Seeing her with her head drooping and looking pitiful, Shen Wuyou reached out and stroked her head, and asked:
"May I have your name?"
The little succubus raised her eyes weakly and said, "Abide by it."
"Abide by it?" Shen Wuyou was stunned. Are the names of succubi so meaningful nowadays?
A succubus, named 'Abide'?
How can we observe and abide by it?
When Yan Qingli heard the name, she looked at her in surprise and asked, "Your parents aren't succubi, right?"
Keshou was stunned when he heard this, then nodded, his eyes a little sad. "My parents are both human and treated me very well. But on the day I came of age, horns grew on my head. They were scared, so they found a Taoist priest to capture me."
"They're looking for someone to arrest you?" Bai Yumo narrowed her eyes and asked, "Do you hate them?"
Keshou shook his head slightly and gave a wry smile: "How could that be? They are the parents who raised me..."
In the past, she also thought that she was a human, but she was just a little bit unremarkable.
Later, until the horns symbolizing the succubus grew out, until she was captured by the Taoist priest and tied here, until she saw those people attracted to her and died if they touched her, she finally understood.
It turned out that she was actually a lustful succubus who was hated by everyone in the world, a bad demon.
At that time, I was scared to death.
As parents whose ancestors have been human for generations, how can we not be afraid?
She understands...
She didn't blame her parents. They were very good people, but she was not worthy of them.
Hearing this, Bai Yumo's eyes calmed down a little, and he gradually relaxed his body. He held her shoulder with one hand and comforted her, "It's okay, it's not your fault."
"Succubus, there should be a clan, right?" Shen Wuyou asked.
Although it is not tolerated by the world, it is ultimately a product of heaven and earth. It is impossible for it to be completely destroyed, right?
Perhaps, he should be living in seclusion and hiding somewhere.
Yan Qingli searched the memories in her brain and it seemed that there were indeed rumors that the succubus's base was somewhere, where they lived in groups and avoided the world.
But... where exactly is it?
After thinking for a while, she shook her head. "I can't remember clearly, but since Keshu was able to appear and be adopted by humans, it means that there is indeed such a group migrating, but I don't know where."
"So during this period of time..." Shen Wuyu thought, since someone locked her up here, someone would definitely come again in the future, so it would be very dangerous for Keshou to continue staying here.
So, we have to find a hiding place for her first.
As for the succubus that everyone hates, the best place to hide is to be tamed, so that people no longer fear her. So after thinking it over, she actually thought it would be safer to stay with them for the time being.
But after all, this was not the team she led, so she still had to ask Bai Yumo and the others. Turning around, she saw Bai Yumo staring at the huge foundation stone platform.
Shen Wuyou patted Yan Qingli's shoulder and motioned her to look at Bai Yumo. Then two people came over with puzzled expressions. Seeing Bai Yumo with her chin in her hand and a thoughtful look on her face, they asked:
"Mo, what's wrong?"
The latter stared silently at the foundation stone and asked without turning his head, "Qingli, do you feel that the aura of this object is... somewhat familiar?"
Yan Qingli instantly became serious upon hearing this. She walked over to the foundation stone, placed one hand on it, closed her eyes, and carefully felt...
Suddenly, she opened her eyes, her brows furrowed. "There seems to be a hint of resentment... but it seems different from the one from the skinning ghost."
Hearing this, Bai Yumo also nodded, with an unfathomable look, and said in a low voice:
“There are eight evils in the world: resentment, hatred, jealousy, lust, greed, anger, ignorance, and fear.
"If the evil cauldron we discovered last time gathered greed, then this one might be gathering lust."
Yan Qingli's eyes grew solemn as she gazed at the foundation stone once more. A vortex of wind slowly formed in her palm. "So, there must be a Gathering Evil Cauldron hidden within this?"
Bai Yumo is the most sensitive and intense in sensing all kinds of auras. Since she said it existed, then it must be there under this foundation stone.
Shen Wuyou listened to their conversation and had a vague understanding of it. Just as she was about to watch Yan Qingli crush the foundation stone, she suddenly heard a cry of surprise.
"Can't!"
Keshou changed his originally silly and soft attitude, and said in a very firm tone, he ran over and blocked Yan Qingli's way, saying urgently:
"You can't smash it!"
"Why?" The vortex of wind in Yan Qingli's palm did not weaken at all.
"Because if you smash it, the Taoist priest will come! You can't beat them! It will be dangerous!" She opened her arms eagerly and protected the cornerstone. Her eyes were a little red, like a red-eyed little rabbit, so cute.
At this moment, An Lanqing chuckled softly, and his gentle voice was like a spring breeze and drizzle, slowly pouring down:
"If that's the case, then there's no need to worry."
Hearing this, the four of them all looked towards him, only to see him smile gently and speak slowly:
"Because... people have already arrived."
Shen Wuyou, Bai Yumo, and Yan Qingli didn't react much to these words. After all, they had been with him for a long time and knew his temperament well. If there was any danger, he certainly wouldn't be so calm and watch them put in danger.
But she didn't know that when the silly girl heard this, tears immediately rolled down her cheeks. She was so anxious that she turned around and kept muttering:
"What should I do? What should I do? They will kill you. What should I do? Hide! No, no, there is nothing to hide here... Then run! No, that won't work either. There is only one exit... What should I do... What should I do..."
Shen Wuyou looked at her worried expression and couldn't help licking his lips. He consoled her, "Well, actually, we won't be in any danger..."
But the other party didn't listen, pacing back and forth, nodding and shaking his head, and kept muttering: "What should I do... What should I do... I will die... You will die..."
Shen Wuyou: “…”
Well, actually, we really won't die. Little girl, can you please have a little faith in us?
Suddenly, the little girl seemed to finally hear her call. She stopped abruptly, turned around, and looked up at them seriously: "Got it! You hide under these corpses and you won't be discovered!"
Shen Wuyou: “…”
Bai Yumo: “…”
Yan Qingli: “…”
An Lanqing paused, "......"
No need to do that!
"Little girl, you are so brave to say that..." Shen Wuyou held his forehead helplessly.
Looking at the useless shelters on the ground, which were nothing but mummies and bones, I couldn't help but think, are they treating the Taoist priests like three-year-old children?
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