Please Spare My Life, Disciple of the Demon Lord

Hearing Wen Bumian's name, the two were also surprised. The leader stepped out and said, "I have long heard of Master Wen's great name. I am Shen Zhui, the eldest disciple of Cang Yu Sect, and this is my junior brother Mo Yunfan. Sir, you have helped me, and I invite you all to visit Cang Yu Sect."

Shen Zhui invited them as the eldest disciple, both to thank them for their help today and because of Wen Bumian's reputation. The master would definitely want to meet the legendary Wen Bumian.

"Yes, yes! Master Wen, why don't you come to the sect? There are so many fun things in the Cangyu Sect." Ever since she knew Wen Bumian's identity, Yu Hongluan's eyes have never left Wen Bumian.

Lin Shuyu and others who were on the same side also realized how much they valued Wen Bumian. Their invitation was directed at Wen Bumian himself, and the Sanyuan Sect did not seem to catch their eyes.

Meng Ziyuan was frustrated and was about to get angry, but Mu Yunzhong spoke before him, "Since Cangyu Sect has invited you so kindly, Sect Master Wen should not refuse. However, we still have to wait for our fellow disciples to meet up in the city. Thank you for your kindness."

Mu Yun finally spoke, and was about to leave after he finished speaking, without any attempt to please.

Jiang Tingwan then noticed Mu Yunzhong's hostility towards Wen Bumian. Recalling the tug of war in the air just now, he didn't know what happened between the two of them for a moment and couldn't help looking back and forth at them.

After hearing Mu Yunzhong's words, Meng Ziyuan beside him felt that he liked him for the first time. It was also the first time that he did not ruin his show and was about to turn around and follow him.

Shen Zhui heard the meaning of Mu Yun's final words, realized his neglect, and hurriedly tried to persuade him to stay and explain: "Daoyou, please stay. Perhaps there is some misunderstanding in Shen's words. Please give me a chance to apologize to you."

As the first disciple of Cang Yu Sect, Shen Zhui was always polite and courteous. After realizing his mistake, he looked sincere.

"Brother Shen, you are too polite. We do need to wait for someone in the city. We won't stay here for long and will leave soon." Mu Yun was not a person who liked to socialize with others, so he turned around after saying this.

Unexpectedly, Wen Bumian also said: "Wen also thanks Cangyu Sect for their kindness, so there is no need for you to be their guest."

After saying that, Wen Bumian followed the main group and left. Shen Zhui and others couldn't force him to stay, so they could only watch Wen Bumian's back for a long time without leaving.

"Senior brother?"

Yu Hongluan noticed Shen Zhui's look and didn't understand why he was more curious than herself. "Brother, it seems that you are very interested in Sect Master Wen?"

"It's the master who is curious about Master Wen!" Shen Zhui turned around and flicked Yu Hongluan's head with his finger. "You, you tamed the beast without permission. Go back and wait for the master to punish you!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Hongluan pursed her lips and grabbed Shen Zhui's sleeve and shook it non-stop, "Big Brother! You must help me!"

Mo Yunfan beside her just smiled. Being noticed by her, he became the next person to beg for help, "Second Brother? Please!"

The voice behind him gradually faded away, and Meng Ziyuan said in a low voice in dissatisfaction: "This Cang Yu Sect is too arrogant. San Yuan Sect is a thousand-year-old sect after all, and it is also a great sect that killed the demon cultivator Nan Gong Xiu. How dare they ignore us."

After hearing Meng Ziyuan's words, compared to the anger of being ignored, everyone had different emotions in their hearts. After hearing this, Mu Yunzhong even had a long-lost number flashing above his head.

399!

No increase, no decrease!

It was the first time that Jiang Tingwan had seen such a scene. In the past, every time this number appeared above Mu Yunzhong's head, it was either increasing or decreasing.

It was the first time that there was a flash that did not increase or decrease.

Jiang Tingwan, who was suspicious, could only attribute it to the three words "Nangong Xiu" mentioned by Meng Ziyuan, and then corrected him in the tone of an elder:

"The Sanyuan Sect is just one of the many sects in the entire cultivation world, not the only one. In the Demon Slayer Alliance, Patriarch Kaiyuanzi is just a casual cultivator, not the backbone of the Demon Slayer. In the final analysis, it is not the work of the Patriarch alone. If the Sanyuan Sect lives on this achievement for generations, is complacent, and does not strive for progress, then it does not deserve the respect of the world."

Jiang Tingwan spoke in an unprecedentedly serious tone, hoping that Mu Yunzhong could hear his words. It was not Kai Yuanzi alone who killed Nangong Xiu.

More importantly, she must find an opportunity to uncover Mu Yunzhong's life experience to prevent him from becoming Qinglan's tool to resurrect Nangong Xiu.

She looked at the top of Mu Yunzhong's head nervously. The number did not appear again, which meant that there was no change. Lin Shuyu and others around her nodded thoughtfully after hearing what Jiang Tingwan said.

