Chapter 200: Tenderness in Cruelty
"It seems that this kid is really on the side of the humans......" Yu Jiang muttered, he raised his head, looked at Yingchen, and bowed slightly to Yingchen, "Can the Divine Venerable help me find him?" β
"It can be, but the sea of people is vast and I don't know if Tianmo is in the human world, so it is really difficult to find. In this way, I will tell SΓΉ Yeyuan in a while, and ask him to tell the soldiers of the Demon Realm to keep an eye on them when they are in the Human Realm, and report them immediately as soon as there are any clues. β
"It's the only way to do it now," Yu Jiang sighed helplessly, "Since that's the case, I'll go back first." By the way, the humans on the other side of the primeval jungle ......"
"Spare them first, the game has just begun, and it won't be interesting to end too soon."
The human world.
Tianmo was galloping down the road, both sides of the road were full of piles of bones and blood, the air was filled with the smell of corpses, and some birds such as crows were constantly hovering over the corpses, enjoying a luxurious feast.
Tianmo frowned, trying his best not to pay attention to the Yiqi next to him. It has been five months since he returned to the human realm, and in these five months, he has witnessed how those peaceful and beautiful places have gradually turned into hell on earth.
He saw with his own eyes the demons tear people's bodies apart, lifting and slamming crying babies high to the ground, taking their lives with ease. He saw some people brutally killed by demons, and also saw those who were saved by himself going crazy little by little, breaking down, losing their last hope of living, and finally choosing to commit suicide. He has compassion for human beings, but he also knows that this is the karmic retribution of people killing innocent demons thousands of years ago, he hates demons, but he also understands their sadness and helplessness when they lose their loved ones.
But no matter how justified it is, it is also wrong to do so, hatred cannot be an excuse for killing and bloodshed, and there is no other solution than bloodshed and life?!
He turned over and dismounted, ready to go to the stream to drink some water for his horse, but found that the stream had turned into blood, and from time to time some human stumps appeared in it. He frowned, feeling a churn in his stomach.
Haunting ...... The human world is in turmoil, and lives are in misery, is this the result you want to see...... What does all this mean to you?
"Senior Brother Tianmo, Senior Brother Tianmo!" A hurried sound of horses' hooves was accompanied by an anxious and joyful voice, "Ahead...... The town ahead...... Need not...... We don't have to...... Went to move the rescuers. β
"What? Why not? Could it be ......" Tianmo clenched the horsewhip in his hand, and there was a throbbing pain in his heart.
"No...... No...... There are no demons in the town ahead, and all the people are living well in the city...... According to my inquiry, the towns and villages in the vicinity were like this, and they were not attacked by demons at all. The young boy finished his words happily, lying on his horse and panting heavily, "Finally...... Finally...... It's time to take a good rest. β
After Tian Mo left the Demon Realm, he came to Shenguan, another sect of immortal cultivation that had been friendly with Lingyang Palace before, he explained his intention to the head of the Shenguan faction, and stayed behind, and with them, and the disciples of other sects to resist the demons.
This time, Tian Mo and the others were tasked with conducting reconnaissance and determining the current scope of the demon's activities, so that everyone could work out a battle plan to defend against the demon. This time the mission was full of dangers, nine days and nine nights of trekking, and the fifty disciples who had set off with him were left with him and Li Qing in front of him. The two of them encountered the attack of demons again, and Tianmo was afraid that his identity would be revealed when he used his skills, so he asked Li Qingxian to leave, and he would catch up with him later.
"Are you saying that the people in the town ahead are safe and sound?" Tianmo felt a little incredulous, and made sure to Li Qing again.
"Safe and sound, all safe and sound. Before you asked me to leave first, I was also frightened, and I actually left you alone and ran forward desperately, but I didn't expect that the further I went, the smaller the traces of killing, and gradually there was no trace of bones and blood, I was also a little strange at that time, but I still decided to look forward, I didn't expect to find such a good thing. Although Li Qing was very tired, he still waved his fists and sat up excitedly when he mentioned this.
"Great! Li Qing quickly led the way, let's go investigate clearly. Although he was happy on the surface, Tianmo didn't have any joy in his heart, and there was actually a town safe and sound? As far as he knew, only the west and north of the Kyushu Continent were safe now, and this was the most central part of the Kyushu Continent, and the rest of the places had been attacked by demons, and the demons had no reason to bypass this place. What is this qiΔ? Could this be a game set up by demons, leading the people of the Immortal Cultivation Sect to take the bait and wipe them out? Either way, you have to be careful.
