since Sovereign Su is here, I can tell you about it now."

Su Qing raised an eyebrow and asked, "Tell me, what is it? Seeing as you're putting this first, it must be a relatively important matter, right?"

The Earth God nodded and said, "It is indeed very important…"

With that, the Earth God didn't waste any more time and immediately began to recount…

"Recently, Flower-Fruit Mountain has been targeted by several great sea demons… Although they were temporarily driven away a few times thanks to Miss Jingyue, they came back to cause trouble yesterday when Miss Jingyue was absent. Fortunately, Lady Ao Ying's sister passed by and helped resolve the situation… otherwise, I fear…"

Su Qing raised an eyebrow and asked, "Don't they know that Flower-Fruit Mountain is under my protection? Don't they know that the Great King of Flower-Fruit Mountain is the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong?"

Although Su Qing sometimes found that smelly monkey annoying, she had to admit that Wukong's reputation was very well-known.

After all, his Havoc in Heaven had been sung about by the world for countless years!

The Earth God nodded upon hearing this and said, "They naturally know… but Sovereign Su has been absent for a long time, and the Great Sage has only returned a few times in several hundred years… His prestige remains, but it's not what it once was."

Su Qing didn't reply, but just looked up at Jingyue…

Jingyue, seeing this, also said, "I don't know the situation these past few days, but those great demons did indeed have some designs on Flower-Fruit Mountain before. Also… it's worth mentioning that they often stir up trouble at sea… overturning many passing ships."

"The Dragon King doesn't care?" Su Qing then chuckled, a wry smile on her face, "The Dragon King probably really doesn't care… With the Dragon King's temperament, he might even try to win them over…"

Su Qing knew a thing or two about the Dragon King's character.

Although Su Qing and Ao Ying were married, she still didn't particularly like the Dragon King.

If it weren't for him being Ao Ying's biological father, Su Qing probably wouldn't have much interaction with him.

"By the way, why didn't you tell me directly before?"

"Because I could handle it, so I didn't want to trouble Big Sister Xiao Qing… After all, with me here, they wouldn't dare to act recklessly. I just didn't expect that they would start again after I was away for only a day or two."

Su Qing shook her head and said, "Never mind, I'll go deal with it! Such trouble should be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise, it will only become more troublesome in the future."

"How does Big Sister Xiao Qing plan to handle it?" Jingyue was slightly startled to hear Su Qing say this, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Those demons are not weak. The reason I could drive them back was mostly because they didn't dare to fight to the death. If they were to fight with their lives, I wouldn't be their match either."

Su Qing stretched, saying, "Jingyue? Do you know why I'm the Acting Guardian of the Northern Continent? Besides being someone with connections, it's also because my strength isn't weak, you know? Dealing with a few demons causing trouble is no difficult feat. They can't harm me."

Hearing Su Qing's words, Jingyue was momentarily stunned…

Only then did she realize.

Su Qing apparently didn't need her to worry…

"I almost forgot, Big Sister Xiao Qing is very strong; I don't need to worry about Big Sister Xiao Qing at all. In fact, worrying about those demons is probably more practical than worrying about Big Sister Xiao Qing." Jingyue chuckled and shook her head, saying.

"So, where are those demons?" Su Qing stood up and said, "I have some free time now, so I'll go resolve this matter first, then come back to hear your full report."

It wasn't that Su Qing was impatient; she just felt that this matter wouldn't take much time, so she planned to take care of it conveniently.

Hearing Su Qing say this.

Jingyue didn't object much, nodded, and told Su Qing the location of those demons' lairs…

"However, whether they are in their caves now, I don't know…" Jingyue only knew where the demons' lairs were, but not their exact current locations.

After all, not everyone likes to stay at home like a recluse.

Su Qing waved her hand indifferently and said, "It's fine, if they're not there, I'll just deduce their location. I'm very good at calculations… as long as the conditions are sufficient, I can figure out their whereabouts."

Seeing this, Jingyue said nothing more…

And Su Qing, after stretching her wrists, left Flower-Fruit Mountain to settle scores with those demons.

After Su Qing left.

Jingyue didn't chat idly with the Earth God either…

She just quietly went to boil water and tidy up the room.

The Earth God, seeing this, didn't disturb her, but sat quietly, closing his eyes to rest, while also contemplating how he should tell Su Qing about the other matters later.

After all, there were quite a few things to discuss… preparing his words was very important.

Just like that, time passed little by little.

The two waited for about an incense stick's time…

Su Qing had already returned.

When she returned, she also brought back a small gift.

And these gifts were precisely the heads of those demons…

"Honestly, I originally went there just to reason with them… but they didn't like to listen to reason, so I could only offer something else." Su Qing spread her hands and said, "Hang these heads at the city gate!"

"Huh? Why?"

"To warn other ambitious great demons." Su Qing stretched her shoulders and said, "These few liked to cause trouble, so they must have been quite troublesome. With their heads hanging there, the other great demons will think twice."

Although Su Qing rarely paid attention to these matters, she still knew some basic things.

Hearing Su Qing say this, Jingyue was also a little surprised. She said, "I didn't expect Big Sister Xiao Qing to be so ruthless…"

"If I'm not ruthless enough… I won't be able to deter those troublemakers," Su Qing pursed her lips and said, "Besides, you wouldn't think I'm the gentle type in such matters, would you?"

"Indeed… I always thought Big Sister Xiao Qing was very gentle in everything."

"You also went to the Western Heaven with me; I was never gentle with those demons along the way, was I?"

"But most of the time, you didn't kill those demons, did you?"

"That was for other reasons!"

"Other reasons?"

"Yes!"

"What are they?"

"Buddha says it cannot be spoken."

"Ah? But I don't believe in Buddha."

"But I am a Bodhisattva."

"…"

Jingyue was speechless for a moment.

However, seeing that Su Qing truly didn't intend to say, she was too lazy to ask further… asking would be pointless.

Su Qing, seeing her speechless expression, chuckled and said, "Alright! When I can speak of it later, I'll tell you then! Now, I need to listen to the Earth God's report."

Su Qing's original plan was to continue listening to the Earth God's report after dealing with the demon issue.

So now that the demons were dealt with, it was naturally time to listen to the Earth God's report.

After all, the Earth God seemed to have many things he wanted to report.

Hearing this, Jingyue put her hands on her hips and said indifferently, "Alright, alright! Tell me when you can speak of it later!"