So it turns out I'm the demon!

Chapter 437 Yandere?

Hearing Jiang Mu's question, Qiu Yuexin gave him a strange look and said, "Of course, Father and Mother are ordinary people. Back then, our family ran a silk and tea shop and a pharmacy in Huzhou City. We were just ordinary merchants. You didn't think they were cultivators, did you?"

Realizing he wouldn't get any more useful information from the demon girl, Jiang Mu gave up on pressing the issue and instead asked, "What brings you here this time? Do you need my help?"

"unnecessary."

Qiu Yuexin flatly refused, "You can't be of any help anyway."

Jiang Mu shrugged and said, "That's great, I'm happy to have some free time. Besides, I have to go on a long trip tomorrow to take care of some business. It will take at least ten days to go back and forth, so I can't help even if I wanted to."

"Going on a long trip?"

Qiu Yuexin's clear, fox-like eyes flickered slightly, revealing a hint of wariness. "Where are you going? Which respectable woman are you planning to harm?"

Jiang Mu chuckled, not intending to hide it from her, and said truthfully, "Go to the Blood Blade Sect, find a guy named Ding Tieshui, and take the Star Core from him."

"Blood Saber Sect?"

Qiu Yuexin's delicate brows furrowed slightly. "I remember this sect is somewhere near Hailing Prefecture, isn't it?"

"right."

Jiang Mu said helplessly, "Even the fastest demon horse would take about ten days to travel back and forth. The journey is indeed a bit far."

Of course, Jiang Mu can also fly.

However, his Demonic Wings consume too much star power and demonic energy.

It's unbeatable for short distances, but it struggles a bit when running long distances.

Moreover, his magic gauge was already almost empty, and he would have to kill monsters from time to time to replenish it. All things considered, it was actually less efficient than riding a demon horse.

"That's quite a coincidence. I also need to go to Hailing Prefecture to handle some important clan affairs."

Qiu Yuexin smiled slightly, patted her skirt, and said, "Since we're going the same way, I'll reluctantly travel with you."

Jiang Mu glanced at her sideways, his eyes filled with an extremely strange expression.

Didn't this girl just say that she was only visiting him on her way? Now that she hears he's going to Hailing Prefecture, she's actually going along the same route again.

Isn't this a bit too coincidental that it's "smooth"?

Seeing Jiang Mu's gaze, Qiu Yuexin naturally understood what he was thinking. A tempting blush rose on her pretty face, and she said irritably, "Don't flatter yourself. I really have business in Hailing Prefecture, not because I'm worried about you and want to escort you. Besides, your cultivation level isn't much lower than mine now, and it might even be stronger. Why would I need to protect you?"

If it's on the way, then it's on the way. Why explain so much?

Jiang Mu made up her mind.

But no matter what, having such a cute and enchanting little fox spirit by your side to keep you company on this long journey is better than being all alone in the cold wind.

And if you're lucky, you might even get to enjoy some delicious food along the way.

As for what this delicacy is, those in the know will understand.

"What a pity."

Qiu Yuexin muttered with some regret, "It's said that a long time ago, there was an ancient teleportation array in Yunzhou City that could directly connect to Hailing Prefecture. If such a thing existed, it would only take half an hour at most, why would it take several days?"

"Teleportation arrays are the most unreliable thing," Jiang Mu muttered, pursing his lips.

He was genuinely scammed by this thing.

Last time, the Red Altar Cult set up a short-range teleportation array outside the city to target him, but that thing required platforms to be set up on both sides and special people to guard it, which was very troublesome.

Even so, it is still extremely unstable.

Jiang was tricked by them and inexplicably teleported to Hailing Prefecture. The teleportation array he experienced in the secret realm with Lan Rou'er's brother, the Ginseng King, was even more disgusting.

In short, nine and a half out of ten of these dilapidated formations are traps; whoever steps on one is doomed.

No wonder, something so convenient, yet nobody touches it.

Qiu Yuexin said in a crisp voice, "Teleportation arrays rely on abundant spiritual energy from heaven and earth. In the current great conflict, spiritual veins are severely depleted and laws are incomplete. Forcibly moving through the void will naturally easily cause turbulence and collapse."

