“Young Master, the young clan leader of the Lihu Tiger Clan is dead. I’m afraid you won’t be able to leave for now.”

Kun Hao’s expression was extremely grave.

The death of the Lihu Tiger Clan’s young clan leader was no small matter.

Lin Mo was also taken aback. “That guy… how did he die?”

To be honest, he’d held back at the time.

Even when he’d driven that pitch‑black fellow into a dead end, even if the man had cut off his own arms, Lin Mo had planned to wait until both arms were completely burned away before withdrawing his divine ability.

“Burned to death…” Kun Hao said.

Qu Ruyan blinked and asked, “Sister Kun Hao, is that black tiger roasted through?”

Kun Hao didn’t catch what Qu Ruyan meant and nodded. “Cooked so thoroughly it couldn’t be more done.”

Hearing that, Qu Ruyan’s eyes lit up. She took a big bite of the chicken leg in her hand, then dashed toward the outer hall without stopping.

Seeing this, Kun Hao looked at Lin Mo in puzzlement. “Young Master, what’s with your junior sister?”

Lin Mo’s expression was a bit stiff. “Looks like… she’s hungry.”

Kun Hao glanced at the heap of food still on the table. “There’s so much left. Don’t tell me there’s more to eat outside?”

Kun yu’s expression was also subtle. “Mother, you’ll know in a moment…”

Once Qu Ruyan went out, she followed the familiar fragrance and quickly locked onto her target.

In the Kunpeng clan’s reception hall, a large group from the Lihu Tiger Clan had gathered. At their head was a middle‑aged man with three or four long white whiskers on his cheeks, his face filled with rage.

At his feet lay a massive black tiger missing its forelimbs. The tiger’s entire body had been burned into charcoal.

Qu Ruyan stepped forward. Seeing the black tiger in this state, her expression turned very sorrowful.

The Lihu Tiger Clan’s clan leader looked at this suddenly appearing pretty girl, squatting in front of his child with that look on her face, and asked in confusion, “Who are you?”

Xiao Li explained, “This is the girl from the Devouring Clan the young master kept thinking about before.”

The Lihu Tiger Clan’s clan leader was surprised. “So this girl actually has such deep feelings for my son…”

Xiao Li snorted. “I don’t think that’s it.”

The next moment, Qu Ruyan poked the giant tiger’s body with her hand and said in a tone of regret, “Meow, it’s completely charred.”

“I wonder if it’s still edible.”

As she spoke, Qu Ruyan tore off a chunk of meat from the black giant tiger on the ground.

Right in front of all the monsters present, she put it in her mouth and tasted it.

Her actions came so abruptly that the Lihu Tiger Clan’s clan leader and the other monsters of the Kunpeng clan didn’t react at all.

None of them had imagined something this outrageous would happen.

Qu Ruyan carefully savored the meat in her mouth. “Hmm… seems a bit bitter. But the flavor’s still okay, I guess.”

With that, Qu Ruyan simply grabbed the “food” on the ground and started dragging it toward her own room.

The Lihu Tiger Clan’s clan leader finally snapped out of it and shouted, “Brat, what are you doing!”

His voice was so loud it echoed through every corner of the Kunpeng clan’s territory.

Qu Ruyan turned back, utterly baffled. “Uncle, I’m taking it back to eat.”

The Lihu Tiger Clan’s clan leader demanded harshly, “You’re taking it back to eat?”

This was simply turning the heavens upside down.

Right in front of him, she was dragging his own child away to eat, and with such a nonchalant look on her face.

“You really don’t put me in your eyes at all.”

“Uncle, do you want some too?”

Qu Ruyan said generously, “Then I’ll share a bit with you.”

As she spoke, she was about to put on a live performance of tearing the tiger apart with her bare hands.

The Lihu Tiger Clan’s clan leader was shaking with rage.

Seeing this, Qu Ruyan said kindly, “Uncle, you don’t look very healthy. I’ll give you more meat later.”

“Eating more meat is good for your body.”

The Lihu Tiger Clan’s clan leader was so furious he actually laughed. “So now I’m supposed to tell you, ‘you’re very kind,’ is that it?”

Qu Ruyan replied modestly, “Uncle, respecting the old and loving the young is what I should do. You’re so old already; it’s only right.”

Those words once again, invisibly, offended the Lihu Tiger Clan’s clan leader. He really couldn’t hold back anymore.

Purple demon qi condensed in his hand, and he hurled it at the clueless girl before him.

At the same time, a ball of cyan flame shot in from the side and shattered his demon qi.

The Lihu Tiger Clan’s clan leader frowned slightly and turned his head.

A strikingly bold woman slowly walked out from the inner room.

At her side was Kun Hao, the Kunpeng clan’s clan leader.

Xiao Yu reminded him in a low voice, “That woman is the real culprit who killed the young master.”

Hearing Xiao Yu clearly, the Lihu Tiger Clan’s clan leader temporarily ignored Qu Ruyan and locked his gaze on Lin Mo. “You’re the one who killed my son?”

Lin Mo glanced at the black giant tiger’s corpse in front of him and shook his head. “I didn’t kill him.”

As he spoke, Lin Mo looked at the two women standing beside the Lihu Tiger Clan’s clan leader.

“Aren’t these two the black tiger’s attendants?”

“Were they the ones who told you I personally killed him?”

Xiao Li glared at him with hatred. “Wasn’t it you?”

“You forced the young master to cut off both his own arms.”

“Then cruelly used his arms as food and fed them to Miss Qu.”

“After we escaped with the young master, the demonic fire on him still didn’t go out. We could only watch as he was burned alive by your evil flames.”

When she finished, Xiao Li’s eyes were brimming with tears.

Lin Mo carefully studied Xiao Li several times.

After repeatedly confirming, he was sure he had never seen this woman before. Besides, his appearance had changed greatly because of the Blazing‑Fire Phoenix skin. Even if the original body had made enemies with someone in the past, they shouldn’t be able to recognize him now.

So they were framing him for some other reason?

At that moment, Kun Hao patted his shoulder. “Young Master, what is your junior sister doing?”

Lin Mo turned his head. Qu Ruyan was currently focused solely on eating at the table, happily working on the black tiger leg.

“Obviously, she’s eating.”

Kun Yu’s eyes were wide with shock.

Just how big was this girl’s heart?

She was actually eating the Lihu Tiger Clan’s young clan leader right in front of their clan leader?

Kun Yu had seen Qu Ruyan pull off outrageous things before.

He really wanted to tell his mother that if Lin Mo weren’t here, this crazy girl might have treated all of them as food.

Just as Lin Mo was about to tell his spirit pet to rein it in a little, the demon qi around Qu Ruyan’s body began to solidify.

In the next instant, demon qi surged out from within Qu Ruyan.

All the monsters present were completely dumbfounded.

Kun yu exclaimed, “Young Master, your junior sister… she actually broke through?”

Lin Mo nodded, praising, “As expected of my spirit—junior sister.”

“Truly exceptional talent.”

“Or rather, the Lihu Tiger Clan really lives up to being a great clan of the Demon Realm. The young clan leader’s meat is quite the tonic.”

Seeing this, for the sake of letting his spirit pet quickly stabilize her new realm, Lin Mo also prepared to stop Qu Ruyan from continuing her feast.