The road ahead
Because of you.
In short, Shui Buyun obediently turned back. Although she still looked angry, a small hint of joy had appeared in her eyes.
"Ahem..." Shui Buyun coughed lightly and asked, "What do you mean? I don't understand?"
Shu Huixin gave a bitter smile and said, "The demon gu feeds on demons. For so many years, you have killed demons and hunted demon cores for me, which is why I have been able to control the demon gu in my body. But he is different."
Shu Huixin deliberately avoided mentioning Wang Rongku's name, but she still noticed subtle changes in Shui Buyun.
"What's different about him? He's killed plenty of demons and obtained their cores at Qiling Mountain."
While it is true, the demon gu is extremely greedy, and he has just awakened. If he digests so many demon cores at once, he will not be able to suppress the demon gu, and it will backfire.
Shu Huixin shook her head. "I can sense that he couldn't suppress the demonic gu, so he chose to merge with it. Now, he's not the same Arong I knew anymore."
The reason for this situation is largely because they all share the same goal.
Slay all the demons in the world.
Shui Buyun's face gradually darkened. "Then I can't stay here and wait to die."
“You can trust Xiangxiang.” Shu Huixin spoke calmly from behind him. “Xiangxiang can definitely eliminate the demonic Gu. Only she can do it.”
"Xiangxiang..."
Shui Buyun smirked, "You actually dare to put your precious disciple in danger?"
"It's not that I'm willing to part with it." Shu Huixin slowly wheeled herself out. The distant mountains were outlined in dark ink, and weary birds returned to their nests, bringing peace back to the earth.
Shui Buyun followed behind Shu Huixin, listening to her mutter to herself, "I can't bear to part with her, but I can't do it. Xiangxiang might hate me..."
Xiangxiang...
A tear rolled down Ren Xiangxiang's cheek as she slowly opened her eyes.
She didn't want to wake up, but she had no choice but to.
The cold moon hung in the treetops outside. Ren Xiangxiang put on an outer coat and gently pushed open the door.
The bamboo shadows sway, and deep in the bamboo forest stands a small house. Behind the house is a tidied-up courtyard, with some odds and ends piled up in one corner.
Mo You suddenly arrived at this place for some unknown reason and began rummaging through the pile of junk.
There were some children's toys, a broken stool, and some rotten wood inside, I don't know what they were used for.
Mo You searched for a long time and finally found a usable board. He compared it to the swing that had been set up in the middle of the yard and actually started to repair the swing that was about to break.
The swing was rocking back and forth, and Ren Xiangxiang, as if possessed, ended up there and witnessed this scene.
"What are you doing?" The night wind was chilly, especially in the mountains and forests, and Ren Xiangxiang subconsciously pulled her clothes tighter.
When Mo You saw it was her, she couldn't help but smile. "You're awake."
As he spoke, he picked up the wooden plank again and looked at it, explaining, "Let's tidy up this place, the place where my father used to live."
“I’ll help you.” Ren Xiangxiang said as she went into the house. Mo You didn’t stop her, but said as she tidied up, “Actually, this is where he and that woman used to live. You know, Mo Rong’s mother. I ran away from home because of them. I hate them. I wish I could burn this place down. But these past few days, I don’t know why I wanted to come and see it again, and then…”
"I know." Ren Xiangxiang didn't say much, but looking at the simple furnishings in the room, she had a feeling of being in another world.
“He… I never called him ‘father’ until he died. I thought he wouldn’t die if I didn’t forgive him.” Mo You said to herself as she tied the swing. “This is what he made for Mo Rong. When I was little, I envied Mo Rong, but later I realized that she didn’t have an easy life. The children in the clan bullied her a lot, she didn’t have any friends, and even her father couldn’t openly protect her. It was not as comfortable and carefree as my life with Koma-kun.”
He paused for a moment, looking up at the old locust tree with the swing set up there, "I always feel like they all owe me something, so no matter what I do, they should unconditionally indulge and forgive me..."
“But they all died in the end.” Mo You turned to look at the gaze coming from inside the window, her expression as calm as a stagnant pool.
They are all dead, but we are all still alive and well.
“Yes!” Ren Xiangxiang withdrew her gaze, brushed away the thin layer of dust on the table, and said wistfully, “We still have to keep going.”
A cold wind was blowing, and the two of them spent the whole night tidying up, one in the yard and the other inside the house.
As dawn broke, Ren Xiangxiang said to Mo You, "Let's leave!"
"Okay, where to go?" Mo You asked habitually.
Ren Xiangxiang's heart clenched painfully. After a moment of silence, she said, "Don't go to the Demon Valley."
When the sunlight fully filled the bamboo forest, Mo Rong, who had been searching everywhere for Mo You, anxiously found his way here.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw an overly tidy house. I rushed to the back yard and saw a newly built swing with a dusty doll on it. It was clear that it had been carefully tidied up.
That was a doll her mother made for her, but she had long since lost track of where it was.
"Brother?" Mo Rong called out subconsciously, picked up the doll and hugged it to his chest, muttering to himself, "Did you make this?"
The sunlight was warm, but a little too bright.
Meanwhile, in Zhexian Town, all caravans heading to Qiling Mountain had stopped, and some people even fled from Qiling Mountain to Zhexian Town to escape the disaster.
"Sigh... Don't even mention that place. It's in complete chaos now. Going there would be suicide. Those demon masters are too busy taking care of themselves to care about anyone else's life or death." The man who spoke looked weary, as if he had escaped from there and was still feeling lingering fear.
The others naturally abandoned their plans to rush to the spirit-praying site. Only one young woman, who looked to be under twenty and heavily pregnant (approximately six or seven months along), stepped forward and asked:
"Uncle, besides you, are there any other groups going to Qiling Mountain?" The woman's voice was sweet, but her brows were slightly furrowed.
