His ruthlessness

"I know what's wrong." Wei Si said suddenly.

"The lake has gotten bigger. It's a whole circle bigger than the last time I was here. Originally, the houses were built along the foot of the mountain, but now... no wonder the inns and houses are all built on the mountain."

"Is the mountain getting bigger?" Mo Xue suddenly frowned, and a sentence suddenly appeared in his mind.

What Xiao Mazi said: "On Chishui Lake... did you see Chishui Lake?"

Bai Linchuan suddenly realized: "Perhaps... this lake itself is a monster!"

"So this is what Xiao Mazi meant." Wei Si replied.

The sky was covered with a layer of thick clouds, blocking out the sunlight. The sky was dark and gloomy, making it hard to breathe. Looking down at the foot of the mountain, every household on the mountain had only one lamp sitting and one person walking alone.

The expansion and mysterious disappearance of Chishui Lake, the strange closure of Shuzhong, perhaps countless lovers in the world are buried in the Holy Land of Love?

"How many people died here?" Bai Linchuan said in a daze.

Only the big man didn't understand what they were talking about. "What do you mean the lake itself is a monster? Aren't we going to leave Shu?"

Before he finished speaking, the ground on the dry and cracked lake bottom suddenly split open, as if to confirm their guess.

A crack gradually expanded and extended outward, and pieces of soil kept falling. Suddenly, with a commotion, the ground split and fell apart, revealing its true appearance.

They were suddenly suspended in the air, with raging fire and magma below them. The billowing hot air hit their faces, covering them with a strange red glow.

"Be careful!" Mo Xue shouted first. He grabbed Bai Linchuan and went up with the sword. Wei Si fell half an inch, but he grabbed the big man in time and flew up with the sword, escaping danger.

"This..." The four people landed at the crater and looked at the magma. They were stunned by the scene before them and speechless.

Under Chishui Lake, the entire lake bottom is boiling with thick magma, which is bubbling and splashing up and down, sending up sparks.

However, the most terrifying part is the mountain, which is filled with countless skeletons. The hollow skull eyes have long been corroded by the soil, emitting a gloomy and decadent flame. Countless black resentful ghosts are trapped in the magma, burned by the flames, and howling in pain towards the sky.

"roar--"

The sound penetrates the eardrums and makes people instantly think of the most painful thing in the world.

Mo Xue took half a step forward, but suddenly a powerful pulling force appeared from behind, pulling him away from the crater.

Mo Xue looked at Bai Linchuan in surprise. He withdrew his hand as if he had done nothing. His expression could not be seen under the veil.

Mo Xue raised the corner of his lips and smiled: "Don't worry, I will pay attention."

The big man was surprised: "What on earth is going on?"

Mo Xue explained, "It seems the water monster we captured is actually the Red Mountain Monster. It feeds on the love and hatred of lovers. Over the years, it has become famous for its Love Lake, but in reality, who knows how many resentful souls it has devoured through this."

Wei Si suddenly realized, "I never thought that the love that so many people yearn for would become the death warrant that ends their lives."

The big man asked, "Then how can we get out?"

Mo Xue glanced at the big man and said, "Are you still thinking about going out to capture He Shuangran?" He murmured in confusion, "Then why did it suddenly disappear for no reason and blockade Shuzhong after all these years? Isn't this just cutting off your own financial resources?"

Just as everyone was pondering this, the big man said, "The desolation of Shuzhong isn't due to the disappearance of Red Water Lake. A month ago, rumors circulated that there was a water demon in Shuzhong. That's why the once world-renowned love sanctuary fell into such a desolate state in such a short period of time. After that, Red Water Lake disappeared. And Shuzhong has become even more deserted."

Bai Linchuan pondered, "Because of the rumors about the water monster, no one dares to come to Shu anymore, so it can't get any resentment." He frowned, but what did this have to do with its disappearance and the blockade of Shu? What exactly did it want to do?

Chishui Lake disappeared and He Shuangran left almost at the same time. Mo Xue said, "It seems we still have to find He Shuangran."

Bai Linchuan calmed down. The case remained unsolved. The person who reported the case had not yet appeared. The so-called water monster was actually the Red Mountain Monster. Perhaps the person who reported the case did not know the true appearance of the water monster. He asked the big man, "Do you know who spread the rumor about the water monster?"

