Meanwhile, Shen He followed her father to the back mountain.
Along the way, Shen He felt a bit strange.
Normally, her father would be very careful to attend to her emotions.
When walking in such a pitch-black environment where she couldn't see her hand in front of her face, her father would tell some lighthearted stories to distract Shen He and make her less afraid.
But today, her father was acting extremely abnormally.
Not only was he silent, rushing along, but he also kept urging Shen He not to stop.
At first, Shen He could keep up with her father's pace.
But as time went on, Shen He's speed slowed down.
She had already overdrawn her strength once, and now climbing the mountain consumed a lot of stamina; she truly had no strength left.
Shen He looked up at her father and asked, "Daddy, Shen He wants to sit down and rest for a bit, can she?"
"Because Shen He really can't walk anymore."
Right now, she just wanted to sit down and rub her sore and swollen calves.
After all, she was a five-year-old girl, so her stamina naturally couldn't compare to an adult's.
Shen He's father heard her, reached out, rubbed Shen He's head, and then softly said, "Shen He, we're almost at the back mountain."
"It's just a few more steps, you can hold on a little longer."
"Once we reach the back mountain, you can rest for a long time, okay?"
Although it was a consulting tone, Shen He's father did not give the little girl a choice.
He continued to pull Shen He's hand and walk towards the back mountain.
Since childhood, Shen He had always been an obedient and sensible child.
She naturally nodded in agreement with her father's arrangements.
At this moment, Shen He gritted her teeth and continued to climb the mountain.
She didn't know why her father was so insistent on the back mountain.
And her father seemed unwilling to waste even a moment.
What exactly was in that cave that made her father so impatient?
Little Shen He couldn't understand.
Regarding this, Shen He blinked her big eyes and curiously asked her father, "Daddy, what exactly is in the back mountain?"
"Do we really have to go at night? Shen He is a little scared..."
The mountain forest was pitch black, and she couldn't see her hand in front of her face.
Moreover, eerie wind sounds echoed in her ears, lingering for a long time.
Little Shen He had never encountered such a situation and felt a little nervous inside.
The middle-aged man forced a smile and explained to Shen He, "I've prepared a big surprise in the back mountain, Shen He will definitely like it after seeing it."
"As for being scared... Shen He, don't be afraid, Daddy is here, Daddy will protect you well and won't let you suffer any DMG."
Her father's steady and powerful words made Shen He feel a bit more at ease.
In Shen He's heart, her father was a great hero who slayed demons and upheld justice.
So, hearing her father's comfort, Shen He relaxed and gritted her teeth, holding on.
Soon, little Shen He followed her father to the cave.
However, when Shen He entered the cave, she was completely stunned.
Because she didn't see any surprise; instead, she saw a demonic creature like a ghost.
The demonic creature emitted an extremely eerie black light all over its body.
Streaks of crimson resentment, like arms, tightly wrapped around its body, like shackles.
At this moment, the demonic creature stared directly at Shen He.
The moment it met Shen He's gaze, the demonic creature's hollow, lifeless eyes suddenly lit up with greedy and brutal light.
"The fate of the lone star of calamity, ordinary people avoid it, but for me, it's good nourishment."
"If I can devour this little girl, it will definitely help me recover a lot of strength."
The demonic creature's laughter was chilling as it slowly walked towards Shen He.
Its speed was not fast.
It must have been severely injured earlier and was now on its last breath.
But even so, Shen He was still somewhat anxious and uneasy.
After all, it was a demonic creature, a species she had never encountered before.
Shen He subconsciously tightened her grip on her father's hand.
Because only then would her heart not be so afraid.
In Shen He's eyes, her father was an omnipotent hero.
As long as her father was there, she would not be in any danger.
Definitely not.
Her father could definitely eliminate this demonic creature!
Shen He firmly believed this.
However, Shen He's father no longer had the doting and protective expression he had earlier; instead, it was a kind of indifference.
An expression colder than that of a stranger.
He indifferently released Shen He's hand and left the cave without looking back.
Everything happened in an instant.
So fast that Shen He didn't even have time to react.
By the time she reacted, her father had already walked to the entrance.
Shen He looked up at her father in disbelief.
She realized.
The so-called surprise was just a trick her father used to get her up the mountain.
And the real purpose was to bring her before the demonic creature!
Shen He shook her head.
She couldn't believe that her father, who had just been saying he would protect her, would abandon her in the blink of an eye.
He was going to offer her to this demonic creature.
"Daddy... why are you doing this to Shen He?"
Shen He looked up and asked.
Her tears fell silently.
She clearly couldn't believe any of this.
After her mother passed away, Shen He worried that her father wouldn't be able to overcome his grief.
So she had always acted obedient and sensible, wanting to make her father proud.
She didn't understand why her father would sacrifice her to the demonic creature.
She clearly hadn't done anything wrong.
However, Shen He's father's face was cold, and his voice showed no emotion: "Shen He, you have been a jinx since you were born."
"Your mother was cursed to death by you."
"Do you still want to curse me to death now?"
"Instead of letting you harm the world, it's better to offer you to this lord and bring your mother back."
After Shen He's father finished speaking, he left without looking back.
Furthermore, before leaving, he even specifically brought a large Shitou and directly blocked the cave entrance.
As if worried about Shen He escaping.
Her father's words echoed repeatedly in Shen He's mind.
The feeling was like needles fiercely piercing into Shen He's heart.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Shen He truly couldn't believe those words would come from her father's mouth.
She regarded her father as an omnipotent great hero.
Yet, her father treated her as a calamitous jinx and sacrificed her.
Looking at it this way, it was truly ironic.
As for sacrificing her to bring her mother back, if it could truly resurrect her mother, Shen He would agree without hesitation.
But she didn't believe this ugly evil spirit in front of her had such ability.
And at this moment, Shen He had no time to think about this matter anymore.
Her eyes were fixed on the demonic creature in front of her.
The little girl was afraid inside, but more than that, she wanted to live.
Because years ago, before her mother passed away from illness, she had called Shen He to her side.
Facing Shen He, her mother had only expressed a simple wish.
"Shen He, I only hope that you grow up healthy and safe."
Now, she hadn't grown up yet.
She hadn't fulfilled her mother's wish yet.
If her mother in heaven saw this scene, she would surely be sad, right?
Shen He didn't want to make her mother sad.
So she had to live.
She had to live no matter what!
Shen He pulled out a dagger from her pocket, gripping it tightly with both hands and pointing it at the evil spirit.
It was an exorcism weapon left by her mother.
Shen He didn't know if she could deal with this evil spirit, but she was at her wit's end.
Even if hope was slim, she had to try.
The demonic creature stared directly at Shen He, letting out cackling laughter.
The laughter was mocking, clearly thinking Shen He's actions were futile.
However, the demonic creature hadn't finished laughing.
A golden light whistled through the air, directly piercing its body.
Immediately, black light scattered everywhere, disappearing in an instant.
Shen He stood frozen, her face full of disbelief.
Was the evil spirit dealt with just like that?
She noticed a Polearm deeply embedded in the wall.
It wasn't hard to see that the user's power was immense.
Her father often said,
All fear comes from insufficient firepower.
Shen He suddenly understood the meaning of that sentence.
She instinctively turned her head to look behind her.
She found Makoto, whom she had met not long ago, standing at the mouth of the cave.
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