A sound of pleasure
Seeing that he was also looking at her right hand, Yuanli quickly put her right hand behind her, trying her best to prevent him from seeing the filth on her hand.
"It's okay. I'm walking in front. I'm breaking off branches that might hurt you, and I'm also protecting myself from getting scratched. There are small thorns on the branches of this dead tree, so don't break them off."
"Let's switch places. I'll go first."
Yuanli stopped him, saying, "People have to hunch over to get through. It's so narrow, how are we going to change? Don't bother, just follow me."
"But…"
"No buts, stop being stubborn, there are more and more things following us."
After saying this, Yuanli ignored the pain in her palms and bravely broke off all the withered branches blocking her way, just to clear a path. She kept recalling the past that she had once resisted, paying special attention to every detail, fearing that she would miss the way up the mountain.
Fortunately, a pile of mostly weathered bones appeared at her feet, with a stone shaped like a spearhead protruding from the skull. The appearance of this pile of bones meant that she was on the right path.
Yuanli recognized this pile of bones. They were the stepping stones that the bull demon she had killed had used to enter the mountainside and survive.
The image of the bull demon staring at her with its eyes wide open before its death was still vivid in her mind. That was the first time she had truly killed a life.
She clearly remembered the feeling at that time. Watching the blood continuously flow from the fatal spot, her hands trembled uncontrollably, and a numbness and panic spread from her spine to her whole body. Besides fear, she was more excited and happy, even a little bit of pleasure.
Before leaving, she even stabbed the bull demon's body again and used all her strength to insert the stone into the bull demon's head.
Thinking about it later, she despised herself for feeling pleasure from killing people, and felt that she and every evil spirit in Yuemang Mountain were equally evil in nature.
Suddenly, a pair of warm hands covered her eyes, and behind her, they said gently: "If you are afraid, don't look."
After Cha Suxun released his hand from covering her eyes, the bull demon's corpse had already vanished. She understood his deliberate kindness, so she nodded in response.
But she was not afraid of the pile of bones, nor did she feel guilty or regretful for killing the bull demon. Until now, she was still glad that she did not show mercy.
She leaned sideways and said to Heqi behind her, "Husband, lean sideways as well. Heqi, the branches of the ghost tree behind us are a bit too lush. I can't move them by hand. Try to use your demonic power to pierce through them."
"This... I'm afraid of accidentally hurting you."
"Come closer, just put your hand in front of me and it'll be fine."
Heqi nodded, and the three of them pressed together, his wrist just slightly in front of her. He concentrated his palm and struck out, the concentrated demonic power breaking through the wall formed by the branches of the Ghostly Withered Tree and also striking the other living creatures.
The evil spirit at the foot of the mountain that had been following them rushed forward, trying to take this opportunity to live on the mountainside.
After all, the entrance to the mountainside they knew was always filled with evil spirits, and if they dared to set foot there, someone would surely lose their life. Now, they just needed to take advantage of the chaos and enter.
The four of them also rushed out quickly, only to see dozens of wolf demons staring at them viciously, their vigilant eyes full of warnings, and their bodies were ready to attack.
"Who was that blind bastard who hit me just now?" After seeing them clearly, his eyes became more teasing and sarcastic. He said to Yuanli, "My beauty, you won't survive on this mountain with a weak mortal. Why don't you join me? We can fight our way up the mountain together and have a good life."
He Qi stood in front of them and used his demonic power to strike out with another palm.
The wolf demon was hit by the blow and couldn't get up at all. The other wolf demons were about to attack when they were stopped by the one on the ground with a shout.
He complained to Heqi, "I was talking to her, not you. Why are you so anxious? I'm not some pervert. What are you thinking about? Are all those who talk to a beautiful woman in the wilderness a pervert? I just felt that the palm strike just now was particularly powerful. If I form an alliance with you, the chances of us reaching the top of the mountain together will be greater."
This time He Qi did not slap him again, but mixed a little bit of his own internal force into the borrowed demonic power and slapped him out of thin air.
"It's better to take a pig up the mountain than a fool like you."
Just as Heqi finished speaking, a voice came faintly from the ghostly withered woods behind him: "Um... I, I am a pig demon, can you take me with you?"
The pig demon's voice was as delicate as a little girl's, perhaps because of fear, her voice was small and trembling. As soon as she finished speaking, laughter broke out from the side.
"Puff! Haha, hey! Hey! Hey! I say! This pig demon is quite humorous."
He Qi remained silent until the laughter gradually died down. Then, pointing to the general direction behind him where the main figure was, he said, "Yes."
"Really?"
"If you stand beside me right now, what I said will be true."
