Ah Zhu avoided answering, she still didn't want to admit the reality, but Di Muli didn't hesitate and answered:

"Hu Bugui died, and the things he left behind were given to Ah Zhu. Xuyun passed away, and helped you suppress the evil spirit."

In an instant, the world was spinning again. Xia Xiao had long been tired of this feeling, but he was so heartbroken that he couldn't speak.

Blame yourself!

Endless guilt kept arising and lingering in Xia Xiao's body, as if to break him down and make him fall apart. But when he looked up at Dimuli, he longed for an answer without questions. He had long known that he would have to pay a greater price to go back after becoming a demon. But he had no choice at that time, just as he had no ability to revive his predecessor at this moment. Guilt made him lose his usual energy and spirit. After all this tossing, he was exhausted physically and mentally.

"Xia Xiao, some things have no answers, but when you look into it, it's all the fault of the darkness, and it has nothing to do with you."

"Senior, what should I do? Should I go back with you and find a solution, or should I try another way?"

"Another way?"

"The woman in the darkness told me earlier that she did everything just to make me her companion, so she didn't kill me or hurt Azhu and the others, but I always felt that something was fishy. Everything came from the ancestor of the Spiritual Contract. The Emperor Qishi of the East of the East China Sea once tragically accused the ancestor of the Spiritual Contract of his crimes."

"What did you say? She wants to make you her companion?"

Dimuli already had many mysteries in his mind. With Xia Xiao's strength, even if he borrowed all the power from the outside world, he would not be able to survive in the hands of that woman. But he was safe and sound, just possessed by a demon. It turned out that her desire for Xia Xiao was not to kill him but to assimilate him.

"What are you going to do?"

"I want to go in and find the answers I want."

Dimuli's first reaction was to refuse, as it would be too difficult to get out after entering the darkness. But Xia Xiao had fallen into the devil's way and was already in the darkness, destined to see something they couldn't see. Just like Xuyun before, no one knew why he was so determined to help Xia Xiao in such a short time. Perhaps he had seen too much darkness and didn't want the tragedy to happen again.

Faced with the darkness, no one knew what was inside. Even the Pope, who had lived for many years, had a fog in front of his eyes.

How can we see it if we don't go in? Can we really send Xia Xiao?

Di Muli was also entangled. If he were an ordinary disciple, he would probably face the punishment of death like Xia Xiao before. But he was Xia Xiao, a man who bore the mark of the ancestor of the spiritual contract. It was too pity for him to die here. But the request and words he put forward at this time also made people feel extremely incredible.

"Senior, I know I can't go back. At least now I can't get rid of this power. But even if I die, I want to die meaningfully. I want to find the truth and figure out why all this happened. I hope you can help me!"

"What do you want to find out?"

"Regarding the matter of the ancestor of the Spiritual Contract, she and the wisp of black smoke in the south of the South China Sea, that is, the former wild beast king Que Dan, had a profound influence. And that woman claimed to be the descendant of Que Dan, she is also a wild beast, I feel that there is a very large organization behind her to support her, wild beasts are often the same as humans!"

"The descendants of Que Dan?"

This was something Dimuli had never known, but Xia Xiao endured the headache and continued:

"Everything she did was related to Quedan, but we don't know whether the black smoke in the south of the South China Sea is a mysterious creature from another continent or Quedan. This is something that can only be known by immersing oneself in darkness."

"Are you so persistent because of Hu Bugui and Xuyun?"

Xia Xiao was stunned by this question. He didn't have the strength to clench his fists, but he nodded and whispered with a faint cry:

"Good people cannot die in vain. I must make this clear."

"What you said is what we have always wanted to know. Perhaps once these are solved, everything will become clear. But have you ever thought about how the academy should explain to the world? This matter will soon spread everywhere, because the forces involved are Tanghua Temple, Zoushou Church, Qingtian Sect and us. In addition to the Adventurer's Guild, we will involve people from the five major forces. If we let you go, the public pressure the academy will face and what you will have to face will not be as simple as darkness."

Dimuli thought more and was more thoughtful than Xia Xiao. He wanted to tell Xia Xiao clearly that things were not that simple and no one would or dared to let it go. But these were too cruel to Xia Xiao at the moment. His road seemed to be blocked and only death would be the most refreshing.

If Xuyun had chosen to simply die, he wouldn't have lived so hard and sadly in the years that followed. But everyone wants to live. After thirteen seconds of impulse, the thought of death will disappear. They just want to live. Only by living can they witness all the beauty in the world. Only by living can Xia Xiao make up for Ah Zhu.

Xia Xiao understood the meaning of Dimuli's euphemism. He looked at Dimuli, his eyes, which were once extremely resolute, were now covered with scars. He was disheartened and desperate. When he returned to the academy, he would be separated from Ah Zhu, and he didn't know when they would meet again. But now he had no choice?

Xia Xiao was conflicted. He didn't want Ah Zhu to suffer with him. He wanted to hold Ah Zhu in his hands, to take her to practice like in the academy, to take her to drink some wine and eat some delicious food, instead of sleeping in the open with him. But in the current situation, whether she left or stayed, the outcome seemed bad.

"That woman wanted to force me to flee. The changes in my body might have been controlled by her. She deliberately wanted to force the academy and various forces to issue a killing order against me and force me to start a life of escape. But the academy didn't do that, and I didn't fall into her trap. I am very grateful."

"What do you want to say?"

"Senior, I have avoided the trap, but I really have to leave. I will go even if I am charged with a crime. There is no place for me in the academy, nor in the righteous path, but I don't want to muddle through. The devil's way is difficult to change, so I will take the initiative to cater to it."

"But once you leave, the academy will issue a killing order!"

Dimuli actually supports Xia Xiao. They need such a person, but there has never been one since ancient times. Who is willing to walk into the darkness completely?

Even Xuyun didn't dare to do that. He only held the lamp of his own Buddhist path in the darkness, carefully illuminating the way ahead, and took only a few steps in decades. But what Xia Xiao had to do now was to run in, to open his arms and embrace everything unknown inside. Can he come back? Can he return to the right path with the news that the world wants to know?

Such questions were beyond trust, no one knew whether it was feasible, and Di Muli did not dare to take risks. But Xia Xiao had decided to do it. The woman must have a reason for wanting him to do so. Instead of facing away and being swallowed, he might as well face it head-on, so that he could still have some defense and be prepared.

The academy will issue a killing order. This is the only way to calm the panic of the people in the world, but does Xia Xiao really have to face the double terror of darkness and the academy?

Dimuli and Xia Xiao looked at each other. It was a short yet long look. In that instant, Xia Xiao had expressed all his wishes. Dimuli had been in contact with him for a long time and knew what kind of person Xia Xiao was, so he nodded.

Then, Xia Xiao finally stood up, facing the cloudy sky and taking a deep breath, ready to get out of the current predicament. He was very tired, and the cold wind in the air shook his body, but it did not shake his mind. He must find the answer and the power behind the woman. He wanted to complete a reversal like an undercover spy, but what was about to happen was even more terrible than the intrigue and mutual suspicion in spy movies.

Xia Xiao never flinched. He had an extraordinary drive in his heart that he couldn't explain with his current mental state. But when Ah Zhu let go of his arm, his world seemed to collapse completely. Ah Zhu...won't you go with me?

Xia Xiao thought she would, so he went to look for her eyes, but he only saw a back, and was terribly worried for a moment.