Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 297

Chapter 297: Humble to the Dust

Hearing this, Jiang Hao stopped.

He watched Taoist Shang’an warily.

He began to communicate with his sub-ring, planning to leave at the first opportunity.

If he waited until they started to fight, there wouldn’t be enough time.

Three breaths’ time, after the fight started, the opponent wouldn’t give him that chance.

However,

“Isn’t that bad?” Taoist Shang’an said, somewhat troubled.

“I think this fellow Daoist is quite nice.”

“Okay, I’ll listen to you and let him go. Shang’an, why did you come? Did you miss me?” Enchantress said softly.

“Yes, I’ve come to save you. This time I’ve made enough preparations to take you out,” Taoist Shang’an said.

“But if I go out, I’ll definitely look for other men. Won’t you be jealous? I might like them too, but I’ll definitely like you more, Shang’an,” Enchantress thought carefully and said.

“Maybe you shouldn’t save me. Just come to see me when you have time.”

“It’s hard for me to come in,” Taoist Shang’an hesitated, then said softly.

“I will save you, and when I do, you can do whatever you want.”

“I like you so much, Shang’an,” the Enchantress said, hugging Shang’an tightly.

“After we get out of here, I’ll bear you a son, and then a daughter. If they’re not yours, I don’t want them.”

Jiang Hao was silent, surprised by Shang’an’s reaction.

He hadn’t expected Shang’an to not retaliate against the Enchantress’s advances.

What surprised him even more was how… demeaning it seemed.

Did Shang’an really need to go through the Enchantress to have children?

With such high cultivation, why would he need to stoop to this level?

Jiang Hao felt somewhat angry just looking at it.

Even with his generally calm disposition, he found it hard to watch Shang’an being treated this way.

In the end, he sighed and continued mining.

Other people’s affairs were not his to meddle in.

Later, they left the area and headed in other directions.

Jiang Hao was happy for the peace and quiet.

Mining was more interesting to him.

【Spirit+1】

【Strength+1】

【Spirit Sword+1】

It wasn’t until a sense of danger emerged that he snapped out of his focus on his gains.

“Time flies; I hardly noticed it passing,” he sighed, taking his mined ores and leaving.

At the crossroads, he encountered Shang’an, who had a peach blossom complexion and looked overjoyed.

“Senior,” Jiang Hao greeted respectfully.

“Just call me Shang’an,” Shang’an replied with a smile.

“Junior Jiang Hao pays his respects to Senior Shang’an,” Jiang Hao greeted him again.

Then they both walked outside together.

Once outside, they realized that one person was missing.

According to Gu Wen, Zhuge Zheng had left to concentrate on breaking through to the Golden Core stage, so their share was reduced by one.

“Then add me in. I’ll mine as well.”

Shang’an said after a pause, “Just divide it as you usually do.”

Gu Wen was flattered and immediately said, “How can that be right? Senior has the role of suppressing the petty criminals around us; we should take out an extra ten percent from our share. What do you all think?”

The others naturally had no objections, but Jiang Hao was somewhat reluctant.

However, seeing that Shang’an had brought out even more ore than he had, he had no complaints.

With the Enchantress’s help, Shang’an might be able to mine something valuable.

……

For the next half-month, they continued mining.

The Enchantress didn’t show up at first but later started appearing in the middle of the night.

This annoyed Jiang Hao, who preferred the quiet of mining.

“Do you feel neglected by me? Now I can accompany you mining; don’t you want to coax me?” the Enchantress said with a smile.

Clang!

The Moon Slash swept through, decapitating the Enchantress.

Jiang Hao wouldn’t dare to strike with Shang’an present, but the Enchantress dared to disturb him when Shang’an was not around?

After the Enchantress disappeared, Jiang Hao continued mining.

The profits had been good recently; three weeks into the month, he had already collected eight blue bubbles.

He might have a chance to get two more.

At dawn, danger approached, and Jiang Hao retreated.

At that moment, he saw Shang’an sitting in front of the spiritual field, apparently having come out early.

