Sorry but I only accept female disciples!

Hong Shi's fingers brushed lightly against his cheek as she continued. "I learned everything about you after following you for years, and all I want is a place in that big heart of yours. So I thought, why not become your disciple first and then later, your woman?"

Zhang Yuan was quite surprised by her bold statement and as he opened his lips to reply, Hong Shi again kissed his lips, shutting him down.

As their lips parted, she pulled back just slightly, her breath mingling with his as she touched her nose to his, a playful smile curling at the corners of her mouth. "Don't answer me now," she whispered, her voice a soft plea that echoed through the night.

"Let me be your disciple for a while, and then, maybe... you can give me your answer."

A sigh escaped Zhao Tian's lips and he nodded his head.

He is also fond of her as he know how much she tried to be his disciple in her past life and even in this life, she was holding onto him.

Hong Shi's gaze softened and she hugged him resting her head on his chest.

With a smile, Zhang Yuan patted her head as they stood there silently.

A little later, Hong Shi pulled away from the hug and wrapped her arms around his hand "By the way... you seem so close to that Ming Yuelin."

As they continued their walk, Zhang Yuan nodded his head as he remembered something "Yeah.. and Hong Shi, thank you for taking care of the black Serpent Sect for Lin'er."

Huh?

Hong Shi was surprised but then her lips twitched in frustration "As I thought, you bastard Master.. you saw me during the Phoenix Inheritance Trails, don't you?"

Zhang Yuan chuckled, and she let out an exasperated sigh. "You bastard, Master," she muttered, lightly punching his arm. "You saw me, but you didn't say a word."

Zhang Yuan's lips curved into a faint smile as he watched her with amusement, but the fondness in his gaze was unmistakable.

He allowed her playful punches, her frustration slipping into a smile as she took a breath. "We took care of the Black Serpent Sect because they were targeting Yuelin. That idiot is so naive sometimes..."

"Why would she say that she is the Phoenix Sovereign Inheritor."

Zhang Yuan just smiled and Hong Shi gave him a sidelong suspicious glance "And you master, I am sure you helped her in the Phoenix Sovereign Inheritance..."

With a nod, he replied "Yeah.. I did help her."

"Bastard master..."

Zhang Yuan reached out and pinched her cheek affectionately. "How is new life.. tell me about it."

They walked together through the quiet forest, their footsteps softened by the fallen leaves beneath them and finally reached the lake, where the moon is shining in the lake water.

"ooh.. this place looks beautiful..." Hong Shi muttered in amusement, looking at the breathtaking scenery.

As they stood near the lake, Hong Shi felt a presence approaching them and turned her head to see the beautiful woman.

Zhang Yuan turned his head and smile "Hua..."

Xue Hua walked to his other side and stood beside the lake.

Zhang Yuan gestured to her and introduced her "Hong Shi, this is Xue hua..."

With a smile, Hong Shi waved her hand while Xue Hua gave a faint nod.

Seeing her nonchalant reaction, Hong Shi raised an eyebrow 'What's with that face?'

"And she is a demon."

Huh?

Hong Shi blinked her eyes in confusion and even Xue Hua was shocked as he said it so casually.

A stunned silence fell over them, and Hong Shi blinked, her mind working to process what she had just heard.

For a moment, she thought she'd misunderstood, a strange laugh bubbling up in her throat at the absurdity.

"Master…" she began slowly, a light chuckle escaping her as she shook her head. "I think I heard wrong. It sounded like you just told me… that she's a demon."

Zhang Yuan gave a faint nod "She is a demon."

As he spoke, two horns appeared on Xue Hua's head and demonic energy erupted from her body.

Feeling the demonic energy, Hong Shi's eyes shrank in shock and in the next instant, a spear appeared in her hand.

Without a second thought, she thrust the spear forward, aiming straight at Xue Hua's face, her reaction fueled by the ingrained reflexive response to fight against demonkind

*thud* However as the spear reached her face, Zhang Yuan grasped her figure, stopping her from hurting Xue Hua.

