Chapter 69: The Demonic Fate (First Update)

  The spring night still has a bit of coolness.

  When Wen Renyi had packed his clothes and turned back to Su Mo's house, he unexpectedly found that the room was quiet enough to hear a pin drop, and the other person was nowhere to be seen. For a moment, he stood still in the room like a pillar.

  After a while, his eyes, devoid of emotion, slightly narrowed, his thin lips pursed, and he looked slightly disappointed.

  He raised his eyes and looked towards the dense black night, it was already so late, where had this woman gone?

  Suddenly, he glanced sideways and saw that the spirit beast bag on the bed was moving slightly.

  Wen Ren Yi immediately stepped forward, stretched out his slender fingers to open the Ling Beast bag, and the snow-white body of the ice fox emerged from inside, making a soft "wu wu" sound as it gestured with its paws at Wen Ren Yi.

  "You said you haven't eaten anything all day." Wen Ren's amber-colored eyes sparkled as he asked aloud.

  "Waaaah." The ice fox continued to wave its paws, accusing itself of inhumane mistreatment and claiming it was on the verge of starving to death.

  "Unexpectedly, she can't even raise a spiritual beast?" Wen Renyi rubbed his forehead and then got some food for the ice fox.

  The arctic fox rushed forward immediately, eating hastily and crudely, without any regard for its usual elegant demeanor.

  Little did he know, Su Mo took it as a heavenly book boy, who could go without eating or drinking for several days, and naturally had no time to care about it.

  ……

  A dark moon and strong winds mark a night for murder and arson.

  The waters of Qiguo are forever a city that never sleeps, bustling during the day and busy at night.

  Especially at midnight docks, everywhere is a bright light.

  At this moment, Su Mo was wearing a black men's suit and had a veil on her head. With this appearance, it would be difficult for anyone to recognize her as she walked down the street.

  The streets and buildings were filled with the sound of similar melodies, her figure flashed by, immediately blending into the dark and quiet night. She jumped up several times, flying over eaves and walls, under her feet were the rooftops of the streets. On such nights, occasionally the cries of cats and dogs could be heard, as well as the crazy and suppressed shouts of men and women intertwined in the night, making it even more unbearable.

  The sound of rustling, entwining and chaotic dance, Su Mo filled his ears but did not hear, and did not care, a few people rushed to the dock.

  This is the Mu family's cargo dock, and at this time, all the goods carried by the ships are things used by the Xia family to refine equipment, very secretive. This time, countless guards from the Xia family came to transport them, and it has been a long-standing practice for the Xia family to manufacture military equipment, and they are good at creating various wars and disputes, completely a ruthless arms dealer. However, the Xia family likes to do this kind of business, which shows how much importance Xia Ze attaches to these things.

  The Xia family guards patrolled back and forth on the dock, arrayed in different formations.

  Su Mo lived in a high place and looked down, gazing at her eyes.

  Now Mu's family is going to be attacked, and Xia's family will also suffer. This move can kill two birds with one stone.

  After all, these two families brought her too much pain in her past life.

  Thinking of this, Su Mo narrowed his eyes and leaped into the night.

  ……

  The bright moon is like a wheel, surrounded by a halo of light.

  The distant sound of wind and waves keeps coming, and the scenery on the coast is as beautiful as a painting.

  In such a beautiful and magnificent scenery, under the moonlight, two extraordinary and stunningly handsome men are standing.

  However, it is unknown how many girls will go crazy for this scene.

  The white-haired man was staring at the demon-like man in front of him. The two figures were extremely clear under the moonlight, yet they were on high alert.

  "I didn't expect to meet you here tonight." Huā Xī Róng's lips curled up in a gentle, ethereal smile, exuding a thousand charms.

  "I didn't expect to run into you either." Ji Bai's gaze was icy and sharp as a sword, his wide black robes billowing in the wind, the areas covered by his clothes were dark as night, and his sword flashed with a cold gleam under the moonlight.

  "Indeed! The two of us, one a divine messenger and the other a demonic messenger, are completely from different worlds, yet we've always been like fire and water, unable to coexist, haven't we?" Hua Xian's eyes gleamed with a cold light as she spoke in a voice that was both enchanting and eerie.

  "It's indeed water and fire that cannot coexist." Ji Bai's dazzling silver hair fluttered in the wind, casting an endless enchantment under the moonlight, resplendent and mysterious.

  He never says more than he needs to and never does more than he has to.

  Apart from the sword, there were no excessive ornaments from top to bottom, and the white hair was also scattered.

