For human beings, phantoms are undoubtedly the enemy of life, a natural enemy-like existence that threatens their own survival.

However, the existence of phantom demons can also create many benefits.

If nothing else, the body material on the phantom is the material used to refine alchemical potions, alchemical props and even alchemical weapons.

The bloodline on the phantom is also used to create hunters, allowing humans to obtain similar power to the phantom and an important treasure that can compete with the phantom.

Therefore, it goes without saying that the materials left over from the dead phantoms are of very precious value, and the living phantoms are used as sacrifices to extract blood. The demand is high in any base city in this world. .

Under such circumstances, taking advantage of the opening of the entrance to the Spirit Demon Prison and the attack of the phantom demon army, there must be many forces in Longyao City who are trying to make a fortune and capture a large number of phantom demons alive.

These phantoms are high-priced commodities used to extract blood. In the future, they will also be able to create hunters one by one to enhance the strength of Longyao City. Longyao City will definitely open the door for this, so that these high-priced commodities can be circulated .

That is to say...

"There must be a channel to transport the living phantoms out of Huaming District."

Xu Qianqian spoke so confidently.

"Moreover, it is also an official channel."

This leaves a lot of room for manipulation.

"Is it possible?" Su Ming said thoughtfully: "Because it is an official channel, the review must be very harsh, right?"

Phantoms themselves are a dangerous species. Even for the sake of ethnic interests, officials must let them circulate, but who knows if there are other ways?

Arms are manufactured and sold privately, and there are world-class protected species and poachers who are greedy for money. Not to mention the phantom that can bring extraordinary power and treasures all over the body?

If nothing else, just considering the issue of smuggling, the official will not let the living phantoms be easily transported away.

Therefore, the review is bound to be very strict, very strict.

Under such severe scrutiny, it is difficult for a phantom demon cub that inherits the bloodline of a dangerous species mutant and has a great probability to evolve into a nightmare species without being discovered by anyone.

At least, Su Ming believes that once the official channel is used, the origin of the mermaid girl will be exposed sooner or later.

unless...

"I have someone official."

Xu Qianqian's simple and understated sentence made Su Ming instantly lose interest in continuing to chat.

Thinking about it, Xu Qianqian's father was a member of the senior management of Longyao Base City, equivalent to a member of parliament in a country. How could he have no connections there?

As the daughter of such a person, it is normal for someone to cover her.

However, Su Ming still wanted to strongly express that this stinky backdoor behavior is shameless.

Because it will make him feel envious and jealous...

"Of course, the premise is that I get through this hurdle first."

While talking, Xu Qianqian couldn't help but sigh.

With her current situation, connections are really useless.

There is no reason for him, just can't get in touch.

Otherwise, Xu Qianqian asked for help early, which made Gao Xu and Xu Yanyan's plans fail.

"Okay." Su Ming looked casual and said, "Since you already have a way, then keep this little girl for the time being."

Anyway, this mermaid girl looks cute and easy to bully, and the potential is still so great, it is not impossible to play and develop.

If Xu Qianqian was willing to help him raise him, then Su Ming would be even happier.

After all, strictly speaking, the ownership of this little guy belongs to him.

As long as the effect of [Destroy the Demon] does not go away, the domination of this mermaid girl will rest on Su Ming.

No one can take it away.

......

The sky gradually lit up.

When the sun shone into the mountain forest and shone in the hut in the woods, Su Ming and others also woke up one by one.

"Roar!"

"Guck!"

"Quack quack!"

The phantoms screamed one after another, wandering back and forth between the mountains and forests, as if they were hunting.

Even the Scaled Horned Demon mutant left the gate post where it was stationed, and went outside to fight the tooth festival.

Su Ming and Xu Qianqian's state has also fully recovered.

Especially Xu Qianqian, who looked like she was shy yesterday, but today her complexion is ruddy, her skin is smooth and lustrous, and she is full of energy. The serious wound on her abdomen has disappeared, and people can't help but begin to doubt the injury suffered by the other party yesterday. Is it real.

"You recovered quite quickly in the middle of the night."

Su Ming looked at Xu Qianqian and said so.

Xu Qianqian, who was preparing to wash up, glanced at Su Ming and threw a sentence over.

