The chivalrous spirit is fickle

After hearing this, Shi Gu's face was as gloomy as water. Although his intention to kill was not revealed, the frequency of his fingers tapping on the table was becoming faster and faster. He raised his head, stared at the woman, and asked.

"You didn't save her?"

Hearing this, the woman smiled bitterly and said with a gloomy look.

"How can I save her? I was already an umbrella at that time, how could I save her?"

"What's more, our Chimen is only a second-rate sect after all. We are a group of people who are not accepted by heaven and earth. We have always been despised by others. We just want to protect ourselves and live in peace."

"Not making enemies is what we in Akamon should do."

Upon hearing this, Shi Gu did not refute anything, nor did he intend to blame the other party. He just nodded slightly, as if agreeing with what the woman said.

Akamon is an extremely special existence. All the disciples in the sect are abandoned baby boys who are raised by the Akamon until they grow up. And after they grow up, the Akamon does not force those children to join, but lets them choose to stay or leave.

Therefore, every disciple of Chimen is extremely loyal to the sect and is even willing to die for it.

The woman smiled bitterly and spoke again.

"Let's not talk about the decline of Chimen. Just talking about Shen Zhongyi's disregard for human ethics, you should be able to associate it with something, Brother Shi."

At this time, Zhu Yin had already changed her clothes but was still a little shy. She walked out from behind the screen and stood obediently behind the woman.

When Shi Gu heard this, his eyes flashed and he said lightly.

"Marrying his own daughter whom he has never seen is certainly not for her beauty, but he can become famous in just a few years."

"The answer is indeed about to come out. There must be a great demon behind Shen Zhongyi, who taught him these demon skills and used his own blood relatives to increase his own strength."

"Only the demon race's skills are so eager for quick success and disregard human ethics."

Monster clan?

Zhu Yin, who was standing aside, had a glimmer of curiosity in her eyes. She had heard about the so-called "monster" from her master several times, but every time she wanted to ask about it, her master would always keep silent and evade her with other words.

Just at this moment, Shi Gu glanced at Zhu Yin beside him, and became curious, so he asked the woman.

"Speaking of which, why did you, Akamen, start accepting female disciples?"

Hearing this, the woman smiled bitterly, and Zhu Yin also looked gloomy and said nothing. The woman sighed and said in a low voice.

"My Chimen has always only had male disciples, but someone dumped a baby girl in front of our mountain gate. We can't just watch her freeze to death."

"The sect master and I thought about raising this child and finding a good family for her to marry into in the future, but this silly child was unwilling to leave after growing up."

"You can't be scolded or beaten away. You have to be laughed at and looked down upon by the people of Jianghu together with us."

The woman turned her head slightly and looked at Zhu Yin with a doting look in her eyes, as if she was looking at her own child, and spoke softly.

“Then I thought about it.”

"Since she refuses to leave, we will raise her for the rest of her life and treat her as having another daughter."

Zhu Yin lowered her head, but her eyes were slightly red. Shi Gu felt quite emotional when he saw this and shook his head.

"It's fate. Maybe you are destined to have another daughter like this."

"However, in this case, we should say goodbye properly when we leave, so as to avoid any regrets."

Hearing this, the woman and Zhu Yin's faces changed. The woman panicked and screamed at Shi Gu.

"Brother Shi!"

Zhu Yin had a bewildered look on her face, but when she saw the woman's reaction, she felt a stir in her heart and a little uneasy.

Shi Gu frowned as he looked at the two people's strange reactions, then looked at the woman again and asked in a deep voice.

"You haven't told her yet?"

The woman shook her head repeatedly, gestured with her hand, and spoke to Shigu with a bit of pleading.

"Brother Shi, stop talking."

Seeing this, even though Zhu Yin was slow, she understood something. She took a step forward and asked in a trembling voice.

"Senior Shi...what exactly do you mean by this?"

At this moment, Shi Gu already understood something. He retracted his fingers, narrowed his eyes slightly, ignored Zhu Yin, and turned to speak to the woman.

"She should know."

After saying that, Shi Gu ignored the woman's pleading eyes, stood up, looked straight at Zhu Yin, and asked.

