Chapter 155 Demonic Cultivation
Tao Zi frowned, and Hua Heshang continued to ask, "Where are you from?"
The child timidly replied, "Xingtao Village."
This is a village they must pass through.
Tao Zi suddenly softened her tone and said, "I'll give you this wild boar meat. Can you tell me what's going on?"
The child took the small piece of wild boar meat from her hand and looked at her face covered with gauze with a look of fear.
Hua Heshang gestured to Tao Zi to go aside and he came to ask.
"Kid, what does that dark figure look like?"
The child's face showed a little more fear, and he said, "I don't know. Everyone says he is dark."
Tao Zi winked at Hua Heshang, who immediately understood and said, "Kid, where is your brother? Can you take us there?"
The child became alert at this time and asked, "What are you going to do?"
He smiled and shook the wild boar meat in his hand and said, "Bring some food to your brother."
The two followed the child to a river. A wet boy was lying on the shore with a red face, looking like he had a high fever.
The child ran to the boy, nudged him, and said, "Brother, wake up. There's food. Hurry up and eat."
Hua Heshang stood by and watched, while Tao Zi was looking for medicinal herbs in the mountains.
By the time his fever subsided, it was almost midnight.
The first thing he did when he woke up was to look for his brother.
The child was sleeping soundly beside him, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He also saw the woman looking at him on one side and the monk resting with his eyes closed on the other side.
When he saw her face covered in veil, he was really shocked, but he quickly calmed down and whispered, "Thank you for saving me, young lady."
Although he was only about ten years old, his tone and demeanor were quite mature.
She nodded slightly and said, "What's going on?"
The boy was stunned and didn't know how to answer.
Tao Zi simply said, "We're going to Xingtao Village. I heard that..."
"You can't go!" Before she could finish her sentence, he interrupted her excitedly, his voice so loud that it almost woke the child. He hurriedly reached out and patted his back, whispering, "It's okay, it's okay, go back to sleep, brother is here."
Hua Heshang opened his eyes and looked around, then closed them again to continue resting.
Tao Zi waited until his emotions had calmed down before continuing to ask, "Why can't you go?"
As if recalling those things, the boy shuddered, his voice filled with fear: "There was a demon there, a man-eating demon. It ate so many people. It took me a lot of effort to run away with my brother."
Tao Zi continued to ask patiently, "What does that demon look like?"
He licked his dry lips and did not answer the question. Instead, he whispered, "Are you still planning to go over there?"
"That's the only way, we have to go there."
The boy tried to dissuade them: "It's really dangerous there."
In front of him, Tao Zi pulled out a thick piece of wood from the fire and broke it directly.
The boy was silent for a long time, then said, "Girl, you are stronger than Uncle Chen, the blacksmith at the village entrance."
She nodded, threw the wood back into the fire, sending up a shower of sparks, and said, "So I'm not afraid of danger. Just tell me directly."
He gritted his teeth, his tone filled with hatred and fear, and said, "That was a man covered in black, with teeth extending beyond his lips and huge eyes. He ate raw human flesh and drank human blood. He kept us captive and ate one of us every day."
Tao Zi asked, "Are there any special marks on that person's skin?"
The boy's face turned pale, but he tried to recall: "He had a strange pattern on his face."
"Can you draw it?"
He sat up with difficulty, took out a small wooden stick from the fire, and began to draw on the ground.
Although his drawing was a little crooked, Tao Zi still recognized it.
Scorpion pattern, this is a pattern exclusive to a category of demonic cultivators. This category of demonic cultivators advances by drinking human blood and eating human flesh.
They have a special skill that can absorb the despair and anger of humans before death as power, and the medium of this skill is human flesh and blood.
Their cultivation method is considered the most disgusting among all the demonic cultivators, and even some of the demonic cultivators themselves avoid them.
But it is undeniable that their strength is extremely strong. The saying "the higher the virtue, the higher the evil" is fully reflected in them. Killing enemies across levels is a common occurrence for them. Of course, the difficulty of advancing for this type of demon cultivator is much higher than that for other demon cultivators.
Tao Zi's frown deepened.
At this time, Hua Heshang opened his eyes, handed the meat beside him to the boy, and motioned Tao Zi to go to the other side to talk.
Tao Zi stood up and walked over with him.
He said, "Do you have any idea?"
She lowered her eyes and said, "Judging from the scorpion pattern, this demon cultivator's strength is probably at the Heartbeat Stage. They are known to be able to kill enemies across levels."
The Flower Monk fell silent. After a gust of cold wind blew, he whispered, "I'll give it a try, maybe I can succeed."
Tao Zi looked at him steadily and said slowly, "What's the reason for risking your life?"
Hua Heshang said as if it was a matter of course, "He is a demon cultivator, that's enough to fight to the death."
She shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, but this is not enough to make me fight to the death."
He was stunned for a moment, and Tao Zi said calmly: "If it's an alien race, I'm willing to fight, but forget about the demon cultivators, even though I hate them too."
Flower Monk looked at the two brothers over there and said in a low voice, "But from what he said, there might still be people alive there."
She looked at him and asked, "Are you going to gamble our lives for those mortals who don't know whether they live or die?"
"But...but, that's a demon cultivator, he's doing evil."
Tao Zi rubbed his forehead and whispered, "I'm sorry, I'm not one of those monks who has no worries and is not afraid of life and death. I still have my own things to do. Before that, I don't want to die."
The Flower Monk wanted to speak again, but she continued, "If that was the enlightenment or fusion stage, I would be willing to accompany you to try, but that is the heartbeat stage. Whether you or I, we will only end up dead if we confront it."
He moved his lips, but had nothing to say. After all, it was the truth.
She sighed, a look of pity on her face, and said, "Brother Hua, it's not that I'm cruel, but if we go there, we'll literally be committing suicide. I feel bad about this, too."
Seeing her expression, Hua Heshang comforted her, "I understand. Let me think about it."
Tao Zi knew the matter was almost settled, so she asked, "What should we do with these two children? Why not let them follow us first?"
He nodded immediately: "Of course, after all, they have nowhere else to go. We'll put them down when we get to a safe place."
She nodded. As long as the monk didn't think about committing suicide, having two little ones by his side wouldn't be a burden.
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