Fox Demon: Reincarnation of the Ninth Life

"I will judge you when I return."

In the end, Hai Bodong did not choose to kill Jiang Li.

I don't know if it was because of the "threat" from the black-robed elder or my own compassion.

"I know, let's go."

Jiang Li pushed Hai Bodong forward. She knew that her senior brother had just gone to kill those three people.

Before leaving, she looked back with some guilt.

Of course, that was the only glance.

She realized a long time ago that she couldn't save everyone, and could only save a few people.

It is very likely that in the end all your efforts will be in vain and no one can save you, just like your compatriots who trained with you.

But this is not a reason for her to stop. She will move forward resolutely, carrying countless guilt about her life.

. . . . . .

"Jiang Li, is what Hai Bodong said true?"

The Western Region at night was as if wrapped in ice, extremely cold. The biting cold wind was like countless sharp ice knives, wantonly shuttling across this vast land, as if to freeze all life.

The endless desert seemed even more dead silent under the cover of darkness, as if it was an endless wasteland.

"It's true... I was careless when facing the escort team that was escorting the goods."

Jiang Li glanced at Hai Bodong beside him, who was kneeling on one knee with his head down, with no intention of looking up.

"Well...it's inevitable that you will feel a little uncomfortable on your first mission, so I'll let you stay with Hai Bodong for a while."

Four black-robed elders sat high up in their seats, looking down at the two people below.

They gave orders and Jiang Li did not refuse.

"Yes."

"Well, back off."

One of the elders waved his arm, and the two men saluted and slowly retreated.

The space underground is not small, but it is mostly used to train the next batch of puppets.

After enduring ten years of training, the surviving puppets will have a room in the border city of the Western Region, and they only need to gather here at noon every day.

After leaving the underground, Hai Bodong walked towards the city without looking back. No matter how Jiang Li called him from behind, he never looked back.

"Hey! Senior brother! Please pay attention to me."

Jiang Li grabbed Hai Bodong's right arm and stopped him.

"What's the matter?"

Hai Bodong spoke coldly.

"Why... didn't you tell the elders the truth?"

After hesitating for a while, Jiang Li finally asked the question in his mind.

According to what he said, Jiang Li was careless when facing the guards escorting the goods, allowing three people to escape. He chased them and killed them alone. The mission was successfully completed and he received 100 gold and 1,000 silver.

It wasn't a lot, but it was a considerable sum of money. The most important thing was that the bodies were destroyed so that no one found them and no one was left alive.

The elders valued this point about Hai Bodong and were confident in entrusting him with many important tasks.

"If you want to tell them the truth, you can go there yourself."

Hai Bodong turned around and said.

His actions surprised Jiang Li.

Judging from what he did today, although he is not an extremely evil person, he is not a hesitant person either.

They will not hesitate to kill innocent family members, but they will also let go of horses that have been enslaved for a long time.

She absolutely couldn't believe that Hai Bodong had developed any feelings for her in such a short period of time.

The way of ruthlessness is what is most valued in training. Would someone who abides by the rules so strictly develop something like "love" for her?

"I'm just curious. You clearly said you would tell the truth."

"If those three people escape this time..."

Hai Bodong slowly approached Jiang Li. The originally cold desert now had some ice crystals on the ground.

"Do you think I will report this matter truthfully? And do you think how the elders will punish you?!"

He frowned slightly and explained seriously.

Jiang Li then realized that if Hai Bodong reported the situation of this mission truthfully, the lightest punishment she would receive would be retraining.

Because she touched a taboo of the organization and developed sympathy for those families, which the organization absolutely would not allow!

Puppets don't need emotions, they just need to obey the commands of the operator!

"I see."

Jiang Li lowered his head with a lost look.

"Ah."

Hai Bodong responded softly. Looking at the girl in front of him, he couldn't help but glance at her a few more times, and felt a little relieved in his heart.

I guess after experiencing this mission, she will no longer have such naive thoughts.

"Brother... tell me, if we didn't kill them, would they be able to live happily?"

Jiang Li murmured.

Upon hearing this, Hai Bodong's slight sense of relief disappeared in an instant.

"Wait... I know this idea is stupid, but... what if... we deprive them of their lives, isn't that too cruel..."

Jiang Li's voice became lower and lower as he spoke, and Hai Bodong's face gradually darkened.

"I don't know how you survived those ten years of training."

Hai Bodong moved closer, and Jiang Li's eyes were filled with tears.

The harsh words that were on the tip of my tongue suddenly became unspeakable in this scene.