  "But unlike the demons of past generations, I have not done anything evil or unjust in this land. So, you won't be too troubled by these things. When you meet me, just pretend you haven't seen me and give me some face, okay?" Hua Xiangyue still had a faintly charming smile on her face as she spoke, but her words were extremely inappropriate for the occasion.

  "You let me turn a blind eye." Ji Bai gave him a cold glance.

  "Not bad, this godsend of yours is quite clever. However, I must say that I like your temperament. Why don't we go have a drink together and exchange some feelings?" Huā Xī Róng raised her eyes, which were as red as the moon, and winked at him, slightly curling up the corners of her mouth.

  "I don't drink and I won't drink with you." Ji Bai's icy rejection.

  "Not drinking? You're really too polite, aren't you?"

  "Flower gentleman, as the saying goes, good and evil cannot coexist. If I'm not mistaken, you came from a place that has gone through a Buddhist realm, so you emerged from that space, right?"

  "Oh, I knew you'd find out." Huaxian Rong raised her chin and gave a charming smile.

  "You can use a phoenix-like sound to tear through space, and then enter a realm without people. You can also use illusions to deceive everyone's eyes, and reach various secret realms, demon realms, immortal realms, and human realms. The three realms should not interfere with each other, nor should they casually enter each other's domains. Your Honor, this kind of unscrupulous person should be bound by the law."

  "I've always been proper and decent, don't you dare insult me." Huashan's smile was still cold and enchanting.

  "Since ancient times, good and evil have never coexisted. You and I were born as enemies." Ji Bai said coldly.

  "Tsk, tsk, you're wrong, you're wrong. What is Buddha, what is devil, what is right, what is evil, people in the world can't really distinguish them clearly. Some things' true nature isn't like that at all, people in the world are easily bewildered by appearances, and when they finally know the truth, it's already too late to regret. Now the whole world is about to be thrown into chaos, yet you're still pursuing this small responsibility of mine, why bother being serious?" Huā Xī Róng said lightly, her fingers behind her back.

  "It's best if you don't make any rash moves, otherwise let's see whose sword is faster, or whose tone is sharper?"

  "Alright, but your face is really too innocent, it's all a kind of immortal aura from head to toe. When I see this face of yours, I want to do something bad." Hua Xirong's lips curled up with a sly smile.

  Suddenly, Ji Bai tightened her grip on the sword in her hand, and her eyes flashed with a stern glint. Hua Xianyong's cold gaze swept over her, and she took a step back, saying: "Can't you make a move without resorting to violence?"

  "I told you not to make any rash moves." Ji Bai said coldly.

  "Wait a minute, wait a minute, it seems like something big is happening over there." Suddenly, Hua Xirong gazed at the ships in front of her.

  Upon hearing this, Ji Bai's gaze also turned in the same direction.

  Suddenly, Huashan's fingers opened the small box behind her back, and a qin fell into his hands.

  ……

  On the huge cargo ship, a figure was hooked on the sail, and in an instant, several people jumped up and down like black ghosts.

  He chose a landing point on the crowded deck, his toes lightly touching, like a lonely swallow, and his elegant figure descended into the darkness with one foot on a wooden beam.

  As expected, as soon as Su Mo's body fell, a guard happened to be patrolling the area.

  Suddenly seeing someone on the boat, the guard Zhang's mouth was about to shout, but his eyes showed surprise.

  The man in black suddenly appeared behind him, and his outstretched palm chopped down on the guard's neck.

  The guard hadn't even seen his opponent's figure before he was knocked out.

  Su Mo gave him a cold and indifferent glance, dragged him into the shadows, and with a flick of her sleeve, hundreds of mechanical butterflies flew out, filling every corner and hiding. She stretched out her finger, and white flames slowly flowed from her fingertips, dissolving the iron lock. She leapt into the cabin.

  Su Mo's eyes scanned over the most valuable materials here, and he nodded in satisfaction.

  Soon, all precious materials in the cabin were absorbed into the Heavenly Book by Su Mo, leaving only some cheap and flammable materials.

  Unfortunately, the space given to her by the young man is limited, and it's almost full.

  Su Mo saw an opportunity and took it, leaping out of the cabin just as a dozen or so archers appeared on either side.

  "Come quickly! Someone has broken in!" The crowd couldn't help but shout loudly, and all the guards on the ship immediately pricked up their ears. Some of them drew out the long knives from their waists at once.

  Su Mo smiled shallowly and flicked his finger, causing a flying sword to shoot out inverted for over ten feet.

  "Rumble, rumble!"

