Chapter 99: Immobilization Spell! Triple-Enhanced Spirit Officer Summoning Talisman!
Even with his sharp eyesight, Li Yanchu had only caught a blur of black. He couldn’t make out the figure’s appearance at all, and the same was true for Master Huizhen.
“Could it have been... the Mountain God of this temple?”
Li Yanchu had sensed a faint trace of yin qi and some kind of indescribable power emanating from that black shadow. After a brief discussion with Master Huizhen, the two quickly began retracing their steps back to the Martial Manor.
This time, as they crossed the Yixian Cliff, they didn’t encounter the scaly, green creature from before. Their journey was smooth and uneventful, and they returned safely to the Martial Manor.
By the time they arrived, the sky was already beginning to lighten with the first rays of dawn. Bai Hongtu and the officials had stood guard in the Martial Manor through the night, and no strange incidents had occurred. The pregnant women in the village were all safe and sound.
When Li Yanchu recounted their night’s encounter, Bai Hongtu expressed genuine regret that he hadn’t been able to witness the strange evils of the Yixian Cliff for himself.
Li Yanchu gave a faint smile.
Bai Hongtu’s Flying Sword Technique was powerful, but that path was extremely dangerous. A single misstep could have sent him plummeting off the cliff.
Upon hearing that the mandrill, the creature that had been preying on the pregnant women, had been eliminated, the villagers of the Martial Manor finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Head Constable Wang, along with his officers and Master Huizhen, returned to Wei City. Li Yanchu and Bai Hongtu, however, remained behind in the Martial Manor a few more days, just in case.
Three days passed, and the Martial Manor remained peaceful and quiet. Even the surrounding villages and counties showed no signs of evil disturbances. Only then did Li Yanchu and Bai Hongtu return to Wei City.
For once, life calmed down.