Chapter 25 Succubus Chapter 6
wrong!
This is very wrong!
Fang Ruo's master's divination said that a succubus would definitely appear this year.
Fang Ruo is the opportunity, Lin Zhu is the spiritual treasure, and I am the spiritual stone. We share the same goal and have no conflicting interests, so we choose to cooperate to investigate clues.
So far, however, all the clues they have found have been based on suspicion of the victims, using them as bait to catch the succubus who has come out to commit evil.
As for clues about succubi, they are very few.
Although all clues and assessments point to Jia Jiawei and Lü Yulian as the next victims, and it's certain that today's wedding is the perfect opportunity for the succubus to strike, what if…?
If they make a mistake in this extremely low probability, that's one thing, but if the succubus still chooses to strike today, and the victim is someone else, then they will be caught completely off guard.
Wen Wan's mind raced through the images of the other suspected victims, but she eventually ruled them out one by one.
Maybe I'm just overthinking it?
"Wan'er, why have you stopped? Did you leave something behind?" Madam Wen asked, puzzled, when she saw her daughter stop.
"It's alright, Mother." Wen Wan stepped forward and took Madam Wen's hand, secretly sticking a defensive talisman on her back, looking just like a curious child: "Mother, you go back first. I heard there will be a wedding night prank. I want to go and join in the fun, hehe."
"You, you," Madam Wen said without suspicion, "Don't stay too late, go home and rest early."
Wenwan nodded obediently, watching her mother's departing figure, her smile fading.
The succubus is so good at hiding. Over the years, so-called righteous people have been looking for her, but none of them have succeeded in upholding justice for the people. In addition to her own skills, she must also have excellent counter-surveillance capabilities. If she were to make a move, she would definitely be on guard. Given the succubus's style of doing things, she would also think of a foolproof plan to make a clean getaway. Who knows how many years will pass before she makes her next move.
Perhaps the clues they painstakingly discovered were just a smokescreen, a trap set for them by the succubus!
She hurriedly used a communication talisman to explain the situation to Wen Ze, asking him to conduct a thorough patrol today and notify her immediately if anything suspicious was found.
Just as they were about to go find Fang Ruo and Lin Zhu, Lin Zhu rushed over. The two exchanged a glance and tacitly found a corner to talk.
“The clues are likely problematic. I’ve asked Fang Ruo to keep an eye on the bridal chamber. If anything happens, he can stall for time until we arrive to provide support.”
"Okay." Wen Wan nodded, freeing up one more person to keep an eye on one more location.
There was no other way; they only had these three main forces. If those constables were to face the succubus, no matter how many people they were, they wouldn't be enough for the succubus to trample like ants. Against these extraordinary people, they were lucky if they could just be responsible for relaying messages.
"Lin Zhu, do you think the succubus will appear tonight?" Wen Wan had some doubts about her own judgment.
"meeting."
Unexpectedly, Lin Zhu gave a resolute answer: "Fang Ruo's master is the diviner Ge Lao. Although he is a sword cultivator, his intuition is very accurate. Therefore, he was taken in as a disciple by Ge Lao and was pampered in every way."
"He was convinced the succubus would appear tonight, but his gut told him we'd get nothing from crouching there."
“I recalled the whole process of our investigation and found that it was very likely a smokescreen, so after we discussed it, he stayed behind and I asked you to meet up to discuss the next steps.”
It has to be said that Fang Ruo's intuition is quite accurate. She spent a lot of time thinking about it and realized that there might be a problem, but the other party came to a conclusion with just one intuition.
The time wasn't for thinking about these things, and the two were at a loss for what to do. The other suspects didn't seem like the targets at all.
"I have already instructed Wen Ze to intensify the inspections. You should keep an eye on those families that have been suspected. If there are no special circumstances, meet at the Jia residence before midnight. I will keep an eye on Master Jia."
"Master Jia?" Lin Zhu was puzzled as to why Wen Wan was still focusing on the Jia family.
The other suspects' relationship problems have all been resolved; some have divorced, and some have gotten back together. That's why they were ruled out. Now we're keeping an eye on them again for peace of mind.
Jia Yuanwai's next wife was named Wen Yaoyao. His first wife had already passed away, so logically, the succubus shouldn't have targeted her.
Have you ever met Wen Yaoyao?
Lin Zhu shook her head.
Although Wen Yaoyao was one of the suspected victims, she was not a key person they were observing, so he didn't pay special attention to her.
“I’ve met her,” Wen Wan said. “She’s a good friend of my mother’s, about the same age as my mother, but she looks as young as me. It’s almost impossible for an ordinary person to maintain such a youthful appearance.”
She didn't want to suspect an elder she had some connection with, but the person's identity forced her to be suspicious.
If Wen Yaoyao is a succubus, this is a blatant provocation against cultivators.
The murderer has been clearly identified, yet the trail still leads back to her.
She hoped that her sudden suspicion was wrong and that Wen Yaoyao had no reason to harm Master Jia.
Thinking of this, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"You suspect she's the murderer?" Lin Zhu pondered for a moment. "Given the succubus's modus operandi, unless Master Jia did something to wrong Madam Jia, she wouldn't have chosen Master Jia."
