Chapter Thirty: The Abnormal Chill

  Just then, I vaguely felt that something seemed to be approaching me. I didn't see it, but the feeling was too strong. I couldn't sit still anymore. I put the talisman given by the Ink Glasses Hero in my hand, ready to open it if there's an emergency.

  "Shhh... shhh... shhh..." "Shhh... shhh... shhh..." At this time, I suddenly heard a very strange sound, like the sound of footsteps on leaves... and it was coming from the direction we just came from!

  Right in front of me appeared a dark thing, I immediately became vigilant and shouted in a trembling voice: "What is it?!"

  That dark thing was only about ten meters away from me, but due to the extremely thick fog, I couldn't see it clearly, but I could confirm that it was a human figure. The thing didn't respond to me and didn't move either.

  "Ah..." I let out a deep breath and adjusted my breathing, taking the Shiki mirror from my body. Holding this oni in my hand!

  "What is it? If you don't come out, I won't be polite to you."

  Now no one can save me, I can only give myself a good boost of courage. That dark shadow is slowly moving towards me!

  At that time, my head, body and hands were all covered in hot sweat as he walked closer and closer. The outline gradually unfolded before my eyes! Then I felt tense, surprised to relaxed. Because I saw his sunglasses!

  "Masked Glasses Man?!" I exclaimed in astonishment at his name, for the person standing before me was actually him.

  "Exactly!" The sunglasses-wearing hero continued walking towards me at this time.

  "My goodness, you scared me to death! Can't you give a warning when coming out?" I said helplessly.

  He didn't talk to me, but continued walking towards me. I kept asking him: "What's going on? You entered the village from outside, but came from the direction of the village. Didn't you say you were going to break through the barrier in front?"

  "Huh?!" The sunglasses-wearing hero was taken aback for a moment, then said to me, "The situation is a bit complicated, so I have to take many detours."

  "It's all right, since we can crack it, shall we set off now?"

  Just now when I passed by, I felt quite scared, so I wanted to leave here early.

  "Alright!" The sunglasses guy said to me, I don't know if it's an illusion, but I always feel like this sunglasses guy has changed into a different person, not that he's not funny anymore. It's just that I feel he's a bit cold and distant towards me.

  But maybe I'm just being paranoid, after all this is Demon Village, it's perfectly reasonable for him to be cautious.

  "What's that thing you're holding?" He suddenly pointed at my gu and said.

  "Huh?!" I was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion, "The Gu you gave me just now, have you forgotten?"

  "Sunglasses Knight's mouth twitched slightly as he said to me: 'Of course I know, since it was I who gave it to you, now that I'm back, aren't you going to return it to me?'"

  "Who wants it? Here you go!" I directly threw the turtle to him, and while dragging this big turtle king, I was ready to move forward.

  "Wait a minute!" He called out to me again.

  "What's wrong?"

  "You can get rid of that thing you're dragging." The sunglasses guy pointed at the giant turtle behind me.

  "You're not joking, are you?" Then he said, "Don't mess around, if you want to test me, forget it. I won't abandon him, I promised him, and if he's gone, I'm done for too."

  "Who would have thought that the sunglasses-wearing hero would say to me in a very proper tone: 'Don't mess with this, it's too dangerous in this village, and carrying it is too much of a hindrance. For our safety, let's get rid of it.'"

  When he said that, I knew he wasn't joking. Since it's like this, I untied the rope and threw it aside. Although at first I was reluctant to drag this big turtle, when I put it down for a moment, I felt sorry, having dragged it for so long, now it's still here.

  I patted my hands together with a relaxed expression and asked the sunglasses-wearing guy, "Alright, now that it's gone, we can finally relax. How much longer until we can leave this Devil Village?"

  "It's been a long time, just follow me." The sunglasses man said coldly.

  After he finished speaking, he continued to walk forward. At that time, I really wanted to say a "damn it" to him. Previously, he had always been humorous with me, but now he's playing the cool guy card. Originally, I still wanted to hold his hand, but now I don't want to at all.

  He walked ahead and I followed behind him. After a few steps, he suddenly asked me, "By the way, I haven't asked you yet, why are you following me?"

