In a daze, Chen Chao also murmured to himself, "Can I really not do anything for her?"
The voice in my heart sounded softly, "She is still a child, how can you bear to watch her die? What will it do to you if you send her to her home?"
The voice was very dull, but it was full of a certain temptation, which made Chen Chao unable to concentrate. However, the pain in his mind was much less at this moment, but the voices in his mind continued one after another.
"What is the purpose of your practice?"
"Just to prevent others from controlling your life and death?"
"Then what are you doing as a guardian?"
"You don't want to believe anyone in your life?"
"Everything is done for profit?"
"Can someone like you reach the pinnacle of martial arts?"
The voices in his head sounded one after another. The voices were calm from beginning to end, without any emotional fluctuations, but it was precisely this that made Chen Chao feel a little confused and fell deeply into it.
He murmured: "What did I do wrong?"
The voice didn't answer, but the little girl who had been standing in front of the lantern suddenly disappeared. When she appeared again, it was a different scene. She fell in a pool of blood, and her little face was covered with blood.
Blood.
One of her hands had been mostly eaten by a vicious-looking monster.
"how come……"
Chen Chao's eyes widened, doubt and self-blame filling his eyes. If he really accompanied the mother and daughter to Bailuzhou, would this little girl not die?
Going to Jianqi Mountain late had little impact on me, but it was different for this little girl.
That may be the difference between life and death.
The voice slowly sounded again at this moment, "Do you regret it? If you regret it, why did you do it again in the first place?"
Chen Chao remained silent, but closed his eyes in pain.
The sachet in his arms happened to fall out again at this moment. Chen Chao glanced down in a daze, and then murmured: "Do I have to save her?"
The voice in my heart sounded, "If you don't know it yourself, then who will?"
Chen Chao said: "I don't owe her anything. No one can say anything about what I do or don't do."
"Outsiders can't say anything about you, but what about your heart?"
Chen Chao frowned and said, "That heart is my heart, how can it violate my will?"
"If it cannot be violated, what are you doubting now?"
The voice in his heart rose slowly, like water, flowing through Chen Chao's heart.
Chen Chao remained silent, but when he wanted to speak again, the voice in his heart had dissipated. When he looked up again, the lantern fell alone in front of him, and there was no more sight.
Demons dissipate.
Chen Chao was already sweating profusely. When he came to his senses, he found that there was no sachet in his palm, only his hands were stained with blood.
It's a hand of demon blood.
Chen Chao frowned. In fact, he probably understood why it was like this. The realm impact and the monster must have eaten a lot of people. After being stained with the blood of the monster, it happened to be invaded by the resentment of the people it ate. For a moment, his mind
If it was lost, it would create a situation that was like an invasion of inner demons. Fortunately, this monster was not at a high level and it was not a real inner demon, so it did not last long before the illusion dissipated.
But this also sounded the alarm for Chen Chao. There was still something in his heart that was not firm enough. This was always a hidden danger, and it might completely break out at some point, and that would definitely be a critical moment.
Chen Chao was silent for a moment, picked up the demon bead, and put it in the palm of his hand to look at it for a long time. He could only feel some resentment in it, but he could not eliminate it. The only ones who were good at this were probably monks. Chen Chao collected the demon bead.
Zhu, I went to pick up the lantern again, but just as I was about to walk forward, I stopped after a few steps.
Taking out the sachet in his arms, Chen Chao looked at it silently for a few times. Although his inner demons had dissipated, this issue was still before him at this moment.
Chen Chao had a hunch that this might be his last chance. If he didn't seize it, he would surely plant a seed in his heart. When the inner demons really break out in his heart later, Chen Chao might be angry because of this.
Decision and big trouble.
Chen Chaogang wanted to turn around, but then murmured: "If I turn around and go back now, am I doing it for my own future plans, or do I just want to help her?"
Chen Chao thought for a long time, but he didn't have an answer, but finally he put away the sachet and said with a smile: "Just treat it as you have paid the reward."
Then he turned around and walked back along the original road, arriving at the ferry again before dawn. At this moment, the sky in the distance turned white. The ferry was not at the shore, and there were no pedestrians on the side. Chen Chao did not hesitate and jumped in.
He jumped and chose to cross the river.
After all, when Chen Chao used his energy to cross the river, he was not as good as those outside monks who could just use the energy in his chest to cross the river. Instead, he had to tap the surface of the river with his toes in the middle of the river, and then use the momentum to cross the river.
At that time, the previous boatman also came to the river bank.
It was still not bright yet, so the boatman couldn't see Chen Chao's face clearly, but he could vaguely see a figure passing over his head.
The boatman raised his head and murmured, "God."
