Under the hazy sky, it was hard to tell when it was past dusk, and the heavy rain had already obscured the view from the top of the cliff, as if the fun was over.
Night came early in the heavy rain, without any hesitation about the signs of early summer.
There was the sound of rain outside the window. Meng Yunzhong and I sat speechless in the hall, perhaps thinking about what happened in the town today.
But in the end, I still smiled miserably. Because the sound of rain outside the window gradually mixed with the noisy voices of people. As expected, I looked at Meng Yunzhong's slightly surprised expression and then stood up and opened the hall.
's door.
The moment the air mixed with thick water vapor rushed into the room, the noisy human voices were suddenly amplified many times, but I first saw You Ruojun and Boyi standing in front of the crowd. They and dozens of people around them
Like the villagers, they had expressions of indignation on their faces, while Fu Huanen beside them had a helpless look on his face. Rouchi was right next to Fu Huanen, smiling mockingly at me without any concealment.
"Kill this monster! Avenge the child!"
Such vicious words often came out of the crowd, but I leaned on the railing in the corridor and watched their noise with a faint smile. Some in the crowd were holding hoes, some were holding sickles, and some even brought talismans to ward off evil spirits at home.
That posture is really powerful.
You Ruojun, you have really been planning and waiting for a long time. Now, you finally have the opportunity. Is this your last resistance?
"Master Meng! Get away from that witch! Don't be fooled by her anymore!"
Following the voice that came out of nowhere, I turned around and saw Meng Yunzhong walking to the door. He was still frowning, but I could see the helplessness and sadness in his already red eyes.
For a moment, my heart softened. This was the scene I least wanted to see. The simple beauty between me and him might be completely broken tonight. I finally made up my mind to let go of everything and spend time with him.
These decades have passed, but now, it seems impossible to realize it. The boundaries between demons and mortals are too obvious. I don't even know if the way he looks at me will ever be the same as before.
"Yun Zhong..."
He was still stunned on the spot, but his hand had already reached for the sword on his waist.
The high wall in my heart collapsed instantly, and I couldn't help but burst into tears. He didn't choose to stand with me in the end.
"Kill her! Master Meng! It was she who killed our child! You vicious monster!"
I suppressed the inner turmoil and turned to look at You Ruojun.
"Sister You, what's wrong? Isn't your illness better? You can't be exposed to such heavy rain."
"Monster! Stop talking nonsense! Today is the day you die!" She had no intention of teasing me, her face was filled with murderous intent and anger.
"Sister You, why can't I understand you? What kind of monster?"
"Humph! You still want to quibble!" She took out a lump of stuff from her sleeve and threw it to the ground.
I was really surprised, but then I regained my composure. The thing was the sweat towel that Meng Yunzhong once gave me. Suddenly, many thoughts became clear in my heart.
It turns out that the monster in the open space didn't want to hurt me, it just wanted to find a way to get something from me.
"Miss Yinluo, do you recognize this object?" Fu Huaien, who was standing by the side, was not so angry, but asked me very calmly.
I turned around and looked at Meng Yunzhong again. He was still motionless. I think he also saw the sweat towel, and there was a little more sadness in his eyes.
"So what if you recognize it?"
"This was found in the hands of a dead child. If it really belongs to a girl, then it must be related to the girl."
"Bitch! You can't quibble now, can you? Those children who had the accident didn't have a trace of blood on their bodies, but their hearts were taken away. Only demons can do that! I won't pursue you if you use demons to confuse Yun Zhong, but you
He's so vicious that he won't even let the children go! It's really not allowed except for you!" You Ruojun couldn't wait to roar, as if he was really speaking righteously.
"Yes! Kill her! Master Meng! Don't be fooled by her magic!" The surrounding villagers echoed, their emotions boiling again.
"Even if the child accidentally got my sweat towel, it doesn't mean that I was the one who killed him."
"Hmph! Then why did someone see you coming to the town and the woods to the southeast on the day of the accident? You must have kept an eye on the whereabouts of the two children in the town and then led them to the woods.
Hit me hard! Monster! You should die!"
"The slave family has heard people say that many monsters will feed on the hearts of children to practice their magic. My husband and I have both checked the child's body. Except for the missing heart, everything else is intact. Ordinary people cannot do this.
"There was a sneer on Rouchi's face, but her voice was weak and innocent, "I know that the girl once helped cure Miss Ruojun's illness, but the girl did such an evil thing today, and there is nothing that Miss Ruojun can do to help.
You are."
"Hmph! She saved me, I'm afraid, just to hide it from others! Do you remember? A similar tragedy happened on the mountain road. It was the day she came down to save me!"
"Yes! Yes! She must have done it! Everyone, kill her quickly!"
Everyone seemed to have received a positive answer, waving the "weapons" in their hands and approaching the wooden house step by step.
