Legend of the Gu Demon

On a clear moonlit night, the breeze blows on my face,

When entering the tree house, it was already late, and after leaving the tree house, it was already night.

Ningchen left the tree house and walked slowly towards the village, but his pace was not hurried, as if he was waiting for someone.

By this time, many shops in the shopping street have also closed their stalls, so the street that was originally bright is now dark.

The night breeze gently stroked Ningchen's hair on his temples, and he still walked forward unhurriedly,

The lonely figure walked on the road back to the village, but it showed a bit of carelessness.

Ningchen was enjoying the night breeze, and he didn't know when he quietly closed his eyes.

Swish~ A cold light penetrated the branches and flicked the leaves, cut through the wind barrier, and went straight to Ningchen's temple,

The cold light was frighteningly fast. It flew over dozens of meters in just a few breaths, and was only a few feet away from the temple.

Suddenly, a palm held the arrow firmly. The sharp arrow flashed with a hint of cold light. Upon closer inspection, it was actually coated with an unknown black liquid.

Although Ningchen didn't know what it was, it was probably not a good thing. Both the pungent smell and the dark color told Ningchen that this was a poisonous arrow.

Ningchen's expression remained extremely calm, as if he had known in advance that there would be an ambush.

He casually broke the arrow and laughed out loud,

"Since I've discovered the sneak attack, why don't you show up quickly and stop doing all this nonsense!"

When the assassin heard this, he snorted in his heart. He didn't think that Ningchen knew her location. After all, she hid it very well and ordinary people would never be able to see it.

"Okay, then I have to find you out myself."

Seeing that there was no movement among the surrounding treetops, Ningchen smiled helplessly, and then hid in the shadows under the trees.

This is not only the shadow under the tree, but also the assassin’s blind spot.

When the assassin saw that Ningchen had actually hid in her blind spot, he felt a little uneasy.

"He won't really find my location, right?"

"No, no, no, it's absolutely impossible. He's just a school student. How could he have a detection Gu? I must be overthinking it, so I'd better just wait and see."

Unknowingly, a seed of fear and uneasiness was planted in the killer's heart.

When you are assassinating a target and suddenly find that the target is missing, it is actually a very scary thing.

The killer's eyes wandered around the surrounding trees, fearing that Ningchen would jump out of it in the next second. She tried her best to keep breathing steadily, but the crimson color on her face betrayed her inner feelings.

"Calm down, calm down. As long as he appears, I will be confident to shoot him with one arrow."

The killer kept comforting himself, but the uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger.

In the silent forest at this moment, there is only the chirping of spring cicadas, without any other noise.

In an instant, a big hand grasped the killer's calf. Before the killer could react, a huge force that she could not resist came from her palm.

"What?!"

The killer secretly knew that something was going to happen to her. She was easily pulled down from the tree trunk like a doll, without any resistance at all.

Boom~ A muffled sound broke the silence of the moonlit night, and the killer was thrown to the ground hard.

This was a heavy fall, and she was thrown all over her. However, before she could react, she felt as if a battering ram hit her chest suddenly.

Bang ~ puff ~

This punch was enough to make her lose the ability to resist. How could her body resist Ningchen's huge strength?

A large mouthful of blood spat out from her mouth, and Ningchen almost knocked her unconscious with one punch.

Immediately, Ningchen strangled her delicate and thin neck from behind with one hand,

She was very thin, very light, and very short. She was lifted up by Ningchen with one hand, her feet left the ground, and the cloak she was wearing was lifted up by Ningchen at will.

Under the cloak, it turned out to be a woman about the same age as Ningchen.

Her skin is as translucent as mutton-fat jade, but a little unhealthy. Her lips that should have been rosy are now showing a trace of whiteness.

Those dark eyes were dull and distracted, and there was a kind of maturity that was not suitable for her age.

Ningchen became more interested when she saw this, and slightly exerted force on her knuckles. Even a slight increase in strength was enough to make her unbearably painful.

"Tell me, who are you, who sent you, and why is it you?"

Ningchen looked at the girl who was like a plaything with some teasing, and smiled lightly at the corner of his mouth.

"Why should I tell you?"

"Why can't you tell me? The people behind you may not have the same conditions as me."

The girl spoke and pursed her lips slightly, as if she had made some important decision.

"My name is Yi Lian. This is the name given to me by my father. My mother died very young, but she liked lotus flowers very much, so my father changed my name to Yi Lian and my sister's name is Yi He."

"Don't talk nonsense. I'm not interested in hearing the origin of your name. I can hear it later, but I won't do it now."

The girl's voice was a little weak but very clean and crisp, but Ningchen was not interested in listening to her story.

"My family is also an ordinary family. Although we can't be called rich, my father still allows my sister and I to barely make ends meet. The three of us live a very happy life."

Speaking of this, Yi Lian pursed her lips, as if trying to control her emotions.

"But unfortunately, my father provoked a Gu Master when he went out hunting one time. A Gu Master like you was casually crushed to death like an insect. I was watching at the time. I was only eight years old at the time. "

"I'm only eight years old and my sister is only five. I don't even know how the two of us can survive. I don't even know how I can survive now."

"Fortunately, the people in the village saw how pitiful we were and often came to help us. However, we still had a few meals, but I still managed to survive."

"As I grow up, I start to exercise and practice archery. I don't want to rely on my neighbors anymore. I want to support me and my sister on my own."

"But I'm still too young, and my sister and I can just make ends meet. Today I heard that a person in our village was very angry. I went to inquire and found out that his friend had been killed."

"Then I suggested out of nowhere that I would help him get revenge. Regardless of success or failure, I will not be exposed, but I hope he can adopt my sister. This is the cause and effect."

Yilian tried her best to control her emotions, but she still couldn't stop two lines of hot tears from rolling down. Her head couldn't help but hang down, and she let the tears fall to the ground, holding up handfuls of tears.

Ningchen listened to Yi Lian's story in silence, then put her down from his hands.

"Take me to find that person next, okay?"

His tone was extremely calm, as if he was not moved at all by Yilian's experience just now...