After being reborn, the cannon fodder junior sister quickly left the sect.

Chapter 192 Honey and Dagger

The bottom of the ravine was almost entirely charred black, riddled with craters from lightning strikes, and shrouded in smoke. The thatched hut was reduced to a mere wooden frame, teetering on the verge of collapse. Around the hut lay several phantom demon corpses that hadn't been burned to ashes, each with a ferocious expression, clearly filled with despair and fear before their deaths.

Even though they were mentally prepared, Feng Xiyue and Chu Wenqing still couldn't help but gasp when they saw the scene.

"Hiss! What a gruesome death!"

These phantom demons were either struck by lightning or burned to death. No matter how much they struggled, they could not escape, resulting in a mass extermination of their race!

I have to say, Su Luo's formation is really amazing!

Feng Xiyue turned her head and secretly glanced at Su Luo. Seeing the girl's indifferent expression, she couldn't help but feel relieved.

Su Luo is absolutely terrifying! Thankfully, she's their ally, not their enemy!

After taking in her surroundings, Su Luo pursed her lips, her heart completely unmoved.

Those who do many evil deeds will surely perish. The evil demons, such as the Illusion Demons, who harm people, deserve to die, let alone the fact that they want to harm them!

In the crowd, Song Qiao, pale-faced, covered her nose, trying hard to suppress the urge to vomit.

His sense of smell is several times that of an average person, so he smelled the barbecue-like aroma even before he came down. He almost vomited from disgust, but he managed to control himself.

He can't vomit! He absolutely can't vomit now! Everyone's come down to help, and he can't hold them back!

Lin Ji noticed Song Qiao's unsteady state out of the corner of his eye, and a hint of disdain immediately flashed in his dark eyes.

You self-righteous fool!

He stepped forward and walked to Su Luo's side. "Su Luo, it looks like this place is almost burned down."

Su Luo, however, dared not let her guard down. "Let's search again and make sure there are no survivors."

The Phantom Demons are an incredibly vengeful race, never abandoning their enemies to the death. They will even track their foes for thousands of miles, striking in the shadows, making them impossible to defend against. If they carelessly leave any survivors, the consequences for their journey will be endless!

"it is good."

The group nodded in agreement and each went in a different direction to search for any survivors. Soon, they returned after circling around and shook their heads.

"No survivors were seen!"

"Me too, I didn't see any survivors either, all those phantom demons are dead."

"I...I am..."

Su Luo nodded. "That's fine then."

Just as she was about to tell everyone to leave, she suddenly realized that someone was missing, and her heart sank. "Where's Lin Ji?"

"What? Lin Ji is missing?"

The three looked at each other and finally realized that Lin Ji was missing, and their expressions changed immediately.

Su Luo frowned, her face immediately showing anxiety and worry.

How did Lin Ji suddenly disappear? Did he encounter some danger?!

Thinking about it, Su Luo decided to search around.

Just then, Lin Ji's voice suddenly rang out, "I'm here."

Su Luo was startled and looked in the direction of the sound. She immediately saw Lin Ji emerge from the frame of the thatched hut, which was still emitting sparks, and he was carrying something in his hand.

"It's good that you're alright. I was startled when you suddenly disappeared."

Su Luo hurried over and looked Lin Ji up and down, only breathing a sigh of relief after confirming that he had no wounds.

Lin Ji curled his lips into a smile.

He loved how incredibly worried Su Luo was about him...

Su Luo lowered her eyes and only then noticed what Lin Ji was carrying. When she saw it clearly, she was slightly stunned.

"This is... a phantom demon?"

“Yes, this is the one that slipped through the net.” As he spoke, Lin Ji even lifted the phantom demon up, as if afraid that Su Luo couldn’t see it clearly.

At this moment, Chu Wenqing and the other two also rushed over. Seeing that Lin Ji was unharmed, they began to examine the illusionary demon.

Chu Wenqing hissed, "There really are survivors?"

The little creature Lin Ji was carrying looked like a five or six-year-old human child, quite adorable, but the faint demonic aura emanating from it betrayed its identity as a phantom demon. Now, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the phantom demon struggled desperately in Lin Ji's hands while covering its face and sobbing softly.

It looks so pitiful.

Feng Xiyue frowned, "It's actually just a juvenile phantom demon."

"Heh... Don't let his small size fool you, this guy is cunning."

With that, Lin Ji tossed the young phantom demon to the ground, his eyes icy. "This little thing deliberately dug a large hole in the basement of the thatched hut and hid inside. It even used illusion magic to conceal its presence around the hole, just to avoid being discovered. Unless someone specifically searches for it, most people wouldn't be able to find it."

But he is not an ordinary person.

Upon hearing this, Su Luo stroked her chin and chuckled, "Not bad, this Illusion Demon is quite clever."

If it weren't for Lin Ji, they would have let this little illusion demon escape. As expected of an illusion demon, even the little brat has a brain; it's not to be underestimated!

