Those Who Know the Times Are Heroes

"Demon?"

The instant Long Wuji was abducted, Chu Liang had already reacted. As perhaps the person with the highest cultivation present, he immediately transformed into a gale and whistled after her.

The shadow was swift, like a cloud of black smoke sweeping through Canglang City's streets and alleys. In moments, it had already flown beyond the city walls.

It left behind a trail of demonic aura.

But Chu Liang had already closed the distance between them. Seeing the black shadow right before him, he brandished the Demon-Slaying Sword and raised it high!

Hiss—

Afraid of accidentally harming Long Wuji, Chu Liang had used only twenty percent of his cultivation in this strike.

Yet for that black "demon" ahead, it was still more than lethal enough!

A brilliant sword gleam cleaved through the night sky and struck the target in an instant. A flash of blood clearly burst from within the black smoke before it plummeted heavily downward.

They were already far from the city. Below lay a stretch of forests and mountains, pitch-black beneath the night curtain. Once the shadow fell, it merged into the darkness.

Chu Liang landed close behind and pursued the trail of demonic aura. Before long, he caught up again.

Yet all he saw was a bloodstained demon core tossed on the ground.

Only then did Chu Liang understand.

No wonder the Demon-Slaying Sword had not seemed to grow stronger when it struck earlier. The other party was not truly a demon, but a human.

This person had killed a demon, then held its demon core in their mouth while abducting Long Wuji, creating the illusion of a demon kidnapping someone. When necessary, they could discard the demon core that emitted demonic aura and divert their pursuers.

Unfortunately, they had likely never expected Chu Liang to