"Do you know how to transform into a demon?"

Zhu Yin's face turned pale and she shook her head repeatedly. She didn't understand what the so-called transformation into a demon meant, but these two words made her feel uneasy almost instinctively, while the woman was still begging desperately.

"Brother Shi, stop talking."

Seeing this, Shi Gu sighed, his eyes were lonely, and after a sneer, his eyebrows were full of self-mockery, and he spoke slowly.

"The martial mirrors range from one to nine, and above the ninth level is the Xiantian realm."

"But the position of Xiantian Realm is fixed. There are only 72 positions. If no one in Xiantian Realm dies, even the most gifted will have to stay in the Ninth Rank Martial Realm."

"In the Xiantian realm, life span is almost endless. Who can afford to waste it? So the people in the ninth level martial realm found a way to seek an opportunity."

"We call it the transformation of demons, which is also the pseudo-innate state."

"Transform the human body into a demon body in order to obtain a long lifespan and strength comparable to that of an innate realm, and then go and kill the injured and weakened masters of the innate realm, hoping for the opportunity to enter the innate realm."

"You would never have thought that all the so-called monsters in this world are transformed from humans."

Having said that, Shi Gu turned his gaze towards the woman again and spoke with some sadness.

"But, the transformation into a demon is not smooth sailing. Nine out of ten people will die. Those who fail to transform into a demon but survive will become half human, half demon."

"The demon nature will slowly devour the human nature, and the temperament will change drastically, and finally become a real demon. Your master is now an umbrella demon."

"But he failed to transform into a demon, and he did it on purpose. With his strength, he was far from being able to transform into a demon, but he still did it."

"The consequence of doing this is that he will die soon, but his body bones will turn into an umbrella. Even if his soul dies, the umbrella he turned into can be used as a magical weapon and remain in the world."

Shi Gu looked at the woman with a look of regret on his face and sighed.

"This is the life-saving magic weapon he left for Chimen. I hope it can allow Chimen to survive in this world for a little longer."

Zhu Yin listened to Shi Gu's words very seriously, but as Shi Gu spoke, her face gradually turned pale, without a trace of blood.

The woman looked lonely, staring at Shi Gu and sighed.

"Brother Shi, why did you tell her?"

When Shi Gu heard this, his eyes darkened. He pinched his knuckles lightly, remembering many things, and he sneered again.

"what……"

"Because my master did the same thing as you, so I understand... no matter if we are separated by death or life."

"We have to apologize properly in the end, at least to make the living people have less regrets."

Then, Shi Gu looked at Zhu Yin, seeing that she was trembling slightly, and whispered.

"He doesn't have much time left, so cherish it."

After saying that, Shi Gu turned around and left, disappearing, while Zhu Yin's eyes were red and she choked slightly.

"Master, why?"

Hearing this, the woman held her forehead with her hand, looking a little tired. Although there was sadness in her eyes, she did not seem to be choking. She spoke in a low voice.

"We, the Chimen, have offended the Yulin League. If we don't do something, I'm afraid we will be wiped out."

"But once I transform into a demon, even if I fail, the Yulin Alliance will eventually become wary of me and won't dare to fight us to the death."

Zhu Yin burst into tears, hugged the woman from the back, and choked with sobs.

"But... why?"

The woman stretched out her hand and gently grasped Zhu Yin's hand, her eyes gentle and she smiled.

"Because I am a man. Even if I have a feminine voice and appearance, I am still a man."

"I want to see my daughter live, live a long life, and be healthy and free from disasters."

Chapter 23: Yulin League and Dengxiang Pavilion

After leaving the Bai Niao Temple, Shi Gu hurried to the antique shop, but this time he slowed down his pace a lot, walking leisurely like an ordinary person.

It was late at night and the streets were already pitch black. Apart from a few drunks on the street, there were not many people left.

Step. Step, step.

Shi Gu was walking slowly on the bluestone road. A drunk man stumbled and came from behind, bumping into Shi Gu.

The drunk man fell to the ground with this collision. He looked ahead in a drunken state and wanted to say something, but before he could say anything, he supported himself on the ground with his hands and started to vomit.

