Chapter 1695

They were the two severed fingers of the monster, with sharp nails, which had been sliced off by the attendant when it previously ambushed Yuan Dong.

Now they were rolling rapidly toward the monster, like iron filings rushing toward a magnet.

Bai Bai Ziqi's eyes were sharp and experienced, and he also noticed that the cross-section of the severed fingers was unusually dry, with no bloodstains.

What was going on? Was the monster opposite not born of flesh and blood? The two severed fingers jumped back to the feet of their original owner and then merged with it.

This characteristic made it even more bizarre.

"Prepare the nets! This thing has the ability to regenerate severed limbs; it is very difficult to kill it directly."

As soon as the words fell, the demon puppet, which was fighting with the snow leopard, let out a roar, its figure flashed, and it disappeared from where it stood.

It reappeared right behind Bai Bai Ziqi!

Five zhang of distance, and it flashed across just like that.

Immediately following, it struck Bai Bai Ziqi right on the back of the head.

To capture the bandits, first capture the leader; this fellow looked like the leader, and killing him would mean half the battle was won.

But this swipe of its claws felt like hitting a steel plate, because there was an invisible protective barrier around Bai Bai Ziqi. He was safe and sound, but the monster was shaken back three feet.

Bai Bai Ziqi seized the opportunity to pursue, grabbing the broken pestle with his left hand and smashing it down, tearing a three-finger-wide gash in the monster's shoulder.

It let out a roar, and a voice unexpectedly rang out in the hearts of Bai Bai Ziqi and the others: "So painful, you all deserve to die!"

Two large nets were cast just right, one from the left and one from the right, intending to trap the monster in the middle.

But the monster flattened itself onto the ground and disappeared from the spot again.

The two large nets fell to the ground, catching nothing but air.

Bai Bai Ziqi pointed, and the snow leopard pounced toward the attendant.

Sure enough, the next instant, the monster appeared behind the attendant, opening its mouth to bite his head.

The snow leopard turned into a beam of light and arrived, pouncing on it and pinning it down.

The two inhuman monsters were entangled in a fight again.

Bai Bai Ziqi judged accurately, discovering that this thing's temperament was like a wolf, always waiting for an opportunity to attack the weak. The attendant had just been injured and lost an arm, making him the easiest target for it to prioritize.

The monster fought very bravely, as if it felt no pain at all, and no matter how many wounds the leopard inflicted on it, they healed in the blink of an eye.

However... Bai Bai Ziqi's gaze narrowed slightly; the wound on the demon puppet's shoulder seemed to have never healed? He couldn't help but look at the broken pestle in his hand, clearly remembering that it was this thing that had caused it.

Could the broken pestle hurt the demon puppet and even hinder its recovery? Hmm, thinking about it carefully, the monster had been very concerned about this broken pestle from the beginning, trying to snatch it away time and time again.

"Form the array, don't let it escape!"

A quarter of an hour later.

The area near the stables finally returned to calm.

All the guards were panting, slowly putting away their weapons.

Bai Bai Ziqi held a small glazed bottle with a round belly and a narrow mouth in his hand; the bottle was transparent, and inside it was none other than that demon puppet!

It was very unconvinced, repeatedly crashing against the bottle, but it just couldn't get out.

The mouth of the bottle was plugged with a brown fruit that looked like a large hazelnut, with several golden symbols carved onto its hard shell. If Dong Rui were here, he would interpret these characters as the secret language of the Heavenly Demons.

Every time it bumped against it, the golden symbols would jump.

With one bottle and one stopper, this Ashimona that came and went without a trace was trapped alive.

Of course, Bai Bai Ziqi did not know its name. Bai Seventeen came over and reported in a low voice: "Little Er is not going to make it."

Bai Er was the attendant.

Bai Bai Ziqi walked to his side and saw that he was leaning against a tree, his breath already gone, but his eyes were still open. He couldn't help but sigh and gently closed his eyes for him.

