Under the hazy sky, it was hard to tell when it was past dusk, and the heavy rain had already obscured the view from the top of the cliff, as if the fun was over.

Night came early in the heavy rain, without any hesitation about the signs of early summer.

There was the sound of rain outside the window. Meng Yunzhong and I sat speechless in the hall, perhaps thinking about what happened in the town today.

But in the end, I still smiled miserably. Because the sound of rain outside the window gradually mixed with the noisy voices of people. As expected, I looked at Meng Yunzhong's slightly surprised expression and then stood up and opened the hall.

's door.

The moment the air mixed with thick water vapor rushed into the room, the noisy human voices were suddenly amplified many times, but I first saw You Ruojun and Boyi standing in front of the crowd. They and dozens of people around them

Like the villagers, they had expressions of indignation on their faces, while Fu Huanen beside them had a helpless look on his face. Rouchi was right next to Fu Huanen, smiling mockingly at me without any concealment.

"Kill this monster! Avenge the child!"

Such vicious words often came out of the crowd, but I leaned on the railing in the corridor and watched their noise with a faint smile. Some in the crowd were holding hoes, some were holding sickles, and some even brought talismans to ward off evil spirits at home.

That posture is really powerful.

You Ruojun, you have really been planning and waiting for a long time. Now, you finally have the opportunity. Is this your last resistance?

"Master Meng! Get away from that witch! Don't be fooled by her anymore!"

Following the voice that came out of nowhere, I turned around and saw Meng Yunzhong walking to the door. He was still frowning, but I could see the helplessness and sadness in his already red eyes.

For a moment, my heart softened. This was the scene I least wanted to see. The simple beauty between me and him might be completely broken tonight. I finally made up my mind to let go of everything and spend time with him.

These decades have passed, but now, it seems impossible to realize it. The boundaries between demons and mortals are too obvious. I don't even know if the way he looks at me will ever be the same as before.

"Yun Zhong..."

He was still stunned on the spot, but his hand had already reached for the sword on his waist.

The high wall in my heart collapsed instantly, and I couldn't help but burst into tears. He didn't choose to stand with me in the end.

"Kill her! Master Meng! It was she who killed our child! You vicious monster!"

I suppressed the inner turmoil and turned to look at You Ruojun.

"Sister You, what's wrong? Isn't your illness better? You can't be exposed to such heavy rain."

"Monster! Stop talking nonsense! Today is the day you die!" She had no intention of teasing me, her face was filled with murderous intent and anger.

"Sister You, why can't I understand you? What kind of monster?"

"Humph! You still want to quibble!" She took out a lump of stuff from her sleeve and threw it to the ground.

I was really surprised, but then I regained my composure. The thing was the sweat towel that Meng Yunzhong once gave me. Suddenly, many thoughts became clear in my heart.

It turns out that the monster in the open space didn't want to hurt me, it just wanted to find a way to get something from me.

"Miss Yinluo, do you recognize this object?" Fu Huaien, who was standing by the side, was not so angry, but asked me very calmly.

I turned around and looked at Meng Yunzhong again. He was still motionless. I think he also saw the sweat towel, and there was a little more sadness in his eyes.

"So what if you recognize it?"

"This was found in the hands of a dead child. If it really belongs to a girl, then it must be related to the girl."

"Bitch! You can't quibble now, can you? Those children who had the accident didn't have a trace of blood on their bodies, but their hearts were taken away. Only demons can do that! I won't pursue you if you use demons to confuse Yun Zhong, but you

He's so vicious that he won't even let the children go! It's really not allowed except for you!" You Ruojun couldn't wait to roar, as if he was really speaking righteously.

"Yes! Kill her! Master Meng! Don't be fooled by her magic!" The surrounding villagers echoed, their emotions boiling again.

"Even if the child accidentally got my sweat towel, it doesn't mean that I was the one who killed him."

"Hmph! Then why did someone see you coming to the town and the woods to the southeast on the day of the accident? You must have kept an eye on the whereabouts of the two children in the town and then led them to the woods.

Hit me hard! Monster! You should die!"

"The slave family has heard people say that many monsters will feed on the hearts of children to practice their magic. My husband and I have both checked the child's body. Except for the missing heart, everything else is intact. Ordinary people cannot do this.

"There was a sneer on Rouchi's face, but her voice was weak and innocent, "I know that the girl once helped cure Miss Ruojun's illness, but the girl did such an evil thing today, and there is nothing that Miss Ruojun can do to help.

You are."

"Hmph! She saved me, I'm afraid, just to hide it from others! Do you remember? A similar tragedy happened on the mountain road. It was the day she came down to save me!"

"Yes! Yes! She must have done it! Everyone, kill her quickly!"

