Witch, don't do anything reckless!

Chapter 103 Demons Cause Trouble Outside the City

On the other side, inside the restaurant.

Li Chuqiu and Xu Jinghong discussed for a long time, but still couldn't come up with a perfect solution.

It would be too difficult for the two of them alone to kill Xu Guanlan, who was protected by a fourth-realm expert!

More importantly, their identities must not be revealed. Xu Guanlan must die silently, which drastically increases the difficulty of the plan.

In the end, Xu Jinghong could only look at Li Chuqiu with hopeful eyes.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Xu Jinghong spoke up: "The current situation is very delicate. As long as the old man beside him doesn't make a move, Xu Guanlan can't threaten you or me for the time being. But the problem is, it's also very difficult for the two of us to kill him—once Xu Guanlan's reinforcements arrive, or the Second Prince in the capital finds out about your affair with Liu Xu, the situation will become dangerous—"

"So?" Li Chuqiu asked, sensing that something was off about Xu Jinghong's gaze.

It's like they're plotting against him?

"so----"

Xu Jinghong's eyes were burning with determination. "If we could get Liu Xu to come and help, things would be much easier."

"If she were to intervene and secretly cooperate with the two of us—"

"Stop right there!"

Li Chuqiu interrupted Xu Jinghong, pointing to herself: "Me? Go and get Deputy Commander Liu to come and help?"

"—You overestimate me!"

After what happened a couple of days ago, Li Chuqiu still doesn't know what's going on with Deputy Commander Liu. That woman is probably seething with hatred right now.

At this critical juncture, should I ask her for help?

Li Chuqiu had no intention of courting death.

But Xu Jinghong clearly didn't think so. He winked at Li Chuqiu and said, "Given your relationship with Liu Xu, you're the most suitable person to call her. If we can get her help, killing Xu Guanlan will be much easier."

"Even if the news gets out, with her around, we might not be afraid of the Xu family and the Second Prince's retaliation!"

Xu Jinghong's eyes were burning with excitement.

Clearly, he had his own agenda.

They were attracted by Liu Xu's abilities and the power behind her, and wanted to drag her down with them!

"I'm not going."

Without a second thought, Li Chuqiu resolutely shook her head.

He didn't want to scheme against Liu Xu, nor did he want to involve her in this matter.

"Let's see how Xu Guanlan reacts first, and take it one step at a time."

Li Chuqiu pondered in his heart that with the life-saving talisman given to him by the senior last night, he didn't need to worry about his life for the time being. If there was really no other way in the end, the senior also told him to go to the mortal world and ask Aunt Yun for help—this was considered to be Li Chuqiu's backup plan.

In that case, there's not too much of a rush right now!

With a fourth-realm expert protecting him, Xu Guanlan is no match for either Li Chuqiu or Xu Jinghong, even with Liu Xu by his side, unless he makes the first move.

Therefore, Li Chuqiu can only wait for now.

Wait for Xu Guanlan's reaction, wait for him to reveal a weakness, and then—strike a fatal blow!

Xu Jinghong wanted to say something more, but just then, a bird silently landed on the windowsill.

Xu Jinghong waved her hand lightly, and the bird transformed into a slip of paper that landed in her palm. She glanced down at it, her expression changing slightly.

"A demon has appeared outside the city, injuring quite a few Tianxuan Division constables?"

Xu Jinghong suddenly stood up and said, "The situation seems a bit serious; we need to go check it out!"

Another monster has appeared outside the city?

Upon hearing this news, Li Chuqiu immediately stood up as well.

"I'll go with you!"

Since the last incident of a demon injuring people in the city, things have been calm for some time. Now that a demon has appeared outside the city again, Li Chuqiu, as the new envoy of the Tianxuan Division, naturally has no choice but to take responsibility.

Without pausing, the two hurriedly headed out of the city.

The two sped all the way to the west gate of the city. After leaving the city, they turned onto a small path along the main road and arrived near a village.

Soon, a chaotic scene appeared not far away, and the figures of many Tianxuan Division constables came into their view.

"Lord Xu, Commander Li?!"

Several constables from the Heavenly Mystery Division stepped forward.

"What's going on?!"

Xu Jinghong asked about the situation.

Li Chuqiu scanned her surroundings and quickly spotted numerous signs of a struggle. A lingering demonic aura remained in the air, and several injured Tianxuan Division constables sat on the ground not far away.

Clearly, this place had recently been the site of a battle with monsters.

"Reporting to you, sir, just an hour ago, as usual, we were ordered to patrol outside the city and discovered traces of several demons near this town—"

"We immediately reported for help, and the whereabouts of those demons were exposed. They fought with us—we were no match for them and were injured by the demons."

"By the time reinforcements arrived, the monsters had already fled and their whereabouts were unknown—"

Several constables quickly informed the scene of what had happened.

