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Chapter 79: The Demon Slayer

Come with me?
Zhou Yan looked at the girl whose temperament was shattered but whose eyes were filled with determination.

He smiled bitterly and said meaningfully: "Long, I am just an "outsider", like a rootless duckweed, with no way to come and no way to return. Are you sure you want to follow me?"

The girl was stunned for a moment, then her eyes remained firm: "Master Yan, now that my father and mother are gone, I have lost my past and am just a wandering ghost. I, I want to follow you!"

"Even if you can only follow for 'Thirty Days', are you willing?" Zhou Yan asked softly with helplessness.

"Lord Yan, I don't understand what you mean, but I'm willing." The girl looked puzzled, but still nodded seriously.

What outsider? What thirty days? She really couldn't understand Zhou Yan's ambiguous expression.

Zhou Yan sighed softly and nodded.

"Then you will follow me during this time."

He agreed to the girl's request.

*
About an hour later, Zhou Yan and Long, who was carrying a large package, arrived at the village chief's house together.

The village chief is also an old man, who looks a little older than Long's adoptive parents, but he is in good spirits.

When he saw Long's appearance, he was a little surprised, but then he showed a matter-of-fact expression: "Long, are you ready to leave?"

He glanced at Zhou Yan who was standing silently beside him: "Are you ready to follow this gentleman?"

At this moment, Zhou Yan put on a pair of trousers over his life suit and a simple robe on his upper body. If you don't look closely at the chest and abdominal armor plates faintly visible under the overlapping lapels, it doesn't look like a strange outfit.

Long lowered his eyes and nodded gently: "Grandpa Village Chief, I... I was originally an outsider adopted by my parents. Now that they have been killed by evil spirits, there is no reason for me to stay here. I plan to travel with Lord Yan to see if I can find any clues to my life experience."

Upon hearing this, the village chief sighed and said, "That's right. Although you have lost your memory, you have a beautiful appearance and an elegant temperament. The villagers have long seen that you are of extraordinary status. It must be that only an official family can cultivate such a descendant. It would be good to find out your origins."

"Wait a minute, I'll give you something."

He thought for a moment, then returned to the inner room and took out a leather scroll and handed it to the girl: "Long, the village is poor. Although I am the village chief, I don't have much spare energy to provide help. Take this map of Yuanlu Province."

"Thank you, Village Chief. This is exactly what we need most." Long bowed obediently to the Village Chief and took the scroll in his hand.

"Alas," the village chief shook his head sadly, "Long, you should also mourn. Your parents are already happy enough to have a well-behaved daughter like you in their later years. Everyone can feel it in the past six months. Although they have encountered an accident now, I believe that after you came, they have made up for the regrets in the first half of their lives."

Long bowed again, his voice choking with sobs: "I know, Grandpa Village Chief, I am very grateful for your care over the past six months. I, I am leaving now."

"Go." The village chief waved his hand.

Long gritted his teeth, turned around and went out first.

Just as Zhou Yan was about to catch up, the hoarse voice of the old village chief came from behind: "Mr. Yan, although I have no right to say this, I still ask you to take care of Long."

Zhou Yan paused after hearing this, then turned around and said seriously: "As long as I am still alive in this world, I will do my best to take good care of Long, don't worry."

"That's good, that's good." The old village chief murmured, as if he was relieved. But he still frowned slightly.

In fact, how much trust does he have in Zhou Yan?

I just want peace of mind.

After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, this is an evil world where demons and ghosts are rampant and the government is powerless.

When a beautiful girl walks with a tall man of unknown origin, it basically means that she is that man's property.

After leaving the village chief's house, Zhou Yan looked at Long, the seemingly weaker girl, who was carrying a large bag. Although she did not look tired, she did make him feel a little uncomfortable compared to him who was only carrying a small bag.

So he took the initiative to ask: "Long, why don't we exchange luggage? You are carrying too much weight like this."

Long waved his hands and said quickly, "No need! Long's strength is greater than that of ordinary men. Moreover, since I have decided to follow you, I should play the role of a servant. I have no problem."

Zhou Yan wanted to try again, but the girl refused to agree, so he had to give up.

As if Long was afraid that he might do something tricky, he quickened his pace and almost trotted away from the small village with Zhou Yan.

*
About half a day after Zhou Yan took Long away from the village.

At dusk, a team of five people entered the village. They were all wearing neat white suits with a black long haori on the outside with a flame symbol on the back. Each of them had a katana on his waist that was longer than an ordinary katana, looking quite powerful.

These people went straight to the village chief's house and knocked on the door.

"Here they are!" the village chief answered loudly, then staggered over to open the door. When he looked up, he saw the visitors' attire and couldn't help feeling a little excited.

"Masters of the Demon Slayer's Office, you are finally here!"

"Hello, I'm Kengo Oi, the captain of the demon-slaying squad stationed in Atsumi County. We received a report that there were red demons causing trouble in your area, so we rushed here directly from the village next to where we are stationed." The leading young man nodded indifferently to the village chief, looking quite arrogant.

Not only him, but also the four team members behind him had rather cold expressions.

The village chief didn't care about these people's attitude. He showed a flattering smile on his old face: "Captain Oi, the red ghost did attack our village and ate an old couple here. The attack took place at the teahouse outside the village. The ghost's body is still there!"

"Corpse?" Ooi Kengo's face turned serious. "You mean, the red demon is dead?"

"Yes, yes!" The village chief nodded repeatedly, "The old couple's adopted daughter and the guests who stayed at their house killed him together."

"Haha, that's ridiculous." Before Kengo Oi could say anything, a team member behind him spat in disbelief.

Kengo Oi turned around and glared at the team member, which immediately made them silent.

He did not argue with the village chief and directly gave the order: "Let's go and take a look together."

"Yes!" Several team members responded immediately.

*
(End of this chapter)