I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Qinghe Village is far from Xingsha City, and there are currently demons causing trouble. If we kill Wang Liang with one blow and blame him on the demons, we can both collect the assassin's bounty and, as planned, swindle the prefect's government out of the ransom.

Given He Dong's money-grubbing nature, he would definitely think that way.

If he still has to kill someone, how can he refuse?

If he refuses, will He Dong let him go?

Thinking about all this made Lin Yi worried. He regretted not letting Zhang Laosan deliver the message.

Seeing his preoccupied expression, Guan Buping assumed it was due to his earlier words and felt somewhat guilty, but he didn't say anything. He could only sigh softly and urge Feidu towards Qinghe Village. On the way, Guan Buping took out the case file and circulated it among everyone.

Lin Yi was the first to receive it. He looked at the pale yellow paper and saw that it contained a brief account of the Qinghe Village massacre.

In Qinghe Village lived a woman named Qin. She was returning home to visit her family during the day, but knowing the journey was long, she asked her eldest sister to look after her younger daughter and brother, saying she would return the next day. That night, her children were fast asleep when they suddenly heard a very urgent chattering sound. The eldest daughter woke up with a start and asked, "Who's outside?"

He replied, "Your mother has returned."

The woman was suspicious and said, "You said you would return the next day, so why are you home at night?"

“Grandmother pities you and sends me home quickly.”

The eldest daughter hesitated, but the younger brother, who missed his mother dearly, opened the door and led her in. His figure was exactly the same as Qin's. The daughter wanted to light the lamp, but she stopped her, saying, "Please rest, don't waste the candlelight."

The woman, feeling tired, climbed back onto the bed to rest. Before long, the sound of chewing could be heard continuously.

The woman asked, "What are you eating, Mother?"

“This roast chicken was given to me by my grandmother. I was very hungry, so I shared it with your brother.”

The second daughter, jealous, got up and lay down on the same bed as her mother, chewing even louder.

The woman was about to go back to sleep when she suddenly awoke with a start. Why were the three of them eating, yet their voices were all the same?

The woman got up and went out of the house under the pretext of going to the toilet. She went to the window and looked out in the moonlight. She saw a creature with the head of an animal and the body of a human, wearing human clothes and eating human bones.

The woman was terrified, her legs trembling. She immediately sought out a hunter in the village, drew her bow, and shot at the animal. She heard a mournful cry, like that of a wolf or a tiger. After a short while, the sound ceased. The hunter took the woman into the house to investigate and found only a tiger skin and two mangled corpses.

This case is very similar to the bedtime horror story "Tiger Granny" that Lin Yi heard in his childhood, giving Lin Yi a strong sense of déjà vu. However, what he heard in his childhood was a story, but what he saw here was a bloody accident.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, things have changed.

Yesterday, people from Qinghe Village came to report that the man-eating monster was dead, and the Jingye Division was just there to clean up the mess.

Who would have thought that only one person would return from that trip?

As Lin Yi passed the file out, Guan Buping explained, "Looking at this file, it initially seems like the work of ghosts and monsters. But why is a demon involved? There are still many doubts. Everyone must be careful."

Everyone readily agreed.

Qinghe Village is located downstream of the Laotang River, about an hour's drive from Xingsha City.

Lin Yi's buttocks were numb from the bumpy ride, but they finally arrived outside the village.

Qinghe Village is built along the river, and the houses are very densely packed, with villages connected one after another. Around Qinghe Village, there are also Linjiang Village, Anmin Village, and Kaoshan Village. There is a small mountain near Kaoshan Village. This area can be described as having both mountains and water, making it a nice place.

However, too many villages are not a good thing. If a demon wreaks havoc, the surrounding area will also be harmed. The hunters and fishermen in the village alone are no match for the demon.

This is why Guan Buping immediately organized a team to come over as soon as he received the news.

If the demons are given more time, several nearby villages will suffer.

Now that they had arrived at Qinghe Village, they hadn't heard a sound at all, and Guan Buping's heart sank to the bottom.

"From now on, no one is allowed to act alone, and when scouting, no one should be too far apart. Everyone must work in pairs and keep watch on each other!"

Guan Buping issued the battle orders, his nose twitched, and he smelled a faint scent of blood in the air.

Lin Yi found the guy who had been separated from his horse earlier to be his teammate, and the group advanced into the village in a fan shape.

Since they were dealing with demons, Guan Buping dared not be careless. Now that they had arrived at their destination, they naturally had to proceed cautiously and steadily.

