Ye Guan meditated at the entrance of the hall all night. The next day, as dawn broke faintly, he entered the hall.
No one knew what he discussed with the Dao Monk, but soon after, he left the hall.
At that moment, Nanling Yi Yi came to find him.
Today’s Nanling Yi Yi wore a pale cyan long dress. With bright eyes and white teeth, she looked very beautiful.
She looked at Ye Guan and smiled. “Junior Brother Ye, let’s go.”
The two had agreed to go shopping in Yong City this morning.
The Dao Sect was truly too miserable to behold.
He decided to renovate the Dao Sect. If nothing else, the main gate and the Dao hall needed repairs.
Ye Guan nodded slightly, then spread his palm. A qi sword appeared in his hand. In the next moment, the qi sword enlarged several times and steadily landed in front of him and Nanling Yi Yi.
Nanling Yi Yi was somewhat excited. She quickly stepped onto it. Ye Guan also stepped up, of course keeping a wide distance from her.
Although he kept his distance, he still caught a faint fragrance. It was like the scent of herbs, refreshing and soothing.
Ye Guan’s expression remained calm, his mind free of distractions. With a thought, the sword suddenly turned into a streak of sword light that shot into the sky. In the blink of an eye, it broke through the clouds and disappeared at the horizon.
Nanling Yi Yi leaned over to look down. Seeing the mountains below rapidly shrinking, she said excitedly, “Junior Brother Ye, your sword flight speed is really fast.”
Ye Guan smiled faintly but said nothing.
Among the clouds, the two flew on the sword.
Sword flight was naturally much faster than flying through the air. In less than a quarter of an hour, they arrived at Yong City.
As they approached Yong City, they stopped and walked towards the city gate.
Nanling Yi Yi’s face was slightly flushed with excitement. “Junior Brother Ye, this sword flight is really too comfortable.”
Ye Guan smiled but said nothing.
Nanling Yi Yi sighed in admiration. “It’s a pity my constitution is not very good. I can only cultivate some spells and divine abilities to become a divine mage.”
Ye Guan was somewhat surprised. “Divine mage?”
Nanling Yi Yi nodded and smiled. “Yes. I know many spells and even some forbidden arts. However, I generally do not fight.”
Ye Guan grew curious and wanted to ask more. At that moment, a commotion suddenly came from nearby.
Ye Guan and Nanling Yi Yi turned to look. In the distance at the city gate, a group of people were surrounding someone. No, it was a half-human, half-beast.
This was a young woman. Her hands and feet were covered in blood-red scales. Not only that, her face and upper body were also covered in eerie blood-red scales. At first glance, she looked extremely creepy.
At this moment, the crowd was pointing and gesturing at her.
Nanling Yi Yi suddenly said softly, “This is a demon person.”
Ye Guan looked at Nanling Yi Yi. “Demon person?”
Nanling Yi Yi nodded slightly and said softly, “They are beings born from the union of demon beasts and humans. If both the demon beast and human are particularly strong, their offspring start with a high foundation and can freely transform between human and demon beast forms. But if one is strong and the other weak, they become demon people… Neither fully human nor fully demon.”
Ye Guan looked again at the demon person. She appeared young, only about seventeen or eighteen, with a somewhat childish face, but her gaze was extremely cold.
Nanling Yi Yi said softly, “For someone like her, the demon clan does not acknowledge her, and humans do not either. What awaits her is being sold as a slave.”
Ye Guan thought for a moment, then walked towards the demon person.
Nanling Yi Yi quickly followed.
Around them, the crowd pointed and gestured at the demon person in the cage. Mocking laughter rose continuously, very harsh on the ears.
Ye Guan walked to the front of the cage. He glanced at the young demon person, then turned to a fat man nearby. “How much for her?”
Hearing this, the crowd all turned to look at Ye Guan.
The fat man sized up Ye Guan, then smiled. “Young master wants to buy her?”