"What are the origins of those demons, and what is their cultivation level?" Xu Jinghong asked again.

"Those demons disguised themselves in human form. Their strength is too low for me to discern their origins. Several are likely low-level demons around the seventh or eighth realm, but there's also a powerful demon at the sixth realm—we were injured by that sixth-realm demon—"

Xu Jinghong frowned slightly after hearing this: "Only the sixth realm?"

Just then, hurried footsteps sounded beside them: "My lord!"

A constable rushed over: "Our men were attacked by demons over there, suffering heavy casualties—Deputy Commander Liu"

They sent us to ask for help!

Upon hearing this, Li Chuqiu and Xu Jinghong looked up almost simultaneously: "Vice Commander Liu is here too?!"

"What kind of powerful demon have we encountered?!"

The constable, his breathing disordered and his face pale, said, "I don't know, but we got into a fight with those demons and suffered heavy casualties."

Fortunately, Deputy Commander Liu arrived in time—but Deputy Commander Liu seemed to have discovered some kind of monster and went to give chase—

"She ordered us to come and get help immediately!"

Li Chuqiu and Xu Jinghong exchanged a glance, and without the slightest hesitation, they hurried towards the crime scene.

Whatever Liu Xu targets is definitely not some minor demon. Judging by this, it's probably encountered some kind of trouble!

Li Chuqiu was even more anxious, as the woman's injuries and cultivation had not yet fully recovered.

How long has it been since the last time I used a forbidden technique, resulting in serious injury and a drop in my cultivation level?

Why is this woman coming here instead of staying in the city to recover from her injuries?!

In case something unexpected happens—

Li Chuqiu dared not think about it.

During his brief encounter with Liu Xu, Li Chuqiu discovered that the woman, like him, possessed an adventurous and extremely...

A radical type of person!

As a person from the lowest rungs of society with no connections or background, Li Chuqiu couldn't even embark on the path of cultivation. If he didn't take risks, how could he possibly gain wealth and status through danger?

Although he often encountered danger and found himself in perilous situations, Li Chuqiu was at least able to assess the pros and cons. If he encountered a dead end or the danger was too great, he would run away just as quickly.

But that woman was different!

No matter what kind of dead end, danger, or mess it is, she'll jump in without hesitation when something happens—her main characteristic is being unrestrained and reckless!

She is truly grateful to the Celestial Master's Mansion and her father for protecting her so long.

Her master probably knew what kind of person she was, which is why he gave her so many magical treasures to protect her.

—Even so, weren't we still forced to use forbidden techniques last time?!

Therefore, upon learning that Liu Xu had also arrived, Li Chuqiu did not hesitate at all and rushed over immediately.

When the two arrived, they smelled a strong stench of blood in the air.

The two crawled along a side path and soon found an open space.

At this moment, several Tianxuan Division constables lay on the ground in the open space, their fates unknown. Not far away on the other side, several other constables...

Kuai, covered in wounds, was fighting with several unfamiliar demon men.

The unfamiliar men were all emanating a strong demonic aura, which was forcing the Tianxuan Division constables to retreat steadily!

Xu Jinghong immediately moved swiftly and arrived in the blink of an eye.

"Lord Xu?!"

The constables were overjoyed to see Xu Jinghong. The demon men, exuding demonic energy, immediately sensed something was amiss.

"withdraw!"

Without hesitation, they turned to flee. But Xu Jinghong had already drawn his sword and closed in, slashing down with a sharp and abundant sword aura that instantly filled the air.

The two demon men who turned around had their heads severed by this blade, and they didn't even have time to scream before losing their lives.

Upon witnessing this scene, Li Chuqiu immediately realized that Xu Jinghong had been hiding his true strength when he fought Xu Guanlan's guards yesterday.

His cultivation level was far higher than it appeared.

The remaining demon men, witnessing this scene, were terrified. Without the slightest hesitation, they scattered and fled.

One of the demon men was filled with fear and fled in a panic towards Li Chuqiu's direction.

Upon seeing Li Chuqiu, he was initially startled. But when he realized that Li Chuqiu was merely a martial artist without any spiritual power, a chilling killing intent flashed in his eyes.

"Go to hell!"

He suddenly lunged towards Li Chuqiu, his hand transforming into a sharp claw that viciously clawed at Li Chuqiu's heart.

Li Chuqiu stood still, motionless, until the demon man approached him, then suddenly raised his hand and punched the demon man's conjured claws.

"Snap!"

"ah!!!"

With a sharp scream, the demon man's claws shattered instantly. He was simultaneously slammed back by the punch, crashing heavily to the ground, coughing up blood, his eyes wide with terror as he looked in Li Chuqiu's direction—this, this is a martial artist?!

We've been totally scammed!

But before he could repent, the Tianxuan Division constables around him rushed forward to end his life!

"etc!"

