Chapter 126: You Must Not Lie to Me
"But all of this depends on Master Xiao."
Fuchen looked at Xiao Mo seriously.
Xiao Mo was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion, "Elder Fuchen, please speak directly."
"When the Dragon-Slaying Sword was originally forged, the ancient sages of the human race's Hundred Schools used three types of divine iron as the base, chaos fire as the furnace, human race fortune to sharpen the edge, and finally fused in human race hatred.
The essence of the evil qi is the human race's hatred toward the demon race and dragon race.
So if one wants to dissolve this evil qi, it can only be neutralized with human race merit."
"Human race merit?" Xiao Mo furrowed his brow.
"So-called merit is actually another manifestation of human race fortune, also similar to a kind of incense offering.
When you save a person, this person will very likely develop gratitude toward you, and this gratitude will mysteriously condense on you like incense offerings, this is merit.
Directly saving people can earn human race merit, and indirectly saving people is also possible. Now the human race great war is imminent. Your protection of the human race, the role you play, the time you spend protecting the human race, and how many demons you kill.
All of these can be converted into human race merit.
In essence, to put it simply.
So-called human race merit is how much you have done for the human race, and how many lives all your actions have saved.
It's just that this merit has great use for Buddhism, but generally limited use for other cultivators.
So many cultivators simply don't care about it, or even know about it."
Listening to Fuchen's words, Xiao Mo pondered for a while and roughly understood, "May I ask Daoist Fuchen, how much merit would be needed to eliminate the evil qi in Ruxue's body?"
"Very, very much."
Fuchen shook her head and took out a piece of amber from her sleeve, within which was contained a piece of black ice.
"You carry this amber with you. The more merit you accumulate, the more this black ice in the amber will continuously melt into water. When the entire amber disappears, perhaps that will be enough."
Xiao Mo took the amber and looked at it in his palm.
Fuchen looked at Xiao Mo with some worry in her eyes, "Master Xiao, you are an Academy Headmaster, and this poor Daoist is merely a Daoist cultivator, so I have no qualification to lecture you but there are some life insights that this poor Daoist feels need to be shared with you.
If Master Xiao finds them reasonable, please listen. If you find them presumptuous, just consider this poor Daoist to be talking nonsense."
"Please enlighten me, Daoist." Xiao Mo humbly bowed.
Fuchen nodded, "In the Demon Realm, the human race has extremely low status, almost as slaves, almost as food.
In Ten Thousand Laws Realm, demons are also used for pill refining and making various magical instruments, everyone may kill them but among the demon race, there are also some demon cultivators who want to improve the human race's status and include humans as part of the Demon Realm.
And in Ten Thousand Laws Realm, there are also people like Master Xiao who don't distinguish between human and demon, only between good and evil.
Whether human race or demon race, in this poor Daoist's view, they are about the same.
What difference is there between humans and demons?
The real fundamental difference lies not in race, but in the heart.
Has Master Xiao ever heard this story?
There was a scholar who once saved a fox. The scholar brought the fox home, bandaged her wounds, gave her food and drink but just because one day, the scholar had a dream where the fox ate his entire family.
After the scholar woke up, he killed the fox and made a scarf from the fox fur.
Those who fear demons are more terrifying than humans.
Demons who fear humans are more savage than unintelligent fierce beasts."
"Is Daoist Fuchen worried that because of Ruxue's matter, I will completely lose faith in the human race and develop hatred toward them?"
"Yes."
Fuchen spoke frankly.
"Among the human race, there are those as extreme and even mad as Ding Shen. In their eyes, the demon race must be completely exterminated but there are also those who distinguish right from wrong, don't discuss race, only judge good and evil.
And countless common people are innocent.
What did they do wrong?
They only want to live well, but war has quietly come before them, with countless demons eyeing them hungrily, wanting to slaughter them all.
And among the demon race, there are also many demon cultivators who oppose war. They think living in the Demon Realm is sufficient, why must there be war?
But these demons are coerced by the general trend and have no choice but to go to the battlefield.
Facing the human race, this poor Daoist hopes Master Xiao will love the people, discern human hearts, and be worthy of heaven and earth.
Facing the demon race, this poor Daoist hopes Master Xiao won't treat all demons as beasts, perhaps some demons are more human than humans."
"I have been taught." Xiao Mo solemnly bowed.
"These are nothing but empty words." Fuchen shook her head. "Master Xiao, please enter the room. Ruxue should wake soon. After Ruxue wakes, she will feel severe pain due to the evil qi. Please give Ruxue this pill to take, after which Ruxue will fall into deep sleep."
Xiao Mo took the pill and entered the wooden house.
On the bed in the wooden house, a pale-faced woman lay quietly, her hands crossed and resting on her flat abdomen.
Xiao Mo sat by the bedside, calmly watching Ruxue.
Soon, Bai Ruxue's brows moved slightly, her curved and upturned eyelashes trembling lightly.
The woman opened her golden eyes, blinking as she looked at Xiao Mo, then the corners of her mouth lifted slightly in a beautiful smile.
"Injured so badly, and you're still smiling?" Xiao Mo gently stroked Bai Ruxue's silver-white hair.
"Because when I opened my eyes and saw you, I felt very happy." Bai Ruxue reached out her hand and grasped Xiao Mo's large hand, placing it on her heart but soon, Bai Ruxue frowned, "Xiao Mo, I feel pain all over my body."
"It's alright. Elder Fuchen said that if you take this pill, the pain will stop. Come, let me feed it to you."
Xiao Mo helped Bai Ruxue sit up, letting her lean against his chest, and placed the pill in Ruxue's mouth.
After Bai Ruxue swallowed it, she indeed felt much more comfortable but Bai Ruxue felt her consciousness becoming increasingly drowsy.
"Xiao Mo, why do I want to sleep again?" Bai Ruxue shook her head.
"This pill has a side effect of drowsiness. It's nothing, you'll be fine after sleeping."
"Then Xiao Mo, don't leave." Bai Ruxue gripped Xiao Mo's large hand tightly.
Xiao Mo smiled, "Mm, I won't leave."
"You must not lie to me." Bai Ruxue's eyelids grew heavier and heavier, as if she would fall asleep at any moment.
"I never lie to you."
"Xiao Mo... when I wake up, let's live in seclusion here." Bai Ruxue's eyelids slowly closed.
"Alright, I'll listen to you."
"We'll bring Little Green over to live with us."
"Good, I'll listen to you."
"Xiao Mo..." Ruxue's voice was as thin as gossamer, like a kite string that could break at any moment.
"Mm?"
"I... I really want to marry you... Will you... marry me... marry me, alright..."
As the last words fell, Bai Ruxue's eyes finally closed, and she breathed steadily.
Looking at the sleeping girl, Xiao Mo gently stroked her silver-white hair, "Alright, I'll marry you."