As Li Qing rode his horse to the city he said, the scene in front of him surprised Tianmo, everything here was orderly and extraordinary. Guards, soldiers, townspeople, hawkers, shouts, and noises resounded in every street. It doesn't seem to have received the slightest influence from the demons.
"Acropolis?" Tian Mo frowned slightly as he looked at the three big characters on the city gate, "Li Qing, do you know which country this city originally belonged to?" β
Li Qing scratched his head and stuck out his tongue embarrassedly, "Senior Brother Tianmo, I have been practicing in the mountains since I was a child, and I don't know much about the things in the mortal world. Or let's just find someone to say hello. β
Li Qing and Tianmo turned over and got off their horses and slowly walked towards the guards at the city gate. The middle-aged guard of the Li Qing Dynasty saluted, "This military master, we ......"
"You are disciples of the Immortal Cultivation Sect, right?"
"How do you know?"
"Just look at your outfit and the sword behind you, and you're not the first to come here." The middle-aged guard glanced at Tianmo and Li Qing lightly, and there was no trace of calm in his eyes.
"Apart from us, there are other immortal cultivators entering the city?"
"There is a little girl in a pale green dress with a white feather fan in her hand, who came a few days ago and is now ...... It should still be in town. β
"Pale green clothes?" Li Qing muttered, "Could it be the senior sister or junior sister of Dust Moon Valley?" β
Hearing the conversation between the two, Tian Mo, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, he bowed slightly, and said while gesturing, "Dare to ask if it is a girl who is about this tall, delicate, and carries two strings of silver bells in her hands?" β
"That's right, that's a little girl."
If it's really her...... Xiao Xiao......
"There's one more question I'd like to ask you below."
"If you have something to say, I'm a rough person, I can't stand so many etiquette and habits of you literati, as long as I know, I will tell the truth." The middle-aged guard patted his chest and smiled at Tianmo and Li Qing.
"Dare to ask which country's city this Jia Acropolis is?"
"Defending the country, or rather, the country of Qi."
"Defending the country?" Li Qing and Tianmo were a little puzzled. Tianmo was even more puzzled in his heart, wasn't the country being destroyed by the Qi State a long time ago?
"You people don't eat the fireworks of the world, and we mortals must know very little about it. Twenty years ago, the Wei Guo was defeated by the Qi State, and it became the territory of the Qi State. β
"So...... Have you never had a demon here? β
"How many ...... But as soon as they entered the city, they were dragged out by their companions and killed alive outside the city. In fact, not only here, but also several cities adjacent to this place are also safe and sound. β
"However, it is really admirable that such a big thing has happened in the human world, and you can be so orderly." Tianmo praised from the bottom of his heart.
"Huh...... This little leader is wrong, and this is all to the loss of our new king. β
"The new king?"
"Well, the emperor of Qi only cares about running for his own life, and he has long abandoned us. Now it is the descendants of the patriotic royal family who lead us, so there is such a good order here, and everyone can live here so peacefully. β
"I see, this military master, thank you."
Tianmo and Li Qing led the horse and left slowly, and they inquired about Xiao Xiao's whereabouts as they walked. If what the guards said was true, this qiΔ was even more incredible, why did the demons have to bypass this place alone, and the demons who entered here had to be punished so severely?
Just now he said that the several cities and towns adjacent to this place have not been harassed by any demons, but why is it here, the only way to pass through this central part? Could it be that the demon received someone's order to avoid this place and enter here with such a severe punishment?
Wait, he just said this is ...... Wei......
Chen Xi, or Mu Qianchen...... The place where she married her relatives was Weiguo, which is the hometown of the person she loves the most. This is where Yun Wenyan is most concerned, and it is also the place that Mu Qianchen is most concerned about.
I heard Le'er say that Yingchen promised Shen Yao that when he was in power, he would not send demons to invade the human world because of Mu Qianchen, is it the same this time?
Yingchen failed to help Mu Qianchen achieve her wish, she wanted to save Mu Qianchen, but she didn't expect it, but she still let her die. Although his personality has changed greatly, he has always been a little worried and indebted to Mu Qianchen in his heart. Mu Qianchen is no longer there, and Yingchen uses this way as compensation for Mu Qianchen.
So...... Tianmo clenched the reins in her hand, and her heart was not so cold, she still had a warm and soft place in her heart. Maybe...... I shouldn't think of her as bad, she hasn't lost all her humanity, and she can still be saved!
I must be able to, I must be able to let her be her former self.