Bai Pu sent the Demon Spider Lady to Red Vine Hill, relying on her high agility to hide and observe the battle.

Meanwhile, when Bai Pu was in the Yellow Pool Cave and killed the Enhanced Elite [Blood Shaver], the Demon General Ghost Leather sensed something amiss and realized his lair had been attacked.

At this moment, Ghost Leather had two choices.

First, ignore the lair and continue besieging Dongbo Cheng.

Second, abandon Dongbo Cheng and rush back to deal with the intruder in the lair.

At that time, Bai Pu wasn't sure which option Ghost Leather would choose—since he wasn't familiar with Ghost Leather, he relied only on fragmented information provided through the spiritual connection of the Demon Spider Lady and the Hundred-eyed Demon, calculating that there was a 73% chance Ghost Leather would choose the second option.

So this move involved an element of gamble.

Of course, when Bai Pu obtained the [Black Emperor's True Blood], he knew he had gambled correctly; the likelihood of Ghost Leather choosing the second option and returning to aid the lair swiftly rose to 99%!

After all, the [Black Emperor's True Blood] had the explanation:

The life blood of the slumbering Black Emperor, possessing powerful demonic power that transforms demons fundamentally.

First, this blood holds great allure for demons.

Second, this blood most probably wasn't gifted to Ghost Leather by the Black Emperor... as the Black Emperor has been in slumber to accumulate power, it's unlikely he would share his life blood with a subordinate.

Most likely, Ghost Leather himself stole it from Black Death City!

Once this blood is exposed among the Demon Camp, Ghost Leather would certainly be labeled a Demon Traitor and a betrayer of the Ghost Realm.

Ghost Leather would be like a corrupt official whose stolen goods got thieved. If he could pinpoint Bai Pu's location as the "thief," he would certainly abandon the siege of Dongbo Cheng and rush over frantically!

Thus, Ghost Leather's departure created an opportunity for Dongbo Cheng's retreat—knowing that Red Vine Hill is Ghost Leather's domain, as the initiator of this siege, his departure meant at least some demons would lose the motivation to continue fighting.

Perhaps some demons would continue to pursue Dongbo Cheng.

The Demon Spider Lady mixed among them, attempting to connect with Dongbo Cheng—this move also carried variables, not guaranteed to succeed, such as Dongbo Cheng being too fast and losing track of him, etc.

But with the Demon Spider Lady's high agility of 40 points, equivalent to a Level 3 Agility Type Leader, keeping up with an injured Dongbo Cheng shouldn't be difficult.

As for the somewhat amusing possibility that after much effort, the Demon Spider Lady stealthily connects with the hidden Dongbo Cheng, only to get struck by the commanding power leftover of this Dancer of the Wind—

That possibility, Bai Pu tried to avoid, which is why he wrote the letter using a scroll with the [Black Tortoise Oath Curse Seal].

According to Bai Pu's orders, the first moment the Demon Spider Lady meets Dongbo Cheng, she would take out the scroll of the Oath Curse Seal and hold it above her head while kneeling!

Dongbo Cheng, upon seeing this bizarre behavior of a demon, should not slaughter casually and at least be intrigued.

As long as Dongbo Cheng sees Bai Pu's letter, this plan is considered a great success.

In the letter, Bai Pu described his strategy of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao, venturing alone into Yellow Pool!

As Dongbo Cheng recalled the baffling process of Ghost Leather's retreat, he would believe what Bai Pu said in the letter.

Bai Pu then instructed Dongbo Cheng to follow the Demon Spider Lady's lead, as the Demon Spider Lady was familiar with the paths of the Black Swamp!

Needless to say, the demons would certainly set ambushes on the way back to Wangbei City.

Bai Pu's suggestion was to have Dongbo Cheng do the opposite, head to the central area of the Black Swamp—Yellow Pool, to join him!

Will Dongbo Cheng come?

Of course, he will.

