The Legend of the Demon Hunter

The night gradually deepened. Today was the first day of the new moon. There was no moon in the sky and the stars were dim. As time passed, the night became darker.

The church, which had been busy all day, finally quieted down. At this moment, Xiao Zhu's door opened a crack, and a black shadow emerged from the crack, then disappeared quickly and lightly. There were two gray-robed believers on duty at the door of the living area for low-level believers, and they did not notice anything unusual about this person's departure.

Walking out of the living area, Xiao Zhu looked around. He had no target, he just wanted to find out the situation inside the Red Lotus Sect. At this time, the lights in the distance attracted Xiao Zhu, and he walked towards that direction carefully.

When he got closer, he found a courtyard that was much smaller than the one he lived in. Judging from the situation inside, this should be the living area for senior believers in blue and yellow robes.

Xiao Zhu seemed a little disappointed. He continued to move forward. On the right hand side, there appeared a backyard connected to the church. There were several houses with bright lights. When he joined the church during the day, Chang Dashan had mentioned that entering there was forbidden. Xiao Zhu naturally would not abide by the rules. He lightly jumped over the wall and entered the backyard quietly.

At this moment, two powerful auras suddenly approached from afar. Judging from the aura, these two people were actually hunter souls! Xiao Zhu was shocked and immediately held his breath. He used the Hidden Spirit Gu to hide all the spiritual energy around him. He felt as if he had merged with the surrounding plants and trees.

"Is he really the holy envoy sent by the Holy Maiden City?" a woman's voice came over.

"That's right, otherwise how could he wear a red robe at such a young age? I heard some rumors..." came the voice of a middle-aged man.

Two figures, a man and a woman, walked past Xiao Zhu ten meters away. The man was obese, while the woman was very slim. Xiao Zhu couldn't see their faces because of the darkness. When the two walked away, Xiao Zhu realized that his heart was pounding and almost bursting out of his chest. Fortunately, the two did not hide their aura at all, probably because they felt it was unnecessary in the Red Lotus Church, which allowed Xiao Zhu to sense it from a distance.

The two of them walked into a house and closed the door. Xiao Zhu followed closely behind them, sticking close to the wall. He heard the woman's faint voice inside: "...the disciple of the Archbishop in White." He didn't hear the first half of the sentence clearly.

"So he's his disciple, no wonder." The man's words came out: "By the way, where is Lao Duan?"

"Of course we're going to pick him up. Old Duan has some friendship with that man, so the two of them will meet first and then come here together tomorrow." said the woman.

"That's good. Old Duan has always been loyal to the church. As long as he likes someone, I believe there will be no problem. By the way, how are the arrangements at the Demon Hunter Association going?" came the man's voice.

"Of course everything has been arranged. They are now trapped and fighting for their lives. We just need... who?!" The woman said halfway when she suddenly raised her voice, and then the door slammed open.

Two cardinals rushed out of the room at an incredible speed, and they patrolled the church's backyard, but they didn't see anyone. The man asked, "What did you notice just now?"

The woman frowned, her tone a little strange: "I seem to feel a faint breath, that feeling is fleeting, and it seems to be an illusion. Did you feel anything?"

The man shook his head. "I didn't feel anything."

"Forget it, let's go in!" The woman gave up searching and regarded the abnormality just now as an illusion.

After the two people returned to the room, Xiao Zhu, who was crawling on the roof, finally felt relieved. Just now, when he heard about the Demon Hunter Association, he was so nervous that he failed to control the Hidden Spirit Gu, and only revealed a faint breath, which was caught by the woman's sensitive consciousness. It can be seen that this woman has a strong insight.

After the two people entered the room again, they seemed to be on guard this time, and no sound came from inside the house. Xiao Zhu guessed that it must be because of a soundproofing formation.

It was not advisable to stay here for long. Not to mention that once he was discovered, he would have no chance of winning against the two soul hunters. Moreover, Xiaoya, who had joined the Red Lotus Sect with him, would also be implicated. Thinking of this, Xiao Zhu turned into a shadow and left the backyard, returning directly to his residence.

After closing the door, Xiao Zhu carefully recalled what the two cardinals had said. Who was the Holy Envoy from the Holy Maiden City? According to what they said, the man was actually the disciple of the Archbishop in White. The Archbishop in White was a hunter king-level existence, and was a very rare existence in both the Rhine Empire and the Ling Kingdom. It was a pity that he did not hear the name of the Archbishop in White. But if he had the opportunity to contact this Holy Envoy, he would surely be able to grasp the core secrets of the Red Lotus Cult.

However, this means that there will be one more cardinal in the Red Lotus Sect in Yuanwu City. Old Huojian of the Xuanwu Branch may not be aware of this information. His appearance will bring more variables to the Xuanwu Branch.

Xiao Zhu was thinking when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"Did I get discovered just now?" Xiao Zhu was already in a nervous state. He was startled when he heard the knock on the door. He immediately took out his weapon and walked towards the door vigilantly.

"Who is it?" Xiao Zhu asked tentatively.

"Brother Zhu, it's Xiaoya." Xiaoya's voice came from outside the door.

Hearing this, Xiao Zhu breathed a sigh of relief. He retracted his weapon, opened the door, and Xiaoya quickly slipped under Xiao Zhu's arm and entered the house.

"Xiao Ya, why are you here?" Xiao Zhu asked puzzledly.

"Brother Zhu, after coming here, I seem to remember something, so I rushed to tell you." Xiaoya's expression revealed excitement.

"Really? Tell me quickly." Xiao Zhu was overjoyed to hear that the amnesiac girl was recovering her memory.

"I can only remember some scattered fragments. There seems to be a huge church where I was born. It is bigger than the church we are in now, but the layout is very similar to this church. My parents seem to be members of the church. They often appear in the church. Sometimes they will bring me into the church and let me play in the church hall alone, but they don't allow me to go to other places. So when I walked into this church, I had a sense of déjà vu." Xiaoya said slowly.

"Where could there be a church bigger than this one?" Xiao Zhu thought secretly in his heart. At this moment, he suddenly thought of the Holy Maiden City that he had heard of twice today.

"Xiao Ya, do you remember the name Holy Maiden City? Or are there any other city names?" Xiao Zhu asked.

Xiaoya shook her head in confusion and said, "I have no impression."

Xiaoya's answer made Xiao Zhu fall into deep thought. It seemed that Xiaoya's memory recovery was not as good as he expected. However, he seemed to realize something and asked again, "Xiaoya, do you remember what color clothes your parents often wore?"

Xiaoya pondered for a while, then answered softly but firmly, "It's red."