In the end, he just left this sentence.

The ten years of life and death training made Jiang Li have a doubt.

Why am I here? Why am I going through such brutal training? Why am I turning my sword against my own people?

But the reality did not give her the chance to ponder. The cold light of the sharp blade flashed past, and the breath of death filled the air, which made her heart suddenly melancholy, leaving her with only one thought... to survive!

When everything cannot be repeated, the final burst of thought will bring unimaginable power.

With this thought, she managed to survive and became the only one of that generation of puppets to survive... At that time, she made up her mind not to rush her blade towards innocent people again.

She has been stained with too much blood of innocent people.

And now that she survived and was thinking about carrying out her inner thoughts, she was slapped in the face by the reality.

This world is cruel. When you hold the blade in your hand, countless blood will flow on it, even if... this is not what you want.

"Maybe... I should have died in training."

Jiang Li muttered to himself.

"It's not up to you."

'Snapped! '

A loud slap hit Jiang Li's face, and some tears flew into the air and turned into ice crystals in an instant.

Hai Bodong heard it. He originally didn't want to care, but... seeing her tearful eyes, he really couldn't just stand by and watch.

"What's wrong with your expression?! What's wrong with your tears?! Do you think that if you do this, those innocent people you killed can come back to life?!"

he snapped.

"Senior brother..."

Jiang Li covered his face and looked at Hai Bodong's somewhat ferocious face.

The moonlight fell on his cheeks, which were white and bright. There was a hint of tenderness in his resolute eyes, but it was hidden very deeply.

"The fate of every living being is arranged at birth. Quietly waiting is the best destination."

Hai Bodong put down his hand, and his black hair covered his eyes.

How could he not have thought about changing this reality...

Carrying the blood of countless fellow apprentices, he had long been living like a zombie, wandering the world. The cold wind of June blew away countless wronged souls.

He could only bear it all alone, and to the best of his ability, teach his younger fellow students how to survive in this cruel reality.

But those people he cared about died one by one, and he had to admit the uncontrollable fate. No matter how hard he tried... it was all just a cloud of smoke.

The world is unpredictable, and the man indulges in golden cups, and drinks every cup to get drunk in the world.

"Now...do you understand?"

Hai Bodong looked at Jiang Li with unspeakable sadness in his eyes.

As for Hai Bodong, everyone knows that one man can defeat millions of soldiers; but few people know that one man has no one to rely on in his heart.

"Brother...you...I..."

"that's it."

He turned around resolutely, and countless ice crystals suddenly condensed in the air and transformed into ice crystal wings behind him.

He jumped up suddenly like an arrow. Under the bright moonlight, his agile figure seemed to be in the wind under his feet, and in an instant he turned into a dazzling blue light.

The light was like a nimble dragon, winding and shuttling through the night sky. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the distant sky like a meteor chasing the moon, leaving only a faint trace of blue light.

Jiang Li was left alone, disheveled in the wind. She slowly squatted down and picked up a small piece of ice crystal from the cold sand. That was where Hai Bodong had been standing.

"Senior Brother... he seems to be different from what was rumored."

Jiang Li muttered.

A cold look, resolute actions, and powerful strength; this is how the elders and compatriots evaluate Hai Bodong.

But just now, with that sad expression and hesitant words, is he really the Hai Bodong in the rumors?

His heart seemed to be suppressed by a huge and cold iceberg. The chill was like thousands of needles piercing into his bones. It was as if an invisible force was firmly imprisoning his emotions, thoughts and all his anger.

Jiang Li stared blankly at the ice crystal in her hand gradually melting. An inexplicable emotion sprouted in her heart. The gears of time slowly turned and secretly passed away from her palm.

When I came to my senses, there was only a small puddle of water on my hand, which I had to wipe clean reluctantly.

She wanted to understand her brother and uncover his inner secrets. He seemed to be the same type of person as herself, but had chosen a different path.

"Senior brother..."

In Jiang Li's eyes, the bright moon was reflected in her pupils. The blue trace had disappeared in the hollow, but it still existed in her pupils.

. . . . . .

"What do you think of the combination of Hai Bodong and Jiang Li?"

The man with sparse white hair and sunken eyes was the elder who raised Hai Bodong.

"Hai Bodong is still the most perfect puppet, but Jiang Li... is a little bit off."

The other elders echoed.

"Haha, I'm not talking about this. What I mean is, if Hai Bodong becomes our enemy, can Jiang Li become a restraint to restrain him?"

He interrupted their conversation.