Lin Yi and the others had already drawn their knives. Seeing a tightly closed house, they approached cautiously and quickly. One person kicked down the door while the others stood guard.

We explored several houses but didn't see a single person or any bloodstains.

Gradually, the group quickened their pace as they entered the village, but everyone's nerves were on edge.

This is like stepping on a landmine. Everyone knows there's a landmine, and sooner or later, everyone will step on it. The further along you go, the higher the probability of stepping on a landmine becomes.

Sure enough, when they reached the middle of the village, the horse that Guan Buping was leading suddenly neighed loudly. At that moment, a strange wind swept in, bringing with it a sandstorm.

"Contract your formation and be on guard!"

Upon hearing the neighing of the horse, Guan Buping gave the order. Lin Yi and the others reacted quickly as well. If a monster were to attack, it would surely be hiding in the sandstorm. At this time, only by standing back to back would they be safe.

The group was already on guard, so they quickly huddled together. Lin Yi had just joined his teammates when he heard Guan Buping shout angrily: "You audacious monster, how dare you injure people in broad daylight!"

Along with this loud shout, Lin Yi also heard a deafening roar.

Have they started fighting?

I didn't even see a monster!

Lin Yi secretly groaned. It seemed he had underestimated the monsters. He thought dealing with monsters with lower cultivation levels than himself wouldn't be too difficult, especially with a master leading the team.

Now it seems that if it weren't for Guan Buping, he wouldn't have even seen the monster before being beaten to death.

After the roar subsided, the wind stopped, the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, and Lin Yi saw the current situation.

All four horses they brought were lying on the ground, but Guan Buping's Fei Du was unharmed.

Of the eight people who came together, only half remain.

Thirty meters away from Lin Yi, a huge white tiger, with two of the men in its mouth, looked at Lin Yi and the others with disdain and mockery in its eyes. In front of everyone, it snapped its teeth a few times and swallowed the men whole.

【Bai Shan Jun, a fifty-year-old demon, enjoys eating people. He sought revenge after his daughter was killed by a hunter. He possesses the power to control the wind and ghosts. Killing him will grant you fifty years of cultivation.】

In Lin Yi's mind, the Demon-Slaying Manual turned a new page, recording the demon before him.

This was the first time Lin Yi had ever witnessed a tiger devouring a person. He felt fear, but even more so, he was filled with anger.

The other three constables were trembling, barely able to hold their knives.

This is a tiger demon, the most ferocious tiger demon among all demons!

Even before becoming a demon, the tiger was extremely ferocious, and ordinary martial artists were no match for it. After becoming a demon, it could even control the wind, and with its murderous aura, low-level cultivators were no match for it.

Even Guan Buping looked solemn. In the blink of an eye, he had fought the tiger demon. His knife struck the tiger demon's claws twice, but only produced the sound of metal clashing. The tiger demon was extremely cunning. Knowing that he was not easy to deal with, it first attacked several patrolmen. In an instant, it swallowed two people and kidnapped two others, which it then crunched and ate in front of everyone.

On one hand, it was to intimidate the surviving police officers and weaken their power; on the other hand, it was to disrupt his mindset.

This demon is indeed difficult to deal with.

"Come to me, all of you."

At Guan Buping's command, the three constables naturally scurried behind him in a panic. Although they were ninth-grade Qi cultivators, they were now terrified and no different from ordinary people.

Lin Yi didn't show off or try to be different at this moment. On the contrary, he pretended to be scared and even stumbled while running, almost falling to the ground.

Baishan Jun did not take the opportunity to attack. It paced back and forth, its gaze always fixed on Guan Buping.

Those few good-for-nothings are already terrified and not worth worrying about. Only this man in front of them is somewhat troublesome, but he is very patient.

As long as it doesn't make a move, Guan Buping must remain vigilant and on high alert; the slightest lapse in concentration will result in a devastating blow.

If this continues, Guan Buping will definitely be the first to give up.

This is why Lord Hakusan paced back and forth without attacking.

This is a game of cat and mouse between prey and hunter; victory or defeat hinges on a single thought.

Finally, Bai Shan Jun was no longer satisfied with just flank pressure. It took a step forward, and Guan Buping and the others took a step back.

It was this small step back that gave Bai Shan Jun an opportunity. It pounced forward and covered more than 30 meters in an instant, its tiger paw reaching Guan Buping in a flash.

