The chivalrous spirit is fickle

Before the cruelty on Shen Zhongyi's face disappeared, a sharp pain came from his right arm. His face turned pale and he turned his head to look to the side, only to see his right arm lying in a pool of blood, his fingers still twitching slightly.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

The screams that were delayed for a few breaths echoed back and forth in the stone chamber. Shen Zhongyi covered the cut of his broken arm in pain and despair, fell to his knees, and kept wailing.

Shen Yue turned her back to Shen Zhongyi and looked down at the glazed sword, only to see a few drops of dirty blood slowly dripping down the sword. She shook the sword lightly to shake off the blood and spoke softly.

"It's really strange. I thought I would be very angry when I saw you, so angry that I would want to tear you into pieces."

"But after I actually saw you, I didn't have any special feelings, no anger, not even hatred."

Shen Zhongyi covered the cut on his broken arm, his eyes bloodshot, and upon hearing that, he started cursing.

"Nonsense, how could you be so calm?"

"You must hate me so much, you must have used some secret technique to burn your life to have this kind of power."

Hearing this, Shen Yue slowly turned around, looked at Shen Zhongyi's facial features which were distorted by pain, and said lightly.

"Because I'm different from you. I'm very talented and I have the best master."

"You are a waste, but I am not, so your fourth-grade martial arts realm is not as good as mine, a novice who has only practiced for a year."

"I really don't hate you, because the moment I saw you, I understood something."

Shen Yue stepped slowly and firmly, and her voice became slightly heavier.

"I will be stronger than you, live better than you, and live more like a human being than you."

As she spoke, Shen Yue had already walked in front of Shen Zhongyi. She looked down at him, raised her arm high, the glazed sword glowed faintly, and she spoke coldly.

"Most importantly, why would I hate a dead person?"

"And he is a dead person whose body is torn into pieces and whose soul is scattered."

Shen Zhongyi looked horrified, as if his soul was about to burst out, and he screamed hysterically.

"You can't kill me! This is patricide! Patricide..."

Before Shen Zhongyi could finish his words, Shen Yue swung her sword from top to bottom. The bright sword light flashed down, leaving a straight cut on Shen Zhongyi's body.

Blood gushed out, and a large stain finally stained the pure white dress.

Shen Yue narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at the ground beneath her feet, and muttered in a low voice.

"The Great Method of the Origin Demon: Heaven without Thought."

As soon as he finished speaking, a ball of black flame suddenly ignited on the straight sword mark, burning Shen Zhongyi's body and his soul.

Shen Zhongyi was already dead, but Shen Yue did not leave. Instead, she just watched, watching Shen Zhongyi burn to ashes bit by bit.

Half an hour later, the door of the stone house opened again. Shen Yue's eyes were slightly red as she strode out. When Su Xue was about to step forward to ask with concern, Shen Yue took a quick step and threw herself into Shi Gu's arms.

Su Xue was stunned when she saw this, then she smiled helplessly, blinked at Shi Gu, and left first.

Shen Yue buried her little face in Shi Gu's chest, refusing to look up. She wrapped her two little hands around Shi Gu's waist and spoke in a low voice.

"Master, I don't understand."

Shi Gu stretched out his big hand, gently touched Shen Yue's little head, and asked softly.

"Can you tell me about it?"

Shen Yue sniffed and asked in a depressed voice.

"Master, after your revenge, shouldn't you feel relieved and happy?"

When Shi Gu heard this, his eyes flickered and he remembered many people and many things. He gently pinched Shen Yue's earlobe and remembered how he looked when he killed the Blood Demon.

"Master, I have also experienced the experience of revenge."

"But unfortunately, I didn't feel relieved or happy at that time. I just felt empty."

Shi Gu's eyes softened and his voice became even softer as he spoke slowly.

"The dead cannot come back. Even if we get our revenge, we can never make up for what we lost."

“A broken mirror cannot be mended, so it’s natural that you’ll feel empty.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Yue slowly raised her head, looked at Shi Gu with red eyes, and asked.