"Everyone, be careful! She knows magic!"
I don't know who shouted loudly in the crowd, and everyone stopped again. I just stood there, watching these incompetent and funny mortals being wantonly incited and manipulated by You Ruojun.
"Yinluo, did you really do this?"
A chill permeated my whole body. I could regard You Ruojun's inciting the villagers to come to provoke him as a joke, or I could ignore Rouchi's ridicule after his conspiracy succeeded. However, how could this question be asked from his mouth? He took it seriously.
Is he just an ordinary mortal? Does he really not care about my origin and identity as much as the boy who gave me the grass ring? Or maybe my memory has fooled me. Even that boy, after knowing that I am a demon
, you may also be afraid of me, reject me, or even think that I will only bring evil and killing.
I turned my head silently and met his eyes. I saw the hesitation, sigh, and sadness in his eyes, but there was no hatred. I smiled at him and finally released my clenched fists.
"Yun Zhong! Don't believe her anymore! She is a vicious monster! Kill her quickly!"
Boyi was shouting at Meng Yunzhong. In his angry voice, I suddenly felt the intention to kill. You Ruojun, Rouchi, it seems that I gave you too much time!
I secretly activated my spiritual power, and a white light glowed slightly in the palm of my hand hanging by the side. I still looked at him with a smile, seeing the slight surprise on his face. The white light was not strong, and only he could see it.
.Now that the matter has come to this, what's the problem if I let him know that I am a demon? At least for the moment just now, I did not read fear or rejection in his eyes.
Just when I was about to shift my attention from him to You Ruojun, the crowd began to boil again. They continued to shout and roar, but no one dared to take another step forward.
"Master Meng! Kill her! Kill this monster!"
Ignorant mortals, angry and fearful, can only look to others in the end.
No wonder my mother said that mortals are afraid of death because their lives are too fragile and can be lost too easily.
Meng Yunzhong's hand holding the sword became slightly stronger, but he never drew the sword.
"You are a monster."
"Yes, Yun Zhong."
"Those children..."
I shook my head and looked at the doubt in his eyes.
"Why did you go to that forest today?"
My heart skipped a beat, and I suddenly felt a little unhappy or helpless.
"You didn't return to Mengjun Villa, and you followed me."
"I just saw you go into the woods."
"Then have you ever seen me kill someone?"
"No."
"Kill her! Yunzhong! Don't hesitate anymore! She won't hurt you!" You Ruojun urged eagerly from the side, but Meng Yunzhong seemed to have disappeared.
"Then why did you conclude it was me?"
"I..." Meng Yunzhong's eyes wandered for a moment, and his hand gradually let go of the sword.
At this moment, whether it was Meng Yunzhong or everyone outside the wooden house, the sound suddenly disappeared, because in the rain all over the sky, a soft, charming, and enchanting voice appeared.
Fox demon!?
"Oops... Why did this play get stuck in the middle of the performance? What about the bloody demon-slaying scene? What about the cruel love and killing scenes? How disappointing!"
When You Ruojun heard this voice, he actually trembled.
Rouyi looked warily in the direction of the orchard.
"There's no need to look away. If you look through the autumn water, am I not by your side?"
As he spoke, the fox demon's soft curved body appeared beside Rou Yi like a dream, but suddenly it disappeared. Everyone's eyes widened in fright, and they searched around, not knowing whether it was because of fear.
, or because I have already been charmed by the fox demon’s beautiful face.
Immediately, there was a flash of lightning in the sky, a muffled thunder, and the heavy rain that had been falling suddenly stopped in an instant, leaving only a group of people soaked by the rain.
"Monster!" Someone in the crowd finally came to their senses and shouted in horror.
Then the crowd became restless again, and these villagers were really panicked. The monster like me hadn't shown up yet, and now there was another one, and they really didn't seem to know what to do.
"I, I recognize her! She drained my eldest brother's essence and blood and killed him!" The voice that came out of nowhere suddenly made everyone more afraid.
"Nonsense! You and your brother obviously wanted to be frivolous with me while the moon was dark and the wind was high, but they accidentally touched the poisonous needle on my body, so they died. Now it's all on me? Do you still have a conscience?
ah……"
With a scream, the fox demon appeared beside the man in the blink of an eye, pulling his arm coquettishly. He suddenly threw it away and ran to the side screaming. The crowd also became commotion and quickly got out of his way.
But when he looked again, the fox demon was gone again.
Even You Ruojun panicked, but he remained calm even after paying back the favor, and just watched everything that happened indifferently.
"What a stupid human being, I'll show you who is the real monster!"
Her voice changed suddenly, and the last sentence she almost said through gritted teeth seemed to be embedded with deep hatred.
Just when everyone fell into extreme fear, a thunderbolt in the night sky exploded the dark sky, and a faint halo of light shot out from the crack, which happened to shine on You Ruojun.
