CHAPTER 107: CHAPTER 95: ANNIHILATING THE DEMON PEOPLE

At night, in Snake Fish Town, Chen Ku, wearing a Conical Hat, returned to the town. He released the Flower Fox Mink, and they split up to search for the scent on the Talisman Paper.

Since the Talisman Paper was drawn by the Demon People of Peace Path, it was inevitably permeated with their scent.

Snake Fish Town wasn’t very large. Its main street stretched for three or four miles, intersected by three shorter streets, each about a mile wide. A few more remote residences lay even farther out. In such a small town, there were over a thousand households.

Chen Ku wandered around for an hour, relying on the scent.

Finally, he picked up the scent of the Demon People.

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Inside a certain residential house in town.

"Who exactly killed Ling!"

The house wasn’t large, consisting of just three rooms. In the courtyard, six people wearing common cloth robes were discussing the matter.

"I went to the scene. It was a bloodbath. Her peach wood talisman sword was split, and on the ground, there was a broken Blood Blade... and the paw prints of a huge wild beast."

This courtyard was a small outpost for Peace Path in Snake Fish Town, responsible for gathering intelligence in the town. The actual branch headquarters was situated in a cave within the Snake Fish Town area.

Otherwise, if their cover was blown in the slightest, soldiers could quickly arrive from the capital city and surround the place.

The two lower-level leaders in charge of this temporary outpost were both at the Peak of Internal Qi, one named Su Liu and the other Yang Xiaoshu.

Su Liu, recognizable by the yellow cloth wrapped around his head, was not very tall—just over 1.6 meters—and had a face marked by numerous acne scars. He was the one who brought back news of Ling’s death:

"Besides what I’ve mentioned, there are no other clues."

Yang Xiaoshu listened to his trusted comrade’s report, stroked his chin, and began his analysis:

"Grey Clothes Tower has a bounty on all our Peace Path brethren. Anyone could target us. The question is... how was Ling exposed? And the Blood Blade... isn’t that the signature weapon exclusive to disciples of the Yuan Country’s Blood Blade Sect?"

"Indeed, it seems other forces from Yuan Country are also infiltrating Ji Country."

"We’ll send this intelligence to Incense Master Yao tomorrow. If the Blood Blade Sect from Yuan Country truly has come to Ji Country and entered Baojiao County, we must inform the Incense Master, and even the Helmsman and the leaders," Yang Xiaoshu said calmly and steadily.

"Alright, let’s leave it at that. It’s late; everyone get some sleep. Tomorrow, it’s business as usual: the rest of you will secretly distribute talisman water in the villages, spread the teachings, and gather more followers..." Su Liu stood up, feeling a chill, and pulled his collar tighter.

Everyone also stood up, ready to sleep. Suddenly, a sonic boom tore through the night air, howling as it approached!

"What’s that noise?"

As the two individuals with the highest Cultivation Realm in the courtyard, Su Liu and Yang Xiaoshu, possessing Ears Clear Eyes Bright, immediately sensed something was amiss.

They looked up instinctively. A giant stone, the size of a millstone, was whistling down from the night sky, hurtling towards their courtyard like a cannonball.

"Not good! Someone’s throwing a huge stone! Quick! Dodge—"

However, before the word ’dodge’ could even leave his lips, the millstone-sized rock had already become a rapidly growing dark shadow in their vision, crashing into their courtyard an instant later.

BOOM!!

Dust plumed, and bricks and stones flew in all directions as if an earthquake had struck.

Two ordinary Force Transforming cultists of Peace Path, with no time to react, were directly struck on their arms and legs. Bones snapped, and they screamed in agony, "ARGH...!"

However, before their screams could fully erupt, a series of WHOOSHES tore through the night air as more giant stones relentlessly smashed down on them.

"Quick! Leave the courtyard!"

"Get out fast!"

Although Su Liu and Yang Xiaoshu yelled warnings, the stones fell too quickly and frequently, like cannonballs. Upon impact, they shattered, sending sharp fragments flying in all directions like hidden weapons.

After just one barrage, even Su Liu’s arm was gashed by stone shrapnel. As for the others, half of them were injured in an instant.

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Far away, atop a small hill three miles distant, Chen Ku observed the casualties below through his Golden Eyes Hundred Li, further enhanced by Night Vision. He shook his slightly sore arm.

He clicked his tongue and said, "Throwing big stones like cannonballs makes a grand spectacle, but the accuracy and power are somewhat lacking. If I’d used a bow and arrow, I could have sniped them one by one from this distance."

Still, there was no other way. If I had actually used a bow and arrow, killing them before they harbored malicious intent wouldn’t have generated any Evil Qi. So, for now, the plan is to use large stones for long-range area damage, injuring half of them. Then... face-to-face reaping will be much easier.

The courtyard was now a ruin. Su Liu seized an opportunity, leaping onto the only section of the wall still standing. He looked in the direction the stones had come from and immediately spotted a vague figure on the small hill three miles away.

"The attacker is alone, over there! A few of you, with me! Let’s go kill him!"

Impulsive by nature, Su Liu immediately charged!

Yang Xiaoshu cried out anxiously, "Careful, it’s a trap!"

How could one person dare to attack us?

However, Su Liu had already dashed out. Seeing this, Yang Xiaoshu immediately instructed a few men to follow him, while he himself hurried into the house and began digging through the ruins.

This is a temporary outpost, holding many of the sect’s valuable intelligence reports and the funds for developing it. These are more important than anything! They must be protected immediately. Even if we have to flee, these items must be well hidden.

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Meanwhile, on the distant hill, Chen Ku watched the figure, now covered in Talisman Paper and glowing with flames, charging towards him.