In the Ghostly Withered Forest, someone eager to watch the fun, no matter how big the event, sarcastically urged, "Go, Pig Demon, take a gamble on whether he'll kill you or not. You're so weak anyway, you'll die sooner or later. If you win the bet, you'll survive."
"Why wouldn't everyone say she's as dumb as a pig? She's the only fool who dares to ask for help on Yuemang Mountain. Who among those who have fallen to Yuemang Mountain isn't a scoundrel? Hoping to be rescued is ridiculous."
"Is this pig crazy? I'm not picky about food, I'd eat a crazy one too. I'm waiting to pick up the corpse."
The crowd was filled with people watching the joke, their voices clamoring incessantly. Some at the foot of the mountain were even more outrageous, using the dense, withered trees as a shield to shout, "Hey, we're all from the foot of the mountain, why would we risk our lives for those on the mountainside? Instead of begging them to be kind, why not be kind yourself and give me your life? I'll live on the mountainside and be grateful to you every day."
He Qi thought she would retreat as these incompetent people spoke increasingly unbearable words. He never expected that the next moment, she rushed out from the withered forest and knelt at his feet.
Her face was covered in fresh shaves, her clothes were tattered, her hair was messy, and a cold arrow was casually pinned in her hair. Her face wasn't pretty, but it was clean. She looked about the age of a young woman of marriage.
She looked up at him and begged, "I didn't come to you immediately because I was far away. I ran to you as fast as I could. Please take me with you."
He Qi looked down and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will really kill you?"
"Of course I'm afraid, but what's the point of being afraid? The law of the jungle in Yuemang Mountain, this hellish life, which one isn't more terrifying than you killing me right now? Even if there's even the slightest chance of survival, I won't let it go. I'm gambling on your mercy and compassion, and even if I lose, I accept it."
He Qi had originally said that in a joking manner, but he didn't expect that she would actually take his words as a life-saving straw and crawl in front of him with the mentality of being doomed to die.
Although she was still trembling with fear, there was no weakness or pity in her eyes as she looked at him. Instead, she stood straight and stubbornly.
He Qi squatted down, a faint smile on his face, and grabbed her neck, his grip slowly tightening as the force increased. The pig demon's neck and face flushed red from the intense feeling of suffocation, but even so, she did not resist or hurt him.
"It's not like you to ask for help."
After saying this, Heqi gradually loosened his grip. The pig demon coughed violently and took deep breaths to catch her breath. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and simply gave up pretending, staring back at him straight in the face.
"So what should I do? Tell me what kind of outfit you like, and I can pretend to be anything you want. I will definitely be valuable to you. Save me, and you won't regret it."
"A lowly pig demon who can't even make it to the mountainside, what makes you think you'll be valuable to me? And I'm not interested in that tiny value. Tsk tsk tsk... The deal is broken, little pig demon."
As he spoke, Heqi turned his hand over, palm facing up, and his entire right hand transformed into a sharp and broad tiger paw. It looked like he could easily tear his prey apart with just a casual drop of his claws.
The moment he raised his tiger claws to strike, He Qi finally saw some fear in her eyes. His tiger claws finally slapped her side, and the wind it brought stirred her hair.
"Do you have a name? Any name is fine."
"Yes, his full name is Sixi, and his nickname is Bingbing."
"Si Xi? There's a person named Si? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll roast you and eat you as a snack."
"I'm a monster, not a mortal. Does my name have to be based on my surname? 'Four Joys' was chosen for me by my father, and so was 'Bing Bing'. It carries my father's well-thought-out blessings, so isn't it a good name?"
Realizing that he had wasted quite a bit of time and even started chatting with Sixi, Heqi stood up, but Sixi was still kneeling and looking up at him.
He Qi finally softened his heart. After seeing that his sister's face showed no displeasure, he used his magic power to create two pairs of purple jade bracelets and put them on her wrists.
Having gotten his things, he should have accepted them. Si Xi quickly got up from the ground, ignoring the numbness in his legs, and quickly stood behind him.
Seeing this, the people at the foot of the mountain also surrendered, but Heqi ignored them, and the surrounding area was in chaos and noise. The wolf demons on the ground saw this and no longer mentioned the alliance. They quickly transformed into their original forms and rushed into the forest.
Yuanli warned, "We shouldn't stay here for long. Leave now. If they keep quarreling like this, it will sooner or later attract other evil spirits from the mountainside, and then another fight will inevitably break out."
After they had escaped a little further, Yuanli questioned Sixi, "I don't believe anyone in this damn place would dare to put their life in the hands of a stranger. What's your purpose in deliberately creating this chaos?"
Si Xi hid behind He Qi and explained, "I didn't do it on purpose. My demonic power is low, and I'm blessed to be alive today. I know very well that if I rely on myself, I will definitely die here. If it were you, wouldn't you make the same choice as me when you had this opportunity?"
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