"Shouldn't we take revenge?"

Shi Gu smiled when he heard that, pinched the tip of Shen Yue's nose with his hand, and said with a smile.

"Silly girl, the emptiness after revenge is uncomfortable, but the hatred of not being able to take revenge is even more uncomfortable."

"You didn't do anything wrong. Even if I had to do it all over again, I would still let you in and kill Shen Zhongyi."

"If you won't, I'll kill him for you."

Listening to Shi Gu's gentle words, Shen Yue's eyes gradually became full of light. She hugged Shi Gu again and spoke incoherently.

"Master...you are so kind."

Chapter 90: Dusk (I)

The great demon Mara, known as the greatest demon of all time, is one of the top demons. At the same time, he is a pure demon, so he has many followers among the demons and has a very high reputation.

But today, the last believer of Mara also fell into eternal sleep in Huiyin City.

When Shi Gu took Shen Yue and the others to find Su Xun, what they saw was a huge dragon head that was torn apart alive. Golden dragon blood was all over the ground, and a strange fragrance filled the air.

All those black-robed demonic figures were dead, their bodies lying on the ground with their eyes open.

Su Xun stood on the dragon's head, still as elegant as ever, and really felt like a master.

"This dragon head is a half-baked one, and he is not happy at all in the fight."

Seeing Shi Gu, Su Xun jumped off the dragon head and commented on it with dissatisfaction.

Shi Gu smiled and looked up at the sky. It was almost dusk and it was already evening, but there was still some time before the sun set.

It’s almost time to go to the charity cemetery.

Su Xun obviously thought so too, and gave instructions to the disciples and elders of Xuanming Division standing beside him.

"You guys go to the charity cemetery and wait there first. I'll be there soon."

"Yes."

Everyone in the Xuanming Division responded loudly, then turned around and left without any delay. Seeing this, Shen Yue and Su Xue also wanted to follow, but were held back by Shi Gu.

"The guy in the basement of Yizhuang is at the peak of the ninth rank. Why are you two joining in the fun?"

"Be obedient and go back to the inn with your sister Xiaojiu."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaojiu holding a Zen stick suddenly appeared, grabbed one person in each hand, and took Shen Yue and Su Xue away.

For some reason, Shen Yue and Su Xue were not afraid of Shi Gu, but were very afraid of Xiao Jiu. They had a vague sense of awe in them, so when they were held in Xiao Jiu's hands, they were exceptionally well-behaved.

Su Xue looked at Xiao Jiu and the other two who were leaving, walked to Shi Gu and asked softly.

"Honestly, give me one of your two disciples as your disciple."

"That stupid apprentice of mine is really stupid."

Shi Gu immediately rolled his eyes at Su Xun and sneered.

"You are blind, who can you blame for accepting a stupid apprentice?"

Su Xun was choked and speechless, and could only sulk. The two men did not seem to be in a hurry and walked slowly towards the charity cemetery in Huiyin City.

"I still can't figure out how you killed the Green Demon Fan Zheng?"

As if making small talk, Su Xun suddenly mentioned the dead green demon Fan Zheng while walking.

When Shi Gu heard this, he raised his eyebrows and spoke in a very perfunctory manner.

"He has bad luck. He was born to be restrained by me. If it were any other peak ninth-rank cultivator, I would at most be able to escape, but I would not be able to kill him."

Su Xun did not delve into the matter further, nor did he care about Shi Gu's perfunctory response. He just asked with a smile.

"After we kill the zombies underground, what should Liu Zhong do?"

"Before you killed the elders of Yulin League and Yaowang Valley, you can use the evidence you got from the dream to defend yourself. Their backgrounds were not clean to begin with, and now there is no evidence to prove it. You can let us say whatever you want."

"But Liu Zhong is different. He is so cautious that he is timid. The Great Dream Heavenly Art probably didn't find any evidence that he was colluding with the Great Demon."

