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"I beg you to cut me down like that evil spirit."

"Why is that?" Jinglong asked in confusion.

The fox spirit sighed softly, a hint of sorrow appearing on her beautiful face, and began to tell its story to Jing Tianjinglong.

The fox spirit clan only has one child after they marry.

If the offspring is male, once it grows up, the couple will drive it away from the white fox forest, letting it embark on an unknown journey alone.

This was done, firstly, to ensure the continuation of the fox demon bloodline in other lands.

Secondly, it can also prevent the number of fox spirits in the same area from becoming too large, leading to mutual hatred and then killing each other.

If the offspring is female, once it grows up, the couple will merge into one and give birth to a new male fox spirit.

At that time, the adult female fox demons will lead the male fox demons in their growth.

Once the male fox spirits grow up, they will form a bond with their daughters, reproduce, and the cycle will continue indefinitely.

No matter how time changes, for these fox spirits, this is the most normal and natural way of life.

This kind of life continued until the arrival of a sorcerer.

Judging by appearance alone, this sorcerer looks like a child under ten years old.

However, his strength is extremely powerful and terrifying.

He easily killed the male white fox and smeared his entire body with its blood.

By reciting a new incantation, he absorbed the blood of a male white fox and instantly transformed from a child into a strong, adult man.

After killing the male fox demon, the sorcerer extended his hand towards the mother and daughter.

A terrifying eye grew from his palm.

Before it could react, the eyes on the sorcerer's palm suddenly emitted a black light, attacking the mother and daughter.

It protected its daughter, using its body to shield her from the black light.

However, the black light passed through its body and killed the daughter it was holding.

The fox demon, having lost her husband and daughter, launched a frenzied attack on him.

This sorcerer's spells were truly superb; the fox demon not only couldn't get close to him, but was also immobilized and unable to move.

"I want you to live." He looked at the crazed fox demon and mocked, "You will live to taste all the pain."

After saying that, he left the White Fox Forest.

At this point, the fox demon paused, a hint of sorrow flashing in her slender eyes, and said:

"We demons are unable to take our own lives because of our very nature."

"In the human world, it is common for people to commit suicide to follow their loved ones after they die, but we demons cannot do that."

"I can neither commit suicide nor fulfill the destiny of us fox demons; I can only add to my years."

"Later on, the wandering demons settled in this forest that had no master."

"However, ghosts and monsters don't fight each other for no reason."

"It usually comes down from the mountain to abduct and eat people. Although it is somewhat wary of me, it understands the etiquette of first come, first served, and there has never been any unpleasantness between us."

"However, this ghost's martial arts skills were superb, and every time it came to the forest to kill someone, that person died at its hands."

"These people include many renowned warriors, and the demon grows stronger day by day after eating their flesh and drinking their blood."

"But you dismembered the ghost in the blink of an eye."

"Of course, you were also seriously injured in the duel. Please don't take offense at me for saying this, but fortunately, the demon wasn't killed because you were seriously injured as well."

"It dispersed its resentment and, in the place where you dismembered it, hid under the roots of a few trees to escape."

"This ghost is deeply obsessed; it must be preparing to be resurrected someday. But resurrection is no easy task, and it also needs a substitute body, so I'm afraid it's hopeless."

"Let's not talk about him anymore; my mind is made up."

"I hope you can help me get rid of the pain I've endured these past years, no, I should say the pain I'll suffer for the rest of my life."

Jingtian Jinglong closed his eyes and listened quietly to the fox's story.

"When you have fully recovered and are able to wield your sword again, please help me," the fox demon pleaded, bowing deeply to Jing Tianjinglong.

"Boom!"

Thunder roared again outside the hut, but inside it remained silent.

Finally, Jinglong broke the silence.

"I agree."

Next, Jing Tianjinglong and the fox demon spent several days under the same roof.

In the past few days, the fox demon has taken good care of him.

