Ye Sha paid no attention to that. He broke free from Ayou and said, "The civilians of Mount Tanba have suffered terribly under Shuten Doji's torment. This girl might have caught his eye too. Her father told her to serve... follow me. Isn't that the same as what happened with you back then?"
"Should I have called you a monster when you came looking for me?"
He actually had a point. His words brought tears to Ayou's eyes, and she hurriedly apologized, begging Ye Sha's forgiveness.
Ye Sha snorted. "She doesn't have my blessing. If Shuten Doji abducts her, won't your conscience hurt?"
He had completely lost his mind and no longer cared whether he was truly a mountain god.
However, Ayou seemed to think of something. She abruptly stopped crying and stared at the beauty. "If that's the case, why hasn't your father appeared? Isn't that incredibly rude?"
Ye Sha froze. Ayou's father had knelt and begged him to take her in back then. But this beauty was so stunning that it was understandable if she didn't need to beg on her knees.
Just as he was convincing himself of this, he suddenly sensed a flash of cold light from the corner of his eye.
He turned his head blankly and saw the beauty's face twist into a vicious expression. At some point, she had produced a short blade and was thrusting it upward toward Ye Sha's heart.
"Fuck!" Caught completely off guard, Ye Sha failed to react.
Just as he was about to be stabbed to death, Ayou had already thrown herself in front of him. With a furious shriek, she slammed her head into the beauty's chest.
The beauty staggered backward and, taking advantage of the momentum, slashed Ye Sha's left chest.
At the same time, the