Heartfelt wishes 2

Two days later, Ren Xiangxiang finally started breathing again.

This time I seemed to sleep for a slightly shorter period than last time, I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

However, after opening her eyes and seeing Mo You's worried gaze, Ren Xiangxiang finally smiled with relief.

Her worries of the past few days finally vanished, and she didn't know how she could still smile.

"You..." The words he wanted to say stuck in his chest, and all the words in his mouth finally turned into a sigh, "You used the demon-borrowing magic again."

Ren Xiangxiang propped herself up and sat up. "I don't need to use magic, we're both dead now."

“I’ve heard about it.” Mo You nodded. “I’ve been chasing you all the way from Fox Mountain. I should have arrived long ago, but I met an old man on the way. I kindly helped him, but he tricked me instead. I was delayed for a few days after I woke up.”

"Is that so?" Ren Xiangxiang couldn't help but ask curiously.

Mo You continued, "He claimed to be from Qiling Mountain, so I asked him about your whereabouts, and then..."

"What's his name?" Ren Xiangxiang felt a vague sense of familiarity mixed with strangeness.

“He calls himself Dog Master,” Mo You replied.

"..." Ren Xiangxiang was stunned for a moment, and after a long while, she said quietly, "Dog Master... Ren Fenghong..."

"You know him?" Mo Youqi asked, then suddenly realized something. "His surname is Ren? Then he is you..."

“My godfather is also the one who saved my life.” Ren Xiangxiang was astonished. “So, my father has returned?”

“No wonder his demonic aura felt familiar…that’s why I trusted him so easily…” Mo You muttered to himself.

Ren Xiangxiang interrupted his thoughts, "Thanks to him, otherwise you would have died long ago. Don't you realize where you are?"

“I know, Yang Dian,” Mo You replied frankly. “I’ve heard about it too. He was almost killed by an arrow shot by your mother.”

"..." Ren Xiangxiang felt that he didn't understand at all. It was like a rabbit entering a wolf's den. Was he, a demon, not afraid in a territory full of demon masters?

As if seeing through Ren Xiangxiang's thoughts, Mo You smiled silently, a slight upturn at the corner of his mouth.

In the depths of her deep and focused eyes, she seemed to see her own reflection. Ren Xiangxiang suddenly blushed and buried herself in the quilt again.

“I know you’re worried about my situation, but I still have you, don’t I?” Mo You patted Ren Xiangxiang’s head through the blanket.

Ren Xiangxiang held her breath and said in a muffled voice, "I'm afraid of my mother..."

"Xiangxiang!!!" Caowa howled from outside the door. The door creaked open and Caowa stared at Ren Xiangxiang, who had just poked her head out from under the covers, her face flushed red. He then looked at Moyou, whose hands were still on the covers.

Suddenly, a furious roar erupted, "You big bad guy! What are you doing!"

Outside, the group of junior disciples who had been chasing after Caowa saw this and wisely retreated.

They were simply curious about what kind of demon the grass child was, but they were still somewhat wary of the newly awakened fox demon.

"I'll hit you, I'll hit you—" Caowa chased after Moyou and scratched him wildly.

Ren Xiangxiang quickly pulled him away, "Stop fooling around, Caowa, his injuries haven't healed yet."

"He treated you like that, and you still help him!" Caowa said sharply.

Ren Xiangxiang looked completely bewildered. "What did he do? We were just talking."

"Huh?" Caowa felt that he had been influenced by Wu Fei during his time in Wenzhangmao, and the storybooks he had been reading were a bit unnecessary.

"But……"

"Look, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?" Ren Xiangxiang spun around in place. "Besides, Mo You hasn't bullied me at all."

Caowa glared at Moyou, deciding to let bygones be bygones and give him a break for now, but still clung to Ren Xiangxiang's arm and shouted to Moyou, "Xiangxiang is mine!"

Tsk, is this a declaration of sovereignty over him?

Mo You somewhat understood Caowa's thoughts.

"Cough cough cough..." Mo You frowned, clutched her chest, and slowly sat down.

Ren Xiangxiang immediately became nervous. "How are you? I already told you your injury hasn't healed yet. Let me help you back."

Mo You nodded, and before leaving, she deliberately gave Cao Wa a provocative look, which made Cao Wa furious.

"Can you stop being so childish?" Ren Xiangxiang sighed helplessly after bringing Mo You back. "Caowa is just a little kid."

Mo You felt a dull ache in his chest and couldn't help but cough twice. A metallic taste rose in his throat, which he swallowed forcefully.

"Where are you going?" Mo You asked instinctively as Ren Xiangxiang was about to leave.

Ren Xiangxiang lowered her head slightly and said, "I'm going to see my mother... Don't worry, you're safe here, they won't do anything to you."

They'd have to have the ability to do anything to him first...

Mo You thought to himself, "I'm still injured, and I'm on someone else's turf. I'd better behave myself!"

He nodded obediently.

The courtyard was bathed in sunshine, and the afternoon breeze carried a hint of coolness.

It turns out that autumn has already arrived.

When Ren Xiangxiang left, she asked her senior brother Kou Huai to keep an eye on things, and then she left first.

On the other side of the courtyard was a house whose corner had been burned.

Thanks to Wu Fei's efforts, Kou Feng was unharmed that day.

Now, the dazed Kou Feng has finally regained a sliver of reason from his chaotic nightmare.

