The suppressed teenagers were obviously unwilling to believe Shen Jingyuan's words.

Seeing more and more hemp ropes wrapped around Yuan Shouyi, Qi Jin subconsciously retorted: "Monsters are monsters, and humans are humans. How can humans and monsters be compared?"

Shen Jingyuan's hand froze, and when he looked back, he saw that all the young men nodded, and it seemed that they all agreed with Qi Jin's point of view.

"Then can you tell the difference between humans and monsters?"

Looking at the young men who had only learned the basics, Shen Jingyuan sneered and continued.

The young men who originally had a lot to say were silenced and all looked at Qi Jin.

Zhang Rui just remained silent, allowing his senior brother's "deviant" remarks to stimulate everything he had learned in the past.

"Let's learn. Once we've mastered it, we'll naturally be able to tell who's human and who's a demon."

The highly-watched Qi Jin spoke again in a tough tone, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes.

"Master taught you, yet you acted so rebelliously, letting the monster bewitch your mind and even trying to bewitch us. You are not the same senior brother who took it as his mission to eliminate monsters!"

Qi Jin's face was already red, as if he was very angry.

Shen Jingyuan no longer had the heart to listen to the naive ideas of these young people.

"Treason?"

"Bewitched?"

Shen Jingyuan looked at Yuan Shouyi, who was tied up by him, with a hint of pride in his eyes.

His brows were furrowed.

"Have you ever seriously thought about why you want to be a demon catcher?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Jin was about to speak.

It was just that Shen Jingyuan's hand moved slightly.

Qi Jin opened his mouth and mumbled for a long time but couldn't utter a complete sentence.

"Come down the mountain. You will understand the reason. Just think of it as the experience you didn't complete before."

Shen Jingyuan looked at the group of young men in front of him and said it would be a lie to say that he had no feelings.

They treated him sincerely, and he wanted to pull them out of the swamp.

Shen Jingyuan's words made this group of young people feel like they had lost their backbone. They huddled together, stunned and thinking carefully. Even Yuan Shouyi's disappearance before their eyes could not wake them up.

Just the look in their eyes was enough to show their helplessness.

"Before that, please stay here and sober up."

As Shen Jingyuan finished speaking, a dark cloud appeared above the young men's heads.

After a while, drizzle fell and hit the group of young people.

But Shen Jingyuan hoped that this rain could hit their hearts.

"Don't worry, you will be able to leave on your own in half an hour."

"When the training is over, whether you return to Chongming Mountain or find another place to return to, I will not interfere."

After Shen Jingyuan left two words, he left without any hesitation.

The group of young men fell into silence, saying nothing as they watched Shen Jingyuan leave.

It was not until Shen Jingyuan's back completely disappeared from everyone's sight that they realized that the master who had fallen into the mud and water had long disappeared.

Only a few irregular puddles of red liquid remained on the ground.

"Are we really going down the mountain?" the fourth boy asked.

Qi Jin looked at the pools of blood on the ground, and thought of Shen Jingyuan's words, feeling uncertain.

Yuan Shouyi's position in their hearts cannot be easily shaken.

But the cold rain was slowly extinguishing their urge to catch up and seek justice.

"Go, why not? We'll let him have a good look. Even without him, we can still gain experience and become the best monster catchers."

Qi Jin said this with determination, and the other junior brothers also responded.

Apart from Chongming Mountain, they have no home.

The existence of these senior brothers is like their parents and the pillars of their family.

Only by sticking together can they feel a sense of belonging at home.

…

At that time.

Inside the Demon Locking Tower.

Looking at the tightly closed tower door in front of her, Ning Wan was completely stunned.

The demon-binding rope that originally bound Ning Wan had shortened to barely wrap around her wrist.

Connected end to end.

No matter how hard Ning Wan observed, she couldn't find the interface.

The bright red rope emitted a faint golden light, making Ning Wan's skin look even whiter and tenderer.

At this moment, Ning Wan stood there like a wife waiting for her husband to leave, waiting for the door in front of her to be opened.

Ning Wan thought there would be no more accidents, but unexpectedly she fell at the last step.

Shen Jingyuan, who was originally holding her hand and preparing to leave the tower, suddenly froze her body.

Ning Wan's face froze, and before she could open her mouth to ask anything, she seemed to have been silenced. She couldn't open her mouth at all, not to mention making a sound.

Only his eyes moved around under his control, he tried to dilate his pupils and blinked frequently, in order to express his doubts and try to get some explanations from Shen Jingyuan.

It's just that Shen Jingyuan seemed to have misunderstood Ning Wan's intention.

Shen Jingyuan's movements were slow and methodical, even with a touch of nobility, as if he was unpacking some precious gift.

But only Ning Wan, who was standing in front of him, knew that Shen Jingyuan was only untying the demon rope on his wrist.

Perhaps it was because this bundle of demon ropes recognized its master, or perhaps it was Shen Jingyuan's behind-the-scenes manipulation.

The whole process was incredibly smooth.

The demon rope obediently left Shen Jingyuan's wrist, but rebelliously wrapped around her.

The naive thoughts in Ning Wan's mind disappeared.

Shen Jingyuan suddenly chuckled, looked at the confused peach demon in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and then kissed Ning Wan on the lips.

Touch and leave.

There was no attempt to overstep the line.

After all, he had a mean heart and wanted to keep this monster by his side forever.

She really loves to run, and he can't keep her by his side all the time.

So it’s better to stay in the tower. At least no one else can come in except him.

As for the tower monster staying in the tower, it does not have the courage to do so, not to mention that the monster rope will protect it at the critical moment.

Shen Jingyuan lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the peach demon.

But in my heart I was very afraid of seeing even a hint of disgust in it.

Fortunately, in those eyes as clear as autumn water, there was no displeasure except for some surprise.

Ning Wan didn't have time to react, and what she saw was the scene of Shen Jingyuan mercilessly closing the tower door.

She was guilty, she shouldn't have cut his rope so openly, she should at least have turned around before cutting it.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up being locked up in a tower.

The terrifying silence in the tower brought Ning Wan's memories to an abrupt end.

"Xiao Qi, aren't you done yet?"

Ning Wan asked with the last glimmer of hope.

Xiao Qi told her that a group of troublemakers came outside, and Shen Jingyuan left her in the tower because he was afraid that she would get hurt.

Once those people are driven away, Shen Jingyuan will naturally let her out.

Although Ning Wan didn't want to believe it, a small spark of hope ignited in her heart.

Praying that the detention was temporary and that it was just a misunderstanding.