Fourth Hundred Sixty-Sixth Chapter: Love and Hatred
Ye Zhiqiu's dwelling at that time was in the countryside. Because he simply didn't have the financial means to buy a house in the city, and renting was expensive, plus he couldn't see his family, he chose to ride his bicycle home every day, living a life of early mornings and late nights.
Ye Zhiqiu rode his bicycle quickly, but no matter how fast he went, he couldn't shake off the middle-aged man who followed closely behind him. This was something an ordinary person could never do, and while it shocked him, it naturally made him believe the middle-aged man's words even more.
Ye Zhiqiu's home was in a secluded corner of the village. Usually, when he returned home, he would see lights emanating from the house and hear the joyful laughter of his parents and wife.
But that day was different. He saw no lights from his home, nor did he hear the joyous laughter of his wife and parents. What he saw, by the cold, clear moonlight, was a house that had already collapsed.
The middle-aged man, meanwhile, sensed a powerful Demon Qi emanating from the collapsed house.
With the middle-aged man's help, Ye Zhiqiu found the dismembered remains of his parents in the ruins. Through the scraps of cloth on the remains, he could confirm that the found body parts indeed belonged to his parents.
However, his wife was not found in the ruins; not even a single dismembered limb.
The middle-aged man found some items his wife had once used. On these items, he sensed a strong Demon Qi, thus confirming his wife's identity as a demon, and he told Ye Zhiqiu the conclusion he had reached.多看吧首发target”blank”>
According to the middle-aged man's conjecture, he believed Ye Zhiqiu's parents had likely died by his wife's hand, and the reason only partial remains were found in the ruins was because the other parts of their bodies had already been eaten by his wife.
The love in his heart for his wife, therefore, transformed into hatred. As deep as his love was, so too was his hatred.
He swore to find this wife he had once shared a bed with. He would kill her to avenge his tragically deceased parents. At the same time, he also wanted to question her and understand why, with her strength, she could have easily killed him and his parents, yet she resorted to so many tricks. Was it merely for fun?
Like a cat playing with a mouse, would she devour them once she was tired of the game?
Seeing Ye Zhiqiu's pitiful state, the middle-aged man wished to take him as a disciple. Ye Zhiqiu initially refused, but the middle-aged man did not press the issue. As he left, he gave Ye Zhiqiu his contact information, telling him he could seek him out if he changed his mind.
Afterward, Ye Zhiqiu realized that finding the female demon on his own was simply impossible. As an ordinary person, his abilities were limited; how could it be easy to seek out a demon? And even if he found her, he wouldn't have the power to slay her.
Therefore, after much deliberation, Ye Zhiqiu still sought out the middle-aged man and formally became his disciple. From that moment on, he embarked on the path of a Demon Hunter.首发域名请记住三<三.x、彡、彡、x`s.文字<更新速度最&駃0
Because his heart was filled with resentment towards the female demon, he equally detested other demons. As long as he discovered a demon's trail, he would exert his full strength to eliminate them, never showing mercy.
Years of slaughter had made Ye Zhiqiu believe his heart had become like stone. However, upon learning that the female demon had been captured, not only could he not feel any joy, but he was instead deeply worried about her safety.
Coming to rescue the female demon this time, Ye Zhiqiu told Yang Haoran and Bai Xue that his sole purpose for being willing to pay a great price to rescue the captured female demon was to free her, and then personally slay her himself, because she *had* to die by his hand.
However, these words were merely a justification he had invented for rescuing the female demon. Although he was unwilling to admit it, it was the truth, just as he had been unwilling to admit his wife was a demon in the past.
Upon seeing the female demon, Ye Zhiqiu's heart was filled with worry and heartache. As for the deeply etched hatred, it seemed utterly insignificant after witnessing her miserable state.
Ye Zhiqiu knew in his heart that although he hated the female demon greatly, if he were truly asked to kill her with his own hands, he absolutely wouldn't be able to do it.
He had thought that all the love in his heart for the female demon had transformed into hatred. Yet, upon seeing her, he realized that love was love, and hatred was hatred; he simply couldn't convert all the love in his heart for the female demon into hatred.
