Chapter 20: Please, Lord, Slay the Demon!

Within Jiu Jiu's mind.

The previous scenes were slowly emerging.

She recalled her first meeting with Gu Jiangming.

At that time, Gu Jiangming was merely a martial artist in the mortal world who knew a few tricks, yet he truly mistook her for a pitiful little beggar.

When she stole a hot sesame seed cake from Gu Jiangming's hand, Jiu Jiu just wanted to see the reaction of the person before her.

Just like how she had teased mortals countless times in the mortal world.

But unexpectedly, Gu Jiangming was foolishly adorable and went to buy a few more sesame seed cakes from the shopkeeper to give to her.

Just like that, they met for the first time.

That sentence, 【"My name is Gu Jiangming."】, still echoes in Jiu Jiu's ears even now.

In fact, during the first few encounters, Jiu Jiu still held a very playful attitude, wanting to tease the other party and see Gu Jiangming's reaction.

For example, when she appeared at the Du Family Haunted House, she also deliberately made herself sound pitiful.

Watching Gu Jiangming show a worried expression, fretting over her safety, and urging her to leave.

Jiu Jiu enjoyed this feeling of being cared for by someone.

Of course, at the beginning, the most interesting part for Jiu Jiu was that Gu Jiangming did not realize she was a girl, bought her a set of pageboy clothes, and when she finally changed into these clothes, his reaction was like that of a simpleton.

Just like that, the two of them lived together for a very, very long time; in those days, Gu Jiangming would ask for her birthday, prepare gifts for her, and they would eat together and chat about everything under the sun.

Until one day, Gu Jiangming approached her wanting to marry her; at that time, Jiu Jiu was naturally somewhat unwilling.

The self in the scene is herself, and the self in reality is also herself.

She was not prepared; how could she marry the self in the scene to someone else, not to mention the cautionary tale of her own parents.

Deep in her heart, Jiu Jiu had actually never let down her guard against people.

She could be good to people, she could play with people, but she alone could not fail to guard against people.

But for some reason, her refusal failed; it seemed that because the relationship value of the characters in the scene was full, she could not refuse and logically became Gu Jiangming's wife.

And after they were married, Gu Jiangming treated her as well as he always had.

However, he had one urgent matter, which was to find his father, whose whereabouts were unknown.

In order not to drag her down, he went to look for him alone, and before leaving, he taught her all of his family's mental cultivation methods and sword techniques.

I, a demon, learned human martial arts.

Jiu Jiu knew in her heart that Gu Jiangming was afraid she would be bullied by others, so he taught her his family's martial arts.

And Gu Jiangming even praised her for having extraordinary talent, but at that time, he still hadn't discovered that she was a demon.

Fearing that something might happen to Gu Jiangming on the road, she ultimately decided to follow Gu Jiangming's footsteps and protect him in secret.

Along the way, Gu Jiangming met many people, including a girl named Wang Qinghe; she had feelings for Gu Jiangming, and Jiu Jiu could tell.

At that time, Jiu Jiu herself could not explain what she felt for Gu Jiangming.

But when she saw Wang Qinghe talking with Gu Jiangming, she would feel a bit unhappy.

It was like... it was like something that belonged to her had been snatched away by someone else.

In her heart, Jiu Jiu wished that this woman named Wang Qinghe would hurry up and stay away.

However, in order to consider Gu Jiangming's feelings, when Wang Qinghe was corroded by the Demon Power of the Baishou Yao, Jiu Jiu still took action to save her.

It was just a pity that this woman's body was much more fragile than Gu Jiangming's, and her own Demon Power could not save her.

Even the fact that Gu Jiangming was able to survive was a matter of luck.

She bit the bullet and went to Longhu Mountain in her demon form, finding the legendary Celestial Master Mansion among the Human Race cultivators to seek help.

For some reason, the people of Celestial Master Mansion did not make things difficult for her, a Guhuoniao with a demon identity, and actually agreed to provide treatment.

However, Gu Jiangming should not know about this matter.

That time, it was truly dangerous.

Gu Jiangming almost died.

Jiu Jiu thought and thought like this, only to discover that, inadvertently, she had already experienced so, so much with Gu Jiangming.

The time they met in Yangzhou and told each other their identities, Gu Jiangming did not mind her demon status either.

When fighting against the paper-clipping demon, he did not forget to look after her dignity, holding the osmanthus cake and disregarding what that bald donkey said.

From that moment on, Jiu Jiu felt that this was a different kind of respect.

Jiu Jiu really did not want Gu Jiangming to suffer even the slightest harm, especially harm caused by her.

"As the facade of the righteous path of cultivators today, Gu Jiangming is one of the few Real Persons who can begin to comprehend higher-level Dao techniques."

"They would absolutely not come knocking without a reason."

Jiu Jiu was not as foolish as Gu Jiangming; she sensed the crisis and immediately returned to Mount Shu to find Gu Jiangming.

We have to run.

And we have to run together.

Hiding here and there is what she is best at.

