Something's wrong with this demon.

Chapter 143 The Demon

Night, a ghostly graveyard.

Two figures, one large and one small, moved among the graves and the bones scattered on the ground.

A chilling wind howled all around, like the wailing of ghosts and wolves.

Low trees stood among the graves, their branches swaying like evil spirits, baring their fangs and claws.

It is said that this place is filled with wronged souls and evil spirits that haunt it year-round.

There have even been instances of demons that have transformed into monsters.

Many disciples who practice the Human Skin Ghost Shadow Technique need to come here to nurture their artifacts.

But they only dared to go to the outer perimeter, randomly finding a grave and an old corpse, and would never dare to go deep into the innermost part of the cemetery.

There are very few people here normally.

But Ye Fu seemed to enjoy it very much and was very familiar with the place.

She led Luo Qingchen forward, over the hillside, and into a dark forest filled with tombstones.

After passing through the dark forest, the path begins to descend steeply.

As Luo Qingchen passed through the dark forest, she curiously observed the tombstones and graves.

The tombstones were all blank, and the graves had long since collapsed.

Who exactly is buried here?

He secretly wondered.

One hour later.

The two finally took a detour and arrived at the foot of the mountain.

The forest at the foot of the mountain is the same forest that leads to the Monster Forest, and it's also the forest where Luo Qingchen and Shangguan Yunman parted ways. Now, the two are heading in the opposite direction from the Monster Forest.

After leaving the woods, Ye Fu, who had been leading the way, suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?"

Luo Qingchen asked.

Ye Fu said, "I don't know the way."

Luo Qingchen walked ahead and said, "I should know them."

He had walked that road the last time he escorted monsters on a mission.

At that time, we were only about ten miles away from Blood Eagle Gate.

Like the Demon-Slaying Sect, the Blood Eagle Sect was hidden deep in the mountains and forests, requiring one to traverse mountains and valleys to reach it; in some places, there were no roads at all. The two traveled silently, one in front of the other.

From night, we walked into day, and then from day, we walked into night.

"We might need two horses."

As they passed an inn, Luo Qingchen wiped the sweat from her forehead.

By this time, both of them were covered in dust and clearly exhausted.

Upon hearing this, Ye Fu went directly to the stable behind the inn, quickly led out a horse, and handed the reins to him.

"Is there only one?"

Luo Qingchen took the reins and said.

Ye Fu said, "I can't ride."

Luo Qingchen said, "I didn't know how to ride before either, but I learned after riding it once."

"Thief! Thief has stolen the horse!"

Just then, a man's shout suddenly came from the stable behind the inn.

"Whoosh!"

A flash of cold light.

Ye Fu drew her short knife, ready to kill.

"Walk!"

Luo Qingchen grabbed her wrist, took the horse, and led her forward.

Several lanterns were lit up at the inn behind us.

The innkeeper and his waiter had already rushed out of the inn, cursing angrily as if they were about to chase after them.

"Eye!"

Luo Qingchen drew her sword, gathered her strength, and slashed at a large tree beside her.

"Clang!"

The thick tree instantly split in two and fell to the ground.

The men, who were angrily cursing and preparing to give chase, were terrified at the sight. They hurriedly stopped and turned to flee back to the inn. Their cries of "Thieves, don't run away!" also came to an abrupt halt.

Luo Qingchen sheathed her knife, took the horse and her hand, and continued walking forward.

"You don't like killing?"

Ye Fu asked.

Seeing that they had walked some distance, Luo Qingchen released her hand and said, "No one likes killing."

Ye Fu said, "I like it."

Luo Qingchen led the horse ahead, and after walking for a while, she said, "You're just used to it, but that doesn't mean you like it." "Then what do you like?"

Ye Fu asked.

Luo Qingchen thought for a moment and said, "I don't know either."

Ye Fu said, "Last time I asked you how your sister died, and you still haven't answered."

Luo Qingchen was silent for a moment, then said, "Killed by a demon."

Then he asked, "Where's your sister?"

Ye Fu paused for a moment, then said, "It was also killed by a demon."

"Therefore, we should slay the demons, not the humans."

Luo Qingchen said.

Ye Fu looked at him: "You killed so many people, were they all demons?"

Luo Qingchen said, "I suppose so. The people of the Demon-Suppressing Sect are all demons; there isn't a single innocent person among them, including us."

"What constitutes an innocent person?"

Ye Fu asked.

Luo Qingchen said, "The people who shouldn't be killed are the innocent ones. Just like now, you stole someone's horse, and they only cursed at you, so you shouldn't have killed them."

Are there people in this world who shouldn't be killed?

She asked.

Then, watching his retreating figure, he muttered to himself, "There probably are. But most of them deserve to be killed."

Luo Qingchen suddenly stopped and looked at her.

She stopped and looked at him with her dark eyes.

