The next day, as the first light of dawn broke, the sky brightened and the sunrise shone upon the earth. A red sun rose from the horizon, illuminating the entire city with a golden brilliance. The dawn's light warmed everyone in the city.

"Sneeze, sneeze..."

"Sneeze, sneeze..."

"Ah, why are you constantly sneezing?"

"It must be because I didn't sleep well last night."

With that, Baijuan lay back down and went back to sleep.

"Whimper, whimper..." Baiying called out beside her, scratching Baijuan's body with her little paws. The itchy feeling made her very uncomfortable.

"Whimper, whimper..." Baiying's voice echoed repeatedly in the room, making everyone irritated and wishing to throw her out immediately.

"I'm getting up, I'm getting up, alright!" Baijuan rolled her eyes and helplessly said, then she lifted the covers and got out of bed.

After freshening up, Baijuan changed into a clean and refreshing outfit, tidied her messy hair, and walked out of the room. With Baiying in tow, she left the palace and headed straight to the breakfast stall.

"Boss, is there any food today?" Baijuan arrived outside the stall and asked.

The boss was busy and didn't notice the situation outside. She only heard the voice of a familiar girl and looked up, seeing Baijuan. She quickly stood up, her face full of smiles, and said, "Oh, Baijuan is here! What would you like to eat?" The boss warmly greeted her.

"Two bowls of lean meat congee, six eggs, two portions of tofu pudding, six oil sticks, and five baskets of meat buns and two pancakes." Baijuan thought for a moment and said what she needed.

"Alright! Sit inside, I'll bring it to you right away." After hearing Baijuan's order, the boss said with a beaming smile.

Other customers didn't point and whisper about Baijuan ordering so much. After all, she was the summoned beast of Her Majesty the Queen, and summoned beasts were also magical creatures. In Baijuan's eyes, everyone present was merely a pile of meat.

Besides, the boss really liked Baijuan. She ate a lot, which naturally helped the shop make money, and Baijuan was also so good-looking that she attracted a lot of customers.

The boss quickly brought the food to Baijuan's table.

"Thank you, boss." Baijuan sweetly said.

"Oh, don't be so polite with the boss, really!" The boss pretended to be angry and said, then turned and walked towards the kitchen.

Baijuan sat by the table, looking at the sumptuous dishes in front of her, unable to help but drool.

"Wow, it smells so good!" Baijuan grabbed a meat bun with her hand, took a few bites, then picked up an oil stick and took a bite. Instantly, the tender and crispy filling inside the bun filled her taste buds, leaving a lingering aftertaste.

Baijuan ate the buns bite by bite, ate the oil sticks, and drank the tofu pudding at the same time, not forgetting to praise them several times.

Baiying stood on the table, greedily drinking the lean meat congee. After finishing, she licked her paws and lips.

Feeling full and satisfied, Baiying patted her stomach and lay there comfortably, enjoying herself.

"Pack one portion of blood plasma and one pack of blood infusion." Baijuan shouted to the boss.

"Alright, I'll pack it for you and bring it to you." The boss quickly ran to the kitchen, skillfully packed the food, put it in a food box, and handed it to Baijuan.

After paying, Baijuan left with Baiying, bidding farewell to the boss with a kind smile.

Soon, Baijuan arrived with Baiying to see Iris. "Mom, look at the delicious food I brought you today!" Baijuan pushed open the door and walked in.

"Ah, it's already so late, why are you still sleeping, Mom?" Baijuan lifted the blanket and found that Iris had already left. She was puzzled, how could Mom leave when her leg was injured and she couldn't fly?

She placed the food and Baiying on the table, then searched for Iris. She searched everywhere but couldn't find any trace of Iris. Furrowing her brows, she murmured with a perplexed expression, "Mom has an injury on her leg and she can't leave here. How could she possibly be gone?"

Baijuan opened the star gate, "Huh, why can't the star gate open? It's impossible, even though Mom has the restriction from her grandmother, the star gate should still be able to open."

Not long ago, Baijuan went into the star gate to get something. Why couldn't the star gate suddenly open? This puzzled Baijuan.

Helpless, Baijuan quickly found Lilia, "Grandma, something happened to Mom..."

Without waiting for Bai Liang to finish, Liliya interrupted and said, "Is Iris bleeding again? Or did she faint again?" Liliya guessed bluntly.

"No, no, Mom didn't faint, she's not in the room, and I can't open the Star Gate. I feel like Mom is in danger," Bai Liang said quickly.

Liliya's face instantly turned cold when she heard this. "Who dares to hurt Iris? They must be extremely bold."

"Dugu, lead the Shadow Guards to find Iris," Liliya ordered in a deep voice. "Whoever hurts my precious daughter, I will punish them."

"Yes!" a man in a black robe knelt down and respectfully replied. He then stood up and left the palace with the Shadow Guards.