"However, I studied an ancient book in the clan a few days ago, which said that some teleportation arrays buried underground have a stable spiritual power that can still be used even after thousands of years."

It's a pity we don't know where they're hidden. If we could dig them out, it would save us a lot of trouble.

As they were talking, the bell on the girl's ankle suddenly rang.

Qiu Yue's expression shifted, and she said to Jiang Mu, "I'll wait for you outside the city gate tomorrow morning. Also, you don't need to prepare any demonic horses; it's unnecessary. I have a way to get there faster."

After saying that, she swayed slightly and disappeared from the room, accompanied by a faint, alluring fox scent.

"Could it be that she has companions waiting for her outside?"

Jiang Mu was curious.

Without thinking much about it, he put the painting on the wall away and went to the small courtyard of Bai Xiang across the street.

Surprisingly, Bai Xiang wasn't home.

Only Mo Huaisu stood in the small vegetable garden, watering the vegetable seedlings.

"Sect Leader Mo, where is Aunt Bai Xiang?"

Jiang Mu asked.

"I found her a quiet place. She is currently cultivating and it is not convenient to disturb her," Mo Huaisu said calmly.

Jiang Mu was somewhat disappointed.

Why did they have to fix it now of all times?

Seeing the Taoist nun bending over to water the plants, the man asked, somewhat puzzled, "Hey, Sect Leader Mo, what are you watering in the middle of the night?"

Jiang Mu was too embarrassed to ask if she had lost her mind.

Mo Huaisu slowly straightened her slender waist and said softly, "As the ancients said, those that bloom in the sun will soon fade, while those that accumulate in the shade will surely have a firm fruit. This is true of watering, and it is also true of seeking the Dao and cultivating oneself."

The Taoist robe fluttered gently in the night breeze, making the woman appear as ethereal and otherworldly as a banished immortal from a painting.

Jiang Mu rolled her eyes.

What are you babbling about? I'm fifty first.

He was too lazy to engage in any esoteric rhetoric with the other party, and guessing that the other party was still determined to take on disciples, he decided to give him a lecture.

Jiang Mu put the painting into Bai Xiang's room, and when she came out, she said to Mo Huaisu, "Sect Leader Mo, I have to go on a long trip tomorrow, which may take a while. Please tell Bai Xiang about it later, so that this jealous woman doesn't think I'm going to find a new wife outside."

"Um."

Mo Huaisu nodded slightly.

Jiang Mu took a couple of steps, then suddenly remembered something. Pointing to the strange phenomenon in the sky, he asked, "Didn't they say that Jiang Chaoxi's fortuitous inheritance would open in a month? So much time has passed, is it still not appearing? Could Sect Leader Mo deduce the secrets of heaven? Could it appear right after I left?"

Mo Huaisu lightly twirled the whisk in his hand, his gaze calm and serene: "The grand destiny of heaven and earth is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. If you are destined to be with him, he is destined to be yours."

If fate has no connection with you, even if you stay by their side day and night, it will all be in vain, like a mirage, only to stir up worldly demons.

It all comes down to just talking; what he says is as good as nothing at all.

Jiang Mu mentally complained and turned to leave.

As she watched the man's figure disappear into the distance, an unusual light gradually spread across the woman's ethereal eyes. A blush of desire crept up from behind her ears to her cheeks, then slowly faded away.

She returned to her room, took off her Taoist robe, and then raised her right hand.

Five slender, pale white fingers parted little by little in the dim light.

But then she saw some silver threads, like spider webs, clinging between her fingers, crystal clear and shimmering with a beautiful luster.

Mo Huaisu tilted his head, staring blankly at those few strands of silver hair.

After a long while, she sighed softly.

"The desire between men and women is indeed, as Master once said, the most difficult tribulation in the world."

The next morning, Jiang Mu left the city gate.

Just as he stepped out of the city gate, a voice, delivered with incredible speed and precision, entered his ears: "There's a grove ahead. Once inside, take the left fork in the road. I'll be waiting for you there."

It was Qiu Yuexin's voice.

Jiang Mu followed his instructions and soon entered the woods.

After turning the corner and walking about several dozen steps, a sweet voice drifted over: "I'm here."