"Let me make it clear in advance that if I don't have evidence, I can't just kill the Grand Elder of the Yulin League at will. It will easily give people a chance to talk about me."

"But if you can kill Liu Zhong by yourself, I can pretend to be deaf and dumb and pretend I didn't see it."

Shi Gu pondered for a moment. Liu Zhong of the Yulin Alliance colluded with the followers of the Great Demon, but there was no evidence left. Moreover, that person was quite powerful. It was not easy for him to deal with Liu Zhong alone.

While thinking, Shi Gu sighed softly and said.

"In two days, the other clan leaders will also come to Huiyin City. If we want to kill Liu Zhong, we have to do it before the other clan leaders arrive. It won't be easy."

"What crime can we accuse him of?"

Su Xun's eyelids twitched when he heard this. He glanced at Shi Gu and couldn't help but speak.

"Why do I feel that you are more suitable to be a follower of the Great Demon?"

Shi Gu ignored Su Xun and continued to think about how to frame Liu Zhong with a crime that did not require any evidence. Since the other party's background was not clean anyway, killing him directly was a good option.

"By the way, do you still remember Shen Zhui?"

Suddenly, Su Xun mentioned a name that Shi Gu was familiar with. Shi Gu didn't care and said.

"Shen Zhui has been destroyed by me. He should be kept as a mascot by the Yulin League now. Why are you mentioning him?"

Su Xun looked slightly strange and said with a frown.

"You may not believe it, but he is now a beggar on the street."

Shi Gu was startled when he heard this and turned to look at Su Xun, while Su Xun sighed deeply and said.

"After Shen Zhui was abolished by you, there were rumors that he was the leader's illegitimate son. It was a rumor he spread himself."

"The Yulin League valued his talent and didn't bother with him. After he was abolished, he was indeed kept as a mascot in the Yulin League."

"But I think he must have suffered a lot of cold stares. After all, he was still a bit arrogant, so he withdrew from the Yulin League on his own."

"After leaving the Yulin League, Shen Zhui started carrying sandbags on the dock. Although his cultivation was gone, his physique was still there, so doing these physical tasks was not too hard."

"I heard that he wanted to save money to learn medicine and heal himself so that he could return to martial arts."

Shi Gu nodded slightly and said.

"It's just wishful thinking."

He knew Shen Yue's injuries best. With his murderous aura remaining, it was difficult for a miracle doctor to cure her, unless a Xiantian took action. But which Xiantian would be willing to save Shen Zhui?

Thinking of this, Shi Gu said in a low voice.

“But there is still some resilience.”

Su Xun ignored Shi Gu's mumbling and continued.

"Shen Zhui was willing to lower his dignity and become a porter, but some people couldn't stand it."

"So one day, a conflict broke out at the dock, and Shen Zhui, whose cultivation was destroyed, had his legs broken by a group of hooligans."

"As a result, Shen Zhui will no longer be able to be an ordinary person. The Yulin League just happened to appear and said they would take Shen Zhui back, reconnect his legs, and take good care of him."

"At least I won't have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of my life."

"But Shen Zhui flew into a rage and cursed everyone in the Yulin League, and even cursed the leader of the Yulin League, who was also his biological father."

Su Xun raised his eyebrows slightly, with a complicated expression.

"I actually always looked down on Shen Zhui, thinking he was too arrogant, but now it seems that he still has some backbone."

"Let's not talk about anything else. Although he was hypocritical when he was in Yulin League, he really didn't do anything evil. Except for you, he was polite to others."

"Over the years, he has indeed saved many people, which is why he has such a good reputation. Even if he is indeed hypocritical and did those good things for the sake of reputation, he did save people after all."

"But then again, you killed his brother and took his most beloved woman. If he were polite to you, I would actually look down on him."

Shi Gu glanced at Su Xun and said.

"If you have to fart, just do it now, and stop beating around the bush."

Hearing this, Su Xun said with a thick face, coughed lightly, and said.