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Since he decided to take a detour to Bailuzhou, Chen Chao didn't waste any time on the road and started to go down the river to look for the mother and daughter. It only took one night, and Chen Chao felt that he should be able to catch up no matter what.
.
But one day while going down the river, Chen Chao deliberately walked faster, but until sunset, Chen Chao did not see the whereabouts of the mother and daughter, including the old servant.
Chen Chao stood by the river bank, watching the setting sun gradually hide behind the mountains. Chen Chao's eyes were a little more worried. Based on the strength of the mother and daughter's legs, it should not have been found by him at this moment. Even if
Unfortunately, the mother and daughter had been poisoned, and Chen Chao did not notice any evil or bloody aura along the way.
Chen Chao's face was gloomy, and he finally chose to pick up the knife and walk towards the vast mountains.
An hour later, it was getting dark and it was hard to see. It was still a night with thick clouds blocking the bright moon. Chen Chao was holding a lantern. At this moment, a humanoid monster was kneeling in front of him, vomiting blood. Now this monster was in a miserable situation.
In addition to vomiting blood, one of his arms had long been chopped open by Chen Chao, and the blood was flowing like a stream without stopping. Around him, there were several trembling monsters lying on the ground.
Chen Chao stared at this monster that could dominate for dozens of miles around, with a broken knife in his hand and blood dripping from it.
"I have only one question. If you dare to lie to me, I will scrape off your flesh piece by piece. Don't worry, I am very experienced in this kind of thing. You won't die before dawn."
Chen Chao spoke slowly, but his voice sounded to the monster like a cold wind from hell, blowing against his wounds bit by bit.
As the demon king with a radius of dozens of miles, the monster knew that it was already a luxury to survive tonight, but how to die was still very different. After being silent for a moment, the monster still asked hoarsely: "What do you want to know?
?”
"A mother and daughter, plus an old man, a total of three people, appeared dozens of miles away today. Are you...are they still alive..."
Chen Chao stared into the monster's eyes, the emotion in his eyes was very cold.
The monster was startled, and then his eyes were full of resentment, "We didn't meet the mother and daughter you mentioned today!"
Chen Chao moved his eyes away and fell on the monsters around him.
Soon, those monsters started talking, all saying that they had never met a mother and daughter. Most of them would not even go out during the day, but would wait until night to take action.
Chen Chao withdrew his gaze, then said slowly, and then cut off a large piece of the monster's flesh with a knife.
Chen Chao sneered: "Are you still lying?"
Monsters are very sensitive to human blood. Even if they don't take the initiative to eat humans, they can definitely detect passing humans.
The monster gritted his teeth in pain, and just as he was about to say something, Chen Chao had already cut off a large piece of his flesh and blood with another knife.
The monster let out a cry of pain and stared at this young man who looked like a demon.
Chen Chao had no expression on his face, "I advise you to think clearly before talking. If I say I can make you suffer for a night, I will make you suffer for a night. If you want to lie to me, then think carefully about whether you have the ability to do so."
The monster lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
Chen Chao didn't wait for his reaction, and then struck again.
He has many ways to deal with these monsters, far more than most people think. During those years in Tianqing County, he didn't know how many monsters he dealt with.
The monster groaned, but did not make a sound this time.
Chen Chao didn't waste any time. He cut off its head with a knife and threw it out at will. The head rolled around on the ground and finally stopped in front of a monster. The monster was trembling with fear. Chen Chao
Chao Pingping said: "There is nothing to say. If you dare to lie to me, I will really make your life worse than death."
The monster was afraid of the status of the demon king, so it didn't dare to speak. Now that the demon king was dead, it hurriedly kowtowed, and then opened its mouth like pouring beans, "Three people appeared on the river bank in the early morning. We were planning to
He tried to eat them, but then a monk appeared, beat the old man to death, and kidnapped the mother and daughter."
Chen Chao said in a deep voice: "Where is the old man's body?"
The monster didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately said: "It was thrown into the river by the monk, and it had long been eaten by the fish in the river. We were watching from a distance, originally thinking that we could not escape the disaster of death, but then
The monk discovered us, but for some reason he didn't take action and just left."
Chen Chao stared at the monster and asked, "In which direction did the monk go?"
The monster said: "Southeast."
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Carrying a lantern and leaving the mountains, Chen Chao came back to the river bank again, his expression becoming gloomy. He originally thought that the mother and daughter might have been eaten by these monsters, but the final answer was not very good, but it was still somewhat disappointing.
People can accept it, but this involves monks outside the country, which makes Chen Chao even more worried.
What do monks do when they rob ordinary people?
Although we don’t know the answer yet, it’s definitely not a good thing.
Chen Chao narrowed his eyes, turned around and headed southeast.