Chapter 4: Daddy

"Woo β€”β€”!" only to hear the greedy demon suddenly let out an angry roar, the expected delicacy did not come as promised, and the girl was swept down from mid-air by a black shadow like lightning.

The girl's eyes widened, and her eyes were no longer blank, but she looked at the young man in front of her with a little surprise, holding herself in her arms.

"......" through the mask, the boy and the girl looked at each other for two seconds, but they didn't speak, forced by the strong wind from behind, the boy once again flew forward with the girl in his arms, and deftly dodged the angry punch of the greedy demon.

The boy gently lowered the girl in his arms, and the girl's body was extremely soft, as if it were a thin veil. Under the girl's gaze, the young man turned his back and faced the greedy demon, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and a helpless smile appeared under the mask,

"Doing boring things......"

The boy thought silently in his heart, and he shook his head vigorously, trying to forget the beautiful cheeks and green pupils he had just seen.

"Damn the crumbsβ€”what do you want to do with my dinner!β€”β€”" Greed roared and ran at the boy, who didn't even bother to dodge in place.

The Yin soldiers on the side were all dumbfounded, and the few remaining minions were dumbfounded, is this kid crazy, he wants to fight the greedy demon head-on? No matter how strong he is, this is not something that humans can do!

But what happened in the next second made them completely unable to believe their eyes.

A black gas suddenly burst out from the pupils under the young man's mask, spreading like flames, and in the blink of an eye, the whole person seemed to be ignited by black flames. I saw him clench his palms into fists, and with a struggle under his feet, he flew towards the greedy demon.

"Labor and management haven't eaten for three days! Why do you have ?!! to eat?"

I only heard a loud "bang", and the boy's fist collided with the flying greedy demon in mid-air, and the two were shocked by their respective forces and flew dozens of meters away.

The boy knelt on one knee and breathed slightly, and in terms of strength alone, it was indeed a bit difficult to deal with the greedy demon who was dozens of times his size. But no one could have imagined that a thin boy could catch the full force of the greedy demon with that thin punch.

On the other hand, on the side of the greedy demon, the punch just now obviously gave it a slight upper hand, but at this moment, it let out a burst of mournful wails.

On the front paws of the "Ink Poison β€”β€”" Greedy Demon who had just collided with the boy, a black "flame" visible to the naked eye was burning. After careful observation, he found that it was not a flame at all, but the same black aura as the boy's body, and wherever the black qi went, the blood in the greedy demon's body was like ink, and began to surge wildly.

"Damn the plague god!β€”β€”" With an angry roar from the Greedy, it tore off its own "ink poison" arm alive. Suddenly, dark green blood splattered everywhere, emitting bursts of rancid stench.

"Why don't you get out of here!?" The black qi on the young man's body suddenly rose a few points, and he stared coldly at the greedy demon, full of murderous aura.

At this time, the face of the greedy demon was full of pain and anger, it gasped heavily, and the murderous aura in its body dissipated unwillingly, it was not afraid of the weak and unruly young man, but it understood the horror of "ink poison", so after hesitating for a moment, it quickly dug out a hole in the ground with its only remaining front paws, and fled in a huff......

When the boy faced the greedy demon just now, everyone held their breath, until the greedy demon fled, everyone was relieved, and they sat down on the ground one after another, their eyes blankly recalling the moment of life and death they had just experienced.

The boy hadn't looked at the girl since he rescued her, and he walked up to the Yin Soldier under everyone's gaze, and only said three words coldly.

"Money, food. ”

"I didn't expect my Scar Fox to be planted in the hands of your little fox today. ”

Yin Bing Dutong shook his head helplessly, his face was mixed, although he had just survived the catastrophe, the young man in front of him was clearly a desperate ghost, but at this time he was already powerless to resist, so he had to signal his subordinates and handed the two bags containing jewelry and food to the young man.

The boy put the bag behind his back and turned to leave.

"Shaoxia, you ...... that girl"

Yin soldiers suddenly stopped the young man, his meaning was obvious, since the young man was willing to save the girl, he must be interested in her, he was thinking about whether he could ask for some dry food back if he gave the girl to the young man.

"Not interested. ”

Without the slightest hesitation, the young man directly cut off the idea of the Yin Soldier Commander, but after hesitating for a moment, he said with a sneer.

"Heh, you Hades even raise Xuanniao so fat, I can't take so much away, master. ”

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"Alert! There's movement in the southwest. ”

On a rudimentary watchtower made of dead wood, two ten-year-old children were staring intently at a place until the silver-haired boy who had "returned home" stepped out of the shadows and waved at them with a grin.

"It's Brother Fu Li who is back!"

"Great, I'm going to tell Daddy. ”

The two children jumped up in excitement and almost fell off the watchtower.

The children pushed open the dilapidated wooden city gate with difficulty, and standing in front of them was the young man who had robbed the Yin Soldier squad before, and the young man at this time took off his fox face, and his delicate face had this spring breeze-like smile, which was like two people like the indifferent young man who was as indifferent as the "evil ghost" before.

