"Finally..."
"I've found you..."
The voice fell.
From the shattered space rift, a man with a smile on his face walked out.
The man lightly tossed something the size of a basketball with his left hand.
Perhaps it was the lighting... It wasn't until that 'basketball' rolled in front of Yao Ying (Demon Shadow) that she finally saw what it was!
A head!
The Mountain God's head!
This Mountain God was the embodiment of the back mountain!
It was more fitting to call him a god than a Yokai!
He had his own shrine, his own faith and incense offerings!
In Yao Ying (Demon Shadow)'s heart, this Mountain God was an unbeatable existence!
But... but now he was just a head... "Do you know?"
"I'm a non-believer..."
"But to find your whereabouts, I specifically went to his shrine."
"But this arrogant and rigid old bastard dared to speak disrespectfully to me."
"But guess what?"
Lu Ren chuckled, recounting the whole story.
He stepped on the scattered Yokai blood, walking to Yao Ying (Demon Shadow)'s front.
"I compressed spiritual power into bullets."
"I blew his body to pieces, leaving only this head."
"Just as I was about to go for the finishing blow, to send him on his way."
"He suddenly started begging me, willing to do anything for me."
"You see..."
"Some beasts just don't know what's good for them..."
"If you're ruthless with them, they immediately become grateful."
Lu Ren recounted his grievances with the Mountain God.
After walking in front of Yao Ying (Demon Shadow), he used the Mountain God's head as his stool, sitting on it indifferently.
The Mountain God, now only a head, was meek and dared not speak.
He had the blessings of incense and faith.
As long as the incense continued.
Even if he was only a head, he wouldn't die and would soon recover.
Of course... all of this depended on one condition... that this lord would spare his life... Lu Ren sat directly opposite Yao Ying (Demon Shadow), his gaze curiously surveying the scene.
Jars of wine stained with blood successfully caught his attention.
"Tsk tsk... Is there a banquet here?"
"I'm so sorry..."
"It seems your subordinates were all inadvertently eliminated by me."
"Hahaha, after all, my bloodline has just awakened."
"My proficiency with this spatial ability..."
"Is as bad as my guitar skills."
Lu Ren, acting familiar, started chatting casually with Yao Ying (Demon Shadow).
"..."
Yao Ying (Demon Shadow)'s lips trembled, she was already scared senseless.
The man sitting opposite her was just a human.
But... he carried the Mountain God's head and arrived by shattering space!
And he used a god's head as a seat to rest!
Monster!
The human before her was a monster even more terrifying than a Yokai!
Yao Ying (Demon Shadow) despaired… Her numb body trembled like a sieve!
Forget about standing up and running; she couldn't even utter a plea for mercy at this moment!
…"Do you…know what a guitar is?"
Lu Ren smiled very gently, asking the terrifying, trembling Yokai before him.
"K-know…",
"It's a…a musical instrument…"
Yao Ying (Demon Shadow) nodded in terror, not daring to show the slightest disobedience.
"Then do you know?"
"The teacher who taught me guitar was targeted by you the day before yesterday."
"My Servant is kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see you suffer; she had already warned you."
Lu Ren's tone remained gentle.
But the killing intent emanating from him had materialized, turning into a bloody mist of light!
The bloody mist of light drifted above Lu Ren, forming a giant, sinister smiling face!
Yao Ying (Demon Shadow)'s body trembled even more violently!
Even…even the Mountain God serving as his seat was covered in cold sweat at this moment!
Yao Ying (Demon Shadow), that brainless idiot, had truly caused him a lot of trouble!
Of all people to provoke, she just had to provoke this fiend!
Well, then!
Now all the Yokai in the entire back mountain would have to be buried with her!
…"M-mercy…mercy…"
Sweating profusely, Yao Ying (Demon Shadow) knelt prostrate on the ground, trembling.
She knew she was wrong!
She knew how foolish her previous thoughts had been!
She no longer wanted to be a leader; she just wanted to live!
"Mercy…what?"
Lu Ren's smile grew wider, pretending not to have heard clearly.
"M-mercy…mercy on my life…"
"I…I know I was wrong…"
"I…I'll never dare again…"
Yao Ying (Demon Shadow) pleaded tremblingly, her eyes incredibly clear, like a stray puppy in a box by the roadside.
Her display thoroughly amused Lu Ren.
"You seem to have misunderstood something."
"I didn't come here for revenge."
"Relax…"
"I came specifically to play with you."
Lu Ren said, comforting her with a smile, gently patting Yao Ying (Demon Shadow)'s shoulder with his hand.
Yao Ying (Demon Shadow) stared blankly, looking at Lu Ren with a bewildered expression.
Until…a searing pain of flesh being torn came from her shoulder!
"Ah—!!!"
Yao Ying (Demon Shadow) screamed piercingly!
She discovered in horror that the flesh on her shoulder, touched by Lu Ren's palm, had vanished!
As if something had gnawed it away!
Lu Ren smiled faintly, showing his palm.
The space rift opening in his palm, under Lu Ren's control, curved into a smiling expression!
"No! Don't!"
"I don't want to die!"
Yao Ying (Demon Shadow), frightened to the point of collapse, let out a miserable wail.
She thought of a very terrifying torture in the East!
Called: Lingchi!
This scene, how similar it was!
"No!"
"I'll never! I'll never dare again!"
She scrambled and crawled, screaming in pain, wanting to escape the scene.
But Lu Ren grabbed her calf, his smile gradually distorting.
"Aren't you…very fond of smiling?"
"Come on…"
"Keep…keep smiling for me!"