In terms of intelligence, the attendant was not as good as Bai Seventeen; in terms of bravery, the attendant was not as good as Bai Ten or Bai Eleven, but he had been by Bai Bai Ziqi's side the longest and was the most loyal to his lord.

For someone as high-ranking and powerful as Bai Bai Ziqi, the quality he valued most in his subordinates was loyalty. There were too many smart people in this world; he could have as many as he wanted, and if a few died, he could replace them.

Only loyalty was rare and precious.

The attendant had followed Bai Bai Ziqi through life and death many times, but he never expected him to fall in this seemingly calm and harmless Spring-Gushing Shanzhuang.

Bai Bai Ziqi also looked at the other three corpses, and after a long while, he said, "Cremate them. Bring their ashes back to Lingxu City for burial; let the fallen leaves return to their roots."

Bai Seventeen activated the Candle Spirit, rapidly consuming the four remains.

Looking at the firelight reaching the sky, Bai Bai Ziqi felt a bitter taste in his heart.

The combat power of this monster was stronger than his initial estimate.

In the suburbs of Tianshui City, there shouldn't be such a monster. Yet, no one had mentioned the existence of this demon puppet to him beforehand; neither Chief Liang nor Qingyang had.

Had they overlooked it, or did they not know of its existence? He waved his hand and summoned Bai Ten: "Tomorrow morning, you will set off and return to Lingxu City. Hand this monster over to the Tiangong, and tell them that this is Cao Wendao's demon puppet, and there are some suspicious aspects to it."

"Yes." Bai Ten couldn't help his curiosity: "Envoy, is this actually the demon puppet of the Master of Red Hut? How do we know it isn't one of He Xiao's subordinates?"

Didn't the Regent Qingyang say that He Xiao also had a demon puppet master under his command? Bai Seventeen, standing on the side, answered casually: "If it were He Xiao's, he could just command the demon puppet to attack us directly; why use fish corpses to lure us?"

Bai Bai Ziqi gave a hum: "Although the fish corpse trap is ingenious, He Xiao should be clear that this demon puppet still cannot kill me, and sending it over would mean losing a high-quality demon puppet for nothing. If I were him, after setting up the array, I would leave without looking back and hurry to find a place to welcome the arrival of the Emperor's Flowing Pulp."

The most magnificent Emperor's Flowing Pulp in one hundred and fifty years was about to descend. For practitioners, this was the top priority.

"Besides, this demon puppet is like an ownerless object. The only demon puppet master who has appeared near Tianshui City in the last month and lost his life is Cao Wendao!" Bai Bai Ziqi said sternly, "Its combat power is excellent, and some of the taboos on its body are very much like Cao Wendao's handiwork."

"After Cao was killed, this demon puppet escaped and lingered around Taoxi and the Spring-Gushing Shanzhuang. He Xiao simply lured it to attack." Bai Bai Ziqi pointed at the bottle, "Cao Wendao was a talented man with unique insights into the study of demon puppets. His relics are very valuable to the Tiangong!"

After his analysis, everyone was convinced.

Bai Bai Ziqi sighed to himself.

If he hadn't entered the Spring-Gushing Shanzhuang tonight, he wouldn't have fought this inexplicable battle, nor would he have suffered these losses.

But how could he not come!

Even if he knew that He Xiao had definitely dug a pit here waiting for him, he had to come! He Xiao/the Great Emperor of Nine Nether had lived here for several months, and the Spring-Gushing Shanzhuang was full of traces left by this person. As long as Bai Bai Ziqi studied it carefully, he could understand him better.

He Xiao had counted on this point, which is why he set up the Heavenly Dipper Transformation Array here.

He could have told Bai Bai Ziqi directly, but he chose to take a long detour to make the other party solve the mystery seriously, because he knew that Bai Bai Ziqi only trusted himself and only trusted his own judgment.

His understanding of Bai Bai Ziqi and his grasp of the human heart were truly too thorough.

In the past, it was always Bai Bai Ziqi who treated others this way.