  Butterflies hidden around exploded.

  However, after her butterfly explosion, it will also shatter into powder, leaving no trace.

  ……

  Hua Xiurong's slender fingers plucked the strings, three white lights shot towards the white-haired man opposite her. Ji Bai turned around, his sword energy was like a white rainbow piercing the sun, and the two of them had already leaped out from their original position by three zhang. Hua Xiurong's eyes casually glanced at the figure on the boat, her eyes flashed, as if she thought: "This figure, this posture, so familiar."

  "With a flash of white sword light, the sword aura flashed coldly and said: 'You have come out of the spatial rift this time with less power than before, do you think you can fight me?'"

  Huā Xī Róng's footsteps changed, her fingertips fluttered in succession, matching the opponent's sword intent. Her eyes slanted and flew sideways, "So, you are indeed the divine envoy who upholds justice, always fond of making things difficult for us demonic cultivators. Don't tell me you don't care about what happened on the opposite boat?"

  Her eyes gazed over with a neutral expression, her voice devoid of emotion: "As long as not too many people die, the fewer things that happen, the better."

  Hua Xirong's eyes narrowed slightly as she played a tune, her tone tinged with sarcasm. "So it takes many deaths for you to take action, your heart is truly ruthless! Is it not even more ruthless than mine, a demon cultivator? Are you not the true demon?"

  "However, the demon envoy said coldly: 'This should be the Xia family's cargo ship. The formation is strict and there are many guards. If the other party doesn't make it to that point, I'm afraid they will already be in a precarious situation! This person's strength is very strong, and he didn't come here to kill people, so I don't need to bother.'"

  "Tsk, tsk, so the beloved divine messenger has come to watch the commotion, huh? You're indeed a hypocrite!" He puckered up his enchanting red lips and plucked a string on his lute.

  "Hmph." Ji Bai let out a light hum, and with one sword stroke, she stabbed forward.

  ……

  As one loud muffled sound followed another, the cabin and the refining equipment inside it turned into a sea of flames under the incredulous gaze of all the guards. The intense burning was so fierce that even the entire ship on the surface of the sea became a giant fire ship. Everyone was stunned by the sudden change in an instant, then they were busy and flustered, not knowing whether to put out the fire or escape from the place, watching helplessly as the refining materials turned into black charcoal.

  At this time, Su Mo's enchanting eyes narrowed, sitting on the rope in mid-air with a lazy and elegant posture, coldly saying: "The karma of the Xia family in their past life will be repaid tenfold."

  "Wait, who are you?" A woman wearing a hat rushed out amidst the flames.

  This woman was Xia Yuer, although the Xia family had an accident this time, she was the only one who could move among the crowd. Although she had been beaten by Su Mo to the point of being unrecognizable, in order to transport materials, she had to put on a brave face and appear in person despite her injuries.

  Su Mo would certainly not tell her his true identity and at this time he absolutely wouldn't leave behind any clues about himself.

  Of course, if Su Mo didn't know about this transaction in his past life, it would also be difficult for him to find this place.

  No matter how suspicious they are, they can only suspect internal personnel.

  "Hey, you shameless villain, do you know who you've offended? You're dead for sure." Xia Yuer still shouted loudly, "Get down here, I'll let the people in our family deal with you severely."

  The people around her looked at her with disdain and contempt, yet she was still entangled in this kind of problem.

  Since you dare to come, you naturally don't fear these threats.

  Suddenly, Su Mo flew quickly to Xia Yu'er's face, a palm knife hit her neck, and then she pulled up her veil, exposing her ugly face, causing a burst of exclamations from the crowd. Then, with one kick, he sent her flying, and at the same time, an arrow came whizzing in, hitting the opponent's body, followed by a "plop" sound, and Xia Yu'er, who had been shot, fell into the sea, while the surrounding guards were in another flurry of activity.

  She smoothed out the black veil that had been blown up by the night wind, and Su Mo lightly raised her chin. The enchanting eyes sparkled with a hint of pleasure as she said in a low voice, "The Xia family has offended too many people. This time, let's just give you a lesson."

  Finally, under the gaze of everyone, the opponent lightly fluttered a few times and landed on a small boat in the distance.

  In the distance, Hua Xiangyue chuckled and said, "It's indeed lively."

  He suddenly put away his guqin and ran into the darkness.

  The white-faced girl expressionlessly swept a glance over this scene, then sprang into pursuit.

  Only to see Hua Xiang's brocade robe shining with a beautiful light in the night, Ji Bai chased him for three streets, and when no one was around, he stabbed with his sword, but there was only a "hiss" sound. The man disappeared without a trace, leaving behind only a magnificent garment.

