"Master?"
Gu Xingyun was frightened by his actions and stood there without moving.
"Don't take the lives of innocent people. Not now, and certainly not in the future. Do you understand?"
Yan Huailiu explained very seriously.
When he thought of the scene where the villain boss led his fellow apprentices to kill people everywhere, he felt uncomfortable all over.
"If you dare to do that, then I..."
Yan Huailiu tried to give a warning, but was interrupted before he could finish his words.
"Master, I don't know how to do this."
Gu Xingyun held his wrist and said, "As long as Master is always by my side, I will never do such a thing."
Yan Huailiu's mind was turning quickly at this moment: "Not even when I'm not around."
"Okay, then Master can always watch over this disciple. If this disciple does something wrong, Master can remind him to correct it in time."
He was very well behaved and almost stretched out his head for Yan Huailiu to touch.
But his words revealed his intention to keep the person by his side.
Yan Huailiu, however, didn't realize the possessiveness hidden between the lines. He just nodded after hearing his apprentice's assurance: "I will."
He certainly will.
That's what he came for.
It is his responsibility to educate his apprentices and guide them back to the right path.
The expression on Yan Huailiu's face eased a lot, and he once again followed Hongli, who was looking back: "Let's go."
This little demon probably rarely comes out during the day, and his face is full of vigilance and fear.
I don’t know if I was seeking comfort or for some other reason, but I was determined to keep a distance of one meter from them.
"Master, the souls you mentioned earlier, are they those of the women who have disappeared in this town?"
Gu Xingyun asked back curiously.
"Yes." Yan Huailiu glanced at the little demon in front of him, and reminded his apprentice: "Although I am here, there won't be any serious danger, but you should be as cautious as possible. Otherwise, you can go back to the inn and wait for me."
He had no idea what would happen next and was afraid that he would hurt Gu Xingyun.
Gu Xingyun refused to leave: "Master, I also want to learn more from you and don't want to go back."
This excuse is very good, at least Yan Huailiu will not refuse.
The road became increasingly rugged, with gravel everywhere on the ground. The sudden increase in trees on both sides almost blocked out the sunlight, leaving only a few patches of sunlight.
Gu Xingyun's body tensed up and he became nervous.
On the other hand, Yan Huailiu still looked like he didn't care about anything and was in the mood to communicate with the little demon.
"Hongli, if you wanted to save her, why did you help me lead the way last night?"
The little demon slowed down her pace, her expression very innocent: "I can't let her harm anyone. My husband said that mortals are born, grow old, get sick, and die according to fate. Life is already very hard, and we can't let demons control our life and death."
She blinked, seeming a little confused: "I want to save her, but I also want to save those mortals. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Yan Huailiu looked at her for a long time, then smiled inexplicably: "No, you did the right thing, just don't lie next time."
He really likes people who are stubborn but have not lost their good nature... uh, monsters.
This kind of communication will make him feel comfortable.
If you think about it carefully, this little demon has done nothing evil except stripping people clean to check for birthmarks.
When this is over, I'll help her find a husband.
"We're here. This is it."
Hongli's voice interrupted Yan Huailiu's thoughts. He stopped and waited to see the scene in front of him clearly, with a look of confusion on his face.
Before I knew it, I had walked deep into the forest, and in front of me were towering green mountains.
The temperature here is much lower than outside. Only the small area above the head that is not blocked by trees allows sunlight to shine in temporarily, so that people can see the scenery here.
The soil under my feet was extremely soft, and it seemed like I could sink into it if I wasn't careful.
Yan Huailiu looked down and saw half-burned yellow paper everywhere. On the door of the small temple in front of him, where the bricks were almost falling off, a plaque with the three big characters "Dongyue Temple" hung crookedly.
There was a faint smell of white smoke coming out of the temple.
He tentatively removed the barrier that blocked his sense of smell, and the strong and pungent smell caused him to retch several times.
The fishy smell of the little demon, the stinky smell of the monster, the unknown smell of decay, and the extremely strong smell of corpses were almost driving him crazy.
Yan Huailiu carefully distinguished and still smelled the scent of incense among the disgusting smells, which was incompatible with the decay here.
"Master...there."
Gu Xingyun tugged at his sleeve, pointed somewhere not far away and spoke in a low voice.
Yan Huailiu looked over, only took a glance, and then immediately looked away.
His face turned completely pale, and he stood there with his eyes closed for several seconds before daring to open them. His heart was beating wildly.
Blocking his sense of smell again, he subconsciously moved towards Gu Xingyun. When he felt the familiar breath, he relaxed a little.
This was the first time he had seen a dead body in all those years.
The corpse looked like it had been deliberately dug out of a grave. It had abnormal body spots and was covered in dirt. The shroud it had been wearing had become tattered. The corpse was almost completely twisted, with its hands and feet bent in strange postures.
Yan Huailiu desperately tried to clear the scene he had just seen from his mind, diverting his attention as much as possible, and took the initiative to ask the little demon standing next to him: "Are you sure it's here? There is no way back from here."
Hongli nodded affirmatively: "It's here, I won't be wrong, if you don't believe me you can ask Yeyan."
Yan Huailiu released Ye Yan without hesitation: "Where is the soul?"
Ye Yan spat out a mouthful of dirty blood, glared at him fiercely, and then looked at the small temple in front with an obsessed look.
"Why won't you let me in? I've sacrificed so many souls to you. If a living soul can't open the door, then a residual soul can't open it either?"
Yan Huailiu frowned at her strange appearance.
Hongli seemed a little reluctant and squatted beside her to comfort her: "What are you looking for? Why do you have to go to that kind of place? The ghost world will not be open to us."
She reached out to wipe the blood off Ye Yan's face and muttered softly, "Why do you have to extract so many souls? Even if you open the door, there must be a ghost willing to lead the way for you before you can go through. You can only stay there for half an incense stick at most. If you can't come back, you will stay there forever..."
Yan Huailiu was carefully observing the dilapidated little temple in front of him, trying to see clearly what was enshrined inside.
Gu Xingyun, who was standing next to him, also had his eyes completely focused on him, so he didn't notice anything strange about the pair of demons.
Ye Yan's face had a somewhat crazy expression. She groped and grabbed Hong Li's arm, lowering her voice: "Aren't you looking for your husband? I know where he is. Come closer."
"Really?" Hongli looked excited, but just as the smile appeared, he flew out like a kite with a broken string and crashed directly into the Dongyue Temple.
Yan Huailiu's eyes suddenly narrowed: "Red carp!"
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