Chapter 107: It's Better to Believe in Demons than in Gods

  "Soul Palace!"

  Han Yue's current situation is that she was originally on a dead-end path when she suddenly encountered the Dragon God who said to her: Come, tell me your wish.

  Taking a deep breath, Han Yue struggled to stop her trembling body and gazed at the corpses of the Han family, as well as those from Feng Lei Valley and the Hong family. In a cold voice, she said: "Destroy Feng Lei Valley and the Hong family!"

  As soon as this statement came out, the people of Hong's family and the North Pavilion of Fenglei Pavilion took a deep breath, wishing to go up and kill Han Yue immediately. However, under the current circumstances, who dared to kill her in front of the Soul Temple? Even if they dared, under the power of the Soul Temple, they would have no chance of success.

  "Hmph, little girl, don't have such wild ideas. One of the Four Halls of Destruction? Hehe, the Xuan Jade you possess is not enough for us to make Soul Temple do something like that for you." Huo Yu mocked, this little girl was really greedy.

  A cold and unfeeling voice responded, with an unmistakable tone of outright rejection.

  "Hei Xuan Yu, Lu Xuan Yu, Huang Xuan Yu, Hong Xuan Yu, Zi Xuan Yu, each represents the contribution you made to the Soul Temple and the gift you received in return. Different colored Xuan Yu can allow our Soul Temple to exert different levels of power to accomplish a task. But destroying the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, relying solely on your contribution to the Soul Temple, is not enough for us to take action."

  Looking at the only remaining Han sisters, both of them were beautiful and elegant, with a natural and refined appearance, like a petite fairy. Cai Lin sighed silently, such two beautiful sisters, having lost the protection of their family, not to mention that the Soul Palace would not avenge for them, even if they avenged, what awaited them would be an extremely difficult life.

  "I think you're becoming more and more like our Soul Temple's explainer..."

  No matter how much the three of them complained about Cai Lin, the last person in the group said with a slightly hoarse voice: "Soul Temple, we stand on the Dou Qi continent with fairness and integrity. We will never go back on our words, but we also won't do anything beyond what's necessary for you. I know you're heartbroken because of your family's death, but why didn't you call us at Soul Temple immediately? Our Xuan Yu can locate your exact position."

  "...I...we..." After hearing that person's words, Han Yue's face turned even paler, unsure of what to do.

  "The Envoy of the Soul Temple, in the Lower Wind and Thunder Pavilion's North Pavilion Master Fei Tian." Fei Tian had no choice but to stand up, bowing his head to Cai Lin and the other three, asking: "How should I address your esteemed self?"

  "Hua Hu Fa." Hua Lin replied coldly.

  "Sparkling, protecting the law."

  "You can just call me Blood River Tianzun." The leader of the group raised his head and laughed in a hoarse voice.

  "Blood River Venerable?!"

  Upon hearing the name, Fei Tian's head suddenly sank, although he couldn't accurately sense the latter's strength. However, he didn't expect that his opponent was actually a renowned strongman from Zhongzhou in those years. It was said that his Blood Transformation Great Method was extremely bizarre, and many top-notch strongmen had died at his hands back then. Even the legendary Wind and Thunder Pavilion's old pavilion master wasn't his match.

  "Haha, that's a name from long ago. Now I am one of the Four Heavenly Venerables of the Soul Palace, you can still call me Blood River Heavenly Venerable." Hearing Fei Tian's words, Xue He chuckled and said.

  It seems that the Soul Temple is indeed determined to protect the Han family, and has even mobilized such a powerful expert... Fei Tian's mind quickly turned, and he said respectfully: "The Han family has colluded with a person named Xiao Yan. That Xiao Yan stole our Wind and Thunder Sect's untransmitted combat skills, so we took action against the Han family. If we had known that the Soul Temple was related to the Han family, we would not have done this."

  Xuehe waved his hand at Feitian and said, "Your Wind and Thunder Sect's killing spree has nothing to do with us. What we need to do is just one thing that Han Yue asked for. If she asks us to kill you, haha... You know our Soul Temple, and you should also know the rules of how we operate!"

  Fei Tian fell silent, he knew that when the Soul Temple was established, it had announced an absolute rule to the mainland: only profit is sought, no trust is established.

  For many years, the Temple of the Soul has adhered to this principle. Although it is overbearing and arrogant in its actions, it is always fair in its transactions; the promises made by the Temple of the Soul are always kept.

