"Just as you said, why was it that you were the first to come into contact with her, yet Xiaoxue was the one who fell under the spell of the demon?"
Junran sighed, squatted down and looked at Junyu, saying, "Because your heart is pure and without distractions, the inner demon has no chance to invade. But Xiaoxue does, which is why she became a breeding ground for evil. If she could control her emotions, the inner demon wouldn't have grown so quickly."
The inner demon needs the negative energy of the host to grow. If Xiaoxue can restrain herself and not indulge those bad desires, the inner demon will not be able to take root and sprout.
"So, Xiaoxue likes me, right?"
Suddenly, Jun Yu looked up, his clear eyes filled with confusion, yet something seemed about to emerge from its cocoon.
Xiaoxue's feelings for Junyu were beyond doubt, and he himself understood how attractive Junyu's charm was.
He should have nodded.
But in the end, as if possessed, she turned around and walked towards the door, saying, "Only Xiaoxue knows the answer to this."
"Aran, are you going to bury Xiaoxue?"
Watching Junran's retreating figure, the young man's eyes flickered slightly. He stood there in silence for a moment, then put away his bracelet and chased after him, naturally taking his hand. "I'll go with you."
"Um."
Junran subconsciously wanted to shake off the hand, but after thinking about it several times, she ultimately didn't do it and let Junyu hold her hand.
Seeing that Junran did not object, the boy's face lit up with a triumphant joy. He secretly slipped his fingers one by one between his fingers and intertwined them with Junran's.
The smile on her face was as sweet as if it were dipped in honey.
Seeing the boy's happy expression, Junran's eyes showed a hint of struggle, but in the end, she sighed and turned her face away.
Junran first went to Xiaoxue's home, which was a poor family with several children. When they sent Xiaoxue away, it was for money. You did it to ease the burden on your family and didn't have much affection for her.
Upon learning of her death, he initially cried his heart out, but when he heard that there would be compensation, his expression immediately changed, and he even happily said that he could eat meat today.
Junran felt disheartened by their reactions, and Junyu was so angry that he almost fought with them. In the end, he was pulled away by Junran with red eyes.
"Strive to become stronger, for only the strong have dignity."
The two buried Xiaoxue together. Looking at Junyu, who was still kneeling silently in front of the grave, Junran walked to his side, touched his hand and said softly, "This is just a small village, a very peaceful place, and it is already so realistic. When you get outside, you will know even more what it means to be prey to the strong."
"Is the outside world so scary?" Jun Yu wiped away his tears and looked up at Jun Ran.
He used to yearn for the outside world because Junran said it was very interesting, and he wanted to go and explore it with her.
In his heart, as long as Junran was there, as long as he was with him, he was fine anywhere.
But now, he's a little scared.
He was afraid of the cruelty of the outside world, and even more afraid that Junran would leave, leaving him to face it alone.
"Yes, it's much more ruthless than here."
Junran nodded slightly, recalling the hardships she had overcome, her eyes becoming distant. "In the outside world, even if the weak are bullied, they have nowhere to complain. This world has no place for the weak to appeal. If you want to live better, you can only keep becoming stronger. No one will sympathize with you."
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