Chapter 9

Chapter 9

I… I’ll just keep this as a memento for myself

Most demons have a strange perception of humans.

Even the relatively gentle demons regard humans as playthings to be trifled with at will.

It is said that in more ancient times, humans were far more humble in front of demons than they are now.

Later, it was unknown what happened, but heaven and earth favored humans, these weaker creatures.

And with its help, ordinary people could use the power of the celestial phenomena to fight against the demon race.

The rules laid down by the laws of heaven and earth prevented demons from wantonly disturbing the human world.

But even so, demons, who are born with stronger physiques and possess terrifying demonic power, are still an insurmountable mountain in front of humans.

Ancient demons like Jiujiu, born with a distinguished lineage, don’t even need to cultivate seriously. As long as they wait long enough, they can naturally master transcendental demonic power and surpass thousands of other demons.

Through in-depth research during this period…

Jiujiu discovered that the images appearing in her mind were a retrospective of her experiences from hundreds of years ago.

This human named Gu Jiangming, he lived three hundred years ago.

And the reason she hadn’t encountered him before was most likely that he had already died before she met him.

Because Gu Jiangming’s talent in arcane arts was too astonishing. If it was really as shown in the images, then he couldn’t be unknown in this era three hundred years later.

Therefore, after eliminating all impossible options, there was only one answer left.

He died at the hands of the Hundred-Headed Demon three hundred years ago.

This was why Jiujiu hadn’t encountered this person in the previous hundreds of reincarnations, and why she hadn’t heard of him three hundred years later.

This was Jiujiu’s own guess.

She met him by the most coincidental chance.

And even had a strange connection because of it.

But…

At this moment, Jiujiu couldn’t help but feel a little worried. She was a little afraid that Gu Jiangming would find out she was a demon.

She always felt that all the good things were just an illusion. The moment the truth was revealed, Gu Jiangming’s warm smile would turn into bone-chilling indifference.

Just like her father.

【Gu Jiangming told you his plan.】

【He believed that the human cultivators were ineffective. Facing the disturbance of the secular world by a strange demon like the Hundred-Headed Demon, they remained silent. How many innocent people were there in this world? Why should they be swallowed by demons as food?】

【Gu Jiangming also said that he had already discussed this matter with his master Zhang Tianze from Longhu Mountain and decided to establish his own sect to slay demons and eliminate evil, to help the world and bring peace to the people.】

Seeing this line, Jiujiu’s heart sank.

Gu Jiangming was injured by the Hundred-Headed Demon, and his father died at the hands of a demon.

Jiujiu wasn’t surprised that Gu Jiangming would have the intention to slay demons and eliminate evil, but seeing this line, she couldn’t help but feel a pang in her heart.

If he knew she was a demon…

What would he think?

How would he see her?

Jiujiu didn’t want to think about such things anymore.

Humans and demons would eventually part ways.

Just as she had thought before, they were ultimately not people on the same path.

One was human, the other was a demon.

Leaving a beautiful and dignified memory for each other, wasn’t that a good thing?

Having such an encounter with a person from three hundred years ago, Jiujiu felt a connection that transcended time and space.

But the end of the story should also come to an end here.

Actually, it felt pretty good.

Those days of being cared for and cherished.

【Gu Jiangming seemed to notice your sudden melancholy and distraction, and he gently embraced you.】

【He whispered to you, “When the time comes, we can also travel all over the country together. For the rest of our lives, I will take you to see the sights you have never seen before.”】

【But that night, you had already decided to leave him.】

Jiujiu remained silent.

【This time of parting, you were overwhelmed with emotion and could no longer control your feelings of imminent separation. With your increasingly refined cultivation, you quietly restrained your demonic power, and then you spent this lingering night of warmth together.】

I’m not, I didn’t, you you you you don’t mess around.

Why is this happening?

I didn’t intend to act like this!

Jiujiu’s pretty face flushed slightly. The prompt on the screen had already told her what happened this night.

【A new life is beginning to grow within you.】

Patches of crimson appeared on her fair neck. She took a deep breath and, without looking back, manipulated her character to run away.

Forget it.

This was just an accident in the reincarnation and wouldn’t affect reality itself. I… I’ll just keep this as a memento for myself.

And on the other side of the screen…

Gu Jiangming’s face didn’t look so good.

【Your wife left you a letter.】

【In the letter, she claimed that she was of dull aptitude and was probably unable to keep up with your pace of cultivation.】

【She also seemed to lack the talent to learn the arcane arts you taught her.】

【Thinking about a hundred years later, you will still look the same, while she will have aged and faded. She is unwilling to accept such a reality and contrast, so she bids farewell.】

The first sword strike after descending the mountain, to slay the beloved?

Gu Jiangming felt dizzy.

He had never thought about it this way.

Furthermore, if her cultivation couldn’t keep up, Gu Jiangming would find a solution for Jiujiu himself.

Alright, now in Gu Jiangming’s heart, a brand new main quest had appeared.

Suddenly, he felt his thoughts become clearer.

【You embark on the path of searching for Jiujiu, but before that, you have to solve a problem.】

【You search for traces of the Hundred-Headed Demon in the world.】

【You want to test the level of your arcane arts and whether you can subdue the demon.】

【You revisit the place where you were besieged by the Hundred-Headed Demon. This place has been deliberately cleaned up, and only a few bloodstains remain as evidence of what happened that year.】

【You smell an unusual power fluctuation, as if someone had used some kind of power to peek into what happened here.】

【You come to the wing room where you lived back then and find Wang Qinghe’s protective amulet inside.】

【And this protective amulet is already covered in dust.】

【You sense the demonic barrier that the Hundred-Headed Demon had cast and record this aura.】

【This will be an important clue for you to track the enemy from afar.】

【Finally, you sense the presence of this demonic power again in Yuzhang.】

【Its demonic power is weak, as if it has been seriously injured.】

【You quietly track it all the way, finding the aura in a village with only a hundred people in Yuzhang.】

【When you arrive at this village, you smell the scent of blood mist and the sound of wolfing down and chewing.】

【You don’t hesitate at all and immediately chase after it. You see the Hundred-Headed Demon lifting its clumsy head and swallowing an unconscious person on the ground into its giant mouth.】

【It senses your arrival and quickly focuses its countless filthy eyes under its giant mouth on you.】

【It is very surprised that you are still alive, but then its voice carries a hint of excitement.】

【Because for it, the flesh and blood of a warrior like you is the best elixir to heal its body.】

【”You actually have the courage to come find me?”】

【”What a godsend.”】

【”You delivered yourself to my door!!!”】

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