Jiang Mu looked up.

The pale golden morning light filtered through the branches and leaves, falling on the girl as if adorning her with delicate shadows.

The girl was sitting on a tall tree branch, swinging her legs.

This time, however, the girl wore a pair of cute boots, preventing Jiang Mu from seeing her adorable little feet. The knee-high boots, however, made her legs appear even longer.

Jiang Mu looked around and said, "I thought you had already prepared a carriage, which is why you didn't let me find the demon horse."

Qiu Yuexin leaped lightly from the treetop, landing on her toes as silently as a falling leaf. She clapped her hands and said, "Riding a demon horse is too slow. Let you ride me instead, so we can hurry up. But there's a condition: when we get to Hailing Prefecture, you have to do something for me."

As soon as she finished speaking, the girl's pink light suddenly intensified.

The surrounding area was filled with swirling fallen leaves. The next moment, the leaves exploded, revealing a pink nine-tailed fox standing there.

The fox stood proudly before Jiang Mu, its long, narrow, eerie purple eyes looking down at him, behind which stretched nine enormous foxes like endless clouds.

Its tail slowly sways and stretches, appearing quite majestic and domineering.

"I knew it."

Jiang Mu chuckled to himself.

When the girl said last night that there was no need to prepare a demon horse, he had a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

Seeing his demon sister reveal her true form and become his mount, Jiang Mu felt incredibly happy.

Regardless of how it feels to ride a fox, with the speed of the demon sister, even with a rest stop along the way, she could reach Hailing Prefecture in three days at most.

"Hurry up and get on, what are you standing there for?"

The enormous pink fox exhaled a warm breath from its nostrils and spoke in human language, still with that familiar arrogant tone.

"Understood."

Jiang Mu immediately flipped over and mounted the fox's back.

He leaned down halfway, his hands gripping the soft downy hair on his neck.

The next moment, the void trembled.

The nine-tailed celestial fox darted through the forest like a streak of pink lightning.

Some small animals that had gotten up early to forage along the way were swept into the air by the strong wind before they could figure out what was happening. They were then thrown to the ground and could only stare blankly at the sky, which was quite comical.

As Jiang Mu rode on the demon girl's back, he felt the wind whistling past his ears.

The mountains and trees in front of me rushed past, stretched into blurry streaks of light and shadow, making everything look like it had been pixelated.

"I guess I'm the first person to ride a girl like this."

Jiang Mu buried her face in the soft fox fur, thinking to herself.

Departing in the morning and arriving in the evening.

They barely rested along the way, and it wasn't until evening that Qiu Yue's heart finally settled at the foot of a steep cliff.

A wide river rushes down below the cliff, like a water dragon lying between the mountains, which is quite refreshing.

"Let's rest here for a while."

Qiu Yuexin helped Jiang Mu off her back and then transformed back into human form.

Her face was flushed, and her forehead was covered in sweat.

The girl walked to the riverbank, found a large rock to sit on, and dipped her two white little feet into the cool river water, creating circles of silvery white waves.

Jiang Mu sat down beside her and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Qiu Yuexin didn't say anything, but magically produced a box of exquisite pastries and handed it to Jiang Mu: "Here, have something to eat first. You must be starving after running around all day, right?"

Jiang Mu took the pastry, took a bite, and her eyes lit up immediately: "It's quite delicious, where did you buy it?"

"I made it myself," Qiu Yuexin said.

"hehe."

Jiang Mu returned a meaningful smile.

The girl glared at him, continuing to kick the river water with her toes as she said, "It's from that new eatery that opened on our pharmacy street. The proprietress there is quite pretty, and the pastries are delicious. You can go and flirt with her when you're free."

"Our family's pharmacy?"

Jiang Mu ignored the girl's sarcasm and focused on the key words.

Qiu Yuexin narrowed her fox-like eyes, a half-smile playing on her lips: "What? Do you intend to take all of the Jiang family's assets for yourself? Let me tell you, my mother once told me that if I got married, half of the family's decorated boats would be my dowry."

No, she also said that all the Jiang family's shops and farmland would belong to me, so that you, this good-for-nothing spendthrift, wouldn't squander it all in brothels.

