Chapter 152: The Speechless Suffering of Ye Wuya

He had always assumed that the Blood Demon was a native of Xianyin. But judging by the Blood Demon's words just now, he was not from this world at all; instead, like him, he came from somewhere else!

"No. This deity was participating in the assault on the immortal tomb of my own world when I was knocked unconscious by a woman in red. When I woke up, I was in this world."

The Blood Demon stated without the slightest hesitation, concealing nothing about the matter at all.

What? A woman in red? Ye Wuya's hair stood on end instantly. The Blood Demon had also been sent here by a woman in red? Could it be the same person?

Without hesitation, Ye Wuya described the appearance of the woman in red he had seen in the ancient tomb to the Blood Demon.

Upon hearing Ye Wuya's description, the Blood Demon instantly grew agitated. "You know that woman in red? Quick, tell this deity where she is!"

This only made Ye Wuya even more certain that the Blood Demon had indeed been sent by that woman in red.

"Stop getting so excited. I was sent here by her too. If I knew where she was, would it still be your turn to ask?"

"What? You too?" the Blood Demon said in shock.

Vaguely, both Ye Wuya and the Blood Demon felt that the situation was far more complicated than they had imagined!

There was one detail Ye Wuya kept hidden: his "passionate encounter" with the woman in red.

The two fell silent once more.

Each harbored their own hidden agendas and speculations.

"Blood Demon."

"Hmm?"

"Suddenly, I feel like you're quite pathetic!"

"How can this deity not be pathetic? All I want is to go back, yet the entire world is going crazy trying to stop me!"

The two chatted back and forth casually, as if neither of them had ever mentioned the woman in red.

"Isn't it because you killed too many people?"

"My cultivation method is simply like this: by killing those stronger than this deity and absorbing them, I can grow stronger."

"But is doing that really right?" Ye Wuya asked.

"A cultivator's path is far more complicated than you see. It's not a matter of simply choosing not to kill! There are too many people forcing your hand. Take the incident in Ling City for example. If you hadn't killed, would the Lu family and the Mu family have spared the Ye family?" the Blood Demon said with a weathered tone, deliberately bringing up the Ling City incident that touched a raw nerve in Ye Wuya's heart.

If he hadn't killed, would the Lu family and the Mu family have spared the Ye family? Would they have spared Ye Ruyue and Ye Ruxue? Clearly, that was impossible.

If his strength had not been formidable, would Ye Ruyue and Ye Ruxue have been abducted by others?

Scene after scene from the past surfaced, as if they had happened just yesterday...

Vaguely, Ye Wuya felt that what the Blood Demon said made a lot of sense. Standing from a different perspective, perhaps their thoughts would naturally be different as well.

The two shared a sense of mutual sympathy! It was as if they had found someone they could talk to, someone to confide their inner thoughts in. Ye Wuya and the Blood Demon felt more like friends than enemies now.

"Don't you still have nine wives in Xianyin? You haven't seen them in three thousand years; don't you miss them?" Ye Wuya thought of the nine matriarchs of the Immortal Moon Holy Land and asked.

"What nine wives?" the Blood Demon asked, puzzled. He had only been dormant for three thousand years—how could everything related to him have changed so much?

Without further ado, Ye Wuya recounted everything he knew and the legends he had heard to the Blood Demon.

The gist of it was that after the Blood Demon vanished, nine women claimed to be his wives and established the Immortal Moon Holy Land, along with the Immortal Moon Pavilion.

When he finished, Ye Wuya asked, "Aren't they your wives?"

"No! This deity has only one wife and has never touched any other woman," the Blood Demon said flatly.

Ye Wuya: "..."

The revelation was too shocking, leaving him momentarily unable to adapt. Everything else had been rumors and legends, but now the actual person involved was right in front of him—whom should he believe? Without a doubt, he believed the Blood Demon a bit more.

"Are they not? They were going around under the banner of being your wives, and I was even planning to use your name, Blood Demon, to go see them!" Ye Wuya's disappointment was instantaneous. Originally, when it came to rescuing Ye Ruyue and Ye Ruxue, he had several options, the first being external force—namely, those nine matriarchs of the Immortal Moon Holy Land.

"Don't you ever go near them!" the Blood Demon said hastily.

"Why is that?" Ye Wuya asked.

"They are not this deity's wives. Back then, I captured them, poisoned them with Corpse Spirit Poison, and forced them to do my bidding, which is why they always stayed by my side! Now that three thousand years have passed, the corpse poison has probably worn off!"

Ye Wuya: "..."

Holy crap!

What the actual crap!

What a massive load of crap!

Could you please mention these things a little earlier?

Could your dark history be even just a little bit shorter?

Acting blindly like this gets people killed, you know that?

For a split second, Ye Wuya had the urge to beat the Blood Demon to death. As it turned out, after all this talk from this scumbag, this bastard had neither friends nor family in this world, and practically the entire world was his enemy! Even the externally rumored "wives" of the Blood Demon were probably itching to butcher him?

This was truly being a solitary man! A commander with zero troops!

Ye Wuya had experienced the terror of the ice poison firsthand—that sensation! Absolutely thrilling! And this bastard Blood Demon actually used it to control women? Nine of them at that?

Instantly, Ye Wuya felt a chill run deep down into his heart. Did this count as having walked through the gates of hell and back?

Ye Wuya made up his mind: from now on, he would never use this scumbag Blood Demon's name ever again. He would just keep his current appearance, or else who knew when he might walk out and get stabbed in the back by his own "people."

Just like that, he suddenly found himself devoid of any backing or influence!

What a complete mess! Now he was even more terrified that one day, one of the many sins committed by this bastard Blood Demon would suddenly crawl out of the woodwork demanding his life—what was he supposed to do then?

Could he win a fight against them?

Could he escape?

Had his life become an absolute joke?

Pretty much!

Ye Wuya's inner feelings at this moment were extremely complex, so complex they reached an incomparably exquisite peak!

He felt that life was truly so wonderful that it required a few drastic ups and downs just for some cheap thrills.

Suddenly, Ye Wuya didn't want to talk to the Blood Demon anymore. If he kept going, he felt he would drive himself into total seclusion!

And the kind of seclusion you could never come out of!

He was genuinely curious about how the Blood Demon had managed to survive until today!

Could having immense power really let you do whatever you pleased? It certainly seemed that way.

This was the only reason Ye Wuya could find to comfort himself.

Since the Blood Demon couldn't get out, he could only remain inside his body for now.

Suddenly, Ye Wuya thought of the most crucial problem of all: he was still trapped in the Blood Demon's hands!

Ye Wuya: "..."

He had been utterly bewitched by the Blood Demon's "sweet words" and chatted for so long that he had completely forgotten he hadn't actually gotten out yet!

"Ahem!" Ye Wuya coughed and said, "Well, brother Blood Demon, since I've kept you company chatting for so long, shouldn't you let me out to get some fresh air?"

Ye Wuya spoke in a chummy tone, primarily trying to test the waters with the Blood Demon.

After all, whether he could get out or not was still entirely up to the Blood Demon. His current state was essentially a specialized form of house arrest!

"You can't get out for now. Your soul is very weak right now. Without heavenly treasures that can restore the soul, stepping outside means instant death! Of course, if you want to die, this deity can let you out, but don't drag me down with you," the Blood Demon said leisurely.

"In my current state, how long can I last if I go out?" Ye Wuya asked after some thought. The Blood Demon didn't want him to leave, probably fearing that if he died, the blood-gold power residing in his sea of consciousness would obliterate him as well!

"About an hour or so, and your soul will be completely exhausted, scattering into nothingness," the Blood Demon replied.