"Thanks to you."

After speaking, Xu Qianqian walked away alone.

Su Ming was the only one left, who was stunned for a while, and then he reacted.

"Almost forgot, I was sucked blood by this female vampire yesterday."

What a good tonic for Xu Qianqian, his own blood needs no further explanation.

After sucking this kind of blood, Xu Qianqian's resilience also soared rapidly. Originally, he was not in a very good state, but he has completely recovered today.

"I'm still a restorer and a supplement?"

Thinking of this, Su Ming's whole person is not well.

"Mirin..."

At this moment, a timid cry sounded.

Su Ming raised his brows, turned his head, and looked in the direction of the gate.

There, a mermaid gently swayed her beautiful fish tail, and floated towards the door under the waves of waves.

That look, quite a bit of a creepy feeling.

"Metrine Methionine..."

A small voice came out of the mermaid girl's mouth, giving the impression that she was saying "can't see me, can't see me".

Unfortunately, Su Ming is neither blind nor deaf.

"Mirin!"

The exclamation of the mermaid girl came so suddenly and unexpectedly.

Su Ming grabbed the back of the other's neck and lifted it up.

"Are you trying to run?"

Su Ming looked at the mermaid girl with a half-smile.

"Metrine Methionine!"

The mermaid girl looked at Su Ming's "evil" smile and struggled on the spot, like a little mushroom cold caught by a trafficker, weak and pitiful.

"Snapped!"

The next second, a jade hand reached out and patted Su Ming's hand away.

The mermaid girl immediately hid behind the visitor as if she had been amnesty.

"Are you bullying Xiao Hai'er again?"

Xu Qianqian said this to Su Ming.

"Who bullied her? Was she trying to escape and was caught by me?" Su Ming protested, and then asked in doubt, "By the way, what is Xiao Hai'er?"

Biquge

Facing Su Ming's question, Xu Qianqian answered calmly.

"The child's name."

Who Xu Qianqian is referring to doesn't need to think much.

"Her name?" Su Ming looked at Xu Qianqian's back and poked out a small head, and found that after looking at her, she was a mermaid girl who was scared back, and said in surprise: "Isn't it possible? Did you get up?"

"Otherwise?" Xu Qianqian asked without answering, "I can't keep calling her a child, right?"

Hearing this, Su Ming spread his hands and said nothing.

Although the truth is this truth, it is the first time Su Ming has seen the name of the phantom demon.

"You don't really plan to raise her, do you?"

Su Ming had to think so.

Looking at Xu Qianqian's performance, it seems that she is not just trying to hide the mermaid girl as the source of trouble.

The way she looks now, it can't be said that she wants to raise a pet, it's more like she wants to raise a daughter.

In this regard, Xu Qianqian neither affirmed nor denied it, just said something lightly.

"Let's take a step by step, and I'll talk about it later."

Saying that, Xu Qianqian turned around and walked away.

"Mirin!"

The figure of the mermaid girl was instantly exposed from where Xu Qianqian was originally, and she was frightened again.

She wanted to fly away in a conditioned reflex, but was caught by Su Ming again.

"Don't blame me for not telling you first, okay?"

Su Ming stared at the mermaid girl, or at the mermaid girl named Xiao Haier, saying word by word.

"If you still run around casually this time, I can't guarantee what the big savage outsiders who are starving will do to you."

Hearing this, the mermaid girl——Xiao Haier only felt that Su Ming's eyes were looking at a plate of delicious snacks.

Will I be eaten if I run away? ?

"Miaine Miaine Miaine!"

Xiao Haier didn't dare to struggle any more, she could only look at Su Ming with tears in her eyes, hoping that Su Ming would be merciful, helpless and pitiful.

"Ah this..."

Su Ming's Dao Heart was instantly damaged.

This cute thing is too lethal, right?

For a moment, even Su Ming felt a strong sense of unbearable, making him want to let Xiao Haier go.

Fortunately, Su Ming woke up quickly.

"Calm down, calm down, women will only affect the speed of my development, don't be deceived by the other person's appearance...!"

Su Ming was talking to himself like this, and he was about to recite a sentence or two of "Amitabha Buddha" to calm down.