But Lady Jia had already passed away.
"There's something fishy about Madam Jia's death!" the two exclaimed in unison, realizing what was happening.
Without thinking twice, the two quickly arrived at the front of Master Jia's house.
The guests had mostly left, and the remaining few were the groom's friends, who naturally went to make merry in the bridal chamber, making Jia Yuanwai's room unusually quiet.
Looking inside from the outside, only a single candle flickered precariously.
Everything seemed normal, but for no reason, an ominous premonition rose in the hearts of the two.
Wenwan reached out and knocked on the door three times, the "knock knock knock" sounding particularly abrupt in the quiet night.
There was no movement inside the house.
The two exchanged a glance, and Wenwan knocked a few more times with greater force, only to be met with the violent flickering of the candlelight.
Without hesitation, Lin Zhu kicked the door open with all her might, and a strong, pungent smell of blood wafted out.
Without a second thought, Lin Zhu threw a hidden weapon, successfully stopping the murderer who was trying to escape through the window.
Wen Wan then realized the scene before her; their guess was correct—the murdered man was Master Jia.
The man had been disemboweled and died with his eyes wide open in disbelief.
The murderer was repeating his previous methods, preparing to continue the inhumane torture of the corpse, when they were interrupted by their appearance.
A fox-shaped monster stood by the window, less than ten feet away from the two intruders, its back to the moonlight, its sharp eyes revealing its intense displeasure.
This is the first time I've been caught red-handed by humans. Since I didn't run away immediately, there's no point in running away anymore.
It raised its left paw and began to lick it leisurely.
The fluffy thing making that gesture was actually quite cute, but its bloody claws were clearly a blatant provocation to the two of them.
Without saying a word, Lin Zhu wielded his spirit sword and began to fight the fox demon. He was so fast that Wen Wan quickly cooperated.
The fox demon, however, maintained her elegance, calmly dodging and completely disregarding the two.
Wen Wan put away her ink shadow. With a formidable enemy at hand, her half-baked swordsmanship was clearly a hindrance.
As soon as the black lotus appeared, Wen Wan's attack became powerful, complementing Lin Zhu perfectly. The fox demon couldn't dodge in time, and a tuft of fur was cut off from her tail by the black lotus.
The fox demon was no longer as at ease as before. Although she was not injured, the fact that a tuft of fur on her tail had been cut off made her very angry. Foxes are naturally fond of beauty, and they cannot have any flaws, whether in human form or in their true form.
Since Wenwan has damaged its fur, then let's just bite off her arm and spare her life for the sake of our friend.
Seizing the opportunity when it opened up, the fox demon swung its tail with great force, sending Lin Zhu flying and spitting out a mouthful of blood. Wen Wan barely managed to block the attack with her black lotus, thus avoiding being knocked away, but this also gave the fox demon a chance to get close.
The fox demon's eyes gleamed with triumphant glint as it pounced forward, opening its mouth to bite Wenwan's right arm.
"Control life and death, enter the cycle of reincarnation, go!"
Fang Ruo arrived just in time. The fox demon hurriedly dodged upon hearing the sound. The sword flashed past her eyes and flew back into her hand. The fox demon glared angrily at the person who ruined her plans.
Fang Ruo was startled by its gaze and took a half step back, staring warily at the fox demon while still asking the two of them with concern: "Are you... are you alright?"
"I'm fine." With the crisis averted, Wen Wan put away the talisman she hadn't had a chance to use.
Lin Zhu, who was injured, also got up from the ground: "It's not a big problem."
It just looks more serious.
This fox demon is very powerful. Even when he and Wen Wan joined forces, they were at a disadvantage. The opponent was at least in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. Even if the three of them joined forces, their chances of winning were hard to say.
"You seem particularly interested in this hand of mine. Why did it break off a few of your tail hairs?" Wenwan waved her right hand at it provocatively.
From the attacks just now, Wen Wan noticed that her opponent was targeting her right arm very much.
“What do you know? In your human terms, ‘cutting off my hair is like killing my parents.’ You are already very lucky to have traded your right hand for it.”
"Then I should thank you?"
Wenwan was surprised that it would answer; its voice was deep yet hollow, completely unlike a human's.
"Why did you want to harm so many innocent lives, and then torture their bodies in such a cruel way after killing them?" Although Fang Ruo was timid, he was upright and had Wen Wan and Lin Zhu with him, so he mustered up his courage to ask.
"Innocent?" The fox demon's mocking laughter echoed in the small room, then she said viciously, "None of the people I have killed deserved to die."
"The guilty shall be judged by human laws. As a demon, interfering in human affairs is already a sin, not to mention harming the human race. Aren't you afraid that Heaven will hold you accountable?"
Upon hearing this, the fox demon laughed even louder.
"Human criminal law? What use is that?"
"Without criminal law and justice, the powerful and influential will protect each other, and in the end, it's all just a story fabricated by the victors themselves."
"If that's the case, what's wrong with me seeking justice for myself and for innocent people?"
"Heaven's justice? It has no place over me."
"As for killing."
The fox demon's sharp gaze swept over the three people present, sending chills down their spines.
"That's in our nature as demons."
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