"vomit……"

The undigested wine, mixed with a sticky juice, poured onto the ground, smelling terrible, like rotten fish.

The drunk was disheveled and slovenly, with a sour smell all over his body. After vomiting, he fell down and lay beside the vomit, snoring loudly. His face was dark and red, as if he was drunk.

Shi Gu stood here for a long time, looking at the drunk who was sleeping soundly. After watching for a while, he walked to the drunk's side, squatted down, stretched out his fingers, gently pressed on the drunk's chest and abdomen, and pressed hard.

The drunk opened his eyes wide, exhaled a cloud of foul air from his throat, then fell to the ground with a look of pain on his face, and began to cough violently. As he coughed, his dark red face gradually returned to flesh color.

"Cough cough cough..."

Shi Gu withdrew his hand and no longer looked at the drunkard. As the drunkard coughed, a tiny insect fell out of his mouth.

The insect looked like a fly, with a green head and faint red compound eyes. After twisting a few times on the ground, it died completely.

Amid the drunkard's cough, Shi stepped forward, but his eyes turned cold.

The green-headed red fly is a special kind of poisonous insect that was once made by Yaowang Valley. This poisonous insect likes alcohol and its eggs are laid in the alcohol to enter the host's body. The infected person will become uncontrollably addicted to the alcohol and his temperament will change drastically.

Especially after encountering special kinds of alcohol, the person infected by the insect will be completely degraded. For the sake of that special alcohol, he will spend all his wealth, sell his wife and daughter, just for a glass of alcohol.

After spitting out the green-headed red fly, the drunkard's breathing became heavy. He opened his mouth and gasped. After several changes in his eyes, he was filled with confusion.

His memory was fragmented, blurred and incomplete, with only vague outlines and the scene when he sold his daughter.

His twelve-year-old daughter hugged his legs and cried loudly. Her childish cries echoed in his ears, while he cursed loudly, roughly pried open the little hand and pushed it to the seller.

"Ahhhh!"

Suddenly, the drunkard held his head and cried loudly, then pounded the ground with his hands. Hearing the crying, Shi Gu did not stop for a moment, but instead quickened his pace.

Shi Gu didn't want to listen to the drunkard's howling, so he drove away the poisonous insect just out of habit.

For some people, being awake is the most painful thing, and what Shigu has to do is to make these people live painfully while being awake.

Just like himself.

People always have to pay the price for their mistakes. If they just indulge in drunkenness and dreams to forget their mistakes, Shigu would feel sick and want to vomit.

The drunkard cried for a long time and finally fell to the ground. His voice was hoarse and he just beat his head hard with his fists.

Shi Gu had already walked a long distance away, but the sound of the drunkard hitting his head still reached his ears clearly. Shi Gu frowned, and finally he let out a long sigh and slowly turned around.

"why are you crying?"

As the drunkard choked with sobs, a cold voice came from above. He raised his head with tearful eyes and saw a handsome man standing in front of him with impatience on his face. It was Shi Gu who had left and returned.

"I...I sold my daughter."

The drunkard looked very sad. He knelt down and cried bitterly. He felt very sick. He kept beating his chest with his fists and cried.

"I sold my daughter for ten ounces of silver."

"She...she is only ten years old...ten years old."

By the end of his speech, the drunkard was no longer able to speak clearly. He simply kept repeating the same words and pounding his chest with his fists.

Hearing this, a trace of anger flashed in Shigu's eyes. He stepped forward, kicked the man, then raised his fists and punched and kicked the man.

In this world, young girls who are sold usually have only one place to go, brothels. And there are always some beasts with human faces and beastly hearts who like those young girls.

It is hard to imagine what kind of hell a little girl of only ten years old would feel after being sold to such a brothel by her own father.

Shi Gu's eyes were filled with anger, and he swung his fists, hitting the man's face like raindrops. The man had no power to fight back and could only hold his head and let Shi Gu punch and kick him.

After being beaten severely, the man's face and nose were bruised and swollen, but he did not suffer any serious external injuries.

Shi Gu retracted his fist, spat at the man, then took out a silver ingot from his arms, threw it into the man's arms, and said coldly.