Xiaolu next to me tried to lift me up after I collapsed on the ground, but I felt it was so difficult.
At this moment, a voice came into my ears, a familiar trembling sound. This voice came from the man who had left scars on my body and mind - Nalan Mo Sheng.
"Xiaolu, who are you talking to?"
"Nalan!"
Xiaolu's suddenly anxious response made me completely come out of the sadness of the past. I turned my head and looked at the direction where the sound came from. Who was the person standing among the woods if it wasn't Nalan Mosheng?
Seeing him, I felt a dull pain in my chest, as if there was that cold sword stuck in it again.
Xiaolu seemed a little panicked. After she helped me up, she intentionally or unintentionally stood between me and Nalan Mosheng, as if she was deliberately trying to make us avoid each other. I guess she probably knew everything that happened in the Demon Realm. Maybe she
I thought that the purpose of my coming to Yuyu Forest was to settle accounts with Nalan Mo Sheng. My heart felt cold, but I didn’t have this idea when I came this time. I smiled at her, stroked her hand and called
She felt relieved, then wiped the tears from her eyes and walked towards Nalan Mosheng.
"Yinluo..."
Looking at me walking out from behind Xiaolu, Nalan's eyes were full of surprises and questions, but there was no fear. This really made me feel a little chilled. Could it be that he didn't feel any guilt towards me?
"I'm not here to seek revenge from you, I just want to ask you something."
"what?"
He was still the same, adjusting his emotions in an instant, as if the uneasy expression he had just appeared was an illusion.
"Devil." I said calmly.
He frowned slightly, shook his head and said, "There is no such thing in the Yuyu Forest."
"Really?" I said with some disdain, "Then why is there such strong demonic energy in the Yuyu Forest?"
Indeed, since I came to the Forest of Delight this time, I have felt the changes in the Forest of Delight. Now I am sure that it is the thick demonic energy that is confused around the Forest of Delight.
"Yin Luo, there are always monsters infesting the Yuyu Forest recently, that's why the place has become so depressed. The... monsters you mentioned, maybe they really are not here."
I listened to Xiaolu's explanation, but looked at Nalan. Apart from the reason for looking for the demon spirit, I seemed to want to find even a trace of guilt in his expression. However, to my disappointment, there was nothing but indifference on his face.
, and nothing else.
"If there were no demons, how could there be so many demons gathering here?"
Zhifen said that wherever demons are stored, demons will breed, because it is said that demons are an effective magic weapon that enhances magic power.
Nalan looked away, but Xiaolu stopped talking. It seemed that my question had asked them. Even if what they told was not a lie, it at least meant that they did not know the reason for the breeding of monsters in the Depressed Forest.
"That's all, since you don't know the whereabouts of the demon spirit, I will find it myself."
I turned around, instead of wasting my time in such embarrassment, it would be better to leave earlier.
"Wait! Why do you want this?" Nalan Mosheng's voice came from behind.
I paused, but didn't look back and walked straight in the opposite direction to him.
The shadows of the trees flickered, the surrounding dark wind floated, and a burst of air carrying spiritual power came from behind me. I heard Xiaolu's exclamation, but it was too late to stop it. Nalan mobilized his spiritual power and rushed towards
My back. The second time, he attacked me. But this time, the force was not strong and there was no killing intention. It seemed that he just wanted to keep me.
My heart tightened, and a white silk sprang out from my sleeve. I suddenly looked back, and the white silk flowed, dancing like a soft sword towards the spiritual energy emitted by Nalan. In an instant, the spiritual power turned into flashing lights around me, and the trees in the forest trembled.
, leaves fell down. Bai Ling did not stop, passing through the scattered spiritual energy, dancing straight towards Nalan Mo Sheng opposite me. He stopped where he was, but had no intention of fighting back.
"Yinluo! No!"
Xiaolu exclaimed and moved in front of Nalan instantly, blocking between Bai Ling and Nalan.
Just when the white silk was about to reach Xiaolu's cheek, my spiritual power reversed, and the white silk suddenly softened. It only brushed over Xiaolu's left shoulder, and finally turned into a phantom under the shadow of the tree, but her face seemed to remain the same.
He was still in shock, and his shoulders were still shaking slightly.
Nalan hugged her shoulders from behind. As if relying on Nalan's strength, Xiaolu collapsed in Nalan's arms. She must have been really frightened.
Nalan protected her body while continuing to look at me calmly as before. I smiled bitterly. Looking at Xiaolu's cowardice and Nalan's indifference, I could only smile bitterly.
"I'm not lying to you. There are indeed no demons in the Depressed Forest. Even if you are looking for them, there is no need to waste time here." Nalan said calmly.
Xiaolu still looked at me anxiously, as if she was afraid that I would attack Nalan again.
"I haven't looked for it yet, how do I know it's not there? The forest is filled with evil energy. If it's not because of the devil spirit, what else could be the reason?"
I intentionally turned my face away, feeling the urge to leave again.
"You mean, the recent proliferation of monsters in the forest is related to the 'demon spirit'?" Nalan asked me to stop again.
"'Demon spirits' are spiritual objects that enhance magic power, and will naturally attract countless monsters to come close to you."
"If this is really the case, I want to know why you are looking for this demon spirit? Could it be..."
I smiled coldly, did he think I was already a demon?
"Yinluo, you..." Xiaolu also said timidly.
"No matter what the reason, I just want to find the demon spirit." I don't want to explain. He has already been petrified in my heart and blown to pieces bit by bit. There is no need to say any more unnecessary words.
"If you can take away the demon spirit and restore peace to the forest, I will help you find it."
I slowly looked back at him, his expression still calm as ice, but his eyes at this time touched my memories, just like when he said in the temple many years ago that he would protect the peace of the Yuyu Forest,
It is a kind of determination and mission. I sighed silently in my heart. After my mother left, it was indeed him who had been guarding this place. Maybe he was a good forest owner, but he was always a stranger to me.
"good."
"However, I still want to know the reason why you are looking for the devil."
This time, I finally heard the slightest hint of nervousness in his tone, even just a little bit. But for some reason, my heart softened a little. It turned out that he was still concerned about my situation.
"I want to go back to the Demon Realm."
The simple answer made me catch a hint of surprise on his face, and Xiaolu was really stunned.
"Why do you want to go back?"
He started to lose control. This was the first time since our reunion that he had some ups and downs in asking questions.
"If I can't go back, I will die."
When I said this, I felt somewhat lonely.
He fell silent, perhaps because he didn't know how to ask. Xiaolu's eyes widened, and she walked quickly towards me from Nalan, with surprise and fear in her eyes.
"Yinluo, what's wrong with you? What does 'if you can't go back, you'll die'? You finally came out of the Demon Realm, but now you say you'll die if you don't go back!" At this point, she turned around subconsciously.
Look at Nalan behind you.
I sighed slightly and told them the whole story, but I skipped the process of helping Meng Yunzhong detoxify.
Xiaolu's brows furrowed and her eyes became watery. Nalan stood aside silently.
"Then what does the 'demon spirit' look like? What are its characteristics?"
After thinking for a while, Nalan asked.
I shook my head: "I have never seen it before, but since demon spirits can enhance spiritual power, they are spiritual things, and they should have strong demonic energy."
"Then... we'll just have to split up and look for it."