"So, I have nowhere else to go."
"I don't know what to live for. Rather than be captured and tortured to death by the sect, it's better to be killed by you. It'll be a quicker release and I can go down to find them sooner."
After Mo Xiaofan finished speaking, his entire being fell silent. Though not dead, one could sense a trace of death emanating from him, a reflection of Mo Xiaofan having given up all hope of life.
"Sister, his experience is so tragic."
Tu Shan Rong Rong ran to Tu Shan Hong Hong, hugging her arm. She hadn't expected Mo Xiaofan to have such a painful past, with his entire family dead and his only friend murdered.
"Mhm."
Tu Shan Hong Hong nodded slightly. Although she hadn't been close enough to hear, with her power as a Little Demon King, such a distance was negligible. She had heard every word Mo Xiaofan had spoken.
She was also very sympathetic to Mo Xiaofan's plight.
"If humans and demons lived in peace, such tragedies would likely not happen."
Tu Shan Hong Hong murmured softly. The seed in her heart had begun to sprout.
"Sister? What did you say?"
Tu Shan Rong Rong looked at Tu Shan Hong Hong, seeming to have heard her speak, but the voice was too soft to discern clearly.
"It's nothing. I wonder what Ling Feng will do?"
Tu Shan Hong Hong's gaze shifted back to Ling Feng, as if anticipating his decision.
Ling Feng looked at Mo Xiaofan, who had his head bowed. He could sense the powerlessness and the grief in Mo Xiaofan's words.
Although Ling Feng had some idea of the plot, he hadn't expected Mo Xiaofan's experiences to be so specific.
"Fortunately, in the part of the plot I know, Mo Xiaofan's fox demon friend doesn't seem to have died. This piece of information should help him regain his spirit. Otherwise, this choice would be void, and the system would definitely not leave those rewards. I almost lost the rewards."
Ling Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Mo Xiaofan's current state had startled him, and it was time for a rescue.
"Your fox demon friend might not be dead."
"What?" Hearing this, Mo Xiaofan's emotions stirred slightly, but he soon fell silent again, saying in a low voice, "How could that be?"
"Did you personally witness her being killed?"
"This—no." Mo Xiaofan shook his head.
"Then why do you assume she's dead?"
"She was taken into the demon refining chamber by my senior brothers. The demon refining chamber is where the sect specifically refines the inner cores of demons."
"Any demon that enters is ten to one to die. Not long after she went in, I heard her screams. I will never forget it." Mo Xiaofan paused, then began to narrate. As he spoke, tears began to fall again.
"You didn't see her killed with your own eyes, so why did you assume she was dead!"
"As long as you haven't seen her corpse with your own eyes, it means she might not be dead yet!" Ling Feng chided.
"To tell you the truth, I have an ability to foresee the future. I've just tried it, and your friend is indeed not dead. Do you want to abandon her and leave first?"
"Moreover, in that future glimpse, she seemed to be near your sect."
Ling Feng leaned close to Mo Xiaofan's ear and whispered so only they could hear.
Only then did Mo Xiaofan finally emerge from his despondency: "Really? She's not dead?"
Ling Feng's words made him inexplicably feel that they were true, though he didn't know why.
"But, wasn't she taken to the demon refining chamber by the senior brothers? How did she escape?" Mo Xiaofan looked into Ling Feng's eyes, hoping for an answer.
"Did anything happen that day she was taken away?" Ling Feng inquired.
"Did anything happen?" Mo Xiaofan was stunned for a moment, then began to recall. After a while, he seemed to remember something and suddenly looked up: "Yes, it seems like a fox demon attacked the sect. But since I was just a handyman disciple, I only heard the commotion. However, from the conversations of others, I learned that a fox demon attacked the sect."
"Are you saying that fox demon saved her?" Mo Xiaofan's eyes sparkled with a light called hope.
"If nothing unexpected happened, then yes. My ability is limited, I can only know that she is still alive," Ling Feng nodded.
"She's alive, then I must go find her." Mo Xiaofan said excitedly, as if he had found a reason to live. He immediately ran off in a direction.
"What?"
Ling Feng watched Mo Xiaofan's excited demeanor and his departure, startled. He quickly grabbed Mo Xiaofan's hand. If Mo Xiaofan left, how would he complete his mission?
"What are you doing? Let go of me, I need to find her." Mo Xiaofan became anxious as Ling Feng held his hand.
"Wait, it's useless for you to go now!" Ling Feng shouted.
"Why?"
"Aren't there sect members patrolling near your sect? How will you find her? Moreover, I only saw a small fragment of the future, knowing she stayed there. What if she was just passing by? Are you going back to die?"
"Furthermore, even if you find her, if your sect members discover you, how will you escape?"
"Going to find her now will only bring danger to her. Also, how far are you from the sect? What if you encounter evil demons on the way? Have you considered any of this?" Ling Feng hurriedly persuaded him.
"You're right. It's all because I'm too weak. I can't protect her. Last time, I could only watch helplessly as she was taken away." Mo Xiaofan's excitement vanished, leaving him somewhat dejected.
"Then do you want to become stronger?" Hearing this, Ling Feng rejoiced inwardly and initiated his persuasion mode.
"Become stronger? Of course, I do. If I become stronger, I can protect her and go find her."
"He's hooked." Ling Feng saw an opportunity and quickly struck while the iron was hot: "I have a way to make you stronger."
"What way?"
"Become my disciple, and I will teach you magic." This was the most reasonable method Ling Feng could think of. To invest, one had to rely on discipleship.
"Although I just took on a bunch of masters, and now I'm taking disciples myself, it feels a bit strange," Ling Feng thought to himself.
"Become a disciple? But I've already joined a sect. Doing this would be an act of betrayal against my masters."
"Do you still want to stay in a place where everyone bullies you, looks down on you, even wants to kill your friend, and believes all demons are evil?"
"This." Mo Xiaofan was speechless, as he truly wanted to leave the sect. Not only could he learn nothing at the sect and was merely a handyman, but he also had to capture demons. Moreover, because of that incident, he was utterly disappointed with the sect.
"I plan to establish a sect called the Hall of Justice. Its purpose is to protect kind-hearted humans and demons, and both humans and demons can join, provided they meet the criteria." Ling Feng knew it was time to reel him in.
"Hall of Justice, protecting kind humans and demons? And both humans and demons can join?"
Mo Xiaofan was a little surprised. Not only him, but because Ling Feng spoke at a normal volume this time instead of controlling it, Tu Shan Hong Hong and Tu Shan Rong Rong also heard. Tu Shan Hong Hong, in particular, had the greatest emotional fluctuation.
"So, will you join?" Ling Feng stared at Mo Xiaofan and said calmly. He knew Mo Xiaofan would join with ninety percent certainty.
【Does anyone actually read this genre?】