Sword Aura to the Heavens
Chapter 166 - 162: Setting Out

Chapter 166: Chapter 162: Setting Out

Li Fan didn’t expect Yue Qingqiu to be serious. After returning from the Demon Saint Palace, she really returned to his residence and even helped clear the debris of the collapsed house.

After that, she truly had no intention of leaving and planned to stay here.

"What are you looking at?" Yue Qingqiu noticed Li Fan watching her and asked curiously.

"Are you really staying here?" Li Fan asked.

"Is that not allowed?" Yue Qingqiu replied, and since Lord Demon Saint didn’t say it was not allowed, then it should be permissible.

Since it was permissible, what opinion could Li Fan have?

"It’s not that..." Li Fan was momentarily at a loss on how to explain.

"Is it because of the human ’etiquette’ again?" Yue Qingqiu seemed to have thought of something and asked.

"Sort of, in the human world, it can affect a girl’s reputation," Li Fan explained simply.

"I’m not a girl; I’m a fox demon," Yue Qingqiu looked at him.

Li Fan: "..."

He was left speechless.

"What does reputation mean?" Yue Qingqiu said, "I’m not sleeping with you, does it matter?"

"It doesn’t matter," Li Fan gave up. It seemed he couldn’t argue with her?

He also had to admit, the Demon Saint set a good piece; if Yue Qingqiu were a scheming fox demon, Li Fan would think it was pestering and would have driven her away in disgust.

But Yue Qingqiu... was truly a bit of a dilemma.

However, since it was the Demon Saint’s open move, it probably didn’t matter. If the Demon Saint didn’t mind, why should he?

"Alright then, I have a few rooms here. You can choose one to rest in." Li Fan had to acquiesce.

"Alright." Yue Qingqiu nodded, as if it was completely normal, and didn’t feel anything was wrong at all.

Since Lord Demon Saint had them learn from humans.

Now with a human in Yun Meng Swamp, wouldn’t it be possible to learn human things every day by staying with him?

Besides, Li Fan was nice, he even gave her a name, which she liked very much, and now he is her friend.

She naturally wanted to stay and protect her friend, after all, a human in the Demon World could easily be bullied by the offspring of the Demon Kings.

If Li Fan knew what she was thinking, who knows how he would feel.

He actually needed a fox demon to protect him...

Once everything was tidied up, Li Fan thanked Yue Qingqiu.

"The human way of living is indeed better." Yue Qingqiu softly said, looking at the house. Their Demon Race, when weak and unformed, lived freely in the wild. After forming, learning the human way of living was much more comfortable.

"How do humans grow up?" Yue Qingqiu looked at Li Fan and asked.

"Grow up?" Li Fan looked at her, puzzled.

"Mature," Yue Qingqiu rephrased.

"After humans are born, they are raised at home by their parents, and then they apprentice to learn skills as they grow up," Li Fan replied. "I see the demons of Yun Meng Swamp are learning from humans now, probably the same?"

"The offspring of the Great Demons might have such conditions, but many demons are born in the wilderness," Yue Qingqiu said softly.

"You’ve experienced this?" Li Fan suddenly realized something.

"Yes." Yue Qingqiu nodded.

This made Li Fan curious. As the Holy Daughter of the Demon Race, she had once lived in the wild.

No wonder she wasn’t so particular about staying with him.

When demons lived in the wild, they probably lived together with their clan.

"What about your parents?" Li Fan asked. What was the relationship between the Demon Saint and her? Why was Yue Qingqiu able to become the Holy Daughter of the Demon Race?

"I’ve always been on my own," Yue Qingqiu looked at Li Fan and said.

"Sorry."

"Why apologize?" Yue Qingqiu looked at him puzzled.

"For humans, it’s a sad thing. They don’t like to mention it," Li Fan said.

"What about you?" Yue Qingqiu looked at Li Fan.

"Me?" Li Fan shook his head. "I was also alone, raised by my master and senior sister."

"Are you sad?" Yue Qingqiu asked.

Li Fan shook his head.

"I don’t feel anything either," Yue Qingqiu looked at him. "So, you don’t need to apologize."

Having lived independently since childhood, she had no concept of parents, so without them, why feel sadness?

Li Fan didn’t say more.

Yue Qingqiu’s way of thinking was a bit different from his.

However, he was gradually getting used to it.

So, a person and a demon.

Ended up living under the same roof.

At night, Li Fan was cultivating in the courtyard, Sword Intent surging around him.

Not far from him, Yue Qingqiu was also cultivating.

At this moment, a figure appeared on the courtyard wall.

Li Fan and Yue Qingqiu simultaneously opened their eyes and saw the Fire Fox Demon who visited earlier.

"So you like this type," the Fire Fox Demon stared at Li Fan, with a smile on its face but a hint of coldness in its narrowed, seductive fox eyes.

Lord Demon Saint sent her to seduce this human, but she was unwilling, and unexpectedly, this human wasn’t interested in her.

But that’s fine, she hadn’t defied the will of the Demon Saint.

