"You kill?" Shen Ye looked at "the King".
"Alright."
"The King" disappeared from where he stood.
After a while.
He returned under the big tree and threw a bizarre-shaped corpse onto the ground.
"I searched the surrounding mountains, and only this thing seems out of place with the surrounding laws; it should be that demon you mentioned."
"The King" said.
Shen Ye glanced at it, and saw this corpse was actually a king species.
... King species?
"Why did this monster appear in this world?"
Shen Ye pondered silently in his heart.
"Thank you, this terrible thing is finally dead." The old man sighed.
"Go ahead, is there anything you needâstart with your story, the matter about that young man beside you might be quite troublesome, let him speak later."
"The King" glanced at Shen Ye.
Shen Ye shrugged, signaling him to speak first.
"The King" then said:
"I have many questions, but Iâm confused about what asking them would lead to."
"Because you donât know who you are." The old man said.
"Who am I?"
"Thatâs right, thatâs your first question; you need a name."
"Name."
"Yes, All Things and all beings have names, the Divine Spirits have names, everything has a name, yet you donât, so your life hasnât begun yet."
"...Thank you."
"The King" walked to one side and began to ponder.
The old man looked towards Shen Ye.
"How do you know I am qualified?" he asked.
Shen Ye, not intending to hide, raised his hand to show the noose on his wrist.
"Ah, this is it."
The old man suddenly laughed, as if he encountered the biggest joke.
He laughed for several minutes before stopping, using a rag to wipe away the tears of laughter, pointed at Shen Ye, and said:
"I must say, your troubles have come."
Shen Ye said, "I am already troubled enoughâI thought you could help me solve a problem, which isâ"
"Itâs this Demon Exorcism sequence." The old man said.
"You know and yet you make fun of me? Is it a prank? Or is there something I donât know about it?" Shen Ye felt a bit uneasy.
"This is one of the most ancient sequences, itâs an unusual arrangement born of numerous Lawsâit helps you remove the evil from your body." The old man said.
"Then whatâs so funny about it?" Shen Ye asked.
"Do you know what the most primitive exorcism method is?"
"...Fire?"
"Thatâs old enough, but not primitiveâthe most primitive exorcism is isolation."
"Huh?"
"Yes, if you are imprisoned in an extremely unbearable place, when the evil in your body cannot bear it, or is tempted by some other things, it will leave you."
"Imprisonment... doesnât seem that funny." Shen Ye shrugged.
"This noose brought you to me because I happened, when I was young, to gain the qualification to activate the Demon Exorcism sequence."
"If I activate it."
"You will beâ"
"Imprisoned in the Abyss, where countless beings crave to obtain âevilâ; they will try their utmost to take âevilâ from you."
Shen Ye suddenly became sensitive.
Could it be...
"Is your point of laughter in the word âtakeâ?" Shen Ye asked.
"Indeed, human nightmares are, for some beings, incredibly wonderful; I dare say youâll be quite popular there." The old man said.
"I donât care, activate the sequence and send me thereâI want to purge the evil within." Shen Ye said.
"What about you?" The old man looked at "the King".
"Iâll go tooâI just want to think about my name."
"Alright, then be careful yourselves."
The old man placed his hand on Shen Yeâs wrist, grasping the noose tightly, and recited a spell:
"Immediate confinement."
The entire world flashed by.
Shen Ye only felt as if he was floating, drifting in an endless ocean.
The next second.
Boom.
He crashed onto the ground.
"The King" flipped over and stood up from the ground.
The two looked around.
All they saw was darkness, the walls around were huge stones covered in moss.
Not far away, there were iron bars.
âThis is a prison!
While the two were observing, a voice came from deep within the cell:
"Newcomers, what goodies have you brought?"
Sure enough, thereâs drama!
Shen Ye turned his hopeful face toward the depths of the darkness and said:
"Iâm not sure either, could you help me take a look?"
Out of the darkness emerged seven or eight fierce ghostly faces, all staring at Shen Ye.
"Yes."
"He has something."
"Indeed he does."
"What an evil thing, but hidden very deep."
"How do we get it?"
"Not easy."
"Looks like weâll have to use the most primitive method."
"Letâs try it."
The ghostly faces retreated and disappeared.
A rustling sound.
"What are they doing?" "The King" asked puzzledly.
"Iâm not quite sure of the primitive method eitherâpossibly getting exorcism tools ready." Shen Ye said uncertainly.
A few minutes later.
Candlelight was ignited, illuminating the ancient dilapidated prison.
Several burly men heavily made-up strutted over to Shen Ye.
"This young lad."
"Youâre free tonight, right."
"Provided you offer up the evil within you, everything else is negotiable."
They winked at Shen Ye.
Shen Ye was dumbfounded.
These guys emanated overwhelming Demonic Qi but had gone all-out to transform into humans for Shen Yeâs "evil".
It wasnât easy.
âNot easy, your sister!
"The King" scrutinized each one and shook his head;
"Now I understand why that old man laughed."
"âPerhaps you should give it a try?"
Shen Ye remained calm, drew a knife, and said, "I suddenly think humans coexisting with evil isnât so bad."
"Really?"
"Yes."
The reluctantly transformed men could no longer restrain their murderous aura, shouted vehemently:
"Human, donât reject the offer of a toast and take punishment, we planned to serve you together just now."
Shen Ye held back and barely refrained from throwing up last nightâs dinner.
"The King" smiled a little and boredly fiddled with his human ear, asking:
"Fight?"
"Fight, Iâll fight to the death." Shen Ye said pale-faced.
Suddenly.
A figure descended from the sky, laughing:
"I have much evil in me, many questions, please help me!"
âIt was Rahu!
It had come along too!
Both sides were momentarily stunned.
"An ally?"
The ghosts questioned fearfully.
Shen Ye and "The King" shook their heads together.
The monsters turned their gaze towards Rahu; Rahu had just comprehended the situation.
âAt this moment, he was still in the long-haired manâs form.
On himâ
There seemed to be something attracting the ghosts.
"It seems to be hidden with various methods, some quite wonderful."
"Nice curse."
"How great, although not as good as that lad just now."
"We can help him, hmm."
Rahu hadnât figured out the situation yet and had been dragged away into the darkness by seven or eight burly men.
"Youâ"
"You have many questions, we need to hold a ritual for you!"
"Ritual?"
"Yes, it will surely help you."
"..."
...The darkness seemed to calm down.
The darkness seemed to be surging.
"Fight?"
"The King" asked lazily.
"Letâs check whatâs outside the iron bars, what do you think?" Shen Ye began gathering intelligence.
"Alright, letâs go."