Chapter 7

Having finally enjoyed a good meal, Su Mu lay in bed, daydreaming about tomorrow's itinerary.

What kind of monster will we encounter tomorrow? Old Li once said that we don't always run into monsters. They only encountered one low-level monster in the six months they were out of town before. I really want to see one with my own eyes.

Before long, Su Mu felt sleepy.

How strange, why am I so sleepy today?

Su Mu drifted off to sleep with boundless anticipation for the future.

In his dream, he encountered a monster just two or three days after leaving the city. While the others scattered, he walked straight up to the monster, flicked his left hand to draw his sword, and swiftly drew his right hand to pull out his saber. He leaped behind the monster, then quickly descended, using his strength and weight to deliver a powerful blow to the monster's neck. As bright red blood spurted out, the monster's head was easily severed. Seeing this, the surrounding teammates rushed towards him, exclaiming, "That's amazing, Su Mu!" "Su Mu, you actually killed such a large monster in one strike!" Even Wu Wei flattered him, saying, "Su Mu, with your strength, you could easily take on a high-level monster single-handedly."

What a beautiful dream! If it weren't for the roosters crowing all the time, no one would have wanted to wake up.

Su Mu opened his eyes groggily.

It seems like it's getting light...

"What! It's dawn!"

Su Mu quickly got up and dressed, picked up the luggage he had packed the night before, and opened the door to find Ren Dong hugging the noisy chicken.

Honeysuckle felt embarrassed when she realized Su Mu was staring at her, and couldn't help but regret not giving her enough medicine last night. "Good morning, good morning!"

Su Mu didn't have time to argue with her and immediately ran out the door.

As Su Mu passed by, Honeysuckle grabbed his arm, saying, "You can't go."

Su Mu asked in confusion, "What did you say?"

Honeysuckle blocked his way. "Didn't you hear me? I said you can't go."

"Huh?" Su Mu was in a hurry and didn't want to waste any more words with her. "We'll talk about it when I get back," he thought, and tried to walk past her to leave. Ren Dong, however, held his wrists tightly with both hands.

"What will happen to your parents if you die?" Ren Dong's tone was firm.

Su Mu was surprised when Ren Dong said, "But didn't we already agree on that last night?"

"My parents agreed, but I didn't!"

Su Mu was getting annoyed by Ren Dong's persistence. "So what do you want now?!"

"Go back to your room and leave the demon-slaying team!"

Su Mu hadn't expected Ren Dong to answer him like that. What did all his hard work amount to then? What did Lao Li's mentorship of him mean? What did his promise to Wu Wei mean?

"You're so annoying! Why do you have to make decisions for me! I'm going today and nobody can stop me!"

Su Mu tried to pry Ren Dong's hands off, but Ren Dong was holding on too tightly.

"Even if you go now, it's too late; it's well past the departure time."

Su Mu was startled and looked at her in disbelief. "How did you know?"

“Now that things have come to this, I won’t hide it from you anymore. I found out the previous departure times, and I put drugs in your food yesterday, which is why you’ve been unconscious until now.”

Ren Dong's words pierced Su Mu's chest like a sharp blade. An unprecedented rage surged through Su Mu's body. He felt his whole body trembling, and then he used all his strength to push Ren Dong to the ground. "What right do you have to do this! Do you know that this will make me unable to hold my head up for the rest of my life! Zhao Ren Dong, you have no right to make any decisions for me!"

Then, Su Mu ran out of the clinic and headed towards the city gate without regard for anything else.

As Ren Dong was pushed to the ground, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably, and Su Mu's words echoed in her mind again and again.

Zhao Sumu idled away her days, but for the past ten years or so, she had been tirelessly taking care of the clinic and the family. After her parents got old, she studied pharmacology every day to run the clinic. She also tried her best to learn how to cook because she understood that her mother's hands and feet were not good. She also knew that although her parents did not say it, they did not want her to exorcise demons, so she volunteered to be the bad guy.

Ren Dong tried hard to control her tears, but the tears that had been falling to the ground were uncontrollable for her, who had always been strong since childhood.

"Zhao Sumu, you are the one who has the least right to talk to me. Even if you come back in the future, I will never say another word to you. I hate you, Zhao Sumu!"