He and It Chapter 80: Dark Sky Sanctuary (15)

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Chapter 80: Dark Sky Sanctuary (15)

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: GaeaTiamat

That night, Yu Mengzhou lost sleep.

Falchion’s sincerely pleading voice was like someone had pressed the replay button, as it endlessly echoed in his ears. In his mind, he even began to derive the details of the visions.

–When all the dust settled, he and the demon herd returned to his original world. He would buy a farm, or simply more exaggerated, directly chartered a piece of mountain, and then would hire someone to build a horse farm. All he needed to do was to cultivate a small plot of vegetables, and he would be self-sufficient…

Oh, and an open-air movie theater! A big screen, so many classic movies. Falchion could watch all his favorite movies, like Titanic, Lord of the Rings…animations, and TV shows with them, like Wushu and Friends…Haha! Could they understand human comedy?

Including the improvements in food and clothing – he wondered if they could become human. It would be great if they could. In that case, the horse farm could be the home of the base camp, and he could take them to see more beautiful landscapes: sunshine, golden sandy beaches, clear seawater, those high mountains in the clouds, the verdant pine forests on the high mountains…

Yu Mengzhou rolled over. His hair, a little longer, trailed on the soft pillow and rustling against it.

He didn’t sleep in a bed since he had learned what the Unbridled Pleasure Sect’s devotees did for a living. He didn’t want to think about how many people had slept in the beds of the palace, so he pulled off the soft blankets and cushions and slept on the carpet with the demon horses.

Should he say yes to Falchion? No. Think first. What were the bad things that would come from saying yes?

Well, firstly, life on Earth and Hell were quite different, and demon horses that devoured flesh and blood might not be able to adapt to it.

Secondly, if they didn’t have the means to become human, it would take a lot of effort to cover up the demon horse’s tracks. So many big guys, if they even showed a head and a half tail, they would be photographed by people and the farm would become a Netflix location. Not to mention, the official would certainly send people to investigate. However, if they could turn into humans, then they would have to solve the problem of identity registration.

Still, as long as there was enough money and time, after the household registration, and then slowly issuing the ID cards, it was not a special problem. Then again, weren’t there illusions, magic and so on? When he put it that way, it seemed like the second point didn’t matter…

Thirdly…After thinking about it, he couldn’t cite a third disadvantage for the time being, so it would be put aside for now.

What about the benefits?

Yu Mengzhou thought about it and realized that there was only one good thing about agreeing to Falchion, and that was that his life would become very happy, and the herd would also be very happy.

In life, the most important thing was to be happy…This creed turned Yu Mengzhou into a carefree optimist. Because the university he got into wasn’t very good, in his first year, a boy from a much richer family in the same department topped out of the poverty subsidy, and he had nowhere to go to talk about it. During those most difficult days, Yu Mengzhou lived penny by penny counting on the village to send him the cost of living. He couldn’t drink pure water without money, and he would buy nine and a half pounds of kimchi from the dormitory and live off that and steamed bread for a week.

Regardless of how poor the material, the soul was rich. After all, once he left that small world, he met different people, and every day he could go to the library to borrow knowledge at will without money. That kind of life was already much happier than many people he had met.

Therefore, Yu Mengzhou firmly believed in one thing: the present life was better than the past, and the future life was better than the present. As long as he was happy, it was not a loss for one to live in this world.

So, what exactly was he hesitating about? According to his usual thinking, he should have said yes at that time…

He tossed and turned, his mind full of thoughts and he just couldn’t sleep, so Yu Mengzhou simply sat up and looked around. It was quiet. The demon horses were still sleeping, so he lifted up the blankets in silence. The floor under his feet was warm and pleasant, so Yu Mengzhou walked out barefooted, quietly and alone.

Behind him, Falchion, who was lying on the floor, opened his eyes silently, as if two crimson stars slowly lit up in the mountains.

When he lifted the curtain, Yu Mengzhou was surprised to find that although there was no sun in the Demon Realm, moonlight could be seen at night.

The moonlight of this place was also different from that of the earth. The moonlight of earth was bright and clear, like a clear stream; the moonlight of this place was bright, but it was like thick mercury, too thick and too pale to cover the ground.

Yu Mengzhou suddenly saw that there was another demon horse not asleep, keeping watch outside.

“Radiant Angel?” he asked softly. “You haven’t rested.”

Radiant Angel turned around, his golden mane burning in the moonlight, his fur crimson and hot as if flowing with flames.

He looked at Yu Mengzhou, his voice low and solemn, “You haven’t either.”

Yu Mengzhou smiled shyly. “Something was on my mind. I couldn’t sleep, so I thought of coming out for a walk.”

Radiant Angel paused for a moment, and in the shadows of the palace room, he caught a glimpse of two points of scarlet light that were brightening up in the darkness.

“You have something on your mind,” Radiant Angel said. “Can I help in any way?”

Yu Mengzhou considered this for a moment, but finally said, “You know, Falchion said to me…”

The feeling of being spied on came from behind him. Yu Mengzhou stopped talking, turned around to look, didn’t find anything, then smiled at Radiant Angel again and said, “Falchion told me that he wants to take you all back to earth with me.”

Radiant Angel twitched his ears in surprise, but his tone was still solemn, “Is that so.”

“Yes,” Yu Mengzhou nodded. ” He said that he will not bring you all back here with him until the day I reach the end of my life. I was just thinking about that.”

