"This demon's original name was Zhu Ganglie. He was born as ugly as a wild boar, lustful by nature, and most fond of beautiful women. But his wife despised his ugliness and had an affair with a handsome man. Together, they used the Nine-Tooth Rake to beat him to death..."
"His love turned to hatred, his resentment turned him into a demon, and he was invaded by demonic qi, becoming a colossal fiend..."
Ming Shang continued.
"Pig demon?"
Chen Xuanzang raised his head and said, "Why doesn't Master go himself?"
Ming Shang reclined sideways in his chair and shook his head. "Your master has been rather busy lately. You can only go by yourself!"
"But... I can't do it. Why don't you go yourself..."
Chen Xuanzang hesitated slightly, lacking confidence in himself.
"Don't worry. What you have learned is already enough. You're only lacking a little..."
Ming Shang rubbed his fingers together and smiled mysteriously. "Just that little bit... Once you comprehend what the great love of heaven and earth is, you will become invincible!"
"The great love of heaven and earth..."
Chen Xuanzang was slightly dazed and, without realizing it, descended from the tavern.
Looking up, he saw his master smiling and gesturing to him from the sixth-floor windowsill.
Li Qingshan watched Chen Xuanzang's departing back, shook his head, then looked at Ming Shang and asked, "Brother Gu, what is this great love of heaven and earth you spoke of?"
"Good goes unrewarded, evil goes unpunished. Natural selection, survival of the fittest... This is the great love of heaven and earth."
Ming Shang withdrew his gaze and looked at Li Qingshan as he spoke calmly.
"This is love too..."
Li Qingshan shook his head. This is demonic.
Ming Shang smiled, seeming to know what Li Qingshan was thinking. "Flowers