The sickly girl is killing her way through the weird world

"Is that how it is? Uncle Lai, you must be right?"

"That person? Of course I know him. He went to our mountain to contact our ancestor before. Our ancestor was quite satisfied with him and even entrusted him to help collect more women to serve as the bodies for my younger sisters to take human form."

Lai Shui nodded quickly, a trace of sorrow appearing on his face.

"Uncle Lai was murdered last night."

"Hmm," the fox demon said indifferently.

"And then what? You want me to get revenge for you?" It looked at Lai Shui with a half-smile, but its fox-like pointed face gave Lai Shui a sense of horror.

Lai Shui knew that these fox demons probably didn't care about his uncle's death at all; their purpose in coming here was probably to take people over.

"Our old man promised to send ten strong men and ten young women to the mountain later," Lai Shui said with a light cough.

"There's nothing you need to do, Immortal Master. That person said last night that she would come to our mansion today. All you need to do is take care of her. I heard she's just a maid."

"She's just a girl, you can handle it yourselves. This Lai mansion is so big, can't you even handle a girl?" The fox demon didn't reply, still smiling as she looked at Lai Shui.

Lai Shui didn't speak, standing there letting the fox demon stare at him, his face covered in cold sweat.

"Pick another man and send him to my room tonight, remember... he has to be a bit ugly," it instructed.

Lai Shui nodded quickly.

"I'll handle that girl. It should be fine to eat her directly, right?"

"Please feel free to do as you please," Lai Shui readily agreed.

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Bai Qian looked up at the sign in front of her.

This must be the Lai residence, right?

It's much bigger than I imagined.

Bai Qian took a long detour to find the gate; it took her more than ten minutes just to walk along the wall.

At the entrance of the Lai residence stood two bronze lion sculptures, but they weren't lions; they had the bodies of leopards and the heads of dragons. I don't know what kind of animals they were, and they looked rather strange.

Two men stood guard at the entrance, both dressed in matching black cloth shirts and holding two sticks wrapped in black cowhide.

The gate was quite spacious, with ample room for two carriages to pass side by side, and two wooden pillars with carved decorations supported a gilded plaque.

This is probably what they call a big spender.

There were no pedestrians around; the entire alley belonged to the Lai family.

As Bai Qian entered the gate, she was stopped by two guards wielding black sticks.

"stop."

"You're not allowed in here." The guard's tone was somewhat curt.

However, in reality, neither of them really looked at Bai Qian.

Perhaps it's because Bai Qian is too short, but he doesn't feel that Bai Qian is any threat at all.

Bai Qian looked at the two black sticks in front of her and touched them with a hint of curiosity.

The next moment, the black stick came crashing down.

A slender, white index finger pointed out and held the stick in place.

The thug, who was gripping the stick with both hands and swinging it at Bai Qian, was stunned for a moment, looking at Bai Qian in disbelief as she easily blocked his attack.

He didn't hold back with that blow; he aimed to knock the girl unconscious. If it had hit her on the head, it wouldn't have been impossible for it to kill her.

Although it was just an unauthorized attempt to break into the mansion, they all knew that the master wanted to arrest some people these days. Since someone was courting death by trying to break in, they might as well just smash him to death with a stick.

As for the result...

Another stick came hurtling toward Bai Qian's head.

Bai Qian lowered her head to avoid the stick.

She looked at the two people in front of her, tilted her head slightly, and seemed to understand something in her dark eyes.

Long, slender, fair fingers clenched into a fist, and the not-so-large fist struck the thug's chest.

The speed wasn't fast; the attacker could clearly see the trajectory of the fist and should be able to dodge it.

However, he didn't want to hide, and even had a relaxed smile on his face.

He had also practiced martial arts, though only basic techniques, but he knew that there was no need to dodge this kind of punch.

Even if I stand here and take ten or a hundred punches from this skinny little girl, what difference does it make?

After taking that punch, he'll retaliate with ten blows, but this girl might not be able to withstand ten blows. She'll probably die after five or six. If she dies, she dies; if she doesn't, he'll just take her to feed the monsters.

Bai Qian stood on tiptoe and punched the thug who was smiling.

My eardrum ruptured.

It felt as if a drumming sound was spreading from my head outwards, and a thunderous roar was spreading from my chest throughout my body.

His internal organs were shattered in an instant, followed by his bones, the shock spreading outwards. With a terrifying drumbeat, the thug was smashed to pieces by a single punch.

The limp body, accompanied by a terrifying gust of air, slammed into the wooden pillar supporting the gate, causing the pillar to collapse instantly.

The gold-plated sign bearing the Lai family's name lay on the ground, dust rising, the gate seemingly on the verge of collapse.

The thug beside him stood there blankly, holding his stick, blood flowing from his ears.

He met Bai Qian's gaze as she turned her head, her eyes meeting those dark, indifferent pupils.

The stick in his hand clattered to the ground.

Volume 1: Chapter 24, Let's Leave No One Behind

The man collapsed to the ground, fresh blood still oozing from both ears.

His gaze was vacant; he was looking at Bai Qian, but it seemed as unfocused as a dead person's.

Humans have three souls and seven spirits, but after Bai Qian's punch, probably half of those three souls and seven spirits were gone.

Bai Qian's fist didn't actually hit him, but it did hit him.

