Chapter 231: Clouded Mountains and Misty Peaks
Ying Jueran didn't know who the "Order-Holding Elder" and "Lady Sanhua" were, but he knew that the two demons in front of him right now were more trustworthy and safer than the group of Taoist priests outside the city.
He was a martial artist in the mundane world, and he had lived an ordinary, mundane life as a child. He had also heard stories of how terrifying and vicious demons were. But now, at this very moment, he didn't even know when he had started... to walk alongside demons!
With this thought, he woke Yu Meng and the others, and briefly explained what had just happened—let's leave that aside for now. As for the group, each with their own worries, as they followed the rat spirit and the rabbit spirit to meet the "Order-Holding Elder" and "Lady Sanhua," Ying Jueran remained constantly uneasy.
The rabbit spirit looked like a youth, and his temperament was surprisingly boyish. Earlier, his face had blushed when he spoke, but he quickly became familiar and turned into a chatterbox. He had been the first to interact with Ying Jueran, so he felt particularly close to him. Outsiders saw Ying Jueran as a dangerous character, with his black clothes, Black Saber, and perpetually cold expression.
However, for one thing, the rabbit spirit wasn't very worldly, and for another, what did a demon have to fear from a martial artist of the mundane world?
So he pestered Ying Jueran and talked to him.
Ying Jueran was preoccupied and didn't want to pay him any mind. But the rabbit spirit babbled on and on about many things—for example, how his Junior Sister Qiao Jiaxin had only come through because she sensed the aura of a fellow disciple in the forest after taking human form. He also talked about how he and his Senior Brother had gone through great hardships to escape to this place after the Taoist priests arrived in Weicheng, and how they had met their own Order-Holding Elder and Lady Sanhua.
As he spoke, Ying Jueran listened.
Curiosity and novelty were certainly present—who wouldn't be curious after truly seeing demons and monsters? And walking through the forest was tedious and boring, so he gradually began to speak to the rabbit spirit as well. The rat spirit walking ahead didn't stop him from talking to the rabbit spirit. He only glanced back and continued on his way, seemingly listening as well. Ying Jueran knew that perhaps the Senior Brother was also trying to gauge his background.