137 Unfeeling Demon (1/2)
As I delved deeper into Maoshan Sect, the sight of the injured and bleeding Maoshan disciples became a common sight. Upon setting their eyes on me, it appears that many of them have associated my demon self with the hoard of demons that were part of the invasion and immediately evaded my sight. Even during such a critical time, Seventh Senior Brother and Senior Sister Yun Lan were busy arguing with each other.
Seventh Senior Brother said, ”If word spreads that I was saved by a woman, won't I lose even more face?”
Mu Yun Lan held onto his sleeves, and said with anger, ”Who wants to save you? I'm counting on you to be my human shield against those demons.”
Seventh Senior Brother was furious, ”It wouldn't make any difference if you just left me here!”
”Nonsense!” At this moment, Mu Yun Lan appeared extremely firm, she carried the man onto her back and said with a forehead full of sweat, ”The demons down the mountain are much stronger than the ones up here! Since you're a man, you should protect me from them!”
”How can I protect you? You're an unreasonable crazy woman! Hurry up and let me down already! If Miss Yin Zi sees this, I won't ever be able to raise my head up again!” Seventh Senior Brother loudly shouted, ”Let me down! I hate self-righteous woman like you the most! Get lost!”
I slowly approached closer, and discovered that Seventh Senior Brother's foot had been broken and bloody. At that moment, Third Senior Sister frail and thin body could no longer carry the man's weight, and the two stumbled back onto the ground. Several demons have already discovered the two and had surrounded them, as if the two were their next meal.
Mu Yun Lan grabbed the wooden sword from her waist, pointed it at the demons, and placed Seventh Senior Brother to her rear. Seventh Senior Brother struggled to get up from the ground, but he soon slumped back onto the earth, his eyes closed. Mu Yun Lan fiercely fought against the demons with her sword. Like a lightning flash, my body instantly appeared before them. When her eyes opened again, the demon's heads have all fallen to the ground.
Mu Yun Lan blankly stared at the sword in her hands, her expression was extremely pale. She did not cry or scream like an ordinary girl would in this situation, and only grabbed a hold of Seventh Senior Brother before heading down the mountain.
”Go to the weapons treasury and meet up with everyone else there.” Seeing her head the wrong way, I couldn't help but speak aloud.
Mu Yun Lan was like a frightened animal. She turned her head left and right to find my body, but I dare not show her my demon body. I quickly jumped up and moved through the forest eaves. Soon, the sounds of a girl sobbing could be heard once more. This time it was Liu Wen Zhi and Yang Yi Lan, the two were tucked away in a corner of a house, most likely too afraid to come out.
”He.....actually left me and ran away by himself, how could he.....” Yang Yi Lan's face was disheartened, her eyes desperate.
”Junior Sister, speak a bit more softly. There are demons outside.....” Although there was panic in her voice, she seemed calm and cool headed.
”Wen Zhi, how about I go out as bait, and then you can use that opportunity to escape.....” Yang Yi Lan cried, ”Since, I don't want to live anyways.”
”Damn shithead! Why would you give up your life over that kind of ungrateful bastard?” The normally reserved and graceful Liu Wen Zhi cursed, ”His words were that a husband and wife must face troubles together, but look at him now. In the event of a disaster, he fled by himself. Just think of his words and him as bullshit, us sisters can only depend on each other.”
”But.....I don't think I can go on living like this.” Yang Yi Lan was on the verge of mental breakdown, ”How about we just die a quick death, so we don't have to be tortured like so?”
”Don't speak. Take out your sword and dagger!” Liu Wen Zhi was unyielding, ”Any demon that dares come close, stab them to death! Not just one or two, but we must kill them all! We must continue to live. We can't let that bastard off easily, we must live so we can beat him to death!”
”How do we fight?” Yang Yi Lan finally gathered the courage to take hold of her weapons. She looked up and glanced up Wen Zhi as if she was her only hope and dependence.
Liu Wen Zhi didn't know how to respond, ”I've never fought in battles before, so I don't know.....”
”There is a path to the north! If you carefully hurry over there now, you'll arrive at the weapons treasury where everyone is.” These two Senior Sisters treated me really well, they occasionally delivered me food, so I hope that they can be strong and safely escape from any troubles.
Liu Wen Zhi gave a startled cry, and then looked left and right for the source of the voice. She and Yang Yi Lan was a little hesitant about leaving, but they decided that it was worth giving a shot at it and that it was much better than how they were just sitting idly by waiting for their deaths.
As I moved deeper into the mountain, the amount of people who I could sense significantly decreased and the demonic force grew stronger and stronger. I halted my pace, listened to the sounds that were carried by the wind, and then immediately headed to the source of the battle at the West Hall.