Yet today, she heard that Yue Qingqiu and this human were together.

So, the young human wasn’t uninterested in demons; he just wasn’t interested in her?

This made her somewhat displeased.

"What are you doing here?" Yue Qingqiu looked at the other with some displeasure. This Fire Fox Demon was of the same clan, both from the Fox Demon Clan.

"I heard the Holy Daughter was with a human. I didn’t believe it, but now it seems true," the Fire Fox Demon said with a smile. "I didn’t expect the Holy Daughter to like humans."

"What does that have to do with you?" Yue Qingqiu asked curiously.

"The Holy Daughter’s preferences naturally have nothing to do with me," the Fire Fox Demon laughed lightly as she left, her coquettish laughter lingering in the air. "However, human cultivators are invading Yun Meng Swamp, and the Holy Daughter and this human seem to be getting along well."

Human cultivators invading Yun Meng Swamp?

Li Fan showed a trace of a different expression upon hearing the other’s words.

At this point in time, was it because of him?

Although he made his name in Yun Meng City, he didn’t have such strong influence yet. It was unlikely that the human cultivators attacked Yun Meng Swamp because of him.

Unless humans were taking advantage to launch this battle.

He gazed into the distance; Yun Meng Swamp’s strength was more formidable than he imagined. If humans and Yun Meng Swamp were to go to war, there would likely be many casualties.

With Mr. Qu’s character, he would likely lead the charge, coming to Yun Meng Swamp to find people.

Yue Qingqiu also showed a contemplative look.

Were humans and Yun Meng Swamp at war again?

Moreover, by the Fire Fox’s implication, this war was extraordinary, and it would gather Great Demons to join the battle.

"If humans invade Yun Meng Swamp and war breaks out, will we still be friends?" Yue Qingqiu asked Li Fan upon hearing the Fire Fox’s words.

"Of course," Li Fan responded. "Even if war breaks out, we are still friends. I won’t let human cultivators hurt you."

Yue Qingqiu pondered for a moment, looked at Li Fan, and sincerely said, "Then I won’t let Yun Meng Swamp harm you either."

"It’s a deal," Li Fan extended his hand.

Yue Qingqiu saw his hand still outstretched, so she reached out as well. Li Fan smiled, briefly shook her hand, then released it.

"What’s this?" Yue Qingqiu asked.

"It’s a ritual," Li Fan said. "It means we’re making an agreement."

Yue Qingqiu nodded, seemingly understanding.

The next day, in the area around the Demon Saint Palace, many powerful auras emanated,

Li Fan looked up in the direction of the Demon Saint Palace, where an extremely powerful Demonic Energy was spreading, as if a demon army was gathering there.

It seemed that war was truly about to start.

The fact that the Demon Saint Palace was deploying a demon army suggested that this battle in Yun Meng Swamp was of significant scale.

Moments later, from the direction of the Demon Saint Palace, the Great Demon Kings led their demon armies to march out in a grand manner, Demonic Energy sweeping across the sky.

This demon army must be the elite force of Yun Meng Swamp.

The demons in the city also looked up to the sky, wondering what had happened?

There hadn’t been such a stir here in a long time.

Overhead, as the demon army passed over Li Fan, a demon dove down towards the courtyard where Li Fan lived.

This scene made many demons ahead lower their heads to look below.

"There’s a human cultivator here, should we kill him to inaugurate the battle?" the demon diving down stared at Li Fan and spoke, causing many demons to look down at Li Fan simultaneously.

"Kill!" someone shouted.

"Kill!"

Voices arose one after another; human invasion and attack on Yun Meng Swamp, naturally killing a human cultivator to inaugurate the battle was appropriate.

The demon army simultaneously emitted killing intent, pressing down with a murderous aura that caused a suffocating sensation for Li Fan enveloped within.

But a figure stepped out, standing above Li Fan, raising her head to stare at the demon army.

"Holy Daughter..." The demon army saw Yue Qingqiu.

"I forbid you to kill him," Yue Qingqiu declared.

"Holy Daughter, humans are invading Yun Meng Swamp, killing our kin, and you want to protect a human cultivator?" a Great Demon asked.

Yue Qingqiu did not respond, still standing there.

"You are the Holy Daughter of our Demon Race, how can you fraternize with humans? Please step aside, Holy Daughter."

"Please step aside, Holy Daughter." The murderous voices fell, and the demons going to battle had a wild demeanor, suppressing Yue Qingqiu. Even as the Demon Race’s Holy Daughter, these wild demons didn’t acknowledge her at this moment.

Yue Qingqiu ignored them, still standing there.

"We are fighting with humans, yet the Holy Daughter is mingling with them, what does this mean?" a demon questioned.

"Enough."

From the Demon Saint Palace came an authoritative voice, instantly silencing the demons.

"Go." The Demon Saint’s voice fell again, and although the demons were displeased, they still bowed and saluted, saying, "Yes, Lord Demon Saint."

With that said, they departed in a grand procession.