Chapter 189: Chapter 149: You’re Already Dead_2

"Second brother is right," Copper Wanderer said, "not to mention anything else, do you really believe that little girl has Second-Turned strength? Isn’t she just a waste propped up by secret techniques, like those family wastes we’ve killed countless over the years."

"That Hou Mo family’s young master was pretty good last time." Yu Sanren licked his lips, "Boss, this time there are finally two women, you at least have to leave one for me."

"Take this seriously," Jin Sanren coldly said, "Even if the little girl isn’t worth mentioning, there’s still a Third-Turn Messenger."

"In the end, they’re just a Third-Turn from outside the mountain, while we all have Demonic Path Tokens. We’ve already killed several Third-Turns with our own hands," Iron Wanderer laughed, "When it comes to killing, how could outsiders be a match for those inside the mountain?"

Jin Sanren agreed with this view, but for the sake of caution, he still reminded everyone, "Go all out when fighting later, don’t give them a chance to escape. Especially you, fourth brother, if the matter is ruined because of your pants..."

"Understood, understood, I know better, old Yu." Yu Sanren raised his hands in surrender, "But once we finish this job, we should head down the mountain, right? It’s been almost two months without fun, my sword’s going to dull if I don’t find some entertainment."

"Blood Steward values it so much, there must be more than one Rare Treasure Token on them. You must know that a Rare Treasure Token can sell for at least two hundred thousand Spiritual Jade, even three hundred thousand is possible." Jin Sanren suddenly said, "Once this job is done, we’ll go our separate ways. If you want to wash your hands of it, you can, or continue with the Demon Dao, that’s your choice."

This statement silenced the Five Scattered People, and they exchanged glances, with Copper Wanderer hesitantly saying, "If we could really split that much money..."

"By then I’ll go to Liang Kingdom to buy a prestigious family’s residency, marry a few wives and branch out." Iron Wanderer said casually, "Having worked so hard all my life, it’s time to enjoy."

Wash your hands of it?

Shi Sanren looked at the faint blood light emanating from the others and smiled bitterly inside.

It’s not that he hadn’t considered it, but... he had already lost the ability to be a normal person.

He didn’t know when it started, but when Shi Sanren looked at the others, he saw the hostile, sharp, and dazzling blood light wrapped around them, even the Five Scattered People he had shared life and death with were no exception.

It’s said this is ’Blood Eye Syndrome,’ common among Demonic Messengers, the longer they stay mingled in the Demon Dao, the more likely they are to contract it.

This disease has no harm to Demonic Messengers, it only has one effect: it makes Demonic Messengers see everyone as mortal enemies. Mountain incidents of Demonic Messengers killing each other have occurred multiple times, no one knows if it’s intentional or due to the influence of Blood Eye Syndrome.

Shi Sanren thought he could resist Red Eye Syndrome until one day he woke up and instinctively killed a person beside him glowing red. She was a prostitute, also his lover, and his killing drew attention from others, then he saw the whole street glowing red...

When he calmed down, he was already standing over a pile of corpses.

Because of this reason, he didn’t even dare to see his old mother, only able to deliver Spiritual Jade through the door. The only meeting in ten years was at his mother’s funeral, amidst a heap of blood light filled with malice and hostility, he saw from afar his mother still looked like in his memory, without any blood light.

The other wanderers were all sick too, Yu Sanren killed every time after visiting brothels, Iron Wanderer couldn’t resist after drinking, Copper Wanderer’s necklace of skulls all belonged to family members he accidentally killed... The Demon Dao is full of lunatics, who can only rely on cold corpses for warmth.

Curing Blood Eye Syndrome isn’t difficult, just not killing for three or four years, but that means giving up their greatest reliance—the Demonic Path Token—would completely cease to function. Thus Shi Sanren had never seen anyone wash their hands of it, no one would willingly abandon the weapon that protects them, even if it makes one a pariah demon.

