Ahri didn't put down the bundle of firewood she was carrying. Instead, she flashed away and caught up with the people from the Demon Realm.
A breeze, seemingly from nowhere, carried the scent of peach blossoms and a few petals.
Ahead lay a peach blossom grove, and the Demon Lord fled there alone.
Strange, wasn't that woman with them?
Outside the peach blossom grove, a man stood quietly. He wore a long robe woven from cloud brocade, which fluttered in the wind, like an immortal who had stepped out of a painting. His face was thin and refined, and his brows exuded an otherworldly air that made him unforgettable at first sight.
He parted his thin lips slightly, his voice gentle and warm, yet carrying an undeniable authority: "The peach blossom grove is not a place you can enter at will."
Outside the peach grove, several demons stood. One of them pointed at the grove and said, "But a demon went in just now!"
The man's name was Tao Yunjin. He was a peach tree that guarded this peach grove. He had been cultivating for a long time. He said, "If any demons really enter and try to disturb the peace of the peach grove and startle the spirits in the forest, I will kill them."
“Then we will wait here. If he is not here, we will go somewhere else.”
The demons put away their weapons and scattered to guard outside the peach blossom forest.
Seeing this, Tao Yunjin turned and went back into the peach blossom forest. If a demon really entered and he didn't notice in time, the peach blossom spirit in the forest would be in trouble.
Therefore, he wanted to search thoroughly.
Outside the peach blossom forest, Ahri neither hid nor avoided the people from the demon realm, and directly confronted them.
Those from the demon realm recognized Ahri at a glance. Just as they were about to call Ahri Demon Queen, Ahri raised her hand to stop them, saying, "You did a good job."
The demons chuckled twice, with a hint of respect, and said, "That woman who was disguised as a mortal but was actually a fairy maiden was injured by us. We were going to kill her, but then a fairy came down from heaven to save her and even declared that she would fight us demons to the death."
"Who is that immortal?"
Ah Li thought of how rumors were circulating outside that demons were running rampant, and even the immortals in heaven had come down to join in the fun, saying they would slay the demons and restore peace to the world.
But all of this is because of a woman. It's unclear whether those immortals were deceived or truly cared for all living beings and wanted to prevent the demons from appearing in the human realm.
"I don't know, but he seemed to know that woman very well."
"Have you harmed the innocent and brought disaster to the human world?"
"Demon Queen! We only hunted down the Demon Lord and that woman; we never harmed the innocent or brought disaster to the human world!"
"I hope you haven't been lying to me, otherwise, you know the consequences."
"We understand."
The Demon Lord and Demon Queen were both mortals before, and they had feelings for the human world. They still wanted to appease the Demon Queen and let the Demon Realm regain its light and beauty. How could they dare to attack mortals?
"However, Demon Queen, even if we don't take action, those immortals and cultivators who want to subdue demons and eliminate evil spirits immediately start shouting and killing us as soon as they see us. In the process, innocent people are also implicated, and many buildings in the human world are destroyed."
"So you fought back?"
No, we escaped.
When have the demons ever fled without a fight?
During this period, some demons were hunted down by the immortals and did not fight back. Many of them were caught and killed.
The smiles that had been on people's faces slowly turned into shadows. They didn't want to fight and kill every day; they wanted to live a peaceful life.
The person in front of him resented the Demon Lord, even abandoning his position as Demon Queen and taking back his divine artifact, only wanting to kill the unfaithful man.
They also considered that if the Demon Lord sincerely apologized, perhaps the Demon Queen wouldn't necessarily want him dead.
At this moment, Ahri's cold voice rang out, "When have demons ever been hit on the head and not fought back? Those immortals and cultivators don't care about mortals, so why do you want to be good people?"
"But you..."
"This matter was originally a minor one, which could have been resolved simply by the deaths of those two. However, those two insisted on fleeing to the human realm. Now that immortals and cultivators want to get involved, let's make this a big deal. You spread the word that there are shameless immortals in the immortal realm who have entangled with the Demon Lord and even stolen the Demon Realm's treasure. Now, the Demon Clan only seeks justice."
"We obey your command."
The demon realm has its own way of communicating with each other. They contacted other demons and relayed what Ahri had said.
At this moment, the peach grove was very quiet.
Ahri slowly strolled in. Inside the forest were peach blossom spirits, tiny, pink and adorable. Some hid among the petals, some hid on the treetops, and some drifted down to Ahri's side with the peach blossom petals.
Ahri reached out and caught a peach blossom spirit that had accidentally fallen from the treetops.
Tao Yunjin didn't find the demon, but he did discover Ah Li who had entered the peach blossom forest.
However, Ah Li still looked like a woodcutter, but to him, he could see Ah Li's true form.
Ah Li noticed someone was looking at her, so she slowly turned her head and looked at Tao Yunjin.
It really was him, the old peach tree.
Tao Yunjin didn't know where the familiarity in Ah Li's eyes came from. He said to Ah Li, "There is no demon in the peach blossom forest that you are looking for."
The little peach blossom spirit in Ahri's hand held Ahri's finger and whispered, "We saw a man break in, then faint and was taken away by the peach blossom spirit sister."
She likes the person's fragrance very much.
Tao Yunjin was stunned. He really didn't know about this. He had just met the peach blossom spirit Yiyi, but she hadn't told him anything about it.
Ali placed the tiny peach blossom spirit on his shoulder and walked towards Tao Yunjin.
With each step, Ah Li underwent a transformation, changing from a woodcutter to a woman, and a beautiful one at that.
Tao Yunjin couldn't help but take a half step back because Ah Li was too close to him. She even used her fingertips to pick up a strand of hair that was hanging down in front of him and said, "The peach blossom spirit in your peach blossom forest is hiding the demon lord of the demon realm... Now let me go and catch him, and we'll pretend this never happened."
Tao Yunjin's eyes fell on Ali's fingertips. The peach blossom spirit on her shoulder seemed oblivious to the atmosphere, still pressed against Ali's face, smiling contentedly.
"Can."
Tao Yunjin's cheeks flushed slightly. He had been cultivating for many years, and this was the first time someone had been so close to him.
Ali slowly withdrew her hand, walked past Tao Yunjin, and went to the thatched hut deep in the peach blossom forest.
Inside the thatched hut, the peach blossom spirit Yiyi was staring intently at Beiye's face. This person looked just like that person. Was she the reincarnation of that person?
When Ali and Tao Yunjin arrived, Yiyi was bending over in front of Beiye, trying to breathe into him to save him.
"Yiyi!"
Tao Yunjin never expected that Yiyi would actually save the demon and even bring him to the thatched hut.
Peach Blossom Spirit Yiyi hurriedly looked over and said to Tao Yunjin, "Brother Tao, let me explain. This person is not a demon; he is just an ordinary mortal."
Ahri said, "Young lady, this man is the Demon Lord of the Demon Realm. You have been deceived by him."
"Nonsense! I don't believe it!"
Yiyi stood up and stood in front of Kitano.
Tao Yunjin raised his right hand and used magic to freeze Yiyi in place. He looked apologetically at Ali and said, "Take this person away."
Ali looked at Tao Yunjin and said, "Thank you."
Kitano suddenly opened his eyes. He stopped pretending and glared fiercely at Ahri. "Do you really intend to kill me?"
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