Chapter 45: Sealing the Cave

  Looking at Xiaoyu's expression, it didn't seem like she was joking, and what she said seemed to be very important. I didn't continue asking anything, just said: "Okay, I'll send him off later."

  The two of us arrived at the gate of the witch's house and waited outside. After a while, he came out from inside with a serious expression, but when he saw us, he smiled again.

  "You're really leaving, Sunglasses Hero!" I said reluctantly, although we hadn't known each other for many days, but I felt like he was an old friend I'd known for a long time.

  The sunglasses hero nodded and said to us: "I'm really leaving, as the saying goes, there is no banquet that doesn't disperse, we will meet again if fate permits."

  When I heard this, my heart sank, because before that, both Xiao Rou and Tang Bing Xue had used this sentence as their closing remarks. I don't know what's wrong with me, but at this moment, I actually felt a lump in my throat, the kind of reluctance to part with friendship was fully revealed on me.

  I gave him a light hug and then hid to one side, because I knew he must have something to say to Xiaorou. After he finished talking with Xiaorou, he called me back to his side again.

  "Live a good life, work hard and take care of yourself. I look forward to our next reunion." The sunglasses-wearing hero patted my shoulder as he said this.

  "I will definitely not let you down." I nodded vigorously.

  Afterwards, the sunglasses-wearing man let out a soft sigh and walked towards the village entrance with slightly reddened eyes. Although he didn't say much, I knew that he was reluctant to leave. He wouldn't have left if it wasn't for something important.

  Dazedly watching the footsteps of the sunglasses knight, silently blessing him from my heart. After his figure gradually disappeared, my heart still couldn't calm down. Looking at Xiaoyu again, her eyes were also very reluctant, but she didn't express much.

  Instead, he came over to comfort me and said: "Alright, Xiaolong, don't be sad. Chen Sheng has just gone out to take care of some things. Once he's done, he'll come back."

  "Uh-huh!" I nodded, "But how long will it take?"

  "Once things are settled, I'll be back. Now the two of us need to carefully review our plan. One month's time is a bit too rushed. We must resolve our inner demons in the shortest possible time."

  Xiao Rou's words immediately pulled me back from my sentimental thoughts to a tense state. I said that I didn't quite understand either, and everything would be fine as long as we followed Xiao Rou's instructions. She told me that the heart demon was a kind of evil spirit born from one's own heart, and it didn't belong to any of the six paths of reincarnation. It was possible to capture it, but making it reappear wouldn't be easy.

  Now we are in Fengmen Village, where the witchcraft atmosphere is too strong to approach, and can only use witchcraft to guide it over. However, to ensure that nothing goes wrong, something more adventurous must be done, which is to enter the sealed cave outside Fengmen Village. When mentioning this, Xiaorou's expression changed slightly.

  "What's this about a sealed cave?" I interrupted her.

  Xiao Rou paused for a moment, then said to me: "Actually, this is also a forbidden place in Fengmen Village. Inside, it's an extremely dangerous place with corpse worms, vengeful spirits, and some animals. But there's a very special aspect here, just like the ghost mirror, all the demons and monsters will appear here, leaving them nowhere to hide. It will also suppress the resentment that originally existed in the heart demon. To avoid wasting time, I want to use this method to subdue the heart demon."

  While speaking, Xiao Rou kept staring at me, I knew she was seeking an answer from me. I said to Xiao Rou: "I'll do whatever you say, no matter how dangerous it is."

  Xiao Rou let out a gentle sigh and said to me: "Alright then, it's settled. We'll go to Fengmen Cave. Now let's go back to the house and get ready."

  "Shouldn't we tell Grandma Witch?" I asked.

  Xiao Rou shook her head and said, "Can't tell her, this is a very dangerous attempt. If I tell her, she won't agree, but in my opinion, there's no other way out for now? We have to believe in ourselves."

  "Xiao Rou, I especially believe in you, let's go prepare then."

  The two of us returned to Xiaorou's room again, and she took out a short sword with copper coins from the cabinet for me. It was more than one meter long, and there were only copper coins on it, with no other objects. At the position of the knife handle, there was a seven-star knot made of red cord.

  "This is for you!" Xiao Rou handed it over to me, "This is an ancient bronze sword, a treasure that suppresses yin and yang. I'll give it to you today."

  To be honest, when Xiaoyu first brought it out, I had already taken a liking to this ancient bronze sword. However, when she said it was a treasure, I felt a bit uneasy and told her: "This is too precious, how can I possibly accept it?"

  Xiao Rou grasped my arm at this time, separated my fingers, placed the ancient bronze sword in my hand and said: "You can accept it now, take it, it will come in handy someday. This is made with 99 copper coins, the witch applied cinnabar on top and used a seven-star knot to compile it. Moreover, it was opened in hundreds of temples, capable of subduing ghosts and evil spirits!

