Life on earth is full of hardships, especially in ancient times. Dynasties rose and fell, and it was a feudal society. In this remote place, far from the emperor, the local officials were like gods!
Yang Xue heard the whispers from that side, and suddenly the meat and vegetables in her hands didn't seem so delicious.
Xiaorou looked at her worriedly. "Sister, don't take it to heart. Such things are quite common."
Mao Mao looked serious. "Yeah, one more or one less doesn't matter much. It's just a pity for that three - year - old child."
Yang Xue tore off a chicken wing and stuffed it into her mouth. "Yeah, there's going to be one more wronged soul."
Xiaorou tried to console her. "Sister, aren't you practicing? You can still超度 him. If you secretly sew up his body, he won't become a resentful soul after death, and your cultivation will also improve. Isn't that good?"
"Clatter!" Yang Xue dropped her chopsticks on the table.
"Sister?"
"What did you say?" Yang Xue turned her head, not knowing what kind of look or emotion to use when looking at her.
Xiaorou got scared and quickly apologized. "Sister, I was wrong. It was rather cold - blooded of me to say so. But this is just how the human world is. Don't we animals also face such tragedies? But we're not gods. Why should we interfere in mortal affairs?"
Yang Xue stared blankly at the wine cup in front of her. The clear aroma of the wine was there, but it tasted like wax in her mouth. Her mind was in a complete mess.
How pathetic!
Even the gods would just let things take their course, calling it "fate" in a nice way.
Normally, when she came across others' tragedies, she would avoid finding out the details to keep herself from feeling bad.
But Xiaorou's words woke her up. Since she was practicing the "Immortality Sutra", after the meal, when that strong man lost his head, she would surely go to sew up his body.
If she sewed up the body of a beheaded person and then dug a pit to bury him, she could gain both merit and cultivation.
But it was a life! Why did he have to die?
Wasn't it said that saving a life was better than building a seven - level pagoda?
"Bang!" Yang Xue slapped the table and stood up, then walked straight towards the execution ground!
"Sister, don't be impulsive. You're in a difficult situation right now. It's better to keep a low profile." Xiaorou rushed up anxiously!
"What am I afraid of? Now I'm a demon, a White - Bone Demon!" She said this to herself. She wasn't a mortal. It wouldn't be difficult to abduct a death - row prisoner.
Mao Mao also chased after her. Before going out, she told the waiter, "Don't clean up. We'll continue eating later."
"Sister, the execution ground is over there." Mao Mao pointed in the direction where the crowd was gathering, her tone gentle.
"Okay." Yang Xue knew that Mao Mao was also a very kind - hearted child.
In the blink of an eye, Yang Xue floated into the crowd at the execution ground.
The supervisor on the stage looked up at the sky, picked up the sign on the table and threw it out. "Execute the sentence."
The executioner beside him shouted, "It's the third quarter of noon. Execute the sentence!"
The area around the execution ground was crowded with people. At this moment, it was completely silent.
"Sister!" Mao Mao got a bit anxious and couldn't help grabbing Yang Xue's arm.
At the third quarter of noon, they demons did move a bit sluggishly.
"Don't worry!" Yang Xue clenched her fists and stared intently at the young and strong man kneeling on the stage.
"Pfft~" The executioner spat a mouthful of wine on his big knife.
This was the moment!
Whoosh~
Whoosh whoosh~
A strong wind blew, and Yang Xue appeared on the stage. She grabbed the strong man who had resigned himself to his fate and closed his eyes. In the blink of an eye of the onlookers, she took him away.
When they came to their senses, they were greatly shocked!
"The man's gone?"
"It's the will of heaven! Good people will be rewarded. He disappeared."
"Haha, heaven has eyes. The hero has been saved!"
"God has eyes!"
"The Bodhisattva has shown her divine power."
"The Bodhisattva has shown her divine power!"
...
The huge crowd shouted and knelt down together, shouting that the Bodhisattva had shown her divine power.
The Black - Panther King, who was watching all this, was sitting on a tree, with one leg hanging down. He propped one hand on his knee and bit a leaf, saying playfully, "The Bodhisattva didn't show her divine power. It's the demon in people's mouths that is more kind - hearted."
"Your Majesty, she's the White - Bone Demon." The Grey Wolf explained beside him.
"Yeah, I guessed." When it came to the White - Bone Demon, his obsidian - like eyes took on a gentle look. "Beautiful, truly uniquely beautiful. Physical beauty is just an illusion. Kindness is also a form of beauty. However, kind - hearted people don't live long. It's not a good thing after all. If she hid and didn't interfere in mortal affairs, it would be okay. But she just has to come to the human world and act like a merciful Bodhisattva. It's really..."
Such a pity.
The Black - Panther King showed a look of regret. He couldn't help but be curious as to how such a demon could have escaped the palm of the Tathagata.
Wasn't it true that with just a flick of his finger, no living being in the three realms could escape the Tathagata's grasp?
"Humph! Fun, interesting. A woman who can make the Tathagata unhappy. I like her very much. How about capturing her and making her my wife?" The Black - Panther King said to himself. "If we could have a child, with our looks, the child would surely be very cute."
"Your Majesty, don't you dislike children?" The Grey Wolf was under great pressure and tried to dispel this idea of his.
After all, overly mysterious demons were unruly, especially one as beautiful as this. He was worried that his king wouldn't be able to handle her.
They had lived in peace for so long, and even the Heavenly Court and the Western Paradise had acknowledged their existence without knowing much about them.
If they offended the White - Bone Demon and angered the Tathagata, perhaps their good days would come to an end.
"It would be better to have a little panther. I haven't had a child for many years. I haven't met a great demon worthy of me by my side. I've been rather lonely. Seeing her from afar today, this demon really suits my taste." He landed gracefully and let out a loud laugh. "Let's go and meet her."
"Your Majesty..." The Grey Wolf wanted to stop him.
"Hmm?" His eyes turned cold, and he said coldly, "Don't try to stop me from something I've made up my mind about."
"Yes." He bowed his head and obeyed, not daring to say more.
If Yang Xue knew that she had been targeted by a demon to be a mountain - stronghold wife, she might be a bit excited.
After all, she had never had any romantic encounters before. Now that she had become a demon, romances were blooming one after another, and each one was more powerful than the last.
However, they were all unwanted romances!
In the forest, a strong man knelt in front of Yang Xue. "Thank you,女侠, for saving my life!"
"Please get up." Yang Xue stepped forward and placed her hands on his arms, but suddenly stopped.
She had actually broken through to the middle stage of the Divine Travel realm and was rushing straight to the late stage. As long as she was willing, she could sit down, concentrate, and reach the Body Tempering realm!
It was because the accumulated merit had reached a critical point, and it was even more effective and reliable than sewing up corpses!
This meant that from now on, the more people she saved, the faster her cultivation would improve.
However, it would still be a long time before she could catch up with Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong was at least a Great Immortal of the Grand Unity Realm now. The gap was huge, and she had to work harder.
If the "Immortality Sutra" didn't state that cultivation couldn't be forced and could only be obtained by chance, she would have gone everywhere to save lives to improve her cultivation long ago.
If it were really possible, she would have gone to a mass grave, pulled out the corpses one by one, pieced together their bones, and buried them. It wouldn't take more than a few mass - grave pits for her to be promoted to the level of a Loose Immortal.
But everything had its limits. There were rules in everything.
However, Yang Xue was already content. Getting the "Immortality Sutra" was already extremely lucky for her.
Although the demon core was precious, the "Immortality Sutra" she carried with her was the real treasure in the world of immortality cultivation.
The fewer people who knew this secret, the better.