Actually, Su Jiu was not to blame for this.
After Su Jiu woke from a night's sleep, hearing Yun Huanling explain the whole sequence of events did little to improve her mood. Still, she promised to find Xu Hui for the old woman and kill her.
Perhaps that person could no longer be called Xu Hui.
According to Yun Huanling, not long after Su Jiu fell into the water, "she" emerged.
But Yun Huanling was a cultivator. One glance was enough for him to see the demonic qi swirling around "Su Jiu." He was certain this person could not be that cool, reserved little girl. Though he liked secretly calling her a little devil, she was no actual demon.
The demonic cultivator had used some unknown method to take on Su Jiu's appearance. She first circled the formation, then told the people inside, "I've killed the demon beast. You can go home now."
This made Yun Huanling even more certain that this person was not Su Jiu, because "Su Jiu" had just swept a cold glance over him. Her gaze was unfamiliar, yet vicious. Clearly, she had recognized him as a cultivator.
And cultivators and demonic cultivators had always been enemies who would never rest until the other was dead.
But the villagers barely knew Su Jiu, and they lacked the methods cultivators used to identify demonic cultivators. They soon believed "Su Jiu."
Yun Huanling could only hurry to call them back. "Don't leave the formation! This person isn't Su Jiu. Don't go out, and don't let her fool you!"
The villagers exchanged bewildered looks, clearly not understanding why Yun Huanling wanted to stop them from leaving.
"Su Jiu" smiled outside the formation. "Stop fooling around. I found plenty of good things underwater." Then the villagers saw "Su Jiu" bring