‘Hmm? What’s No. 127?’
Just as Yun Mu was about to continue communicating with the little one, he was interrupted by this sudden voice, snapping his thoughts apart.
He instinctively looked in the direction of the sound, only to be met with a whole string of even noisier voices.
“No. 1, you really have the nerve to say that. I told you already, if it were up to me, with how timid No. 127 is, even if you give her a chance, she wouldn’t be able to handle it!”
This voice was obviously tinged with impatience.
“Hey! No. 310, is that how you talk to your elders? I’m your Eldest Sister! Don’t you dare ignore Eldest Sister’s command!”
“Heh heh heh, No. 1, don’t act so high and mighty just because you were born a few dozen seconds earlier. We’re all about the same strength, if you ask me… there are plenty of chances to practice bravery, but now, in such an important matter, you let No. 127 train her courage? Isn’t that a bad idea?”
A sarcastic voice echoed, stirring up quite a bit of agreement among these little ones.
“Yeah, yeah, Second Brother is right. Even Eldest Sister shouldn’t abuse her authority…”
“That’s right, who doesn’t know Eldest Sister and No. 127 are twins.”
As the noisy chatter rose, Yun Mu felt a headache coming on.
Within his senses, a large group of little green, fuzzy creatures—identical to the timid one just now—suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Hiss…
What’s going on?
I could’ve sworn none of these little ones were here before.
Where did they suddenly pop up from?
He clutched his head, rubbing it for a while before he finally eased up.
Besides, what’s with all these No. 1s, No. 2s, hundreds of numbers?
Are those their names?
Unconsciously stepping back, Yun Mu was already planning to leave this place of trouble, following the principle of “the less trouble, the better.”
But he hadn’t gone more than a few steps before his feet froze, his body halted, and he was stopped in his tracks.
Behind him, where there had just been nothing, a soft, plushy wall suddenly appeared.
And within his perception, just as before, another large group of green, fuzzy little creatures appeared.
Afraid of stepping on these little ones, he quickly pulled his foot back, staggering a few steps forward and returning to his original spot.
With “wolves” in front and “tigers” behind, Yun Mu was now stuck—unable to go forward or back, completely trapped between both sides.
But, he wasn’t at a loss because of this.
He just let his senses expand outward, completely enveloping these little ones.
His headache intensified, but soon, that discomfort was suppressed by the emerald star power.
Within just a few seconds, he regained his composure.
Even his tense emotions dissipated in an instant.
As if sensing his actions, the little ones who had been arguing over right and wrong fell silent at once, and all scattered gazes gathered on him.
A strange pressure bore down on him again.
“Um, is something wrong, seniors?”
“Hey, human, about No. 127 wasting your time just now, that was our mistake. So, I’ll apologize on behalf of our Greenmei Clan first.”
The one called No. 1 spoke again, uncharacteristically serious.
“Greenmei? Sounds a bit sour.”
“Huh? We’re not sour at all.”
“Ah, ah, sorry, that was rude of me. Also, should I accept your apology?”
“Very good. Since you’ve accepted our apology, next, are you ready to accept our Judgement?”
“Ready… Hmm? Judgement?”
“That’s right, you heard correctly, it’s Judgement.”
So, they’re still here to cause trouble?
He had thought these little ones just stopped him out of boredom, curious about a human like him, but… sigh.
Thinking this, Yun Mu could only smile helplessly.
“In that case, may I ask, seniors, what exactly are you Judging me for?”
He gripped his wooden stick with his left hand, his right hand balled into a fist, but still decided to follow courtesy before force—find out what’s going on before deciding whether to act.
In fact, ever since he was surrounded by these little ones, he had already been itching to test the results of his training over these past few days.
It sounded reckless, but it wasn’t arrogance or contempt after a short period of cultivation.
It was simply that, aside from their sudden appearance giving him a fright, the power and aura these Greenmei exuded only gave him a bit of a headache when he sensed it—nothing else about them was intimidating in the least.
Still, Yun Mu kept his composure.
He knew—after all, this was the domain of the Hundred Demons.
No matter what the other side did, they were still demons, native inhabitants, while he was just a human, an outsider.
If a fight really broke out, even if he was in the right, as a stranger, it would be hard to explain himself afterward.
He didn’t want to bring unnecessary trouble to Shiyi and Tushan Yunxi.
So, faced with these soft, plushy little creatures, he could only remain vigilant and try to minimize conflict.
“May I ask, what is the reason for your Judgement?”
Receiving no answer, Yun Mu asked again.
This time, a burst of thunderous laughter and ridicule rang out.
“Hahahahaha, did you all hear that? This guy actually asked us the reason for our Judgement, hahahaha!”
“Yeah, this is killing me! I’ve never seen anyone like this since I was born, hahahaha!”
It was endless and deafening.
Not until No. 1 spoke again did the Greenmei fall silent.
“Little blind one, we are the Greenmei—one of the Hundred Demons’ super demon clans. Do we need a reason to Judge an outsider like you?”
No. 1’s tone brimmed with pride, her fuzzy, round little face practically pointing to the heavens.
Still, she hadn’t expected that this human—who in her eyes was already prey—would actually dare ask her for a reason.
Utterly ridiculous.
“That’s right, we even Judged that Zhan Lixue. Back then, she never questioned us. And you dare ask? How bold!”
“Exactly, so bold—add another crime!”
For once, No. 1 agreed with the other Greenmei.
With all the noise, another groundless crime was pinned to Yun Mu’s head.
Wen Lixue…
I remember that name.
Isn’t that the pine tree demoness I met when I first entered the Hundred Demons’ territory?
For these little ones to have Judged her, with their strength—could that be true?
Subconsciously glancing over these fuzzy little ones, Yun Mu, who had remained calm until now, suddenly felt a pressure descend upon him, his whole body shuddering.
A strange chill crept up his heart.
It was not the cold of winter, but more like the soul-piercing sensation he’d felt earlier when Qin Luoyi went berserk.
Some kind of dangerous presence was approaching.
That was Yun Mu’s first thought.