The master and disciple returned to Xiaolianhua Temple. A group of disciples had already subdued the severely injured and dying tiger demon, while Feng Xi was still trying to use her spiritual power to heal the female demon. She was unwilling to give up.
Xiao Yuhan put Bai Yao down and sat down to the side, his gaze fixed on the demon beast. In fact, what he wanted to do was to deal with the matter here as soon as possible and find out about the Phoenix Cry Mountain. Otherwise, if the woman woke up again before he had finished dealing with the matter, who knew what she would do?
But Feng Xi's indecisiveness at this moment forced everyone to stop in their tracks. She tried to get some information out of the tiger demon, since the tiger demon seemed to be the culprit.
Left with no other choice, Xiao Yuhan stepped forward, took out a healing pill, and fed it to the tiger demon. After a while, the tiger demon gradually woke up, but he was still looking at Bai Yao not far away with lingering fear. Xiao Yuhan immediately guessed that it must have been because the woman inside Bai Yao's body had appeared earlier and severely injured the tiger demon, which was why he was so wary of Bai Yao.
"Speak! Who exactly are you!" Xiao Yuhan attempted to interrogate him.
But the tiger demon sneered, seemingly disdainful, and completely ignored Xiao Yuhan.
Before Xiao Yuhan could use any tricks, Bai Yao pointed her sword at the tiger demon and said angrily, "Hmph! My master is asking you a question! Hurry up and answer! Or I'll beat you up!"
Xiao Yuhan was both amused and exasperated. He thought it would be a miracle if the little girl's fierce appearance could scare the other party. But to his surprise, the tiger demon stared at Bai Yao for a moment and then said softly, "Okay, I'll talk!"
This tiger demon didn't seem to be afraid. Xiao Yuhan carefully examined the tiger demon and then looked at Bai Yao. She was puzzled, but the tiger demon seemed to have a matter-of-fact expression, as if obeying Bai Yao's words was something that should be done.
However, the tiger demon stared at the female demon for a moment, his expression showing a hint of loneliness. "My name is A Si. She raised me from a young age. When she found me, I was guarding the corpses of my parents and brother, so she named me A Si."
Xiao Yuhan turned to look at the female demon, "And who is she?"
"Her name is Feng Weijun... Alright, you can't save her. I've made so many efforts over the years, hoping to restore her sanity, but I've searched the whole world and haven't found any effective way." The tiger demon was in low spirits, looking quite disappointed.
At that moment, Feng Xi, who was not far away, asked angrily, "You're the one who turned my mother into a demon, aren't you?"
The tiger demon remained calm. "Yes, and all these years I've been making her increase her demonic power through killing and bloodlust, hoping that one day she'll come to her senses!"
After a moment of contemplation, Feng Xi's eyes flashed with hesitation. "You mean you want to save my mother? But do you know that she hates demons more than anything in her life? If she knew she would become a demon, she would rather die."
The tiger demon remained calm. "But I don't want her to die... I want her to live, to live well every day."
Feng Xi sighed. She had also heard her mother mention that she had adopted a little tiger demon named A Si. For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
But Xiao Yuhan sensed something was wrong and said, "For the evil deeds you have committed, I will not let you live today, so... you'd better tell the truth!"
The tiger demon stared at Xiao Yuhan with a forced smile and said, "Everything I said is true. I just want her to live, regain her senses, and become lucid!"
Xiao Yuhan still felt something was amiss and asked, "Then how did you turn her into a demon? Was she critically injured and on the verge of death, or was she already dead?"
At this moment, the tiger demon seemed to realize that Xiao Yuhan was not so easily fooled. Thinking that he would probably not escape death today, it simply stopped hiding and laughed mockingly, "Of course I killed her with my own hands. I did want to save her. I wanted to turn her into the kind of demon she hated most, to make her kill the people she had risked her life to protect. So I wanted to restore her sanity and make her see it with her own eyes..."
Before he could finish speaking, Feng Xi appeared before him without his noticing, piercing the tiger demon's chest with a single spear thrust. With tears in her eyes, she said, "Do you know why you hate my mother so much? Back then... my mother said that because of you, she understood that demons and humans are not so different, so she gradually stopped her ruthless pursuit of demons. That year, she didn't want to drive you away, but to save your life!"
The tiger demon's eyes widened, whether from surprise at learning the truth or from the natural reaction of dying, he gradually stopped breathing.
Xiao Yuhan knew she had made up her mind, so he immediately asked, "I can remove the demonic power from your mother. Although she won't survive, she might still be able to see you one last time while she's conscious."
The girl shook her head and said with tears in her eyes, "If my mother were to come to her senses and find out that she has killed so many people, she would be in great pain. She was a noble person all her life and she would not be able to accept that she has become such a monster. I cannot let her suffer such pain because of my selfishness. Please, senior... give her a quick death."
Xiao Yuhan did not hesitate. He thought that this was indeed the case. Since she could not live in the end, it would be better to let her be frozen in that year forever. He immediately took action and gave the female demon a final end.
Since it was the body of a predecessor, the boys did not choose to cut off the banshee's head to complete their mission, but instead found a place to give it a proper burial.
As for the Little Lotus Temple, Xiao Yuhan only learned after some investigation that the place had been abandoned for who knows how long. The tiger demon must have stayed here because of the golden body. After all, a demon raised by humans from childhood must not have cultivated for many years, but to have the cultivation of the Nascent Soul Realm, it must have had some kind of opportunity. So, upon careful consideration, it should be inseparable from the golden body.
It seems that this tiger demon must have cultivated in this temple for many years under the guidance of the monks of the past, but for some reason, the lineage here was broken.
But now that the golden body is destroyed, the two little monks who were originally with the tiger demon also escaped after the tiger demon died. They were originally mountain spirits, and Xiao Yuhan did not chase after them, after all, they were just some minor demons.
Now that the ancient temple is deserted, Xiao Yuhan burned it down.
Just as the old monk under the tree thought, returning to heaven and earth would be the best fate for this Little Lotus Temple.
The group embarked on their return journey and spent the night in Qingquan Town.
Feng Xi was in low spirits, and Bai Yao stayed with her the whole time, chatting until late at night.
Xiao Yuhan returned to her room to heal her injuries, pondering where to go to inquire about Fengming Mountain.
However, he finally figured some things out.
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