The Legend of the Demon Hunter

Two hours later, in the nameless valley.

Xiao Zhu flew with the three people until his spiritual energy was exhausted, and then he landed in a valley. Because the Red Lotus Sect did not know the direction he escaped, he was confident that the other party could not easily find this place.

"Brother Zhu, look at old Grandpa Huojian, he seems to be dying." Xiaoya exclaimed as soon as they landed.

Xiao Zhu hurriedly supported the old Huojian's body. He could feel that the old man's vitality was rapidly draining away. At this time, Xia Shi was not there, and Xiao Zhu did not know how to treat him. He could only call the old Huojian's name and asked, "Senior Huojian, how do you feel? How can I help you?"

As Xiao Zhu called out, Old Huojian slowly opened his eyes. When he saw Xiao Zhu and Xiao Ya in front of him, a smile appeared on his face and he said, "Ah... You guys are out of trouble. That's great..."

After saying this, two large mouthfuls of blood flowed out of Old Huojian's mouth, choking him and causing him to cough violently.

"Senior Huojian, please don't say anything for now. I will find a way to heal you." Xiao Zhu said hurriedly when he saw the look on Old Huojian's face.

Old Huojian took a few deep breaths, as if this action had exhausted all his strength. His face looked even uglier, and he said breathlessly, "Good boy... I don't have much time left. I have a few words to tell you quickly, otherwise you will never have another chance."

"I was also a hunting king in the past, and was the previous president of the Xuanwu branch before Qin Zhen. However, due to the backlash caused by my failure in breaking through the realm, my strength fell to the level of hunting souls, and I could no longer make any progress..."

Old Huojian slowly raised his hand, and he seemed to be holding something in his hand. Xiao Zhu supported his dry hand. Old Huojian handed the thing in his hand to Xiao Zhu's palm and helped Xiao Zhu hold it tightly with both hands. He slowly said: "Child, this is the Xuanwu Order. Take it. From now on, you will be the president of the Xuanwu Branch of the Demon Hunter Association. When you become strong one day, promise me that you must revive the Xuanwu Branch..."

"Senior Huojian, this..." Xiao Zhu wanted to decline, but thinking that he was the only one who could be entrusted with the task by Old Huojian's side, he nodded and replied solemnly, "Don't worry, Xiao Zhu will definitely live up to your trust."

Hearing Xiao Zhu's answer, a relieved smile appeared on Old Huojian's face. He then took a few breaths, held Xiao Zhu's hands tightly with both hands, and said faintly: "Child, I have lived in Huanling and Ling for more than two hundred years. Although this place is located in the far north and is rarely invaded by monsters, the unpredictable human hearts and the intrigues are even worse than the chaos caused by monsters. You are straightforward and simple, so you must be careful... I have a message for you. Everyone here, even those you think are close, should not easily entrust your life to them."

Xiao Zhu held Old Huojian's hand and answered seriously, "Senior Huojian, I've got it in mind."

Old Huojian glanced at Xiao Zhu, then at Xiaoya beside him and Lan Jiuyin who was still in a coma. This was his last look before he died. After that, he tilted his head and passed away.

"Senior Huojian!" Xiao Zhu shouted loudly, but old Huojian did not respond at all.

"Brother Zhu, old Huojian has passed away." Xiaoya's childish voice sounded in Xiao Zhu's ears.

"Hmm..." Xiao Zhu was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's bury him in peace!"

When burying Old Huojian, Xiao Zhu's mind kept repeating what he said. Old Huojian mentioned that he failed to break through the realm. This means that he was once a hunting king who reached his peak. No wonder Bian Yiya said that Old Huojian was old and not as strong as before.

What Xiao Zhu had not expected was that failure in breaking through the realm would actually cause one’s strength to drop by an entire level. This was the first time he had heard of this.

But I'm afraid there is no answer to all this.

After burying Old Huojian, Xiao Zhu woke up the unconscious Lan Jiuyin. Lan Jiuyin was not seriously injured, just had some skin injuries. When she woke up and saw Xiao Zhu who had taken off the mask, she showed anger on her face.

"Miss Lan, although you and I are not friends, you saved my life from Yun Zhonghe at Yanhui Peak. I, Xiao Zhu, am not an ungrateful person. I have no ill intentions in bringing you here today. I just want to ask you a few questions, and I hope you can answer them."

Lan Jiuyin seemed not to hear Xiao Zhu's words and said nothing.

"Miss Lan, are you in the Red Lotus Sect now? May I ask where is Ning Zhiwan, who you captured that day? And did you capture Xia Shi? What is your purpose?"

Xiao Zhu asked a series of questions, but Lan Jiuyin looked away stubbornly like a little girl throwing a tantrum and ignored him.

"Miss Lan, these things are very important to me. If you could tell me, I would be very grateful." Xiao Zhu said pleadingly when he saw Lan Jiuyin's reaction.

Next, Xiao Zhu tried various methods, but Lan Jiuyin kept her mouth shut and looked away. No matter what Xiao Zhu asked, she didn't say a word.

With Xiao Zhu's personality, he was helpless against Lan Jiuyin, who had done him a favor. Xiao Zhu sighed deeply, then turned around and gave up: "Miss Lan, go away! Today, I will pretend that I have never seen you. But what I want to tell you is that no matter what, I will achieve my goal."

Lan Jiuyin looked incredulous after hearing this. She turned around and looked at Xiao Zhu. After a moment, she opened her red lips and said the first sentence since she arrived here: "You want to let me go?"

"Yes." Xiao Zhu nodded confidently.

"I thought that what you said was just hypocritical, but I didn't expect you to be a real gentleman." Lan Jiuyin slowly approached Xiao Zhu and said, "In this case, in order to repay your kindness of not killing me today, I can make an exception and answer three of your questions. Even if it harms the interests of the Red Lotus Sect, I will ensure that all the answers are true. However, I will only answer 'yes', 'no', and 'I don't know'. Just ask when you have made up your mind!"

Xiao Zhu was overjoyed to hear Lan Jiuyin's answer, but the conditions Lan Jiuyin gave him were very harsh, which made him feel entangled. After thinking for a while, Xiao Zhu asked the first question: "Is Xia Shi in the Red Lotus Sect?"

When Lan Jiuyin heard this question, he shook his head: "I don't know."

This answer made Xiao Zhu's heart hang in the balance. Lan Jiuyin was the messenger of the Red Lotus Saint City and the red-robed bishop. If even she didn't know, did it mean that Xia Shi was not in the Red Lotus? But she didn't give a "no" answer, which meant that there was information in the Red Lotus that she didn't know.

"Is Ning Zhiwan in the Red Lotus Sect now?" Xiao Zhu then asked the second question.

"Yes." This time Lan Jiuyin nodded without hesitation and gave an affirmative answer.

"Where is she?" Xiao Zhu asked the third question in a hurry. At this time, he had already ignored the conditions given by Lan Jiuyin. But what he didn't expect was that Lan Jiuyin also broke the rules she set. She shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, I can't answer this question."

After saying this, Lan Jiuyin turned into a green light, rushed into the sky and disappeared.

Xiao Zhu looked at Lan Jiuyin's disappearing back and fell into deep thought.