Guan Buping had intended to lure the tiger into a trap, but when he swung his sword and it collided with the tiger's claws, the surging sword energy finally tore a gash in the tiger's paw. Bai Shanjun cried out in pain, and Guan Buping himself was sent flying backward.

"not good!"

Guan Buping realized something was wrong. He had underestimated the tiger demon's strength. In their previous encounter, the tiger demon had only launched probing attacks, but now it was going all out. Guan Buping, on the other hand, had held back a bit of his strength, which was why he was knocked away and exposed his own weakness.

Danger!

Instead of pursuing Guan Buping, Bai Shanjun unexpectedly lunged at Lin Yi and the other patrolmen, as well as the horses entering the village.

In its view, Guan Buping still had fighting power, and continuing to pursue him might not bring any benefits. It only needed to kill his horse, and Guan Buping would not be able to escape. As for those four good-for-nothings, Baishan Jun planned to kill them while it was at it, to further damage Guan Buping's mentality.

However, Bai Shan Jun did not expect that among the useless people it had identified, there was a thief.

Lin Yi knew he was no match for Bai Shan Jun when he saw him, but he believed he could defeat the monster if he found the right opportunity.

Anyway, losing would be a matter of life and death, and he had no other choice.

Finally, the opportunity he had been waiting for arrived. Bai Shanjun's main target was Fei Chuan, and he only casually waved his claw at the few patrolmen. At that moment, Lin Yi instantly burst forth, dodging Bai Shanjun's fatal claw with a flash, and sliding in to Bai Shanjun's feet. He slashed out with his steel knife, cutting along Bai Shanjun's chest all the way to the root of Bai Shanjun.

Bai Shan Jun let out a painful roar and frantically kicked Lin Yi with his hind legs. Lin Yi knew that he was on the verge of death and dared not relax for a moment. He grabbed Bai Shan Jun's root with one hand, and with a leap, he jumped into Bai Shan Jun's cut-open belly. Ignoring the blood all over his body, he slashed wildly with his knife. All that could be heard were painful tiger roars, followed by a dizzying sensation, as if a huge creature had crashed to the ground.

Soon, Lin Yi felt warm all over and his strength increased significantly. Clearly, he had obtained Bai Shanjun's cultivation.

The demon-slaying manual in my mind slowly turned to the page about Lord Baishan...

Chapter 6 Tiger's Roar

Baishan Jun is not a wild beast; he grew up in Fuhu Temple from childhood.

Fuhu Temple practices beast taming as a form of spiritual cultivation, and among beast taming, raising fierce tigers is considered the most prestigious. Therefore, Lord Baishan holds an extremely high position in Fuhu Temple.

The temple has a rule that human flesh must not be fed to tigers, but Baishan Daoren, the master of Baishan Jun, secretly violated this rule and went down the mountain to kidnap some refugees and feed them to Baishan Jun.

Tigers are the king of beasts, while humans are the most intelligent of all beings. Blessed by heaven and earth, even mortals with little cultivation can have their intelligence greatly enhanced if their essence, energy, and spirit are consumed by demonic beasts.

Sure enough, after eating a human, Baishanjun quickly gained sentience and transformed into a demon. His cultivation progressed rapidly, and from then on, Baishanjun also developed a love for eating humans.

However, Lord Baishan taught that eating people was acceptable, but it should not attract attention. Therefore, Lord Baishan has kept this teaching in mind all these years.

Lord Baishan had a daughter, but she died young. Lord Baishan then used his ability to control ghosts to keep her by his side, gave her a tiger skin, and made her a ghost demon.

Because of its weakness, Bai Shan Jun taught it how to eat people, but it never expected that it would never return and would perish at the hands of a hunter.

Upon learning this, Lord Baishan descended the mountain in anger, devoured the hunters, and happened to encounter the patrolmen from the Jingye Division who came to handle the case. Lord Baishan devoured them as well, only to discover that devouring cultivators was more beneficial to him.

Bai Shanjun originally intended to eat the entire village and then flee, but a constable advised him: "If you eat the entire village, the imperial court will be furious. No matter where you go, you will not escape the court's search. And those mortals, no matter how many you eat, are not as good as a few cultivators."

Conversely, if you spare my life, the Jingye Division will definitely send more people. Then you can just eat them without harming the villagers, and the matter will most likely be dropped. The Jingye Division people live by the sword; if a few people die, no one will think of revenge.

Bai Shanjun was extremely intelligent, so he followed the constable's advice and released him...