Chapter 332: To the Continent of Demons (1/2)

”You have quite the skill. Did you have a teacher?”

Hu Baihe asked, evidently curious about Ming Yue's past. Although it was a quick fight, she could not dismiss the skills she saw. Rather, the sensations she felt from fighting Ming Yue. That was something she could not ignore.

”No, I have no formal teacher. I've only been learning here and there but I am mostly self taught.”

”I see. Despite your age, it seems that you've gone through a number of experiences. Now you will be sent into the middle of a war. At the very least, you have the skill to fight back and escape on your own.”

Hu Baihe did not speak with a tone of pity, it was flat and cold, solemn even.

Ming Yue found it strange as the atmosphere between them was unusual.

”Is there something wrong?”

She asked, not wanting to beat around the bush.

The two continued walking as the question was asked. There was a slight silence before the Guardian Fang spoke.

”The way you fight is unlike something I've ever really seen. Your speed is one thing but so is your way of vanishing, diminishing your own presence. You are more like an assassin than a warrior. But the one thing that makes me wary of you is your intent.”

”My intent? What do you mean?”

Ming Yue did not understand what Hu Baihe was saying.

”In war, the ability to kill is important but the intent to kill is even more important. You have both, killing without batting an eye. There is no doubt in my mind that you have killed many. In that regard, you are less suited to be called a cultivator but rather, a killer.”

She stopped walking and turned around, facing Ming Yue. Her eyes met with Hu Baihe's stare and within that very stare were eyes of sincerity.

”And a killer in the battlefield will thrive like wolves in a field of rabbits. The intent to kill will grow and if you let it, it will overtake you.”

Ming Yue looked at her with curious eyes.

”Why would you tell me this?” she asked.

Hu Baihe's lips trembled before she took control over her emotions. Her eyes continued to keep contact with Ming Yue's eyes, emphasizing the importance of her words.

”This is war, a thing that overflows with bloodshed and violence. It will be unlike anything you've seen. For someone like you who has never experienced this, you could lose yourself in an endless battle. I've seen many soldiers succumb to the horrors of war, becoming scarred by it. Some cower in fear for the rest of the lives and others wind up in their own delusions, believing that the battle is never over.”

She looked down at her sword before turning away, no longer facing Ming Yue. Who knows what emptions were running through her. As a soldier, there is no doubt that Hu Baihe has experienced the worst that war had.

”Pray that you do not end up like this.”

Hu Baihe then pointed at an empty tent that had bed and a few provisions.

”This is your tent and these supplies are for you to take when you head into the Demon Continent. When the sun rises, it will be your turn to go.”

She saluted and left Ming Yue and her two beasts alone.

The young girl looked at Hu Baihe before entering the little tent with Hei Yue and Xiao Yin. It was a simple tent, just large enough for the three of them. The bed itself took half of the space and it was a small bedroll. Next to it were the provisions, a weeks worth of dried food and other small items like torches and extra clothes.

She placed them into her spatial ring along with the provisions she was given to on the ship.

”Come on you two, we have a long day ahead of us.”

Hei Yue looked at her before snuggling into the bedroll with her. The Mistral Fox wriggled in, trying to find a comfortable position to sleep. Xiao Yin did the same and all three of them shared the rather small bed roll.

It was somewhat tight but comfortable. It helped that the fur and feathers were incredibbly soft and fluffy.

Despite that, Ming Yue didn't sleep until much later into the night. Her mind was occupied by the thought of entering the Demon Continent. But that was soon replaced with the thought of war. She understood what war was and she knew what a terrifying thing it could be.