Prince Jin took a few steps back unconsciously. Although he didn't want to admit it, he really didn't dare to object.
Prince Jin didn't know if the man in front of him was a real demon-killer, but the blood on the sword was real, and the smell of blood couldn't be faked. When the sword returned to his hand just now, he did look like a skilled master.
There's still have some doubts, but whether this guy is really an expert in exorcising demons or not, it will be find out if he can deal with the monster tonight.
Prince Jin did not express further opinion and changed the topic without a trace. But the way he looked at Young Marquis Qi still filled with distrust: "When did Young Marquis Qi get to know such a master? How come we brothers don't know about him?"
Even Prince Jin didn't bother to provoke Mo Yanliang. Those who originally supported Prince Jin would naturally not take the initiative to cause trouble for Mo Yanliang. However, they couldn't help but say a few words to Young Marquis Qi.
Mo Yanliang didn't care about this matter, he was just thinking about what they said about getting rid of the monster.
In the plot of the novel, the human world is rarely mentioned, and most of the matters concerning the demon race revolved around the demon king Zhan Yuming.
Regarding the three scumbags around Mo Yunqing who deceived his feelings, if Xie Baichen is good at being moved by himself, then Zhan Yuming is undoubtedly the best brainwasher. All the nonsense such as "best friend", "deeply in love with the master", "to make sacrifices for the lover" were said by Zhan Yuming...
The demon Zhan Yuming cares most about the demon clan, and he is determined to revive the demon clan.
Today, the demon clan is in a situation where each demon king is the king. What Zhan Yuming wants is to unify the demon clan.
If he was just ambitious, Mo Yanliang might still admire him, but what he did... Does reviving the demon race mean using Mo Yunqing to death?
Since it was Zhan Yuming who took action first, we can't blame him for messing with the demon clan.
Although Zhan Yuming escaped from heaven that day, he was already seriously injured and then besieged by the immortals. Even if he escaped, he must have paid a huge price. It seems that the demon race has not been peaceful recently.
Mo Yanliang agreed to this with Young Marquis Qi, not only because he wanted to find someone to provide him with meals, but also because he wanted to see if he could find out something about the demon clan through this demon-killing mission.
While Mo Yanliang was thinking about his own things, Young Marquis Qi had already talked to his gang of friends. He now came up to Mo Yanliang with a smile on his face and a bit of high spirits in his voice. It seemed that he should have had the upper hand in the argument just now.
"Brother Master, let's set off now!"
Mo Yanliang looked at Young Marquis Qi and said nothing more, "Lead the way."
Although Mo Yanliang was seriously injured, after taking the elixir and regulating his breathing, at least ordinary people could not tell that he was seriously injured.
Mo Yanliang thought that if he encountered an ordinary demon, even if he didn't take action himself, with the Dragon Roar Sword and the Seven Treasures Gourd, it shouldn't be a big problem to catch the demon. Even if he really encountered a demon king, he could still run away if he couldn't defeat it.
So Mo Yanliang was not worried at all.
Young Marquis Qi and Prince Jin's group were obviously a group of wealthy young men. Mo Yanliang followed them from under the tree to the avenue and saw several gorgeous carriages. Just by looking at the carriages, one could tell that they were filthy rich.
Mo Yanliang glanced at Young Marquis Qi with a meaningful look. He was so ostentatious when he went out, as if it was written on his face that "I have money, come and rob me". It was really not easy for them to be fine until now.
As soon as Mo Yanliang sat on the carriage, he closed his eyes and began to meditate. Seeing that Brother Master ignored him, Young Marquis Qi turned around and went bragging to his brothers again.
It was evening when they arrived at Tianshui City.
It is said that ancient people should have gone to bed early at night, so at this time, normally many people should be ready to go home, but in Tianshui City, it is very lively. Not to mention that all kinds of small vendors have no intention of closing their stalls, there are also many pedestrians on the street, men, women, young and old.
"Is today a festival?"
Mo Yanliang was a little confused. This was not quite the same as the ancient life he had imagined.
In ancient times, there were not many entertainment activities at night. When it got dark, these people didn’t go home instead they just wandered around the streets. What were they doing?
Aren’t there demons roaming around? Aren’t they afraid of being captured by demons if they wander around at night?
"No, today is just an ordinary day. Ever since the demon appeared in Tianshui City, no one wants to go home at night. They stay out as late as possible. Anyway, no one is going home, so those who need to work work and those who need to do business do business. It's no different from daytime."
It was obvious that Young Marquis Qi was not only outgoing but also talkative. Whenever Mo Yanliang had any doubts, he would immediately answer them.
"Huh? Don't they sleep?"
Mo Yanliang himself is very stubborn, but he didn't expect that the people in Tianshui City are even more stubborn than him.
"To be precise, they did not dare to sleep."
Young Marquis Qi was obviously a very good storyteller. He spoke in a mysterious way, which aroused Mo Yanliang's interest.
