Desperate Love: Rebirth of the Demon King

Zi Yan is a lively girl. The reason why she is indifferent to everyone is simply to deceive others and protect herself.

Yu Xiaobai might have forgotten how those people bullied her in the past, but Zi Yan completely empathized with them and isolated herself for more than two years because of this.

They walked north according to the instructions of the demon-hunting compass, and the more they walked, the more they felt that the surrounding buildings were dilapidated. It turned out that in every prosperous city, in addition to tall and luxurious mansions and courtyards, there were also low and simple rammed earth ruins.

The houses built of mud were not even tall enough for a normal person. Some of the roofs were covered with tiles, some with grass, and some with a mixture of grass and tiles. They looked shaky.

Outside the door of the house there were many people in ragged clothes, squatting, standing or sitting, old and young, male and female, they all looked at the strangers who came here with an indifferent expression.

The further we went inside, the hotter it became. A sticky and damp feeling came over us, and it felt like our entire body was covered in a layer of sweat, which made us feel very uncomfortable.

Yu Xiaobai covered his nose unconsciously, and so did the others who were traveling with him.

"Why is this place so shabby and dirty? And it smells so bad." Bai Xing asked in a low voice with a frown.

"And why do I feel like it's getting hotter the further I get this way?"

"Shouldn't it be colder the closer you get to the Far North?"

"Really? I thought I was the only one feeling hot?" Everyone started talking about it.

"Most of the people living here are poor people or refugees from outside. Moreover, the houses are built low and cramped, with small windows. If there is too much rain, the roof will always be damp and will emit a strange smell." Hongling explained seriously.

"You seem to know a lot about it?" Bai Xing said admiringly.

Suddenly, when they arrived in front of a slightly larger hut, the demon-hunting compass stopped moving. And the closer they got to the hut, the hotter it felt, so hot that it was hard to breathe and even difficult to get close to.

Zi Yan stopped immediately, and the others also stared at the door nervously, holding their swords.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" An octogenarian suddenly appeared and looked at them with suspicion.

"Old man, may I ask whose residence this is?" Zi Yan asked politely.

"No one lives here, why are you here?" the old man shouted in a bad tone.

"Why do you talk like that, old man? We are here to capture the monsters, why do you treat us as bad people?" Hong Ling was not used to the old man's way of speaking, so he shouted.

"Capture the demons? There are no demons here, leave quickly." The old man swung the crutch in his hand directly towards Hongling.

"How can you be so rude?" Hong Ling was forced to step back several steps.

"Old man, there have been demons harming humans recently. Last night, someone had his essence sucked away and turned into a mummy at the night market. We are doing this just to prevent more humans from being harmed." Zi Yan continued to convince him with reason.

"If I say there is no, then there is no. Get out of here now." The old man said, and began to wave his cane more vigorously to drive away the crowd.

Seeing that the old man was so unreasonable, Yu Xiaobai stepped forward and subdued him.

"Why waste so much time talking to him about a spell of immobilization?" she said, clapping her hands.

Just when everyone thought they could go into the house to check, all the villagers rushed over and surrounded them with all kinds of knives and sticks.

"All of you, quickly release Uncle Xu and leave here." The middle-aged man in the lead shouted viciously. He held a kitchen knife in his hand, with the blade dangling towards Zi Yan.

Who is Zi Yan? The girl, who was only about twenty years old at most, was somewhat panicked when she saw the kitchen knife and so many people.

"You have repeatedly stopped us from entering this room. Could it be that there are really monsters hiding in this room?" Hong Ling immediately stepped forward and asked.

"Nonsense, there is a dog god enshrined here who protects us poor people. We don't welcome people like you, leave now." The middle-aged man said angrily.

After hearing what he said, the people behind him began to yell at everyone to leave.

Zi Yan and Hong Ling immediately blocked everyone on their own initiative to prevent them from having the chance to hurt the people behind them.

Yu Xiaobai didn't care about all that. She simply pulled Zi Yan and Hong Ling apart, summoned Mei Yu, and as soon as the sword techniques were released, dozens of densely packed sword shadows appeared in an instant and aimed at all the villagers.

"Xiao Yu..." Zi Yan and Hong Ling looked at her in surprise at the same time.

"Those who understand reason should be convinced by reason. To deal with such stubborn people, special methods should be used." Yu Xiaobai also imitated the villagers and stared at them viciously.

"You, you, what do you want to do?" The villagers were instantly pointed at their foreheads by a bunch of swords, so naturally they were not as tough as before.

