"Oh, right, you've come at the perfect time." Lost in thought for a moment, Shen Yun suddenly remembered something. "The sect leader came yesterday and gave me a task to exorcise a demon. He instructed me to prepare to set off today to handle it."
“You haven’t gone down the mountain to gain experience in a long time. Go pack your things and come with me,” he said. “With me here, I can take care of you if anything happens.”
Ji Mofan was stunned for a moment.
Looking up at him, her gaze quickly shifted from confusion to joy. "Yes! I'm available anytime."
Shen Yun was bewildered by his sudden emotional outburst.
What was this child thinking?
Even if others don't complain about being given unexpected work, they can still accept it with a calm expression, which is already considered to be a good personality.
How could he possibly be happy?
Shen Yun couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
He casually took some supplies and went down the mountain with Ji Mofan.
This demon-slaying mission is not far away, located in a small village at the foot of Yuncang Mountain.
Yun Cang Sword Sect is located in the heart of the cultivation world, so disturbances are rare. Even if there are one or two incidents, they are usually caused by insignificant little demon beasts.
It is said that several hundred years ago, the number of mortal villages under the jurisdiction of the Yuncang Sword Sect was several times greater than it is now.
However, the Sword Sect is now suffering from a decline in talent and lacks the capacity to protect villages further away. Meanwhile, other smaller sects have risen to prominence, gradually encroaching on its territory.
The one causing trouble this time was a very ordinary dog demon.
Occasionally, ordinary animals will be transformed into monsters after consuming too much of the malice surging among mortals. The solution is simple: just kill the dog.
The process of alienation is irreversible. Small animals that cannot control their demonic aura will only intentionally or unintentionally endanger the lives and property of mortals.
All monks used to do this.
After learning about the surrounding situation, Shen Yun decided to entrust the entire matter to Ji Mofan.
After all, it doesn't require much skill and has a low risk factor, making it perfect for beginners to practice on the path of cultivation.
But after finding the puppy, Ji Mofan didn't kill it immediately.
Instead, they took him back to the family who had originally raised him.
When Shen Yun saw this, his eyes widened. He noticed that the child was crying loudly because he was frightened by the puppy in Ji Mofan's arms. Without saying a word, he grabbed Ji Mofan and reached out to snatch the puppy from his hands.
"What are you doing?" His tone was almost accusatory. "I brought you out here to help the villagers solve their problems, but instead you've brought trouble back with you?"
Ji Mofan was startled by his tug, and his already not very confident expression became even more dejected after he caught sight of the angry look in his eyes.
But he still pursed his lips, looked up and argued with Shen Yun, "Because the real trouble isn't this dog demon."
Shen Yun was taken aback, and then felt intense displeasure.
This child has always been very sensible, so why is he suddenly being disobedient today?
He thought that Ji Mofan didn't have a rebellious phase, but he didn't expect that it just started a little later.
Then he taught her again how to write the words "respect teachers and value the way".
Shen Yun formed his fingers into claws, imbued with spiritual energy, and grabbed at the little dog that was lying obediently in Ji Mofan's arms. The dog sensed the danger and immediately howled, biting down on Shen Yun's tiger's mouth.
"No!" Ji Mofan cried out in alarm.
It's unclear whether he didn't want Shen Yun to hurt the puppy, or if he was scolding the puppy for biting, but in any case, he had no strength to resist Shen Yun and the puppy was easily snatched from his arms.
The puppy was already unaccustomed to the demonic energy within its body, and when provoked by Shen Yun, it went berserk in his hands, howling so loudly that it scared away the villagers who were watching.
"Oh dear... Old Wang's family has done something terrible, raising such a monster."
"We always say we should do good deeds, and look what happened, this is retribution!"
"Wang Lao Er's wife has been tormenting the girl left behind since she married into the family. The whole family doesn't value the girl at all. I even saw her washing clothes by the river in the dead of winter last time."
“I’ve seen it too. A little girl carrying a basket bigger than herself, digging for wild vegetables on the back hill by herself. Her sleeves were so short they reached her forearms, and her exposed hands were covered in injuries.”
"Tsk tsk tsk, what a despicable act! They deserve to have their grandson bitten by a dog!"
"That's true... but that beast was really scary."
“Ever since this happened to their family, I haven’t dared to let my two kids go out.”
"It's better to kill him; after all, he's just a beast."
The buzzing of voices filled the air as Shen Yun's hand tightened around the puppy's neck, almost snapping its bones.
The puppy's eyes turned crimson, gradually becoming cloudy as its life force faded. Its tongue hung from the corner of its mouth, too weak to even retract.
Ji Mofan, who was being held aside by Shen Yun's other hand, suddenly erupted at this moment.
Ice-blue array runes swirled at Shen Yun's fingertips. His pupils contracted, and he subconsciously loosened his grip.
The puppy fell from his hands, but instead of hitting the ground, it was pounced on by Ji Mofan and held in his arms.
"Master, I'm telling you, the real trouble isn't this dog demon." His eyes widened as he turned to look at Shen Yun, his expression unusually tinged with anger.
Shen Yun was almost laughing out of anger at him.
Okay, so all that acting cute and pitiful on ordinary days is just a facade to fool people, right?
Is this the true face of Jimo Fan?
To publicly defy one's master, and even to attack one's master.
At this moment, Shen Yun was so enraged that he didn't notice the slight blood trickling from Ji Mo Fan's lips due to the backlash from the formation.
Ji Mofan never intended to actually attack Shen Yun from the beginning. He drew that array only to scare him, and erased it before it was fully formed.
But Shen Yun ignored all of that. With a flick of his sleeve, he sent Ji Mofan and the puppy in his arms flying.
Ji Mo Fan was already unstable, and even if he was on guard, he was willing but unable to do so.
His small body curled up and crashed into the millstone not far away, coughing up a mouthful of blood.
Shen Yun only regained his senses from his anger after clearly seeing blood.
He looked at his hands.
Why would he vomit blood? He clearly only wanted to teach Ji Mofan a lesson. A little slap would have been fine. As his master, no matter how vicious he was, he wouldn't have really gone too far.
Only after belatedly realizing there was something wrong with the spiritual energy runes that had been swirling around his fingertips, Shen Yun couldn't bring himself to apologize in front of everyone. So he simply put his hand down and stood there, coldly watching Ji Mo Fan slowly get up from the ground.
Some villagers couldn't bear to watch, but they were all mindful of the dog demon that Ji Mofan was holding, so none of them dared to step forward to help him. They could only offer quiet words of comfort from afar.
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