*woosh* Xue Hua felt the aftermath of the thrust as the wind ruffled her hair, her head jerking slightly as the force of it whipped her hair back 'Damn it, how strong has she gotten?'

Hong Shi turned her eyes to Zhang Yuan and uttered "Master.. what are you doing?"

"That demon.. why are you keeping a demon with you?"

With a soft sigh, Zhang yuan spoke "Calm down.. Shi'er. Listen to me."

Looking into his eyes, Hong Shi's gaze trembled but she controlled her emotions and glared at Xue Hua.

She took a deep breath and retracted the spear, storing it in her storage ring.

"Master," she said through gritted teeth, her voice laced with disgust as her eyes flickered to Xue Hua.

"Tell me… why do you have a demon as your disciple? Don't you know what they are? Every human knows that demons are hostile towards us… and they never change."

Her face twisted in open disdain, her eyes narrowing as if the mere presence of Xue Hua was enough to set her on edge. "Just looking at her makes my skin crawl, It makes me want to kill her where she stands."

Her gaze darkened, "I wonder," she muttered, her voice laced with scorn, "how many humans she's eaten… or worse."

Hearing this, frustration mounted on Xue Hua and she spat "Till now, I have never eaten a human... You don't know anything about me… or about demons."

Her eyes glinted as she added, "You're the one who killed innocent demons, acting on your so-called righteous cause."

Hong Shi's fist clenched, her knuckles whitening as her anger surged. "Innocent?" she retorted, her voice practically trembling with restrained fury.

"Do you have any idea how many humans have been slaughtered by demons like you? Do you know the horror they've caused?"

Xue Hua retorted in a cold tone "And what about humans? They've killed thousands of demons, entire families, wiping out innocents without a second thought. Demons are not all the same, yet humans treat us as if we're all monsters."

Hong Shi snorted under her breath "Why would you need a reason to kill demons."

Seeing them bickering, Zhang Yuan stopped them and glanced at Hong Shi "Shi'er.. why do you hate humans? is it because of the teaching of Yu Hong Holy land."

Hong Shi shook her head "Not just that, I have personal grudge against demons... they killed my parents."

In her previous life, she was an orphan but in this life, she was blessed with caring parents.

For the first time in her life, she enjoyed the care of parents...

"For the first time," she whispered, her voice tight with emotion,

"I had parents… people who loved me." Her eyes glistened, the pain and anger of her loss breaking through her anger as she muttered, "But demons took that from me."

Her gaze hardened, "So, I vowed to exterminate every last one of them,"

"Every demon that walks this world, every monster that dares threaten innocent lives… I'll end them all."

Xue hua's eyes quivered "So does me, Don't think that only humans have emotions and only they have faimiles."

She bit her lips trying to control her tears "M-Me too.. I also had a loving family, A father, a mother and a younger sister..."

"B-But you killed them... not only my family, you have slained many other mothers, children."

her lips trembled in emotions as she pushed the words from her throat "Not because they committed any crime… but because they were born with horns."

"Not all demons are innocent," she admitted, her gaze steady as she looked at Hong Shi.

"But neither are all humans. I didn't choose to be born this way. But I have chosen to live differently."

Hong Shi's gaze wavered hearing her words and at this time Zhang Yuan placed a hand on her shoulder "Shi'er, you already know... Malefic horde are the ones who kill humans and eats their flesh."

"Why would you go and kill demons in Nyxian horde?"

Huh?

Hong Shi turned to look at him and muttered "What is Nyxian horde?"

Letting out a sigh, Zhang Yuan asked "Seems like the worships in the Yu Hong holy land is hiding things not just from normal people but from their own Holy maiden too."

Hong Shi was even more confused and blinked her eyes "Huh? What are you saying Master.. what is Malefic and Nyxian horde?"

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