Before Shen Lu arrived, Hong Er had been fearless, but after Shen Lu's scare, she was completely changed. Seeing her, Jia couldn't help but let go of the heart that had been hanging by a thread and said, "You're right." He said this and led Hong Er to take shelter under the eaves.
Immediately after they had steadied themselves, Hong Er suddenly asked, "Are you familiar with that... him?"
Hearing this, Jia didn't understand Hong Er's meaning and showed a confused expression. "What do you mean? I don't understand?" He looked up at Hong Er.
Hong Er cleared her throat and continued, "I mean, that man just now... are you familiar with him? Who is he?" She had taken a liking to Shen Lu.
Seeing this, Jia suddenly remembered Hong Er's past relationship with Mu Gui. Then, looking at Hong Er's infatuated expression because of Shen Lu, he couldn't help but laugh unkindly.
Hong Er looked at him, puzzled. "What are you laughing at?"
"He despises monsters the most. If you talk about methods," Jia didn't want to discourage Hong Er and spoke tactfully, "his methods are much more ruthless than those of monsters." xxs壹贰
"Then why did he help me?" Hong Er was confused.
Jia smiled. "No, why did I never realize you were so narcissistic before?"
"How am I narcissistic?" Hong Er was unconvinced.
"Still not narcissistic," Jia said with a look of disdain. "He was clearly speaking up for me. If it weren't for me, your life... tsk tsk, would have been long gone. To put it another way, you would have been... by him."
"Does he eat monsters too?" Hong Er completely misunderstood.
Hearing this, Jia was speechless for a few seconds before saying, "Ah... don't worry, his tastes aren't that heavy. At most, he'd throw you off a cliff, and then you'd be eaten by those monsters who are accustomed to hunting in mid-air."
"..." Hong Er was so frightened by Jia's words that she... swallowed hard.
"In short, absolutely do not have any illusions about him, otherwise..." Jia pursed his lips and smiled, "that would be your fate."
"I know," Hong Er's voice was hoarse.
Jia deeply felt the fear emanating from Hong Er, from inside and out, and chuckled, "Wait until they come back."
Hong Er grunted and suddenly clutched her stomach.
Seeing this, Jia remained silent... and turned his face away.
At the same time, Hun Ling's voice transmitted over, "The demonic energy is getting closer."
Upon hearing this, Hong Er's head shot up.
Jia leaned forward to look in the direction of the voice. Hun Ling and Xie Shou had already rushed over. "You're back," he said as soon as he saw them.
Hun Ling heard Jia's voice, turned his head, and his eyes met Jia's. "What are you doing here?" he asked, running to Jia and Hong Er with Xie Shou.
Hong Er looked down at Hun Ling's terrifying face and, scared, leaned against the wall behind her, not daring to make a sound.
Xie Shou looked down at Jia... and didn't dare to speak.
"Mu An Xiao asked me to be here," Jia said, then looked up at Xie Shou. "Demonic energy."
"Where is Mu An Xiao?" Xie Shou perfectly changed the subject.
To this, Jia showed an impatient expression.
Hun Ling glanced at the completely different expressions on Xie Shou and Jia's faces and said faintly, "Jia, tell him where Mu An Xiao is."
"The visitor is not friendly," Jia summarized concisely.
"Who killed Gu Yan?" Xie Shou jumped topics again, asking.
Jia looked at Xie Shou, who was constantly challenging his patience and showing no manners, and clenched his fist. "Gu Yan... I know. You're Ouyang Ye's subordinate." He finally sensed the demonic energy on Xie Shou... it was exactly the same as Ouyang Ye's.
"Tell me, how did Gu Yan die?"
Hun Ling listened to Xie Shou's question and understood that... he had taken his words to heart. Therefore, Hun Ling decided to help him. "Jia, answer his question. If you don't explain clearly, he won't give up."
"You..."
"Answer," Hun Ling nodded.
Jia knew that... Hun Ling was a thoughtful individual. The fact that he kept demonic beings related to Ouyang Ye by his side must have had its reasons. Naturally... Jia chose to listen to him and said, "Killed by Gu Yan."
"Nonsense," Xie Shou didn't want to accept the reality.
"Those vengeful spirits were also Gu Yan's doing. If it weren't for her," Jia appeared calm, "Gu Yan would not have died."
"...." Xie Shou lowered his gaze.
"The monsters have arrived, and all of this was caused by Gu Yan," Jia emphasized intentionally.
Hong Er, unable to understand their affairs, remained silent.
After a moment of thought, Xie Shou once again focused his gaze on Jia. "Where is Mu An Xiao?"
"General's mansion."
"Good, I understand," Xie Shou nodded, looked at Hun Ling, and said, "I'm going to the General's mansion."
"Let's go," Hun Ling said, glanced at Jia, and left with Xie Shou.
Jia made no move to stop them.
Watching the retreating figures of Hun Ling and Xie Shou, Hong Er thought for a moment and asked, "Isn't that monster afraid of... being eaten?"
"He's not like you," Jia said simply.
Hong Er was momentarily speechless. Recalling Hun Ling's face, she asked, "That monster as tall as you..."
"He's not a monster," Jia interrupted. He looked up at Hong Er's disgusted expression and continued, "His abilities are very strong. You'd best not offend him, otherwise... the consequences... you understand."
"He eats people," Hong Er was completely obsessed.
Jia blinked and gave a fake smile. "He doesn't eat people, but he will let those flying monsters eat you."
"Really," Hong Er was completely fooled by Jia.
Jia nodded.
Hong Er was stunned and leaned against the wall. "Alright, I understand."
"It's good that you understand," Jia said, looking up to observe the changing sky.
General's mansion.
Mu An Xiao and Feng Qi Shi stood back to back in the center of the dilapidated courtyard, observing the five or six vengeful spirits that had not yet been purified by the sacks. At the same time, Feng Qi Shi looked at the three vengeful spirits opposite him that had not yet been purified and said in a low voice, "Mu An Xiao, be careful."
"You're the one who should be careful," Mu An Xiao said, extending his hand to conjure a dagger. "Can it fight?"
"Master, it can," the dagger replied firmly.
Upon hearing this, Mu An Xiao gripped the dagger, moved forward, and cast spells to try to control them.
Feng Qi Shi also conjured his long sword... and charged at them.
Outside the broken gate, Gu Yan watched the crisscrossing blue and black beams of light inside, and then looked at the... vengeful spirits radiating demonic energy, not daring to act rashly.
At the same time, Ouyang Ye appeared behind Gu Yan. "Aren't you looking for her?"
Hearing this, Gu Yan was startled. She quickly turned to look at Ouyang Ye and nodded slightly, "Master, they are subduing the vengeful spirits, so it's not a good time for me to go in."
"If I remember correctly, this mess was caused by you, wasn't it?" Ouyang Ye said in a somewhat sarcastic tone.
Gu Yan was startled and hurriedly said, "Master, I..."
"Guests have arrived, remember to entertain them later," Ouyang Ye said, looking up at the dark clouds covering the General's mansion. "These gluttonous fellows."
"..." Gu Yan's body stiffened, and she also tilted her head up.