Chapter 57 Demon Slayer

"Erniu, you misunderstood. We are not from the law enforcement team."

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"We just happened to pass by Niujia Village and were interested in your crossbows. We really have no other intentions."

Hongye said softly.

Erniu grabbed her skirt nervously and said apprehensively, "Really?"

"Well, why do you think we are from the law enforcement team?" Lu Changsheng was a little curious.

"You are very similar to those people from the law enforcement team in the city..." Erniu couldn't describe the feeling accurately. She paused and thought about the wording.

"They all look very powerful."

"I'm afraid you will go to Sister Lily for trouble because of my brother and my crossbows..."

"She... is a good person."

This aroused Lu Changsheng's interest, and he continued to chat along with Erniu's words.

"Erniu, tell us what kind of person Sister Lili is. We won't be too rude to her when we meet her tomorrow."

When talking about the mysterious Sister Lili, Erniu's expression immediately became much more natural, and she was no longer as reserved as she was at the beginning.

"Sister Lili is a good person. My parents passed away early, and it was my brother who raised me. Sister Lili knew that our family was not easy, so she often brought us delicious food."

"She obviously had a hard time herself..."

"About five years ago, I just went to the city to study at university, and Sister Lili seemed to have found a job in the city. Since then, we have rarely seen each other."

"Some time ago, Sister Lili returned to the village, and she hasn't changed at all."

"And because the village was...haunted, she specially made a crossbow for me and my brother."

Lu Changsheng listened carefully and asked tentatively, "Did the haunting in the village happen recently?"

"Well...those good people in the village said that Sister Lili called the evil ghost back to the village. They are so hateful." Erniu looked a little aggrieved, and her tone was full of disgust.

"It's really hateful! Without any evidence, she just knows how to shift the responsibility to others!" Hongye echoed, slowly guiding Erniu and letting her continue.

"Actually, I agreed to take you to see Sister Lily because she told me before. If anyone is interested in crossbows, take them to see her, don't hide it."

"She said you are her guests."

"Otherwise, I would never tell you."

Erniu's words were like a small stone thrown into a calm lake.

Hongye and Lu Changsheng's hearts "clicked" at the same time.

Two words came to mind at the first time.

Trap...

...

Hongye chatted with Erniu for a few more words, and repeatedly promised that she would not cause trouble for Sister Lily before sending her away.

"Boss Lu, what do you think?" Hongye stopped teasing and asked seriously.

"That Sister Lily is almost certain to be Qiu Shali." Lu Changsheng touched his chin, and his mind started to work quickly.

"The cultists in Linjiang Province have been killed. She can't have any backup."

"As for ambushes and attacks, I'm not afraid of her. She's just a fifth-level walker. I can't even cut her down if she stands there."

Hongye lay on the bed with her hands on her head, turned her head and smiled, "Boss Lu is awesome!"

"What are you afraid of? We'll kill her tomorrow and go home to collect the reward."

"It's good to have a big boss. I used to be so nervous when I was doing missions."

Lu Changsheng didn't respond, but just thought silently in his heart.

This mission was full of evil from beginning to end.

He always felt that there was someone guiding him step by step towards a certain direction.

The mission came from the sky. He found the crossbow as soon as he entered the village, and found Qiu Shali's trace without any effort...

It was a bit too smooth...

"If you need to take action tomorrow, remember not to stay too far away from me..." Lu Changsheng's words stopped abruptly.

In the moment he was thinking, Hongye had fallen asleep. The thin quilt had been kicked to the bottom of the bed. She just lay on the bed and occupied all the space.

"You didn't plan to sleep with me..." Lu Changsheng picked up the quilt on the ground, covered it gently, and muttered speechlessly.

The strange wailing sound came again, a little sharper than before.

Lu Changsheng returned to the window and stared at the direction where the sound came from, wondering what he was thinking.

......

Early morning.

The back mountain of Niujia Village.

In front of two lonely graves, a woman in a black dress was patiently trimming weeds.

There were fresh flowers and seasonal fruits at her feet.

Three wisps of green smoke drifted away.

