Terrifying Heavens: I Slay Demons by Painting Faces

The rotting female corpse was curled up, her clothes were no longer recognizable as their original color, and her exposed skin was crawling with maggots that wriggled and made a nauseating rustling sound.

"This isn't Li Yating," Chen Hengyi thought to himself.

Li Yating had only been missing for two days; her body could not possibly have decomposed to this extent.

So this is a pitiful person who was tortured to death by the demon child outside of the main storyline.

Chen Hengyi shook his head, glanced at it, and continued walking forward.

Along the way, he took out a cloth strip and tied Shen Yijun to his body, so that he could free up one hand to hold the Ghost-Slaying Sword.

Before long, Chen Hengyi discovered more than one corpse, each in a different state of decomposition.

Finally, as he rounded a corner, he suddenly noticed something and walked into a room. There, he saw an operating table and a girl tightly bound by vines as thick as an arm.

"We've finally found it."

This person is Li Yating.

As soon as Chen Hengyi stepped inside, he saw the vines that had been entwining Li Yating suddenly come to life and lash out at his face like a venomous snake!

He dodged to the side while holding Shen Yijun, and the vines lashed against the wall with a "smack," splashing up a cloud of wall dust.

Meanwhile, Li Yating seemed to be having a nightmare, crying out, "No, I don't want to abort him... This is my child... Mom..."

Seeing this, Chen Hengyi immediately understood.

Li Yating is pregnant and refuses to have an abortion. Her influence here may also be due to the methods of the demon god... In any case, these vines wrapping around her are like the manifestation of Li Yating's obsession.

In the original storyline, Li Shufen broke the deadlock by going through an illusion, but Chen Hengyi just forced his way in.

With Zhong Kui by his side, no one can pull him into the illusion!

The situation is quite different.

With his left arm around Shen Yijun, he advanced instead of retreating, while the flames of his Ghost-Slaying Sword surged in his right hand, and he slashed at the roots of the vines—*sizzle!*

Sparks flew everywhere, and a section of the vine that had been cut off twisted and writhed on the ground before turning into black ash.

At the same time, he shouted in a domineering voice, "Li Yating!"

Then, in a theatrical voice, he recited: "I am Zhong Kui. I have come up the mountain to find you because of your birth mother's kindness. Do not run away, wake up quickly!!"

But at this moment, Li Yating still had a furrowed brow, was covered in cold sweat, and was resisting everything.

The body seemed to be struggling.

This indicates that the other party can hear external sounds and react accordingly.

More vines sprouted from under the floorboards.

Some vines wrapped around his ankles, while others pierced his heart. Chen Hengyi leaped up, his toes barely touching the ground, and his Ghost-Slaying Sword danced like a fiery wheel, severing all the attacking vines.

He called out a few more times, but still couldn't wake the other person.

With Shen Yijun in his arms, he couldn't just force his way in.

"Stubborn to the end!"

Chen Hengyi's eyes widened, and he decided to take a hard line.

He shouted, "Where is the drum and gong band?!"

when--!

A gong rang out, responding to Chen Hengyi.

"Quickly beat the drums and gongs to dispel this entangled illusion!"

Li Yating is asleep, huh? Then let's do something exciting and lively.

Suddenly, the sound of gongs and drums exploded, the intense rhythm of "dong qiang dong qiang" piercing the silence like thunder, accompanied by the sharp clanging of gong clappers, echoing endlessly in the small room.

The drums vibrated, sounding like thunder roaring.

The vines that had been entwining around Li Yating seemed to be stunned by the noise, their twisting speed noticeably slowed down, and some vines even began to tremble slightly.

"Li Yating! Listen to this—" Chen Hengyi's voice, mingled with the sound of gongs and drums, carried a penetrating power, "If you indulge in your obsession, you will regret it for the rest of your life..."

At this moment, Chen Hengyi saw that the vines had opened up a gap, so he strode forward and focused the crimson light in his hand toward Li Yating's face.

"break!"

The girl trembled, a suppressed whimper escaped her throat, and her tightly closed eyes snapped open—her pupils were first filled with confusion, then with terror.

"what!"

She instinctively struggled, but was gripped painfully by the thick vines. Only then did she see clearly the man in front of her, dressed in a bright red opera robe and wearing a Zhong Kui mask, and the unconscious woman in his arms.

In particular, the man exuded a murderous aura and held a flaming longsword, which made Li Yating feel as if she had seen a ghost or god from the underworld.

"Who...who are you?" Li Yating's voice trembled, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face. "I...I...I'm here...where am I..."

Chen Hengyi sheathed his Ghost-Slaying Sword, raised his hand, and pulled, causing the vines to shred like pieces of paper.

Because he was impersonating Zhong Kui, Chen Hengyi didn't answer at this moment, but instead asked, "Is it possible to leave?"

Li Yating wanted to say something, but after seeing Chen Hengyi's somewhat frightening face, she didn't dare to say anything more.

She swayed as she stepped off the operating table and stood in front of him.

Seeing this, Chen Hengyi continued, "Don't say any more, I'll take you down the mountain."

"Mmm." Li Yating lowered her head and followed closely behind Chen Hengyi.

The purpose of this trip up the mountain has been achieved, but Chen Hengyi did not leave immediately. Instead, he led Li Yating to continue deeper into the area.

But apart from the remains of some humans and animals, no other living people were found.

"It seems there really are no survivors. What a pity." Chen Hengyi thought to himself, since he was already here, he might as well see if there were any survivors.

But it seems those damned demons are really ruthless!

Perhaps the little girl in the red dress also deserves credit...

Just as Chen Hengyi led the two women out of the abandoned hospital, he planned to return the way he came.

After all, he could travel over mountains and valleys, while Li Yating had not eaten or drunk anything for two days, so her body must be weak.

weak?

Chen Hengyi glanced at the unconscious Shen Yijun, and Li Yating beside her, whose lips were pale and who was panting after walking only a short distance.

"It's a pity that Baoyu hasn't condensed any new spiritual liquid yet, otherwise we could try to let them replenish their bodies."

Chen Hengyi shook his head inwardly, then casually took out a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Li Yating.

Li Yating was taken aback and hesitated to accept the bottle, but after being swept over by a sharp gaze, she quickly took the mineral water, opened the cap, and drank it down.

"Thank you, thank you, Master Zhong Kui..."

Clearly, Li Yating recognized which deity was standing before her.

They continued forward, but suddenly a vast expanse of mist appeared ahead, as if brought by a gale, and in the blink of an eye, it engulfed the three of them.

Li Yating was momentarily dazed, and then subconsciously grabbed the sleeve of Zhong Kui's opera robe.

Suddenly, a pair of large, lantern-like, scarlet eyes appeared in front of them, hanging two or three meters high.

Boom~

The ground trembled, as if some enormous creature was approaching.

"Hoo—Zhong Kui?"

These mists were strange; they actually blocked Chen Hengyi's vision. He couldn't see the other party's true form, only their large eyes revealing the terror of their owner.

We've run into something big. I wonder if it's the so-called Demon God?

He raised his hand and flicked it away, knocking away Li Yating's nervous, security-seeking little hand. At the same time, the Demon-Slaying Sword appeared instantly and was held in his hand.

Chen Hengyi snorted coldly, showing no fear: "What a roadblock! Daring to block my way!"