Radiant Angel cautiously asked, “So, what was the result of your thinking?”

“I don’t know.” Yu Mengzhou blurted out. “I really don’t know. I just feel torn, and it just so happens that you’re here, so I’ve come to ask for your opinion. If it was you, would you want to go to earth with me? To a world that’s completely unfamiliar to you?”

Radiant Angel was silent for several moments.

“Many years ago, I released a couple,” The demon horse suddenly said softly. “One of them, a chimera who defected from the Unbridled Pleasure Sect, the other, a member of the Resistance who tried to challenge Angola. It was a secret. I never mentioned it to any demon, not even the chief.”

Yu Mengzhou’s mouth opened in surprise and thought for a moment, but still said nothing, only nodded to show he was listening.

“You know, back then, we were synonymous with madness. Logically speaking, the herd hated Angola, and should have been lenient to his resistance. However, at that time, the influence of the spell nails on us and Angola’s manipulative power were more than a hundred times greater than they are now. Even though it was clear that the enemy of our enemy was our friend, we still couldn’t control ourselves. Killing…only killing can bring us a trace of imperceptible peace.”

“When I was sweeping the battlefield, since I can fly, I saw the couple in a remote corner that only I could spot. The rebel was badly wounded, not long to live, and the chimera saw me – it’s strange that instead of running away in fear, she threw herself whole on top of the rebel, using her body as a shield in a vain attempt to fight me off.”

Radiant Angel chewed serenely on some leaves. “The chimera had betrayed her sect, and the rebel wouldn’t live long, but at that moment, she exploded with a force of will that really amazed and baffled me. I’d never seen…seen anything like that. There are actually demons that can sacrifice themselves for their unrelated kind. Why? There was no profit benefit left for her, only death.”

“Perhaps I was too puzzled. I watched them for a moment, and, ghostly as I was, turned back without making a move.” The demon horse stared thoughtfully at the ground. “Afterward, I pondered alone for a long time, and I wondered if that unfamiliar emotion was called ‘love.’”

Radiant Angel raised his head and looked towards Yu Mengzhou. “I know, this thought may be foolish, but even though fear can make one desperate and battle like the trapped beasts, yet love can make one summon up the courage to face an enemy a thousand times, ten thousand times stronger than oneself. Does this mean that love is more powerful than intimidation?”

Yu Mengzhou couldn’t help but say, “No. It’s not stupid! That’s not stupid at all, I think you’re thinking right!”

Radiant Angel flicked his tail happily, “So I guess, by virtue of love, we’ll leave with you too. Just because you’re strong enough to conquer all obstacles and barriers.”

Yu Mengzhou was stunned. He froze for a moment, then stammered, “Uh, wait. Did you just say, ‘love?’”

Radiant Angel nodded humanely. “There are many kinds of love, aren’t there? I’m afraid I’m not as detailed as you humans are in dividing it, but I understand that carnal love, friendship love, family love..or love mixed with two or three of these. It is a very complex concept, far more complex than hate.”

Yu Mengzhou breathed deeply and asked hesitantly, “So, what kind of love do you think you have for me…? Affection?”

Radiant Angel softly whispered, “This, I really don’t know. There are so few people or things that we are able to love in our lives, that it is impossible to find a second reference sample to give you the answer. Even within the herd, we are just fellows of a bloodline. The spell nails forcibly united the demon horses into a whole, to the point that we can’t tell if we hate each other more or love each other more, which is completely different from you.”

Yu Mengzhou had mixed feelings. “So you are all willing to leave with me.”

“That’s right,” Radiant Angel replied. “The decision lies solely with you. Anyway, our original promise will not change, and we will definitely help you find your way home.”

Yu Mengzhou thought blankly for half a day, he had been sitting crouched in his chair with a very grounded movement, when he stood up resolutely and murmured, “I’ll fix your hooves.”

Radiant Angel was taken aback, “So suddenly?”

“Whenever there’s something I can’t figure out, I work to empty my brain. When I do that, I always come up with a solution. Anyway, I can’t sleep now, so wait here, I’ll go get the toolbox.”

Yu Mengzhou trotted all the way back to the palace. Those demon horses with flinty ears who were eavesdropping hurriedly closed both eyes and fell down paralyzed as they pretended to be dead.

“Come on,” Yu Mengzhou carried the toolbox out. “Just in time. The moon is so big. Let me see what’s wrong with your hooves first.”

A big pie from heaven! If they lined up one by one, I’m afraid that a handful of good fighters would be able to push him out of the top ten, but now that he’s been given the privilege of temporarily jumping the queue, Radiant Angel’s heart was happy, so he immediately readied for a good time.

Yu Mengzhou pulled out a bright little lamp from the palace room and put it next to him for light. He put on his gloves and apron, then took Radiant Angel’s hooves and looked at them carefully.

“Your hooves…” With only a look, it was really shocking. In the past, Yu Mengzhou only saw that Radiant Angel’s four hooves were covered with heavy and thick leg armor, like some cruel version of heavy weight training, and made them not as light as the other demon horses’ legs appeared to be. At this moment, upon a closer look, above the four hoof edges of Radiant Angel’s hooves, similar to a human’s ankle bone, there were actually eagle-wing sized feathers!

No wonder he was named Angel. However, with the bronze armor covering them, Yu Mengzhou was absolutely sure that the feathered wings imprisoned in them had long been twisted and distorted and solidified into a deformed state.