"I don't want to do anything. I just want to enter this room and check it out. If you know what's good for you, just go back. If you still want to try to stop me, don't blame me for being rude." Yu Xiaobai said domineeringly.

"You, you are so bold. If you make the dog god angry and leave, we will be in trouble." The villagers all looked like a disaster was about to happen.

"Don't worry, if there really is a dog god enshrined in there, I will catch him back for you if he runs away." Yu Xiaobai said with confidence.

"Why should we trust you?" The villagers still refused to give in.

"Xiao Yu..." Zi Yan called out worriedly.

"Don't worry about me, just go in and investigate, I will stop these people." Yu Xiaobai said in a deep voice.

"Okay, then let's go in first. Bai Xing, you and Junior Sister Xiaoyu stay outside." Zi Yan said as she led everyone into the house.

Bai Xing stayed beside Yu Xiaobai timidly, and was in a stalemate with the villagers.

Inside the house, the first feeling after entering is heat, scorching heat.

In the small room, there is a statue made of mud, which looks like an ordinary dog. The statue has a red cloth on its head, and the incense altar in front is full of incense ash accumulated over the years. It seems that the statue has been worshipped for a long time.

"Is this the dog god that the villagers are talking about?" Hongling recognized the statue at a glance.

"Yes, it looks like a dog, and have you noticed that this room is much hotter than other places?" Zi Yan said as she observed the room.

"That's right. I can't stand the heat anymore. I don't know how people around here survive." Hong Ling said as he wiped the sweat beads rolling down his forehead with his sleeve.

"Junior Sister Zi Yan, Senior Sister Hong Ling, I think this is just an ordinary dilapidated temple. There is no trace of the demon clan having been here. Why don't we leave here quickly? It's too hot." A male disciple complained.

"Let's go!" Zi Yan also felt that apart from the heat, there was nothing unusual about the room.

Outside, the villagers looked ready to go, pointing the tools in their hands at Yu Xiaobai.

Yu Xiaobai also controls Mei Yu, so she dare not underestimate these people.

"What happened?" She asked anxiously when she saw Zi Yan and others coming out.

"There is just a dog statue inside, there's nothing unusual." Zi Yan said truthfully.

"It is said that there is only the dog god we worship here, but you people don't listen to advice." The middle-aged man roared again.

Yu Xiaobai put away Mei Yu and looked at this group of ignorant people with disgust.

Seeing this, the villagers put away the tools they had used and ran into the house.

Yu Xiaobai removed the spell that immobilized the old man. The old man just could move and wanted to swing his cane to hit someone, but when he saw Yu Xiaobai's murderous look, he slowly put it down.

The few people thought that they had no gains and it was extremely hot here, so they planned to leave. Unexpectedly, a miserable cry suddenly came from the house, and some villagers fled in panic.

Their whole bodies were on fire, and as soon as they walked out of the door, they rolled on the ground due to the burning. The screams accompanied by the fireworks were frightening.

Yu Xiaobai and his group were so frightened that they quickly retreated to the side. Bai Xing and several timid fellow students were so scared that they started crying.

Even Zi Yan and Hong Ling, who were usually calm, turned pale with fright.

Yu Xiaobai was also panicked and didn't know what to do.

Several people ran out of the house one after another, and they were in the same miserable state as the previous one, rolling on the ground and being burned to death.

There were more than a dozen people who went in here, and only five or six came out. There were mostly thatched houses around, and they were set on fire in a short while. In a short while, the whole area was set on fire like a chain reaction, and the flames instantly covered the sky and the earth.

There were shouts and calls one after another, and Zi Yan woke up at this time.

"Hurry up and set up the barrier. Xiaoyu, Hongling, everyone come with me. All the injured people should get together quickly." Zi Yan shouted loudly.

When everyone heard this, they all retreated to an open area to set up their formation. Soon, the barrier separated the flames from everyone, but the barrier could only block the flames, not the heat.

"Damn, I grilled so much meat, it looks like I'm going to become the barbecued meat today." Yu Xiaobai thought to himself.

The surroundings had turned into a sea of ​​fire, and many villagers had died. Some jumped into water tanks in shock, some began to flee to the outside world, and only those who stubbornly believed in the dog god were still kneeling in the fire.

Just when everyone thought they were doomed, it suddenly started to rain heavily. The rain came at the right time, like a downpour, and in a short while, all the fires were put out.

When Yu Xiaobai and the others removed the barrier, they saw Helan Ruofeng and Cong Li slowly falling from above.

"Ruofeng..." Yu Xiaobai stepped forward excitedly.

