chsdbacks Chapter 23 Encountering a Demon!
Chapter 23 Encountering a Demon!
Wearing a rain hat, Feng Xiu pulled on the reins and galloped away on his horse.
The official road was muddy and slippery; as the horses trod, they splashed water everywhere.
The Beiling School, Su Wantang, Taizhou, Tangku—a jumble of thoughts washed over me.
I was extremely irritable.
With his other hand, he reached for the steel mace he had casually picked up before leaving, which provided some relief.
The Feng family had three underground channels, the closest of which was near Baidou Farm, but it had been dry for many years.
After riding for about 15 minutes, we arrived at the west side of the farm, at a crooked tree, and immediately dismounted.
Ahead lay a rocky outcrop.
In the rain, everything around was a blur, and nothing could be seen clearly.
Behind the rocky hill, the entrance to a culvert carved out by flowing water comes into view. The entrance is half-covered by weeds, revealing only a narrow gap.
He squeezed in again, sideways.
The culvert was narrow, with mottled stone walls overhead and dry, hard silt underfoot, emitting a musty stench.
After walking a dozen or so steps, the space ahead opened up.
In view, a deep blue pool appeared, and on the stone wall beside the pool, there was a huge iron gate covered with rust.
Feng Xiu's gaze swept over them, and his brows furrowed.
On the stone wall beside the pool, there are several clear claw marks, revealing deep stone textures.
Looking down along the claw marks, several scales floated on the surface of the water at the edge of the pool.
"There really is something here!" Feng Xiu's expression changed.
This basically confirms that his chain of clues is valid!
He reached out and bent down to pick up a scale.
It was larger than the one I found in Tangku last time, about the size of three palms, but the material was exactly the same.
It felt cold to the touch and was very smooth. Feng Xiu turned the scales over and looked at them in the light.
On the inside of the scales, there were several fine lines of blood and flesh stuck together. Feng Xiu felt a chill and dared not linger.
He put it into the backpack on the horse's back, then mounted the horse and galloped away.
The rain started to intensify again.
Feng Xiu rode his horse at full speed along the dense forest path, but they had only been gone a short while.
"Whoa~"
Feng Xiu's expression changed drastically. He pulled hard on the reins, and the horse neighed, reared up, and stopped.
A person stood in the rain a dozen or so feet ahead.
He was dressed in gray, wearing a straw hat, and his face was obscured by the rain, but he looked like a man.
Feng Xiu asked in a deep voice, "Who is it?"
Silence, utter silence, there was no answer.
Without hesitation, Feng Xiu was about to turn his horse around.
Unexpectedly, the man in the straw hat suddenly moved and strode after them.
The leather boots splashed small puddles of water as they stepped into the mud.
As he drew closer, Feng Xiu finally saw the face of the person who had just arrived.
A deathly pale face, dead fish eyes, no expression, eyes staring straight ahead, extremely eerie.
"Do you know Feng Shouzhou?" the man asked, his voice hoarse.
Sure enough, they came looking for Shouzhuo!
Su Wantang's people?
Upon hearing this, Feng Xiu was startled, then shook his head and said, "I don't know him. Who is he?"
"Oh~" the man said, then stared intently at Feng Xiu's face.
His face, stiffened by the rain, had eyes that looked like they were crossed, as if he were comparing memories.
Feng Xiu's thoughts raced for a moment, then he asked, "What do you want with him?"
"He touched my master's things, and my master told me to kill him," the man obediently replied.
Owner?
Feng Xiu's heart skipped a beat, and before he could make any connection, the man's expression suddenly turned fierce!
"No, you are Feng Shouzhou!"
The next second, they came rushing in like arrows released from a bow. The man's face suddenly showed murderous intent, and the horse neighed in terror.
Feng Xiu vehemently denied it, saying, "I'm not him, you've mistaken me for someone else."
Grass!
Feng Xiu cursed under his breath, knowing he couldn't avoid it, and then jumped off his horse.
