Headless Immortal

Chapter 10 The Bald Monk

Zhao Jia heard his wife's voice suddenly seem very distant.

It was as if his five senses and six perceptions had become rusty.

Stab it!

The sound of breaking through the air resounded.

The terrifying scenario I had imagined did not happen.

The bald-headed monk in front of them disappeared, replaced by the large plate of toads from before.

There were five clearly visible claw marks on the toad's face.

The toad that had been pouncing on Zhao Jia quickly jumped back, its bulging eyes fixed on the darkness behind the door, as if wary of something.

The two monks were so frightened that their mouths were agape and they didn't move.

How did the elder, who was so elegant just a moment ago, suddenly turn into a toad?

monster?
The two looked at each other, their legs trembling, and helped each other up.

"Quack!"

The toad stood on all fours, puffing out its cheeks.

"Goo."

The bumps on the toad's back rose and fell with its cheeks, and the bluish-green toad's back turned into a deep indigo color due to the flow of breath. Mist burst forth from the bumps, completely surrounding the toad, like a gathered cloud floating in mid-air.

Two round eyes lit up with a yellow light.

"Cuckoo."

The toad looked up, and moonlight streamed down from the courtyard, bathing it in its light.

"Cuck!"

The croaking of a toad sounds like the crying of a baby.

White frost beneath the courtyard.

A large cat, over four feet tall, emerged from the darkness.

Its entire body was jet black, with dazzling golden eyes.

He walks without making a sound, like a deeply lurking assassin.

"Meow."

Its roar shook the courtyard, and under the white moonlight, it looked like a tiger cub stepping out of its den.

The black cat looked at Zhao Jia.

Zhao Jia immediately felt relieved.

He was startled by the toad monk who jumped up.

Now that the toad demon has revealed its true form again, and with the divine cat by its side to help, how could it possibly be afraid?

He now fully understood why the black cat had been able to follow him and pinpoint the location of the cellar.

Black cats, like toads, may have become spirits.

The black cat is naturally Lu Xun.

He saw the toad pounce on Zhao Jia, who stood frozen in place as if terrified, so he decisively made his move.

"Cuck!"

A white light streaked towards them at lightning speed.

Whoosh.

The black cat leaped into the air to dodge the white light.

Look back.

The white light cast a fairly deep mark on the wall.

Water trickled down the shallow pool.

"kill!"

Zhao Jia took the lead, his long sword flashing as he appeared before Wu Yun in just a few steps.

A single, powerful strike splits Mount Hua, its force immense and heavy.

The toad dared not block and jumped back to dodge, spitting out a water arrow that hit Zhao Jia's shoulder with a slap, causing Zhao Jia to stumble and fall before regaining his balance.

Lu Xun had heard the constables say that Constable Zhao Jia was highly skilled in martial arts, and he had imagined him to be like the martial arts masters in the novels, with his powerful internal energy and every move filled with the glint of swords. However, upon seeing him now, Zhao Jia's movements could only be described as "simple and unpretentious".

Zhao Jia didn't see the disappointment in the black cat's eyes; he only felt his blood rush through his body and his hair stand on end.

After adjusting his posture, he gripped the knife with both hands.

Take a deep breath through your lips and exhale through both your nose and mouth.

I stabilized my blood and qi by following the breathing techniques taught by my father.

You must not let your blood and qi continue to churn, otherwise you will be too tired to walk after only a dozen or so cuts.

This is different from practicing martial arts. When practicing martial arts, he can swing five hundred swords and still feel unsatisfied.

Zhao Jia learned martial arts from a young age, which is a type of military martial art. This martial art emphasizes the unity of advance and retreat, and has only sixteen movements.

"Enter!"

He leaped upwards and swung, sweeping across the body.

The simple longsword, combined with simple military techniques, has no dazzling flashes of light and shadow, only the most ruthless and accurate methods of killing enemies, with every move filled with violence.

The toad dodged and weaved, not daring to take the blow head-on. Even though it was a monster that had become a spirit, it was still made of flesh and blood. If it were hit by a steel blade, it would still inevitably suffer limbs being severed and its abdomen being cut open, and it might even be killed with a single blow.

This creates a spectacular sight.