The big man pondered for a while: "The world is full of information, how can we find the source?"

Wei Si said, "For now, the only way to get out is to extinguish this volcano and get rid of the Red Mountain Monster."

"How to get rid of it?" the big man asked first.

"Every demon has demonic energy gathered in its essence. Break its illusion and find its demonic spirit," said Bai Linchuan.

The big man looked at the hot magma, which was emitting bubbles of fire and ghostly aura. This monster had survived for hundreds of years and had absorbed countless resentful ghosts. Such a huge mountain was already beyond their ability to deal with.

The strong resentment and flames seemed to break through everything, and the heat burned their brows.

The big man said, "The bigger the storm, the more valuable the fish. I really shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess." He turned to look at Mo Xue and said, "Is there any other way? Tell me how I can get out alive, and I'll pay you now."

Mo Xie laughed and said, "Don't worry, someone like you will definitely not die. This magma is not for everyone to eat."

The big man raised his rough brow, "A lover."

"But...how do you know if it is?"

"Just jump down and try it, and you'll know." Mo Xue glanced at him.

"This..." The big man looked at the boiling lava and took a step back. The stone at his feet fell down and was burned to ashes by the flames before it fell into the lava.

He stepped forward hesitantly, then suddenly reached out and pushed Mo Xue with one hand, "You go down first!"

Before Mo Xue could turn his head, his pupils widened in surprise, and his body suddenly lost weight and fell downwards.

“!”

"Mo Xie!"

Bai Linchuan opened his eyes wide, jumped forward immediately, and stretched out his hand to grab Mo Xue, but he was still half a step too slow. Mo Xue's fingertips passed through his palm and fell into the lava.

Mo Xue's figure became smaller and smaller, the heat of the flames hit his face, and the resentful souls roared in his ears. The cry rushed into his mind, and the cry reminded him of the past - in a wooden house.

Under the illumination of the orange candlelight, a man lay in a pool of blood, his eyes wide open in death. A sword covered in blood was stuck in his body. A narrow gap appeared in the tall wooden door, revealing a dark figure outside the door.

For a moment, Mo Xue froze in place, unable to move. His pupils were cold and filled with anger and blood.

His body was about to fall into the boiling lava.

At this moment, a white figure swept down, and Wei Si grabbed Bai Linchuan in time, "Ye Zhou!" he shouted.

Bai Linchuan suddenly came to his senses and flew off the leaf boat.

One of Mo Xie's feet had already sunk into the magma.

"Mo Xie!" Bai Linchuan shouted.

Mo Xue suddenly woke up, his pupils shrank, and a drop of hot sweat ran down his forehead. Ye Zhou had already flown in front of him, and he immediately grabbed him and jumped on him.

"My feet, my feet!" He slapped the flames from his clothes.

Ye Zhou carried him ashore, and Bai Linchuan and Wei Si immediately surrounded him.

"How about it?"

Mo Xie's frowning face suddenly froze, and he turned to look at them. "It seems...it seems that everything is fine."

"How is that possible? That's magma." Wei Si didn't believe it.

Mo Xue raised his eyebrows confidently and decided to try it again to know.

“…” Try it and you will die.

When Mo Xue flew down and up again, he even scooped up the magma with his hands. The red magma flowed down through the gaps between his fingers, and his hands were still intact. They believed that the magma had no harm to him at all.

Bai Linchuan breathed a sigh of relief. When he stepped forward to retrieve Ye Zhou, he suddenly touched the magma dripping from Mo Xue's hand. He suddenly retreated, quietly lowered his head to look at his burning red fingers, and hid behind him.

Wei Si stepped forward and touched the lava. "You really don't feel anything?"

Mo Xue: "No, it's no different from lake water."

The big man walked forward and touched it carefully. He looked at Mo Xue again with a complicated expression.

Even the magma felt a little warm when he touched it. What kind of bad guy is he to be so heartless?

Mo Xue held the magma in front of Bai Linchuan: "Little Junior Sister, come and try it."

Bai Linchuan avoided his gaze: "No need."

Mo Xue lowered his head, "Oh, that's right. After all, you have a lover... It's a pity that he is not here now, otherwise you would be able to witness each other's true love." He said sourly, loosened his hand, and the magma in his hand dripped down.

