The Legend of the Demon Hunter

Di Rui sat on the steps outside the door, picking up the fallen leaves on the ground and throwing them away out of boredom. Although she was nearly two hundred years old, she still maintained a youthful and beautiful appearance after years of hard work in the art of maintaining her youth. This was an achievement she should be proud of throughout her life. Just then, she heard the sound of "da da da" footsteps in the distance.

Di Rui stood up, gently patted the dust off her clothes with her jade hands, and stood aside gracefully. After doing all this, the person in the distance also came closer.

"Arui, how is he?" The person who came was a young man with a full beard. He looked to be in his thirties, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and was very manly.

"He seems to have taken a magic elixir to strengthen his body. The speed of his recovery is far beyond my imagination. He is fine now. He just needs to rest for some time to fully recover. But..." Di Rui hesitated to speak.

"Just what?" asked the young man.

"It's been three days. I haven't eaten or drunk anything, and I haven't slept or rested. I'm like a living dead." Di Rui pointed to the room with the closed door and sighed.

"How could this happen?" The young man was shocked.

"He has become like this since you sent Ning Zhiwan's Blood Glaze and the Staff of Time last time. These few days I noticed that he was quite fond of the Blood Glaze and couldn't let it go, while the Staff of Time was neglected by him and left aside. I wondered if it was the Blood Glaze that caused him to become like this. So I used soul magic to detect the Blood Glaze, and found that Ning Zhiwan had left a trace of soul mark in it, leaving the memory of her last quarter of an hour before her death there." Di Rui explained.

"What happened at that moment?" the young man asked curiously.

"He and Ning Zhiwan were trapped in Zhulong's vision. At the critical moment for both of them, Ning Zhiwan chose to die together with Zhulong and rescued him." Di Rui's expression was a little stiff when she said this.

After hearing this, the man fell silent. He seemed to think of something in the past, looked at Di Rui's expression, and asked, "A Rui, did you think of us?"

"I never said that." Di Rui replied coldly.

"Arui, I know you have a grudge in your heart, but a hundred years ago, weren't we deeply in love? But how many relationships can stand the test of a hundred years? Now that we can work together in the Shenxue Sect and have the same beliefs and pursuits, it is the best result." The man explained.

Di Rui did not comment. She seemed unwilling to continue this topic. She turned around, looked at the house and said, "Go and see him!"

The young man nodded, then walked to the door of the house, and Di Rui left quietly.

With a creaky sound, the young man pushed open the door and saw Xiao Zhu sitting cross-legged on the bed, with a broken sword on his knees, which was Ning Zhiwan's Blood Glaze. Xiao Zhu's eyes were empty, as if he was looking at the Blood Glaze seriously, but also as if he was not looking at anything.

"Are you okay?" the young man asked, closing the door.

Xiao Zhu didn't look up, nor did he answer.

"I know it's hard for you to accept Ning Zhiwan's death, but have you ever thought that Ning Zhiwan risked her life to save you. In the afterlife, would she really want to see you like this now?" the young man asked.

Xiao Zhu's eyes were still dull, tears streaming down his face and falling onto the blood-colored glass in his hand.

The young man looked at Xiao Zhu and sighed softly. He sat on the chair in the room and let Xiao Zhu's tears flow for a long time.

"Well, I believe Di Rui has said a lot of words of comfort. I didn't come here today just to say these. But to bring you a message. We were originally planning to tell you this information after [the ceremony] was over, but seeing that you are like this, it doesn't hurt for me to tell you in advance." The young man said slowly.

Hearing this, Xiao Zhu seemed to be a little interested. He looked up at the young man but did not respond.

"When you first entered Huanling Country, the girl who was with you in Sanbianzhou seemed to be named Xia Shi! Do you want to know where she is?" The bearded young man stared at Xiao Zhu and said.

Hearing this, Xiao Zhu's pupils shrank suddenly. He stood up suddenly, rushed to the young man, grabbed his collar, and asked loudly: "Do you know where Shi'er is?"

The bearded man did not resist Xiao Zhu's offense. He let Xiao Zhu grab his collar and smiled calmly, "Of course I know."

Xiao Zhu then realized his impoliteness. He quickly let go of her hand, took a step back with an apologetic look on his face, lowered his head and said, "I'm very sorry, I was too excited just now. Shi'er is very important to me. If you know her whereabouts, please tell me."

The young man smiled and said, "Young man, look at yourself now. You are sloppy and unkempt. Do you really want to meet that beautiful girl like this?"

Xiao Zhu ignored the young man's teasing and continued to ask, "Senior, please tell me where Xia Shi is. I will be very grateful."

The young man was about to say something, but he seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Okay, as long as you answer me a question, I will tell you where Xia Shi is."

Xiao Zhu nodded without hesitation and asked anxiously, "Excuse me, Senior."

"Between Ning Zhiwan and Xia Shi, which one do you like better?" the young man asked with a smile.

When Xiao Zhu heard this question, he was stunned for a moment. He felt his brain go blank and he stood there for a long time without saying anything.

"Okay, okay!" The young man looked at Xiao Zhu's appearance and no longer wanted to tease him. He swallowed and said, "Xia Shi is here."

"Here?" Xiao Zhu was stunned with surprise: "Where is this place?"

"This is the Shenxue Sect." The young man replied.

Hearing this answer, Xiao Zhu was silent. He remembered that Ning Zhiwan had promised to tell him Xia Shi's whereabouts after solving the Zhulong incident, but Ning Zhiwan forgot about it after the two of them were trapped in the visual world. Could it be that Ning Zhiwan also knew that Xia Shi was in the Shenxue Sect? Then how did Xia Shi get here?

The young man didn't wait for Xiao Zhu to continue asking, and continued: "In fact, when you and Xia Shi first entered Huanling Country, you were already targeted by the two major religions at the same time. That time in Sanbianzhou, the person we really set our sights on was you, who had spiritual blood and held the Xiyin Sword, but when we took action, we were blocked by the Red Lotus Cult. We were forced to change our target and took Xia Shi away, because we believed that as long as she was here, you would come one day."

Xiao Zhu looked at the young man in disbelief. He showed a vigilant look on his face and asked, "Who are you?"

The young man gently stroked his thick beard and said gracefully, "My name is Changyu Jinnian, and I am the current pope of the Shenxue Cult."