Now, the female demon's words before her death caused all the hatred in his heart for her to vanish like smoke, leaving only love, and the pain of losing his beloved.
He had always believed his parents were harmed by the female demon, but now it seemed there was another hidden truth to the matter. In other words, he had been wronging her all these years.
The words of a dying person are often kind, and moreover, the female demon was his beloved, so he did not doubt the truthfulness of her words.
However, what other hidden truths lay within this matter, he could no longer know. Watching his beloved integrate herself into his Lifebound Demon Armament at the last moment, leaving him only a Demon Pill and endless longing, his heart was filled with nothing but agonizing pain.
“You won’t change the outcome by continuing to cry like this, so I think you should try to calm yourself first,” Yang Haoran said faintly, his smile vanishing as he reminded Ye Zhiqiu.
Yang Haoran didn't know what had transpired between Ye Zhiqiu and the female demon in the past, but seeing Ye Zhiqiu's current state, he felt it necessary to offer a word of caution.
Yang Haoran's reminder made Ye Zhiqiu suddenly remember something. His gaze snapped to Yang Haoran, and then, his emotions stirring, he stood up from the ground.
“You are an Underworld Official, so you must have a way to help me! ”
Ye Zhiqiu spoke with an agitated expression, then pulled the Demon Weapon from the ground and hurriedly handed it to Yang Haoran.
“Help me, extract her soul from my Lifebound Demon Armament! I’ll agree to any condition you name! ”
Yang Haoran frowned, his gaze falling upon the Demon Weapon Ye Zhiqiu offered.
Before her death, the female demon had voluntarily dispersed her physical body, transforming into energy that the Demon Weapon could absorb and integrating into Ye Zhiqiu’s Lifebound Demon Armament. This method was completely different from what the Eldest Brother had done previously.
If a Demon Weapon desired to forcibly absorb other Demon Weapons or the corpses of demons to achieve enhancement, then the Demon Hunter would have to spend time forming hand seals and then employ corresponding techniques to achieve it.
With the female demon's act of voluntarily integrating into the Demon Weapon, the Demon Hunter no longer needed to spend time forming hand seals or employing corresponding techniques. However, under normal circumstances, no demon would willingly do such a thing. After all, demons and Demon Hunters were inherent mortal enemies; no demon would be foolish enough to fall into a Demon Hunter's hands and still be willing to voluntarily integrate into their Demon Weapon.
Furthermore, this method would force the demon to pay a tremendous price. Once they voluntarily transformed their bodies into energy absorbable by the Demon Weapon and integrated into the Demon Hunter's Demon Weapon, their souls would also integrate alongside them. Over time, their souls would be refined by the Demon Weapon. Although this refinement wouldn't enhance the Demon Weapon itself, it would lead to their complete Soul Transformation.
Yang Haoran was not a Demon Hunter, and while he possessed some understanding of them, it wasn't a complete knowledge, so he was unaware of this particular detail.
Nevertheless, from Ye Zhiqiu's words, he could still discern something: the female demon's soul should currently be within Ye Zhiqiu's Demon Weapon.
He didn't immediately take the Demon Weapon Ye Zhiqiu offered. Instead, he closed his eyes and sensed for a moment. Here, he indeed didn't sense the female demon's soul, but he did sense the souls of the five brothers from the manor.
“How long can her soul be preserved within your Demon Weapon? ” Yang Haoran asked.
“One day! At most, one day, and her soul will be completely refined by my Demon Weapon! From then on, she will cease to exist in this world! ” Ye Zhiqiu exclaimed, tears streaming down his face, his emotions extremely agitated.
“We’ll talk about this when we get back. For now, let’s clean up the battlefield and leave this place. Lingering here might cause other complications,” Yang Haoran said.多看吧首发target”blank”>
Upon hearing that Yang Haoran intended to deal with the matter only after returning, Ye Zhiqiu’s emotions immediately grew even more agitated. However, before he could even open his mouth, a single sentence from Yang Haoran cut off the words he was about to speak.
“Do you think it’s appropriate to handle this matter here and now? ”
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