  Han Yue also recalled what Xiao Xing Meng said at that time: Do you want to destroy the Hong family, or use it to protect your Han family once?

  It turns out... that the envoy never said we could rely on the Soul Temple's power to deal with the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, because our information wasn't enough to reach the level of mobilizing them? Han Yue smiled bitterly and shook his head.

  The entire battlefield fell silent, and Han Yue's next words would undoubtedly decide the fate of many lives. However, it was also foreseeable that if she simply asked the Soul Temple's messenger to kill all those who participated in the massacre of the Han family, then Han Yue and her sister would also die in the next round of revenge. At that time, there wouldn't be anyone from the Soul Temple coming to their rescue, not even Xiao Yan, who had heard about the Soul Temple's affairs, might not necessarily help them.

  The scene was eerily quiet, but it wasn't long before Han Yue made a decision.

  "Requesting the Envoy of the Soul Temple, can you help our sister leave Zhongzhou and find a peaceful place to live..." Han Yue lightly bit her teeth and said softly. She chose to benefit both parties rather than perish together, because for the Han family, only the sisters were left.

  "It's a bold decision, girl." Caixing said, rarely speaking. As long as the green hills remain, even if there is no firewood to burn, she, as the queen of the snake people tribe, understands that otherwise she would not have moved the snake people tribe to the desert to avoid the edge of the Jiama Empire.

  "In that case, you guys get out of here and prepare a 'protection plan' for the Han sisters."

  Fei Tian and others were overjoyed as if they had been pardoned, and hastily left.

  ………

  "Father, I am unfilial, but after we settle down, I will definitely make sure you and the elders rest in peace as soon as possible." Han Yue thought to herself, gently stroking the empty coffin, which had now received the bodies of the deceased members of the Han family.

  "Sister, I'm sorry... it's all my fault... if only we had called the Soul Temple's messenger earlier..." Han Xue was almost heartbroken, not just for the downfall of her family, but also for the regret of opposing it in the first place.

  "Alright, little girls, we're setting off." The guardian deity shouted.

  As Han's sisters were only Dou Wang level, long-distance flight was extremely difficult. So Xue Hu took them to high altitude with the Blood River and flew over in one breath.

  Just as they were leaving Tianbei City in mid-air, they encountered a figure rushing towards Tianbei City at high speed.

  "Xiao Yan, isn't that the little kid surnamed Xiao? What a coincidence! Cao Yu, it seems like you and he have some deep grudge. Otherwise, why would you go down and kill him?" Cao Yu's eyes were sharp and had recognized Xiao Yan.

  As soon as she heard the name Xiao Yan, Han Yue's sister was shocked.

  Cai Lin glared at Hu Fu with a fierce gaze, and happened to see Han Yue's sisterly appearance, her thoughts turned, and she guessed a possibility.

  She gently stroked the back of Han Yue's sister, whose body was trembling non-stop, and said softly: "You didn't call us to come, is it because of Xiao Yan?"

  "I... we... are, indeed, but what's the use now that he's arrived? Why didn't he come earlier?" Han Xue said faintly as she gazed at the figure below. Xiao Yan was someone she had saved before, and Xiao Yan had also helped her many times in return, but this time, it was too late."

  Looking at the dispirited Han Yue, Cai Lin said: "In our Soul Palace, there is a small story."

  "In the past, apart from humans, there were two other races, one called gods and the other called demons. In human understanding at that time, gods were good people who occasionally bestowed favors on people without seeking reward; while demons were bad people who would only bring people to hell to suffer after death."

  Demons seek to obtain human souls by making contracts with humans, offering them benefits in life but taking their souls after death. As a result, demons are seen as unscrupulous beings who prioritize profit over all else, earning them even more disdain. One day, a poor child made a contract with a demon, hoping to secure a life of abundance for his family so they would never go hungry again. After the contract was signed, the child asked the demon: "Everyone says that gods are good people, so why don't they help us when we're alive and need it most? Why do most people say you demons are bad?"

  "Moxiang thought for a moment and replied, 'Because most people only like to pray to God for happiness, and those occasional blessings from God have already made them flock to him. But we demons are pragmatic, and we only appreciate those who are willing to pay the price to change their own destiny. Those people are more deserving of happiness.'"

  Cai Lin sighed lightly again and said: "You, are just like ordinary people, too believing in gods."

  P.S: Bento is being heated!