He picked up his single mace and charged forward, aiming straight for the man's face.
broken!
But as soon as he made his move, he exerted too much force, causing his center of gravity to shift forward and his feet to become unsteady.
Sure enough, the man dodged easily to the side and threw a punch in return.
Feng Xiu didn't have time to change his move and could only retreat in a sorry state. He had never seriously practiced using the mace before; he had only used it to stretch his legs and stabilize his lower body.
In a real fight, it's better to fight empty-handed.
Before she could think, the man attacked again.
Feng Xiu gritted his teeth and decided to use the mace like an iron rod, ignoring all the techniques and just smashing it relentlessly!
With a sweeping, downward slash, relying entirely on brute force, the man raised his hand, and the steel mace struck the man's forearm, producing a muffled thud.
"Bang!"
After Feng Xiu's attack, the man's pale face remained expressionless, but Feng Xiu felt a jolt in his arm, and the backlash made his hand go numb.
Immediately afterwards, the man's eyes shifted slightly, and after fixing his gaze on Feng Xiu, he threw another powerful punch!
Feng Xiu quickly dodged to the side, the force of the punch grazing his cheek before slamming into the tree trunk behind him.
With a snap, the branch as thick as a bowl broke off, and the man turned and attacked instantly, his speed astonishing!
Feng Xiu had no time to think and raised his mace to block.
Ding~
A tremendous force swept outwards, and Feng Xiu was knocked back five or six steps, his feet carving two deep furrows in the mud.
Damn it, what kind of monster is this?
Feng Xiu's heart pounded, but his mind remained unusually clear. He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
"wrong!"
After creating some distance between himself and the man, Feng Xiu's brows furrowed, and images of battle flashed through his mind. He then carefully observed the man's breathing and its frequency.
"This guy's breathing is so weird~"
This person's breathing was intermittent, irregular, and completely erratic!
However, during each moment when breathing stops, the movements slow down by half a beat.
It's like the mind anticipates the attack before it's launched; the wind-up is short, but deadly enough.
shuh~
After suppressing his thoughts for a moment, Feng Xiu immediately attacked from the side, sweeping his mace across the opponent's chest to test his thoughts.
boom.
bingo!
But the man only staggered slightly, as if he felt no pain, and pounced again. Feng Xiu deliberately created an opening, leaving his left side wide open.
Sure enough, the man's breathing paused for a moment, and then he threw a punch.
I've been waiting for you!
Just as his breath caught in his throat, Feng Xiu suddenly crouched down and swept his mace across the opponent's ankle!
"Snap!"
The sound of bones breaking was clearly audible; the man lost his balance and fell forward.
Feng Xiu gave him no chance. He leaped up, gripped the mace handle tightly with both hands, and with all his might, smashed the golden mace down hard on the back of his opponent's neck!
"puff!"
Blood splattered everywhere.
The man's head tilted at an odd angle, and the sound of his collarbone cracking could be clearly heard.
His body twitched a few times, and then he collapsed to the ground with a thud.
after.
"Heh~"
Feng Xiu was panting heavily, his arms trembling violently, and rain mixed with sweat streamed into his eyes.
At this moment, he didn't bother to wipe it off; his eyes were fixed on the corpse.
The intense tension and sudden release of emotions during the life-or-death struggle left him feeling somewhat disoriented.
The next second, Feng Xiu's eyes widened!
Beneath the clothes, the man's skin was cracked, revealing bluish-black scales underneath, and his limbs were gradually twisting and shrinking.
It eventually transformed into a strange fish with four limbs, a body the size of a child, and covered in bluish-black scales!
? !
"That's inhuman!"
Feng Xiu was shocked and felt a chill run down his spine; his worldview was shattered!
"A demon that can take human form?"
No wonder its breathing was so strange; was I fighting a monster just now?
Feng Xiu stared at the fish, forced himself to calm down, walked over, tore off his clothes to wrap it up, and then tied it to the horse's back.
Then he mounted his horse and galloped towards the Feng residence.