  "What do you mean I'm following you? I also want to go to Fengmen Village, and you're going to Fengmen Village too. Can't we just travel together? You won't think I'm too weak and try to dump me in this broken village, will you?" I said with a bit of helplessness and patience, I was really afraid he would abandon me here.

  "Of course not, I just don't understand how someone like you can still have the face to live in this world." The sunglasses guy said coldly to me at that time.

  Hearing this, I couldn't hold back anymore and walked forward to ask him: "Are you done yet? Just because you know some magic tricks, you think you're awesome? Who are you calling a scumbag?"

  He stopped in his tracks, suddenly turned around and gave me a fright. He said to me: "Isn't that so? So young yet you've done such despicable things, and even killed someone. Causing others to be unable to reincarnate normally, and also implicating a nine-tailed fox with extremely lethal powers on the world?"

  When he said that, my heart skipped a beat. For such a long time, this has indeed been one of my weaknesses. He directly and unhesitatingly poked at it. At the time, I was shocked, but I was also very curious - I hadn't told him these things, so how did he know?

  "What's wrong, nothing to say? You're a waste of human being?" He continued staring at me.

  To be honest, I especially hate the phrase "human trash", but when I think about it, I can only hold back my anger. No wonder he suddenly became so cold to me, it turns out he knew this all along. Holding back my own anger, I asked him: "How did you know all of this? Who told you?"

  "If you want others not to know, don't do it yourself." He continued walking forward with these cold words.

  I wanted to continue talking to him, but I didn't know what to say, and he didn't continue speaking to me either, instead walking straight forward. In my heart, however, was an especially strong sense of self-blame. Although eight years ago it was Zhang Bao's idea, and I was the one who committed the crime, this was also a huge crime. If it weren't for us, the nine-tailed fox would have finished her cultivation and wouldn't have thought about harming people. The previous Wang Xiaoya would also have been controlled by her and couldn't have become an evil spirit.

  "Gurgle......" "Gurgle......" At this time, I heard the sound of bubbles coming over again.

  At that time, the sunglasses knight stopped in his tracks, and I followed him. What entered my eyes was a swampy area, and the bubbling sound came from here. The mud here is very black, and the soil seems to have been boiled with boiling water, making a gurgling sound. I think it should be at least 100 degrees Celsius. Because I studied physics, high temperatures above this number can boil.

  "Now it's your turn!" The sunglasses hero pointed at the swamp in front of me.

  I was terrified at the time and asked in confusion: "What do you mean?"

  "Now go ahead and walk into this swamp." He said expressionlessly to me.

  "Are you trying to kill me?" I was furious at that time, "You also say I'm a scum? You don't understand the situation and call me scum, and then trick me here to get me killed. Who's the real scum? You have some magic tricks, but what a pretentious prick."

  I can no longer tolerate this, there's no need to endure anymore. His behavior towards me isn't just coldness, it's a death wish. Although I know I'm no match for him, before we part ways, I must give him a good scolding.

  "Don't get me wrong." The sunglasses-wearing man said, looking at me, "I told you I won't harm you. If you want to go to Fengmen Village, you have to pass through this swamp. It looks like it's boiling, but in fact, it's not hot at all inside. You just need to jump in and nothing will happen."

  "Huh?!" When I heard this, I suddenly felt a hint of guilt, and earlier was indeed too excited. Thinking carefully, it's too easy for the sunglasses guy to harm me, and he didn't even need to wait until now. Maybe he just didn't understand my situation back then, which is why he said I'm trash. So maybe I still owe him an explanation.

  At this time, he had already stretched out his hand to signal me to jump in. I swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked him: "Are you sure that after jumping in, we can enter Fengmen Village?"

  "Of course, don't you believe me?" he asked back.

  It's pointless to ask this question now, whether I believe him or not. If I don't trust him, I won't be able to get out of this demon village; if I do trust him, this boiling swamp will cook me alive!

  "I believe!" was the final answer I gave, but when I said those words, I suddenly found that he had a faintly sinister smile, which only lasted for an instant.