Everyone seemed to have received a positive answer, waving the "weapons" in their hands and approaching the wooden house step by step.

"Everyone, be careful! She knows magic!"

I don't know who shouted loudly in the crowd, and everyone stopped again. I just stood there, watching these incompetent and funny mortals being wantonly incited and manipulated by You Ruojun.

"Yinluo, did you really do this?"

A chill permeated my whole body. I could regard You Ruojun's inciting the villagers to come to provoke him as a joke, or I could ignore Rouchi's ridicule after his conspiracy succeeded. However, how could this question be asked from his mouth? He took it seriously.

Is he just an ordinary mortal? Does he really not care about my origin and identity as much as the boy who gave me the grass ring? Or maybe my memory has fooled me. Even that boy, after knowing that I am a demon

, you may also be afraid of me, reject me, or even think that I will only bring evil and killing.

I turned my head silently and met his eyes. I saw the hesitation, sigh, and sadness in his eyes, but there was no hatred. I smiled at him and finally released my clenched fists.

"Yun Zhong! Don't believe her anymore! She is a vicious monster! Kill her quickly!"

Boyi was shouting at Meng Yunzhong. In his angry voice, I suddenly felt the intention to kill. You Ruojun, Rouchi, it seems that I gave you too much time!

I secretly activated my spiritual power, and a white light glowed slightly in the palm of my hand hanging by the side. I still looked at him with a smile, seeing the slight surprise on his face. The white light was not strong, and only he could see it.

.Now that the matter has come to this, what's the problem if I let him know that I am a demon? At least for the moment just now, I did not read fear or rejection in his eyes.

Just when I was about to shift my attention from him to You Ruojun, the crowd began to boil again. They continued to shout and roar, but no one dared to take another step forward.

"Master Meng! Kill her! Kill this monster!"

Ignorant mortals, angry and fearful, can only look to others in the end.

No wonder my mother said that mortals are afraid of death because their lives are too fragile and can be lost too easily.

Meng Yunzhong's hand holding the sword became slightly stronger, but he never drew the sword.

"You are a monster."

"Yes, Yun Zhong."

"Those children..."

I shook my head and looked at the doubt in his eyes.

"Why did you go to that forest today?"

My heart skipped a beat, and I suddenly felt a little unhappy or helpless.

"You didn't return to Mengjun Villa, and you followed me."

"I just saw you go into the woods."

"Then have you ever seen me kill someone?"

"No."

"Kill her! Yunzhong! Don't hesitate anymore! She won't hurt you!" You Ruojun urged eagerly from the side, but Meng Yunzhong seemed to have disappeared.

"Then why did you conclude it was me?"

"I..." Meng Yunzhong's eyes wandered for a moment, and his hand gradually let go of the sword.

At this moment, whether it was Meng Yunzhong or everyone outside the wooden house, the sound suddenly disappeared, because in the rain all over the sky, a soft, charming, and enchanting voice appeared.

Fox demon!?

"Oops... Why did this play get stuck in the middle of the performance? What about the bloody demon-slaying scene? What about the cruel love and killing scenes? How disappointing!"

When You Ruojun heard this voice, he actually trembled.

Rouyi looked warily in the direction of the orchard.

"There's no need to look away. If you look through the autumn water, am I not by your side?"

As he spoke, the fox demon's soft curved body appeared beside Rou Yi like a dream, but suddenly it disappeared. Everyone's eyes widened in fright, and they searched around, not knowing whether it was because of fear.

, or because I have already been charmed by the fox demon’s beautiful face.

Immediately, there was a flash of lightning in the sky, a muffled thunder, and the heavy rain that had been falling suddenly stopped in an instant, leaving only a group of people soaked by the rain.

"Monster!" Someone in the crowd finally came to their senses and shouted in horror.

Then the crowd became restless again, and these villagers were really panicked. The monster like me hadn't shown up yet, and now there was another one, and they really didn't seem to know what to do.

"I, I recognize her! She drained my eldest brother's essence and blood and killed him!" The voice that came out of nowhere suddenly made everyone more afraid.

"Nonsense! You and your brother obviously wanted to be frivolous with me while the moon was dark and the wind was high, but they accidentally touched the poisonous needle on my body, so they died. Now it's all on me? Do you still have a conscience?

ah……"

With a scream, the fox demon appeared beside the man in the blink of an eye, pulling his arm coquettishly. He suddenly threw it away and ran to the side screaming. The crowd also became commotion and quickly got out of his way.

But when he looked again, the fox demon was gone again.

Even You Ruojun panicked, but he remained calm even after paying back the favor, and just watched everything that happened indifferently.
To be continued...