Chapter 123 You mad blade, Substitute Life, you haven't even recognized a master yet, and...
The innkeeper may not be a heartless person, but his mouth is definitely black.
Yun Tianjiao didn't bother arguing with him. Anyway, they were leaving the next day, and no matter how ferocious the Beast Hunting Gang was, they wouldn't run into them.
Unexpectedly, something bad happened that night.
It began with a beastly roar in the quiet of the night, startling countless people from their dreams, including Yu Siran and Yun Tianjiao.
"Elder sister, what's that noise outside?"
Having heard the boss mention the Beast Hunting Gang before, and connecting it to the beast roar just now, Yun Tianjiao immediately thought of that group of people.
"Don't be afraid, I'll go take a look first." Yun Tianjiao got out of bed, walked to the window, and gently pushed the window open a crack.
Other guests in the inn, just like them, were curiously opening their windows to look out, wondering where the sound had come from.
A moment later, another shrill scream echoed through the still night, this time a human voice.
"Oh dear, what's wrong?"
"Who's taming animals in the middle of the night?"
"That sound is really creepy. Is it a wild animal that has lost control and been bitten?"
More and more people were awakened, and the roars of beasts and screams of humans grew louder and louder, getting closer and closer to the inn. The guests, who had initially been watching the spectacle with curiosity, began to feel tense and fearful.
"What on earth happened? Did someone release a runaway beast?"
"Judging from that roar, it's probably not just one beast. Could something have happened to the Beast Hunting Gang?"
The innkeeper rushed out in his pajamas, directing the staff to reinforce the inn's doors and windows. He then carried a lantern and knocked on each room door, reminding the guests to close their doors and windows tightly.
The tense atmosphere continued to escalate, and gradually no one spoke anymore. The entire inn fell silent, and everyone held their breath, listening intently to the sounds outside.
"Master...Master, look! Someone's coming this way!" A waiter standing guard by the window suddenly spoke, his voice trembling slightly, as if he were terrified.
Yun Tianjiao also saw it at this moment. On the street outside the inn, a man dressed as a hunter was running frantically down the street. Most of his body was covered in blood, and his face was a bloody mess, as if it had been bitten off by something, making it almost impossible to recognize his features. He had run all the way here, leaving a trail of blood in his wake.
Following closely behind him were two wild beasts, swift and fierce. At first, it was too dark to tell what they were, but as they approached the inn, illuminated by the lanterns hanging outside, they were able to identify them as a gray wolf and a white-striped tiger.
However, the eyes of the two wild beasts were now red.
Yun Tianjiao was shocked; the tiger and the wolf had both fallen into demonic possession!
"Those are two magical beasts!" Yu Siran exclaimed in surprise when she saw their eyes as she peered out through the crack in the window.
In the blink of an eye, the two magical beasts caught up with the wounded hunter, pounced on him and tore him to pieces. Before the hunter could even make a sound, they had ripped him to pieces!
Blood and flesh splattered everywhere, and a strong stench of blood filled the air. The scene was so gruesome that many onlookers screamed in terror.
The tiger and wolf seemed to have some deep-seated hatred for the hunter. They tore him to pieces and were still not satisfied. They chewed up his body parts bit by bit, but did not swallow them. Instead, they spat them out.
The innkeeper in the lobby was so frightened that he vomited. He was a passionate collector of animal hides and had just dealt with the hunting gang earlier that day. He had even spoken to the hunter outside who had turned into minced meat.
He had seen the tiger and wolf during the day; they were both locked in cages, like lambs to the slaughter, and he hadn't noticed anything unusual about them. If he hadn't been penniless and unable to afford them, they might already be two animal skins in his warehouse.
After the gray wolf and white tiger had thoroughly chewed the hunter to pieces, they seemed to have lost their target. They lingered in place for a moment, and then their two pairs of red eyes fixed on the inn.
As if attracted by something in the inn, their fierce red eyes narrowed, revealing a savage rage.
"Master Dongdong... why do I feel like they... they want to come in?" The innkeeper's legs went weak when he met the two pairs of scarlet beast eyes.