"Xiao Yu, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?" Helan Ruofeng rushed over as soon as he landed, pulled Yu Xiaobai around in circles, and checked everywhere.

"I'm fine, why are you here?" Yu Xiaobai asked excitedly.

"Cong Li and I were also investigating the demon clan. We happened to be wandering around here and when we saw the fire, we came over to help." Helan Ruofeng explained.

"So, the rain just now was caused by you..." Yu Xiaobai looked at Cong Li in surprise.

Zi Yan and others also came over.

"We have to rely on Cong Li for help. He is from the Quanxian clan and can summon rain at any time. He was the one who put out the fire just now." Helan Ruofeng hurriedly introduced his brother like a treasure.

"Mr. Quan? Are you from the demon tribe?" When the others heard Cong Li's identity, they all pointed their swords at him.

"Why are you like this? Don't forget that it was Cong Li who saved you just now." Yu Xiaobai stood in front of Cong Li and Helan Ruofeng without saying a word.

"But he is a demon. Aren't you capturing demons?" Hong Ling asked angrily.

"When that man was killed last night, Cong Li was with Immortal Lord Xiaobai. Moreover, he was the Immortal Lord's disciple. He is both a demon and a water creature." Yu Xiaobai tried hard to explain for Cong Li.

"Brother Helan, let's go!" Cong Li didn't explain anything, but just asked Helan Ruofeng to leave.

At this time, the villagers who were originally uninjured suddenly ran out, hugging the burned bodies and crying miserably.

When some people saw that Yu Xiaobai and the others were still there, they gathered together again and attacked them with various tools.

"It was this group of people who killed them. We kill them to avenge our loved ones." One of them roared fiercely.

Everyone rushed forward like crazy. Seeing this, everyone could only draw their swords and go forward.

"They are just ordinary people. We must protect ourselves, but we cannot hurt them, otherwise the eldest brother will blame us." Zi Yan did not forget to give these instructions even when she was in danger.

"But now they want to kill us? We didn't start the fire." Hongling said loudly.

The villagers didn't waste time talking to them. They picked up their hoes and sticks and started smashing forward.

Seeing this situation, Helan Ruofeng and Cong Li couldn't just leave, so they could only stay and face it with them.

After a fight, both sides were injured and the villager was defeated. He was forced into a corner like a stray dog.

"Can anyone tell me what happened in the house? Why did the fire suddenly break out?" Zi Yan asked angrily at this group of ignorant villagers.

"Humph!" All the villagers ignored them at the same time.

"Your own ignorance has killed your loved ones, and now you still have this attitude? Worship a dog as a god? Why don't you worship a chicken?" Hongling walked up to the villagers and said condescendingly.

"You blasphemed the Inugami and you will be punished." A villager stood up and cursed viciously, but was frightened by the sword in Bai Xing's hand and quickly squatted down.

"You are the one who is suffering retribution. Your relatives were burned to death by the dog god you believe in, and you still worship him? It's a sin, a sin..." After saying this, Yu Xiaobai felt that he was a little immoral and quickly repented.

"The fire started from inside the house?" Helan Ruofeng said as he walked into the house that had been burned down to the point where only the rammed earth was left.

Cong Li also followed in. Seeing this, Yu Xiaobai hurriedly followed in as well. She also wanted to go in and see what was inside.

Seeing this, Zi Yan could only take people to guard outside and watch the villagers who were making trouble.

"There is a barrier here, and it's already scorching hot outside. I didn't expect this room to be hotter than outside." Helan Ruofeng said as he began to break the barrier in the house.

"There is a barrier here, why can the villagers still come in?" Cong Li asked curiously.

At this time, the dog statue worshipped by the villagers had turned yellow and cracked due to the flames.

"So this is the thing they worship? Can it really spit fire?" Yu Xiaobai looked at the statue carefully and murmured.

"Xiao Yu, what did you just say?" Helan Ruofeng suddenly turned around and asked.

"I say, can this dog really breathe fire?" Yu Xiaobai pointed at the statue.

"Isn't this just a statue made of ordinary clay?" Cong Li said as he touched it.

"That's right, it's just a statue made of ordinary clay." Helan Ruofeng said, raising the preaching sword in his hand and breaking the barrier in the house.

Once the barrier was broken, the rammed earth surrounding the entire room collapsed in an instant, and the clay statue began to peel off from the cracks, revealing a dog carved out of black stone.

The ground also turned into a red crust, and was sinking at a very fast speed.

"ah……"

"Help……"

Yu Xiaobai and Cong Li screamed at the same time.

Helan Ruofeng was quick to grab them one by one and landed them steadily on the stairs at the edge.