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"Junior brother, where are we going to find that pale-faced demon?"
Walking down the street, Du Lanyin shrank her neck, feeling a bit cold.
Jiang Ning originally planned to go out and search alone, but Du Lanyin insisted on coming out with her this time.
Upon hearing Du Lanyin's words, Jiang Ning shook his head.
"I do not know either."
He heard that the pale-faced demon only appeared at night, and he didn't know exactly where it was. He could only wander around the streets and look for it.
"Ok."
Du Lanyin nodded.
The two then began searching the streets.
……
Deep in the mountains.
A coffin was placed in a cave.
This coffin has been here for who knows how long; it looks very dilapidated.
There are other things in this cave besides the coffin.
There were skeletons lying on the ground.
These skeletal skeletons were very small, some still had traces of blood, and some still had bits of flesh and blood.
Zhizhi~
Zhizhi~
Just then, a rat scurried across the shadows, quickly climbed onto the bones, picked up pieces of flesh and blood, and left.
The cave was completely silent except for the squeaking and running of mice.
After a long time.
Suddenly, other sounds arose in the silent cave.
bang~
bang~
The coffin, which had been silent until now, suddenly made a slight noise, and the lid shook incessantly, as if something inside had come to life.
Bang!
The next instant, the coffin lid flew off and crashed against the mountainside before falling to the ground.
boom!
A figure suddenly stood up from inside the coffin.
The figure had a full head of white hair and was wearing only a white undershirt, which was covered in dust.
"Ok?"
The figure looked out of the cave.
A ray of moonlight shone in.
"It's time."
The figure spoke, and a sharp, piercing sound, like metal scraping against metal, rang out.
As soon as the words were spoken, the figure stepped out of the coffin and landed on the ground, turning his head to look around.
The ground was littered with skeletons, and a stench filled the air.
The figure took a deep breath, seemingly quite satisfied, and then stepped out of the cave.
The cave was dark and gloomy, and his face was not visible until he came outside, where his true appearance was revealed.
The figure was deathly pale, with a completely flat face, without any protrusions, and only two holes at the nose.
His eyes were very small, and his lips were pressed tightly together into a line, like a flat plate, which was terrifying and creepy.
After exiting the cave, the figure looked in the direction of Guyang County.
"Hehehehe..."
Looking at the county town disappearing into the darkness in the distance, the figure's lips curled into a strange and sinister smile.
The next second, the figure headed towards Guyang County.
……
"Junior brother, we've been walking outside for so long, but we still haven't seen that white-faced evil spirit."
Du Lanyin said with some doubt.
It was almost dawn, and she and Jiang Ning had been walking on the streets of Guyang County for nearly two hours, but they hadn't seen anything.
"Keep looking."
Jiang Ning was quite patient.
"it is good."
Du Lanyin nodded and said nothing more.
Although it was already late at night, neither of them felt sleepy.
For martial arts practitioners, not sleeping all night is nothing.
Another half hour passed.
"That pale-faced demon probably won't show up today."
Du Lanyin couldn't help but say.
"Maybe."
Jiang Ning gave a casual response.
Actually, he was mentally prepared, since he had gone out to look for it yesterday but hadn't found it.
"Let's wait until dawn. If we still haven't found them by then, we'll go back to find Master and the others."
Jiang Ning added.
He planned to come back after the Five Mountains Alliance Conference if he hadn't found it by today.
"it is good."
Du Lanyin had no objections.
"Let's go for a walk over there."
Jiang Ning then walked in one direction.
Du Lanyin quickly followed.
Just as Jiang Ning had been walking for a while, a pitiful scream suddenly came from a house not far away.
It was a woman's voice.
Upon hearing this voice, Jiang Ning immediately looked over.
His eyesight was excellent, and he could see a disheveled figure leaping about on a distant rooftop, appearing and disappearing in the darkness.
"What happened?"
Before Du Lanyin could react, Jiang Ning had already been launched into the air like a cannonball, heading towards that figure.
