I'm a Good Person

After a night of heart-pounding danger, the sky gradually brightened, and the sun slowly rose over the horizon.

A figure hurried through the woods, glancing back from time to time as though anxious and guilty about something.

Only after passing through the dense forest did the figure let out a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to continue on his way, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Brother Sun, it's still so early. Why are you leaving without even saying goodbye? I haven't even seen you off yet."

Su Jie leaned casually against an ancient tree, watching the figure with a half-smile.

That person was none other than Su Jie's teammate, Sun Zhihai.

Startled by Su Jie's sudden appearance, Sun Zhihai had no idea where he had slipped up. He said nervously, "Brother Su, I wasn't—"

"Weren't what? You were just planning to snitch to Meng Dongge, sell us out, and earn yourself a chance to join their team!"

Su Jie tugged at his sleeve, and swarms of Yin Fire Blood Bees and Silver-winged Golden Cicadas buzzed out in great clouds.

Seeing that Su Jie was serious, Sun Zhihai's expression changed drastically. Knowing he had been exposed, he cursed, "Are you an idiot? We have so few people. Even if we lure over the Strange Ghost, won't we still have to fight Meng Dongge's remaining men afterward? One old man, one cripple—what makes you think you alone can beat them? What I did was the wise choice! Is it wrong to want to stay alive?"

"You're not wrong. The only problem is that you're too weak."

Su Jie swept out a hand, and the Yin Fire Blood Bees circling overhead raised their tails, spraying down streams of fire.

Sun Zhihai reached into his robes and used a Golden Whirlwind Talisman.

The air rippled slightly, and the incoming fire streams were diverted to either side, burning two long, narrow strips of scorched ground more than ten meters away.

Following close behind the fire streams were several Silver-winged Golden Cicadas flying at subsonic speed.

These tiny Gu insects attacked with their physical bodies and could not be deflected.

At the critical moment, a green lizard crawled out from Sun Zhihai's chest and spat out a cloud of dark green poisonous smoke. It was his natal Gu worm.

Unfortunately, the poisonous smoke was completely useless against the Silver-winged Golden Cicadas.

Several streaks of gold and silver light easily curved around the poisonous smoke before darting in from behind. They bored ping-pong-ball-sized bloody holes through Sun Zhihai's shoulders, chest, and thighs, piercing clean through him.

Sun Zhihai screamed and collapsed to the ground, staring at Su Jie in disbelief.

"You're only at the third level of the Spirit Nurturing Realm, just like me. How can you command so many Gu insects?"

After receiving spiritual energy feedback from the Thousand-Hand Centipede, Su Jie's spiritual energy was far more abundant than that of ordinary disciples, allowing him to control many more Gu insects.

"I told you already, you're too weak. You constantly fed your natal Gu worm with blood, leaving your own spiritual energy severely lacking. Other than your natal Gu worm, you never raised any other Gu insects. You don't even qualify as a proper Gu master."

Su Jie shook his head and stepped forward to inspect Sun Zhihai's belongings. Unfortunately, he found nothing of value.

Sun Zhihai was far poorer than Su Jie. That Golden Whirlwind Talisman was probably his entire fortune.

"Tsk, you really are poor. The only valuable thing you had, the Golden Whirlwind Talisman, has already been used. All that's left is enough to give my Little Thousand an extra meal."

With a sigh, Su Jie could only withdraw his hand regretfully and tossed the green lizard on the ground to the Thousand-Hand Centipede.

It had not lifted a finger during the fight, but it was now thoroughly enjoying eating someone else's Gu insect.

The Thousand-Hand Centipede's carapace was glossy black. It had already been feasting to its heart's content on Blue Star and was close to advancing.

Today, Su Jie had fed it quite a few more Gu insects in succession. It was clear that it would advance to its second Spirit Refinement within the next few days.

With his natal Gu worm devoured, the bond between them caused the spiritual energy within Sun Zhihai's body to descend into chaos and collapse. Terror filled his eyes as he vomited blood and begged without pause, "Brother Su, I'm willing to fight Meng Dongge with you. I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong."

"Sorry, but you no longer have any value."

Su Jie rose to his feet and pressed his palm down slightly.

Dozens of Yin Fire Blood Bees beat their wings and flew over. Amid Sun Zhihai's desperate screams, streams of fire engulfed him, igniting him into a human-shaped torch.

Several minutes later, only a charred corpse remained at the scene.

The wind swept by, scattering the charred remains far and wide. Before long, they vanished without a trace.

At the wooden cabin on North Peak, Su Jie pushed open the door and entered.

Gu Weinan had already returned. Seeing him, he said, "Brother Su, it's done. I used asking for advice on how to deal with Strange Ghosts as an excuse, then took the chance to bury the Dragon Gall Grass around Meng Dongge's cabins."

"Very good. Now all we need is time—to wait for the Strange Ghost to arrive. Let's hope our luck isn't too bad."

Su Jie nodded slightly. He had known about Gu Weinan's movements all along, since the moth had been keeping watch.

"Has it been dealt with?"

At that moment, Chen Yun, seated to one side, spoke with difficulty. It was clear she was forcing herself to endure the pain in her body.

"It's been handled. The final hidden danger has been eliminated."

"That's good. This way, we can act without any misgivings."

Gu Weinan listened to Su Jie and Chen Yun's exchange with a puzzled expression. After a long while, he finally asked, "Brother Sun... why don't I see Brother Sun?"

Su Jie smiled. "Brother Sun? He should be personally fertilizing the wild grass right about now. If Old Brother Gu wants to find him, I can take you there. We might even find a few traces of him."

"N-No, there's no need."

Gu Weinan's voice trembled. He already understood.

Su Jie patted Gu Weinan on the shoulder. "Some people aren't walking the same road as us. Instead, they want to stab their brothers in the back, so all we can do is send them to die first. Old Brother Gu, there's no need to be nervous. I'm not so ruthless and heartless toward those who are truly one of us."

"Of course I'm one of us. I carried out every single thing you instructed, exactly as you said."

Gu Weinan felt deeply uneasy, sweat already streaming down his temples.

He had never imagined that Su Jie, that harmless-looking young man, was actually the most ruthless of them all.

Never mind how he dealt with enemies—he was just as decisive and merciless when dealing with his own people, far beyond Gu Weinan's expectations.

"Looks like Old Brother Gu has misunderstood me! Ah, forget it, forget it. Old Brother Gu, you only need to remember one thing: I, Su Jie... am a good person."

Su Jie emphasized this with great solemnity. Though he killed people, set fires, and destroyed evidence, he was a good person.

Gu Weinan: "."

He had truly never seen a good person of Su Jie's particular breed, and for a moment, he was left speechless.

He had even doubted before whether Su Jie was qualified to be a demonic cultivator. Now, however, it seemed there was no one better suited to that identity than him.

"I believe you. You're an absolutely tremendous good person."

Chen Yun, standing beside them, nodded solemnly, offering her serious affirmation of Su Jie's words.

To Chen Yun, Su Jie was willing to avenge her. That made him a good person.

As for whether his methods had gone too far, that did not matter.

"For the next few days, Old Brother Gu, you'll be responsible for patrolling around our encampment. Chen Yun, focus on recovering and try to regain more of your combat strength. I'll keep a close watch on Meng Dongge's side. If anything happens, I'll notify you immediately."

After the joking ended, Su Jie delivered the final arrangements.

Everything was now ready; all they lacked was the east wind. It only remained to see whether the Strange Ghost would play along.