The number one demon-slayer has become a demon?
Su Shenxue has become a demon?
The words of the ghosts exploded in the young man's mind like a thunderclap.
"No, no, how could she become a demon?"
She clearly said she would kill all the demons in the world...
How could she become a demon?
He didn't believe it!
He would not believe it!
The young man fled.
But every time a new arrival appeared in the Ghost Market, he would inquire about the latest news from the human world.
He inquired about the 'number one demon-slayer,' and about the demon race.
But the information he received was always:
"Su Shenxue has become a demon!"
"She became the leader of the demon race and led them to invade villages!"
"Su Shenxue, the great demon, I wish I could skin her and dismember her!"
More and more ghosts, filled with hatred and unable to reincarnate, moved into the Ghost Market.
They were of all ages and sizes.
What kept them in the Ghost Market was the unquenchable rage.
"Demons cannot ascend to heaven, can they?"
They wanted to hear the news of the great demon's death with their own ears, and to see her go to hell and suffer torment with their own eyes.
Otherwise, they would not rest in peace!
"Were you also harmed by the demon race?" a new resident of the Ghost Market asked the young man beside him.
Hearing this, the young man looked up at the person. He looked to be in his mid-twenties, with his hair tied up, wearing simple cloth clothes.
He appeared to be a farmer.
The young man's gaze shifted away, looking further into the distance.
In the alley, figures in tattered clothes were huddled together, leaning on each other.
Afraid, yet filled with hatred and anger.
Were all these... killed by that person?
Had she truly become a demon?
"Little brother?"
The farmer in cloth clothes nudged the young man, "Are you alright?"
"What?" The young man turned his head back dazedly.
"I asked, were you also harmed by the demon race?"
"I... yes."
The young man murmured, "Yes, I was harmed by the demon race."
Not just him, his entire family was harmed by the demon race.
He was taken away by the demon race and kept...
Until he was rescued.
She said she would avenge him.
She said, "Sleep soundly. I will kill all the demons and ensure that the world is no longer harmed by them..."
He believed her. He had always believed her.
But why did it turn out like this?
"Why did it turn out like this... Sister?"
...
The scene shifted—
The young man was resting in an alley when a voice suddenly came from not far away:
"He's here! He's here!"
"The great demon's brother is actually in the Ghost Market! Don't let him go!"
"Everyone, come quickly!"
The young man was startled and ran away in a hurry.
Behind him, a large group of ghosts chased after him, each with hatred on their faces.
Ever since someone discovered that the young man resembled Su Shenxue, such pursuits had been constantly reoccurring in the Ghost Market.
The situation escalated, and even the ghost envoys had come several times.
"No matter who you hate, Su Luo has not committed any murders!"
"No more fighting within the Ghost Market!"
"The ghost envoys are right." A group of ghosts agreed obediently, "He is innocent."
But as soon as the ghost envoys left, they turned and dragged Su Luo (the young man) into a dark corner.
Here, who wasn't innocent?
Who wasn't killed by the demon race?
"My child was also innocent, my whole family was innocent, but why were we killed?"
"Only you are innocent? Only you are guiltless?"
"When your sister killed us, did she ever think we were innocent?!"
Su Luo closed his eyes tightly, instinctively shielding his head with his hands.
What washed over him were not just punches and kicks, but endless hatred and anger.
...
"Quick, he ran that way!"
In the alley, some ghosts were chasing him.
Su Luo looked left and right, then ran to the right.
As soon as he ran out of the alley, a hand reached out from the side and pulled him into a small dark room.
"Shhh—"
The girl, while telling him to be quiet, carefully looked outside through a small hole in the door.
"This way, he was just here!"
"Split up and chase!"
After the ghosts outside had run off.
The girl turned to the young man and asked in confusion, "Are you an idiot?"
"At first, they just thought you looked like Su Shenxue. Couldn't you have just denied it?"
Indeed, the biggest source of this endless pursuit was that the young man in front of her did not deny it.
"Are you incapable of lying, or are you just stupid?" the girl had asked him more than once.
But she never received a response.
"..."
In the darkness, Su Luo's eyelids drooped.
Why didn't he deny it?
Why should he deny it?
If he denied even his only living relative, what would he have left?
"Sigh, forget it." The girl pouted, too lazy to ask anymore.
Suddenly, Su Luo in front of her raised his head, "I know what I need to do now!"
He knew what he could do!
"Huh? What?"
The girl hadn't reacted yet.
The next moment, she saw the young man get up, open the door of the small dark room, and run out.
As he ran, he shouted, "I'm here!"
"I'm here!"
He hated the demon race.
He also hated her for becoming a demon.
But the fact that she was once the number one demon-slayer would not change.
The fact that she was his sister, his only living relative, would also not change.
Whether she willingly became a demon or not, if she made a mistake, she had to accept punishment.
Whether it was the ghosts' anger or her future descent into hell.
He could share it all with her!
"I'm here!"
He stood at the entrance of the alley.
He wouldn't run anymore, he wouldn't run again.
Your anger, despair, pain...
If someone had to bear it, then let me bear it for her first.
...
The repeated ambushes and beatings almost caused Su Luo's soul to dissipate several times.
But each time he endured it, his soul body would become more solid.
He waited and waited in the underworld.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally received the latest news:
— On the day Su Shenxue became the Demon Lord, she was annihilated by Jiang Lin of the Tianshan Sect with a single move!
Her soul body was personally escorted by a first-class ghost envoy from the Underworld.
It was said to be to prevent her escape.
"The great demon is going to hell!"
"Good riddance! Good riddance!"
In the Ghost Market, the ghosts who had been harmed by the demon race became excited.
"The great demon killed so many people, she will surely be sentenced to the eighteen layers of hell!"
"I want to see her suffer a fate worse than death, to tread on volcanoes and descend into oil pots!"
They gathered together and went to witness Su Shenxue's judgment.
This day, they had finally waited for it!
Some ghosts couldn't help but wail, crying loudly.
Their family, their friends, and themselves...
Could finally rest in peace.
"My son— look, that great demon has finally met her just desserts,呜呜呜呜..."
"Brother, we can finally go and reincarnate!"
During this period, the Ghost Market was not as peaceful and quiet.
Those who remained there were either burdened by lingering concerns or consumed by resentment; almost all of them were unable to reincarnate.
Su Luo secretly followed behind them, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
This day had finally come.
He would go to the eighteen layers of hell with her.
...