Thanks to her meticulous care, Ida Iryu's injuries recovered faster than expected.

"warrior."

Jing Tianjinglong, who had already lain down to prepare for bed, heard the fox demon's call.

"What is it?" Jinglong asked with his eyes closed.

"I wonder how outsiders view us?" the fox demon asked.

The fox demon's question surprised Jing Long somewhat. After hesitating for a moment, he said:

Outsiders would consider us husband and wife.

"Husband and wife..."

"Indeed, outsiders might think that we are a couple who live deep in this forest for some reason, and are somewhat different from ordinary people," said Iida Iryu.

The fox spirit relit the paper lampshade that had been extinguished.

In the darkness, the dim light slowly enveloped the woman who was the fox spirit in disguise.

Her hair was jet black like a waterfall, her skin was fair and translucent, and her face was beautiful and dignified.

"To tell you the truth," the fox demon gazed at the lamp and said quietly, "Since you arrived, I've started pretending to be human and learning how to live. At first, I actually found it quite troublesome. However, in the last two days..."

"In the last two days?"

The fox demon seemed to hesitate, unsure whether to say the next sentence.

Jing Tianjinglong remained silent, awaiting the fox demon's reply.

The wind blowing through the gaps made the flame of the lamp flicker erratically.

"I'm starting to think that life is actually pretty good."

The flickering lights illuminated the figure of a woman.

She was originally supposed to be a fox spirit.

But at this moment, the person in the light is undoubtedly a woman.

The woman looked at the lamp with a lonely expression.

Human life...

Jing Tianjinglong also pondered this sentence repeatedly in his heart.

After his coming-of-age ceremony, he spent every day slaying demons and monsters.

Wandering the world, slaying evil spirits, with the sky as my roof and the earth as my dwelling.

In fact, during his time living with the fox spirit, he experienced emotions he had never felt before.

"I'm sorry. What I said was ridiculous."

"It's alright."

After staring at Jing Tianjinglong for a moment, the woman blew out the lamp.

Women and well dragons both have clear minds.

They all knew that peaceful days were numbered.

Several days later, Ida Iryu fully recovered.

The white fox returned to the hut carrying a basket full of wild vegetables.

Seeing the well field and dragon in front of the thatched hut, it smiled and asked, "How is your recovery going?"

Jing Tianjinglong did not reply, but stared intently at the white fox, as if he wanted to imprint her in his heart.

The white fox sensed something amiss in his eyes, and the smile on its face vanished.

"I'll be leaving first thing tomorrow morning," Ida Ryu broke the silence.

Upon hearing this, the white fox dropped the basket full of wild vegetables in its hand with a thud, scattering the vegetables all over the ground.

However, the white fox quickly came to its senses and squatted down to pick up the scattered wild vegetables.

"I see. Then you'll keep our promise, right?"

"Tonight," Jinglong said after a moment's hesitation.

After listening, the white fox nodded and said nothing more.

Soon, the sky darkened and night fell.

Ida Iryu and the woman sat facing each other. The lamp in the room emitted a dim light, illuminating Ida Iryu and the fox who had transformed into a woman.

"Samurai," the woman broke the silence, "the time has come. Please make your move."

As it spoke, it placed its hands on the ground and bowed its head deeply.

"Hmm." Ida Iryu stood up and reached for the hilt of his sword.

The woman's head remained lowered; she waited quietly for that moment to arrive.

Her narrow shoulders trembled slightly.

The wind parted the cracks in the thatched hut, and the flame of the lamp danced.

Ida Ryu quickly drew his sword.

A slight noise came from the room.

Ida Ryu sheathed his sword.

Upon hearing the sound, the woman looked up.

In the corner of the thatched hut, there was the figure of a girl.

A poor child who has nowhere to go after death and can only appear slowly in the darkness.

Ida Iryu swung his sword directly at her.

The girl's body was gradually enveloped in light.

"Samurai, why is this?" The woman's voice trembled slightly.