"Brother Fu Li, my father is seriously ill again, and he always says he wants to see you these days. ”

Hearing the word seriously ill, the young man's face immediately became gloomy, he put away his smile, handed over the bag he was carrying behind him and the dragging corpse of the Xuanniao to the two children, and rushed towards the house in the center of the village.

This is a small village, hidden in the huge Huangquan Mountain, so it is called "Huangquan" Village, Huangquan Mountain is a huge mountain range in the middle of the eternal night, across the north and south of the eternal night, Huangquan Village is located in the junction of the territory of human demons, it is absurd to establish a stronghold in such a lawless zone, because even the underworld with thick walls is not immune to the invasion of demons. Huangquan Village can be left independent, one by virtue of its hidden location, and then by relying on the deterrence of "Daddy", their supplies are the same as those of the Underworld, almost all of them come from the raiding of the "hunters" in the village, the difference is that the object of their raiding is the Underworld, and Fu Li is one of the "hunters".

"Daddy, I'm back. ”

The boy pushed open the door, and there was only a dim oil lamp in the dim room, which reflected the old man on the sickbed like a withered corpse even more vicissitudes

The old man's eyes were confused, and when he heard the young man's voice, a trace of warmth appeared on his face. I saw him reluctantly sit up, his throat trembling slightly and making a hoarse sound.

"Is it Xiaoli? ”

"It's me, Daddy. Are your eyes blind again? ”

The old man squeezed out a smile and shook his head.

"Don't worry about it, it'll be fine in a while. ”

The young man lowered his head and stared at his palm, all these years, he watched his father be eaten up by the ink poison little by little, and now every time the ink poison attacked, he couldn't even see his eyes.

"Is there really no way to cure ink poison in this world? ”

The old man was silent, and the smile on his face inadvertently flashed in a momentary trance, and then it was fleeting.

"Dad, don't worry, I will definitely cure you, this time I got a 'fat sheep', enough for us to eat for a while. ”

The young man suddenly swept the dark clouds on his face, breaking the silence, and he excitedly showed off the results of the previous robbery, but the old man's face was not too happy.

"Little Separation ......"

The old man stopped talking

"Daddy, what's the matter? ”

"Tomorrow is your 19th birthday. ”

"It seems like yes. The boy counted on his fingers, and in an environment where survival was difficult, he didn't really care about age.

"19, you've been with me for 10 years. ”

The old man let out a long sigh, countless images beating in his chaotic eyes.

"You rescued me from Hades ten years ago, and now it's up to me to protect you, Daddy. ”

The old man was silent, not looking at him, and the young man looked at him, both of whom had indescribable looks on their faces.

"Xiaoli, let's go to the other end......"

The old man pondered for a long time, and finally spoke with difficulty, his dry throat trembling uncontrollably.

"Can't wait any longer, even you can't fully control the ink poison, it can explode at any time, when the time comes... Cough... Cough... Ahem..."

The old man suddenly coughed violently, and he coughed up a pool of black blood.

"Daddy, don't say it. I'm not going to leave here. If I'm gone, what will happen to those displaced people and those children?"

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The old man didn't say a word, just waited quietly for the young man to finish.

"Xiaoli, do you remember, cough...... What was the original intention of our establishment of "Yellow Springs"? The old man stretched out his hand and motioned for the young man to sit on the edge of the bed, and when he looked closely, the old man's withered arm was pitch black ink.

"Deliver those who are persecuted by Hades, and give them a refuge...... "The boy muttered, unconsciously pressing his shoulders tightly, and beneath his clothes, the mark of the slave ached, and could never be erased.

"Ahem... Cough... Ten years, how many people have you seen dying, and how many more are about to die......"

The old man's words made the young man instantly silent, in the ten years since he escaped from the underworld, he has seen the most cruel scenes in the world, those who have been subjected to the "ink poison" experiment like him have long since died one after another. And those displaced people who have joined in one after another, who have not tasted the taste of human flesh and corpses, this is the real world, and there is no mercy at all, let alone rescue.

"It's going to get better, Daddy, you take care of your illness, and we'll go to the other side together when the time comes." ”

There were a few tears in the boy's eyes, and he had a faint premonition that this day would not come, but this was his only belief, the only belief to live.

"Xiaoli, I am in my last years, and I have long been a person who has lost hope...... You are different, you have a hopeful future, don't be buried in this endless night......"

"Brother Fuli, are you leaving us?"

Behind the curtain, a little girl suddenly came out, only seven or eight years old, with a pink little face with pear blossoms and rain at this time.

"No, Daddy is talking, I'm never going to leave here. ”

Seeing the tears on the little girl's face, the young man immediately smiled and squatted down, hugged her in his arms, and gently brushed away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Ahem...... Xiaoyu, don't mess around. ”

The old man on the sickbed snorted, and the little girl was so frightened that she immediately stopped crying.

"Dad, don't be angry, Xiaoyu is still young and ignorant, I'll take her out. ”

The old man waved his hand helplessly, so the young man picked up the little girl and whispered in her ear: "I'll tell you the story of Brother Fu Li's battle against the greedy monster in a moment." ”

The little girl burst into tears and laughed, and the boy laughed too, but the old man looked sad.