in the edge

Chapter 491 I am a human
In order to find out the cause of the incident, Du Chengfeng prepared to fly to the swordsman's hometown to see what was going on.

However, it seemed that there was no need for him to go out for the moment, because another team had already gone up the mountain. Just like the swordsman just now, these people were not surprised at all when they saw Du Chengfeng's iron body that was less than three feet tall. They drew their weapons and started chopping on the spot.

Du Chengfeng is a kind person, and of course he would not kill anyone right away. He was dodging the attacks of these people very seriously, and even advised them many times not to be impulsive.

But this consolation did not have any effect, and these people holding various weapons became even more angry.

"Come die!"

The response given by these gangsters was to hack and chop more and more fiercely.

Du Chengfeng was also exhausted. These people simply refused to listen to his advice. Even if he wanted to fight back, he was afraid of causing death like the swordsman before - so this time he simply used a stupid method. He rushed over and fought in close combat, relying on his agility to knock off a few people's weapons and hold them down. This should be fine.

But who could have thought that just as he pinned a swordsman to the ground, a stream of sword energy was already coming towards him.

The sword energy was not aimed at him.

But the one he pinned to the ground was the swordsman.

"Don't mind me! Kill him!"

Just when Du Chengfeng was about to take the swordsman away, the dusty swordsman actually stood up and faced the sword energy.

"Take my life with me!"

Poof——

With a slash of the sword, the swordsman was immediately covered in blood.

Even Du Chengfeng was covered in blood.

"No, what's the matter with you guys?"

Du Chengfeng was completely dumbfounded, this kind of thing didn't make sense. Why did they even use blood sacrifice soldiers? It was as if he was some kind of demon that had to be chopped to death - the main thing was that he obviously didn't do anything, so was it necessary to use such a big fuss to deal with him?

However, this blood-sacrificing of soldiers does have a story behind it. The swordsman, whose martial arts skills were originally mediocre, now went mad as if he had gone mad. The sword in his hand no longer stabbed, but instead used both hands to chop, with a majestic posture, and all he used were knife moves!
Even Du Chengfeng's body, which was made of steel and iron, was left with white marks from the hacking.

"It actually left marks on my body..."

Du Chengfeng was a little overwhelmed. The situation was exactly like when he beat He Xiqing.

However, the protagonist now is the swordsman, and it is he who has replaced He Xiqing and become the ferocious demon.

This……

"Anyway, calm down first."

As he said this, Du Chengfeng raised his fist.

Only this time, his target was the ground.

The fist hit the ground without even splashing up the dust. It was just an ordinary punch that seemed meaningless.

But soon, the mountain began to shake.

Just like the legendary earth dragon turning over, the entire land sank in an instant, and the knights who were originally brandishing swords and knives rolled to the ground, unable to even do the most basic standing - all because the ground beneath their feet was shaking, shaking continuously, leaving them no chance to gain leverage, and even locking their bodies in place.

"You guys..."

Du Chengfeng, flying in the air, slowly floated above the heads of these knights, looking down at these evil masters.

"So who can tell me what's going on? What's my grudge against you guys?"

"You are the one to be killed!"

The swordsman who had just taken the lead spat over.

"The evil star that brings chaos to the world! If it weren't for you..."

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, don't rush to curse."

The flying saliva was stopped by the floating gravel while it was still in the air.

Du Chengfeng also showed an expression that he thought was relatively kind.

"I have a question, which is what the evil star you are talking about is... Don't look at me like that. I'll say it again, I'm a human, I'm a human, can't you see that?"

"You...are you a human?"

Several knights looked at each other and then shook their heads wildly.

"Don't try to disturb our minds!"

"You guys, really are..."

Taking a deep breath, Du Chengfeng suddenly had the urge to punch these idiots to death.

But he still suppressed the impulse, only because he had realized at this moment that the impulse to kill did not come from his original idea.

But it comes from the influence of evil spirit.

After such a long time, the evil spirit that he had overcome countless times began to affect him again without him realizing it.

"Is it because of the power of the incense and the vows?"

Feeling the almost evil power of incense and wishes on his body, Du Chengfeng frowned slightly.

Different from the previous incense and wishes from the people of the two towns, the incense and wishes caused by "Taibai Star" are so vicious that they are almost the same as evil spirits.

"You can't be affected by these things... You have to understand what you should do."

While suppressing the murderous intent that occasionally emerged in his heart, Du Chengfeng drew out the heavy sword he usually used.

But this time, he only pulled out half of the knife.

This big sword, which had been with him for who knows how long, seemed to have sensed the abnormality in Du Chengfeng's eyes. The missing blade was a silent reminder to Du Chengfeng that this was not the time to kill.

"Don't worry, I know what I should do."

Holding the half-knife, Du Chengfeng raised the blade.

He really knew what he had to do.

So he prepared and cooked first.

The two pheasants tried to escape from the dangerous area on tiptoe, but Du Chengfeng caught them with one move of his hand. Then he cut them with two knives to drain out their blood. Under the scorching flames, all the feathers of the two pheasants were burned off, but there was no burn mark on the chicken skin with the feathers.

This one move alone is enough to demonstrate his superb fire control skills.

But this alone is obviously not enough. At least for Du Chengfeng, this method is still a bit too rough.

Then, the half-bladed sword was seen flying up and down, and the flaming sword cut through the texture of the chicken, trying to make the deepest part receive the high temperature roast. While the sword was flying, the bones of the two pheasants were completely removed, without any bone residue left on the meat.

After sprinkling a few chopped wild onions as garnish, the two cut boneless roasted pheasants fell on the broad knife blade.

"Boneless chicken in a blazing fire."