"Shut up! You little brat, don't talk nonsense! There's nothing here that will attract them," the innkeeper scolded.
"There are so many people here..." The young waiter was almost crying. Before he could finish his sentence, he let out a scream as the two demonic beasts pounced on the window closest to him.
Yu Siran saw this scene from the second-floor window and said to Yun Tianjiao, "Elder sister, we can't let them in!"
Yun Tianjiao naturally understood this principle as well. Using the inn as a fortress, there was still a possibility of stopping the two demonic beasts. Once they broke through and entered the inn, the people staying here tonight would probably all lose their lives.
Yu Siran had already drawn her Demon-Slaying Blade, while the black panther beside her bared its teeth, ready for battle.
However, Yun Tianjiao has yet to take any action.
Because she knew that at this moment, Yu Sishu in Zhu Jing's memory was about to do something that would surprise everyone.
Yun Tianjiao turned around and glanced at the black leopard, gently patted its head, and then took out a talisman from his Qiankun bag.
"Elder sister! What are you doing!" Yu Siran recognized the runes on the talisman.
This is a unique skill of my father, Yu Lanshan, called the Life Substitute Talisman, which is extremely difficult to make.
Once struck by this talisman, the victim will passively bear all the damage taken by the talisman's owner for a certain period of time. It is usually suitable for use unexpectedly when the enemy uses a killing move against you. It can block a fatal blow, make the enemy suffer the consequences of their own actions, and if you are lucky, you can even achieve a counterattack. Even if you are not so lucky, it is enough to create an opportunity to escape.
When Yu Lanshan gave this talisman to Yu Sishu, it was for her to save her life.
But at this moment, Yu Siran watched helplessly as her sister transferred ownership of the talisman to the black panther and then passed on a wisp of spiritual energy to help the black panther use the talisman on herself.
This means that from this moment on, every bit of harm that Black Panther suffers will be transferred to his sister!
What on earth is going on here?!
Yu Siran stared at her sister in astonishment, speechless.
Yun Tianjiao calmly opened the guest room window, turned to the black panther and said, "Do you dare to go out and guard this inn like you protected me that day, and stop those two demonic beasts from coming in?"
Black Panther didn't know what had just happened, but it only obeyed her. Hearing Yun Tianjiao's words, it was like a greatly encouraged soldier, its eyes filled with fighting spirit. At Yun Tianjiao's command, it shot out of the window like a black lightning bolt.
Yu Siran, carrying the Demon-Slaying Blade, also wanted to fly out, but was stopped by Yun Tianjiao.
"Don't go out, just wait here."
"But elder sister! The black panther has used a life-saving talisman on you. It's no match for those two demonic beasts. If it gets hurt, you'll be the one who suffers the consequences!"
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Those two demonic beasts only recently became demonic, I can handle them." Yun Tianjiao said, taking out a bottle of pills for regulating his breathing and protecting his body, swallowing them all in one go, and then sitting cross-legged on the bed to begin meditating.
Yu Siran stared at Yun Tianjiao for a moment, then turned to run away, but Yun Tianjiao cast a spell on her first, knocking her unconscious.
The little girl was limp and manipulated by Yun Tianjiao with his spiritual power, lying on a bench nearby. But the demon-slaying sword on her back suddenly came out of its sheath and was about to chase after the black panther out the window.
Yun Tianjiao seemed to have anticipated this, and with a spell, he forcibly dragged the Ghost-Slaying Blade back to his front, adding layers of seals to bind it obediently in mid-air.
"You mad blade, you haven't even recognized a master yet, and you're already protecting your master like this?" Yun Tianjiao looked at the Ghost-Slaying Blade with her bright eyes and suddenly laughed.
Just then, the roars of wild beasts fighting came from outside the window. Yun Tianjiao frowned slightly, as if he was in great pain.
The Demon-Slaying Blade went even crazier, shaking and trembling desperately, trying to break free from Yun Tianjiao's control.
"Knowing the subtle."
A gentle, soft call seemed to bring stillness to the knife that was on the verge of collapse.
“This is Zhu Jing’s memory of our past lives. It’s already happened in the past and cannot be changed, so why are you so fixated on it?”
