Inner Demons

Chapter 23: Not Human

Huainanzi stared at the little maid for a while, frowning.

Because, no matter how he looked, the double-bunned girl was an ordinary person. Not a demon, not a cultivator. In fact, on the half of her arm that poked out of her sleeve, there were two or three scratches caused by tree branches and leaves.

But ordinary people wouldn't come to this place at this time, nor would they be indifferent to the corpse on the ground. Therefore, the problem lay with the young girl on the donkey's back.

That young girl, he also couldn't see through, but he just felt...

It would be better to stay far away from her.

The farther, the better.

So he composed himself, clasped his fist towards the young girl, "This one is Huainanzi, the chief disciple of the Lingxu Sword Sect's sect master. May I ask, where does this fairy come from? And what is your purpose?"

But the girl on the donkey didn't look at him, nor did she seem to hear his words. She extended her slender hand and patted the little black donkey's hindquarters, and the black donkey started walking, trotting to Li Yunxin's side.

Li Yunxin remained still, only relaxing his expression and slightly lowering his eyes to watch the little black donkey's hooves.

The reason he delayed was because of these two people.Because when he felt he had no other recourse, the small Cat Demon possessing him told him that something terrifying was approaching from a distance. The Cat Demon spoke incoherently, and she was inside his body. Therefore, Li Yunxin only knew that in the Cat Demon's impression, the incoming entity was—"So scary, so scary, so scary!"

And it wasn't human.

So, Li Yunxin was happy. If it was human, he definitely couldn't beat Huainanzi. If it wasn't human, he had a chance to live.

Now the girl walked to Li Yunxin's front, stared at him for a while, then swung a leg off the donkey and dismounted.

With a soft splash, her tiny embroidered shoe landed in the pool of blood. The girl frowned slightly, but still walked around Li Yunxin once. Then she closed her eyes, her small nose approaching Li Yunxin's neck, and took a deep breath—

From top to bottom, from head to toe, just like the most devout gourmand closing their eyes and deeply inhaling the fragrance emanating from a supreme delicacy before them!

A slender and beautiful girl, bending over with her eyes closed, sniffing a man's scent like that was both ungraceful and appeared comical. But neither Li Yunxin nor Huainanzi laughed.

Because the girl started from his neck, sniffed his entire body, and walked around him three or four times, during which—it was all in one breath!

After a long breath, the girl finally opened her eyes again, breathing slightly quickly, as if digesting the inhaled scent.

Then she gave Li Yunxin a smile and said in a soft, gentle voice: "You smell so good. I like you. Where are you going?"

Li Yunxin then looked up at her, revealing a gentle smile: "I'm going to Weicheng. And you?"

The girl smiled, showing a row of delicate, pearly white teeth: "Huh? I'm also going to Weicheng. You come with me."

Li Yunxin nodded: "Good. My name is Li Yunxin."

The girl blinked happily, her long eyelashes fluttering: "Huh? I also have a name, it's Bai Yunxin!"

"That's a beautiful name," Li Yunxin said, "But I can't leave yet. Look at her."

He pointed to Qiao Jiaxin on the ground: "Originally, she and I were good friends, but that person killed her. So—"

The girl pouted: "That's right. The little Cat Demon possessed you, she doesn't smell good."

This woman... smelled the Cat Demon. Li Yunxin's heart skipped a beat, then he relaxed. He had been worried about how to explain to her that he had to travel with a spirit.

Because at this moment, he was dealing with this seemingly gentle and beautiful girl with twelve points of caution, deliberately adjusting even his tone, expression, and gaze.

From the moment this girl walked to his side and vigorously inhaled his scent, Li Yunxin realized that she was not human.

Not only was she not human, but she was very likely a great demon of the same level as Young Master Nine!

Although she and Young Master Nine were completely different, they shared the same characteristic in their behavior patterns—they acted as they pleased, completely disregarding anyone else's opinions. Li Yunxin had met many people in his past and present lives. Before, due to his profession, he liked to observe people and remembered quite a few cases. But even the most detached individuals he encountered, deep down, still cared about others' opinions—no matter what aspect.

However, the "disregard" of the previous Young Master Nine, and now Bai Yunxin, was like a person walking "alone" in a forest.

Was he alone? No. There were trees, flowers, birds, animals.

But he did not consider those things his own kind.

Li Yunxin knew that when facing such terrifying individuals, he must never appear boring. These demons regarded human lives as ants; if they found him uninteresting, they might tear him apart casually.

He had to be more interesting—just like he was when facing Young Master Nine.

He had to observe her every subtle expression, action, and tone, understand her emotions and thoughts, what she might do next, and then use this individual to escape his current predicament!

So Li Yunxin glanced at Huainanzi, spread his hands, and said casually, "Then help me kill him."

Bai Yunxin's eyes sparkled slightly.

Then she turned to look at Huainanzi.

The School swordsman at this moment had three flying swords protecting his body, staring intently at Li Yunxin and Bai Yunxin. Upon hearing this remark, he exclaimed: "Esteemed Immortal, you must not misunderstand! This villain killed my two junior brothers and consorted with demons, which is why I—"

He suddenly stopped speaking.

Because he saw the little maid standing not far away, also staring at him, and her eyes were shining.

Greedy people's eyes would also light up when they saw gold and silver treasures, but never like this—

A pair of originally clear black and white eyes suddenly turned emerald green. In the night, they emitted a searing light, making a face that was originally lovely and beautiful appear like a ghost's.

Then the little maid opened her mouth, and her mouth stretched to her ears, revealing a row of dense, sharp, slender fangs!

These master and servant were also demons! Not cultivators!

Huainanzi's heart clenched. He knew that if he didn't use all his abilities today, it would be difficult to escape unscathed. He also knew that even if he pushed out all his potential today, at the cost of consuming a dozen years of cultivation and the hope of advancing to a higher realm in the future, he had to defeat this demon! After that, he first needed to escape alive before he could seek help, cultivate, and seek revenge!

Therefore, his expression turned cold, he let out a surge of Qi from his dantian, and roared: "Demon! Do you think I fear you—"

The little maid's neck suddenly extended, and she swallowed Huainanzi's head, along with the three flying swords protecting him.

Then her neck retracted in an instant, the little maid pursed her lips, frowned, and looked at her mistress: "No seasoning."

Huainanzi's headless body twitched on the spot for a while, then fell to the ground with a thud.