The Demon King is an Idiot [BL]-Chapter 93: The master of curses

"She was the one who brought him here..." The woman blurted out in anger, "If she’s involved with such a man, I’m sure she’s undeserving of my respect."

"Who are you talking about?" Jie Fu Lian asked, feeling a little confused.

"The master of curses."

Jie Fu Lian and Hua Tianshu immediately looked at each other and nodded. Without speaking, they had a mutual understanding.

"May I know your name?" Hua Tianshu politely asked.

The woman gulped, suddenly taken back by the question.

"My name is Zhuan Xuefeng."

"Zhuan Xuefeng, we would like to talk a little more with you about this master of curses, would that be alright?"

Zhuan Xuefeng slowly nodded her head as she agreed.

"Then let us escort you down the mountain," Hua Tianshu politely suggested and the woman hesitantly agreed.

Hua Tianshu and Jie Fu Lian immediately headed down the mountain first with Zhuan Xuefeng by their side while Duan Luoyang escorted the other inner Yu sect disciples.

Hua Tianshu created a sound barrier around the three of them which enabled them to talk freely without having to fear being overheard.

"The master of curses... Is he the one with a scar running along the length of his arm?" Jie Fu Lian cautiously asked.

Zhuan Xuefeng nodded her head as she confirmed it, "That’s him."

Jie Fu Lian, "What’s his name?"

"I do not know."

"What type of relationship does he have with your sect?" This time, it was Hua Tianshu who had questioned.

"I do not know," Zhuan Xuefeng sighed as she shook her head and once again replied. "Senior martial sister Jin Shifeng was the one who brought him here."

Jie Fu Lian frowned as he heard this. Since his impression of Jin Shifeng was quite good, he couldn’t believe Zhuan Xuefeng’s words easily.

"What do you mean?" Hua Tianshu asked.

"A few years ago, Senior martial sister Jin Shifeng brought him here and introduced him to the sect master. Ever since then, Sect Master Yao has been acting weird."

"Weird?" Jie Fu Lian repeated.

Zhuan Xuefeng gave a nod as she continued, "She has been going out into the phoenix mountain more often and whenever she returns, she is always covered in blood. She doesn’t talk about it to anyone and whenever someone mentions it, she laughs it off, saying that it is nothing more than mere exercise."

Jie Fu Lian gulped as he heard this and immediately looked at Hua Tianshu, who was also looking back at him. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"At first, most of us thought that she was trying to take revenge against the demonic beasts for destroying our sect, but unfortunately, that didn’t seem to be the case."

"Why would you think so?"

"If she wanted to exact revenge, she would’ve gone after the king of demonic beasts but she always avoided facing that damned peacock. She only picks on the weak demonic beasts and when she returns, she carried their demonic beast souls with her. In the beginning, she only killed one or two every once in a while but recently, she went and killed twenty demonic beasts all at once. The king of demonic beasts was angered by her actions and that’s why we are in this situation."

"What does she do with the soul?" Although Mo Xue had already told them about Sect Master Yao’s actions, Jie Fu Lian still feigned ignorance and asked this question.

"She sells them to the master of curses," Zhuan Xuefeng frowned as she breathed out, "That man... He is truly evil."

Jie Fu Lian couldn’t help but feel as if there was a deeper story behind her disgusted reaction toward the man.

"Why do you say that?"

"He killed her," Zhuan Xuefeng suddenly stopped walking as she looked down at the ground and revealed.

"Killed who?" Hua Tianshu asked, raising his eyebrow.

"Yu Wei..."

Jie Fu Lian’s eyebrows creased together in confusion as he heard this and he quickly asked, "Who was Yu Wei?"

"She was Senior martial sister Jin Shifeng’s personal attendant. Sect Master Yao sent her away when she found out about her relationship with Senior martial sister."

Without needing to say anymore, both Jie Fu Lian and Hua Tianshu immediately understood who this Yu Wei was.

"But that’s not possible..." Jie Fu Lian muttered in disbelief as he pointed out, "Jin Shifeng favored Yu Wei, didn’t she? Why would she be close to the one who murdered her?"

