86: Chapter 86 The Person She Chose

A slightly older child choked up as he explained to Su Chen and Cang Mingyue, who had donned a veil and temporarily possessed legs granted by Su Chen's enlightenment.

"It must have eaten the powder the authorities spread to poison the pests..."

After speaking, he looked pitifully at Su Chen and Cang Mingyue, whose bearing was extraordinary.

He had heard the elders at home say.

There are immortals in this world.

The two immortal seniors before him might truly be able to heal the sick and rescue the dying.

Cang Mingyue crouched down, her azure-blue eyes filled with pity.

Without saying much, she softly began to hum an extremely gentle melody. A point of shimmering blue light seeped from her fingertip and passed over the little mouse's body.

The blue light contained vast vitality. The mouse's convulsing body gradually calmed.

A lively light even returned to its turbid eyes, and it affectionately nuzzled Cang Mingyue's finger.

Even more astonishing, as Cang Mingyue's ethereal singing continued to linger, several more mice of varying sizes emerged from the cracks in the nearby field ridges.

These mice were slightly smaller than the one Cang Mingyue had saved.

They didn't panic and flee. Instead, they gathered around Cang Mingyue and the saved mouse, as if quietly listening.

They were probably this little mouse's underlings, family, or juniors.

Cang Mingyue whispered a few words to them and pointed towards the vast fields.

The mice seemed to nod in understanding, then quickly scattered, disappearing into the crops under the night sky.

But the matter did not end there.

The next day, Su Chen overheard people in the prefectural city discussing.

A strange event had occurred in the fields near Donglai Prefecture.

Large groups of rats were scurrying back and forth in the fields.

But they didn't eat the grain; they only targeted the pests in the fields.

Similar incidents quietly occurred in a few villages on the outskirts of Donglai Prefecture, under Su Chen's covert protection and Cang Mingyue's enlightening influence.

A yellow weasel mistaken for stealing chickens but actually driving away venomous snakes, an old ox demon that always silently helped elderly widows carry firewood.

Under Cang Mingyue's enlightenment and communication, their meager intelligence was awakened, and they began to show goodwill in clearer ways.

Although the scope of influence was extremely small, limited to just a few households.

It still managed to stir a faint ripple in the hearts of a small portion of the common people who held rigid stereotypes about 'demons'.

Some children began to debate whether 'demons' could be good or bad.

Some children even claimed to have seen with their own eyes that the demons doing good deeds had been enlightened by a beautiful sea demon.

Sea demons were not bad people, nor did they spread plagues.

They were merely living beings, just like humans.

Under Su Chen's guidance, she even deliberately sought out and killed a few evil demons near Donglai City to test her skills.

And, when others happened to pass by, she would 'deliberately' reveal her fish tail.

For a time, the legend of the 'Sea Demon Slaying Evil Demons' began to spread within Donglai Prefecture's city.

Cang Mingyue's efforts seemed to be truly having an effect.

And her mood improved considerably because of it.

Not only because the good among the demon race, the benevolent among the sea demons, were finally being recognized by humans.

But also because she could now righteously fight side by side with Young Master Su.

After all, Cang Mingyue was still young among the demon race.

Although her talent was exceptional, she only possessed strength equivalent to a human fourth-rank martial artist.

Dealing with some higher-level demons wasn't so effortless.

That's when Su Chen needed to step in.

Sometimes, she would even intentionally reveal an opening, luring those evil demons to attack her.

When the evil demon's sharp claws left on her body what could only be described as insignificant wounds.

She could, at a small cost, enjoy the sight of the man in the white robe behind her flying into a rage.

Whenever this happened, he would tightly embrace her slender, supple waist and pull her into his arms.

"Step back. I'll handle this."

Feeling the intense sense of security and the mature, masculine scent in his embrace.

Watching his black waist-length hair flowing in the air without any wind.

That elegant swordplay not only pierced the hearts of the evil demons but also pierced her own heart.

She would secretly use her mermaid's vibrant red lips to affectionately nuzzle his exquisite collarbone, gazing contentedly at his swordplay, which had become more forked and enhanced with her assistance.

Often, in the end, Su Chen would still scold her with a reproachful look.

"If you're this careless again next time, I'll leave you there."

His large hand would also give her pert little bottom two light, not-too-hard slaps.

Cang Mingyue didn't feel this was a punishment.

On the contrary, when Su Chen spanked her bottom, she would always blush, her small mouth slightly open, emitting sounds that were clearly against the rules.

Su Chen would then often shed his cold disguise and surrender, disarmed.

Day by day, fighting demons hand in hand, the Mermaid Maiden finally made up her mind.

She was going to give 'that thing' to Su Chen.

By now, she could be completely certain.

Su Chen was the one she had chosen.

A few nights later, the Mermaid Maiden made her decision.

Her pretty face flushed red as she told Su Chen.

The next evening, she had something else to give him.

...

The next day, during daylight.

Ye Jingjun was quietly practicing with the su chen sword in the small courtyard.

Absorbing the swordsmanship Su Chen had taught her these past few days.

These past few days, she could clearly feel the distance between her and Su Chen closing considerably.

Especially when he began giving her care that went beyond the 'boundaries of master and disciple.'

She could distinctly perceive.

Master Su Chen knew what was in her heart.

Therefore, she took Su Chen's care as a kind of response from him to her.

These past few days, Ye Yuan's behavior had also grown increasingly strange.

During the day, he would always conceal his aura and leave the small courtyard using stealth techniques.

Either heading in the direction of the Penglai Sect or towards the Prefectural Governor's Residence.

And at night, his actions became even more peculiar.

Clearly, he was the only adult living in this small courtyard.

Yet he always liked to prepare two wine cups, filling both with wine.

Drinking heartily while clinking his cup against the one at the empty seat opposite him.

Lamenting his own indecisiveness while crying and laughing, saying he had finally found a method to both not betray his trust and fulfill the promise the two of them made years ago.

He was drunk, his words muddled and unclear. Ye Jingjun couldn't make them out at all.

But Ye Yuan being immersed in his own world also meant.

She could better enjoy the time spent with Master Su Chen.

'Father' wouldn't come to interrupt her sword practice anymore.

Just as she was feeling the wonder of the dragon-and-snake-like flow of the sword in her hand.

From outside the small courtyard came another wave of clamorous noise.

"See! I told you a demon's nature is hard to tame!"

"What good demons? It's all a lie! Enlightened demons are even more terrifying!"

"It must be that sea demon's doing. And some say the sea demon enlightens, that the sea demon does good deeds. Its enlightenment is just bewitchment!"

"Where are the authorities? Where is the Penglai Immortal Sect? Hurry up and kill that mad dog!"