Li Chuqiu called out to them, stepped forward, and demanded in a deep voice, "Where did you come from? Who is directing you? What is your purpose?!"

The demon man seemed to gradually recover from his shock, and soon a sinister smile appeared on his face: "You want to ask about my origins? Dream on."

I'd rather die than tell you!

As soon as he finished speaking, the demon man's demonic aura rapidly condensed.

"Damn it, retreat!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Chuqiu leaped back, and his colleagues from the Tianxuan Division around him also quickly retreated.

"Bang!"

The next second, the demon man self-destructed.

The air was thick with the smell of blood, and the place was a complete mess.

The demon core exploded, leaving nothing behind.

Upon seeing this, Li Chuqiu's expression darkened slightly.

These demons would rather self-destruct their demon cores than reveal their origins and purposes—they are probably quite formidable.

Why are so many monsters suddenly appearing outside Yuhua City? What is their purpose?

At that moment, Xu Jinghong, on the other side, also killed the fleeing demons and returned: "They were all minor demons from the lower three realms; the demons behind them did not show themselves."

"We found nothing—things are probably not so simple!"

Li Chuqiu looked up and asked the constable beside her, "Where is Deputy Commander Liu?"

A constable pointed towards the jungle not far away: "Just now, I saw Deputy Commander Liu chasing after a powerful demon in that direction—"

Li Chuqiu and Xu Jinghong both looked towards the jungle, where a dense forest stretched out. In the far distance, towering mountains rose into the clouds.

Li Chuqiu's head sank, and he immediately had an ominous premonition.

—Why does it seem like we've been lured deep into enemy territory?

That woman might really fall for it!

"I'll go take a look."

Li Chuqiu couldn't sit still any longer and immediately headed towards the jungle.

"I'll go with you!"

Xu Jinghong was also worried that something might happen to Liu Xu, so he quickly instructed the constables on the spot to contact the city for support and send their injured colleagues back for treatment as soon as possible. He then caught up with Li Chuqiu.

The two traversed the jungle and soon ventured deeper into the dense forest.

All around, several streaks of sword energy crisscrossed – traces left by Liu Xu.

The two quickly followed the trail into the woods, and the deeper they went, the denser the surrounding jungle became.

Just then, a white shadow flashed past in front of them.

"What kind of monster are you? Halt!"

Xu Jinghong's gaze sharpened, and he immediately unleashed his aura, rapidly closing in.

Soon, the white figure ahead became clearer.

A man dressed in white appeared in their line of sight!

The man noticed Li Chuqiu and Xu Jinghong behind him, stopped in his tracks, turned around, and was slightly surprised when he saw their faces: "It's you two?"

"It's you?!"

Xu Jinghong's expression changed immediately upon seeing the man in white.

Then, filled with rage: "So it was you, you demon, who was behind this?! You were lucky to escape with your life last time, but who would have thought you'd dare to stir up trouble?! Today, I will act on behalf of Heaven and take your demonic life!"

At this moment, Li Chuqiu also recognized the white-clad man in her sight—it was the same demon she and Xu Jinghong had encountered that night at the Jingwang Mansion when they sneaked in to examine the body of the Jingwang heir.

In the process of capturing this person, Xu Jinghong disturbed the guards of Prince Jing's residence, which forced Li Chuqiu to hide in Jiang Ning's boudoir.

"They're like a persistent ghost!"

At this moment, Bai Ze was somewhat surprised to see Li Chuqiu and Xu Jinghong. He hadn't expected to run into them in such a place.

"I don't have time to play with you two. Si has something to do, so I'll be leaving now!"

Bai Ze didn't hesitate at all and turned to run away.

But Xu Jinghong wasn't about to let him off so easily. Having allowed the monster to escape twice in a row, Xu Jinghong was somewhat humiliated.

We've encountered him here again today; most of the monsters we encountered before were probably related to this one. If we capture him, we might be able to extract some information from him.

Xu Jinghong immediately used his movement technique to chase after him.

Li Chuqiu followed closely behind.

However, both the white-robed demon and Xu Jinghong were cultivators at the middle third realm. Within this dense forest, their spiritual energy surged forth, moving at incredible speed.

In comparison, Li Chuqiu was only a martial artist of the lower three realms. After chasing for a while, he was quickly left behind.

And in this dense forest, Zhu Gang became somewhat disoriented.

Li Chuqiu looked around and found himself in an unfamiliar area. He didn't know when he had arrived at the foot of the mountain, and there was no road ahead.

Just as he was about to return the way he came, he suddenly heard faint sounds of fighting ahead.

It rippled in, accompanied by fluctuations of spiritual and demonic power.

Immediately afterwards, a small, sharp male voice, laced with smugness, rang out with a cold laugh.

"As expected of a direct descendant of the Celestial Master's Mansion—I, Si Zhen, have underestimated you!"