The woman gritted her teeth, filled with both hatred and fear towards Mo Fan.
“He’s doing well, already asleep.”
Mo Fan said, turning his gaze to the old man.
He had seen this man before, the village chief of Yunling Village, the only guardian of the village.
“You shouldn’t exploit a mother’s kindness to achieve your goals!”
“Demon, you’re not welcome in Yunling Village, leave now!”
The village chief’s voice was low, glaring at Mo Fan.
Seeing the chief’s demeanour, Mo Fan seemed to realise something and asked, “Last time, that scholar surnamed Qin, you were the one who informed him, weren’t you?”
“We humans and you demons are sworn enemies!”
“I’ve already notified the immortals of Dahe Academy, if you don’t leave, you’ll end up as a pile of dry bones!”
The village chief spoke sternly but Mo Fan had already noticed his legs trembling uncontrollably.
“Oh, notified them again, have you?”
“Tell me, have I done anything to harm your village?”
Mo Fan shrugged, and seeing the chief’s silence, continued, “Let me answer for you!”
“No, I haven’t harmed a single one of you, in fact, I saved Xiaobao from a demon’s clutches.”
“A child like Xiaobao understands gratitude and kindness, yet you old fools, half-buried in the earth, don’t grasp this simple truth?”
Mo Fan finished, picking up his bamboo basket and walking step by step towards the chief, saying calmly, “I spared you last time, but instead of being grateful, you’ve only grown bolder.
That’s not how reason works, there’s no such logic in this world!”
“Since you call me a demon, I’ll act like one today!”
With that, Mo Fan quickened his pace, reaching the chief in an instant.
“Vile beast, how dare you!”
The chief’s eyes widened, letting out a thunderous shout that boomed in Mo Fan’s ears, then swung both hands fiercely at Mo Fan’s head, as if to crush it, ruthlessly vicious!
“You’re the one who’s daring!”
Mo Fan snorted coldly, throwing a punch that struck first, sending the chief flying.
Ignoring the stunned woman nearby, Mo Fan walked straight to the struggling chief on the ground.
“What… what are you going to do?!”
The chief, terrified, his face pale, ignored the blood frothing from his mouth, crawling away to escape Mo Fan.
“Since I’m a demon, I’ll do what demons do!”
Mo Fan spoke indifferently, then opened his mouth, a scarlet tongue shooting out, piercing the chief’s body, dragging him back, and swallowing him whole!
After this, Mo Fan turned to the petrified woman, the coldness in his eyes fading, sighing softly, “Please tell Xiaobao that his Brother Laibao has left, we probably won’t meet again, so you can rest assured.”
With that, Mo Fan’s figure flickered, vanishing into the night as a shadow.
“Ah—!!”
Only after Mo Fan was gone did the woman scream, drawing villagers from nearby houses rushing over…
In the Yaoling Mountains, two figures moved, one behind the other.
“What was the point of all that?”
The fish demon, holding back for a while, finally spoke, puzzled by Mo Fan’s actions.
“Not everything needs a purpose, I just wanted to fulfil a child’s dream.”
Mo Fan smiled, offering no further explanation.
“I don’t get it, you, a demon, being so kind to a human child, could it be that kid saved you once?”
“No, that doesn’t add up, from your conversation, it sounded like you saved him!”
The fish demon’s eyes showed confusion.
“If you don’t get it, don’t try to, not everything in this world needs to be figured out, sometimes it’s better to stay a bit clueless.”
Mo Fan smiled, then asked, “I’m called Laibao, what’s your name?”
“I… I’m called Fish Demon…”
The fish demon thought hard, only managing those two words.
Mo Fan shook his head, “Fish Demon isn’t a name, since you don’t have one, how about I give you one?”
“Give me a name? Sure, that’d be great!”
The fish demon nodded, a spark of anticipation in his eyes.
In his memory, names were for humans, beasts never knew their own names, only what humans called them.
“Let’s see…”
Mo Fan pondered, glancing at the large fish head on the demon’s neck, grinning, “From now on, you’ll be called Big Head!”
“Big Head?”
The fish demon was taken aback, then asked, “Is that a good name?”
Mo Fan winked, laughing, “Of course it’s good, don’t you think it suits you perfectly?”
“Big Head…”
The fish demon muttered, touching his smooth fish head, suddenly feeling Mo Fan’s reasoning made sense!
“I have a name… I finally have a name!”
Big Head was thrilled, his eyes shining brightly.
Mo Fan shook his head at the sight, thinking, “Uncultured demons are so easy to fool.”
As the two demons chatted, Mo Fan suddenly stopped.
“What’s wrong?” Big Head asked, puzzled.
“We’re being watched.”
Mo Fan frowned slightly, having felt eyes on them earlier, the sensation now growing stronger.
“Demon hunters?” Big Head asked.
“Perhaps trickier than demon hunters, but since they’re not showing themselves, we don’t need to wait for their move.”
Mo Fan’s lips curved slightly, he spat out several Godspeed Talismans, handing two to Big Head, saying, “Stick these on your legs, activate them with spiritual energy, let’s play a game of cat and mouse with them!”
Mo Fan applied two talismans to himself, activating them with spiritual energy.
“Damn, Godspeed Talismans, those demons are trying to escape!”
At that moment, a startled cry rang out from the surrounding forest.
“Mice, the game’s just begun!”
Mo Fan grinned, grabbing Big Head and sprinting forward.
With the Godspeed Talismans, the two demons turned into blurs, vanishing into the dark jungle in an instant.
“Naive fools, thinking Godspeed Talismans can shake us off?”
In the darkness, several figures hid among the treetops, one sneering before saying, “Junior Brother Zhou, deploy the Demon-Seeking Crane Talisman!”
“Yes, Senior Brother!”
Someone responded, pulling a talisman from a storage bag, chanting an incantation, then tossing it skyward, the talisman transforming into a paper crane, flying in a specific direction.
“Chase!”
With the lead Senior Brother’s command, the figures flashed through the darkness, pursuing the direction Mo Fan and Big Head had fled.