But if they succeed in this job... so much Spiritual Jade... maybe it’s really possible...

"Shi Sanren, Deng Shitou, why are there only five of you?"

Shi Sanren’s pupils suddenly constricted, as he dodged in the opposite direction of the voice, he didn’t forget to slash a defensive strike, simultaneously other wanderers immediately jumped out from the bushes, shouting fiercely, "Who’s there!?"

"You want to ambush us, and still ask who we are?" Rabbit Heroine parted the bushes and walked to the mountain path, "Are your brains mounted on a horse?"

Shi Sanren had never seen such blood light on Rabbit Heroine, not at all dazzling but heavy, gentle, yet full of ferocious hostility, reminding him of military town audit officials, who say they’ll kill you outright if they mean it.

Pharmacist’s Wish emerged from behind Rabbit Heroine, gripping the Rare Treasure Soul-Breaking Spear, his blood light was even more boiling like burning, full of unreserved killing intent that stung Shi Sanren’s eyes.

"I heard Zhong Ji gathered a bunch of people to ambush me, how come there are only five of you little cats and dogs?" Rabbit Heroine drew her longsword from behind with ease, "Does Zhong Ji look down on me like this?"

"That barbarian, doesn’t know how high the sky is." Jin Sanren coldly said, "Today we’ll show you the might of the Five Scattered People of Ba Mountain!"

"So it’s the Ba Mountain Five Thieves." Pharmacist’s Wish’s eyes shone fiercely, "You are dead today."

"Big sister, go hold off the other four, I’ll come help you very soon."

"No problem."

Seeing Pharmacist’s Wish really take on all four, with Rabbit Heroine dealing with him alone, Shi Sanren’s slight doubts vanished, replaced by a burning fury tearing through his gut. How could he, a dignified Second-Turned Demon Dao, be so underestimated by a little girl?

Humans are much easier to kill than demons, when it comes to the Demon Dao, even more so!

Since you’re so arrogant, you can’t blame me for being merciless!

Shi Sanren swung his saber in a half-circle, sacred and solemn, like performing a ritual, during which Rabbit Heroine just watched him complete the Secret Technique preparation, increasing Shi Sanren’s contempt for her—sure enough she was a family deadweight propped up by secret techniques.

Secret Technique: Half Moon Wheel!

This technique can greatly increase the damage of the next saber strike, when the saber reaches the top of the half moon, the damage can directly double! Coupled with his Demonic Path Token Rare Treasure Long Saber, even a Third-Turn Messenger would be heavily wounded by one slash!

As the half moon suddenly appeared, Shi Sanren’s heart swelled with a thirst for blood—he had already foreseen the blood light soon to dim, warm blood to spurt out, even after witnessing the same scene countless times, he still felt a relieved sense of calm.

Whoosh.

At the moment the half moon slashed through the sky, Rabbit Heroine directly jumped up. In Shi Sanren’s incredulous gaze, she grasped the Rare Longsword emitting blue starlight, and in an instant stabbed him... how many times?

Such a surprising scene made Shi Sanren subconsciously retreat to avoid, yet when he checked his defensive token, he found the barrier hadn’t taken any damage.

But Rabbit Heroine’s previous actions couldn’t be fake, that’s clearly only something a Heavy Rain Messenger could possibly achieve...

"Big sister, I’m here to assist you!"

He turned to look, only to find Rabbit Heroine had already gone to help Pharmacist’s Wish against the other wanderers, leaving him confused yet enraged, he charged with his saber towards Rabbit Heroine’s back, "Don’t think you’ve won by dodging once, your enemy is me!"

Rabbit Heroine dodged his attack lightly, never turning her head to look at him, just saying cheerfully:

"Uncle, you’re already dead."

What?

Shi Sanren was slightly startled, suddenly ten shining sword marks simultaneously erupted, piercing him into a blood-colored hedgehog!

I...

He fell into a pool of blood, seeing himself in the blood, dyed entirely red.