Chapter 1572: Xin'er's Background

"Let's talk about it later." Xin'er smiled and said softly, "They might not necessarily accept me, either."

"How old were you when you came here with your parents?" Chen Yu asked.

"I was five or six, just barely old enough to have memories," Xin'er said. "I remember they were very good to me, but in the blink of an eye, it's been over ten years since I've seen them. I don't know how they are doing now."

Chen Yu nodded slightly. She must have a reason for staying here; these are things only she can decide, and the words of others are nothing more than empty talk to her.

"Look at them, aren't they cute?" Xin'er stroked a tabby cat. This tabby was sturdy, but the moment Xin'er's hand touched it, its fur stood on end.

"Watch out." Chen Yu was startled; he could see that there was something wrong with this cat.

At the same time he shouted, the cat's body began to rot and shrivel at an incredible speed, and then, under the gaze of the two, it turned into a Dried Corpse.

Its face became incomparably ferocious in that instant, and then, with a loud howl, it transformed into a black shadow and lunged at Xin'er.

Chen Yu pulled Xin'er behind him in one motion, brought his right hand together, and pointed his Sword Finger at the cat.

With a *pfft* sound, an invisible Sword Qi sliced the cat in two.

*Thump*, the cat's corpse fell to the ground in two halves. It was inexplicably strange; there wasn't even a drop of blood in its body.

The other small animals seemed to be frightened in that instant as well. Their tails stood up, the fur on their bodies bristled, and they arched their backs, looking behind Chen Yu and Xin'er.

It was as if there was something terrifying behind the two of them. Although these cats were scared to the extreme, they did not leave.

They gathered around Xin'er, as if they were protecting her.

"Don't look behind you," Chen Yu said in a low voice.

But his words were a step too late. Xin'er had already turned around, and the moment she did, she couldn't help but shiver.

She saw an old man in ragged clothes, wearing a strange smile on his face, his eyes glowing with a deep, eerie light, slowly walking toward them.

This old man was a homeless person. Xin'er recognized him; he had always lived in a culvert under a certain overpass, surviving by picking up trash and relying on social welfare relief.

Xin'er had even given him food before, but looking at him now, his gait was staggering, his movements were stiff, and the expression on his face was extremely bizarre, which left Xin'er at a loss.

"You know him?" Chen Yu noticed the strange look on Xin'er's face and couldn't help but ask.

"I recognize him. He's a homeless man from under the overpass. I once gave him food, but he... what's wrong with him now?" Xin'er hid behind Chen Yu, feeling somewhat uneasy.

"His heart is gone. It seems to have been eaten by something, and his soul is still sealed within his body, but he is being controlled by someone," Chen Yu stared at the homeless man.

"His heart was eaten?" Xin'er's face turned deathly pale in an instant. She stared at the homeless man without saying a word, unable to speak for a moment.

"Forget it, don't look, lest you be traumatized," Chen Yu sighed slightly.

Xin'er nodded. She turned her head away and stopped looking at the old man.

Cold light flashed in Chen Yu's eyes. He stepped forward, joined his fingers, and crossed paths with the homeless old man.

*Pfft*... with a slight sound, the homeless old man's body stiffened. He fell to the ground with a *thump*. The moment he fell, he raised his head in unwillingness and reached out to grab Chen Yu's sleeve.

But before he could touch Chen Yu's clothes, a burst of fire shot up from his body, and then raging flames burned the old man to ashes.

Only then did Chen Yu breathe a sigh of relief. Fusang is a place far across the sea, and there are actually quite a lot of monsters here.

As early as ancient times, this place went through a period of the Dark Age, because those minor demons could not survive on the land of Huaxia and were beaten by the gods until they had nowhere to flee.

They had no choice but to stay far away from Shenzhou and entrench themselves in this place. In that era, the people on this island were almost eaten clean.

But later, with the end of the age of the gods, the demons entrenched on the island were all sealed away, which is why they had a few more chances to linger on.

And now, a new era may be coming, so those demon creatures have a faint tendency to rear their heads again.

"He... what happened to him?" Only now did Xin'er dare to open her eyes. Looking at the old man who had already disappeared before her, she couldn't help but be slightly stunned and blurted out, "Where did he go?"

"On the ground," Chen Yu pointed to the small pile of ashes on the ground and explained, "His heart was gouged out by something, and then he was controlled by that party."

"In reality, he was already a Walking Corpse, a Puppet controlled by others. This is a form of liberation for him; at least he is no longer controlled by others to harm people everywhere."

"How could it be like this? What exactly is the thing that harmed him?" Xin'er's face was slightly pale; she couldn't understand what kind of thing could be so ferocious.

"In this place of Fusang, a long time ago, there was a Hundred Ghosts Night Parade, where all the demon creatures came out to revel, nearly exterminating the people here."

Chen Yu said, "But because the killing was too heavy, it provoked the wrath of the gods, who took action themselves to deal with those things."

"So from then on, all the large and small demon creatures of the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade were either sleeping or sealed, and only then did this place have a chance to recuperate."

"It's just that so many years have passed, the seals from the ancient era have loosened, and history is a Reincarnation; perhaps that Dark Age is about to return."

"So it won't be peaceful here in the future?" Xin'er understood what Chen Yu meant.

"Yes, not just here; the whole world might not be peaceful in the future. Those legendary things might slowly return."

Chen Yu's words were certainly not nonsense. The community of Dharma Cultivators in Huaxia is slowly entering the world, and in many unknown corners of the world, certain long-sealed Demons are already waking up.

"Then what should we do?" Xin'er was frightened by Chen Yu's words. If those terrifying legends were all true, what would happen in the future?

"It's fine, it's just the Heavenly Dao's Reincarnation. When they emerge, there will naturally be experts who enter the world to deal with them," Chen Yu smiled slightly. "This is a Talisman; wear it on your person, and it will keep you safe in the future."

As Chen Yu spoke, he took out an Amulet and handed it to Xin'er. Xin'er hurriedly thanked him, took the Talisman, and gripped it tightly in her hand.

"You aren't an ordinary person, are you?" Xin'er raised her head and asked, "I heard Wu Bo say that the organization he serves has a secret department, and these people possess extraordinary abilities."