Chapter 32 Autumn Water Town (6) Moon Demon
Demonic energy emanated from Xuan Kui's body, and it even contained the remaining majesty of the Heavenly Tribulation.
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Cheng Minxi summoned the Zhuhua Sword, ready to make a move at any moment.
Fu Yunyao was behind him, looking at the sculptures in the temple, her eyes flickering slightly.
She always knew she was different from others; she could see into other people's...
More accurately, it means being able to see the demon's memories.
Just like ten years ago, when she plunged her sword into the chest of the demon-transformed disciple of the Northern Mountain Sect and saw his memories from before his transformation.
When she severed the Xuan Kui dragon's horn, she also saw his memories.
She saw him escape from the monks and land in a small village.
At that time, he was not very good at transforming into human form and could only land in a courtyard as a small dragon snake. He was on the verge of death, his vertical pupils full of vigilance, but the weight on his body did not allow him to hold on for long. Before the door in the courtyard was opened, he fell into a coma.
In a daze, he heard the door creak open.
"Huh, a dragon-like snake?"
Just like her gentle voice, she gently lifted his body.
He sensed the demonic aura emanating from her, but he was powerless to refute it. He thought he probably wouldn't survive today.
He fell into a complete coma and lost his last bit of consciousness.
When he opened his eyes again, the shadows of the trees swayed, and the gentle moonlight fell upon him.
"You're awake?"
A very gentle voice. Xuan Kui looked up. He saw the girl's lively expression in the moonlight.
The moonlight streamed into her body, making her squint comfortably.
She said, "My name is Qingyue. You were injured and collapsed at my door. I don't know how to heal, so I could only try letting you bask in the moonlight. I didn't expect it to actually work. It seems the moon will protect every little demon."
Xuan Kui looked away and curled himself up again. He thought to himself, "It's all useless. Only a moon demon would like moonlight."
Qingyue loved to talk. Every night, as he hovered in the tree, she would sit to one side, basking in the moonlight and talking to him.
Most of the time, she talked and he listened.
He learned from her that the village was inhabited by moon demons. Moon demons are weak and have always increased their cultivation by absorbing moonlight. To avoid being hunted by cultivators, they live far away from towns.
Ke Qingyue likes lively atmospheres.
"I've heard that the mortal world is a lot of fun, and I want to go out and play too."
Xuan Kui transformed into human form.
Xuan Kui took her to town.
He never expected that Yueqing was not only a lively little moon demon, but also a kind-hearted little demon.
Xuan Kui had always survived battles with demons and beasts; when had he ever seen a demon like this?
She is passionate about helping people in need, even at the cost of her already limited demonic power.
She helped people without leaving her name, and so, through word of mouth among the people of Qiushui Town, this little moon demon who only appeared at night to solve people's illnesses and eliminate suffering was transformed into the Goddess of the South Sea.
They even built a temple for her and offered her a continuous stream of candles.
When Qingyue learned all this, she was not happy. She looked at Xuan Kui and said somewhat sullenly.
"It was something we did together, so how did it become my responsibility alone?"
Xuan Kui didn't care. "I don't care about these things."
"..."
Fu Yunyao's memories abruptly ended there. Perhaps it was the serpent's subconscious resistance that shrouded all his subsequent memories in a thick fog.
She composed herself slightly and stopped Cheng Minxi, who was about to draw his sword.
Xuan Kui watched her warily, blood still flowing from the wound where she had severed his dragon horn.
"Since you failed to transform into a dragon, you probably won't live much longer."
Her voice was extremely calm, but the words she uttered precisely struck at his weak point.
Enraged, Xuan Kui opened his bloody maw and was about to pounce on her, but even faster than him was an icy blue sword shadow that broke through the demonic energy spreading from his body and went straight to the sculpture in the center of the temple.
Fu Yunyao remained standing in place, and Xuan Kui's lunge at him stopped abruptly. Without hesitation, he turned around and tried to stop Rang Chenjian.
Sword energy continuously emanated from the sharp blade.
