Chapter 96 Seriously Wounded and Escaped
The cat demon was so frightened that it backed away repeatedly, exclaiming in terror, "How did you know?!"
Bai Yuheng thought to herself, "Of course I was just bluffing."
“Of course I know that person is also the Black Serpent under Xuanlang Tianzun, and she and I are the Twin Demon Sisters of Dongjizhou. She hates me to the bone, feeling that I stole the Tianzun's favor and her limelight. Even in the competition, I was inferior to her. She has wanted to take my life for more than just a day or two…”
In a haystack, Cui Mingcan clicked his tongue and muttered to himself, "Was this part of our discussion today? How can she be so good at making things up?"
Cen Ying sighed, "I almost believed it! Yu'er is amazing!"
Pei Yuan smiled inwardly, glancing at Li Tiankuo and the others. Seeing their stunned expressions, a certain emotion secretly flowed through his heart, an unusual sense of pleasure.
He knew everything about her, before they did, and knew her better than they did.
Meanwhile, Bai Yuheng was still trying to fool this cat demon boy who was only ten years old but whose cultivation had reached the Tribulation Transcending stage.
"That's all I have to say. If you really want me to transform my primordial spirit into a pill, then so be it. But if you explode and die, that's none of my business." Bai Yuheng lay casually on the ground, looking like she had no choice but to accept it.
"Then do you know any way to resolve this?" The blade pressed against his shoulder again, and the cat demon was already seventy or eighty percent convinced.
Bai Yuheng laughed and said, "How could I tell you that? But..."
Seeing his expression change drastically, she slowly said, "I can tell you, but you have to tell me first why you killed those innocent children?"
"Innocent?" The cat demon was surprised for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Hahahaha, innocent? You actually say they're innocent? Hahahaha, how ridiculous..."
Bai Yuheng pursed her lips: "Isn't that right? They were so young, some had just learned to read, and you killed them in such a brutal way. What was your purpose?"
"Hahahahahahahahahahaha..." Upon hearing these words, the cat demon's eyes welled up with tears, and he clutched his stomach, laughing wildly. "I say, fairy, have you been staying in some cave for too long? How could you be so naive? If they are innocent, then there are no kind-hearted people in this world!"
He suddenly stopped laughing, staring coldly, his gray-green eyes filled with intense hatred: "They deserve to die! They all deserve to die! Even being torn to pieces wouldn't be enough to extinguish the hatred in my heart!"
Bai Yuheng felt conflicted and remained silent, pursing her lips.
"I'm going to kill them all! Kill them all!"
"They killed your family?" Bai Yuheng guessed.
Unexpectedly, the cat demon suddenly flew into a rage upon hearing this. These words seemed to ignite the last vestige of his reason. He lifted the five people who were lying on the ground into the air, his eyes blazing with fury, as if he wanted to burn the entire village to ashes.
"Damn it! Damn it! You all deserve to die!" The cat demon clenched its fists in anger, and with four loud bangs, the four unconscious "people" were instantly crushed to pieces.
Bai Yuheng's face was deathly pale, and the shackles on her body were getting tighter and tighter, as if she was about to explode like those puppets.
"Prepare to die!" The cat demon thrust its sword toward her heart.
Clang!
The swords and knives fell to the ground with a harsh, unpleasant sound.
"You're not dead!? You're lying to me!?" The cat demon stared in disbelief at the four people he had just crushed who were now heading towards him, and glared fiercely at Bai Yuheng, unable to believe it.
"Damn it! I'll kill you all!"
The cat demon flew into a rage, chanting incantations rapidly. Another roar of tigers and howls of monkeys filled the air, causing the mountains to shake and the earth to tremble.
At this moment, the five people were completely unaffected and summoned the array they had already set up. In an instant, the whole world seemed to be brightly lit, and the light from the ground and the sky converged and gathered together, like a large net trying to capture him.
"Ha, just another one of those little tricks. You underestimate me too much!"
As he finished speaking, his fingers flicked, and gray smoke billowed out, then suddenly exploded, sending up clouds of dust.
He broke through the inescapable trap!
The next moment, before the cat demon could even mock them, the shattered net flew towards him like sharp, swift arrows. At the same time, the five of them quickly formed hand seals, causing the wind and clouds to surge and their clothes to flutter wildly.
A large, golden hand appeared out of thin air and moved swiftly and nimbly towards him. The scorching light was like fire, burning his fur and making his blood boil.
It felt like a sharp blade piercing his body, causing a cold, agonizing pain in his internal organs.
He felt as if he was gradually dying.
No, no!
He can't die yet!
There's still revenge to be taken! That person isn't dead yet!
He absolutely cannot die here like this!
"All living beings of heaven and earth, heed my command..." The cat demon quickly formed hand seals, swallowing the metallic taste in its throat. With each roar of a tiger and the earth trembled, countless creatures surged out of the dark forest, all heading towards the golden palm.
"Bang!!!"
In the blink of an eye, the blinding golden light exploded, creating waves that uprooted the surrounding trees.
All five people were thrown dozens of meters by the aftershock.
The light disappeared, and the world returned to silence.
Apart from that horrific mark, there was no trace of the cat demon.
