"Mm, your question is very good. I have indeed seen many demons.”
After hearing this question, Tian Chi smiled and reached out to rub Xiao Ruoshui's fine hair, just like how he did to Liu Nana back then.
"Then let me ask you first, what kind of existence are demons?”Tian Chi took a sip of the herbal tea and asked slowly.
Was there even a need to say? Xiao Ruoshui immediately replied,"Of course it's the bad bugs of this world!" The greatest enemy of mankind!"
Although she had not seen the true meaning of the demon race, Xiao Ruoshui had long learned about these bad things from the villagers.
According to the villagers, these demons lived on human flesh and blood, and wherever they went, not a single blade of grass grew. They were rumored to be evil creatures transformed from the fragments of the ancient demon star, so they were naturally the greatest enemies of humans.
"Why is it humanity's greatest enemy? Is it because it eats people?"
"Of course, it's not only the greatest enemy of mankind, but also the greatest enemy of all living creatures in this world. This kind of creature should not continue to exist!”
Looking at Xiao Ruoshui's eyes that were almost overflowing with anger and resolute words, Tian Chi could not help but think of himself back then and could not help but reveal a knowing smile.
After his hometown was destroyed by the demons, his view of the demons must have been even more extreme than this. It had even reached the point where he swore to kill all the demons in the world.
Killing to stop killing, blood for blood, violence for violence. This was a very simple way of thinking. Even a three-year-old child understood this routine.
However, after Tian Chi spent ten years in this state of struggle and became the Demon Lord, his thoughts underwent a subtle change.
At this time, Tian Chi smiled and slowly asked," Xiao Ruoshui, do you eat meat?"
"Of course, yes, Mister Tian Chi, the wild venison here is very delicious. Tomorrow, I'll catch a deer for you to taste, alright?”She did not know why, but as long as she talked about food, Xiao Ruoshui's mood would become very high.
"You eat venison, pork, mutton, beef, rabbit meat, and so on, and you also go hunting them in the wild. Then, for these species, are you, or the entire human race, the biggest enemy of this world?”
"This shouldn't be the case, right?" Xiao Ruoshui was suddenly stunned when she was asked such a question. She had never thought that someone would ask such a strange question.
Humans were the spirits of all living things. Eating deer, sheep, cows, pigs, hunting all kinds of wild creatures for food, and raising all kinds of domesticated creatures to enslave them was a matter of course in the eyes of many people, including Xiao Ruoshui.
Therefore, Xiao Ruoshui had never thought that she would be asked such a strange question one day.
Were humans the enemy of the world? He didn't think so, but he couldn't think of a satisfactory answer.
"Humans capture, hunt, and kill these wild beasts for survival.”After thinking for a while, Xiao Ruoshui said slowly. This was already the highest realm he could reach.
"Yes, it's for survival. That's not wrong. However, demons hunt humans for survival. Why do you think they are the enemy of the entire world and shouldn't exist?”
Looking at Xiao Ruoshui's somewhat confused eyes, Tian Chi continued,""Next question, lions, tigers, bears, and all kinds of demon beasts can also eat people. Do you have such a strong hatred for these creatures?”
At this point, Xiao Ruoshui was almost completely stunned. He could not answer this question, just like a confused little boy. In fact, he was indeed so.
"Can't you figure it out? That was right. Natural selection, survival of the fittest. Whether it was humans or demons, it was the same. It was just that they were creations under the Great Dao and were also toys.”
Whenever he thought of those Great Daos that were constantly changing this world, yet making people unable to see their existence, Tian Chi would always feel a chill run down his spine.
"But the demons want to destroy mankind. Isn't this a place that should be hated?”Thinking of this, Xiao Ruoshui's eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had found an answer that satisfied her.
A long, long time ago, Tian Chi also thought so. The demons wanted to wipe out all humans. Therefore, under the joint efforts of the five great regions, humans built a unique Demon Resisting Fortress, a majestic pass. Coupled with heavy troops, it almost completely isolated the entire Thule.
However, in reality, after he thoroughly studied the history of the demon race, he discovered that this was not the case. There were still great doubts hidden in it.
For some unknown reason, the Demon Race, or rather, the Demon Kings who ruled the Demon Race, had never seriously thought about eliminating humans. The evidence was that humans had existed since nearly ten thousand years ago and had never broken the inheritance of history.