"Sister Lili, I've brought your guests." Erniu waved her little hand from a distance.

Lu Changsheng and Hongye kept a few steps away and followed behind her.

Ready to draw a knife and chop people at any time.

"Erniu, thank you, you go back first." The woman's voice was a little tired, as if she had suffered a serious illness.

"Sister Lili...what's wrong with you?" Erniu looked worried and walked forward in two steps.

"You still have things to do, go back."

The woman spoke coldly, turned around and looked at the three people.

Her originally delicate face was now covered with wrinkles, and her posture was slightly hunched. Her once delicate and smooth fingers were now covered with traces of time, with loose skin and thick knuckles.

Her cloudy and lifeless eyes no longer had the brightness they once had.

Erniu was stunned for a while, as if she didn't notice anything unusual, and turned around and left without even saying hello to Lu Changsheng and the others.

Like a puppet.

Lu Changsheng calmly blocked Hongye behind him and slowly walked towards the woman.

"Qiu Shali?"

The woman was slightly startled, as if the name had some kind of magic that reunited her soul that was about to disintegrate.

"Are you finally here..."

"Was Xu Wang...in pain when he left?" Qiu Shali said lightly.

She slowly bent down and continued to trim the weeds, seemingly unaware that Lu Changsheng was here to kill her.

"Do you still care about this?" Lu Changsheng stretched out his right hand and pulled out a black long sword out of thin air. His murderous intent scared away the flock of birds in the forest, causing them to cry.

"On the way here, I thought a lot, and I still think that there are some things I should ask before I kill you."

Qiu Shali slowly raised her head and stared at Lu Changsheng expressionlessly.

"There is a single mother who just wants to fulfill her daughter's little wish. Should she die?"

"There is a law enforcement team member who lost everything on the front line. In the end, he did not die at the hands of the demons, but died at the hands of his own kind. Should he... die?"

"Those ordinary people who have been brainwashed by you also have families and lovers. Should they... all die?"

Lu Changsheng had already walked in front of Qiu Shali. The Ten Thousand Gods Sword sensed the owner's emotions, trembling with excitement, looking forward to drinking the blood of the enemy.

Hongye swallowed subconsciously. This was the first time she saw Lu Changsheng like this.

Originally, she thought the opportunity was rare, and wanted Lu Changsheng to hold the fort and practice with Qiu Shali.

But now she even had to breathe carefully, and felt that even the air around her was suppressed.

"They... shouldn't die..."

"It's me who should die..."

Qiu Shali's mouth twitched, and tears rolled down her old face, wetting her clothes.

Her eyes were red and swollen, her eyes were empty and confused, and her body looked even thinner and weaker in the trembling, as if a gust of wind could blow her down.

Lu Changsheng lightly raised the black sword and pressed it against Qiu Shali's neck, but he didn't cut it off.

Why...

A cult god who regarded human life as worthless would show such a struggling expression.

I killed so many cultists, who was not a madman, except for the fanaticism, it seemed that all emotions were lost.

Why...

She was so painful...

You finally came... What does it mean?

Lu Changsheng looked at Qiu Shali in confusion, trying to find the answer from her eyes.

At this moment, something strange happened.

Suddenly a huge force came.

[God Spirit] automatically protected the master and absorbed the supernatural power contained in it.

Lu Changsheng swung his sword to catch it, and was beaten back a few steps by the remaining huge force.

Hongye waved and summoned the long sword, standing beside Lu Changsheng alertly, with pupils shrinking violently.

Behind Qiu Shali, a huge scorpion tail slowly retracted.

The scales were as black as ink, and the violent pressure was wrapped with another strange energy, constantly pouring out of her body.

"Demon power..." Hongye reminded in a low voice, and the supernatural power of the whole body was running to the extreme, staring at the monster in front of her!

"Boss Lu, be careful! This woman is a demon!"

"I can see it..."

Lu Changsheng waved his somewhat paralyzed arm, raised the sword again, and [Rage of Revenge] was directly activated.

Under the ten-fold increase, his momentum was raised again, and the violent killing intent almost turned into substance.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng was even more like a monster than Qiu Shali...