Using oneself as bait
The moon is at its highest point in the sky and the night is warm.
Occasionally, the figure of a hare jumping flashed among the low bushes beside the house. It was pitch black all around, and the occasional bird calls broke the tranquility of the night.
"Second Brother, can we really catch that demon just by squatting here?"
Yu Heyi rubbed his numb knees. They had been squatting behind the mound at the entrance of Xiyuan Village since it was getting dark, waiting for something to happen.
It has been a long time, and there is not even a trace of the devil.
It was winter on earth. Although Xiyuan Village was located at a low altitude and there was no snow, the air was relatively warm, but the temperature was still very low at night.
Wanqi Si brushed off the dirt on his robe with an expressionless face and said, "I'm sorry, I can't keep you waiting."
After saying that, he stood up and prepared to leave.
This foolish idea was proposed by Mi Xiu, and he hadn't even told the villagers. The three of them were hiding here like thieves, looking very embarrassed.
Yu Heyi also felt that this method would not work.
If the demons could be this stupid, they would probably face extinction.
Mi Xiu was still observing the movements around him with great interest.
The evening breeze rustled through the scattered branches and leaves on the tree trunks, making a "crunching" sound. A few birds in the tree seemed to be frightened and took off in fluttering.
"Something's coming." Mi Xiu lowered his voice, "See, I told you this method would work!"
Suddenly, a wisp of demonic energy like green smoke floated up from the millstone at the entrance of the village, gradually condensing into a demonic figure only as tall as a child's shoulder. Although it was small, it had two large pincers on its arms.
Wanqi Si's expression suddenly changed, and he suppressed the three people's breath, fearing that they would alert the enemy. He glared at Mi Xiu, signaling him to shut up.
Yu Heyi recognized the demon at a glance.
It is short in stature, moves very fast, has a foul-smelling saliva, but is extremely poisonous. Its two pincers look eerie and scary, but are just for show. It is a very inconspicuous little demon among the demons.
It's called the Sky Demon Scorpio.
Obviously she was not the only one who recognized him, Wanqi Si also recognized him.
Mi Xiu clasped his fingers together, stared at it with sharp eyes, and was about to chant a spell to exorcise the demon when he was stopped by Wanqi Si.
He stopped what he was doing and looked at the person who stopped him in confusion.
"This is a Sky Demon Scorpion," Yu Heyi explained. "Sky Demon Scorpions are solitary and generally don't dare attack humans. But it knew there were ambushes in Xiyuan Village, yet it still took the risk. It must have had no choice but to come."
"It has kidnapped villagers many times. I guess it's not eating people, but sucking their essence."
Noticing Wanqi Si's gaze on her, she pursed her lips and added, "I've seen records of this demon in the books in the library."
"That is to say, those people abducted by it have not been killed yet, but are in its lair!" Mi Xiu suddenly realized.
Wanqi Si looked at him with contempt: "By the time you realize this, everyone in the village will be dead."
"Help—"
A sharp scream pierced the night sky.
The night nimbly jumped onto the windowsill of a house, holding up two large pincers and disappeared from their sight.
The whole village was awakened by the screams and was in chaos for a while. The screams of women and the cries of children came one after another, making people's ears hurt.
"Capture him alive." Wanqi Si shouted softly, and the silver sword was unsheathed, and the sword tassel swung in a sharp arc in the air.
Wherever the sword energy passed, a sharp whistle was heard in the air.
The cold sword energy condensed into frost flowers and rushed straight towards the Sky Demon Scorpion.
Mi Xiu followed closely behind. He bit his fingertips and swished blood into the air. As he muttered something, the blood turned into scarlet chains, intending to bind it.
The girl, kneeling on the ground, parted her lips, not intending to attack. The two brothers had no time to pay attention to her, and flew over to the window sill one after the other.
"This scorpion is really bold." She said in a soft voice.
Not long after, two people came out of the house. Wanqi Si had a gloomy face, while Mi Xiu looked a little dejected.
"Let the evil demon run away."
Mi Xiu punched the wall, and the wall dust fell to the ground with a "clatter".
Yu Heyi knew the demons well. Whenever they showed up, the villagers would cry and scream. The Sky Demon Scorpion wasn't stupid either; it knew someone was trying to catch it, so it spooked them and fled quickly.
The next few days were like this.
Even though the villagers had been told to keep quiet as much as possible, they were still human after all, and would inevitably panic when they saw the evil spirits.
Mi Xiu paced back and forth in distress, unable to think of a solution.
You can't just shut the villagers up, right?
The demon had not been apprehended, and the people of Xiyuan Village were in a state of panic. Seeing that they had failed repeatedly and had not caught it for several days, the villagers gradually lost their trust in them.
The two did not give up and continued to wait at the village entrance every night.
"Knock, knock, knock."
There was a crisp knock on the door.
Yu Heyi, who was sitting by the window with his head propped up to watch his two senior brothers making zero progress in exorcising demons, slowly stood up and opened the door.
At the door was a child holding a tin box full of candy.
"Sister, did you come to the wrong house?"
Yu Heyi rubbed her head and squatted down to ask.
The child shook his head and carefully handed the tin box to her:
"Sister, I'll treat you to some candy."
"Why are you treating your sister to candy?"
"My mother said that thanks to you, I was not captured by the monster. But she didn't let me go to find my two brothers. She said they were busy. So I had to come to you."
"What's your name? Do you want to come in and watch the brothers exorcise demons with your sister?"
"My name is Li Mei." The child nodded happily.
Yu Heyi thought that if they couldn't catch the Sky Demon Scorpion, they would be laughed at by others, which would be really embarrassing.