  Looking at the sincere little Rong, I feel that making excuses seems a bit inappropriate. After giving me the ancient bronze sword, she took out a travel bag from the cabinet and put in some incense, paper, pen, and some bottles and jars, which seemed to be talismans.

  "Now that everything is ready, if you don't have anything else to do, we can set off. As for the witch, there's no need to bid farewell, I've already come up with an excuse to deceive her."

  "It's all over, just hoping heaven will help us."

  Xiao Rou's expression changed slightly, and she smiled faintly at me: "I hope it's okay, but don't expect too much from him, he's the most unreliable person."

  "Yes, it's unreliable, so we have to rely on ourselves." I also smiled wryly, rarely laughing at such a tense moment. So of course I wanted to ease the tension too!

  So, as Xiaorou said, I carried the ancient bronze sword on my back, and Xiaorou had a luggage bag on her back. We didn't leave from the main gate of Fengmen Village, but instead took a detour around the mountain behind it to head towards the location of Fengmendong. At this time, the sky was gradually darkening, and Xiaorou said that this was also good, as the later it got, the less Heart Demons would be concerned, making it easier to summon some.

  All the way, I and Xiaorou supported each other, she pulled my hand, and I held her hand through the thorns in the mountain forest. I love this feeling very much, and I especially enjoy it. Xiaorou's personality is so gentle and not bound by trivial matters. In today's world, I dare to guarantee that except for her, there is no one else.

  Although the sky has darkened, I think this is a very beautiful picture, just like the starlight that Ink Glasses Knight gave to Little Rou.

  When we climbed over another hill, Xiaoyu told me that we were almost there, but at this moment I felt a bit numb on my scalp. At the time, I couldn't help but rub my forehead!

  "What's wrong, Little Dragon?" asked Xiao Rou.

  "I feel a bit of fear, it's a physical reaction, but I don't actually feel it in my heart." I replied truthfully about my inner feelings.

  Xiao Rou glanced around and whispered to me: "It seems that the heart demon has arrived, this is also good, it saves us the trouble of using witchcraft."

  "Has it really come?"

  "Uh-huh!" Xiao Rou nodded, "My Bagua disc has moved, and you have a fearful feeling on your body, it's the Heart Demon. Now that we're approaching the Sealing Gate Cave, just listen to my commands when the time comes. However, this Heart Demon is more formidable than I imagined, it can't be restrained at all, and it followed us out of Sealing Gate Village. It seems it has made up its mind to kill you, but don't be afraid, resentment arises from the heart, just treat it with a calm heart as usual."

  At this time, I grabbed Xiao Rou's hand and said that it was really not my intention to take advantage of her. As soon as I heard the heart demon, I thought of it transforming into me and Mo Jian Xia's appearance. I was afraid that it would transform into Xiao Rou's appearance, and then I would be in trouble.

  Xiao Rou didn't say anything, and just pulled her hand towards the direction of the cave entrance. As we walked together, I still felt my scalp tingling and goosebumps rising all over my body.

  As I approached the entrance of the cave, I was stunned again. This is a particularly large cave, with some thorns and weeds growing in all directions, but at the entrance, it's surprisingly clean, not even a spider web, as if someone had swept it once.

  Xiao Rou gently shook off my hand and said: "Now I have to separate from you for a while, I'll sit here waiting, after I make a gesture to you, run into the mountain cave. Run about 100 meters in and stop to wait for me. Come and lead the heart demon in!"

  "But Xiao Rou, I'm afraid the heart demon will take on your appearance!" I expressed my concern.

  Xiao Rou placed her hands on my shoulders, using those beautiful big eyes to give me confidence: "Don't worry, as long as it enters the sealed gate, this is no longer its decision. Remember, run a distance of about 100 meters, not too far away. If you're too far, I won't be able to find you. If you're too close, I'm worried that the heart demon will suddenly realize something and come out."

  Actually, I'm feeling a bit dazed in my heart right now, but I still nodded and said: "I know, I'll do it the way you said."

  "Uh-huh!" Xiao Rou nodded and began to sit cross-legged, I adjusted the ancient bronze sword behind me. Slowly approaching the sealed door position, my heart was racing uncontrollably at this time. Actually, I'm quite annoyed by this feeling, because being afraid is a sign of cowardice, but I couldn't control it, this physical sensation, I wanted to break free but couldn't.

  I carefully turned around and waited for Xiaoyu to give me a hand gesture, after several minutes, Xiaoyu's hand slowly rose and gave me an OK gesture!

  I knew the demon was coming, took a deep breath and adjusted myself, then rushed straight into the sealed door. To boost my courage, I pulled out the ancient bronze sword from behind me and grasped it in my hand as I ran.