Wild Dogs

Yang Fan was greatly alarmed and hurriedly sheathed his sword, spinning around in place several times before stopping.

He stared at Xu Longyue with eyes as sharp as knives.

"Why did you lunge at me?"

Xu Longyue looked at Yang Fan, her eyes filled with sorrow.

"If we have feelings for each other, but you are unwilling to reciprocate those feelings, then I have no choice but to die in front of you."

She stared intently at Yang Fan, her eyes filled with coldness.

Yang Fan let out a long breath, clenched his fists slightly, wanting to say something, but couldn't utter a word.

After a long pause, Yang Fan shook his head helplessly.

"Why do you have to do this? Is this something I can decide?"

Xu Longyue looked intently at Yang Fan.

"If you ignore me, I naturally have to get closer to you. I've been so proactive in trying to get closer to you, but you still won't listen."

"Don't you really want to talk to me?"

Yang Fan let out a long breath and shook his head slightly.

Then, Yang Fan moved aside again.

"I know what you want, and you should understand."

"Since you understand, then please don't appear in my inner demons anymore. Disappear from my world, okay?"

A look of sadness returned to Xu Longyue's face.

"What? You don't even want me to appear in your inner demons?"

Yang Fan gave a bitter smile.

"I might come to find you when my cultivation is complete, but not now."

"I am currently embroiled in troubles, and I am now single-mindedly pursuing the Tao, so I apologize."

Yang Fan drew his sword once again.

Xu Longyue didn't stop. She raised her snow-white neck and walked towards Yang Fan.

"Fine, then kill me, and let's settle things with the past you and me, and with your past."

Xu Longyue approached step by step.

Yang Fan felt a moment of disorientation; he could no longer distinguish whether what lay before him was reality or an illusion.

Xu Longyue's figure was so real, as if she were actually standing right in front of me at this very moment.

Yang Fan's heartstrings were completely in turmoil.

He looked at Xu Longyue and sighed softly.

Why are you pushing me like this?

Xu Longyue shook her head repeatedly.

"It's not me forcing you, it's you forcing me."

"All you had to do was respond to my feelings. All you had to do was soften your heart a little."

"You could have done it so easily, but you just didn't."

Xu Longyue pounced on her without saying a word.

This time, Yang Fan did not strike with his sword; instead, he held Xu Longyue tightly in his arms.

Just as he hugged Xu Longyue tightly, Xu Longyue put her arms around his neck, but her head suddenly changed drastically.

Xu Longyue opened her blood-red maw and bit down on Yang Fan's neck.

Just as she was about to bite down, Yang Fan slapped her down with his palm.

boom.

Xu Longyue was sent flying, her body splattered with blood and torn into several pieces.

"How did you find out?"

The body that had been blasted away from the ground spun several times before transforming into a ferocious monster.

"How did I find out?"

Yang Fan sneered.

"I've known this from the beginning: you're not Xu Longyue, you're just my inner demon."

Yang Fan took a step closer.

"I'm really curious, where do you inner demons come from, and why do you always manage to sneak into my body without me even noticing?"

"Do you really think you can influence me with these things?"

Yang Fan approached the phantom step by step.

The phantom twisted wildly, and after a while, it actually transformed into Yang Fan's appearance.

"Oh, how did I squeeze in?"

"I never crawled in; I've always been in your heart."

Yang Fan, who was standing opposite him, looked over seriously.

"Haven't you noticed? Xu Longyue is your inner demon."

"You never abandoned her from beginning to end."

"When you abandon her and leave her behind, that is actually the greatest pain in your heart."

"You know that yourself, don't you?"

"You clearly have her in your heart, but in order to survive and achieve immortality, you have no choice but to abandon her."

"This is also your greatest pain, so this inner demon has always been hidden in your heart."

Another Yang Fan, standing in front of Yang Fan, strode towards him.

"So these so-called inner demons don't appear out of thin air or crawl out from some obscure corner; they're already hidden deep within your heart, and they're the things you regret most, aren't they?"

Yang Fan cursed under his breath.

"Shut up."

"Shut up? Why should I shut up?"

The inner demon laughed triumphantly.

"You're the one who's guilty, yet you're telling me to shut up? Does that make any sense?"

He approached Yang Fan step by step, questioning him in a low voice.

"You know in your heart that your actions have hurt her, you are well aware of that, but you refuse to admit it, thinking you can get away with it. But how can you fool someone like that?"

He stared coldly at Yang Fan, the murderous aura in his eyes growing stronger.

"Now that things have come to this, what else is there to say? You've wronged Xu Longyue, and you know that in your heart, don't you?"

The inner demons were relentlessly closing in on Yang Fan.

"Go to hell!"

Yang Fan couldn't hold back any longer, and he slashed fiercely at the inner demon in front of him.

But after that slash, the inner demon laughed.

Then he gently raised his hand, and the knife in Yang Fan's hand vanished without a trace.

"Don't get it wrong, you're currently under the influence of your inner demons."

"Within my inner demons, I am in control of everything."

"Do you think your actions can withstand this? It's useless. Give up the fight."

The inner demon pressed closer and closer to Yang Fan.

Feeling the threat posed by his inner demons, Yang Fan felt a growing chill run down his spine.

He couldn't help but clench his fist and throw another powerful punch at the other person.

But after he threw that punch, the inner demon in front of him vanished instantly, only to reappear on the side.

"Inner demons cannot be solved by brute force."

"Even if you temporarily suppress me with external objects, sooner or later this thing will retaliate with even greater power. You should know that."

"Right now, you've only broken through from the mid-stage to the late-stage of Core Formation. When you break through from the late-stage of Core Formation to the Nascent Soul stage, you'll realize just how powerful that inner demon tribulation truly is."

"By then, do you still think you can suppress it with other external means?"

The inner demon muttered to itself, and Yang Fan trembled with rage.

He has maintained his clarity of mind thanks to the various treasures he possesses, but he understands that without these treasures, his inner demons would have already devoured him by now.

This is not because Yang Fan's spiritual sense is not strong enough, nor because Yang Fan's will is not firm enough.

Inner demons are the debts in one's heart; only those with a pure and innocent heart are free from inner demons.

Such inner demons, even if they emerge, are extremely fragile and can be easily resolved.

But Yang Fan's feelings for Xu Longyue were different; Yang Fan owed Xu Longyue far too much.

These feelings of indebtedness made Yang Fan try his best not to dwell on them, but he was actually fully aware of them all.

He faked his death to escape, leaving Xu Longyue alone.

Regardless of whether Xu Longyue held a grudge, it ultimately became a source of obsession for Yang Fan.

The demonic thoughts in his heart also transformed into the final calamity.

Yang Fan didn't know what to say for a moment. He took a deep breath and swung his fist forward, throwing another punch.

But this time, his fist missed its mark again.

The inner demons ahead continued to loudly mock Yang Fan.

"It's no use. Even if you forcibly destroy me, you can't do anything about it."

"Inner demons are inner demons; they can't be solved with these things."

Yang Fan was practically gritting his teeth.

After a long while, he clenched his fist.

Just then, Yang Fan suddenly seemed to realize something. He sneered, took a step back, and then gently shook his head.

Do you think these words can affect me?

"You're kidding, that's utter nonsense. I won't be influenced by your stuff."