Bai Linchuan looked at him deeply, his lips pursed into a dark blue.

Mo Xue threw away the lava in his hand and drew his sword, "Where's that damned big man?"

The big man chuckled and said, "This is a blessing in disguise. If that's the case, how about you go down and eliminate the Red Mountain Monster?"

Mo Xue gritted his teeth and said, "I'll let you go for now." He walked to the crater, but suddenly turned back with a hesitant look on his face.

"What's wrong?" Wei Si said.

Mo Xue said embarrassedly: "This fire won't burn me, but it will burn my clothes." He shook the lower half of his skirt that had disappeared. There were several holes burned on it by the fire, and his tender white calves were faintly visible.

“…”

Wei Si's eyes lit up, "There's a fire net."

The fire net emits a faint flame that does not hurt people. It is also fire, so it can prevent burns from external flames. It was originally used to tie up water beasts, and it is just right to use it at this time.

Mo Xue put on a fire net, turned around and smiled at Bai Linchuan, jumped down, took a deep breath, and plunged into the magma. He used his spiritual energy to block his hearing, so the shouting of those resentful souls could not affect him.

Under the magma, everything was red undercurrents, and the faint sunlight shining through turned into a red sun. Mo Xue swam downwards, his eyes scanning back and forth flexibly, and he found the spirit of the Red Mountain Demon among them.

It was a ball of spiritual energy emitting white light, with magma flowing quietly around it.

"It looks like this is it." Mo Xue stretched out his hand and crushed it without hesitation.

Countless vengeful spirits were suddenly released, rushing out from the magma, leaping upwards, and disappearing into the clouds.

Bai Linchuan knew that Mo Xue had succeeded. The boiling magma gradually subsided, the flames died out, and the red color gradually faded, turning into a clear blue spring.

Mo Xue poked his head out of the water, his eyes shining brightly, and he smiled arrogantly with complacency.

Bai Linchuan raised the corners of his lips slightly, without even noticing it.

"I'm awesome, right?" Mo Xue came up and said in front of Bai Linchuan, "Am I better than Senior Brother?"

Bai Linchuan smiled and turned to walk down the mountain.

"Now that the Red Mountain Monster has been eliminated, we can finally get out." The big man said happily.

However, when they reached Blue Water Beach, a man suddenly blocked their way.

Mo Xie narrowed his eyes and asked, "Ruan Yi, what are you doing here?"

Ruan Yi glanced at them and asked, "Are you going to look for Ran Niang?"

Mo Xie said, "We all know about you, there's no need to hide it anymore."

Ruan Yi heaved a sigh of relief, then suddenly folded his hands and said solemnly, "I beg you all not to bother Ran Niang. She left of her own accord, and I was the one who sent her off."

"What?!"

Mo Xue and the other two were stunned where they stood.

Only the big man suddenly stepped forward and slashed at Ruan Yi with his sword, "Ruan Yi! How dare you show up here?"

Bai Linchuan took action in time and used his spiritual energy to repel the attack, "Let's make our words clear first."

Unexpectedly, Ruan Yi showed doubt on his face, just like when he first met Mo Xue and the other two, and asked the big man, "Who is this?"

“!”

Everything happened in a flash. When the big man saw that his plan was exposed, he ran away. He had already untied the rope while no one was paying attention.

Bai Linchuan raised his foot and chased after him. With one blow, the big man was forced to retreat several steps. He turned his head to look at Mo Xue, smiled maliciously, and suddenly turned the tip of his sword towards Mo Xue.

Just as it was about to chop down, Bai Linchuan waved his sleeves and stepped forward to block it.

Taking advantage of this moment, the big man suddenly changed direction. He suddenly reached out and pulled off the white gauze covering Bai Linchuan's veil.

"I see."

He laughed when he saw the true appearance of his junior sister.

The next moment, a smoke bomb was thrown down, white smoke rose up, blurring his vision, and Mo Xie felt a hand quickly touching his chest.

After the white smoke dissipated, the big man was no longer visible. Bai Linchuan changed into a black cloth, and a cold air emanated from his whole body.

Bai Linchuan asked Ruan Yi, "What on earth is going on?"

Ruan Yi said: "It all started with a dream..."

"Dream..." Bai Linchuan's pupils trembled under the black veil. "What dream?"