Gou Zai Yao Wu Simulated Immortal

"You ran like a madman, through the mountain pass, straight into the battlefield."

"At that time, the two armies were engaged in fierce fighting."

"From a high vantage point, one can see the Kuroshio and Akasui clashing against each other, with swords and spears like a forest and flames stretching to the sky."

"The wolf riders of the demon race trampled the earthen slopes, while the bull demons pushed bone carts forward."

"The long-winged demon hovered low in the air, occasionally swooping down to drag living people out of the formation and tear them in two."

"The human army advanced in layers, their shield walls forming an iron wall, their spears surging out like waves of wheat, their crossbows piercing the air, their oil gushing forth, and dust billowing everywhere."

"Further away, warriors and great demons fought fiercely, their palm strikes, sword flashes, demonic flames, and blood energy exploding in mid-air, shaking the earth."

"Corpses lay strewn across the field, and blood of various colors mingled together, meandering down the low-lying areas."

"You disregarded everything and drove straight across the edge of the battlefield."

Some people see you as a monster and will draw their swords to kill you; others see you as a madman and will stay far away from you.

"You cry one moment and laugh the next, then suddenly cover your head and run away, more terrifying than the battle cries on the battlefield."

"I don't know how far you ran, but you finally ran out of energy, and everything went black before your eyes. You collapsed straight down a rocky slope."

……

When I opened my eyes again, I saw a pair of eyes that were both surprised and frightened.

"The child was about seven or eight years old, skin and bones, and his clothes were tattered."

Before you could even see clearly, another small figure blocked your way.

"The child was only two or three years older, clutching a rusty iron sword full of chips. His legs were trembling, but he was still protecting his younger brother."

"His voice trembled as he gritted his teeth and forced a shout: 'You...you stay away!'"

"Come any closer, and I'll chop you up!"

Before you could speak, you felt dizzy again and completely lost consciousness.

The older children slowly approached.

"He thought you were a defeated soldier who had fled from the battlefield."

"Seeing your tattered clothes, covered in blood, and with a broken sword lying beside you, I was terrified."

"But after hesitating for a long time, he still didn't abandon you."

"Simply because over the years, too many people have died and too few have lived."

"At least the person in front of me is still breathing."

The child sighed and, along with his younger brother, dragged you "home."

"It's called a home, but it's just a cave hidden behind rocks and withered vines."

"Several scales shed by unknown monsters are embedded in the cave ceiling. In the daytime, the faint light can barely illuminate the scene inside the cave."

"After nightfall, the two brothers would pile the bones they had collected outside at the entrance of the cave."

"Over the years, both demons and humans have come to know the name of Broken Sword Maniac."

"Most people would not want to approach that pile of bones from afar."

"That's why the three of them have been able to survive in this godforsaken place until today."

"When you wake up, you'll smell a damp, musty odor, followed by a faint scent of blood."

"The two brothers were squatting to the side, carefully feeding you the dew they had collected, little by little, using the armor-piercing shards."

"There was also a woman sitting next to her, pale and thin, coughing incessantly, looking like she would fall apart in the wind."

"Her face was terribly haggard, and she was completely drained of her flesh and blood, leaving only skin and bones."

"You later learned that their father had already died."

"When the family escaped from the demon slaughterhouse, it was that man who fought desperately with the others to cover their retreat, which saved the lives of the mother and her two children."

……

Slowly opening your eyes, you stare at this family, speechless.

"The Soul-Devouring Sword has become one with you."

"The first thing you do when you wake up is instinctively to kill someone."

"With a slight movement of his palm, the elder brother once again stood in front of his younger brother."

"Even though he was so scared that his face turned pale and his hands were trembling, he instinctively took a step forward."

"That scene, as it fell into your eyes, stirred up a few fragmented old memories."

"You see yourself as a child, standing in front of your father like this."

"And the person blocking your way is your elder brother, Li Chunzheng."

"When you caused trouble back then, the old man was so angry that he wanted to whip you."

"But my elder brother gritted his teeth and silently protected you behind him, letting the whip fall on himself first."

"That memory was just a fleeting moment, yet it pierced deep into the depths of your consciousness."

The killing intent in your palm has stopped.

"A single misstep could have extinguished our spirits, but we won this hard-won victory."

"Just looking at that child, my eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and they fell silently."

"When the two brothers saw you like this, they were stunned at first, and then they breathed a sigh of relief."

"My younger brother thought you had escaped from a great battlefield, terrified by the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and timidly whispered: 'Don't be afraid...'"

The older brother, trying to remain calm, added, "It's safe here."

Hearing this, you choked up and almost laughed out loud.

"The smile that was on the tip of my tongue turned into a deeper bitterness."

"..."

"In the years that followed, your emotions gradually stabilized."

"Even now, malevolent thoughts surge within me, and my demonic nature is hard to quell."

"But compared to the previous state of killing anyone on sight and regarding all living beings as resources, he has finally become much more restrained."

"The two brothers grew up day by day."

"My younger brother is still thin, but he has learned to go far away to pick wild fruits and dig up grass roots."

"The elder brother became even more silent. Although his shoulders were thin, he truly had the perseverance to support the family."

"Their mother is still ill, her cough is getting worse, and she can't walk far."

"Remembering their kindness in saving your life, you often went out alone to find food for them."

"Over time, this family of three developed a deep trust in you."

"Those two brothers often pester you, begging you to teach them swordsmanship."

But you still refuse.

"They just assumed you were unwilling to wield a sword again and didn't dare to ask any more questions."

Occasionally at night, the three of them would whisper about the Great Sun.

"They say there is a city there, rice there, spring rain there, and a decent life there."

"You know in your heart that the Great Sun Dynasty has extremely strict screening of civilians leaving the country, just to prevent demons from sneaking into the city."

To put it more bluntly.

"Once a person takes a single step beyond the sun, in the secular sense, that person is already dead."

"Not to mention someone like you, burdened with a heinous crime and entangled with the Demon Sword."

……

"One day, all the demonic energy within you vanished."

The hostility in his eyes gradually faded.

"The family of three looked at you and felt as if you were a completely different person; they had no idea what had happened."

After a long silence, you suddenly asked, "Do you want to go back to Great Sun?"

The two brothers were startled, then looked up at the same time.

"The sick woman's eyes were even red-rimmed."

"think."

I dream about it.

"So you said no more, but picked up the broken sword, turned and left."

"At that time, you had not appeared for many years, and the titles of Broken Sword Maniac and Sword Maniac Demon were gradually forgotten by humans and demons."

"But after that day, the border region gained a new name."

"Enemy of Ten Thousand Demons".