When these men who did hard labor first saw this beautiful face, they all started to talk to her and offer their advice.
"Girl, you're pregnant, why are you going to a place like that? Where's your man?"
"Yes, young lady, you're so young, don't do anything rash! Nobody dares to go to that place now. No amount of money can save your life. What will you have to spend if you lose your life?"
"Yes, yes! If you have any difficulties, tell us, and we'll all try to think of a solution for you."
"Yes, yes!"
The crowd chimed in, offering their advice and dissuading her, which made the woman a little embarrassed. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she shook her head. "No, it's not that... it's just that my family is still there, and I want to go home..."
"Then you shouldn't go back even more!" The man jumped up anxiously. "The Yang Palace is completely destroyed, and the rest were taken away by the Demon Master. Even if you go, you won't find them. You might as well—"
"No," the woman hurriedly shook her head, explaining anxiously, "I'm not going to the Yang Palace, I'm going to the Liuwu Forest outside Qiling Mountain."
I need to find my master. Judging by the time, I should go back.
The sun, which had finally risen, suddenly disappeared just before noon, and the gloomy sky made it seem as if it would rain at any moment.
Gu Ye was dozing in the sun on a tree when he suddenly woke up. A gust of wind blew by, and he felt a slight chill on his back.
He touched the cold sweat on his forehead, somewhat incredulous, a sense of foreboding creeping into his heart, making him uneasy.
However, there has been no new activity from either the Gu King or the Demon Master recently. The Gu King, in particular, seems to have fallen into a deep sleep again, and even the Gu Queen rarely appears.
He, Gu Ao, and two controlled demons guarded the four corners, constantly listening to the group of demon masters, but the demon masters were mostly on dangerous peaks and never came out.
He thought for a moment but couldn't find any reason to panic. Suddenly, a branch extended from the illusory tree beneath him. Startled, Gu Ye blurted out, "Something is approaching?"
Walking alone in the dense forest, Kou Huai had already cursed Mie Chenhuan's ancestors for eighteen generations in his mind. He said it in his mind because he dared not say it to his face.
Originally, this matter had nothing to do with him. Apart from his ability to share life with Ah Chong, he was just an ordinary person with no combat power. However, after Mie Chenhuan listened to his master's arrangements, he only made one request.
“I think Kou Huai can come along too. I traveled with him last time, and he has experience fighting Gu Ye. Besides, if we want to lure Gu Ye, we still need a bait, right?”
Mie Chenhuan explained it logically, and Kou Qiyu simply assumed that the two had a good relationship and that Kou Huai wanted to get involved, so he nodded in agreement.
Little did he know that it wasn't that Kou Huai didn't want to refute, but rather that Mie Chenhuan's eerie broadsword was pointed at him, and even the insects in his hair were trembling with fear, let alone him.
Kou Huai was on the verge of tears, but was dragged by Mie Chenhuan to this familiar grove, after which she uttered:
"Go ahead and do whatever you want, I believe in your abilities!"
After saying that, he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Kou Huai found a stick to probe the way ahead, walking forward with uneven steps. The air was damp and slightly chilly, and the ground beneath his feet was soft withered branches and leaves that rustled underfoot.
I don't know how long we walked, but the sun suddenly hid behind the clouds, and the weather inexplicably turned gloomy.
"Master, be careful!" A scream rang in his ears. Without thinking, Kou Huai rolled on the spot. A sharp, cold light whizzed past his scalp. He felt a chill run down his back and immediately scrambled into the bushes.
Almost simultaneously, Ah Chong's scream pierced his eardrums again. Kou Huai didn't have time to curse because he saw Gu Lang, who was already dead, wielding his thin-winged blade and slashing at him.
"Help!" Kou Huai screamed, and as Gu Lang's hideous smiling face approached, he burrowed into the thick bushes.
Boom!
"Aaaaaah! I'm going to die! I'm going to die! Aren't you already dead? Aaaaah! It hurts so much, it hurts so much—"
Kou Huai screamed repeatedly in the forest, but Gu Ye, who was observing from the shadows, looked puzzled.
How could it be him?
The next second, as if sensing something, he quickly pulled the Illusion Tree backward, and two cold lights flashed down like lightning.
Whoosh! Bang!
The Illusion Tree retreated swiftly, and Mie Chenhuan and Ye Honglanzhi missed their attack. Immediately afterward, a red figure suddenly appeared from the tree, and a giant dandelion swept out, covering the sky with silver frost.
"Oh no, it's a Gu woman!"
"Fake!"
Without turning his head, Mie Chenhuan said to Ye Honglanzhi, "This Gu is good at making counterfeit goods."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Kou Huai's angry curses came from behind him, "You damned Mie Chenhuan, I'm not finished with you!"
As he spoke, Gu Lang swung his sword down, but it was blocked by Ying Mou's spear with a clang. Ying Mou forcefully deflected the blow, laughed loudly, and said, "You think you can stop your grandpa with this little skill?"
“How could a real Gu Master be so weak?” Mie Chenhuan sneered without turning her head and continued, “Don’t worry about Kou Huai, he won’t die!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Kou Huai was so angry that he was practically fuming, but before his anger could get to his head, Gu Lang turned around and stabbed him again.
This time, Yingmou rushed directly towards Gu Nu, flanking Ye Honglanzhi on the left and right. Sword light and spear light quickly passed through Gu Nu's body, and the cold light surged. Then, a loud bang was heard.
The Gu Master, hidden in the Illusion Tree, trembled with fear and hastily summoned back the Gu Lang. At the same time, Mie Chenhuan's voice suddenly rang out above his head.
"Hehe... So you were here."
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