"How come I didn't know? You're making this up, aren't you?"

Jiang Mu smiled and gently tucked a strand of the other person's hair, which had been blown away by the wind, behind their ear.

Qiu Yuexin made a cute face and huffed, "Anyway, that's what Mother said. If you don't believe me, then you're being unfilial."

"Since you've said that, of course I believe you."

Jiang Mu readily agreed, "Don't worry, when you get married, I'll give you as much dowry as you want."

Qiu Yuexin remained silent.

She silently gazed at the mountains and forests on the opposite bank, letting her two jade-like little feet immerse themselves in the river water.

Her glistening toes were dazzlingly white.

Even the rushing river seemed to slow down unconsciously, taking on a gentler feel.

After a long while, she spoke softly, her voice slightly swaying in the wind: "Jiang Mu, what are your plans for the future?"

Jiang Mu chewed on a sweet pastry, gazed at the surging river, thought seriously for a moment, and said, "I don't know either. Let's take it one step at a time. Anyway, my goals are constantly changing."

One moment he dreams of marrying several wives and living a peaceful life; the next he longs to ascend to immortality, to see the celestial landscapes, and to seek eternal life. Then he dreams of conquering the world and sitting on the dragon throne.

He patted the pastry crumbs off his palm and said, "Anyway, I want everything, but the most important thing right now is to become strong enough. At least I need to reach the eleventh or twelfth realm in the future, to be as powerful as Sect Leader Mo, before I can feel at ease."

After all, with so many wives, each one a beauty that could rival the most stunning women, how could he possibly keep them all without some strength?

At this point, he added, "Oh, right, the most important thing right now is to kill the Mist Demon and avenge my parents."

After all, his own sister was only thinking about revenge. If he didn't take it to heart, she might put on that "you heartless bastard" face again.

Qiu Yuexin gazed quietly at the man's profile and asked softly, "Do you know what I want to do?"

Jiang Mu shrugged: "Right now, it's definitely about revenge. As for the future? Maybe I'll become the patriarch of your Qingqiu clan, or maybe I'll find a handsome, highly skilled, and loving husband to spend my life with—look, someone like me would be perfect."

Qiu Yuexin's lips curved into a smile as she gazed at the river and said softly, "After I avenge my parents, I think—I will kill you."

"Oh, that's great."

Jiang Mu smiled.

But when he looked at the expression on the girl's face, it seemed she wasn't joking, and Jiang Mu's smile immediately froze.

"You mean the past, right?" Jiang Muqian said with a smile.

"no."

Qiu Yuexin turned her head, her bright, beautiful fox eyes staring directly at Jiang Mu. "I'm not joking. I wanted to kill you before because I thought you had no conscience. But I still want to kill you now. After I kill you, I'll commit suicide, so our family can be reunited."

Jiang Mu felt a chill run down her spine, and her hair stood on end.

isn't it?

So it turns out that my own little devil sister is actually a yandere at heart?

Seeing Jiang Mu's shocked and bewildered handsome face, Qiu Yuexin's originally tense expression suddenly broke down, and she burst out laughing. She then clutched her stomach and laughed so hard she almost fell over.

Two wet, white, tender feet dangled around, splashing water all over Jiang Mu's face: "Hahaha—so you can be scared too, huh? That's hilarious!"

Jiang Mu was speechless.

He grabbed a piece of pastry and stuffed it into the girl's mouth, saying irritably, "If you really want to kill me in the future, remember to prepare a bigger coffin beforehand, one that can hold both of us. At least we can be a pair of ghost lovers sleeping together in the same grave."

"Tch, you're so smug."

Qiu Yuexin swallowed the pastry and snorted, "When the time comes, I'll shove my foot into your mouth so you won't be able to open your mouth even when you're in the underworld."

"Go ahead and stuff it in right now if you dare! Come on, stuff it in!"

Jiang Mu opened her mouth wide and leaned closer to her.

Qiu Yuexin blushed, grabbed another piece of pastry and stuffed it into the man's mouth, scolding, "Shameless."

Just as the two were playfully fighting, their expressions suddenly turned serious.

But then they saw a dark shadow slowly drifting down the water upstream.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a corpse!