Qi Yu looked over in surprise.

The demon that should have been tightly bound by chains actually broke free and attacked Mu Luo!

Mu Luo was already somewhat exhausted. Hearing Gou Dan's reminder, she tried to dodge the monster's attack, but her movements were somewhat sluggish.

Qi Yu thrust his sword across the two demons in front of her, kicked them aside, and was about to stop the demon that was attacking Mu Luo.

The pale-faced youth suddenly stepped aside to block Qi Yu's movements, saying, "Oh dear, senior brother, let me help you."

Qi Yu bumped into Lai Pi and fell to his knees.

"Senior brother—"

Her pupils contracted sharply as she stared intently at the claws that were about to pierce through Mu Luo.

"Pfft—sizzle—"

The sound of sharp claws slicing through flesh and blood rang out.

Just like when he first entered the other world, the merman pierced through Feng Xiao's chest and took out his heart.

Qi Yu stared intently at the bright red heart held in the demon's hand.

"Thump... thump..."

The heart, which had just left the body, seemed unaware of its situation and continued to beat vividly.

Mu Luo felt as if he were immersed in an ice pool, his head feeling as if it were being struck by a giant hammer, with a dull pain arising with each beat of his heart.

His legs seemed nailed to the ground, unable to move, and his hands trembled as he gripped the gentle woman's thin shoulders.

"Senior sister..."

Xu Lanyue lay on top of Mu Luo, bright red blood spilling from the corner of her mouth, staining her pale lips red.

"I……"

As soon as he opened his mouth, blood gushed out uncontrollably.

Her chest was empty, with a huge bloody hole.

The heart that should have belonged there was now being held and played with by the demon behind him.

"Senior sister..."

"elder sister--!!!"

Xu Shen belatedly watched all this, then ran over like a madwoman, drew her sword and cut off the demon's arm that was gripping the heart, futilely stuffing the heart, which had fallen to the ground, back into the bloody hole.

"Sister, sister is alright now. It'll be fine once it's put back together."

However, no matter how she tried to stuff it in, the heart would still roll out of the hole and get covered in dirty dust.

She knelt on the ground with her head down, clutching the dusty heart in her hand, large tears falling down her face.

"Sister, what's wrong with you...?"

Mu Luo stood there blankly, her fingers gently stroking Xu Lanyue's cheek.

"Senior sister..."

Xu Lanyue forced a smile and said, word by word, "I wanted to...give you...a surprise..."

"Unfortunately, he was short-lived and lacked good fortune..."

"But... there's something else I want to tell you..."

Mu Luo held her head tightly, her eyes vacant. "I know, I know everything."

"Knowing that you know makes me feel at ease." Xu Lanyue smiled slightly.

She reached out and gently placed her hand on Xu Shen Shen's head, saying, "Shen Shen... I won't be able to wait until the day you truly become a fairy..."

"I just hope you won't blame your sister..."

Xu Shengsheng shook her head, crying. The scheming that used to linger in her eyes had now turned into helplessness. "Sister, don't, don't go, sister, don't leave me alone."

Xu Lanyue sighed softly, glanced at her lingeringly, and slowly closed her eyes.

"..."

Qi Yu stood silently to one side, her eyes reddening, one hand gripping a sword, the other hand's nails digging fiercely into her flesh.

"Sister, don't be too sad." Gou Dan choked back tears as he opened her hand, which already had five bloody marks on it.

She murmured, "If I hadn't carelessly left that demon aside, would things have turned out differently, Senior Sister Lan Yue...?"

"What if none of this had happened...?"

Several monsters stood aside like spectators, not attacking, their ugly faces filled with malicious mockery.

"Interesting humans..."

"Haha, this kind of human is the most delicious..."

"Let's bring that heart back and share it later. I haven't had a heart of such good quality in a long time."

"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha..."

Mu Luo slowly raised her head, her eyes filled with silence.

He got up and placed Xu Lanyue on the bed in the room. When he came out again, he exuded a terrifying aura.

"I will make you pay the price."

Upon hearing this, the monsters burst into laughter.

"Oh! You've got quite the nerve. I'll see how you make us pay the price!"

Mu Luo remained silent, raising his sword and walking step by step toward the demon that had ripped out Xu Lanyue's heart.

The monster's severed arm had been reattached by the black mist. Seeing Mu Luo approaching, it still defiantly provoked him, "Oh, so you've come looking for revenge?"

"Was that woman your lover just now? You have a good heart. How about this, I'll go get some spirit stones, and we'll make a fair trade. You name your price and sell them to me?"

Upon hearing this provocation, Qi Yu and Xu Shen were both enraged and rushed towards the demon, wanting to cut it down with their swords.

The carefree and lazy young man seemed to have become a different person, and said softly:

"Qi Yu, Shen Shen. Please don't interfere with this one, okay?"

The two paused, put down their swords, and watched as Mu Luo slowly walked towards the demon.

The demon chuckled, "Pretty arrogant, huh?"

As he spoke, he rushed towards Mu Luo, extending his blood-stained claws to viciously grab Mu Luo.

Mu Luo stood still, and with a swift swing of his sword, severed the demon's head.

He looked down at it, and with another strike, cleaved the monster's head in two, from which sap gushed forth.

Mu Luo stabbed the demon in the chest, ripped out its heart, and tore it to shreds.

The scene was so disgusting that Qi Yu felt nauseous.

She looked at Mu Luo with concern, sensing that something seemed off about him.

However, how can ordinary people understand the excruciating pain of a loved one dying to save them?

Lai Pi, standing in the corner, looked at Mu Luo with great interest and chuckled, "Fallen into a demon? Interesting."

With a flick of his finger, the other monsters in the courtyard launched another attack.

At this point, Gou Dan and Xu Shen Shen had lost their ability to move, leaving only Mu Luo and Qi Yu, who were in poor condition, and Lai Pi who were still able to fight.

Two demons charged at Mu Luo, but he remained standing, carefully poking at the demon's corpse with his sword, seemingly unconcerned about the attack from behind.

Qi Yu gritted her teeth, stood in front of Mu Luo, and faced the five demons in the courtyard alone.

She looked at Lai Pi, who was standing motionless in the corner, and shouted, "Lai Pi, what time is it? Stop worrying about personal grudges and come help me!"

Lai Pi picked at his ear as if he hadn't heard anything.

Qi Yu cursed inwardly. The five demons were too much for her to handle, and she was almost injured several times.

Without further hesitation, she unleashed the final move of the Jade Carving Sword Technique, "Shattering Jade and Throwing Pearls," unleashing a barrage of swords that pierced the attacking demons into sieves.

One by one, the monsters fell to the ground, and Qi Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

After waiting for a while, the system's punishment did not come.

She asked the system in confusion, "Wasn't there a penalty for killing monsters before? Why wasn't there one this time?"

The system replied: [The host did not kill the monster! Heaven cherishes life; this action is commendable!]

Qi Yu slowly blinked, looking at the black mist gathering on the ground...