"Don't worry, Bai Liang, Iris will be found," Liliya comforted Bai Liang.

"Mmhm," Bai Liang nodded.

Shortly after, Liliya disappeared in a flash. Although she appeared calm and was just comforting Bai Liang, deep down, Liliya was more anxious than anyone else, wishing to immediately find Iris.

After a moment, she found Liran Day, who was sitting on a tree resting. When she saw her sister approaching, Liran Day asked, "Sister, do you need something?"

"Iris has disappeared, and she was wearing a collar that changes weapons around her neck. Try sensing it and locate where Iris is," Liliya urgently said.

"I understand," Liran Day nodded.

With that said, Liran Day sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and radiated a strong holy power. The air around her seemed to freeze, and a powerful pressure emanated from her, causing the grass and trees within a hundred meters to tremble.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, Liran Day opened her eyes and frowned, "What's going on? Why can't I sense the presence of the Variable Holy Spear?"

Liliya's face turned pale when she heard this, "How could this be? Did Iris get killed?"

"It's impossible. If Iris died, the Variable Holy Spear would be battling the enemy, and I would immediately feel it. But right now, I can't sense its presence at all," Liran Day said with a serious expression.

"Why is this happening? Did something happen to Iris?" Liliya urgently asked.

"Can Bai Liang enter the Star Gate? Or has Bai Liang been injured?" Liran Day suddenly asked.

"No," Liliya shook her head.

"It's really strange. My Variable Holy Spear can't locate accurately, and Bai Liang can't enter the Star Gate. Something is suspicious," Liran Day furrowed her brows deeply.

"Regardless, we must find Iris as soon as possible, and we must not let anything happen to her," Liliya said sternly.

"Mm," Liran Day responded, "Sister, don't worry too much. Iris is always resourceful; she should be fine."

"She is resourceful, but Iris' magic is sealed, her leg is injured, and she can't fly with her short wings. If she encounters a demon, she won't be able to escape or fight back. It's definitely dangerous," Liliya said with deep concern. Perhaps this is the feeling of a mother.

Seeing this, Liran Day comforted, "Sister, don't worry. No matter what, I will find a way."

Liliya nodded, feeling extremely anxious, not knowing what has happened to Iris - if she encountered a demon, if she got injured, or if she's in danger.

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In the abyss, a dark corner, a girl covered in bruises curled up on the ground. The scars on her legs reopened, revealing bright red blood, which was shocking to see.

Iris had fallen from a cliff, but thanks to the cushioning of tree branches, she didn't die. However, the scars on her legs had reopened, and her body was only slightly injured, except for the pain.

"Hiss..." Iris gasped in pain, her face as pale as paper.

"Who would've thought, there are traitors among the demon race! They are despicable," Iris cursed angrily.

"Heh... If Chaos knew about this, he would probably go crazy. I really want to see him infuriated," Iris muttered to herself, leaning against a rock.

When speaking, she lifted her head and looked up at the sky. Above the so-called abyss, there was a huge vortex spinning madly, like an invisible black mouth devouring the entire world.

There was no concept of time here, no day or night, no sun or moon, only a gray space, bleak and icy, as if there was no temperature at all.

Every now and then, the sound of beast roars could be heard from all directions, as if thousands of troops were charging, one wave after another.

Iris felt helpless, to the point where she even considered giving up on escape. After all, she couldn't escape anyway, so why not just stay here and wait for death.

But right at this moment, the face of Xing Li appeared in her mind, gradually, the sight of Xiao Bai Ling and Xiao Bai Ying, one by one, emerged in her mind, lingering.

She had a two-year appointment with Xing Li. If she were to die, Xing Li would be very sad.

Xiao Bai Ling is still waiting to become human. What kind of summon creature is Xiao Bai Ying? She has always wanted to know.

No, she couldn't die yet. She still had so much to do, she couldn't die easily.

Thinking of this, Iris gritted her teeth suddenly, a touch of determination flashed in her eyes. She stood up, supported herself against the nearby stone wall, and walked forward slowly. With each step, blood flowed from the wound on her leg, staining the stone slabs beneath her feet. She limped along, every step tugging at the wound on her leg, causing her to gasp in pain.

There were many corpses of beasts on the ground, torn apart by their claws. The fresh blood of the corpses splattered all over this dark and icy space.

Limping, Iris walked towards a beast corpse. She reached out and dipped her hand into the blood on the ground. Then she licked the blood on her fingers with her tongue and swallowed it into her belly.

Although it tasted awful, Iris had to eat it, otherwise she would starve to death here because she needed to replenish energy.

After cleaning the blood from her tongue, Iris took out a dagger and a bottle from her storage space, collected the blood of those beasts, and threw it into the storage space.

Then, she returned to a corner to rest and wait for her leg to heal and regain her ability to move.

Otherwise, if she encountered a beast, she would have no chance of survival.

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