The constable in black robes brandished his swift knife, suppressing the scrambling toads with the force of a strong wind and sturdy grass.

The two monks finally came to their senses and scrambled out to call for help. Not only were there demons in the temple's cellar, but they would also face legal trouble if the county constable discovered their business.

Who knows, after Officer Zhao kills the toad demon, he might turn around and chop off their heads. *Thud*

The black cat blocked the two monks' path, a smile appearing on its round face. Then, to the monks' disbelief and horror, it stood up straight.

The large black cat, over four feet tall, folded its paws like a human, a crooked smile on its lips, and its golden beastly eyes scanned the monk's neck.

Guanglue stopped his advance at the gate.

Guangfa immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "Master Cat, spare my life!"

Puff puff.

Bang bang bang.

Zhao Jia staggered back several steps, his black robe soaked with streaks of blood, and a long wound remained on his cheek. His steel blade blocked more than a dozen water arrows in succession, and Zhao Jia, who was struggling to hold on, was heaving with his chest.

He looked toward the dark room behind the toad, where roars could be heard from the shadows.

Even Zhao Jia, who was highly skilled and daring, couldn't help but hesitate to move forward.

The toad, able to catch its breath, half-hidden in the darkness.

"Quack."

The toad slowly retreated on all fours, seemingly trying to completely disappear into the crowd.

With golden eyes, the two monks found the toad and then looked into the deep darkness behind it.

The thumping sound was like the roar of a large wild beast.

Zhao Jia dared not step forward.

Lu Xun, however, saw it clearly.

There were no wild animals there, only surging water.

Looking up at the iron bars above, I realized that the second-level cellar was actually a well. No wonder the opening was open and I could clearly feel the warmth of the moonlight.

Any mountain spirit or water monster that wants to cultivate its spiritual power cannot do without the moonlight.

The same applies to a mediocre cat and a toad.

【The Cat Walks (Entering the Inner Chamber) (Moonlight)】

"Cat, go away!"

Lu Xun lightly stepped on Guangfa's head, then leaped up, changing his posture twice in mid-air before slamming against the wall and using the momentum to jump and catch up with the fleeing toad.

He quickly responded with a cat punch.

clap clap.

The three punches were delivered in one swift motion, the claw hook caught the toad, and it was thrown out.

"Coo coo coo!" The toad did not sit idly by and wait for its death. Despite its injuries, it plunged into the well. As soon as it entered the water, it seemed to have fully recovered its strength, and its body swelled up with a "coo".

The toad, which was already quite large, now resembled a millstone.

His cheeks were prominently raised.

Puff puff.

More than a dozen water jets rained down.

puff!
The surging well water became the toad's ammunition reserve. Even though Lu Xun already possessed magical powers and could move even faster by using the moonlight to his advantage, he was still chased like a rat.

In a few swift movements, the distance closed, and with a thud, the cat's paws were already close as the water arrow exploded.

puff.

The cat and the toad fell into the well together.

"Brother Jia!"

Wang Ruo stepped forward to help Zhao Jia up. Zhao Jia patted his wife's arm and angrily shouted at the two monks, "Whoever runs away, I'll kill them!"

"I won't run, I absolutely won't run."

Guanglue Guangfa waved his hand repeatedly.

They dared not make a move; the constable in front of them was someone who dared to fight even monsters.

"I'll go help him."

Zhao Jia broke free from his wife's hand and was about to plunge into the darkness.

"Don't go!" Wang Ruo hurriedly grabbed Zhao Jia, the panic and tension in her eyes still lingering. Who knew what might be in the darkness? What would she do if something happened to her husband, Zhao Jia?

We should take advantage of the two demons' fight and leave this place quickly.

"They are all monsters."

The water slapped against the well wall, mixed with the roars of a big cat and the screams of a toad.

Zhao Jia couldn't explain it clearly for a moment: "I have to go help him!"

After saying that, he took the knife and rushed into the darkness.

Looking down, he finally saw the place clearly by the moonlight.

It turned out to be a well.

Before he could jump down, a black lightning bolt, carrying something, rushed up.

They appeared in the center of the cellar in just a few leaps.

under the moonlight.

A small black cat, resembling a tiger, carries a toad that breathes more out than in.

Its sharp teeth gripped the toad's neck tightly.