Ye Guan nodded.
The fat man looked at Ye Guan. “Ten thousand gold crystals.”
Ten thousand.
Hearing this, the crowd exclaimed in surprise.
This was no small sum.
Ye Guan wasted no words. He directly took out a storage ring and handed it to the fat man. The fat man checked it, then put away the ring. “She is yours now.”
With that, he turned and left.
At that moment, the demon person glanced at the departing fat man.
Ye Guan looked at the crowd. “Disperse.”
The crowd did not linger and turned to leave.
However, as they left, they still pointed and gestured at the demon person.
Ye Guan looked at the demon person in front of him. She was also staring at him.
Ye Guan said, “You are free.”
The demon person sneered. “Human, what game are you playing?”
Ye Guan looked at her. “Unwillingness, anger, hatred. These are all useless. To change your destiny, you must fight desperately. I saved you for two reasons. First, a momentary kindness. Second, ten thousand gold crystals are not much to me. I can afford it. That is all.”
The demon person stared at Ye Guan. “I am just an ordinary demon person. Your good deed today will bring no return in the future. The trope where the saved person later returns as a king to repay the saviour only exists in those brainless novels.”
Nanling Yi Yi could not help but chuckle.
Ye Guan thought for a moment, then said, “I also like reading books. But the kind you mentioned, I rarely read. I suggest you read less of them too. If you must, I suggest not using your brain while reading.”
With that, he took Nanling Yi Yi and walked towards the city.
The demon person stared at Ye Guan’s departing figure. After a moment of silence, she suddenly turned and ran deep into the mountains. Soon, she completely disappeared into the forest.
In the dense forest, as she ran, she said, “Teacher, are you sure that guy has heavenly mandate destiny?”
A voice suddenly sounded in the field. “Certain. Though it is well hidden, what kind of person is your teacher? How could I not sense it? This guy not only has heavenly mandate destiny upon him, but also some special destinies. Alas… If you had acted earlier, there was a high chance to kill him and devour his destinies.”
The demon person said in a deep voice, “He does not seem like a bad person.”
The voice said anxiously, “In the great dao destiny struggle, there is no right or wrong, only winners and losers. If you do not kill him and devour his heavenly mandate destiny, how will you compete with those monsters in the great dao destiny struggle a year from now?”
The demon person shook her head. “He even paid to save me. Someone saves me, and I repay kindness with enmity. That does not make sense.”
After a moment of silence, the voice said, “Girl, as someone who has been through it, I must tell you, many times, you really cannot be merciful. If you are merciful, you will lose.”
The demon person said, “But killing him goes against my conscience.”
After another moment of silence, the voice said, “Alright. Things that harm the state of mind indeed should not be done.”
The demon person grinned, then said, “Master, did you really fight the Human Sword Master before?”
The voice said, “Nonsense. Do you think your master is bragging? Back then, I was extremely formidable. Do you know Lord Wubian? The awesome one who fought alongside the Human Sword Master. That little punk used to run away when he saw me.”
The demon person shook her head. She did not really know Lord Wubian. She asked, “The Human Sword Master… Was he really very, very strong?”
The voice said calmly, “He was strong. But when it comes to invincible, one must mention his perverted younger sister. Alas… Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.”
The demon person was puzzled. “Younger sister?”
The voice said, “Yes. And his wife, the one who always carries a bunch of outrageous things and bombs everywhere. Damn… Simply too absurd.”
The demon person wanted to say more, but the voice said, “Let’s not talk about this topic. Go, search for scattered destinies in the world. If they have an owner, we will use fishing enforcement.”
The demon person asked, “Master, this fishing enforcement is quite shady. Who did you learn it from?”
The voice said, “The Human Sword Master. I was once pitted by him like that. He really has no shame. I tell you, he truly has no shame. I have never seen someone so shameless. Damn, I cannot even describe his shamelessness…”
The demon person: “……”
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