Xuan Kui was panting, his vertical pupils fixed on the Rang Chen sword that was stopped half a foot in front of him.
Sensing the sword energy, the already bleeding wound seemed to hurt even more.
They confronted each other, and when he touched Fu Yunyao's gentle eyes, he lowered his head slightly, transformed back into human form, and landed on the ground.
Fu Yunyao also sheathed her Rangchen sword. Xuan Kui looked at her and could no longer help but speak.
What exactly do you want to do?
The veil fluttered gently, and in the silence, she spoke slowly.
"I want to know something, about the Sect Master of Nanheng ten years ago."
Xuan Kui narrowed his eyes. Ten years ago? The Demon Realm Seal?
He scoffed, "I don't know."
Fu Yunyao lightly tapped the Rangchen Sword beside her, and the sword emitted a hum, causing ice flowers to bloom inside the temple.
"Yeah?"
The threat in her words was so obvious that Xuan Kui stopped. He looked at Su Fuying standing beside her, and just as he was about to speak, he felt a sharp pain in his internal organs.
Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and a powerful, irresistible voice echoed in his mind.
"Don't forget what you promised me."
Xuan Kui scoffed, but could only shrug helplessly, "I can't say."
He leaned against the sculpture and sat down, then spoke again, "However, I can show you something else."
He opened his hand, and a jade bead appeared in his palm, within which moonlight seemed to surge.
Shi Yubai was slightly taken aback, "Moonlight Spirit Pearl?"
Legend has it that moon demons are born from the essence of moonlight, are kind-hearted, and have low cultivation levels. They feed on moonlight, and fallen moon demons will once again transform into the moonlight of heaven and earth. The Moon Essence Pearl is formed by moon demons with their life's cultivation before their death, carrying their life's memories. It is also an illusionary formation that can trap a person for a lifetime.
Xuan Kui gazed at the Moon Essence Pearl in his hand, his eyes filled with longing. He opened the illusionary passage, looked at the people before him, and spoke.
"Since you know them, you should also know that if you get trapped in the Moon Essence Pearl, you may never be able to get out. So, do you still want to go?"
"It's too dangerous, especially since you're still injured." Su Fuying frowned and looked at Fu Yunyao.
Fu Yunyao shook her head, knowing that the Dust Restriction could flare up again at any moment, and she couldn't waste too much time here.
Su Fuying knew she couldn't persuade her, so she could only look at Fu Yusheng to the side.
Fu Yusheng's gaze fell on her blood-stained veil, and he said softly, "Be careful, I'll wait for you outside."
It's too dangerous for enemies who were fighting each other just moments ago to enter an illusion.
"Okay." She replied and stepped into the Moonlit Illusion.
Cheng Minxi and Shi Yubai exchanged a glance and also entered the illusion.
Su Fuying had no choice but to follow, but just as she was about to step inside, Xuan Kui called out to her from the side.
"Little fellow from the Southern Heng Sect, I hope you won't be too sad when you find out everything."
Su Fuying was puzzled. Before she could ask, she was pulled into the illusion.
Xuan Kui withdrew his gaze, and the temple suddenly became quiet and cold. He called out to Fu Yusheng, who was also staying in the temple.
"Hey, why don't you go inside? I'm in this state, don't you trust me?"
Fu Yusheng casually replied, "Yes, I'm afraid you might really die here."
"Then wouldn't that do as you wish?" he said, startled by the coldness on his wrist. "What are you doing?"
Fu Yusheng lightly touched his wrist with his fingertips, and warm, vibrant spiritual energy flowed from his fingertips into Xuan Kui's meridians, relieving some of his pain.
"you……"
Fu Yusheng withdrew his hand. "You can't die yet."
...
"Please, immortal, save my little girl! She's so young. I beg you, immortal! I kowtow to you, I burn incense for you, I serve you day and night. Please!"
Inside the South China Sea Temple, an old woman held a baby girl in her arms. Her voice was hoarse, and she was so thin, as was the baby girl in her arms.
Her eyes were tightly closed, her lips were deathly pale, and her breathing was so weak that it seemed she might disappear at any moment.
