latelenovela Chapter 290 What's wrong with heretical cultivators?
Chapter 290 What's wrong with heretical cultivators?
After Zhong Hanshang escaped with Gao Huohuo, Ying was already waiting outside the Demon Emperor's palace.
"Huo Huo, are you alright?"
Ying strode forward, scanning her body with her gaze. Only after confirming that she was unharmed did her tense expression ease slightly.
Facing these two demonic cultivators whom she disliked, Gao Huohuo felt a subtle sense of embarrassment.
After all, just a few days ago, she had personally locked the two of them in the dungeon.
"No problem."
She gave a curt reply and then turned to leave.
At this moment, all she wanted was to find a secluded place to wait for her spiritual power to recover before settling this score with Yao Ye.
"You all go back to the Demon Realm, and let the rest of you go back to the Human Realm. Don't worry about what happens next," she said without turning her head.
She didn't want them to be resented by the Demon Emperor because of her.
"Huo Huo, we all came out here to find you. Aren't you coming with us?"
Ying's voice came from behind, and Gao Huohuo suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Looking for her? They're all here looking for her?
When the people of the Shadow Sect saw her, there was no joy in their eyes at their long-awaited reunion; the sect leader, Lin Zhipeng, even wanted to take her life.
If she hadn't been strong enough, she probably would have been killed right after escaping from the demon realm.
Yet these people, whom she had no recollection of, were willing to risk their lives to enter the demon realm and come to her rescue when she was trapped.
An indescribable emotion surged within her, and she suddenly felt an urgent desire to retrieve those lost memories.
However, as she tried to piece together the fragments in her mind, a sudden, intense pain struck, as if countless sharp needles were churning inside her skull.
She groaned softly, instinctively covering her head, her body swaying slightly.
"fire Fire!"
Zhong Hanshang caught her in his arms, and the warmth from his palm made her slightly startled.
He frowned, his voice low and restrained: "If you can't remember, then don't think about it."
Gao Huohuo looked up at him, and there was a complex emotion hidden in his scarlet demonic eyes that she couldn't understand.
She opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
In the end, Gao Huohuo did not leave alone again; this time, they did not return to the fox clan.
The Demon Emperor was no benevolent being, and after discussion, the group decided to temporarily avoid his wrath and agreed to meet at a remote mountainside on the border of the demon realm.
As everyone arrived one after another, Gao Huohuo immediately spotted the injured Lin Qingxue and Bai He.
The woman who called herself her seventh senior sister was pale, while the boy who always called her junior uncle had blood-stained strips of cloth wrapped around his arm.
Her fingertips curled up unconsciously.
These people were injured while trying to save her.
It's a pity that her spiritual power is now sealed and she has lost all her memories.
Unable to utter a proper thank you, he could only stand silently in place, a rare hint of guilt rising in his eyes.
Fortunately, her sixth senior sister, Zhao Feiyue, keenly sensed her emotions and stepped forward to gently hold her hand:
"Little Junior Sister, how are you?"
Gao Huohuo shook his head to indicate that he was fine.
"As long as you're alright, everything we've done has been worth it."
A wisp of gentle spiritual energy flowed from Zhao Feiyue's fingertips. Although it couldn't break the restriction, it eased her tense nerves slightly.
Chu Lingchuan strode over and patted her shoulder heavily:
"Junior Sister, Master and Elder Hu are waiting for us at the sect to bring you back safely."
"Yes, Junior Uncle, as long as you're alright, that's all that matters."
"You've always been the one protecting me, now it's finally my turn to help." Bai He grinned through the pain.
Each word of unreserved concern was like a fine needle, gradually breaking down the defenses she had built in her heart.
Gao Huohuo lowered her eyelashes, allowing herself to believe for the first time.
Perhaps she really was their junior sister, and was treated sincerely by such a group of people.
She suddenly looked up at Lou Chongxiao.
In the morning light, the young man's tall and straight silhouette suddenly overlapped with a blurry figure from his memory.
"After I left the Shadow Sect... was it you I met?"
The air suddenly solidified.
Lou Chongxiao's pupils trembled slightly, and his usually nonchalant voice carried a hint of urgency.
“Junior Sister, you remember me? I am your eighth senior brother, Lou Chongxiao. I was the one who introduced you to the Shadow Moon Sect.”
Expectant gazes flooded in, but Gao Huohuo could only manage a wry smile.
"It was just a fleeting image in my mind, a figure that looked a lot like you, so..."
The light in everyone's eyes dimmed. Ye Lingyu gently put her arm around her shoulder.
"Junior sister, don't rush, take your time, you'll remember eventually."
The mountain wind swept past her blood-stained sleeve, carrying away a barely audible sigh.
Ying broke the slightly dull atmosphere at the right time, tapping her fingertip on the map and analyzing it in a clear and organized manner.
"The border between the demon race and the human race must be heavily guarded now, so it would be too risky to rush through it."
In my opinion, we should find a secluded place to rest for the time being.
Ye Lingyu's gaze lingered on Gao Huohuo several times, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Gao Huohuo looked up to meet her gaze. "What do you want to say? Please speak freely."
"Junior Sister, we used to cooperate with the Blood Demon Society when we were in the Demon Clan. Do you want to go to the Blood Demon Society?"
But now that you've lost your memory, I'm afraid they'll find out.
Furthermore, the Demon Emperor's power level is still unclear; is the Blood Demon Society safe?
When the Demon Emperor's power was mentioned, Gao Huohuo's eyes darkened slightly:
"Yao Ye not only knows all my identities, but also knows that I have recently lost my memory."
There must be a traitor within the fox clan, and it's very likely someone close to us.
Upon hearing this, Zhong Hanshang immediately suspected Feng Lan.
"Is he the young master of the fox clan?"
"not him."
Gao Huohuo's resolute denial caused a shadow to flash in Zhong Hanshang's eyes.
How could she trust Feng Lan so much after only a few days?
She wanted to continue explaining, but she suddenly fell silent when she caught a glimpse of Zhong Hanshang's taut jawline.
Even Gao Huohuo herself couldn't explain why she did it on purpose.
Perhaps she just wanted to see how this demonic cultivator, who had risked half his life for her, would react to these words.
"Then... is Huan Ye a suspect?"
This time, Gao Huohuo didn't speak, but carefully recalled the process of the two getting along.
She lightly tapped her knees with her fingertips and recounted her first encounter with Huan Ye.
When the topic of Lin Zhipeng's ruthless killing came up, Chu Lingchuan slammed his fist on the table and stood up.
"Ridiculous! A junior sister like you would be a treasure of any sect, wouldn't she? How could the Shadow Sect Master want to kill you?"
"It's probably because of something I did in the Shadow Sect before..."
Ye Lingyu and Lou Chongxiao said in unison, "Nonsense! How could someone as good as you, Junior Sister, possibly be like that?!"
Suddenly, Ying spoke in a low voice, "As far as I know, isn't the Shadow Sect a heretical sect? So, Huo Huo, were you a heretical cultivator before?"
In an instant, several sharp glares flew towards him.
Ye Lingyu sneered: "So what if she's an evil cultivator? Even if our junior sister is an evil cultivator, she's still a hundred times stronger than some of those demonic cultivators who hide their true colors all day long!"
Zhong Hanshang, who had been innocently shot, silently moved two steps to the side, distancing himself from Ying.