In fact, Wanqi Si also had concerns. He had the ability to kill with one blow, but if the Sky Demon Scorpion died, he would not be able to find the villagers who had been abducted earlier. Without a killing move, he would not be able to catch it at all.
But the villagers will not care about his concerns. They will only think that they are incompetent because they cannot catch the evil spirit.
Yu Heyi wanted to know what solution Wanqi Si could come up with.
Suddenly a fishy smell came, she lowered her head abruptly and lifted Li Mei's sleeve.
There was a large bloody wound on Li Mei's arm, and the blood had not yet dried.
She whispered, "My mother said that applying some medicine would be enough..."
The saliva of the Sky Demon Scorpion is not only poisonous, but also serves as its mark.
This means that its next target is still Li Mei.
Yu Heyi did not expose Li Mei's mother's words. She used the spiritual power in her immortal bones to guide the poisonous saliva that had seeped into Li Mei's blood to herself, and said with a smile: "Little Li Mei, sister has something to tell you."
"What?"
Li Mei looked at her with her two big grape-like eyes.
"The monster that bullied little Li Mei wants to do something bad again. Sister will go and avenge you, okay?"
"Will my sister be in danger?"
"If Xiao Limei listens to me, I won't be in danger."
Li Mei nodded and stood on tiptoe to listen to her.
It's another night, full of stars.
Yu Heyi felt the room was too stuffy, so he opened the window and sat aimlessly at the table with his face propped up.
The moonlight shines brightly into the windowsill. The night breeze blows gently, and the shadows of the trees dance.
This is Li Mei's room.
She had already transferred the mark of the Sky Demon Scorpion on Li Mei to herself, and its toxicity had almost no effect on her.
After all, she is the most powerful demon in the world.
Suddenly, the wind blew and a foul fishy smell hit our faces.
She curled her lips and smiled, and the Sky Scorpio really came.
Since its saliva was flowing on Li Mei's arm, Li Mei's room would also be stained to some extent.
So she decisively chose to exchange rooms with Li Mei.
Yu Heyi was different from the villagers. She didn't say a word, allowing the Sky Demon Scorpion to abduct her smoothly without alarming Wanqi Si and Mi Xiu.
They probably didn't expect that the scorpion would target the same person.
The Sky Demon Scorpion moved very quickly, and it emitted a foul odor all over its body. Yu Heyi felt like he was about to vomit from the fumes.
Fortunately, when she was about to give up, Scorpio let her go.
She fell to the ground with a groan.
Looking around, it seemed to be a cave. Just as she thought, the villagers abducted by the Sky Demon Scorpion were not killed, but imprisoned in the cave for him to suck their vitality.
Most of the people around fell into coma due to exhaustion, and only a few children huddled together sobbing helplessly.
"Scorpion, long time no see." Yu Heyi patted the corner of his clothes and slowly stood up.
"You were poisoned by me, yet you can still stand up."
Seeing that she was unharmed, Scorpio was surprised for a moment.
"Yes, why is that?"
"It was the immortal bone in your body that helped you detoxify my poison." It sneered and slowly approached her. "What a good thing."
"I must thank the heavens for this gift. I have found the immortal bone that is hard to come by in a century. As long as I can extract your immortal bone and use it for myself, my cultivation will be greatly improved!"
Yu Heyi tilted his head and looked at him: "What if I don't give it to you?"
The Sky Demon Scorpion was stunned, as if he had not expected her to be so arrogant. Thinking of the two people who had been waiting at the village entrance to catch him these past few days, he suddenly realized.
"Girl, are you waiting for those two brats to rescue you? Save your energy. If they can find this place, why would they have to guard the village entrance every day? Once I absorb the immortal bone and eat all of you, no one will dare to look down on me anymore!"
"Why are you so sure they can't find me?"
"Except for me, no one knows about this place. That swamp forest where people are eaten without leaving any bones is the only way to the cave. In all these years, no one has come out of there alive."
"That's good."
Upon hearing this, Yu Heyi breathed a sigh of relief.
Before the Sky Scorpios arrived, she leaned on the table and calculated. The Sky Scorpios were weak, and she would not take a hundred of them seriously.
Although it only has 30% of its strength now, it is more than enough to teach it a lesson.
The Sky Scorpion thought she would be afraid, but it did not find any trace of fear on her face.
There was a smile in her eyes, no extra expression, which made it feel uneasy.
The expressions of those she had abducted in the past, first fear, then horror, and finally despair, were extremely interesting to it.
But the person in front of him was different from them.
The Sky Demon Scorpion suddenly raised his voice, his voice rough and angry: "I said they can't find you, no one can save you!"
With a soft laugh, time seemed to stand still. Ripples appeared in the air, and the figure of the girl before him suddenly became blurred.
In just a breath, her pretty face suddenly appeared in front of the Sky Demon Scorpion.
"Since you are sure they can't find me, then I feel relieved."
Yu Heyi's voice was crisp, she raised her hand, and the demonic energy gathered in her palm.
"How can you have demonic energy? Are you a demon?" Sky Demon Scorpion cried out in disbelief, "No, then where did your immortal bone come from?"
"Isn't this important?"
With a loud "bang", the Sky Demon Scorpion was blown far away by the demonic energy in her palm.
Demonic energy surrounded it, eroding its cultivation.
It’s not that the Sky Demon Scorpio doesn’t want to resist, but this pure demonic energy is so violent that it burns its internal organs.
Wherever the evil energy passed, even the air was twisted into strange vortexes.
The Sky Demon Scorpio is an insignificant little demon with shallow magical powers, and can only wail in pain.
"The cultivation you've been so obsessed with is now destroyed. Are you happy?"
Yu Heyi looked at it with a smile.
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