The old woman cried until her voice was hoarse, her eyes filled with despair.
"Immortal, please..."
Her forehead was bruised and purple, with faint beads of blood still seeping out.
As if oblivious, she was about to fall heavily to her knees again. A gentle force stopped her movement.
The force brushed across her forehead, a cool sensation washing away her pain.
The old woman looked up following the force, and in front of the South Sea God statue stood a young girl with delicate features and gentle eyes.
Noticing her somewhat dazed gaze, the girl slightly curved her lips, flicked her slender wrist, and a golden light fell into the girl's brow. In an instant, the girl's breathing became steady, and her tightly furrowed brows relaxed a little.
The old woman murmured, "An immortal..."
The girl in front of him spoke up, responding very gently, "She's alright, don't worry."
The old woman then came to her senses, "Immortals! There really are immortals!"
The girl looked at her with a smile, and after the old woman left, the black bracelet on her wrist suddenly moved.
Xuan Kui straightened its tail tip, shook it slightly, and then placed it on her fingers again.
Shi Yubai looked at this scene with utter helplessness and spoke with a touch of resignation.
"This is the fourth time we've seen them rescue people since we entered the secret realm. So, is Xuan Kui sending us into the Moonlit Illusion Realm just to prove to us that he and that Moon Demon are good demons?"
As he finished speaking, a baby cried.
The branches and leaves outside the temple pattered against the windows, and a strong sense of unease and eeriness filled the air.
Xuan Kui looked up, transformed into human form, and appeared beside the girl. He protected her behind him, his eyes filled with vigilance.
The girl's eyes flickered slightly, as if she were deep in thought.
Xuan Kui noticed her expression and called out to her, "Qingyue?"
Qingyue hesitated for a moment before speaking, "It seems to be just a baby crying, but how could there be a baby in a place like this?"
“Yes.” Xuan Kui scoffed lightly, “How could a baby appear in a place like this for no reason?”
Qingyue was displeased and reached out to pat his arm. "What are you saying at a time like this? Go find the child."
They eventually found the baby girl, still wrapped in swaddling clothes, behind the statue of the South Child.
Qingyue picked her up slowly and clumsily, her movements somewhat stiff.
"How can there really be a baby here?"
She had little contact with people, so she didn't understand, but Xuan Kui had survived all kinds of battles and escapes since he was a child, so he knew, as did Fu Yunyao and the others who heard the baby crying in the illusion.
The baby girl found in the temple was abandoned.
The person who abandoned her was unwilling to take responsibility for raising her. Perhaps they had heard of the existence of the "South Sea God" and abandoned the baby girl there to alleviate their guilt.
After the baby girl fell into Qingyue's arms, she stopped crying. Her tiny hands gripped the girl's sleeve tightly, as if afraid of being abandoned again.
Qingyue gazed at her, her beautiful eyes sparkling, "Xuan Kui, we..."
"No." Xuan Kui refused before she could finish speaking.
Qingyue stared at him longingly, and the baby girl in her arms blinked at him as well.
Qingyue drawled out the last syllable, "Xuan Kui—"
Xuan Kui advised her, "She is human, and we are demons. We can't take good care of her. Listen to me and hand her over to someone else."
"But I love her so much." Qingyue held the baby girl, reluctant to part with her.
"Raising human children is very troublesome."
Qingyue retorted, "But she's very well-behaved."
"Imagine, perhaps one day, when you're absorbing moonlight, you'll leak your demonic energy, and she'll discover it. She'll burst into tears, just like she is now." He said, reaching out to the baby girl, his fingertips gathering demonic energy. "She'll be afraid of you..."
He paused, looking at the small hand that was grasping his fingertips, and remained silent for a long time.
He eventually agreed to take the baby girl back.
Su Fuying looked at the baby girl surrounded by them and felt a sense of familiarity.
until……
Qingyue held the baby girl and murmured softly.
"May your heart be upheld, may your ambitions be set high, and may you be called upon—"
"Fuying".
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