154: Report, someone is showing off (asking for monthly ticket)

Chen Yuan said, “Do as you please,” and the middle-aged man, ignoring Chen Yuan’s closed eyes, still offered a word of thanks.

Just then, a servant’s voice came.

“Master, the fire is ready!”

“You should rest quickly, lest the cold worsen.”

Subsequently, this group of people gathered around the fire in the southeast corner of the dilapidated temple and sat down.

“Father, take it slow!” The woman in the pink skirt helped the middle-aged man, then turned her head back and softly spoke to a young maid dressed as a servant, “Xiao Juan, everyone is tired, distribute the food.”

Xiao Juan replied with an “Alright,” and then distributed the food. The servants ate steamed buns, while the master’s Family ate pastries and dried meat.

The two brawny men under the black-clothed man were an exception; they ate dry dried meat, occasionally making a “pei” sound, disgusted by the mouthful of residue from the meat.

The maid Xiao Juan seemed a little nervous when giving out snacks to these three.

After she finished, the maid carried the food box to Young Miss’s side, only to hear the woman in the pink skirt softly say to her:

“Please give a portion of dry rations to that Young Master. I just heard his stomach rumbling, so he must be hungry. Go and give it to him, just say it’s my father thanking him for borrowing a place to stay and disturbing his peace.”

“Alright.”

The maid nodded.

Just then, the black-clothed man suddenly spoke, “Wait.”

He frowned and looked at Young Miss Zhao Yunluo, “Young Miss Yunluo, before we set out, what did I tell you? Do you know him? Do you understand him? The Jianghu is dangerous; do not casually associate with people.” After speaking, he looked at his distant cousin, her gentle and beautiful face, her almond-shaped eyes glinting slightly, and his tone softened a bit, “Old Madam asked me to bring you back to the ancestral home. Although our strength fears no petty schemers, my responsibility is to protect you. Obey!”

The woman in the pink skirt’s expression flickered upon hearing this, but she still nodded.

“Cousin’s reprimand is correct, Yunluo understands.”

At this moment, the middle-aged man next to them spoke: “It’s fine, send it to that Young Master, cough cough, after all, we are sharing the same shelter.”

With that, he coughed violently again.

“Yes, Master.”

The maid responded and walked in small steps towards the side of the Dao platform.

The black-clothed man saw this, glanced at the middle-aged man with some indifference, and snorted coldly.

“Uncle Zhao should still watch his throat. When you arrive at the old house, you won’t have a place to speak.”

“If it weren’t for Old Madam still caring about Young Miss Yunluo…”

Yun Zhuosheng looked at the sickly middle-aged man, his eyes carrying a hint of coldness, not showing much respect.

Speaking of which, there was an old grievance back then.

Old Madam’s most beloved youngest daughter, who was his aunt whom he had never met, eloped with this man and ran far away. Later, news came that his aunt had died, but she had given birth to a daughter in Anning County, Jiufeng City.

The Yun Family in Jinguancheng was considered a prominent Family. With a large population, such an incident back then brought shame to the Family. When the news came, some suggested whether to bring this Family back and acknowledge their Bloodline, but it was opposed by the Family members!

It wasn’t until this time that the various large families in Jinguancheng received news that Youmen Pass had been breached by demons, and the front lines were in urgent need. The Old Madam in the Family, despite everyone’s opposition, still remembered the only Bloodline of her most beloved youngest daughter from back then. She overruled all objections and sent people to bring them back!

As he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Zhao Yunluo, the woman in the pink skirt, who said,

“Please, cousin, do not blame my father; it was my own decision.”

Upon seeing this, Yun Zhuosheng snorted coldly and said nothing more.

Meanwhile, next door, the maid Xiao Juan came before Chen Yuan and placed a plate of pastries in front of him.

“Young Master, this is my Master’s gratitude, saying that he disturbed your peace.”

After speaking, the little maid quickly left.

Chen Yuan’s eyelids twitched slightly, and he opened his eyes, looking at the pastries wrapped in oil paper on the ground in front of him.

He had naturally heard the conversation of that Family just now.

