Ji Fenghua raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised: "That's... a pity."
Su He instinctively put his hands behind his back, exuding a refined air, but quickly and deliberately put them back in front of him, and said with a light smile, "Yes, it's a pity that my beautiful wife and children, one in the prime of their lives and the other just born, along with more than a hundred members of my family, all perished at the hands of others."
"Why?" Ji Fenghua turned her head seriously and looked at Su He again.
Su He's face showed no emotion whatsoever; there was none of sadness, resentment, remembrance, or longing.
It's like telling someone else's story that has nothing to do with him.
“Because of human greed and desire, because I have blocked others’ bright path,” Su He even began to smile slightly, just as before: “The Su family thought that I, the top scholar, would bring glory to their family, but they never expected that I would bring them the calamity of the extermination of their entire clan.”
In just a few understated sentences, not a single word of cruelty is mentioned, yet every word is stained with blood, and every sentence is about human lives.
Ji Fenghua seemed to see Su He at that time, how heartbroken and devastated he was in the face of the blood of his entire family and the lives of his nine clansmen, and how he struggled in despair, step by step embarking on the dark path of demonic corruption.
After a long silence, Ji Fenghua sighed with a maturity beyond her years, "The Demon Realm is not necessarily more peaceful than the Mortal Realm; the life-and-death struggles are even more intense."
Su He had completely returned to normal, but he was much gentler towards Ji Fenghua, saying, "That's because the young master has just arrived in the Demon Realm and doesn't know that these native demon cultivators are actually simpler and easier to understand than demon beasts."
After a pause, Su He said something that Ji Fenghua would never forget:
"Sometimes, the most brutal battles are not those fought to the death, but those that destroy the spirit."
The two arrived in the Demon City and met the Demon Lord Jiu Yue in person.
Jiu Yue had just recovered from the final blow Xuan En dealt him and had already stabilized his cultivation.
Looking at Ji Fenghua's face, which was so similar to Ji Fengming's, Jiu Yue felt very bad.
But thinking that Ji Fenghua was the only disciple he had taken in all these years.
Since Ji Fenghua was still a member of the Yun family, Jiu Yue suppressed his displeasure and did not vent his anger on her.
Ji Fenghua was slightly taken aback when he saw Jiu Yue. He had thought that the Demon Lord would be a fierce-looking monster with three heads and six arms, or at the very least a rough and burly man. He did not expect that Jiu Yue's appearance was no less than that of his sister Shang Xiye.
Those exquisite and handsome eyebrows and eyes naturally exude a cold and charming aura.
If it weren't for his stern demeanor, the slightest hint of gentleness in his expression would be considered seductive, bewitching people without them even realizing it.
Moreover, upon closer inspection, this Demon Lord Jiu Yue bears a resemblance to the Ji family in appearance.
Su He glanced at it twice and flattered him without reservation, saying, "Those who know will say that the young master is the Demon Lord's disciple; those who don't, at first glance, might think that the young master is the Venerable's direct descendant!"
Having just composed himself, Jiu Yue listened to Su He's words and carefully examined Ji Fenghua for a few moments before saying in a calm tone, "It seems that you and I are indeed destined to be master and disciple. As the young master of my Demon Realm, you will one day shoulder the great responsibility of the rise and fall of my Demon Clan."
"You will stay here with me for the next two days. I will personally train you for a couple of days before entrusting you with important responsibilities."
Hearing Jiu Yue's words, Su He became even more determined to assist Ji Fenghua. He smiled and reminded the bewildered Ji Fenghua, "Young Master, why don't you quickly thank the Venerable One? In this world, you are the only one who can live with the Venerable One and receive his guidance day and night!"
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