Yan Baibai quietly followed Lu Wuxiu all the way, watching the little man walk to the bottom of the mine alone, pick up a shovel and start hitting the hard stones in front of him. When the falling gravel was about to cover his knees, he put down the shovel, bent down, picked up the stones and put them into his backpack.
Lu Wuxiu was carrying a basket full of ore as he ascended the mountain. Halfway up, he encountered a half-demon coming down to work. The mine tunnel was small, but it was perfectly navigable if one person leaned aside. However, the half-demon leading the way showed no sign of giving way to Lu Wuxiu.
Seeing this, Yan Baibai was about to show up to see if her current form could help Lu Wuxiu, but before she could act, she saw Lu Wuxiu take out a rusty dagger from his waist. There was no expression on his face, he just looked indifferently at the half-demon that was getting closer and closer to him.
"Forget it, Brother Long. Fighting without permission will be punished. Even if you kick this guy out of here today, he won't die. Instead, you will have to collect twice as much ore. It's not worth it."
Seeing this, the half-demon walking behind Brother Long quickly reached out to stop him. Brother Long was obviously not happy to be suddenly pulled by someone, but when Lu Wuxiu approached, he still gave way to Lu Wuxiu.
Lu Wuxiu walked past the few people with an expressionless face, but he did not retract the dagger in his hand, which showed that he was ready to fight at any time.
"Bah, you bastard." Brother Long spat in Lu Wuxiu's direction, with anger still on his face.
"Brother Long, let's go first. Why ruin your mood over a kid?" The half-demon behind Brother Long said kindly, "You're new here, so you might not understand. Not only does that kid have to complete his own work, but he also has to help his seductive mother carry half the ore every day. His life isn't very good either."
"Oh, there is such a filial son under this mine?" Brother Long became interested and asked curiously as he walked down the mine.
"Hey, Brother Long, you know that the only way for us half-demons born in the mines to leave the mines is to give birth to a complete human. The boy's mother thought he was a human at first, but it's a pity... his mother beat and scolded the child since he was a child. Ever since the boy could walk, he has been doing a lot of housework. Even now, he has to help his mother get half the amount of ore." The half-demon said with a sigh.
"That kid is actually willing?" A hint of surprise flashed in Brother Long's eyes.
"He was forced to do that. His mother had an affair with the person who distributed the food, so his food was assigned to his mother. If he couldn't finish the food, he would have nothing to eat." The half-demon replied.
"Tsk, I was saying it! How could a half-demon who grew up in such an environment possibly raise a filial son?" Brother Long sighed softly, his pace suddenly pausing. He then asked, "Didn't the female cultivator say today that there's another way to leave, and that anyone can leave?"
"Brother Long, you were sent to this mine because you committed a crime outside. As for us half-demons, the reason we are here is either because we were detected to have too much demonic energy when we were very young and were sent here, or we were born here since childhood."
"Those cultivators who came this morning come twice a month to help us purify the demonic energy in our bodies. The other method you mentioned can only happen if the demonic energy of half of the half-demons here disappears."
"However, in a situation like this, even if the half-demon doesn't have much demonic energy at first, it will be infected by the surrounding demonic energy and then develop demonic energy itself. We should be thankful that the demonic energy in the mine doesn't continue to grow. There's no need to think about that."
"If one day, the porcelain bottle can no longer contain the demonic energy in the mine, half of the half-demons in the mine will be killed directly by those immortals. Those who couldn't get up this morning actually had more demonic energy in their bodies, so they were suppressed by the sound of the immortal phoenix."
As the half-demon spoke, his tone gradually became desperate. He looked up at Brother Long who was walking in front of him, and envy flashed in his eyes.
"Brother Long, I've never lived outside. I've heard some stories from other seniors like Brother Long before. Can you tell me about life outside?"
"The half-demons out there can see the sun, mountains, and rivers. Although they're not welcomed by humans and have a lot of work to do, they won't be whipped easily, won't starve, and certainly won't die easily." Brother Long said this, wanting to show off his knowledge. But looking at the lifeless road before him, his heart suddenly soured: "I regret this now. I must leave this damn place."
Brother Long encouraged himself and his steps gradually became firmer, but if he could look back, he would see the follower who was walking behind him timidly, with eyes full of indifference and ridicule.
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Yan Baibai heard the conversation between the two, and naturally did not miss the changes in the eyes of the follower behind Brother Long. Although he didn't know what the follower's conspiracy was, Yan Baibai was not in the mood to continue watching, but flew directly up to catch up with Lu Wuxiu.
Lu Wuxiu came to a platform carrying his backpack. A cultivator in the Qi training stage was lying beside the platform with a wine jug in his hand. When he saw Lu Wuxiu coming, he yawned lazily and signaled Lu Wuxiu to pour the ore onto the platform. After all the ore fell to the ground, the light circle under the platform flashed.
Yan Baibai watched in secret and could see that there was a teleportation formation under the platform. The teleportation formation was like an elevator and could calculate the weight of anything that fell on it.
"You're the first one here again today, what a bore." The monk stretched himself, took out a thick leather book and a brush, and then asked expertly, "Is the hundred kilograms to be put on you or your mother?"
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