Mu Yunzhong walked in front, still so gloomy that no one knew what he was thinking. Jiang Tingwan wanted to speak several times to test the waters, but was stopped every time by the group of people following behind him.

Wen Bumian noticed her embarrassment and followed her gaze to the top of Mu Yunzhong's head. His eyes tightened and he moved closer to her, "What did you see?"

Although he didn't point it out, Jiang Tingwan knew what he was asking. After thinking about everything Wen Bumian saw in his dream, for some reason, she subconsciously replied, "No! I didn't see anything."

This number has not changed, it seems to be the same whether it appears or not. Jiang Tingwan explained this in his mind.

Wen Bushian withdrew from his body and looked at him suspiciously, his eyes full of disbelief.

Faced with such doubts, Jiang Tingwan felt guilty. Afraid of being exposed, she could only avoid his sight and walked forward pretending to be calm. However, she did not notice that Mu Yun had stopped at an inn. She bumped into his back without paying attention.

Between the sudden flashes of black and white, an extreme sourness came from the place of impact.

"what……"

She screamed in pain after hitting her nose. Mu Yunzhong immediately turned around, and the gloom on his face faded a little, turning into a look of concern.

Jiang Tingwan, who wanted to cry due to the pain, could only hold back the tears, cover her nose, and wave her hands with a forced smile, "It's okay, it's okay!"

Seeing that Mu Yunzhong's complexion had improved, Jiang Tingwan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At least he still cares about himself.

But the next voice made their expressions change at the same time.

"Let me see!" Along with this voice, Wen Bumian pulled Jiang Tingwan over, pulled down Jiang Tingwan's hand that was covering his nose and took a closer look, with an ambiguous posture.

"..."

Not only Mu Yunzhong had an unpleasant expression on his face, but even Lin Shuyu and the others behind him gasped with their pupils dilated, wishing someone could hold them tightly.

Third Uncle and Sect Master Wen...they? ...

What did you just see?

Oh no, you didn't see anything?

I didn’t see anything! The four brainwashed themselves in their hearts, but their body movements were so frightened that they were looking for a way around. They asked themselves, “We are staying in this inn, right?”

"Ah, that's really good!" Meng Ziyuan cooperated rarely, and several people rushed into the inn like flying during the question and answer period.

Lin Shuyu, who had already entered the store, turned around and pulled Mu Yunzhong into the store out of fellow disciples' moral principles and his kind nature, "Junior Brother Mu, I suddenly need you!"

Mu Yun was finally forcibly pulled away from the "ambiguous" atmosphere between the two, and the shock in his eyes was no less than anyone else's.

Jiang Tingwan, who was also frightened, had stiff limbs and eyes that almost popped out. He stared in shock at the man pulling his hand, and then followed the movement of his hand to look at Wen Bumian's face.

"Wen Bumian, what are you doing?" she asked him almost gritting her teeth.

Hearing the question, Wen Bumian not only did not let go, but instead glanced at Mu Yunzhong's receding back, and then jokingly replied to her: "Do you want to see if he really regards me as his rival in love?"

"Did you do this on purpose?" Jiang Tingwan was surprised to realize at this moment that he was the source of their quarrel just now?

"He started it!" he said with great certainty.

After saying this, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, and he asked her seriously: "Jiang Tingwan, you are also moved, right?"

He still didn't say it clearly, but Jiang Tingwan still subconsciously knew what he was talking about.

"I didn't!" She denied it immediately.

"You're lying!" Wen Bumian denied her without hesitation, "You clearly saw the number above his head just now, but you didn't tell me the truth."

Jiang Tingwan's expression suddenly froze. After being exposed by him, she could only pull her hand out of his with a guilty conscience.

"The number just flashed by. It didn't increase or decrease. I just felt that there was no difference. I didn't mean to hide it from you..."

She explained to Wen Bumian, even though she herself couldn't find the reason for this behavior at the moment.

Wen Bumian listened to her words and took in all her expressions, but the look in his eyes turned cold. Finally, like a jackal locking onto its prey, he locked onto a fact and said, "But you lied because of him!"

"Jiang Tingwan, now that things have come to this, can you tell me whether you took the medicine I gave you to protect yourself or because of Mu Yunzhong?"

"..."

Jiang Tingwan looked up at him in astonishment. She couldn't answer his question, yet she felt guilty that he had seen through her.

At this moment, she could only avoid his gaze and his questions.

"Wen Bumian, I know what you are worried about. But, can you please trust him for once? In Pingxia City, I saw Mu Yunzhong's dream. It was not about killing. He just wanted to live an ordinary life. There, he never thought of killing anyone."

She argued for Mu Yunzhong very firmly. After experiencing the dream in Pingxia City, she firmly believed that Mu Yunzhong would have a different ending. Her coming into this world would definitely make it possible for this world to have a happy continuation.

Wen Bumian stared into her eyes and seemed to see the ending of her and Mu Yun.

So, at the moment when Jiang Tingwan thought he was about to be convinced, he heard his voice coming lightly:

"Are you so sure that it wasn't your dream?"