That Young Miss heard the rumbling in his stomach because he had just eaten Demonic Qi and was digesting the essence Qi from a Food Consumption Divine Ability.

It was a polite father and daughter, who were afraid he would be embarrassed, so they found an excuse!

As for the black-clothed youth, what he said was also true. When traveling, especially in such a desolate mountain temple, it is normal to have less contact with strangers.

However, listening to their conversation, their relationship seemed quite complicated.

But, this was not his concern. Thinking this, his gaze subtly shifted to the left.

Outside the dilapidated temple, in the stormy mountain forest, a shadow, like a ghost in the rainy night, was rapidly approaching the dilapidated temple.

That Leopard Demon was rushing in this direction.

Because, this Leopard Demon suddenly found that the aura it coveted had disappeared.

A pair of eerie green beast eyes drew closer and closer, silently approaching in the wind and rain.

Inside the dilapidated temple, Chen Yuan watched quietly, his expression undisturbed. His face, flickering in the firelight, had one corner of his mouth curved into an uncertain, shadowy smile.

Just then,

“Help!”

“Help!”

“…”

Outside the dilapidated temple, faint cries for help from a woman could be heard, carried by the wind and rain into the temple.

By the fire, the Family eating their dry rations heard the commotion, and their expressions subtly changed.

The black-clothed man’s face hardened. He grabbed the long saber at his waist, drew it with a “whoosh,” revealing a cold glint, and a surge of Qi from his body, revealing the Qi Refining Perfection aura.

“Young Master!”

The two martial artists beside him also suddenly stood up, their eyes filled with surprise.

At this moment,

“Clatter, clatter, clatter.”

The dilapidated doors and windows were suddenly blown open by the fierce wind outside. Slanted wind and fine rain poured in, and the cold, damp air permeated the space.

The woman’s cries for help became clearer and clearer.

“Stay still, everyone!”

The black-clothed man frowned, then ordered his two Family martial artists at the Qi Refining Early Stage, “You two go close the doors and windows!”

In this wilderness, with heavy rain pouring, a woman’s cry for help appearing likely indicated something suspicious.

Even if it were real,

He wouldn’t bother, it wasn’t worth the risk.

The two martial artists quickly closed the shaky, leaky doors and windows.

During this process, the father and daughter did not show much panic; they merely pricked up their ears, somewhat surprised, and did not act overly benevolent.

After a while, the “help” outside suddenly stopped.

A few seconds later, a low growl of “woo” suddenly erupted, as if it sounded right next to everyone’s ears.

Then, a panicked cry abruptly arose.

“Ah?”

“What is that?”

Just then, a servant pointed in terror at a hole in the roof above, where a pair of eerie green giant eyes were staring intently at them.

This scared the servant so much that he collapsed to the ground.

The black-clothed man suddenly looked up, raised his saber, and swung it towards the roof.

“Swish!”

A fierce saber light slashed towards the chillingly large eyes.

The next second, the chilling green eyes disappeared,

The already dilapidated roof also had a large hole, and more wind and rain poured in.

“Go!”

The black-clothed man’s figure shot up, charging towards the hole, with his martial artists following closely behind.

Immediately after, cold shouts came from the wind and rain outside.

“Beast, you’ve found the wrong person!”

Then, shouts erupted, accompanied by beast roars and the clash of metal.

Inside the dilapidated temple, several servants peered through the broken window and saw the scene in the wind and rain, scared and flustered.

“Monster!”

“Master, Master, what should we do?”

“Young Miss…”

Outside, a huge leopard was seen darting and weaving through the wind and rain, emitting low growls. Its claws, like blades, gleamed with cold light, and a thick tail, like a long whip, entangled with the three. At the same time, it spewed Demonic Qi from its mouth, and its large, lantern-like eyes struck fear into the heart.

Meanwhile, the black-clothed man and his two martial artists, two at Qi Refining Minor Achievement and one at Qi Refining Perfection, fought. The black-clothed man held a saber, and its light slashed out, blocking the Leopard Demon’s constantly probing claws. At the same time, he formed hand seals with his other hand, and raindrops in the air condensed into streams of water-blue, foot-long water arrows, which shot towards the Demonic Qi spewed from the Leopard Demon’s large mouth, causing explosions.