The Demon-Slaying Blade stood silently, its blade reflecting the lamplight from the window, gleaming with a cold metallic sheen. It hovered there before Yun Tianjiao, watching her occasionally show expressions of pain, taking all the damage for the black panther fighting outside.
Meanwhile, the black leopard outside the inn stood like a guardian deity in the darkness, blocking the path between the two demonic beasts under the panicked gazes of the crowd, refusing to budge an inch. If either beast attempted to rush into the inn, it would pounce and tear it apart without hesitation.
Having consumed rare and precious herbs for over half a year, it is now much stronger than when it first met Yu Sishu at Wuwang Cliff. However, against a demonic beast that has become possessed by demons, its attack power is nothing.
But it soon discovered that no matter how fiercely the two demonic beasts tore at it and rammed into it, its body felt no pain whatsoever. It was as if it possessed an indestructible body, unable to be injured or die. So it became even more reckless, abandoning all worries about its weaknesses, fighting fearlessly and becoming more and more courageous with each battle.
It was like a small monster with an extremely high health bar but extremely low attack power, constantly harassing the two powerful magical beasts. They couldn't be killed by slapping it, nor could they be defeated by hitting it, gradually driving the two magical beasts to madness. They stretched their necks and roared, as if summoning something, and soon, even more magical beasts responded and came.
Surrounded by a pack of beasts, their crimson eyes gleaming and their fangs bared, they seemed determined to get into the inn.
By this time, a number of people had gathered in the lobby of the inn. They had previously tried to escape by climbing over the wall in the backyard of the inn, and a few of them had succeeded. However, they had not gone far before they were bitten to death by other magical beasts that suddenly appeared on the street.
The remaining people dared not run outside and could only hide inside the inn, closely watching the battle outside. Initially, seeing a black panther fight the demonic beasts and hold its own had eased their tension considerably, but now, seeing even more demonic beasts surrounding them, they gradually grew desperate.
"Boss! What exactly are you hiding in this inn that would attract all those things?"
"Nothing! How would I know why they would target this place!" The innkeeper was also terrified, unable to understand how his inn had become a target of magical beasts.
"I don't think that black panther outside can hold out much longer. If we don't do something soon, we'll all die when those monsters rush in!"
"Are they hungry and want to eat? Why don't we throw some food out of the inn? Once they're full, they might leave?" someone suggested.
The innkeeper, no longer caring about the losses, hurriedly ordered his staff to move the meat out of the kitchen and storeroom and throw it out the window.
However, the monsters were unmoved by the food. They even began to split into groups, with some circling around the inn, intending to find other entrances to attack it.
The black panther had to move from the main entrance to the roof of the inn to overlook the entire battle. Like a general who fought for every inch of ground, it would immediately rush to stop any monster that tried to cross the line.
Then voices came from the street again. The first person was an old man with a long beard dressed like a fortune teller, waving a white banner that read, "See through the three realms, and you will be half a move ahead of Heaven."
He seemed to possess some cultivation, and those following behind him were all capable individuals who knew rudimentary magic. They had been subduing demonic beasts and rescuing people along the way, but when they reached the vicinity of the inn, they were terrified by the scene before them.
How did so many magical beasts gather here?!
"Listen up, you people inside! Are you hiding any animal hides or bones? Throw them out right now!!"
Hearing the shouts outside, the innkeeper snapped out of his daze and rushed into his room. He rummaged through his drawers and pulled out a large pile of his treasured animal hides, not daring to keep a single one, and threw them all out the window.
The fortune teller rushed forward, lit the animal hides on fire with his torch, and chanted incantations as he bowed towards the direction of the demonic beasts: "Our kindred spirits, our kindred blood, have all turned to dust. May all the immortals rest in peace, and may you all be honored guests in your next life..."
However, this time was different from the previous times. Even after burning the animal hides and bones, the rampaging monsters refused to leave. They were even more interested in the black panther than in the inn.
Once the black panther realized this, it turned and took a deep look at the inn behind it, then suddenly darted out without looking back and ran into the mountains outside the town.
A group of magical beasts chased closely behind it, gradually disappearing into the night.
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