The starlight was emitted from the night sky and was reflected when it passed an invisible barrier. It shined onto the face of this middle-aged male demon. It made his complexion seemed even paler, as if it was the unmeltable ice from the north.
Luo Luo raised her arm and wiped off the blood around the corner of her lip. She looked at him and asked, “Do you want to kidnap me or kill me?”
The male demon said calmly, “I wouldn’t be able to leave the capital if I kidnapped you. Sorry, I could only kill you on the spot.”
Luo Luo stared at his two demon horns and said, “It seems like you waited here for me for a while.”
The male demon bowed slightly and said, “Since You left your kingdom, or more precisely, when You passed the River of Stinking Blood, I have waited for this day to arrive.”
Luo Luo said, “Then it was quite a long time.”
“I left my homeland several years ago, and You had started your trip for more than a year already. I hid in the capital like a rat for more than half a year. My life is to silently watch you in the darkness. It was both boring and dangerous.”
The male demon revealed his life that he lived these past few years. It was told in a quiet and indifferent tone, but the actual contents were terrible or even solemn – hiding in the core of the human world for such a long time, for sure he sacrificed a lot, especially mentally.
He was silent for a moment and turned around to face the northern direction of the lake. He sighed, “I miss the wind and snow of my homeland. I also miss my wife and family. Thanks to You, I have the chance to accomplish this great task tonight.”
After hearing this, Luo Luo’s heart grew a hint of regret.
She didn’t know that the Demon Race was after her and had followed her from her home all the way to the capital. They were so dedicated to this goal that they waited such a long time for this opportunity. Now the demon race has captured the chance, it would be hard for her to escape.
But the thing she was most regretful of was that she handed this chance to the Demon Race. If she hadn’t use the Button of Thousand Miles to escape the protection of her people to find the person, then this male demon could only continue hiding and waste his time in the human world until his death.
She looked at the night sky and stared at the reflected starlights. She knew that the giant needle had successfully blocked out the outside world. Although her people were just on the other side of the wall, they still wouldn’t be able to hear her scream.
Right now, no one could save her except herself.
Luo Luo assessed her current situation and grew calm. She looked at the male demon and showed a desire to fight. “A Heartseeker at his peak is strong, but not strong enough. I don’t think you are good enough to kill me.”
“It’s hard to live in the capital. There are too many powerful human xiuxingists here. If I am too strong, then it would be easy to attract the attentions of those powerful xiuxingsts. The Zhou Royal Palace would just need to send a few honorable guests and I would be dead, therefore I must not be strong.”
The male demon looked at her. “My technique is specialized in the area of hiding, and so, I am not too strong nor too weak. I’m just enough to kill You, therefore I am the most suitable person for the job which is why it is me that stands in front of You today and not another demon.”
Luo Luo said “I want to know your name.”
She said this sentence calmly, almost like she was talking down on him.
“My name is Mo He,” the male demon answered.
Luo Luo said, “Mo He is just your last name.”
The male demon smiled a little, but his expression was a bit frightening due to his pale skin. “It is meaningless for You to waste our time.”
Luo Luo laughed. Her laughter was high and could be heard from far away. If that barrier didn’t exist, then the people on the other side of the wall would have heard it very clearly. But the male demon didn’t have any intention of stopping her.
“I thought you didn’t care if I wasted time.” she said seriously.
The male demon said “After killing You, it would be difficult for me to escape the capital alive. Then this short period of time would be the last moment of my one hundred years of life. If I can talk with one of royal bloodline like You, I believe my soul would rest in peace.”
Luo Luo opened her wide eyes and her eyelashes winked. She asked curiously, “You are not afraid of being discovered by humans?”
The male demon pointed at the iron needle in front of him.
“The royal palace isn’t far from here.” She cautioned him nicely.
The male demon said expressionlessly. “I am confident that even if the Divine Queen was looking in this direction, she wouldn’t be able to see what we are doing.”
“Okay. I am sure no one is able to save me now.”
Luo Luo sighed. Although she was worried, she still seemed cute.