So it turns out I'm the demon!

Jiang Mu found the place where the two sides were fighting.

To avoid being caught in the crossfire, he first deployed Shadow One to set up an anchor point in a safe location before finding a spot behind a broken wall to hide and observe the battle from afar.

In the arena, Ling Ye wielded an ice sword, unleashing a furious barrage of attacks.

Although the Snake Mother was holding the Blood Blade and trying her best to parry, she had already suffered several sword wounds.

The demonic energy was in disarray, clearly putting them at a disadvantage.

For some reason, Jiang Mu could sense Ling Ye's rare rage even from a distance.

It didn't seem like they were slaying demons; it seemed more like they were venting their anger.

"You bitch!"

The snake mother, whose situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable, had her scales rolled up and looked utterly wretched.

She roared as she parried the impenetrable net of swords.

"I only mentioned your shameless master once, and you're willing to risk your life like this?! Fine, since you want to die, I'll take you down with me!"

Before she finished speaking, the Snake Mother spat out a mouthful of blood essence onto the blood-stained blade in her hand.

With his other hand, he quickly formed a hand seal.

In an instant, the night sky seemed to be splattered with blood.

The ground trembled violently.

Countless streams of blood energy seeped from the ground, gathered in mid-air, and condensed into a blood-red serpent phantom that was tens of feet long.

The mere presence of that sinister aura was enough to make Jiang Mu, who was some distance away, feel short of breath and feel a tightness in his chest.

He instinctively gripped the knife handle, ready to teleport away at any moment.

Faced with this terrifying attack, Ling Ye's lips curled into a smile.

"That's exactly what I've been waiting for."

She held the ice sword upright between her eyebrows.

The next moment, Ling Ye was suddenly covered in dazzling frost, as if he had turned into a transparent ice sculpture.

In that instant, the person and the sword in their hand seemed to merge into one, becoming inseparable.

In the world, only an extreme white light remained.

The snake mother's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Something's wrong! This aura..."

She let out a shriek, ignoring the backlash, and forcibly interrupted the spell, preparing to retreat hastily!

But it was too late.

A blazing white light shot out, piercing directly through the blood-red giant snake phantom and also through the protective demonic aura hastily erected by the snake mother.

It pierced through her chest and emerged from her back.

Blood splattered everywhere.

The snake mother stood frozen in place, looking down at her chest.

There, a thin line of ice rapidly spread out, slowly cracking her body apart.

The snake mother's face first showed confusion, then turned to terror and ferocity:

"You madman, how dare you practice such forbidden techniques!"

"I'll take you down with me!"

She gripped the blood-stained knife with her other hand and plunged it fiercely into the crack in her body that was about to burst open.

"Let's die together!!"

Peng——

The snake mother's body exploded.

It transformed into a ring of dark red shockwave, sweeping out in all directions!

Self-destruction?

Ling Ye's pretty face changed, and she hurriedly retreated. Her body was thrown out by the powerful shockwave and landed on the ground.

"cough……"

She staggered, using her sword for support, and barely managed to kneel steadily on one knee.

The black dress she was wearing was torn in several places by the impact of the explosion.

Especially at the front, the fabric completely disintegrated.

It was dazzling.

Jiang Mu muttered, "I knew it! Fighting while holding a watermelon wouldn't be convenient."

"who!?"

The words had barely left his mouth when a chilling killing intent and the sharpness of a sword arrived in an instant.

Jiang Mu was startled and turned around decisively.

The next moment, a chilling ice sword was pressed against his back.

"Lord Ling?"

Jiang Mu stiffened and pretended to ask a question.

Seeing that it was Jiang Mu, Ling Ye relaxed slightly and withdrew his ice sword a bit.

She was about to ask a question when she suddenly realized something, looked down, and quickly covered herself with one hand.

Her once veiled, cool and delicate face instantly flushed crimson.

Her face then turned pale with a mixture of shame and anger.

She gritted her teeth, gripped the sword hilt tightly, and her voice was as cold as if it came from an ice cave:

"You...saw it?"

Jiang Mu asked in confusion, "What?"

"Did you even see it?!"

Ling Ye asked again.

The voice grew even colder.

"What are you saying, sir? I came looking for you after hearing the noise... what did you see?"

Jiang Mu is completely innocent.

Seeing his reaction, Ling Ye relaxed a little.

"...It's nothing."

Her gaze shifted, and she saw a woman's coarse cloth dress hanging on the clothesline in the neighboring yard. She reached out and took it.

After dressing and putting the veil back on, he sheathed his longsword.

"What are you doing here?"

Jiang Mu then turned around and said, "I'm worried about you, sir, and I want to help."

"You?"

The woman regained her usual aloofness and said calmly, "Don't get involved in these kinds of monster fights in the future, or you'll lose your life."

