Wedding ceremony tomorrow

Chapter 45 Sisters

It was evening.

Luo Qingfeng trudged through the mud and returned to the small town.

But by this time, the town had already fallen.

Houses were burning, screams filled the air, blood and corpses littered the ground, and terrifying monsters and terrified people were running everywhere.

The demon hunters also arrived.

Slaughter was taking place everywhere, in the streets and alleys.

Luo Qingfeng drew his knife and rushed back to the Song family.

The house was mostly burned down.

Several mangled corpses lay at the entrance.

In the courtyard, the maid Xiao Huan lay there, covered in blood, already dead.

Luo Qingfeng rushed to the backyard.

At that moment, Uncle Song Yuanshan suddenly rushed out of the backyard, his face covered in blood. Seeing him, he frantically screamed, "Qingfeng! Run! Run! Monsters are everywhere here! Your aunt and the others have been killed! Wan'er is gone too!"

Luo Qingfeng gripped the knife in his hand tightly, when suddenly he saw fangs protrude from the man's mouth, and he lunged forward with his gaping maw wide open!

"Whoosh!"

Luo Qingfeng slashed diagonally with the broken sword in his hand, striking heavily against his neck.

Song Yuanshan fell to the ground, a bloody gash appearing on his neck. The blade, covered in nicks and chips, did not cause him any harm.

He raised his狰狞 (zhengning, meaning ferocious or hideous) face, his eyes red, and said, "The silver! It's all mine! All mine! You can't have it!"

He roared and jumped up from the ground, lunging at Luo Qingfeng once again.

Luo Qingfeng gripped the hilt of the sword with trembling hands. A surge of star power erupted, and the sword's light flashed. With a "poof," the broken sword, spitting out its light, pierced through his heart.

Song Yuanshan's body stiffened, his eyes widened, the crimson color in his eyes quickly faded, and the black energy in his chest hissed.

He suddenly trembled again, then his body went limp and he collapsed to the ground. Looking at the knife-wielding youth before him with guilty eyes, blood gushing from his mouth, he stammered, "Qing...Qingfeng, I'm sorry...the money your grandmother left for you...to buy...buy..."

He didn't finish speaking before he breathed his last.

Luo Qingfeng stood there, pale-faced, gripping the knife, his body trembling slightly.

The house was on fire, and there was a deafening roar outside.

At this moment, he stood blankly in the courtyard, his mind a complete blank, not knowing where to go.

Are they all demons?

Just then, a monster suddenly roared and ran in through the door.

Then, a flash of cold light appeared, and its head fell to the ground.

Nightingale, dressed in a black, close-fitting outfit and wielding a short knife, suddenly burst in through the doorway. Her gaze swept over the rusty, broken blade in his hand, then fell upon the corpse on the ground. She cried out urgently, "What are you standing there for? Run! The town has fallen, demons are everywhere! Take your cousin to Stargazing City, it's the only safe place!"

Luo Qingfeng stood there, motionless.

"What's wrong with you?"

Seeing his strange expression, and glancing at the corpse on the ground, Nightingale suddenly realized something: "Could it be that your cousin also...?"

"Aww—"

Just then, another monster rushed in.

Nightingale raised her short sword, a flash of light appeared, and she instantly severed the monster's head.

She then reached out and grabbed the boy in the courtyard, rushing out quickly.

The town has been completely overrun.

The streets were filled with people who had transformed into demonic forms, like zombies, tearing and killing people everywhere.

Nightingale escorted Luo Qingfeng to the edge of the town, urging him urgently, "You go with the crowd to Stargazing City first; I need to stay and continue fighting. The city has already sent reinforcements; we need to hold out for a while longer!"

Luo Qingfeng nodded listlessly and followed the crowd away.

He is already seriously injured, and if he doesn't leave soon, he might be torn to pieces by those crazed demons.

He didn't want to die here.

He gripped the broken knife in his hand, turned around, and glanced again at the hideous demons in the town. The image of that woman in the red dress and that woman in the pink dress resurfaced in his mind.

"The Broken Blade is Nameless..."

He looked at the rusty, broken sword in his hand and murmured, "Then I'll call you... Demon Slayer. Demon Slayer Blade, may you annihilate all demons under heaven, so that there will be no more... regrets..."

The people of the small town, with their families in tow, fled in panic and disarray toward the city of Wangxing ahead.

As darkness fell, hundreds of people gathered at the city gate of Wangxing City.

However, the city gates were already closed.

Outside the city gate, a group of heavily armored soldiers stood guard, exuding a murderous aura.

Meanwhile, archers were also on standby on the upper floors.

The shouts of men, the pleas of women, and the cries of children made the place a chaotic mess.

At this moment, one of the soldiers stepped forward and shouted, "Anyone who wants to enter the city must be greeted by a resident of the city and undergo a full body check before being allowed to enter."

He then added, "If you have relatives, friends, or acquaintances in the city, please register here. We will send someone to notify you immediately. If no one comes to pick you up, then follow the path to the south to other villages and towns; entering the city is prohibited!"

Upon hearing this, a chorus of discontented murmurs erupted from the crowd.

But with the army here, no one dared to act recklessly.

Those who knew city residents rushed to register.

Soldiers took the slips of paper and immediately rode into the city to notify the residents to come and collect their loved ones. If the residents did not come, they would be barred from entering the city.

Many people didn't know anyone in the city at all, so they had to leave in tears.

