Su Mo froze at her words and looked at the Mysterious Maiden in confusion. She had not turned and left as he had imagined. He had even braced himself for her fury, yet she showed not the slightest displeasure.
"What do you mean, Senior?" Su Mo asked. "You no longer need me to kill this mystic deer?"
The Mysterious Maiden slowly glanced at Su Mo and said evenly:
"If you had killed this mystic deer, which has awakened its intelligence, I would already have left."
Su Mo started, suddenly remembering that the Great Calamity had said the Mysterious Maiden was not someone who delighted in killing. So this had been a test...
She had kept making him kill ferocious beasts, letting killing intent coil all around him. Then she had told him to kill a mystic beast to see whether that killing intent would disturb him and make him slaughter the innocent...
"I do not like those who revel in slaughter..." the Mysterious Maiden said evenly, offering an explanation of sorts.
"However..." Her tone shifted, and she said coldly, "Nor do I like those who feign kindness when facing someone who deserves to die... Why did you place a leaf on each ferocious beast you killed?"
Su Mo shook his head. "They were already dead. Leaving them there would be a waste... I left my mark on every leaf I placed..."
"I can retrieve the bodies by following those marks... Girl likes eating..."
Su Mo abruptly stopped, his mouth hanging open.
The words "braised meat" never left his lips...
Watching Su Mo, the Mysterious Maiden noticed an immensely profound sorrow suddenly rise from him.
Curiosity stirred in her eyes. She had never seen such profound sorrow in someone so young, as though he had already experienced a great many things