“Senior, you came out so early?” Jiang Hao asked.

“I came out when Xiao Mei went to find you,” Shang’an replied.

“Why did you agree to it, Senior?” Jiang Hao was puzzled.

Shang’an was silent for a long time before he finally spoke softly.

“Do you look down on me? Do you think I’m so bewitched by Xiao Mei that I would agree to such demeaning requests?”

“No,” Jiang Hao shook his head.

He didn’t want to conflict with Shang’an.

“You might not understand, but Xiao Mei is the only person in my life who has genuinely clung to me,” Shang’an said, his head bowed in a somewhat self-deprecating manner.

“My current appearance is not my true face. The real me is actually very ugly, extremely so. I was born in a mountain village, and after being bitten by a poisonous creature, I was left with a foul stench and an unsightly appearance. Later, I was taken away by the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, and that’s when I began my journey into cultivation.”

Jiang Hao was somewhat surprised but did not speak.

Shang’an took a deep breath and continued,

“Because of my natural affinity with poisonous creatures, my cultivation progressed rapidly. However, my appearance and body had already been eroded by the poison, and it was irreversible. Even with my high level of cultivation, it remained the same. I’ve sought out other women, and although they didn’t dare to defy me… When someone gets close to me, there’s always a hint of disgust in the depths of their eyes.

“No matter how well they hide it, I can sense it. For many years, I’ve even been afraid to get close to the opposite sex. I fear my twisted personality might lead me to kill them one by one; I have tendencies like that, and I don’t want to become such a person. Until I met Xiao Mei here, her eyes were filled with curiosity, joy, and love when she came close to me. You can’t understand that feeling.”

“The feeling of being loved for the first time in one’s life. It’s a feeling I can’t forget, one I find hard to let go of. I want to possess Xiao Mei, driven by the desire in my heart. I must have her before anyone else, even if it means giving up certain things, I am willing to do so. As a normal person, you might never understand me.”

Jiang Hao remained silent.

He sat down beside Taoist Shang’an.

“Indeed, I can’t understand. I’m focused on becoming stronger and don’t want to be swayed by romantic entanglements.”

Taoist Shang’an smiled, as if he had seen through many things.

“Cultivation is also about satisfying one’s own desires. Which cultivator doesn’t wish for eternal life? It’s just that my desires are somewhat different from others.”

“What would senior do if she died?”

Jiang Hao suddenly thought of the Golden Core from the Luoxia Sect.

Even in death, he would seek revenge for Senior Sister Yun Ruo.

Taoist Shang’an shook his head.

Jiang Hao said no more; in fact, he felt that if Enchantress was liked by someone, there would certainly be others who wanted to kill her.

She simply didn’t know how to restrain herself.

Afterward, Jiang Hao began to tend to the spiritual herbs.

Now that there were more and more herbs, if he could sell them, he might get several thousand.

As for the ores, they were already being sold.

He wondered how much profit there would be this month.

Boom!

Suddenly, a roaring sound came from ahead.

Immediately after, Gu Wen and Ding Yu returned with injuries, fleeing.

“What happened?” Taoist Shang’an stepped forward to ask.

“A Golden Core appeared, wanting to snatch our mine,” Gu Wen immediately said.

Soon, a Golden Core caught up.

He saw Taoist Shang’an and then hesitated before starting to flee without any hesitation.

Taoist Shang’an reached out and grabbed.

The other party immediately activated a life-saving treasure.

In an instant, a powerful defense appeared, and space began to distort.

He was trying to teleport away.

Bang!

After Shang’an crushed the defense, the other party was shaken by the aftermath, spitting blood, and disappeared on the spot.

Jiang Hao frowned; Taoist Shang’an had held back.

It seemed he didn’t want to make a deadly feud with the other party.

He didn’t care; as a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, he shouldn’t attract much attention.

He was more concerned about how much profit there would be this time.

But before anyone else could speak, he felt the summoning again.

It was never-ending.

Then he seemed to see a passage, and by responding, he could instantly travel there.

Jiang Hao: “…”