Why was there demonic qi inside the Tiger-Head Fish Demon? Had that demonic qi appeared out of thin air, with no master? And what exactly had I overlooked the moment I fell into the water? When I killed the fish demon, I knew perfectly well it couldn't die instantly, so what had caused its instant death? There were so many strange things-why am I only realizing this now?
Su Jiu's hand trembled. For the first time, she could barely keep a steady grip on her sword.
She abandoned the fish demon's corpse, burst straight out of the water, and rushed toward Millet Village.
When she returned to Millet Village, everything before her eyes struck her like a heavy hammer crashing down on her heart.
In just two hours, Millet Village had become a field of corpses, its blood flowing in rivers. Su Jiu felt her own blood freeze.
So this was where that ominous premonition of hers had come true.
Along the way, she saw the bodies of the Liu Household, the Feng Household, and countless villagers she had met.
Apart from a few who had died from demonic qi flooding their bodies, most of these people had actually died from sword wounds!
Su Jiu walked dazedly up to a pretty young girl. This was Yaya, whom she had just saved. She still remembered how the girl had timidly called her "little fairy sister" the previous night. Now she lay here, without a breath.
Su Jiu stood there for a long time before finally crouching down and closing those eyes that had remained open in death. "I'll avenge you," she said softly.
Demonic qi wreathed the village. Everything before her bore the marks of a village massacre by a demonic cultivator, a sight Su Jiu knew all too well.
Her