【You returned to Mount Shu and told Gu Jiangming about this matter.】

【"Run?" Gu Jiangming just smiled, "Why would we need to run?"】

【"Besides, if I leave with you, what about my disciples? What should they do?" Gu Jiangming slowly held your hand.】

【His hand was still as warm as before, yet you could deeply feel his exhaustion.】

【It seems... the time you have spent together has already passed for a long, long time.】

【In front of the Mount Shu main hall, Xu Qingyun stood in the front, his long sword carried on his back, his gaze like a torch fixed ahead, "You all have no invitation, visiting my Mount Shu without cause, this is somewhat unkind, is it not?"】

【The words had just fallen when Gu Jiangming stepped through the air and arrived.】

【In just the blink of an eye, he appeared beside Xu Qingyun; such miraculous and strange techniques left the crowd of cultivators on the mountain clicking their tongues in wonder.】

It is rumored that Honored Lord Gu on Mount Shu has found the method to immortality. With rumors spreading throughout the world, some busybodies, unable to suppress their curiosity, gathered a group and went up to Mount Shu together to inquire about the Dao.

"Guests have arrived; do not be rude," Gu Jiangming said calmly.

Time had left no traces of the years on Gu Jiangming's face; the current Gu Jiangming remained as he was in the beginning, just as he had been in his prime as the Dao Venerable of Mount Shu back then.

"Fahua, Abbot of Jingtu Temple, pays respects to Honored Lord Gu." Monk Fahua, wearing a golden monk's robe and holding a monk's staff, stepped forward. "It has been many years, Honored Lord. Your spirit remains unchanged; it truly leaves this monk deeply moved."

"The successor of the Ma Family pays respects to the Honored Lord."

"The cultivators of the Shangqing Sect pay respects to the Honored Lord."

"Lingxiao Hall pays respects to the Honored Lord."

The crowd all announced their names, and as Jingtu Temple had vaguely become the head of the Buddhist Sect over these years, Monk Fahua took the lead and stood at the very front.

"Honored Lord, we shall not enter the mountain to disturb the fellow Daoists of Mount Shu," Monk Fahua smiled. "We have come here only to hear your understanding of the Way and to seek the method of immortality."

"Oh?" Gu Jiangming was silent for a moment. "Are you also here to get to the bottom of things because you heard that Mount Shu has a method of immortality?"

"You monks of the Buddhist Sect also desire immortality? Do you not all yearn for the Western Paradise to attain the true fruit?"

Monk Fahua said calmly, "To say I desire it, I do; to say I do not, I also do not. I desire it because only by living long can I better understand the profound meaning of my Buddha; I do not desire it because if I die, perhaps I will immediately know whether my Buddha truly exists."

"This is the same logic as the Celestial Masters of the Longhu Mountain Celestial Master Mansion wanting to know whether this Heavenly Dao truly exists."

"Therefore, I wish to seek your guidance, Honored Lord," Monk Fahua said softly. "Does the Way exist, and does Mount Shu have a method of immortality?"

"The Dao may exist, or it may not. And regardless of whether it exists or not, it actually pays you no mind most of the time," Gu Jiangming smiled.

"What does this mean?" Monk Fahua was somewhat puzzled.

"If I pluck a leaf, do you say the karma of this leaf will be upon me?" Gu Jiangming gently extended his hand, and a leaf appeared in his palm.

"It would not, for it has no life after all," Monk Dharma Flower replied.

"If a child steps on an ant, do you say the Dao will find this child to seek karma?" Gu Jiangming asked again.

"If these ants had attained the true fruit and become demons, perhaps it would," Monk Dharma Flower joked, though in reality, he knew this was an extremely small probability; the most realistic situation was that nothing would happen.

"To the Dao, are we truly important?" Gu Jiangming looked up at the horizon.

"Throughout our lives, from birth until we are half-buried in the earth, the sky has never changed."

"Through the fall and rise of dynasties, the sky has never changed."

"You think you are important, but before the sky, what difference is there between you and the grass and trees?"

"So the sky watches you, indifferent."

"Because you are not qualified, nor can you influence it."

Gu Jiangming leveled his voice. "Mount Shu has no method of immortality; everyone, please return."

Monk Dharma Flower seemed to still be pondering the deep meaning in Gu Jiangming's words.

But most people still failed to understand the deep meaning in Gu Jiangming's words.

Immediately, Monk Dharma Flower nodded.

"Then, this monk has come today to also resolve a doubt of the heart," Monk Dharma Flower said softly. "I heard from others that there seems to be a demon kept on your Mount Shu, Honored Lord."

"And this demon is even your wife, Honored Lord."

"I wonder if the Honored Lord could conveniently let her come forward to resolve our doubts, so as not to ruin the reputation of Mount Shu in the righteous path."

Once these words were spoken, the whole crowd was in an uproar.

The disciples of Mount Shu were also extremely shocked at this moment. Their mistress treated them, the disciples, as kindly as their master did, and seeing their mistress's face that also never changed, they had actually long known that their mistress's origins were not ordinary. Yet, hearing the news that she might be a demon, their Dao hearts were also unsettled, and they grew suspicious.

"She is a demon." Gu Jiangming did not deny this matter; he disdained to lie, and there was no need to lie.

"Good," Monk Dharma Flower continued. "Since its founding, Mount Shu has taken helping the world as its duty and slaying demons and eliminating devils as the righteous path."

"This monk will say no more. Since she is a demon and is here on Mount Shu, then I ask the Honored Lord to slay the demon—"

On the screen.

Monk Dharma Flower drew the long sword of a cultivator beside him from its sheath and threw it onto the ground.

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In order not to interrupt your climax, an extra chapter will be added at midnight today.

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