Something's wrong with this demon.

Outside the cave, on the hillside.

Two young men dressed in black were peering warily into the cave behind the little girl.

One of the gray-haired youths was carrying a blood-stained animal hide.

Another short young man was carrying a wild rabbit in his hand.

The little girl stood at the cave entrance, one hand covering her mouth, the other hand gripping the rock wall behind her, her eyes filled with terror as she looked at the horrible animal skin.

Both young men had a white skull embroidered on their left chests.

When Luo Qingchen emerged from another cave nearby, the two immediately took a step back and looked at him nervously.

There was a moment of silence in the room.

The gray-haired youth carrying the animal hide squinted at Luo Qingchen's naked yet muscular upper body, then suddenly chuckled, "Young friend, are you cultivating here alone? May I ask which sect you belong to?"

As he asked the question, he kept a wary eye on the cave behind Luo Qingchen.

Luo Qingchen glanced at the skulls embroidered on their chests and said, "So you are two fellow disciples. I am also a disciple of the Demon-Slaying Sect, and I came out to train with you. They went out hunting early this morning. Didn't you two meet them in the forest?"

Another short youth sneered, "Why lie, junior brother? We observed when we arrived that there were only your two footprints, one big and one small, there was no third person here."

Luo Qingchen didn't say anything more.

Seeing the menacing glint in their eyes, he turned and went into the cave. He put on his clothes, took out the black waist token, and said, "I am a new disciple who has just joined the sect."

"New disciple?"

The two glanced at the jade pendant in his hand, paused for a moment, looked at each other, and both frowned.

It seems there's some disappointment.

"So you're a new junior disciple. May I ask your surname?"

The gray-haired youth smiled and politely cupped his hands in greeting.

Luo Qingchen returned the greeting with a bow and stated her name.

The gray-haired youth greeted him warmly, "So it's Junior Brother Luo! I am Zhang Gan, and this is my junior brother Luo Chong. We are both disciples of Hehuan Peak, and we've come out on a mission. Since Junior Brother Luo is a newly initiated disciple, you must be heading down the mountain to find the Medicine Man, right?"

Luo Qingchen said, "They are indeed looking for medicine."

"Could it be this little girl behind you?"

The short young man named Luo Chong looked at the terrified little girl at the cave entrance and couldn't help but smile.

Luo Qingchen nodded.

The two of them burst out laughing.

Zhang Gan laughed and said, "Junior Brother Luo, didn't anyone remind you? When looking for a medicine donor, it's best to find someone strong. You found such a thin little girl; she'll probably die after just one blood draw. We outer disciples only have one chance a year to find a medicine donor. If you waste it, Junior Brother Luo, you'll regret it."

Luo Chong chuckled, "Junior Brother Luo should find a few strong men, lock them up together, and the one who survives will be the strongest. Then Junior Brother Luo can just take him to Medicine Man Town. As for this little girl..."

He sneered and said, "Just cut off her head, take all the blood from her body, then skin her and use the skin to make medicine."

The little girl turned pale with fright and stumbled towards Luo Qingchen. After only a few steps, she fell to the ground, immediately scrambled up, and ran behind Luo Qingchen, hiding behind him. Her voice trembling with tears, she pleaded softly, "Brother...brother, I...I'm strong too...please, please don't skin me..."

Luo Qingchen did not speak.

Zhang Gan glanced at the cave ahead again and smiled, "Brother Luo, I see this cave is quite large. We haven't found a place to spend the night yet, so would you allow us to stay here for the night?"

Luo Qingchen said, "Please use them as you see fit, senior brothers. We're just about to leave anyway."

After saying this, he went into the cave, took the package, and prepared to leave with the little girl.

Luo Chong suddenly snorted coldly, blocking the two men's path. His face was grim as he said, "What, Brother Luo, do you look down on us? Or are you worried about us? We just arrived, and you're already leaving?"

Zhang Gan also laughed and said, "Brother Luo, don't be nervous. You're a new disciple, and we know the rules. We all wear sect tokens. If we harm you, the sect will know immediately, and we certainly won't survive either."

Luo Qingchen said, "I just listened to what my two senior brothers said and found it very reasonable, so I decided to prepare to go find a few more medicine people."

"No rush, no rush, we can look for it tomorrow, it's the same."

Zhang Gan smiled and walked to the cave entrance, placing the animal hide he was holding there. Then, looking at him, he said, "Junior Brother Luo, it's quite fate that you met us here. How about we stay up all night and have a long talk? Junior Brother Luo has just joined the sect, so there must be many things you don't understand, right?"

Luo Chong chimed in with a laugh, "That's right. If Junior Brother Luo has any questions, feel free to ask us. Let's have a good chat in the cave tonight, and we can go find the medicine man tomorrow."

Luo Qingchen cupped his hands and said, "Thank you both, senior brothers. However, I'm going to go find the medicine man first. If there's an opportunity, I'll have a long talk with you two later."

After saying that, he walked directly down the hillside.

The two exchanged a glance, then flashed and blocked his way.

Zhang Gan said with a smile, "Junior Brother Luo, we brothers have already been so hospitable, why keep refusing us so coldly? Just stay one night, and we'll go our separate ways at dawn tomorrow, how about that?"

Luo Chong, standing to the side, made no attempt to conceal the strange lust and lewdness in his eyes.

His pupils reflected the boy before him.

"Junior Brother Luo, have you heard of our Hehuan Peak?"

Zhang Gan, still all smiles, looked appreciatively at Luo's tall figure and then at his face, saying with a smile, "Don't worry, we brothers will be very gentle with a handsome new disciple like Junior Brother Luo. If Junior Brother Luo is willing to cooperate, we can give him ten taels of silver as a reward tomorrow morning."

Luo Qingchen's gaze was icy, and a dagger had appeared in her hand.

"You don't want to?"

Zhang Gan glanced at the dagger in his hand, and the smile on his face disappeared.

Luo Chong, standing to the side, threatened with a grim expression, "Junior Brother Luo, it's just one night. We had our fun, and you had yours. Are you really going to turn against us brothers over such a trivial matter?"

Zhang Gan sneered, "Junior Brother Luo, since you've joined the Demonic Sect, you should know some things. Even your senior sisters, junior sisters, and even your uncles and aunts all go to brothels to sell themselves. What's the point of morality and shame in the eyes of us Demonic Sect disciples? It's just a body, what does it matter if it's dirty or not? As long as we can live, as long as we can climb up the ranks, what's a little thing? Junior Brother Luo, you've just arrived, you'll get used to it eventually."

Luo Qingchen still gripped the dagger tightly in her hand, looking at them with icy eyes.

"Junior Brother Luo, are you really unwilling?"

Zhang Gan shook his head and sighed, "If Junior Brother Luo truly doesn't want to, we naturally won't force him. After all, Junior Brother Luo is still a new disciple, and we wouldn't dare to force him. But..."

"What about a month from now?"

"In a month, we'll be enemies."

Zhang Gan smiled again: "But if Junior Brother Luo agrees to our terms now, then a month from now, we will be Junior Brother Luo's best friends, inseparable best friends."

"roll."

Luo Qingchen's gaze was icy, and she uttered only this one word.

Zhang Gan narrowed his eyes, stared at him coldly for a few more moments, and nodded, saying, "Okay."

As he spoke, he actually stepped aside.

However, his sinister gaze fell upon the little girl hiding behind him.

"Junior Brother Luo, you're a new disciple, so we can't do anything to you. But this little girl is nothing at all."

"Now, we need her blood, and her skin and flesh!"

The two men immediately surrounded the little girl like two hungry wolves.