This town is quite remote and doesn't have much to offer, but the innkeeper did keep the rooms clean.
The bedding wasn't very soft, but it was still better than the stone bed.
Tu Lu lay on the outside, one arm around Liu Yin, and asked, "Are you scared today?"
"It's okay, it just smells a bit unpleasant."
She could faintly smell that fishy odor again, and after Liu Yin finished speaking, she frowned again.
The toad demon was wearing human skin, and blood was dripping everywhere. It looked terrifying. Liu Yin thought it was extremely ugly after just one glance.
"Most spirits are like this, but they'll probably be much better off once they get to the royal city."
The man comforted his partner in his arms in this way.
There are certainly spirits and monsters in the royal city, but not like the ones we encountered today, where those great demons have all learned to disguise themselves.
Like that toad spirit today, its technique of slipping the skin onto the human was quite clumsy; it was clearly something it had just tried.
"Mm," Liuyin nodded in agreement.
Aren't you going to ask me why I'm staying here a few more days?
A hint of tenderness flashed in the man's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Perhaps it's because we've never been here before."
Tulu doesn't care why Liuyin lives here; as long as she's happy, that's all that matters.
Just as he wouldn't ask why she introduced him as an exorcist in front of that person, when traveling, they do need to be more cautious with outsiders.
Liu Yin chuckled softly, raised her hand to gently stroke the man's cheek, her eyes filled with tenderness.
"Okay, go to sleep early. We're going out for a walk tomorrow."
There was certainly a reason why she stayed here.
Seeing the man fast asleep, Liuyin reached out and hugged his waist, then closed her eyes.
The willow tree spirit lives by the lake. In the past, the willows drooped along the shore, and women who came to wash clothes would rest in the shade of the willows.
In the evening, the men returning from work would occasionally take their children for a walk by the lake.
After the willow tree demon was captured by the demon exorcist, a deep hole appeared on the land by the lake, where the willow tree roots had once grown deep.
The next morning, after declining the innkeeper's offer of breakfast, Liuyin brought Tulu to the lakeside.
The commotion from last night had already spread far and wide after the innkeeper woke up, especially the news that the spirit was dead.
As the two walked down the street, passersby secretly glanced at them with curious eyes.
Such a powerful demon exorcist is a rare find.
In their entire lives, they had only seen exorcists twice.
One time was last month when the group of exorcists came to capture a willow tree demon, and the other time was with this young couple in front of me.
They watched the direction Liuyin and Tulu had gone, and after the two had moved a little further away, the group gathered together.
"Could it be that the exorcist went to check on the willow tree demon's place again?"
"Judging from this direction, it's possible."
"Could there be monsters among them?"
The person who said this looked terrified.
They were just ordinary people who were afraid of spirits and monsters, especially man-eating monsters.
"It should be gone, right?" the man said, sounding somewhat uncertain.
"How about we ask Zhu Da to go and ask that demon hunter again later?"
"good."
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"Did you feel anything?"
Liuyin took Tulu's hand and led him to the edge of the deep pit.
The man peered forward slightly and saw that the pit was full of black mud, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
"Why is there such a strong sense of resentment here?"
This small town looks ordinary and is quite far from Wushan. It doesn't seem to have much spiritual energy, so how could it have such a heavy sense of resentment?
"Is it a tree spirit?" Slaughter noticed the specks of green sap mixed in with the black soil.
“Yes.” Liu Yin nodded, a deep meaning flashing in her eyes. “But it seems they’ve already been taken away.”
The willow tree spirit has been cultivating in this town for over a thousand years. Although it doesn't possess much spiritual energy, it is unwilling to move after transforming into human form, as it has become accustomed to staying here.
He doesn't need any other food; his roots penetrate deep into the soil and spread into the nearby lake, where the fish and shrimp become his food.
The willow tree spirit has stayed here for over a thousand years. Because of its numerous roots, not many other monsters dare to come here.
This is also why there were no spirits or monsters in the town originally.
Liu Yin remembered that when they killed Tu Lu, the group of demon hunters used the sap of this willow tree spirit.
When the sap of the thousand-year-old tree demon is mixed with the blood of the poisonous flower demon, it can paralyze the monsters, rendering them unable to move.
They seemed to have maximized the effectiveness of every spirit.
“He’s still alive.” The man’s gaze was fixed on the patch of green sap. “Tree spirits are different from other spirits; they only truly die when all their branches are cut off.”
This is a perfect example of how a withered tree can come back to life.
A look of surprise flashed in Liu Yin's eyes. She thought that after being captured by the group of demon exorcists, the tree demon revealed its true form and was already dead.
“Then we might have to set off earlier,” Liuyin said to Tulu.
"You want to save him?" Tu Lu frowned slightly, not understanding why Liu Yin would help a strange demon.
"He's old, isn't he pitiful?"
Liu Yin lowered her eyelids, concealing the coldness in her eyes. "Besides, he harbors a lot of resentment. I just feel a little reluctant to do it."
Seeing Liuyin's appearance, the man thought that his tone of voice had frightened her.
He tightened his grip on her hand. "That's not what I meant."
"If you want, I'm certainly willing to do it for you."
The partner was indeed too kind, which wasn't a good thing, but Tulu didn't want to blame her.
Anyway, he will always be there for her.
"Of course I know you'll help me," Liu Yin said, looking at him with a smile in her eyes.
The two returned to the inn to inquire about convenient transportation.
Of course, Tulu could walk, and he could walk very fast, but if he were to walk all the way to the royal city, Liuyin felt that she was not that ruthless.
Liuyin didn't have high expectations, but she was still pleasantly surprised when the innkeeper said there was a carriage.
"Anyway, this carriage doesn't belong to us. If the two guests need it, they can take it."
Last time, when that group of demon hunters were capturing demons, several of them died. The group left in a hurry, leaving behind only a carriage.
Zhu Zheng was also surprised that the two left so quickly, and a hint of worry appeared on his face. "Sir, are there no more monsters in our town?"
Tu Lu glanced at Liu Yin, then replied, "No."
But as long as that resentment remains, it's estimated that more monsters will come soon.
"That's good, that's good."
Zhu Zheng watched the two figures leave, and breathed a sigh of relief.
The adult's methods of catching demons were indeed formidable, and his aura was so imposing that he didn't dare to look up at the two of them.
Even now, he can't remember what the two of them look like, but they were a handsome man and a beautiful woman, a perfect match.
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