Bonus 5 Part 3

This person was probably a college student working part-time during winter break, who knew how many jobs he had taken on. The flyers included advertisements for selling houses, children's tutoring classes, and driving schools...a wide variety.

Xuan Ji stumbled upon an advertisement for a holiday art class, featuring a portrait of a person.

As he looked at the painting, something flashed in his mind: 'I feel like I forgot something important...'

The traffic light turned green, and Xuan Ji slowly pressed down on the gas pedal, unable to resist taking another glance at the flyer.

What did he forget?

Meanwhile, Sheng Lingyuan put the trembling little dog back in its own home, washed his hands, put away his Dongchuan Witches Book, and opened the tattered "Thousand Demon Bestiary." The original author of the illustrated guide was Dan Li, but after years of wear and tear, more than half of it was missing.

Xuan Ji copied it by hand and placed it into his left eye, using it in conjunction with the Nirvana Stone to prevent his memories from being washed away and turning into a fool.

Although he would add to it based on his own experiences in each lifetime, what he added were only the few species that had survived the Chiyuan's sealing, and now it was obviously not enough.

Technically, it was not enough, but... it could give a glimpse of how he had been doing these years.

Sheng Lingyuan repaired the missing pages while reading Xuan Ji's annotations. The words Xuan Ji used changed with the times, and his handwriting also evolved.

At first, his writing was somewhat erratic, like that of an elderly person on the verge of death, unable to control his pen. The added content was also concise, writing as little as possible.

After several lifetimes, Xuan Ji had become accustomed to the repeated shattering and reassembling of the Nirvana Stone, resulting in a more serene tone in his writings.

At some point, who knew what he was doing in the mortal world, as his writing had become dazzling, accompanied by illustrations. One of the drawings depicted a food-loving ant he had encountered on earth, so lifelike that even the intricate patterns on the ant's body were meticulously outlined.

However, the content was not quite right, and Sheng Lingyuan effortlessly corrected it for him.

From then on, Xuan Ji learned to amuse himself, and his writing became lively once again, brimming with joy and excitement. The illustrations in the picture book became more and more colorful, transitioning from black and white sketches to full-color images.

Legend has it that the winged clan saw the world differently from humans, with a natural ability to perceive a wider range of colors.

This artist had an exceptional talent in this area, and the "Thousand Demon Bestiary" was filled with his vibrant creations. The content of the book also expanded beyond just "monsters," including rare objects, strange events, and scenery from all over.

The "Thousand Demon Bestiary" was transformed into a travelogue of "A Journey Through the Human World."

As he continued to flip through the pages, he even learned how to draw "character portraits."

When the "Thousand Demon Bestiary" was laid out on the table and the pages were turned, exquisite portraits of people would appear as if by magic.

Xuan Ji seemed to have visited many historical figures - some he had gone to see out of curiosity, while others he had met by chance and only discovered years later that they had made a significant impact on history, prompting him to add a note.

Among these famous people were both the loyal and treacherous, good and evil.

They were so vividly portrayed that Xuan Ji recorded their accounts from different versions of historical books and added his personal feelings when he met them, like a series of... what are they called now?

Oh, "exclusive interview" notes.

This part did not belong to the "demon creatures" category, so there was no need to add anything.

Sheng Lingyuan flipped through the pages slowly and with great interest. If the old turtle doctor of the Research Institute saw this information, he might be overjoyed.

However, Xuan Ji had drawn it himself, and the emperor had decided to keep it for himself and not donate it to others.

And then he flipped to the last page. The portraits in the front were all miniature figures, with extremely realistic facial features. If one could travel back in time and see the real person, they could probably recognize them at a glance.

However, the last page was only a rough outline of a person, probably an unfinished sketch. But Xuan Ji's aura was very strong, and even on the 'sketch', there were unique flame-colored lines that intertwined with the figure, forming knots that couldn't be untied.

This inexplicably reminded Sheng Lingyuan of the 'vows of eternal love.'

Sheng Lingyuan was stunned for a moment, lightly poking the figure. There wasn't even a note on the illustration.

He studied the portrait intently, and faintly saw a character on the chest of the figure.

Before he could make out what it was, his vision suddenly blurred. A figure as fast as lightning flew in through the window, snatched the "Thousand Demon Bestiary" and scrambled away.

Xuan Ji flew in too fast and couldn't stop his momentum, tumbling several meters off the desk. His huge wings swept everything off the table, and from his pockets spilled a bunch of small advertisements all over the room.

Sheng Lingyuan looked at him in shock as he crashed straight into the wall, causing the entire load-bearing wall to shake.

"What are you doing?"

"I...I suddenly remembered that I might need it today," Xuan Ji grinned awkwardly, his face as red as if he had just been violated.

"Have...Have you finished repairing it?"

Sheng Lingyuan curled his fingers lightly on the table and didn't even blink: "No..."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Ji immediately tucked the "Thousand Demon Atlas" into his forehead, as if afraid of something being seen: "That's good... What a pity! Hahaha, I'll go use it first... I'm late, I'm leaving!"

After speaking, he flew to the window as fast as lightning, kissed Sheng Lingyuan's hand, and then passed through the wall and ran away by jumping off the building.

The tea water on his wings shook, leaving a small rainbow in the air.

Sheng Lingyuan picked up the tea cup that Xuan Ji had knocked onto the carpet, and the black mist circled around his feet, automatically "picking up" the tea stains and manuscripts, as well as organizing the flyers that Xuan Ji had brought into a bundle, and in a blink of an eye, he had cleaned up the mess.

Sheng Lingyuan got up to wash his cup at the sink.

As he passed by the dressing mirror, he paused for a moment.

The reflection in the mirror was surrounded by a circle of virtual shadows, as if countless flames were wrapping around it.

Then, a word slowly emerged from the chest.

It turned out to be the word "Mine".

He realized that the next time he saw the "Thousand Demon Bestiary", there would probably be one less page.

Fortunately, he acted quickly.

Sheng Lingyuan chuckled and waved his hand, grabbing the word "Mine" out of the mirror and hiding it in his palm.