"Tell me more about it."
While Mo Yanliang was asking questions, he was also observing the people of Tianshui City.
It can be seen that these people are trying their best to cheer themselves up, but the fatigue on most of them cannot be concealed. Many people have dark circles under their eyes, which is an obvious symptom of staying up late.
These people are still normal, but some people look very strange -
A young man was supporting an old woman with white hair and a weathered face. It looked like a grandson supporting his grandmother, but the old woman had a big belly and looked like she was about to fall asleep at any moment. The young man kept saying, "Wife, you can't sleep anymore! Don't sleep!"
These two people, who seem to have a huge age difference, are husband and wife, and the wife is pregnant.
A young woman was holding a little boy by the hand. The boy was only as tall as the woman's waist and was eating a candied haws. But if you look closely at the boy's face, he looks like a man in his 40s or 50s. He doesn't look like the woman's child, but more like her father.
The boy with a middle-aged man's face seemed to be tired and suddenly lay on the ground and refused to move.
"I'm tired, mother, I need a hug!"
With a face of a man in his 40s or 50s, he was crying and making a fuss and still wanted to be hugged. It was really weird.
Mo Yanliang also noticed that there seemed to be a lot of elderly people in this city who were in poor health. It wasn't because they were old that they had more illnesses, but it seemed that they were old because they were sick.
Pregnant women, children, and sick people, who are more likely to fall asleep, all show abnormal aging signs.
Mo Yanliang's observation and analysis only took a very short time before the young Marquis Qi organized his words and began to speak.
This situation has not been going on for long in Tianshui City, but in that short period of time, Tianshui City has undergone earth-shaking changes.
At first, people didn’t realize that sleeping normally makes people feel several years older. One person, two people, and everyone else felt the same. Some people didn’t realize the seriousness of the problem, but the next day, some people started not sleeping. Although those who didn’t sleep were less energetic, they didn’t feel several years older.
People who sleep normally will feel like they have aged several years the next day.
It's just a feeling once or twice, but after sleeping a few more times, the body begins to change directly. The height may not have changed, but the face is really left with traces of time. Wrinkles begin to appear on the face, and the black hair turns white. Now everyone realizes that something is wrong.
Everyone was trying hard not to sleep, but sleeping is a normal thing for people, and it takes extremely strong willpower to resist sleeping. Therefore, those who are sleepy and have weak willpower can't help falling asleep. If this happens many times, they will age the fastest.
What Young Marquis Qi said was similar to what Mo Yanliang had deduced.
"At first, no one knew what was going on. Later, some people said it was done by a demon. The time of the people in Tianshui City was stolen by a demon. This demon was called the Time-Stealing Demon."
A monster that steals other people's time... a time-stealing monster...
Mo Yanliang repeated it in his mind. Things were more complicated than he thought.
Mo Yanliang was a little curious, how did this time-stealing monster steal other people's time?
"Brother Master, I asked you to come here because I want you to help solve this matter. Now, if you fall asleep, the time-stealing demon will steal your time. People whose time is stolen will get older and older. Everyone in Tianshui City is afraid to sleep, but no one can hold on if this continues!"
Young Marquis Qi looked at Mo Yanliang expectantly. He and his gang of friends were indeed playboys, and this was indeed a bet. Young Marquis Qi was very proud, but he was not originally from Tianshui City. He came all the way here with a genuine desire to help the people of Tianshui City.
Since Mo Yanliang had agreed to it in advance, he didn't say much at this time. He just nodded to show that he understood.
Seeing that Mo Yanliang had no intention of retreating after he finished speaking, and even his face still had that calm and indifferent expression, Young Marquis Qi was infected by him and suddenly became confident.
As expected from master brother!
It's reassuring to look at.
After Young Marquis Qi and Mo Yanliang finished their conversation, Prince Jin also invited the master he mentioned over.
Unlike Mo Yanliang who was only accompanied by Young Marquis Qi, the master was almost surrounded by Prince Jin and other young masters, and was the focus of everyone's attention.
Mo Yanliang glanced at the "Master" and then looked away.
With just one glance, he was sure that the "master" was a show-off and probably not even a cultivator. He did have two magic weapons on him, but they were of that level... He would probably be defeated by anyone who was slightly more powerful.
The "master" didn't have much ability, but he was dressed quite luxuriously. He saw Mo Yanliang beside the young Marquis Qi at a glance, walked over to greet Mo Yanliang, and smiled very kindly, looking a bit like a master.
"Are you the expert that the young marquis invited?"
The author has something to say:
Damn it! I always feel like my time has been stolen by someone (how come it’s time to update again? Sigh)
Actually, I don't want to stay up late every night, I just can't bear to sleep
T/n: sorry for the late update.. i forgot to update yesterday..
Thanks for translating this! It's rare to find short cultivation stories that still have scope and depth. Looking forward to the rest!
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