Using a knife as a plate, Du Chengfeng brought the two chickens to the knights. "Try it?"

"..."

The knights swallowed hard.

Then he shook his head repeatedly.

Impossible, absolutely impossible. No matter what, they can't eat what this devil made...

"Why does it smell so good?"

The leading swordsman wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth.

"How did you do that? You didn't even sprinkle any salt... I don't believe it, this must be fake!"

"You...huh?"

The other knights originally wanted to open their mouths to reprimand.

But when they opened their mouths, they found that they had already stuffed the chicken into their mouths without knowing it.

The gravy from the roast chicken was so fragrant that they didn't even realize when they reached out their hand!

"So..."

Du Chengfeng also took a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth, then nodded with satisfaction.

It’s okay. His cooking skills are still up to par this time. Although he tried to achieve some show effects in the process of processing the chicken, it did not affect the taste after all.

"So, you've been beaten, and you've eaten the chicken. Now do you believe that I'm a human being?"

"..."

This time, the knights who rushed over to cause trouble were speechless.

After all, one should be grateful for what one has received. They haven't even swallowed the chicken in their mouths, and their hands are still full of chicken fat. What can they say when they see that they can't even hold a sword?
But...it seems true.

The tin man in front of them was indeed completely different from the Taibai Star they knew.

In their perception, Taibai Star is an evil star in the sky, responsible for killing and fighting. Wherever it passes, war breaks out. It can even be said that Taibai Star fell to the earth to bring war to the world. Of course, this is just a statement, and it is the kind of statement that only folk fortune tellers would use, and not many people actually believe it.

But, in the end, this matter still fell on their heads.

Then they have no choice but to believe it.

"So you all have a grudge against that Taibai Star?"

After hearing this, Du Chengfeng already had a general understanding.

"You are all the kind of people who... just, someone used the name of Taibaixing to harm someone you know?"

"……Yes."

The leading swordsman nodded.

"so……"

"Don't rush to wipe your hands and pick up the sword."

Du Chengfeng waved his hand, signaling the other party to calm down first.

"First of all, I'm not some Taibai Star. I just look a little... You know what I mean? Secondly, your enemies are the ones who harmed you. Why do you have to pick on me?"

"Because, because..."

The swordsman opened his mouth, but was speechless for a moment.

They originally wanted to get rid of this evil star, kill the culprit, repeatedly get rid of the thief hiding behind everything, so as to eliminate future troubles - but they never thought that the Taibai Star they were chasing might not be Taibai Star.

At least the tin man in front of them, the tin man who cooked for them, didn't look like the legendary Taibaixing who was decisive and ruthless.

So what is going on? What are they doing?
"You guys probably got fooled."

Feeling the murderous intent surging in his heart, Du Chengfeng quickly figured out the key.

These knights who came up the mountain seemed to be here to kill him, but in essence, they were voluntarily offering themselves to be killed by him - after all, these knights were so weak that they could not even scratch the iron sheet on his body, and it was impossible for them to cause any harm to him. It was unrealistic to kill him in this way.

But if he really killed these people...

“Evil spirit…”

Du Chengfeng remembered the power that he had given up for a long time.

It cannot be said that he has given up completely. He still uses evil spirit occasionally, such as controlling the fire when roasting the chicken just now, which was achieved through evil spirit - but evil spirit has no effect on him anymore, and he has overcome it countless times.

But this was only before being entangled by new incense and vows.

The new incense and vows, those belonging to the "Taibai Star", are almost the same as the evil spirit. If there is another external evil spirit, it will be easy for him to be unable to suppress the murderous intent in his heart, just like before - this may not even be a bad thing for him, because the more people he kills, the more real his reputation as an "evil star" will be, and the more incense and vows he can get,

No matter how you look at it, this is a good thing for him, and it can even be said that it provides him with a smooth path to become stronger.

“But this road is too dangerous.”

Yes, if it was the Du Chengfeng of the past, he might really continue along this path, and keep killing until he becomes a real evil star - after all, no one would refuse to become stronger, including himself. But now...

He has already noticed the negative aspects that come with power.

When he takes the initiative to accept these forces, he himself may be affected by these forces, or even become a prisoner of these forces, driven by these forces to rush around and kill - this is undoubtedly the situation that Du Chengfeng least wants to see.

He always felt that he should be the one who holds the power, that he should be the one who controls the power in his hands, and that he should be the one holding the blade.

Instead of letting the blade hold him.

"So... is this very popular outside now? Shouting the Taibaixing slogan?"

Now that he had a few captives, Du Chengfeng had no intention of going out to look for them. He could just ask these knights what was going on outside.

After eating the chicken, these knights started talking to each other.

At first, those who shouted "May Taibai Star bless you" were just ordinary bandits. They thought that shouting this would make them invulnerable to swords and guns - of course, this idea is problematic no matter how you look at it. After all, it was just a slogan, so how could they really be invulnerable to swords and guns?
Everyone thought so at first, perhaps these bandits were just trying to give themselves courage.

But they soon realized that these bandits were serious, because after shouting "Taibai Star bless you", they actually became invulnerable to swords and guns. After having a solid defense, these bandits killed people everywhere and soon made a big name for themselves.

The phrase "May Taibai Star bless you" also became popular among these bandits.

No matter if they have a grudge or want to do something big, many people have already said "Taibai Star bless you". Some people even secretly began to worship this so-called Taibai Star, praying that they can become stronger or that their enemies will die suddenly. In short, in people's eyes, Taibai Star has become a synonym for evil, and many people will say this when they kill someone.

"Bandits, huh..."

Du Chengfeng captured the key information.

He wanted to see who was harming him.

(End of this chapter)