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He Chong led Ling Yunchu through the woods on the outskirts of Yun Cheng. Already heavily injured from the talismans and having used a clone technique to hold off Butcher Ling, He Chong could no longer support himself and leaned against a nearby tree.
Ling Yunchu stood in place, torn between her concern for He Chong's injuries and her worry about whether her father was hurt. She felt lost, unsure of where to go.
As if sensing her distress, He Chong spoke up, “There’s no need to worry; that man is not your father.”
“Not my father?” Ling Yunchu asked in surprise.
He Chong nodded, coughing for a moment before steadying his breath to explain, “He is an Exorcist. He has been relentlessly pursuing me to eliminate me. I didn’t expect him to disguise himself as your father to attack me.”
Upon hearing this, Ling Yunchu let out a sigh of relief. However, as she recalled the earlier situation, a lingering doubt surfaced in her mind—she must have seen He Chong's true form before. Where was it? Where exactly?
Seeing Ling Yunchu lost in thought, He Chong assumed she was worried about Butcher Ling ’s whereabouts. “There’s no need to fret. I’ll go find your father right away. If you continue down this path for a bit, you’ll find a hunter’s hut. Wait for me there. As soon as I locate your father, I’ll bring him to meet you. The Exorcist won’t find this place anytime soon; even if he does, it won’t matter. He’s after me and won’t harm you.” With that, he got up and left.
“Wait—” Ling Yunchu called out to stop He Chong, but he had already vanished from sight.
Ling Yunchu waited in the hut until dusk fell, but He Chong did not return.
Just as she hesitated over whether to go out and search for him, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
“It’s you!” A young man entered. Ling Yunchu regarded him warily as he scanned the surroundings and sighed, “That guy has escaped again.”
After saying this, his gaze fell on Ling Yunchu. Noticing her guarded expression, he reassured her, “Miss, there’s no need to be afraid. I am Exorcist Xie Xiao. A year ago, the Sovereign was attacked by a Tiger Demon, and I was ordered to pursue the Tiger Demon from Nan Yun Kingdom.”
"Why?" Ling Yunchu asked in confusion. "The Sovereign was injured by the Tiger Demon, how do you know it was definitely He Chong's doing?"
"You may not know this, but the Tiger Demon that attacked the Sovereign was completely white. My sect has captured all the Tiger Demons in Nan Yun Kingdom, yet we never discovered him. When the Sovereign ordered the execution of all Tiger Demons, the Silver White Tiger Demon suddenly appeared, rescuing all the Tiger Demons and nearly killing the Sovereign on the spot," Xie Xiao explained the sequence of events. "I have been tracking this Tiger Demon for some time and finally found his trace at Clear Crane Temple."
"Even so, that doesn't prove that He Chong was behind the earlier attack on the Sovereign!" Ling Yunchu defended He Chong. "In all my time with He Chong, I've never seen him harm anyone. Not only that, he treats Clear Crane Temple like a medicinal refuge. You can ask the people of Yun Cheng whether Master He Chong is good or bad!"
Xie Xiao remained silent for a long moment before looking at Ling Yunchu with confusion. "Miss, the Tiger Demon has harmed you to such an extent; why do you still protect him?"
Ling Yunchu's expression turned puzzled. "What are you saying? How did He Chong harm me?"
"I know you are not from Nan Yun Kingdom; we are from different eras," Xie Xiao's words made Ling Yunchu's heart tremble. He continued, "Don't you realize? The reason you came to Nan Yun Kingdom is because of that Tiger Demon. He is the culprit who caused your death and brought you here."
"What nonsense are you talking? He Chong... he doesn't even know where I come from," Ling Yunchu replied with a foolish laugh.
Xie Xiao shook his head repeatedly. "This Silver White Tiger Demon possesses profound abilities. It took me tremendous effort to injure him, and as a result of his Heaven-Defying Technique during our fight, I was taken to another time and space along with him. He blended in among a troupe of tigers. That day, I was about to strike him when he used his demonic powers to incite a black bear into a frenzy, creating chaos to escape..."
At this point, a chill spread from Ling Yunchu's feet throughout her body.
The terrifying scene she had deliberately tried to forget resurfaced in her mind—an enraged black bear charging towards the audience, her momentary daze leading to being bitten by the bear, the chaos around her, and the gradually fading cries for help. To this day, she still remembered the pain of that day and the deep helplessness of being unable to call for help.
Ling Yunchu smiled; He Chong's escape plan had led to her demise and brought her to this foreign time and space known as Nan Yun Kingdom.
"You died because of the Tiger Demon," Xie Xiao concluded.
"Then what? Perhaps humans are even more venomous than demons," Ling Yunchu said with a faint shrug, casting a brief glance at Xie Xiao.
Xie Xiao was taken aback, then looked at her with confusion. "He is a demon, not only did he kill you, but he also deceived you. Don't you care about any of this?"
Killed her... Even if nothing had happened at that time, she would have been no different from a walking corpse.
Ling Yunchu lowered her eyes, suppressing the myriad of emotions within. "This has nothing to do with you. Where have you hidden my father?"
"Rest assured, Your Honorable Father is quite safe now. As long as I capture the Tiger Demon, I will naturally release Your Honorable Father." There was an undertone of coercion in his words. "If you could lend me a hand and help me catch the Tiger Demon sooner, you and your father could reunite sooner as well."
"You all have tried your best but failed to catch He Chong, and nearly let him kill the Sovereign. Why should I take this risk?"
Ling Yunchu scoffed lightly. "Besides, you know I don't belong to this era. Why would I risk my life to save someone with whom I share no blood relation?"
"If that's how you feel, then I have nothing more to say."
Xie Xiao revealed a faint smile, as if unaffected by her coldness. After saying this, he turned and left.
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