"Hey, junior brother."
Du Lanyin called out, but Jiang Ning's figure vanished in the blink of an eye and could no longer be seen.
Du Lanyin chased after it for a couple of steps but couldn't catch up, so she changed direction and ran towards the direction from which the sound had come, arriving at the outside of a house.
Du Lanyin climbed over the wall and saw a woman's corpse lying on the ground in the courtyard, surrounded by several men.
……
"Hehehehe..."
Under the cover of night, a figure leaps through the darkness, carrying a baby in its arms.
Looking at the crying baby in his arms, the strange man drooled.
Having not eaten for several days, he felt quite hungry and couldn't resist taking a bite.
However, just as he was about to speak, a whooshing sound suddenly came from behind him.
The strange man turned around and his already small pupils shrank instantly.
A crescent-shaped sword aura swept towards him.
The strange man's pale face changed, and he hurriedly dodged to the side. However, a figure rushed up quickly, and with a flash of sword light, it cleaved straight for his head.
The newcomer moved quickly and ruthlessly, and the strange man couldn't help but show a hint of surprise. He couldn't care less about anything else for the moment and dodged the sword in an odd posture, sliding past the newcomer's crotch. But the next second, the newcomer kicked him from the side, hitting the strange man's arm. The strange man's arm went numb, and he couldn't help but let go, and the child fell from his arms.
The person bent down and caught the fallen child, and at that moment...
"who are you?"
The strange man looked at Jiang Ning with a sinister gaze and spoke slowly and deliberately, his voice extremely unpleasant.
Jiang Ning, however, looked at him coldly.
"Looks like you're the blank-blank nemesis."
Most of the ghost and spirit stories in the world are just people pretending to be gods and ghosts. Jiang Ning didn't believe in ghosts and spirits, but now he sees that's exactly what happened.
Having his identity exposed at a glance, the Whiteboard Killer looked at Jiang Ning with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.
He had been living in seclusion for over a decade, and his deeds were rarely heard of in the martial arts world. Jiang Ning didn't look old, so how could he recognize him?
"How do you know who I am?"
The Whiteboard Demon said in a gloomy tone, his already pale face becoming even more bloodless, making him appear even more sinister and terrifying.
However, Jiang Ning was already preparing to take action.
"We let Han Tianpeng go during the day, and we don't know what to give Zuo Lengchan as a greeting gift. We might as well take your head."
Chapter 349: The Blank-Slate Killer
"who are you?"
Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, the Whiteboard Demon was both shocked and furious.
What shocked him was how Jiang Ning knew his identity and his relationship with Zuo Lengchan; what angered him was Jiang Ning's subsequent words.
"Take my head?"
The Whiteboard Demon sneered repeatedly, his already ugly and terrifying face becoming even more chilling.
"You brat, you weren't even born when I was roaming the martial world for decades, yet you dare to talk about taking my life? I'll see what you'll do..."
Before the Whiteboard Demon could finish speaking, Jiang Ning charged forward, sword in one hand and baby in the other.
Jiang Ning swept his sword swiftly and rapidly, startling the Whiteboard Demon Star, who dodged backward.
call out!
A sword aura slashed horizontally above the Whiteboard Fiend. Before the Whiteboard Fiend could retaliate, Jiang Ning turned and kicked to the side with fluid movements. The Whiteboard Fiend crossed his arms in front of his chest and was immediately thrown backward, taking more than ten steps before regaining his balance.
"hiss."
The blank-board demon couldn't help but gasp, looking at Jiang Ning not far away with great apprehension.
He had sensed something was wrong from the beginning. This young man was able to catch up with him so quickly and snatch the baby from his hands in no time. He was clearly not someone to be trifled with. Now, after their first encounter, it was even more so.
"Who are you?"
The blank-slate shrew looked at Jiang Ning with a grim expression, his eyes filled with surprise.
The opponent is so young, yet his martial arts skills are so high; he is definitely not an ordinary person.