When Feng Yu and Xiao Bai returo the town, he discovered that the lively town, which should have been bustling, remained as eerily quiet as before.

  "What’s going on? Hasn't the Blood Demon Curse of Hua Zhizi been lifted? Where have all the townspeople gone?" Feng Yu wondered aloud.

  Just as he pondered, an elderly voice called out to him.

  "Young man, you give this old woman a hand? I’m going to throw eggs at that sdrel!"

  Feng Yu turo see an old woman, leaning on a e, trembling like a flickering dle in the wind, orong gust away from toppling.

  "Grandmother, what is it?" Feng Yu asked, steadying her.

  "Young man, you’re from out of town, right? It's lucky you arrived today, or you might have beeen by the monsters…"

  With these words, Feng Yu uood. After Hua Zhizi’s Blood Demon Curse had been lifted, the townspeople had regaiheir senses and now sought to take revenge on someone.

  "Grandmother, where are they?"

  "They've all goo the town square," the old woman replied, her face hardening with anger. "I ’t move easily now because of my age, but I still want to see that sdrel get what he deserves."

  Feng Yu had a strong suspi as to who she meant. He helped the old woman to the square.

  "Kill him!""We should have killed him years ago!""This sdrel! He colluded with moo harm us! Kill him!"

  The eown had gathered at the square. In the ter, kneeling, was the leader of the Hua Shen anization from before.

  The crowd jeered and threw rotteables and foul-smelling eggs at him.

  The ma his head down, silent, his body tightly bound.

  "Silence!"

  "Yamato Yoichi, do you have anything to say?" A man standing beside Yamato Yoichi spoke up.

  "Hahaha, what do I have to say? It’s ridiculous! I wish I could kill all of you!" Yamato Yoichi ughed maniacally.

  "I hate all of you. I hate this world! Why was I born so ugly, so poor?""All of you despise me, loathe me. Every day, you wish I were dead…""But oher hand, I wish all of you would die!"

  Yamato Yoichi tio rant. His face, covered in purple boils and sores, looked grotesque and terrifying, like a living corpse.

  "Why do you all get to wear fine clothes a well, while I live like a dog? I am so jealous of you all. This world is so unfair!"

  He shouted, rage evident in his voice.

  "You’re talking nonsense! What have we doo deserve that from you? On the trary, we’ve helped you, giving you food and clothes!"

  "You’re ungrateful! You’ve repaid kindness with cruelty!"

  "Hahaha! That’s your idea of help? You just give me the scraps meant for animals! You throw me your old clothes. Is that help?!"

  Yamato Yoichi roared.

  "I wish I could kill all of you, drink your blood, skin you alive, tear your muscles from your bones!"

  "Fortunately, I met Lord Hua Shen! She is so beautiful, so uanding. She gave me the strength to kill all of you! Hahaha!"

  "You filthy worms, you deserve to be blood sacrifices to Lord Hua Shen!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd couldn’t remain calm any longer. Even the old woman Feng Yu was helping began to tremble with rage, throwing rotten eggs at Yamato Yoichi.

  Feng Yu noticed the boy and his father standing at the edge of the square. Uhe others, they didn’t join in the crowd’s violence.

  "Father, that’s the big brother…" the boy whispered to his father.

  The father looked up and their eyes met. Feng Yu gave a slight nod and then turned his attention elsewhere.

  In the end, Yamato Yoichi was covered in wounds, his hands a broken from the beating, blood p from his mouth.

  "I didn't do anything wrong… I didn’t do anything wrong… It's all your fault…" he muttered weakly.

  "Such a patheti, yet without any remorse. Truly, the pitiful often have their own despicable side…" Feng Yu remarked, watg the nearly lifeless Yamato Yoichi.

  Soon, the local stables arrived and took Yamato Yoichi away. It was clear they khat if the townspeople didn’t get a ce to vent their ahe u would never subside.

  At least this way, they had relieved their fury without being murderers themselves.

  "It’s over. Xiao Bai, let’s go," Feng Yu said, pig up Xiao Bai.

  What he didn’t know was that for a long time afterward, no flowers would be seen blooming in this town.

  Just as Feng Yu prepared to leave, someone called out to him.

  It was a stable from the local police station.

  "Mr. Feng Yu, we must thank you fetting rid of the monster. You’ve helped us regain our freedom."

  "Please, let us thank you properly for a few days!" The chief of the stable spoke respectfully.

  Feng Yu paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

  He was sooled into the town’s best inn.

  "Ah~"

  "This hot spring is so rexing…" Feng Yu sighed in te as he soaked in the warm water.

  Various fruits and drinks were pearby.

  "Ah, the life of the rich is truly extravagant…"

  "But… I like it."

  Gradually, Feng Yu let himself fully indulge in the fort. After all, the hot springs of this small isnd nation were known for their quality.

  At first, the innkeeper had wao assign several maids to attend to Feng Yu, but he had deed them all, expining simply that he hadn’t yet adapted to the open hot spring culture of this isnd.

  Feng Yu spent three full days iown, experieng the true luxury lifestyle.

  Yet, after pag up his things, he sneaked away when no one was looking.

  Over the past three days, rumors of his role in saving the townspeople had spread, and soon many began visiting him. Some wao bee his disciples, others sought to befriend him, and some even offered to marry their daughters to him.

  Feng Yu k was time to leave.

  The indulgent lifestyle had caused his kraining sessions to dwindle.

  "Ah… ah… Lord Feng Yu, there’s a report of possible Demon sightings in the Western Forest. Please go immediately!"

  Xiao Hei nded on Feng Yu’s shoulder, with Xiao Bai by his side. The two of them, bd white, made quite the pair.

  Just the day before, Feng Yu had taught Xiao Hei the Beast Breathing Teique. However, Xiao Hei’s aptitude was inferior to Xiao Bai’s, and it had taken all of his remaining ces to finally master it.

  Under Xiao Bai’s guidance, Xiao Hei also learo trol his size, transf from a huge beast into a more manageable size. Though smaller, his body now bristled with power.

  With his growing intelligence, Xiao Hei had fully bee Xiao Bai’s sidekick, following him around eagerly as he learhe breathing teique.

  "How about… we try flying this time?" Feng Yu g Xiao Hei.

  Xiao Hei: "…"