You Ruojun wanted to hide, but found that she couldn't escape at all. The light found its target and held on to her tightly.
"Monster! What do you want to do!"
You Ruojun twitched all over in the beam of light, her expression extremely painful. In the end, she could no longer hold back, and her angry curses turned into pleading. However, in the endless night sky, the fox demon's charming smile echoed,
It's just that this charming smile is filled with resentment and curse.
"Ruojun!" Boyi was really anxious. He wanted to step forward to help You Ruojun, but found that he couldn't get close to the light at all. He could only cry helplessly and anxiously, wandering aside.
Meng Yunzhong also stepped forward, watching all this helplessly and anxiously, but he hesitated and did not leave the confines of the wooden house. The crowd fell into panic again, and no one knew what would happen.
Only You Ruojun's cry was heard, the light disintegrated in an instant, the cracks in the sky disappeared, the heavy rain poured down with a crash, and the fox demon's laughter also disappeared in an instant, leaving only You Ruojun and You Ruojun who collapsed on the ground.
The sound of rumbling rain.
Compared to the noise in the surrounding environment, the crowd instantly became quiet, and everyone gathered around You Ruojun, as if looking at a trapped beast.
"Monster! She really is a monster!"
After a long while, a horrified cry finally came from the front of the crowd.
Looking at You Ruojun again at this time, her black hair quickly turned into a pale withered beard. When she raised her head, her face was covered with vicissitudes of life, and there was no part of her skin that was not covered with wrinkles. This old and frail face was nothing like that.
girl!
Everyone regarded her as a monster. Rouchi was surprised at first when she was paying back the favor, but then she smiled coldly. At this time, even she became a theatergoer.
You Ruojun wanted to struggle to stand up, but she still lacked the strength. It seemed that she really turned into a dying old man in an instant. This look reminded me of her appearance when she was sick.
However, Meng Yunzhong's face suddenly turned pale, and he looked at the scene in front of him in horror. He had no words, but it seemed that he had lost the ability to express himself. Seeing him acting like this, I couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Yun Zhong...are you okay..." I hesitated for a moment and then asked.
"She..." He managed to squeeze out one word, but it was only one word.
"Monster! You Ruojun is also a monster! Ah!"
This group of powerless mortals suddenly became at a loss. For them, what happened tonight was beyond their imagination, and they no longer knew how to deal with it.
"Kill the monster! Kill her first! She must be in the same group as those monsters!"
This was their final decision. Since the purpose of going up the mountain was to kill monsters, compared to me, who is ignorant and bloodthirsty, or the fox monster that disappears and appears, only You Ruojun, who is too weak to stand up, is the most vulnerable.
A good victim. Then, the situation suddenly reversed, the crowd gradually gathered, and the weapons in people's hands were raised above their heads one by one. They slowly surrounded You Ruojun, and what was left on everyone's face was a determination to kill.
meaning.
"You..." You Ruojun looked at everything in front of him helplessly, but he was unable to defend himself.
"Stop! What do you want to do? You all go away!"
Boyi squeezed out from the crowd and stood in front of You Ruojun. He was really anxious and angry, and even pulled out his sharp sword to protect You Ruojun.
"Hero Boyi! Do you want to associate with monsters? Get out of the way! We will kill this monster!"
The crowd's shouts became louder and louder, and Boyi's resistance gradually became weak. At this moment, Meng Yunzhong, who was beside me, turned over and jumped over the railing. In a blink of an eye, he was in the middle of the crowd, standing with Boyi.
"You can't kill her! She's not a monster!"
Meng Yunzhong shouted loudly to the crowd.
I was indeed a little unbelievable. Even I didn't know how the situation would develop. I slowly walked down from the wooden house. When everyone saw me, they inevitably became more afraid and slowly backed away to make way for me. But
But they looked at me fiercely, and did not put down the weapons in their hands. They were carefully on guard, fearing that I, a bloodthirsty evil demon, would kill someone among them without paying attention.
I walked up to Meng Yunzhong, and the people surrounding You Ruojun naturally stayed away for a while.
"They are indeed a team!"
Someone was talking on the sidelines.
Meng Yunzhong turned to look at me helplessly. I couldn't understand what he wanted to express in his eyes. I just felt a deep pain. I looked down at the weak You Ruojun again. She
He was so anxious that two tears had flowed from the corners of his eyes, but when he looked at me, he still couldn't hide his anger and hatred.
The heavy rain was still pouring down, and the situation was like a stalemate. Both Boyi and Meng Yunzhong were guarding You Ruojun, but I could only look at the angry but fearful villagers indifferently.
"My lord! Miss Ruojun is not a demon! She is a demon hunter!"
