Those years when I hunted demons in Dali Temple

Chapter 978 Being a Person
After Xiao Cheng finished recounting the events on Xunzhuang Mountain in a halting manner, the light in the bamboo house became much dimmer.

Xiao Cheng's eyes also dimmed.

The man softened his voice even more, "What do you want to do in the future?"

Xiao Cheng raised his head, his bewildered eyes filled with hatred, "I want to avenge my mother and the others!"

Before the man could say anything, his hatred quickly transformed into strength. Xiao Cheng clenched his fists tightly, and remembering his mother's words when she saw him off, he said firmly, "I must first try to survive!"

The man praised his idea.

Then I asked him, "Have you thought about what to do?"

Xiao Cheng's gaze fell on the man, but her previously firm look became somewhat cautious. "I know you're a good person. You're the one who put away my tail. Can I follow you?"

Before the man could speak, Xiao Chengwang continued, "I don't know if those who harmed my mother and the others will come looking for me again. You are my savior. I know that relying on you like this is repaying kindness with enmity, but I need someone to teach me cultivation now."

Xiao Cheng stared at the man and said, "I can't make any promises to you right now, but I will definitely do whatever you say before I get my revenge. If I survive after I get my revenge, you can do whatever you want with my life."

“You’re still a child, there’s only so much you can do, and,” the man looked at him with a smile, “how can you be so sure I can teach you cultivation?”

Xiao Chengwang's little brain couldn't think that far ahead. He just intuitively felt that the person in front of him wasn't a bad person. As for what Xiu was, that was just his wild guess as he followed this man.

Fortunately, it guessed correctly.

The man nodded to him. "I did hide your tail for you. If you hadn't hidden it, you wouldn't have been able to live among humans."

Humanity?

Xiao Chengwang finally remembered something very important.

He's a demon beast!

The man before her was a human, just like the seven who had killed her people.

Is it a monster that lives alongside humans?

Aside from being contracted by someone and becoming a contracted beast, as its predecessors had suggested, it couldn't think of any other way.

Xiao Cheng's heart pounded with anxiety, remembering how the man had just said he wanted to follow him.

The man seemed to understand what Xiao Cheng was thinking, "You are not a real demon beast."

what?
Xiao Cheng was a little confused.

If the person hides its tail, then it becomes a person?
The man told him, "You have half-human blood, which is why I can easily hide your tail. True demons, unless they have high cultivation levels, are easily discovered if they want to completely conceal their identities. There is another way: to form a contract with a human."

Xiao Cheng almost jumped up.

How could it possibly be a half-demon!
Half-demons are the most despised beings among the monster pack, but they are very popular among the rats!
Even if this person is a good person, they cannot slander its existence!
snort!
Xiao Cheng was a little unhappy.

The man seemed oblivious to his displeasure and patiently asked him, "Have you ever seen your parents in their original forms?"

Following the man's words, Xiao Cheng thought that apart from his father's, he really had never seen his mother's original form!
Xiao Cheng looked at the man in disbelief, almost on the verge of tears.

How could its gentle mother be human?!
The man was unaware of the love story between Xiao Chengwang's parents, but he still wanted to tell Xiao Chengwang, "You are unaware of your half-demon identity. Your parents handled this matter very well, allowing you to live a carefree life among your kind."

Xiao Cheng didn't quite understand what he was hearing.

The man told it, "No matter what species they are, they will reject each other, let alone someone who is not of the same kind. They will reject each other even more. Monsters have a blood connection. The fact that they don't reject you proves that your parents have already taken care of this matter."

"Humans reject their own kind even more severely than demons. They suppress and bully their own kind; it's something ingrained in their very being, almost innate. If they discover you're neither human nor demon," the man paused, his expression suddenly turning serious, "if you're discovered, the consequences are unpredictable."

Little Cheng Wang still didn't understand. According to the person in front of him, his mother must be human. Humans are so gentle, how could they be as cruel as this person described?

Moreover, why is this person talking to him about human affairs?
Xiao Cheng understood why after the man said the next thing.

"Since you want to follow me, you must first understand one thing," the man said to Xiao Cheng. "I am human, and you are a half-demon!"

Xiao Chengwang's eyes widened suddenly. Did this person mean that it couldn't live with him?

The man originally wanted to laugh, but seeing that Xiao Chengwang's eyes were brimming with tears that were about to burst forth, he still raised his hand and rubbed Xiao Chengwang's head. "I want to tell you that if you live among humans, you must never let anyone find out that you are a half-demon."

Xiao Cheng felt the warmth on his head and rubbed against it reluctantly.

This person is lying to it; humans are clearly very gentle.

Xiao Cheng was afraid that this person wouldn't take it with them, so he pretended to be sensible and nodded.

The man smiled and said, "From now on, you'll have to call me Master."

Xiao Chengwang: "Master!"

"Yes!" the man replied happily.

"By the way, Master, what's your name?" Xiao Cheng tilted her head to look at the man, her eyes still watery from being washed.

The man laughed loudly, "How could Master have forgotten about this?"

"My name is Qin Sheng!"

Xiao Cheng blinked. Was its new master reliable?
Qin Sheng was amused by his appearance.

He said, "Good disciple, you haven't told your master what your name is yet."

Xiao Chengwang will never forget this day, when two people who had never spoken to each other before became master and disciple only then remembered to exchange names.

"My name is Cheng Wang!"

After Qin Sheng found out which two words they were, he pondered for a while.

He said, "Master doesn't know who wiped out your clan. Just in case, your name can't be used now, so for now, take my surname. You're still a child, and it's not too late for you to remember the rat clan when you grow up."

"Qin Wang!" Qin Sheng said to Xiao Cheng Wang, "From now on, you will be called Qin Wang. Forget everything from the past. When you have the ability, you can call yourself Cheng Wang!"

Xiao Cheng nodded blankly, "Disciple will listen to Master."

Qin Sheng looked at him with pity.

Just as Xiao Cheng thought, no, Xiao Qin thought he was going to say something caring.

Qin Sheng patted him on the shoulder and said solemnly, "Ah Wang, from today onwards, be a good person!"

Xiao Qin was so engrossed in the word "A Wang" that it took her a long time to react.

"what?"

As a human being, what about me?
Xiao Qin's later experiences proved Qin Sheng was right.

It is indeed not easy to be a good person.

Good afternoon!