"I do not know," Zhuan Xuefeng shook her head as she responded, "Senior Martial sister Jin Shifeng has changed a lot. When I look at her, I can’t even recognize her anymore."

"How do you know he killed Yu Wei?" Hua Tianshu questioned.

"I saw it..." Zhuan Xuefeng paused as she took a deep breath in and calmed herself down before continuing, "A few years ago, Yu Wei came back to visit us. She talked to Sect Master Yao for a long time and the two did not part on a good note. In the middle of the night, Yu Wei suddenly ran away and Sect Master Yao met the master of curses. When I went to call Sect Master Yao, I overheard the two of them speaking."

"What did they say?" Jie Fu Lian tilted his head as he asked.

"He said to leave it up to him... He told Sect Master Yao not to concern herself with matters that did not concern her and he warned her not to reveal what she had heard to anyone else. Sect Master Yao looked to be quite afraid of him and couldn’t even give a proper response."

Jie Fu Lian gulped as he heard this but didn’t say anything. He attentively listened to the woman and waited for her to finish speaking.

"That night, I followed him and... I saw it," Tears started welling up in Zhuan Xuefeng’s eyes as she continued, "He killed her without any mercy..."

"How?"

"He put a high-grade curse on her. The curse poked her eyes out, cut her tongue, and then ripped her soul out from her body..." Zhuan Xuefeng sniffled as she remembered the terrifying memory, "She screamed for help but I stood there and watched. I couldn’t do anything. I was too scared to move."

"Did you report this to anyone?"

The woman shook her head, "I didn’t dare to."

"Do you know why he killed her?"

Zhuan Xuefeng once again shook her head as she replied, "I don’t know but I’m sure that Sect Master Yao would know."

Jie Fu Lian sighed as he heard this. Since Yao Fei hadn’t mentioned any of this to them, it was clear that even in the future, she would not be revealing anything even if they were to question her.

"Did Madam Jin Shifeng ever find out?"

Zhuan Xuefeng nodded her head as she looked down at the ground and confirmed, "She knew. A week later, she came back to visit Sect Master Yao and the two argued for a long time. In the end, Senior Martial Sister angrily left and never came back again."

"Do you know what they argued about?"

Zhuan Xuefeng shook her head, "I do not know."

"I see," Hua Tianshu muttered as he nodded his head in understanding.

"Do you know where we could find that master of curses that you talk about?"

The woman once again shook her head, "You won’t find him."

Jie Fu Lian raised his eyebrow as he heard this and questioned, "Why is that?"

"He has a very powerful backing."

"What do you mean?"

"There is someone protecting him. Someone very strong. Even Senior Martial Sister Jin Shifeng does not dare harm him because of that person."

Hua Tianshu frowned as he heard this and spoke, "If you get any information about him, make sure to contact me immediately."

Zhuan Xuefeng nodded her head obediently as she heard this.

"Is he going to meet Sect Master Yao again?" Jie Fu Lian asked.

"If he does, I’ll be sure to inform you beforehand," Zhuan Xuefeng assured and Jie Fu Lian nodded his head.

Soon, they reached the dilapidated gate of the Yu Sect which still had the red paper lantern hanging on one side.

Hua Tianshu dispelled the sound barrier around them and Shi Yu Jing immediately came rushing over as she beamed, "Daoist Hua, wouldn’t it be better for you to stay here for a few days?"

Hua Tianshu politely smiled as he heard this and shook his head, "I’m afraid that would not be possible."

"Young lady, we do not dare stay at your sect. We don’t want to worry about the roof crushing us in our sleep," Jie Fu Lian added with a scoff.

Shi Yu Jing immediately glared at the man.

To say that the two were not compatible would be an understatement.

"We need to get going now," Hua Tianshu spoke up with a smile as he nodded.

Zhuan Xuefeng cupped her hands and bowed as she politely spoke, "We are very grateful for all your help. When conditions improve, we’ll be sure to invite you again."

Jie Fu Lian happily nodded his head as he heard this and spoke, "Just sell your sect founder’s statue. I’m sure you’ll get enough money to rebuild the sect."

"..." Zhuan Xuefeng was unsure if that was a joke or not, and hence, she slightly raised her head to look at Jie Fu Lian with an expression that was questioning whether she should laugh or not.