129: Don't tell anyone

Feng Yue leaned gently against a nearby corpse, a faint smile on her face, "Yes, even a twenty-year-old child like you knows this is a test..."

Feng Yue seemed to be recalling something; even with a smile on her face, Lu Ze still sensed a hint of bitterness.

Before long, Feng Yue emerged from that state and then said, "This sudden opening of the ruins wasn't just for you to come in and seize good fortune, was it?"

Lu Ze nodded, "That's right."

"From the moment your group entered this world, I've been watching you. I also know that you were the one who led the others straight here. It seems you knew you needed to Break Through from this place?"

To Feng Yue's question, Lu Ze did not hide anything, "Yes."

"Since that's the case, then I have a favor to ask of you."

Feng Yue took out a yellowed piece of paper from her pocket, then used her dark, grimy fingernails to draw a few lines on it, and soon a simple map appeared.

Feng Yue pushed the map towards Lu Ze, pointing to a heavily marked spot, and said, "You go there. There's a coffin inside; you open it and bring the corpse inside. Anyway, if you want to leave, you'll have to pass through me. If you can't do it, then don't even think about leaving!"

Lu Ze carefully looked at the map. The location marked on it seemed not far from the magical formation they were looking for.

"May I ask, Senior, why you don't go yourself?"

"In my current state, can I still go out?"

Feng Yue gave a bitter laugh, "To be honest, I can't even leave the courtyard of this temple now. If I could go myself, I wouldn't be blocking you here."

Lu Ze took the map, frowned slightly, and still asked what was on his mind, "Senior is no longer of the Human Race. How can your consciousness still be preserved?"

Feng Yue looked at Lu Ze and suddenly asked, "Do you have a cigarette?"

Lu Ze really didn't have that, but Fu Liang probably would.

Lu Ze got up and went outside the temple, got a pack of cigarettes and a lighter from Fu Liang, and when he returned to the temple, Lu Ze looked at the Buddha statue again.

But at this moment, the clay Buddha statue no longer had a head!

Lu Ze was momentarily dazed. Did his memory just make a mistake?

Without thinking too much, Lu Ze returned to Feng Yue, handing her the lighter and cigarettes.

Feng Yue took them with trembling hands, tore open the new cigarette pack, pulled out a cigarette, and it took several tries with the lighter to light it.

Smoke billowed up from the cigarette. Feng Yue immediately put it in her mouth and took a deep drag.

Before she could even exhale, smoke was already escaping from her heavily scarred face.

Feng Yue's expression quickly fell, and then she took the cigarette out, casually stuffing it into the mouth of the human head she was sitting on.

"As expected, I can't taste anything anymore."

Feng Yue gave a low laugh, "Never mind, never mind."

Lu Ze said nothing.

"Little one, the Human Demon you know, are they not those humans who were unfortunately infected at the place where Spiritual Qi revived?"

Feng Yue suppressed her smile and suddenly spoke.

Lu Ze nodded.

"That concept is hundreds of years old. Today, I'll tell you what a true Human Demon is!"

Feng Yue extended her left hand and rolled up her sleeve, revealing a strange purple Talisman on her arm.

Because Lu Ze had studied Talisman formations, when he saw the Talisman, he subconsciously tried to mentally trace it.

But only halfway through tracing the Talisman, Lu Ze felt dizzy, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Feng Yue immediately knew something was wrong, put her sleeve down, and turned to pat Lu Ze's face, "Little one, are you alright?"

Lu Ze came to his senses, looked down, and saw a few drops of fresh blood flowing out, dripping onto his pants.

He touched his nose; it turned out he had a nosebleed.

His head was still a bit dizzy. Lu Ze forced himself to endure it and said, "Senior, I'm fine."

Seeing that Lu Ze seemed truly alright, Feng Yue continued, "This is a contract signed with the Seventh-Order Demon Emperor back then. Those who sign the contract will become like me, neither human nor ghost. However, there's also a benefit, and that is, immortality!"

"Immortality?"

Lu Ze looked up at Feng Yue, suddenly realizing.

Feng Yue now looked no different from a demon, except that her consciousness was still relatively normal.

Demons also do not die naturally and can continue to multiply, which is why there are more and more demons in the world.

If Feng Yue truly left her human form and became a demon, immortality would be very easy to understand.

"But in my current state, death would be preferable..."

Feng Yue smiled faintly, "Unfortunately, after signing the contract, one cannot end their own life. After a long time, one just thinks, 'this is how it is.'"

Lu Ze hesitated for a moment and said, "Besides immortality, are there no other benefits?"

In Lu Ze's mind, although it's better to live a bad life than to die, it also depends on how one lives.

If one lives worse than a ghost, then it's better to die.

Feng Yue's decision to sign a contract with the Seventh-Order Demon Emperor back then, if it was only for the condition of immortality, seemed a bit too hasty and unconvincing.

Feng Yue also understood what Lu Ze was thinking, "There is only this one benefit; everything else is a disadvantage. As for why I signed this contract back then, it's simply because when people face death, they might do anything to survive."

Lu Ze understood a little, so he said no more.

Both fell silent for a while.

The cigarette in the mouth of the head under Feng Yue's butt had also burned out. She pulled out the cigarette, extinguished it, "The name Feng Yue, is it still glorious outside now?"

Lu Ze nodded, "Based on what I just heard, the name Feng Yue is recorded in the honor roll of the Human Race's great war against demons hundreds of years ago."

"Then when you go out, don't mention this name. Just pretend it was a random person you met who told you these things. Don't mention Feng Yue. Let this name continue to shine brilliantly."

Feng Yue's voice suddenly became much lower, "A hero who died bravely should not be tainted by the reputation of turning to a demon at the point of death."

Lu Ze agreed, "Alright."

Feng Yue composed herself, "Do you have anything else you want to ask? If not, I'll send you off."

Lu Ze pointed to the Buddha statue beside them, "What is carved on the face of this Buddha statue?"

Feng Yue tilted her head in confusion, "What are you saying? This Buddha statue has always been headless. Ever since I came here, I've been trapped in this place, keeping company with this Buddha statue all day, and I've never seen it with a head."

"No head, huh..."

Lu Ze was silent for a moment, "Alright, I have nothing else to ask."

The two got up and walked out of the temple.

In the courtyard, everyone was relying on Xiong Lu's abnormal fire to sustain themselves. Although their faces were flushed, they were all fine.