"I have helped your daughter attain Buddhahood," Jing Tianjinglong said calmly.

Finally, the girl, bathed in light, faced her mother and gave a slightly shy smile.

"She smiled...!?" The woman stared blankly at her daughter.

The girl eventually disappeared along with the light.

"She will never appear again." Iida Iryu stared at the spot where the girl had disappeared and said, "Your daughter will become the soil of this forest, the water here. She has been freed from the evil spell."

The woman didn't speak, but silently shed tears, which eventually turned into a heart-wrenching sob.

After the woman calmed down, Ida Iryu took an item out of his chest and handed it to her.

The woman took it from her hands, wiped her eyes, and looked down.

It turned out to be a hairpin.

A white fox is carved on the hairpin.

"This hairpin has its own special features."

"What's special about it..."

"This hairpin was created by me through the concentration of my energy; it possesses the same magical power as my demon sword. Once you use it, you can end your own life."

The woman opened her tear-filled eyes and looked at Jing Tianjinglong.

"I have another request," Jing Tianjinglong said, shifting his gaze away. "Whether you choose to end your own life is your prerogative, but please make your decision only after I have left this place."

The woman gazed at Ida Iryu, trying to discern the deeper meaning in his heart.

However, Ida Iryu consistently avoided the other person's gaze.

After a brief silence, Ida Iryu spoke.

"I do not wish to see your beautiful skin stained with bright red."

Upon hearing this, the woman swallowed her words.

Upon hearing this, the woman swallowed her words.

A long silence enveloped the two of them.

The light from the lamp flickered.

"Tomorrow morning..."

The woman finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.

"You will leave this place tomorrow morning... Is that really true?"

This poignant question received a nod of approval from Ida Iryu.

"I have received an assassination mission that I cannot refuse."

"May I ask where that monster comes from?"

"No. This time, we are going to kill people," Iida Iryu shook his head and said.

"people……"

"A long time ago, military commanders from various regions requested that I execute him. He was a sorcerer, and although not killing people is my consistent principle, this man is simply unforgivable."

The woman seemed to understand something, and she looked up at Jinglong.

"Could it be that this person is?!"

Jingtian Jinglong nodded and said, "It is said that he is a sorcerer with an eye in his palm."

"Do you know his name?" the woman asked, her voice trembling.

"Demon King Onijuro. He is your mortal enemy."

"Demon King Onijuro..."

"He specializes in slaying monsters who have strayed onto the wrong path and are lost, and he even steals their power for himself. He is a despicable sorcerer. I cannot forgive such a scoundrel."

The woman suppressed her sobs again and wept silently.

A strong gust of wind blew through the gap and extinguished the lamp.

The hut was plunged into darkness.

"Samurai." The woman's hoarse voice cut through the darkness.

"Once you have killed this person, may you return to the forest?"

Jingtian Jinglong did not answer.

"Please promise me. You must, you absolutely must come back to the forest and meet me again."

"..." Ida Iryu remained silent.

He knew very well that his journey would be extremely dangerous, and he might not be able to return alive.

Agreeing to her would only cause more trouble.

The woman finally gave up and fell silent.

The hut fell silent once again.

This time, however, the silence was not broken.

The next morning.

As planned, Ida Iryu left the White Fox Forest to hunt down the demon lord Onijuro.

The woman stood in front of the thatched hut, tightly clutching the wooden hairpin left behind by Jing Tian Jinglong, gazing with deep affection and melancholy at Jing Tian Jinglong's departing figure.

……

Modern times, Moriki Academy.

Jing Tianjinglong clutched the hairpin, his thoughts a jumble of emotions.

However, Jing Tianjinglong quickly composed himself and said, "With this hairpin, eliminating that evil spirit will be much easier."

This hairpin still retains the magical power he infused into it during his lifetime.

Although its internal magic has diminished considerably over the years, it is still enough to kill this evil spirit.