Ah Shan, who always teased him, seemed to be saying goodbye to him in his dream.

But the two were quite far apart. He vaguely remembered chasing after him for a while, and Huang Shan stopped and glanced at him. Although he couldn't see the other person's face clearly, he felt that the other person smiled.

"Ah Shan!"

Kou Feng suddenly opened his eyes and saw a gentle and shy woman in front of him. Her deep green pupils calmed him down for some reason.

“Master, his poison has been cured, but he still needs a demon core to survive. He'll only live for ten years at most,” Yingjiu said gently but directly.

Kou Feng then realized she was talking about him. He looked up and exclaimed in surprise, "Master, I... how come... where is Huang Shan? Why can't I sense her presence? What demon core? What ten years? What's going on?"

“Huang Shan…” Kou Qiyu didn’t know how to start the conversation. “She died trying to save you.”

What?

Kou Feng felt a buzzing in his head and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time. Huang Shan's voice and smile were still vivid in his mind. They were fighting side by side just yesterday. How could she be dead after just one night's sleep?

Are you kidding me?

She was an eel who had become a demon; how could she just die like that, especially trying to save him? What did he have that made her...?

she……

Memories slowly drifted back to that day: Kou Fen'er's disappearance, the sudden spread of rat-head flowers, their pursuit of the tabby cat, and at the critical moment, Fen'er's voice suddenly came from inside the tabby cat.

after……

What comes next?

The heavy memories offered no escape. He seemed to hear Ah Shan's cries and curses, scolding him for overestimating his abilities.

By the way, he overestimated himself and stood in front of Ah Shan at the last moment.

Kou Feng lowered his head and remained silent.

For a moment, he even regretted waking up.

He was the one who should have died.

“Actually, there is a way…” Yingjiu said slowly, “A demon tamer can share the lifespan of a demon. If he can have a new demon servant, then he will not die.”

"Feng'er." Kou Qiyu was waiting for his choice.

Kou Feng shook his head. "These past ten years have been superfluous for me. Master, please allow me to manage the Monster Garden."

Kou Qiyu didn't force him, but just sighed heavily.

Meanwhile, Ren Xiangxiang found out where She Liuying and the others were living.

As soon as she appeared outside the courtyard gate, she was recognized by one of the disciples. Before she could take two steps, a group of junior disciples surrounded her.

"Senior Sister Ren, is it really you?"

Are you all better now? Are you really completely healed?

"My Demon-Slaying Sword isn't reacting at all! Senior Sister Ren, how did you manage to do that?"

"Senior Sister Ren..."

"Senior Sister Ren..."

Ren Xiangxiang was instantly overwhelmed, unsure of whose question to answer first.

"You want to borrow sorcery?"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

A group of junior disciples nodded vigorously, and when Ren Xiangxiang raised her hand, the surroundings immediately fell silent.

"What's that sound outside?" Sheliuying frowned slightly and closed her eyes to rest.

"Uh..." The junior disciple in charge of taking care of him stammered.

After that battle, the Demon Slayer suffered the greatest losses. Apart from Lan Fengguang, of his three disciples, only the youngest disciple, Lan Fusong, survived and is now stationed outside the Evil Pine Forest.

Lan Qi and Lan Xun each had an injured arm and were still unconscious.

Although Lan Fengguang's legs were crippled, he was in good spirits and didn't seem worried at all. Seeing his little disciple's strange expression, he wheeled himself over to take a look.

"Tsk, senior sister, guess who's here?"

As soon as Lan Fengguang finished speaking, She Liuying suddenly opened her eyes.

Ren Xiangxiang, who was outside, finally managed to get rid of a group of junior disciples. The junior disciples went from being excited at the beginning to leaving disappointed.

They simply couldn't meet the conditions Ren Xiangxiang set, so how could they possibly learn the art of borrowing demonic powers?

"Senior Sister Ren." The junior disciple led Ren Xiangxiang into the house and then tactfully left.

Right now, besides the two senior brothers who are in a coma, only Lan Fengguang and She Liuying remain.

Sheliuying leaned against the bed, seemingly waiting for Ren Xiangxiang to speak.

“Mother…” Ren Xiangxiang lowered her head, not daring to look her in the eye.

The usually stern Jet Shadow suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiangxiang, come here."

Ren Xiangxiang walked forward with her head down.

"Mother, actually he—"

“But I dare not take the risk.” Sheliuying shook his head, interrupting her. “I can’t…and I can’t afford it…Do you understand, Xiangxiang? Even if there’s only a one in ten thousand chance, I dare not gamble.”

Perhaps because of her injury, she suddenly sensed her mother's vulnerability in that instant.

That feeling of helplessness and desolation lingered deeply in her heart.

Ren Xiangxiang suddenly didn't know what to say.

"Ahem..." Lan Fengguang casually extinguished the mosquito coil, interrupting their conversation, "There's something, although I might be saying it at the wrong time, but..."

Both She Liuying and Ren Xiangxiang focused their attention on him.

“The source may have been found.” Lan Fengguang said, word by word, “In one of the records of the Demon Refining Elder, Liao Wanchuan, a demon refining prodigy who was once brilliant, created a demon gu that could restrain all demons. That gu girl should be one of the child gu.”

Ren Xiangxiang suddenly remembered the underground cave where Mo You was imprisoned, and everything seemed to make sense now.

“I remember now, I know where the mother Gu is.”