"Yes, I understand."

As they were speaking, a firework exploded in the distant sky.

Clearly, other members of the Demon Slayer Division had noticed the commotion and were sending signals to get there.

Give me the melon.

She reached out her hand.

Jiang Mu quickly handed over the watermelon and couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Lord Ling, why are you carrying a watermelon in the middle of the night?"

Ling Ye hesitated for a moment, then said calmly:

"Someone likes to eat this, so I'm planning to bring some over for her. After all... it's been a long time since we've seen each other, so consider it a nice gift."

Jiang Mu was speechless.

Who brings a watermelon when they meet?

He looked around and saw a large, charred crater where the snake mother had exploded. At the bottom of the crater, he could vaguely see some broken scales, but no corpse. He was puzzled.

"Was the snake mother blown up?"

They ran away.

Ling Ye said calmly, "I thought she was really going to self-destruct, but it turns out she was tricked."

However, after this battle, her cultivation foundation was destroyed, her demon core shattered, and her cultivation level will inevitably plummet, making recovery almost impossible.

Ran?

Jiang Mu felt a little regretful.

He came all this way, looking miserable, just to hang up the charger.

They got away.

At that moment, his gaze was suddenly drawn to a dark red patch at the edge of the rubble pit.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a knife.

The blade had a faint glow of blood flowing through it, and although it was somewhat damaged, it had not lost its spirit.

"magic weapon?"

Jiang Mu's eyes brightened slightly.

Ling Ye glanced at it and said indifferently:

"This is a rare and precious sword. You can take it if you want it."

"This isn't a good idea."

As Jiang Mu spoke, she had already hugged the knife to her chest.

He's missing a good knife.

The standard-issue swords of the Demon Slayer Division are fine for dealing with ordinary demons, but they are too wasteful when cutting high-level demons, and they always end up with several cuts after each fight.

This knife is full of evil energy; I'll just have to go back and cleanse it with demonic energy.

It might even evolve.

"You're the one who helped me find this snake mother. If you hadn't alerted me, I wouldn't have been able to stop her. Consider this knife your reward."

Ling Ye suddenly noticed the bloodstains on his clothes and asked, "Did you go help Wang Ershang and the others just now?"

"Um."

Jiang Mu nodded. "Yes, if we had been a step later, they would probably all be dead. I killed that fourth-tier maid snake demon with a single strike."

Ling Ye was taken aback: "You killed that monster all by yourself?"

"yes."

Jiang Mu nodded.

Ling Ye fell silent for a moment.

This guy always manages to do something unexpected.

A thought suddenly struck her, and she asked, "Jiang Mu, are you interested in becoming a patrol envoy?"

"The Inspector?"

Jiang Mu was taken aback, then pointed to her own nose, "Me?"

"Um."

Ling Ye nodded seriously.

"You are decisive, possess considerable combat strength, and have the potential to stand alone. The position of Inspector allows for free training, enabling you to accumulate a wealth of practical experience and resources, which will allow you to grow much faster than staying cooped up in the small Demon Slaying Division of Huzhou City."

Jiang Mu thought for a moment, then shook her head and said:

"With my cultivation level, what kind of inspector am I? I'd probably be swallowed up as a snack by some passing demon before I even took two steps outside."

Let's focus on developing our strength first. Besides... even I got this position as a leader through connections.

Upon hearing this, Ling Ye pondered for a moment and felt that what Jiang Mu said made sense.

He definitely needs time to reflect and accumulate experience.

"That's true. There's no rush. If you have any thoughts on this in the future, feel free to let me know."

Ling Ye said.

Jiang Mu was somewhat curious:

"I've heard that the selection criteria for inspectors are extremely stringent, and it's not an easy job, is it?"

"That's really demanding."

Ling Ye frankly admitted, "If it were anyone else, I wouldn't care. But you... I can make an exception for you."

She looked at Jiang Mu, her eyes behind the veil clear and honest:

"I'm not the kind of person who's rigidly bound by rules. If you're willing, I can let you go through the back door once."

"I'll think about it."

Jiang Mu said.

Seeing the figures of the Demon Slayers appear in the distance, Ling Ye prepared to leave first to change his clothes.

Before leaving, she couldn't help but ask again:

"You really didn't see it just now?"

"What?"

Jiang Mu looked completely bewildered.

Ling Ye stared at him for a while before saying, "It's nothing."

Just as Jiang Mu breathed a sigh of relief, the woman suddenly pointed to the watermelon in her arms and quickly asked:

"Is it bigger or am I bigger?"

"You're older," Jiang Mu blurted out.

Ling Ye: "..."

Jiang Mu: "..."

A gust of wind blew by, swirling up the leaves on the ground.