It was also killed by the demon race, but it did not leave.
When the spirit master arrived, the black crane was still standing on the frozen lake, crying out in pain, as if pleading for help.
The wind and snow covered its demonic body, but could not freeze its hot tears.
If it were those children, they would know what it was grieving about, but in the eyes of those spirit masters, it was just a demon.
If it's a demon, it must be slain.
"Did you kill all of these people?"
A spiritualist asked a question, but the crane did not answer. Its high-pitched cry continued, as if guiding the souls of the dead children.
The leading spiritual master examined Wu He's memories. Wu He offered no resistance, and after the examination, he fell silent.
He also truly felt Wuhe's sadness, so he made a decision that no one present could understand.
"Come with me. You should become a force against those demons, not an enemy of this world."
But the black crane did not go with him. It just watched as the spirit masters took revenge on the demons, crying out day and night on the river. After a long time, it began to practice swordsmanship.
It waits, waiting for those children to grow up to be like itself and come back to find it, or... waiting for new life to be conceived on this cold land... This time, it must protect those children.
So he wielded his ice sword in the freezing cold, and when he got tired, he swept away the pebbles on the road and filled in the potholes to prevent the children from tripping and falling...
But he never got to see it. The world was changing rapidly, the unsafe route to school was paved with asphalt, and the lake where it once lived was filled in.
Even if some children still walk to and from school, he is a demon, and those children cannot see him.
But that's alright, it continues to protect them, keeping watch on all the dangers around them.
But what's coming will always come; the demons of the northeastern border are never peaceful and launched another counterattack.
However, even when facing the powerful demon clans of the Northeast, Wu He could not stop them, no matter how exhausted he was. Just when he was at his most desperate, Feng Xing arrived.
That's how they met.
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