"He actually used a living being to save his own life!" Cen Ying wiped the blood from the corner of her lips. "This cat demon is incredibly powerful; he actually fought to the death!"
"This demon has been severely injured by us, and he must be hiding in the mountains. Why don't we take this opportunity to capture him!" Cui Mingcan said angrily, clutching his aching chest.
“His lair is in the mountains and forests. If we trespass, we will not have a good outcome.” Li Tiankuo frowned as he looked at the chaotic battle situation. “The cat demon is far stronger than us. Both sides are injured. It would be good to press our advantage now, but it is too dangerous. We cannot take risks.”
Bai Yuheng nodded in agreement: "Xiao Kuo is right. After being severely injured by our formation and then escaping with such a dangerous move, he won't be able to regain his original strength without decades of recuperation."
“Let’s wait and see. We can carry out that plan and lure him out,” Cen Ying sighed.
"Damn it! I'm really not willing to let him go like this!"
"Alright, you're badly injured too, take a rest." Li Tiankuo patted Cui Mingcan's shoulder and told him to sit down and rest.
"From the probing just now, we can see that this cat demon is still young and easily swayed. Judging from the intensity of his hatred, he will probably come down the mountain again to seek revenge soon. Before that, we need to figure out where the cat demon's hatred comes from."
The five of them subconsciously looked at the courtyard, which was well protected by the barrier.
At dawn, for the first time since the incident, Luoshui Village was able to sleep peacefully until morning.
The villagers were overwhelmed with gratitude, believing that the immortals had captured the demon, and they spontaneously brought their most precious possessions to express their thanks.
"Immortal Master! My benefactor!"
As soon as they entered, they all knelt down with a thud, tears welling in their eyes: "Thank you so much, immortal masters, for saving us! All the villagers of Luoshui Village are so grateful to you! Your kindness is so great, even if we were to serve you like oxen or horses, it wouldn't be enough to repay you!"
A flurry of people were about to kowtow to them, which startled Bai Yuheng and the others. They quickly used magic to make them get up.
"There's no need for all this. That demon was only seriously injured and fled to the mountains. It doesn't deserve such a grand gesture from you all."
"Yes, yes, Immortal Masters, you risked your own safety to help us, that's a great act of righteousness! Please forgive our disrespect the other day, these things are just a small token of our appreciation, we hope you can accept them." The aunt who spoke first smiled and handed over a basket of eggs. "We are very grateful that you Immortal Masters can put aside past grievances. We don't have anything good in our rural area, just some food, we hope you will accept it."
"Please accept this, Immortal Master!"
"Please accept this! We country folk aren't good with words, we can't say nice things, but this food is the only way we can express our gratitude. Please accept it!"
"Yes, please accept it, please accept it..."
"If you won't accept our gratitude by kowtowing, then accept these things!"
"Yes, yes, you should just accept it!"
Everyone responded immediately. After speaking, without waiting for their advice, they placed the items in the open space, wherever there was room to put them.
Before Bai Yuheng and Cen Ying could even speak, they were pulled away by a group of aunties.
Some villagers who hadn't managed to squeeze in came back in the afternoon, bringing their families to express their gratitude.
Even the old village chief, who originally wanted to ask Bai Yuheng and the others about the situation, couldn't squeeze in and had to give up.
The sun set in the west, and the snowfall was lighter today.
After seeing off wave after wave of villagers, the day's social obligations finally ended as darkness fell.
The group had originally planned to go to Grandma Yang's house, but the unexpected arrival of the villagers disrupted their plans. Since it was already late, they had no choice but to wait until the next day to visit Grandma Yang.
This matter needs to be kept out of the villagers' sight, otherwise, bad rumors will spread, which would be bad for Granny Yang, a lonely old woman.
It was another peaceful night.
The villagers' enthusiasm for them grew even stronger the next day, and they all wanted to bring out all the valuables in their homes to thank them.
No matter how Bai Yuheng and the others tried to refuse, it was no use. The room was piled high with stuff, leaving no room to even step.
The five women discovered that they couldn't even go out now. During the day, when they went out, they were followed by a number of people, adults, the elderly, and children. As soon as they saw a corner of their clothes, they would shout loudly, then grab their hands and say thank you, and chat about everyday things...
In the end, the five decided to go out at night so they could avoid the enthusiastic villagers and avoid being misunderstood as Granny Yang.
That night, Bai Yuheng and Cen Ying smiled as they saw off the last villager. They rubbed their stiff faces and breathed a sigh of relief. Their synchronized actions made them smile helplessly.
"They're so enthusiastic, I can't handle it!"
Cui Mingcan exclaimed, "That Granny Li is so enthusiastic that she even wants to introduce me to a wife! It's terrifying, so terrifying! I don't even dare to go out now!"
"You're not happy that I'm introducing you to a wife?" Bai Yuheng teased.
"That won't do! I'm still thinking about cultivating diligently and becoming a grandmaster! Romance will only slow down my sword-drawing speed!" Cui Mingcan brandished a few moves, chuckled, and said with longing, "I want to be a great hero, punishing evil and promoting good! I've even thought of a code name!"
Cen Ying asked curiously, "What's your name?"
Cui Mingcan smiled mysteriously and grinned, "The Kitchen Knife Master!"
"puff!"
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