"No wonder the fox gave this hairpin to the little girl; so that's what he was planning."

Just then, an unfamiliar voice suddenly rang out in the teachers' office.

One by one, brown insects flew into the office and in the blink of an eye, they gathered into a handsome white-haired boy.

With its handsome and well-proportioned features, no one would guess that it is a monster that feeds on humans.

After the white-haired pretty boy appeared in the teachers' office, the Victory Team members pointed their Victory Hyper guns at him.

It ignored the members of the GUTS team, looked only at Ida Iryu, and smiled:

"Jinglong, I am overjoyed to see you again."

"But I am not pleased at all." Iida Iryu looked at the evil spirit that had appeared before him, a hint of disgust on his face, and said, "I despise cunning people like you the most."

Upon hearing this, the white-haired handsome young man smiled mysteriously and said:

"Jinglong, I'm warning you."

"Tell me."

"Don't get in my way."

"..."

"Things are different now." The white-haired handsome youth looked at Jing Tianjinglong with a smile and said, "I'm sure you've already realized that I have now obtained a powerful demonic force that was unattainable in the past. You are no longer my match."

Zongfang looked at the handsome white-haired youth and ordered, "Attack!"

The GUTS team members, who had already changed their magazines, immediately opened fire on the white-haired pretty boy.

Several laser beams shot towards it.

The white-haired pretty boy's body was instantly pierced by a laser.

But it didn't care. Instead, it looked at the GUTS team with great interest and asked, "Are you the demon slayers now?"

As it spoke, the large hole pierced its body began to slowly heal.

"How could this be..." Horii stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"This body is merely an avatar of mine. As long as resentment remains, this body can be reborn continuously," the white-haired handsome young man said with a smile.

As it spoke, it suddenly waved its hand at the GUTS team members, and several dark shadows flew out from its hand, heading towards the GUTS team members with lightning speed.

"Watch out!" Shen Yun's eyes caught sight of a dark shadow flying towards them.

That was clearly an insect used to control humans.

"Bang!"

Shen Yun immediately fired at the insect flying towards him, knocking it down at the last second.

A brownish-brown insect fell in front of Shen Yun and vanished into white smoke.

If Shen Yun had been a step slower, the insect would probably have bumped into him.

Although Shen Yun had given a heads-up, these insects were too fast.

Before the GUTS team could react, they were already hit by the insects.

In the entire teachers' office, only Shen Yun, Jing Tianjinglong, Daigu, and Karen remained with any sense of self.

"Huh?" It looked at Karen and Daigo and let out a soft "huh".

Daigo and Karen were both hit by its sudden, sneaky sorcery, but they were not under its control.

It was indeed somewhat startling and uncertain to them.

Daigo touched his chest; he hadn't reacted at first either, but the bug had unfortunately run into the Spark Lens.

"You bastard, you're utterly despicable," Ida Iryu rebuked.

"Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles." It didn't care; as long as it could win, it didn't matter what means it used.

"Lina!" Daigo walked towards Lina.

"Don't approach her lightly, she's been possessed by an evil spirit." Iida Iryu stopped Daigo.

Lina, Munakata, and Horii's faces turned ashen as they raised their Victory Hyper guns, pointing them at Ida Iryu, Daigo, Shen Yun, and Karen, respectively.

"This kind of iron cannon that can be fired with one hand is indeed very suitable for killing people, isn't it?" The white-haired pretty boy revealed a smile that showed that he had everything under control.

"The outcome is decided." The white-haired handsome boy waved his hand, controlling Lina and the others to open fire.

"That's not necessarily true, Chris!" Shen Yun suddenly sprang up, taking a step forward to Lina. Before the demon could react, he slapped Lina's hand, knocking the Victory Hyper Gun away.

Chris, who was pretending to be controlled, suddenly made a move and slapped Munakata and Horii with both hands.

Chris then swatted the two insects out of their bodies.

"What?!" The white-haired handsome boy also showed a look of astonishment.