When the little demon was thrown to the ground, it didn't cry or make a fuss; it even whimpered and pretended to be pitiful. But when it heard what the person who found it said, its eyes suddenly flashed with bone-deep hatred.

Damn it! It managed to hide underground and still get caught! It's absolutely damned!! If it weren't for its shallow cultivation level, making it no match for these cultivators, it would have skinned them alive and devoured them whole!!

Especially the guy who arrested him!

Despite its thoughts, the Illusion Demon dared not reveal its intentions. Its survival was of utmost importance, and it could only hope that these human cultivators would spare its life, considering that it was still a young Illusion Demon.

So it threw itself on the ground and cried even louder, "Waaah... Mom! Dad! I'm scared... Waaah..."

When dealing with adult phantom demons, Feng Xiyue would never show mercy, but now, facing such a weak young phantom demon, Feng Xiyue still found it hard to bring herself to do it.

She instinctively looked at Su Luo, "Su Luo, what... what should we do?"

The others also looked at Su Luo, waiting for her to make a decision.

Despite the question, everyone knew in their hearts that this phantom demon absolutely could not survive!

From the very beginning, Su Luo had been silently observing this young phantom demon. Now, hearing Feng Xiyue's question, she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and say, "Of course..."

Before she could finish speaking, the young phantom demon suddenly turned around, kowtowed several times in her direction, and desperately begged for mercy.

"Waaah... Please don't kill me! Don't kill me! I... I can be your slave! I'm willing to be your servant! If you don't believe me, you can lock me up! Please!! I... I'm still young, I don't want to die..."

After saying that, it kowtowed several more times, looking as pitiful as could be.

Su Luo wasn't annoyed by being interrupted; she just smiled, but her eyes gradually became deep and unfathomable.

While kowtowing, Huan Yao secretly glanced at Su Luo out of the corner of her eye.

This girl seems to be the kind of innocent and kind-hearted cultivator who doesn't have any guile. If it can soften her heart, then the other party will definitely let it go!

Thinking of this, the phantom continued to cry and beg for mercy, refusing to stop even when her head was bleeding from kowtowing.

As expected, when Su Luo saw that Huan Yao had kowtowed to her and even broken her head, a look of emotion gradually appeared on her face. She hesitated for a moment before letting out a soft sigh and revealing a compassionate expression.

"Stop banging your head, it's bleeding. Oh, what a pitiful child..."

The others, who were still wary of the illusionary demon, subconsciously touched their ears upon hearing Su Luo's words.

"???"

Are they hearing things? Su Luo is actually pitying Huan Yao?!

Upon hearing this, the demon's eyes lit up with joy. It raised its head, knelt down, and tried to tug at Su Luo's clothes. "Please, don't kill me! Just don't kill me, I'll do anything for you! I'll be your slave! Please..."

Su Luo took a step back to avoid the other person's touch, but her face was full of reluctance. She sighed and said, "Alas... although I don't want to kill you either, your entire clan has been wiped out. I'm afraid you'll harbor resentment and seek revenge on us in the future..."

The rest of the people: ...

Don't you want to listen to what you're saying? Didn't you wipe out the entire Phantom Demon race?! Huh?!

The group exchanged glances and then fell silent.

Although they didn't know why Su Luo had become so strange and said things she would never normally say, they believed that everything Su Luo did had a reason!

Huan Yao trembled and cried even louder. She hated these people with all her heart, but she still had to say nice things to coax them.

"I...I don't hate you! It was...it was my own people who harmed you first, it's not your fault! They brought it on themselves!"

Not at all! Its kin did nothing wrong; humans and cultivators were merely food for them, and their deaths were not a pity!

I'm glad you think that way.

Su Luo smiled with satisfaction, but then she sighed, "But... you are a phantom demon, and you need to consume human lifespans and cultivators' cultivation levels to survive. If I let you live, it would be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains, harming others..."

"I... I can eat other things to survive! I would never harm anyone... Please, just give me one chance..."

"That's it..."

Su Luo pondered for a while, hesitated again and again, and finally showed a helpless expression, "Alright then, I'll give you a chance."

Seeing that Su Luo had relented, Huan Yao thought victory was in sight and immediately became excited, "Really?"

Humans are so naive. It believed it after just a few tears and a few pleas! Hmph! Once it becomes powerful, it will devour all of them!

Huan Yao fantasized about the future, her whole body trembling with excitement.

Just then, Su Luo took out a bag of honey and a dagger from her storage bag. She placed these two items in front of Huan Yao and then said with a smile, "Choose whichever you like."

Phantom Demon: Huh?

What's going on? Why are you suddenly sending them something?

Lin Ji stared intently at Huan Yao, his expression terrifyingly gloomy.

Su Luo actually gave this thing candy!

Feng Xiyue and Song Qiao behind him were still confused, but Chu Wenqing suddenly realized and his eyes lit up.

Ah! I see!