This proud swordsman is a perfectionist to the core, unwilling to allow any flaws in himself. Knowing Bai Pu risked his life to explore Yellow Pool for his sake, he certainly would not do the dishonorable act of escaping alone, tainting his character.

[Dongbo Clan's Young Clan Leader: Dongbo Cheng's favor toward you has significantly increased. Current favor level: Acquaintance (900/1000).]

The act of saving a life indeed makes a profound difference, directly adding 500 favor points. Of course, it's also because Bai Pu, risking death himself, saved Dongbo Cheng, which naturally scores extra points.

Dongbo Cheng frowned, looking at the scars on Bai Pu's body, and waved a small box over: "Let's not talk about anything else first. Quickly heal yourself and remove these ugly scars."

Bai Pu took it and realized it was the [Evergreen Ointment] he had used once before.

The current usage count is 8/10.

Bai Pu applied a little on himself. The ointment's potency quickly permeated, and the corroded skin grew new, covering even areas where bones were exposed with new flesh!

The pain of this process was imaginable, yet Bai Pu remained calm. He lightly sighed:

"This ointment is truly miraculous."

"I'll give it to you," Dongbo Cheng said.

Bai Pu glanced down at the Evergreen Ointment. The words "Temporary Loan" had indeed disappeared, yet it still couldn't be taken out of this world.

Bai Pu shook his head and said, "Actually, I know a bit of pharmaceutical techniques myself. So it's inevitable to marvel at such a wondrous ointment."

Dongbo Cheng curiously studied Bai Pu: "Initially, you struck me as a flamboyant Wild Warrior. Seeing your Demon Slave just now, you should know some Demon Control Master secrets, right? Now you say you know pharmaceuticals... You sure are a man of many talents."

Bai Pu grinned, directly setting the [Daoist Alchemist] status to exhibition mode—of course, this action would synchronously change in the eyes of the natives to appear as if showing a token proving himself as a pharmacist.

Dongbo Cheng understood Bai Pu's intention was to inquire about the Evergreen Ointment's formula. He shook his head, saying, "Sorry, the Evergreen Ointment's formula is a Dongbo Clan secret."

Bai Pu knew that so-called secrets meant relations hadn't reached the level where knowledge was shared. If he continued to cultivate Dongbo Cheng's favor to the friend or even close friend level, he might still have a chance to obtain the formula.

"Your analysis is very sensible. Surely the demons would lay numerous ambushes on the way back to Wangbei City. As I walked towards the central region of the Black Swamp, I didn't encounter a team of demons, which is a strong piece of evidence."

Dongbo Cheng slowly said, "Now that we have already united, but I'm injured, and my combat power is only at five or six tenths of its usual level. While I'm not afraid of ordinary demons, if we come across a Demon General... I fear I won't be able to ensure your safety."

"You still have five or six tenths of combat power?"

Bai Pu relaxed a little and smiled, saying, "That's better than I expected. With both of us combined, plus the two Demon Slaves I've bound, even if we meet the Demon General Ghost Leather, we can put up a fight!"

Dongbo Cheng said, "But there are three Demon Generals in Red Vine Hill. And the Demon Generals each have several demon subordinates..."

"None of that matters, I'm quite certain the other two Demon Generals were persuaded by Ghost Leather to leave his territory. Moreover, when Ghost Leather seeks us out again, there's more than an eighty percent chance he won't have too many subordinates with him, at most a few direct lineage demons!" Bai Pu confidently remarked.

His confidence stemmed from that bottle of [Black Emperor's True Blood], which was something Ghost Leather dared not let see the light of day!

Dongbo Cheng was also influenced by Bai Pu's confidence. He took a deep breath, nodded, and asked, "Where should we go now?"

Bai Pu took out a map of the Black Swamp.

"Here!"

Bai Pu's finger pointed clearly to the remote northwestern area of the Black Swamp.

There, a deep black vertical line almost divided the northwestern area of the Black Swamp in two.

"Dark Abyss?"

Dongbo Cheng frowned, saying, "Isn't that the legendary end? Anyone who enters the Dark Abyss never returns, not even demons."

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