After a moment of silence, Luo Qingchen said, "Actually, I think that only a small number of people deserve to be killed, not the majority."

"But I think it's the majority, even all of them."

She said very seriously.

Luo Qingchen met her cold gaze for a moment, then nodded: "Your idea isn't wrong. Because what you think most people, or all people, are the people you see right now."

A hint of doubt seemed to appear in her eyes.

Luo Qingchen pondered and hesitated for a while before finally saying these words to her, as if she were speaking to herself.

"Because we live in darkness now, you feel that everything around you is pitch black, and can be erased. But this world isn't all darkness; there are many sunny and beautiful places. Do you understand what I mean?"

Ye Fu shook her head.

Luo Qingchen had to be more direct: "We've been living among bad people all this time, and we're bad people ourselves, so we think everyone in this world is bad and deserves to die. But actually, there are many good people out there; we just haven't met them yet. Those people don't deserve to die, and we shouldn't kill them indiscriminately. Do you understand now?"

Ye Fu stared at him for a moment with her dark eyes, then asked, "How did you know?"

Luo Qingchen said, "Before I came here, I knew many good people and many innocent people, including my sister. They should not have been killed."

"And you?"

She asked.

Luo Qingchen paused for a moment, then said, "I guess I used to be one too."

Ye Fu stared at him and said, "Why are you telling me all this? You never used to talk to me this much."

Luo Qingchen was momentarily at a loss for words.

Involuntarily, he could picture that snow-white figure under that gray sky, in that black forest, carrying a black flower home, carefully wiping it until it was spotless and pure white.

Some flowers are naturally white; they are just temporarily concealed by black.

With just a gentle wipe from someone, it might regain its original beauty.

But did he really expect to change the ruthless, murderous little witch beside him with his pale and hypocritical words?

How is that possible?

He's a ruthless killer, so what right does he have to change others?

"I just said it offhand."

He led his horse forward, inwardly laughing at his own strange, sudden outburst. He was now a demon.

Once a demon, always a demon.

In the heart of a demon, are there still people who shouldn't be killed?

"You're just afraid I'll skin those three people at the pharmacy alive."

After walking for a while, she suddenly said.

Luo Qingchen remained silent and did not respond.

After walking for a while, she asked, "Why aren't we riding horses?"

Luo Qingchen said, "There's only one horse."

"You can take me with you."

she said.

Luo Qingchen remained silent.

He dared not turn his back to her.

"I can sit in the front."

She was clearly aware of his concerns.

Luo Qingchen glanced at her.

Since she's willing to sit in the front, there's nothing to hesitate about.

I am indeed quite tired.

I've been traveling non-stop for days.

"All right."

He mounted his horse and reached out his hand to her.

She ignored him, and with a light leap, she jumped onto the horse's back and sat in his lap.

She looked just like a little girl, her head reaching his chest, her small body completely covered by his.

From behind, she is almost invisible.

She stopped talking and suddenly became quiet.

Luo Qingchen held the reins with both hands, his arms wrapped around her waist, making it look like he was holding the small girl in his arms.

The horse carried the two people forward.

After walking for a while, he couldn't help but say, "You're so small."

She seemed to think for a moment, then replied, "You're so big."

Two figures, one tall and one short, rode horses, traveling from daytime to nighttime, and then from nighttime to daytime.

That evening, the two finally entered the territory of the Blood Eagle Sect.

A village appeared ahead.

However, from a distance, there was neither smoke from cooking fires nor lights.

Night fell quietly.

By the time the two rode their horses to the village, it was already completely dark.

"Junior Sister Ye, wake up."

The girl had been sleeping in his arms for half a day.

How dare she fall asleep?

Aren't you afraid he'll take the opportunity to kill her?

The brotherhood contract has a duration of only one month.

The brotherhood contract between the two has expired today.

"Have we arrived yet?"

When Ye Fu woke up, her dark eyes were somewhat confused.

"We've arrived at a village. We haven't rested for several days and need to rest for the night."

Luo Qingchen saw that she was awake and dismounted.

She was still riding alone on her horse, being led by him and carried on his back.

I'm hungry.

she said.

Luo Qingchen said, "There should be quite a few rats here."

She didn't say anything more.

Luo Qingchen led her horse into the village and headed forward.

"Squeak..."

At that moment, a wooden door of the house in front opened.

An elderly man with a wrinkled face peeked out from the doorway, his cloudy eyes looking at them.

"What are you doing so late?"

The old man asked.

Luo Qingchen said, "We're just passing through and would like to find a place to rest for the night."

The old man glanced at the two of them again, then went inside, seemingly talking to someone.

Luo Qingchen turned her head to look at the ditch on the right side of the house, where a corpse lay. The corpse was already decomposed, with a large hole in its chest, and the lower half of its body, up to the waist, was missing.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the body of the old man from before.