Batian Martial Soul

Chapter 15074 A Dream

Ling Xiao cautiously observed his surroundings. He felt that Xia Ming was right. Although Xiao Fen was strong, she was too naive. He was the one who had to use his brain for this kind of thing.

Although the valley is beautiful and fragrant, it always has a fake smell, as if it's not real.

Just then, a figure appeared at the end of the valley.

It was a woman, dressed in a long, colorful dress, like a fairy in this Valley of a Hundred Flowers.

She's beautiful!

But beauty is not real, just like those flowers; to Lingxiao, they felt unreal.

"Chirp chirp!"

Little Pink suddenly cried out and pounced toward the woman, because a caterpillar was lazily crawling at the woman's feet.

"He's really not dead!"

Ling Xiao was also startled and hurriedly followed, fearing that it was another trap set by this woman to lure Xiao Fen into.

The caterpillar spotted Little Pink and excitedly crawled over at a very fast speed.

The two little creatures came together, and nothing strange or dangerous happened. They rubbed their little heads together, as if to confirm that it was real and not fake.

"Chirp chirp!"

Little Pink glanced back at Ling Xiao and called out, as if to tell him that the caterpillar was real, not fake.

Ling Xiao felt something was off. He stood near Xiao Fen, coldly watching Hong Meng in the distance, while gripping the Sacred Rune Stone tightly. If he sensed anything amiss, he would immediately use the Sacred Rune to deal with Hong Meng.

He wasn't sure about the others, but the Holy Mark was still a possibility.

"Young master, you don't need to stare at me like that, it makes me feel embarrassed!"

Hong Meng smiled, appearing quite alluring and seductive.

"You're Hong Meng?"

Although he had already guessed the other party's identity, Ling Xiao felt he still needed to confirm it to avoid making a big misunderstanding in the end.

Hong Meng nodded: "That's right, it was me. I was just playing a little joke on you. Everything that happened in Hongzhuang was fake. It was just an illusion I created using the laws of dreams. In reality, the caterpillar did not die, and Hongzhuang is safe and sound."

"Actually, it's impossible to destroy Hongzhuang. There are terrifying restrictions left by Elder Hong there. With our limited strength, we simply cannot destroy it. This is the biggest reason why Hongzhuang has existed to this day."

"What exactly do you want? Why did you create such an illusion? Is it just to make us hate the Flood Demon? So that we fight each other like the snipe and the clam, and you can reap the benefits?"

Ling Xiao questioned.

Hong Meng shook her head, turned and walked forward: "Come with me, I'll tell you everything you want to know. Don't be so angry, I don't really want to offend you, we can still be friends!"

"Friends? Heh, friendship is probably out of the question. It's hard to trust someone like you. However, cooperation is possible. Little Pink, let's follow them!"

Ling Xiao couldn't tell whether what he was seeing was real or an illusion, or even whether the caterpillars that had appeared were actually alive or just an illusion.

Therefore, he had to figure these things out, so he had to follow Hong Meng to learn about them.

Little Pink and Caterpillar followed Ling Xiao, and the three of them followed Hong Meng to a bamboo house in the valley.

The bamboo house was beautifully constructed and covered with various vibrant flowers.

Hong Meng really loves flowers; she can get so many fresh flowers everywhere she goes.

"Please sit down! There's no need to be so nervous. Just make yourself at home. There's no need for so much awkwardness between us. Let's just chat casually!"

Hong Meng smiled and said.

Ling Xiao nodded and found a place to sit down: "You don't need to pretend to know me so well. We're just strangers. I don't know you, and you don't know me!"

Little Pink and the Caterpillar played around nearby, not disturbing Hong Meng and Ling Xiao's conversation.

Hong Meng smiled, poured tea for Ling Xiao, and then said somewhat aggrievedly, "Young Master Ling is really keeping people at arm's length. I sincerely wanted to be friends with you, although my methods were a bit unethical, but I didn't cause any harm."

"Don't say things like that. You might think it didn't cause any harm, but you don't know how desperate Xiaofen was at the time. The damage to a person's heart is irreversible. Let's get down to business. This whole emotional stuff won't work on me. If you're someone worth getting to know, I'll naturally become your friend. If you're not, whatever you say will be a waste of time."

Ling Xiao said coldly.

Hong Meng sighed, no longer bothered by Ling Xiao's attitude, and said directly, "Young Master Ling may not know that over the years, Hong Mo has been using forceful methods to coerce us demon cultivators to go out with him to deal with the Holy Temple and avenge what happened back then. If anyone dares to disobey him, they will suffer his most severe blows and retaliations, or even be killed outright!"

“I think he’s gone mad. So many years have passed since that incident, can’t he still forget it? I don’t want to die, nor do I want more demonic cultivators to lose their lives because of this, and I certainly don’t want them to be dragged out to their deaths!”

"Alright, that's not what I want to hear. Just tell me what you want us to do?"

Ling Xiao waved his hand and said.

"Young Master Ling is indeed impatient. Well, what I hope for is that Hong Mo dies. If he dies, we won't be consumed by his flames of vengeance. But I can't kill him at all. Your appearance has given me hope. Perhaps we can cooperate and kill Hong Mo!"

Hong Meng finally revealed her true purpose.

Ling Xiao took a sip of tea: "You continue, don't worry about me!"

Seeing that Ling Xiao's expression hadn't changed, Hong Meng felt she had only added fuel to the fire: "You're from outside, so you don't know that most of the demonic cultivators here are just ordinary people. They were just implicated by their families. They haven't even killed anyone. Asking them to take revenge all of a sudden is really asking too much of them."

"All they want is a peaceful life, not constant fighting and killing. Let bygones be bygones. This is the true paradise. They live well and peacefully here. Isn't this the best outcome for those demonic cultivators who died before?"

"So you're going to kill Hong Mo? I feel like what you're doing is just making your enemies happy and your friends hate you!"

Ling Xiao sneered.

"You can't say that. Hongmo's thinking is too extreme. We've lived here for thousands of years. Is it really necessary to go out and seek revenge for something that happened a thousand years ago? What if we fail to get revenge and end up dying out there?"

Hong Meng defended herself.

"So, you never intended to take revenge? You never thought about seeking justice for your deceased family members, and you never even considered that your enemies are living quite happily now. Can you really be at peace with that?" (End of Chapter)