His two martial artists, meanwhile, had a layer of dark golden color appearing on their bodies. They wielded two iron rods, swinging them with whooshing sounds, smashing wildly at the Leopard Demon’s hindquarters. But the Leopard Demon’s tail, like a thick iron whip, was incredibly agile, whipping the air with shrieks, fending off the two.

For a time, the three men and one demon fought in the wind and rain, their shouts carried by the wind, their roars incessant.

Both sides seemed evenly matched, and for a while, no victor could be determined.

After a while, the Leopard Demon seemed to grow impatient. Its eerie green eyes suddenly widened, and with a wide-open mouth, a white stream of light, carrying an aura far surpassing the Leopard Demon itself, shot out, hurtling towards the black-clothed man.

Extremely fast!

The black-clothed man instantly felt a chilling killing intent that made him shiver all over.

“Divine Ability True Intent!”

This thought subconsciously popped into his mind.

How could this leopard have this thing?

The black-clothed man’s face changed drastically, then he fiercely squeezed a green twin-fish jade pendant hanging from his waist.

The jade pendant was crushed in his hand, and then a two-colored spiritual light suddenly flew out from the jade pendant, flying towards him and condensing into a two-colored light screen.

The next second, the white stream of light crashed into the two-colored light screen.

The man-height light screen flickered rapidly for a while but did not break. However, the black-clothed man was shaken by the powerful impact, causing him to stagger backward repeatedly, eventually sliding back dozens of meters.

Taking advantage of this gap, the Leopard Demon freed its paw, swung its tail, sending the two Qi Refining Minor Achievement martial artists flying, then turned and eagerly rushed into the dilapidated temple.

It wanted to find the thing that made its Bloodline excited!

“Bang!”

The already dilapidated temple door, shaky in the wind and rain, was crashed open.

A leopard head the size of a small house was the first to squeeze in, its two enormous, lantern-like, eerie eyes flickering with cruelty and ferocity.

“Ah!”

Inside the temple, screams instantly erupted.

Among that group of people, the father and daughter, though pale, remained calm, slowly retreating backward.

At this moment, hearing the screams, the Leopard Demon’s huge, chilling green eyes stared ferociously at them.

The father and daughter had different expressions; the woman’s face was pale, and her gentle eyes showed fear, while the father shielded his daughter behind him. The other servants trembled, feeling their blood freeze.

But the next second, this massive Leopard Demon merely sniffed, then shifted its gaze away from them, staring directly at the Dao platform in front of the main entrance.

There, a figure was sitting cross-legged!

In the firelight, those eyes were shimmering with shattered gold.

The Leopard Demon’s nose twitched rapidly a few times, and its huge paws took a few more steps forward.

Yes, from this person’s mouth and nose, in their breath, came the scent that made its Bloodline excited.

“Eat him!”

“Eat him!”

Those lantern-sized beast eyes suddenly became excited. Then, the Leopard Demon charged forward, rushing to the front of the figure, and opened its foul, blood-filled maw.

Just then,

A furious roar echoed in everyone’s ears.

“Beast, do not harm anyone!”

A flash of sword light, like thunder from the heavens, cut through the rainy night, slicing open the roof of the dilapidated temple, like a meteor cleaving the moon.

One sword severed the Leopard Demon’s mid-section.

“Awooo!”

A mournful shriek, incomparably piercing, echoed through the night sky, startling the mountain forest under the cover of darkness.

The Leopard Demon, which had been about to open its maw, was now split in two.

“Pfft!”

Blood splattered.

Those eyes, bright as green lanterns, gradually extinguished with a tragic shriek.

A few breaths later, a figure wearing a bamboo hat and a straw rain cape appeared in front of the main entrance in the rainy night.

He held his hands horizontally in front of him, bringing the sword and scabbard together with a “snap!”

Amidst the flickering sword light, a pair of bright eyes were reflected.

Then, he walked in, looking at the figure who remained motionless.

Fearing he had been scared, he spoke: “Are you alright?!”