Aside from the harmful external training, all that's left of [Drumming] is this name.

The hammer fell like a booming bell or a thunderous drum; the injury wasn't just due to brute force, but also to the sound of the hammer.

Since Bai Qian didn't have a hammer, she simply used her fist to try it out.

Needless to say, the people next to him probably didn't even have a single intact bone left in their bodies.

As for the other people who were listening to the drumming up close...

Bai Qian glanced at him once, then looked away.

There was really nothing to see or see, and it was pointless to argue with an idiot, so he casually picked up the black stick from the thug's hand.

Slippers trod slowly into the Lai residence, stepping over pools of blood.

The thugs guarding the Lai family also rushed over upon hearing the news, since Bai Qian's punch had made quite a commotion, and most of the people in the Lai family could hear it.

They were all holding the same stick that Bai Qian was holding, which must have been distributed by the Lai family.

The government kept a tight rein on weapons; things like swords and spears were hard to come by. Blacksmiths could only make things like axes and hoes. That's when this thick stick came in handy.

It might be even more effective than a sword or dagger for striking someone.

They gathered around, staring at Bai Qian whose clothes were still stained with blood, hesitant to approach her.

Who would dare to step forward? The pile of minced meat at the door is right there; even a blind person could see it.

We're all made of flesh, but if you want to be turned into meat filling to make dumplings, forget it.

Bai Qian looked around. Faced with the gaze of those dark eyes, all the thugs took a step back in unison, without even bothering to meet Bai Qian's eyes.

Bai Qian opened her mouth, just about to ask them to find someone in charge.

Then an old man wearing a black vest and with a thin beard walked over quickly.

"My lady, our patriarch has been waiting for you for a long time. We have prepared everything regarding the apology you mentioned last night. You can see it in the main hall." He walked up to Bai Qian and said respectfully.

Bai Qian looked at him, her delicate nose wrinkling slightly.

"Let's go." Bai Qian said simply, without saying much more.

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Pei Huan felt like she must be going crazy, or rather, the scene before her was so unbelievable that she couldn't believe her eyes.

She came to visit the Lai family early this morning.

The purpose, of course, was to ask the Lai family to help him find the person who saved him last night.

With such formidable martial arts skills, he certainly wouldn't be unknown in Bai Fengcheng. Asking the local bigwigs to find him shouldn't be a problem.

The reason she came to the Lai family was because the Lai family had some business dealings with her own family. She knew several people in the Lai family and they were considered acquaintances. She thought that whether it was for her own sake or for the sake of her family, they would at least help her out.

But... looking at the scene in the lobby, Pei Huan regretted coming over.

She knew that Bai Fengcheng's situation must be bad, after all, monsters could move around in the city so freely.

But could someone tell her what this fox demon, which was about to complete its transformation, was?

Pei Huan was led to the main hall, and looking at the fox demon sitting upright in a chair with its legs crossed, she felt numb.

The Lai family members served the fox demon as if the fox demon were the head of the family.

In the main hall, there was a large pot, which looked large enough to cook a person.

There was oil inside, and firewood was burning underneath. The pungent smell of firewood lingered in the hall, and the acrid smell only made people feel uncomfortable, especially since a fox monster with a pointed snout was sitting next to the oil pot.

Cooking people in oil.

It's something you can almost immediately recognize after seeing it.

When Pei Huan saw the oil cauldron, he almost ran away.

"Miss Pei, you'll probably have to wait a while. We have some things to take care of at home. We might be able to help you with what you need to do after we've finished," the woman beside her said apologetically.

Pei Huan didn't speak because the fox demon looked over.

The beast's brownish-yellow eyes, tinged with a hint of blood, held a playful gaze that reminded Pei Huan of what had happened the previous night.

She had a premonition that if she tried to run away, this person would probably not hesitate to throw her into the boiling oil, and Pei Huan didn't want to gamble on that possibility.

After hesitating for a moment, Pei Huan did not run away immediately.

After all, even if they really wanted to run, they definitely wouldn't be able to escape, and it doesn't seem like it was aimed at them.

Let's see what the Lai family is trying to do.

.....

"Don't go over there?" Bai Qian raised her eyebrows slightly as she looked at the girl blocking her way.

The Lai family home is quite large; upon entering from the gate, you are greeted by a garden.

The corridors, artificial hills, rivers, and small bridges... are all exquisitely crafted.

It just looks lifeless.

The man who claimed to be the butler led Bai Qian halfway before they were stopped.

"They've set up a frying pan over there in the lobby, just waiting for you to go over there," the girl hurriedly advised.

"Third Miss, please calm down for a while. Master has been dissatisfied with you for a long time. If you keep making a scene like this, I think it won't be long before you're fed to a monster." The butler next to him had a headache on his face.

"They've gone too far already. If this continues, I think our whole family will soon turn into demons," she said with dissatisfaction.

Bai Qian listened to the conversation between the two people beside her, quietly looking at the girl's face, as if trying to see into her heart.

"No, it won't happen," Bai Qian suddenly said.

Bai Qian's words startled the girl, who was called the Third Miss.

She looked down at Bai Qian, gazing at that aloof and delicate face, and was just about to ask why when...

"After a person dies, they will only become a ghost, not a demon, so don't worry," Bai Qian said earnestly.

Those dark, abyss-like eyes sent shivers down one's spine.