People usually attributed this phenomenon to the appearance of the Demon Slayer to save mankind, but this statement was completely unreasonable in Tian Chi's opinion, because the Demon Slayer did not appear every year, but only once every thousand years. However, the years of the Demon King's reign were much longer.
Only a Demon Slayer could fight against a Demon King. If this theory was true, it meant that as long as there were no Demon Slayers in the current era, a Demon King who had reached the Saint level would be invincible.
Tian Chi, who had once reached this level as a Demon Slayer and Demon King, knew very well how powerful a Transcendent Saint level expert was.
It was not an exaggeration to say that Tian Chi's strength alone was enough to kill all nine of humanity's strongest Great Generals in a day, and then order more than twenty Demon Masters in the world to destroy the Demon Resistance Fortresses together.
At that moment, the billions of demons outside the Demon Resisting Fortress would flood into the human countries at the same time. It would only take a month to destroy this long-standing civilization.
In other words, if Tian Chi wanted to, he could kill most of the humans before the Demon Slayers grew up. But he was not willing to do so, and of course, he would not do so.
However, Tian Chi would not do that because he was a human and was born as a Demon Slayer. But what about the other Demon Kings? Why were they willing to maintain this situation?
In this era where human beings had been weak for a long time and could only fight against the demons by relying on the occasional appearance of Demon Slayers, how could human beings still survive until now? There was a high possibility that the Demon King had never done this seriously. What was the reason for this?
Tian Chi did not fully understand the reason for this, but he could basically confirm one answer, that was, the demon race did not have the intention to completely destroy the human race.
"Is that so? If that's the case, then the demon king who has been rumored to be so terrifying doesn't seem to be so bad.”After listening to Tian Chi's hidden discussion about her own existence, Xiao Ruoshui nodded her head in a half-understanding manner.
From the beginning to the end, Xiao Ruoshui had only been instilled with the view that the demon race was evil, but she did not expect that after putting aside this view, there were so many unknown secrets hidden behind the truth.
"Alright, let me ask you a question now. If a Demon King wanted to let the demons and humans coexist peacefully, what would you think?”At this moment, Tian Chi's gaze suddenly turned serious as he asked the question that he had always wanted to ask.
However, this was not a question of what if. As the current Demon King, he really had such thoughts.
Tian Chi would never exterminate the humans, nor would he give up on the Demon Clan and let the Demon Slayer run amok. The only way was to control the Demon Slayer and offer peace to the humans, hoping to end this era in a gentler way, at least before his death.
Why are you asking me this question? Xiao Ruoshui smiled when she heard this and said somewhat inexplicably,"Mr. Tian Chi, it's not up to me to decide. If the legendary Demon Slayer really exists, you should ask the Demon Slayer.”
"You're absolutely right." Tian Chi patted his shoulder and said with a smile,""That's why I'm asking you. In short, answer this question first. If you can represent all mankind, and the Demon King expressed his goodwill to you for peaceful coexistence, would you do so?”
"Anyway, I have to answer." Xiao Ruoshui sighed when she heard that. She picked up her cup of cold herbal tea and looked at the starry sky outside the window.
Under the illumination of the starlight, Qianmo Village appeared very peaceful. Xiao Ruoshui hoped that this peace would last forever.
Hence, he thought for a moment and replied seriously,""Mr. Tian Chi, if I can represent the entire human race, then I am willing to accept the Demon King's goodwill and let the two races stop the war. With the northern fortress as the boundary, the entire world will be divided into two, and each will live their own lives.”
Alright, looks like I didn't choose the wrong person. Looking at Xiao Ruoshui's clear eyes, Tian Chi smiled. He smiled very happily.
To be honest, the appearance of Long Tatian today had really made Tian Chi worried. If all the Demon Slayers in the world were fake…As for the Demon Slayer, he did not dare to imagine what the future would be like.
Fortunately, there was Xiao Ruoshui. This young Demon Slayer who appeared in Qianmo Village with him had a heart as pure as crystal. She was obviously a real hero who would live up to the title of Demon Slayer in the future and could shoulder the heavy responsibility!
"Congratulations, Xiao Ruoshui. From today onwards, you are a real Demon Slayer.”
After the chat ended, Xiao Ruoshui was about to pack up the cups and teapot and leave when such words came from behind him.
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