No wonder there wasn't even a figure here when we came, even if there was no figure, I thought there would be wolves or something in a place like this at night, and none of them appeared when we slept.

She smiled: "This is my territory, it belongs to my occupation, it is impossible for those little monsters to come, and the animals dare not come, because every place here has left traces of me, and they dare not hurt you privately, if they hurt you, it is equivalent to inadvertently offending me." ”

It turned out that she had been secretly protecting us, and I was a little curious: "But why are you helping me, weren't we still very unhappy on the first day?" ”

Now I think about the first day when I start to tremble, surrounded by such a big snake is the first time I have encountered it, I feel kicked out of breath when I think about it, she explained to me seriously: "I was also protecting you at the time, there were other monsters here temporarily, but after you left my breath on your body, they didn't dare to touch you, of course I asked you for help Of course, I don't want you to help me in vain, this is as a reward for you, in addition, I know what you are doing here, Generally speaking, humans don't trespass into such a place without permission, and you're here to catch monsters, right? ”

I didn't hide it, so I nodded: "I did come to catch demons, but this is for my personal reasons, I decided to catch demons as a last resort, maybe you can also see that my physique is different from everyone else, originally I always thought I was a human, but a few days ago I found out that I was actually a half-demon, but the identity of a half-demon is not what I thought, so I have been looking for a way, how to turn myself back into a human, and then a master told me that to use demon stones to create a thing, I must have those things, but you know." , I don't intend to hurt you, if I really do it, you and I will have to fight to the death. ”

If I really planned to kill her, why did I help her fulfill her wish, and I have been comforting her all the time, because I saw Ma Wen's shadow in her, so I couldn't do it.

She was a little surprised after listening to my explanation: "I didn't expect you to be a half-demon, in fact, I also thought about this possibility, but it's very small, until now I have never seen what a half-demon looks like, half-demon is easy for us to not offend, but you are very special, it doesn't look like it's unapproachable, so what are you going to do, do you have to become a human, you know that the identity of a half-demon will bring you a lot of benefits, at least you can live forever, as a human being, you can only experience birth, old age, sickness and death, you will grow old one day." , It's better to be a monster, and you still have the ability, and your status is noble, what's so bad? ”

According to what she said, there is indeed some truth, but the pursuit between people is different, maybe I don't cherish what others dream of getting, countless people hope to have the identity of a half-demon, and I am different, I just want to be an ordinary person, live my ordinary life, it doesn't matter if you are born, old, sick or dead, after all, this is what everyone will experience, and I don't feel unfair.

On the contrary, I feel that it is unfair to me that I have been a human being for more than 20 years, and suddenly become a half-demon, but I did not say these words, but said very briefly: "The ideal life in everyone's heart is different, just like you, what is the world in your heart?" ”

This seems to have asked her, she hasn't spoken for a long time, but there has always been a story in her eyes, obviously the truth of this matter is very different from her heart, if she has always believed that men love her, it is estimated that I will not be able to meet her now, but I am curious, what will her life be like next, how to live, after all, she has been cultivating into human form for a long time now, and it is not a problem to live among humans.

She seemed to know that I was going to ask this, so she took the initiative to answer me: "There is nothing to look forward to in the future for me, I told you at the beginning, I will not be here after I know the truth, there is nothing nostalgic here, I know that you still have a vision for the future, and looking at your eyes, there seems to be a person in your heart, why did you miss it?" ”

I seem to have considered this reason, I thought for a while and slowly spoke: "Because of my selfishness and incompetence, I never thought it would end like this, and it was my own self-righteousness that she left me, I can always see her shadow in you, you are all alike, you can give everything for the person you like without asking for any consequences, she became a human for me, but that spell didn't work at all, and she left me before I could say goodbye." ”

After saying that, I could only smile slightly bitterly, and no one could understand the bitterness in my heart.

She looked a little surprised: "The person you like is also a monster?" ”

I shook my head: "She is a thousand-year-old female ghost, my encounter with her was also an accident, the reason why she has been with me is very special, because I am like a young master in her heart, her ability is very strong, but in the end it is because I let go of all my abilities, but as a ghost, once all my abilities disappear, I will definitely not be able to live, I didn't know these at the time, I thought she would definitely be by my side with me, all I didn't even see the last one, the biggest reason to help you is also because of her." You're really going to remind me of her. ”

Xiaoqing nodded: "It seems that you have met a worthy person, otherwise you wouldn't have helped me so unhesitatingly, but your future will continue, and you may be able to meet someone who can replace her in the future, but I hope you must not forget her, even if you think about it occasionally, once you forget her, that is when she really dies." ”

It seemed to mean a lot, and before I could ask, she made a gesture that surprised me.

Sharp nails began to grow on her hands, looking like she was ready to go to war at any time, I quickly took a few steps back to take the opportunity to calm her emotions, I thought she couldn't control herself and was about to erupt, just like Ma Wen at the beginning, so I kept comforting her: "Don't get excited, we have something to say, don't do it!" ”

Xiaoqing didn't pay attention to me at all, she kept her eyes closed as if she was doing some kind of formation, this kind of magic is very different from the ghost use, I felt that the sky around me had changed, the sky was instantly darkened, I wanted to hide behind the tree, but I thought she shouldn't turn her face so fast, it would be too embarrassing to hide behind the tree.

Ma Ming looked at her and said, "No, this is not dangerous to us, she is trying to absorb all her demonic power!" ”

I didn't understand why she was doing this suddenly, but I couldn't stop it, and then the sky around her changed again, and she returned to her original appearance, and then she reached out and covered her chest, and with a little force, I watched as she took out a black bead from her heart, which was equivalent to a heart for a youkai.

I looked at her hands were all bloody, this blood was still black, the bead was still beating, it was really like a heart, I didn't understand why she was like this, my voice began to tremble: "What the hell are you doing here?" ”

The corners of her mouth smiled slightly: "I know you need demon stones, and I also know how rare that thing is, the demon qi on your body has formed a part, if you still keep swallowing slowly, soon these demon qi will all spread, and then you will be useless by any means, we are also acquainted, you have already helped me, I said that I will never owe anyone else, as long as you are willing to help me, then I will definitely help you, so take this thing." ”

This black bead is still stained with her blood, I saw that her chest was already blood-red, her clothes were soaked, she still didn't react at all, my whole person was scared, her action was really no warning at all, I didn't even have time to react, I was stunned for a moment and continued: "Don't scare me, I said I don't want your demon stone, I didn't help you to make a deal with you, now you put this thing back." ”

She smiled: "This thing can't be put back, because I still have some demon power left in my body, and I can talk to you now, this thing is very important to youkai, as long as the general ghost is taken out, it will be wiped out on the spot, and I can hold on for a day or so, so I can stand here and talk to you now, it's impossible to put it back, if you don't take it, then I'll throw it away, it's too wasteful." ”

I still can't understand her current behavior: "Why are you doing this, do you think I'll thank you for doing this?" ”

She shook her head seriously: "I don't plan to let you thank me, I just don't want what you want to do to be successful, that person is very important to you, I guess she doesn't want you to become a half-demon, I can understand your feelings, but if you want to keep looking for monsters to find demon stones, it is estimated that it will take a long time, and now monsters will basically stay away from humans, and most of the monsters are too weak, my demon stone is different, I can make up for half of the ability, Now you just need to find two more demon stones, I just hope to help you, nothing else. ”

I looked at her helplessly: "Isn't these cultivation useless to you?" ”