Especially since many extreme "righteous people" believed demons were inherently harmful and had to be beaten or killed on sight. This had forced her into hiding as well; after all, Shenzhou in this era had far too many Daoist immortals, Buddhist Bodhisattvas, and Vajras.
It was only after obtaining her sister's secret formula that she could be as high-profile as she was now.
But even now... she still could not escape the tribulations of being a demon. Had she known, she would have gone to Japan with her sister.
"So you mean... those people who died in Yangzhou City these past few days weren't killed by you? Don't worry, I'm not here to kill you, nor is there any need for that. I just want to get to the bottom of this."
Fu Hua did not deny what Hongyu said. The number of people who died at human hands was ten thousand times greater than those killed by demons. But humans killing humans and demons harming humans were different matters—at least, to humans.
However, Fu Hua did not really care about that. What she cared about was whether those people had been killed by the Hongyu before her. If not, then Fu Hua could take her in as a disciple without concern.
To demonstrate her sincerity, Fu Hua directly let her go, confident that she could never escape from her grasp.
"Those murder cases? They weren't my doing!"
Seeing that Fu Hua had truly released her, Hongyu had considered running. But at that moment, she felt as though an invisible net covered the area around her... Her instincts told her she could not escape, and that trying would likely lead to even worse consequences.
Thus... she merely backed away several steps and shook her head with absolute certainty.
"Then what