Luo Qingfeng stood at the back of the crowd, watching this scene, and suddenly felt a little lost.

I waited a while longer.

Just as he was about to leave via the path to the south, he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him.

Immediately afterwards, several demon hunters dressed in black and covered in blood rode up on horseback.

The soldiers blocking the city gate immediately made way for them.

The last rider suddenly reined in his horse and stopped, looking at Luo Qingfeng by the roadside in surprise, and asked, "Why haven't you gone in yet?"

A bitter expression appeared on Luo Qingfeng's face.

Riding on horseback is none other than Nightingale, the demon slayer.

She glanced at the doorway and immediately understood. With a swift movement, she dismounted and said, "Let's go, I'll take you inside."

Luo Qingfeng followed behind her.

A soldier at the entrance, who was in charge of registration, quickly said with a smile, "Sir, if you wish to take him in, please leave your name and his name, as well as his previous address. You will also need to leave his temporary address after he enters the city. In addition, we need to check him."

Nightingale nodded and went to the table to register.

Two soldiers, each holding a piece of jade, approached Luo Qingfeng, one on the left and the other on the right, and used their jade pieces to examine his clothes and body thoroughly.

After confirming that there were no problems, the two left.

At this moment, Nightingale turned around and asked, "Do you have a temporary address?"

Luo Qingfeng paused for a moment, then shook his head.

Nightingale frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then wrote down her address.

Luo Qingfeng finally made it into the city.

The main road of Wangxing City is almost larger than all the streets and alleys of the entire Qingquan Town combined.

The surrounding houses were even more magnificent and imposing.

The streets were bustling with pedestrians, lined with shops, and filled with a dazzling array of goods, creating a lively and prosperous scene.

Keep in mind that this is only the outer city.

Nightingale asked, "Don't you know anyone in the city?"

Luo Qingfeng withdrew his gaze and shook his head.

The nightingale was immediately at a loss.

Luo Qingfeng looked at her and said, "It's alright, you go back first. I'll find a place to stay tomorrow."

Nightingale thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "By the way, do you want to join our Demon Suppression Academy? If you do, you won't have to worry about food and lodging, and you'll even get paid."

Luo Qingfeng asked, "How do we get in?"

Nightingale said, "Our academy is recruiting these days. I'll take you there first thing tomorrow morning. With your current cultivation level and speed, you'll definitely be fine. You might even get special attention and training."

Luo Qingfeng thought for a moment and nodded, "Then I'll give it a try tomorrow."

Actually, because of being abandoned in Linshan Village that night, and because of that Fatty Meng, he didn't have a very good impression of the Demon Suppression Academy.

However, he was now penniless and had no one else he knew here. Even eating and sleeping were problems for him, and he had no other choices.

Let's just consider this a place to stay for now.

Nightingale then asked, "Where will you be staying tonight? An inn?"

Luo Qingfeng paused for a moment, then said, "Mm."

Nightingale glanced around the street and said, "Let's go. I'll take you to an inn first. If we go too late, there might not be any left. There are too many people coming into the city today."

Luo Qingfeng quickly replied, "It's alright, I'll wander around for a bit and then find an inn myself. You should go home first. It's already dark; your family must be waiting for you to come home for dinner, right?"

Nightingale glanced at the sky and nodded. "I really should go back. If I don't, my sister will come looking for me."

Luo Qingfeng said, "Let's go back quickly."

Nightingale suddenly smiled: "I forgot, you're not just a scholar, you're also a cultivator. I shouldn't be worried about you."

After saying that, he waved his hand and led his horse away.

After walking a short distance, she suddenly stopped and turned around, saying, "By the way, you haven't eaten yet, have you?"

Luo Qingfeng hadn't eaten for two days.

Moreover, he is currently penniless and cannot even afford a steamed bun, let alone stay at an inn.

He planned to find a small alley or a Guanyin temple to spend the night.

However, he didn't tell the truth: "I'll wander around for a bit first, then we'll go eat later."

Nightingale paused, then invited, "Let's go, let's have a meal at my house first, and then we'll go to the inn."

It is already impolite for an unmarried woman to invite a man to her home for dinner, especially since there are no other men in her household, making it even more inappropriate.

She wouldn't have invited her otherwise.

However, the boy's words just now made her feel a pang of sadness, reminding her of his current situation.

"It's already dark, your family must still be waiting for you to come home for dinner, right?"

Yes, she does have family waiting for her to come home for dinner, but what about him?

On this cold autumn night, he had lost his family and was now homeless. Here, he had no home or family left, and apart from her, he didn't know anyone else.

If she hadn't returned to the city in time, he probably wouldn't have been able to even enter the city.

As for so many pitiful people, why would she only sympathize with him?

Who knows?

Perhaps it's because she's once again blinded by his good looks?

"What are you standing there for? Come on, it's just going to eat, it's not like I'm asking you to do anything. There are other people at my house."

Seeing that he seemed hesitant to go, the nightingale couldn't help but laugh.

This boy, at least, made her feel very relaxed.

at the same time.

At the entrance of a courtyard in a certain alley, a pretty young girl in a patched black dress leaned against the door frame, staring blankly into the dark alley.

I don't know how much time passed.

The blank look on her face suddenly disappeared.

In the alley ahead, that familiar and dear figure finally returned, but behind her, there seemed to be another figure following.

The other figure looked... somewhat familiar.

(End of this chapter)