  "It's an illusion again." Ji Bai said coldly.

  ……

  "What's going on? The cargo transportation of that ship is only known to the Mu family and us, who exactly leaked the internal information?" Xia Ze lay on the couch, his whole body smeared with medicine, although he looked like he was dying, but he was already trembling with anger.

  "Wooo, I don't know what's going on either?" Xia Yuer also lay there with a pitiful expression, her face bandaged and looking miserable.

  "It's all because of you, this cheap woman, that we've ended up like this."

  "I don't want to either." Xia Yuer cried even more miserably.

  Xia Ze turned his head with difficulty, staring coldly at her. It was all because Xia Yu'er had changed the money for buying materials into gambling capital and bought some useless things, causing both of them to be severely punished in the Xia family.

  He had thought that he could slowly turn things around, but unexpectedly the good fortune of the two seemed to have been exhausted, and this time even all the goods were destroyed in an instant. When other members of the Xia family learned about the complete destruction of the materials, they would definitely let others take their place, and their funds had already dried up completely, so it could be said that they had lost everything within the family.

  "We're done for, completely done for, did you know?" Xia Ze shouted loudly.

  And they have offended many people here, and don't even know how to find their enemies.

  Xia Ze even thought of the young man from the Su family on that day, but how could he have known about the ship transaction, and besides, after the refining was over, he had left. Moreover, now his strength was no longer something Xia Ze could afford to offend, so in any case, he could only swallow his anger.

  It's all over, it's all over, Xia Yuer thought reluctantly.

  Can she be married to an ordinary man like any other woman in the future?

  Was all her hard work in vain?

  But then I thought of my own face, which was already beyond repair. Even if the arrow wound healed, it would leave a scar, and there would be endless aftereffects.

  Thinking and thinking, Xia Yuer had already become extremely miserable at this time, crying and wailing.

  Many injustices will ultimately lead to one's own downfall; at this moment, she felt as if the sky had fallen!

  The feeling of losing everything is so painful.

  But her regret came too late.

  It's always the case that people only start to regret after they have lost everything.

  ……

  The next day, Su Mo was already sitting on a huge passenger ship with Wen Renyi.

  The giant ship flew quickly towards the direction of the Qi State imperial capital.

  All along the mountain, the water is clear and beautiful, the scenery is absolutely gorgeous. This place has always been a gathering place for famous people and swordsmen.

  After a night's sleep, Su Mo walked out of the cabin, and the slightly dazzling sunlight shot in from above, causing her to stretch out her hand to block the sunlight, and subtly turned her eyes sideways. After a while, she slowly opened her eyes, and at the same time, her gaze involuntarily fell on the white-clothed man standing upright on the deck in front of her.

  The man seemed to have just bathed, wearing a crisp and clean white long shirt, which was exactly what she had stayed up all night to sew for him.

  But seeing the man's black hair lightly tied up with a single strand, the rest scattered behind him, making him even more handsome and unparalleled.

  Under the sunlight, his facial features are as beautiful as a sculpture, delicate and handsome. His thin lips and straight eyebrows add to his masculine beauty and heroic spirit.

  And he was now on the deck, lightly dancing with his sword, his long sword drawing a trajectory like a swimming dragon in front of and behind him. Suddenly, the surrounding humid air seemed to be completely drawn away from him. His body lightly spun, his posture elegant, completely different from Yu Ran's dance, and there was also a sharp aura around him. The water vapor around the sword seemed to turn into a faint mist, making the fog color even more blurred and hazy. With his fluttering swordsmanship constantly dancing out beautiful arcs, it was like a startled swan, or a swimming dragon.

  Su Mo stared blankly at him, it was the first time she saw him dance so beautifully.

  Wen Renyi suddenly felt someone approaching and hastily turned his head to take a look.

  The Su Mo on the boat wore a flowing blue silk dress, her hair was styled in a simple bun with a hairpin carved by a man inserted into it. The elegant attire matched her ethereal and refined temperament, which was both charming and dignified, making those who saw her couldn't help but praise her in their hearts.

  "Why dance with swords?" Su Mo asked casually.

  "There's some tension." Wen Renyi sheathed his long sword.

  "Is it because of close kinship?" Su Mo asked back.

  "Not bad, I'm a bit nervous about the engagement too." Wen Renyi couldn't help but touch his nose.

  "Hmph." Su Mo couldn't help but laugh. This man was actually nervous, when it was just a fake engagement after all.