"Mirin!"

Xiao Hai'er continued to look at Su Ming with pitiful eyes.

"..."

Su Ming's heart was shaken again.

"Snapped!"

The slender jade hand patted Su Ming's head for the second time.

......

An hour later, Su Ming and Xu Qianqian walked out of the hut.

"Mirin..."

Xiao Hai'er followed behind the two of them with a listless appearance. She didn't know whether it was because her body was still weak, or because she realized that she couldn't escape, and she fell into despair.

"Roar!"

"Guck!"

"Quack quack!"

A group of phantom demons rushed from the surroundings and sat in a row in front of Su Ming.

However, when they looked at Xiao Hai'er, they were still afraid.

Su Ming ignored these guys and turned to face Xu Qianqian.

"I have to go back to the B-5 area first and join my teammates."

I didn't go back all night, and don't know how the mission over there was performed.

As a partner of the same team, he often paddled in order to hide his strength. This would not only be paddling, but also absenteeism for no reason. If he didn't go back, Su Ming himself felt that it would be difficult.

Also, leaving for such a long time, not on a mission unit, would be a hassle too.

If someone from the defense line, the academy, and Longyao City found out that he had left his mission and wandered alone, he would definitely be held accountable.

Su Ming didn't want to encounter such trouble.

"What are you going to do? Come back with me?"

Su Ming asked Xu Qianqian for his opinion.

Xu Qianqian wanted to tell Su Ming that it was better to act alone.

She didn't want to be inserted into someone else's team casually, and she wasn't too hypocritical, and she wouldn't be so inseparable from Su Ming.

With her character, it is normal to ask to leave at this time and act alone.

But before that, Su Ming explained first.

"If you want to go it alone, it's best to be mentally prepared."

How to prepare mentally?

Of course, it is the psychological preparation for encountering the enemy.

"Xu Yanyan doesn't matter. With your ability, you can run against her if you can't beat her." Su Ming said: "But if you run into Gao Xu again, this time is really over."

Xu Qianqian suddenly lost her words.

After all, she is only a third-year student, with a strength of two stars at most. Where is the opponent of an advanced professional who even three stars will be regarded as ants?

What happened yesterday also told Xu Qianqian how powerless and weak she was in the face of Gao Xu.

She is genius.

In terms of potential and blood, even Xu Yanyan is not as good as her.

However, a genius is just a genius, not a strong man. Before he grows up, if he encounters a real strong enemy, he may die halfway.

"You still come with me."

Seeing that Xu Qianqian was silent, Su Ming immediately said something.

"With me by your side, you are at least safe."

These words made Xu Qianqian take a deep look at Su Ming.

"what?"

Su Ming was a little stunned by Xu Qianqian.

"It's nothing." Xu Qianqian said indifferently: "I'm just thinking, my genius is so useless now, how can you be so strong when you are a grade lower than me."

Throwing down such words, Xu Qianqian stopped talking and left.

"It does not make sense?"

Su Ming scratched his face and smiled bitterly.

He could probably understand Xu Qianqian's complicated emotions.

In the current situation, she, the top genius in the Demon Hunting Academy, is so powerless, but Su Ming, an "unknown" ordinary student, has been able to play against the higher-level professionals without falling behind. Such a contrast will indeed make Some of the proud are frustrated.

Although Xu Qianqian didn't feel discouraged, she also began to realize that there was a huge gap between herself and Su Ming.

Undoubtedly, at this moment, Xu Qianqian's mood was very complicated.

You can imagine how the dignified eldest lady of the Xu family has been reduced to the point where she now needs others to protect herself.

However, Su Ming has a feeling.

"Is this woman going to use this as motivation to fight?"

This is what a girl named Xu Qianqian would do.

"Mirin?"

Xiao Hai'er tilted her head aside, as if she didn't quite understand what was going on.

Su Ming cast a glance at the mermaid girl.

"Not leaving yet?"

Su Ming snorted lightly and threatened.

"Mirin!"

Xiao Hai'er was frightened not unexpectedly, and caught up with Xu Qianqian with a wave of water.

Su Ming followed.

Behind him, one after another phantom demons followed, and the scene was quite spectacular.