In the night rain, a thin figure dressed in purple gauze walked towards this side. Fu Huan'en, who was pushed aside by the crowd, turned his head slightly and saw his concubine, Yun Niang.
"If Miss Jun is not a demon, please don't hurt her."
Yun Niang and Fu Huanen looked at each other, and then walked to the front of the crowd. People turned their attention to her, but they were doubtful about her words.
"I can testify that Miss Ruojun is a demon hunter, not a demon! She only became so old due to her exposure to witchcraft."
People's judgment was disrupted again. They looked left and right and whispered to each other.
"But if she wasn't a monster, how could she become like this?"
"Yunniang has seen doctors for us and saved many people's lives. What she says cannot be false!"
"Maybe they are also in the same group!"
"Impossible! Madam Yunniang is a good person!"
…
"Please believe me, Miss Ruojun has never done anything harmful to anyone."
"You said she was a monster hunter! Then why didn't she kill the monster next to her? She was still allowed to harm others!"
Yun Niang looked sideways at me, and I just smiled meaningfully at her.
"This Yinluo girl is not a bad person..." However, her explanation was so weightless.
"Kill the monster! As long as You Ruojun can kill this monster, we will believe that she is a monster hunter!"
"Miss Ruojun has taken up sorcery and is very weak now..."
"Then who will get rid of the monsters? Are we going to let the monsters go around killing people?"
"Master Meng! Hero Boyi! If you kill this monster, we will believe that You Ruojun is the monster hunter!"
Someone in the crowd made a suggestion, and Yun Niang could only look at me helplessly. She shook her head slightly, but there was nothing she could do.
"Yun Zhong! Let's kill this witch!"
Boyi's sword immediately pointed at me, and he and I looked at each other angrily. I could already see that he would almost risk his life for You Ruojun.
"Brother..."
I saw the confusion on Meng Yunzhong's face, but he still had no intention of drawing out his sword.
"Kill her! Kill her!..."
The crowd around me began to shout in unison, and Boyi no longer looked to Meng Yunzhong, but walked towards me step by step.
I know that Meng Yunzhong is extremely helpless at this moment. One is his brother who has shared weal and woe with him, the other is the woman with whom he has made a marriage contract, and the other is the demon with whom he has made an oath of eternal love. How should he choose?
But with every minute that time passes, Boyi's sword gets closer to me. I don't blame him for hesitating at this moment. If it were me, I don't know how to judge. A monster is already called a monster.
With the name of being evil and cruel, how can I easily make him believe that I am not harmful to anyone? What’s more, all the evidence points to me, and I even have no room for excuse. Since I am a monster, why do I need to defend?
"Kill her! Kill her!..."
There were still urging voices all around, and seeing that Boyi's sword was already close at hand, I still looked at Meng Yunzhong, as if the distance between me and him was gradually becoming distant.
"Brother! Stop!"
Just when the tip of Boyi's sword had touched my neck, Meng Yunzhong had already drawn his sword at some point and blocked Boyi's sword. Then I withdrew the spiritual power that had poured out.
The shouts around him suddenly stopped, everyone was surprised by his sudden move.
"Those children were not killed by Yinluo!"
"Yunzhong!" Boyi's eyes were obviously red with anxiety, but Meng Yunzhong stood in front of me.
"Today I followed her all the way into the forest. She went in and out alone, but I didn't see any children. Since then, she has been with me. How can she kill someone?"
"Master Meng! Stop protecting this witch!"
"Don't be fooled by her! How do you know she's not good at cloning?"
"Let's be honest! Yinluo is indeed a demon! I already knew it!"
As soon as the words came out, I immediately looked at him in surprise. Everyone also looked at him in surprise. Did he really know?
"A month ago, something happened on the mountain road, and I had doubts about her, so I have been living in this wooden house with her, always observing her movements. This time when I went down the mountain, I also followed her secretly, watching her every move.
But this matter really has nothing to do with her!"
"You know she is a demon, but you still want to be with her?"
"This witch must have cast some kind of witchcraft."
…
There was a murmur.
"Why should we believe you? You may have been deceived by this witch!"
"If it is a monster that killed those children, what about the monster that attacked Ruojun just now? How can you be sure that she is not the real culprit?"
"this……"
There was another commotion, and his words brought people back to the fear they felt when the fox demon appeared just now.
"Yes! The monster is very powerful! My brother was really killed by her!"
"Yes! She might have done it."
…
"Why don't everyone go back first? My sworn brother and I are here to keep an eye on Yinluo and ask Master Fu and Yun Niang to investigate the real culprit. If after ten days, the real culprit is still not found..."
"Then kill this witch!"
"right!"
"If we can't find the real murderer in ten days, we'll kill her!"
In silence, I stood behind Meng Yunzhong, watching him deal with me, and suddenly felt that the back of the mortal in front of me was no worse than Cang Li.