Chapter 44: Monster Eater
"Sickle?" Yang Yi called out again, and moved even closer.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the Gu Diao suddenly flapped its wings, and its huge wings fanned out a gust of wind, blowing up sand and rocks all over the sky.

Yang Yi couldn't help but raise his hands to block his eyes, and his body involuntarily took a few steps back. He stumbled and fell to the ground, and his palms that were supporting the ground felt a sharp pain.

Before he could wait for the wind and sand to clear and put down his wrist, he suddenly heard a strange voice shouting "Want to leave?!" It came from behind him.

Yang Yi suddenly turned around, put down his blocking hand, and saw the Gu Diao being tied up by the eel's tail.

Naturally, the Gu Diao was unwilling to surrender so easily. It flapped its huge, iron-hard wings violently and struggled, and emitted sharp sonic attacks from its mouth. The already scarred stone walls around it were crumbling, and the flying sand and rocks stirred up a cloud of dust.

A strong sense of crisis struck the Gu Diao's heart. It seemed that the god of death was extending pale and dry fingers towards it. It could almost feel the deadly edge of the sharp nails on the other's fingers, making the hairs on its neck stand on end and its whole body feel like it was falling into an ice cellar. The Gu Diao's movement to break free became more frantic.

The eel tightened the force of its tail a little more. The huge strength of the Gu Diao and its almost crazy struggle caused it some trouble.

"Tsk, trouble." The duck covered the body of the Gu Diao with a "pot sticker". The seemingly soft feathers made a sharp whistle and left a faint afterimage.

The Gu Diao, which was tied up by the duck's tail and had no way to escape, was hit directly. With a dull thud, the Gu Diao felt a strong force coming at it, and its whole body was uncontrollably pulled to one side, but it was bound. The pulling force made the Gu Diao's internal organs seem to be mixed together, the blood flowed backwards, the ears roared, and the brain seemed not to be its own.

Everything before my eyes is like seeing flowers in the fog, hazy and unclear.

All the struggles of the Gu Diao stopped. If it weren't for the duck's tail, it would have probably fallen to the ground by now.

……

The eel stepped on the head of the Gu Diao and looked sideways at Xiao Xiao. There was a hint of indifference in its cold eyes. Its condescending attitude made it seem particularly dignified and full of courage.

Xiao Xiao:……?
Wuya was somewhat impatient with Xiao Xiao's confused expression. Humans were indeed extremely stupid creatures. Wuya felt that the entire demon world was not good, as his servant turned out to be such a stupid human.

Xiao Xiao looked puzzled and innocent at the increasingly ugly expression on his face.

The eel closed its eyes with some patience, and finally spoke as if to reward him.

"Want me to eat it?"

Eat... it?! Xiao Xiao was startled, but then he felt that he was making a fuss out of nothing.

Monsters are a race that is more direct, brutal and bloody than humans. Humans cannot accept cannibalism, but killing among monsters is a common occurrence.

Monsters are not a kind-hearted species.

Moreover, the devouring of monsters can strengthen themselves, right?
Xiao Xiao guessed, isn’t this how it is written in many novels?

Existence is reasonable, maybe that's the reality.

……

"Stop, what are you doing?" Yang Yi's sudden voice made Xiao Xiao look over in surprise. He almost forgot the existence of such a person.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Xiao repeated Yang Yi's question with some amusement, "Do what you did before."

Xiao Xiao's eyes were slightly curved, but there was no smile in his dark eyes. He still remembered the scene of the Gu Diao eating people in the beginning.

He couldn't forget such a shocking picture even if he wanted to for a while. Even if he just thought about it for a moment, a high-definition watermark-free picture would emerge in his mind, with all the details clearly visible and dynamic.

This shadow may follow him for the rest of his life.

The danger between Xiao Xiao's slightly furrowed brows blocked the question that Yang Yi was about to blurt out in his throat, and he could no longer utter it.

However, Yang Yi, who had always been smooth sailing and self-centered, naturally would not give in. He adjusted his emotions, adjusted his somewhat stiff expression, and then spoke again, even with a bit of pride and confidence in his words.

"Let go of the Gu Diao, what do you want?"

The Gu Diao is his support that is different from ordinary people, and he is absolutely unwilling to lose it.

Therefore, even if it was a serious offense, he was willing to feed the Gu Diao with human flesh.

He, Yang Yi, was born rich and intelligent. Now he has everything he wants, including wealth, status, fame, and beauties. However, the appearance of the Gu Diao makes him see a different and brighter future for himself.

He was no longer satisfied with his previous routine life. After seeing different possibilities, how could he be willing to be the same as everyone else?
He is different!
Yang Yi clenched his hands, his inner longing and desire burning his heart, making him forget the fear and the pain, his blazing eyes were filled with a fiery, crazy light.

Just like a beast with insatiable desires.

Xiao Xiao frowned slightly, feeling that Yang Yi was hopeless. He had completely sunk into the abyss of desire and couldn't extricate himself.

The appearance of the Gu Diao released the demon in his heart and allowed him to break free from the shackles of self-binding morality. From then on, there was no right or wrong in his eyes, only the brilliant results. As for the bloody storm along the way, what did it matter?
Xiao Xiao felt that he had nothing to say to Yang Yi. He had never been such a persuasive person. Everyone should be responsible for their own choices. After all, others are just others.

"Duck, knock him out."

Before Yang Yi could digest the meaning of Xiao Xiao's words, his eyes went dark and he passed out.

The duck slowly retracted its wings.

"He didn't kill her, did he?" Having seen the miserable end of the Gu Diao after it was hit by the Wu Ya, could Yang Yi, whose physical strength was far inferior to that of the Gu Diao, bear it? Xiao Xiao had no intention of killing anyone.

The eagle simply disdained Xiao Xiao's idiotic question. How could it not even be able to control this little bit of strength?

Well, Xiao Xiao shrugged. After receiving the cold eye roll from Eel, he realized that he was overthinking.

In fact, he was just asking subconsciously, and there was no questioning in his mind.

……

"Do you want me to eat it?" The duck repeated the original question as if nothing had happened. The tip of its long tail trembled slightly, and the gorgeous feathers covering it exuded a dark luster.

When Xiao Xiao heard this question again, he was no longer as surprised and confused as he was at the beginning, and his inner thoughts became clearer and clearer.

Xiao Xiao smiled slightly, his still immature face was as calm as water. His voice was not loud, but each word was pronounced clearly and loudly, "Well, eat it."

(End of this chapter)