  "Your sword dance is very good, it can be seen that you have practiced for more than a decade." She asked Wen Renyi: "Did you start practicing martial arts from childhood?"

  "It's true, I've been practicing martial arts since I was a child, otherwise it would be hard to protect myself." Wen Renyi said seriously.

  "It must be very hard work, I know that you have to practice in the winter for three periods of nine days and in the summer for three periods of ten days." Su Mo continued to hold his hand, seeing the calluses on his palm, and couldn't help but think of himself when he was younger.

  Wen Ren Yi seemed somewhat taken aback by her intimate gesture, and slowly said sincerely: "It's not bitter! First bitter then sweet, what's the harm in that?"

  "You and I are somewhat alike, both having suffered since childhood." Su Mo murmured, "However, there's a saying that plum blossoms bloom in bitter cold, only to slowly get better afterwards."

  "Not bad, no gains without pains." Wen Renyi also nodded, he looked at her deeply, his beautiful eyes often contained passionate enthusiasm like fire.

  Although they didn't know each other much, he just really liked her and even felt that if he missed this chance, he would miss it for the rest of his life.

  "Witch girl, I really want to marry you." He said suddenly with a serious tone.

  Su Mo was taken aback, she hadn't expected him to think this way?

  He suddenly said he wanted to marry her?

  She couldn't help but think of his appearance in her past life, cold and unfeeling, ruthless and untamed. No one dared to restrain him by his side, his iron-blooded wrist, no one dared to touch, many women liked him, but the family would never let them marry such a terrifying man, and she was the enchanting demon girl, pure yin body, he had never shown any interest in her before. Why did he want to marry her this life?

  "Why?" Su Mo couldn't help but ask.

  "I think you're great, marrying you is at least better than marrying a woman I don't know," said Wen Renyi with an unconvincing reason.

  "But I'm not used to it." Su Mo refused again.

  "Slowly you'll get used to it, I'll make you get used to it." Wen Renyi remained undaunted.

  "We don't know much about each other."

  "Liking and understanding are not necessarily related."

  The man was a bit stubborn, Su Mo gazed at him and let out a slow sigh.

  The sea breeze carried a faint coolness, but Su Mo's heart was like surging waves.

  Such a man, if I had met him first in my previous life, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to resist either.

  No one would deny such a man an opportunity, especially since he was willing to seize it.

  However, she knew that she had to cut the Gordian knot quickly, otherwise it would be more harmful to Wen Renyi. As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Long pain is not as good as short pain. So Su Mo calmly refused: "Wenren, I really can't accept it, this life I won't like you."

  Wen Ren stared at her in a daze for a while, furrowed his brow, "Really can't? Why can't?"

  "I swear, I can't like you, because there's already someone in my heart," Su Mo said.

  "Is there someone in your heart? Who is it?" Wen Renyi's eyes sank slightly.

  "There is a person who loves me very much and I love him just the same. Without him, there would be no me. Between us two, there is no room for anyone else." Su Mo said calmly.

  "Alright, alright." Wen Renyi's gaze finally turned cold, chillingly so.

  "This hairpin, I'll give it back to you. You can give it to the woman you like." Su Mo lowered his eyelids and took off the hairpin.

  "No need, just throw it away." Wen Renyi's tone was even colder.

  When Yu Luo spoke, Wen Ren Yue suddenly seemed like a different person, his demeanor changing in an instant.

  A proud man would never force others, nor would he humbly beg for others. He turned and left with an icy gaze, his figure tall and majestic, as cold as when she first saw him.

  A long sigh, Su Mo's head involuntarily lifted, feeling the wind and waves on the sea.

  To be honest, she doesn't feel good at the moment.

  No woman wants to hurt someone who likes her.

  This taste is not comfortable and not good to receive.

  Her gaze slowly swept over the ship, and she hadn't taken a close look last night. Under the bright sunlight, she found that this ship was incredibly luxurious.

  Moreover, this ship actually has five layers of cabins up and down, and the people living inside should also be people with status. It's hard not to say that all aspects of the ship's design are very good, seamless. Suddenly, she felt a familiar breath on this boat, Su Mo hurriedly walked forward to take a closer look, this shape, this design, no mistake, this boat must have been built by Ah Yan.

  Su Mo took a deep breath of cold air and couldn't help but ask excitedly, "Why did I end up on this ship? Who arranged for me to be here?"

  "It's me." Only then did a handsome young man saunter forward with a lazy smile on his face, and it was Xia Feng.

  By the way

  Later there will be another watch