Chapter 254: Layers of Suspicion

He Lingchuan followed closely, only to feel something was wrong:

How did she catch up so quickly? He and the monster were running faster than rabbits, and there were countless obstacles in between; was that something an ordinary person could keep up with? Also, he listened in all directions during the fight; although the thick fog hadn't dissipated at that time, he hadn't heard her approaching sound at all.

Not to mention him, the two monsters didn't either, otherwise how could they have been hit? After suspicion arose, he looked at Sun Fuling's clothes again; not a drop of hot water or green liquid had splashed on them.

It was clearly such an intense fight, and even his own clothes had several small holes corroded by the green liquid, yet she could remain completely unstained.

Was she really just a teacher at the Shumin Academy? Sun Fuling didn't care what he was thinking in his heart; she pointed to the ground after entering the house. "Look."

On the ground lay a sixty-year-old man, the terrified expression before death still frozen on his face, but his whole body was shriveled to skin and bones, as if vacuum-sealed.

Her neck had also been opened with a large hole.

He Lingchuan squatted down to look and immediately said, "Her blood and flesh have been drained; it seems the monster feeds on humans."

Sun Fuling also said, "The household where you chased earlier, the head of the household was a young mother, and her remains were also in this state."

So there were two monsters, respectively sneaking into residential houses to feed, and one of them was discovered by him, so it ran to find its companion to gather and counterattack?

"In Panlongcheng, how could such a monster appear?" Panlongcheng was one of the few peaceful places on this turbulent continent. Although the rules were strict, the safety was also very high, so people could live and work in peace.

Sun Fuling asked him, "What do you plan to do now?"

Before the words fell, the outer door was pushed open with a creak, and four or five people rushed in.

He Lingchuan walked out of the house and happened to bump into several bailiffs.

"What's going on here?" The monster on the ground couldn't be ignored by anyone, and these people were all startled.

They happened to be patrolling nearby, and the commotion of the fight between the monster and He Lingchuan was too loud, alarming the residents to go and report them.

They had thought it was an ordinary family dispute, but didn't expect that upon entering the door, "Hah!"

He Lingchuan was in a vacation state, not wearing patrol guard attire, so he took out the Divine Bone Necklace and shook it at the few people. "About forty breaths ago, we heard a child's scream on the way home and discovered two monsters hurting people. We only caught this one, and the other one ran away."

The Divine Bone Necklace was the identifier of identity in the eyes of the people of Panlongcheng. These people immediately said, "Which direction did it flee?"

"To the east. It is agile." He Lingchuan pointed, and three people immediately rushed in that direction.

The remaining two patrol guards entered the house, saw the dried corpse on the ground at a glance, and then heard He Lingchuan talk about the two other victims, so their expressions became even more solemn.

They asked about the event in detail and repeatedly, and then said to the two, "We need to report this as soon as possible. Please leave first. If necessary, we will find you for further questioning."

He Lingchuan just nodded when he suddenly heard Sun Fuling let out an "Oh!" "Look!"

The monster's hissing sound had already weakened, and everyone looked down, only to see its body actually shrinking rapidly.

It was originally almost as tall as He Lingchuan, but now it had severely shrunk, and under everyone's gaze, it actually shrank to the size of a fist!

This was no bigger than a newborn kitten.

After shrinking, it didn't look as terrifying, but the eeriness was even greater than before.

Even the bailiffs were dumbfounded. "This, this?" Should they carry this thing back to report? Sun Fuling poked the monster with a branch. "Alive, not dead. I think it's a juvenile, not fully developed."

"Juvenile..." He Lingchuan's expression wasn't good. Was he almost defeated by two juvenile monsters that hadn't grown up? It was simply a huge humiliation to say it out loud.

If the juveniles were so fierce, how terrifying would the adults be? "How could this kind of thing sneak into the city?" The city gates of Panlongcheng were very special.

Sun Fuling sighed. "Let's go, let the officials do their work."

The two walked out of the door, and the outside was crowded with onlookers, who asked about the reason as soon as they came out.

Sun Fuling dealt with them in two or three sentences.

On the way home, both were silent.

The appearance of the monster was suspicious, as if casting a layer of ominous clouds over both their hearts.

They arrived home.

Sun Fuling didn't push the door to go back, but looked at his back twice. "You're injured; aren't you going to treat it?"

"Uh..." He hadn't cared much originally; after all, exiting the dream and entering again, his body would be perfectly fine, and he could even resurrect if he died. But since she mentioned it, he felt the pain again. "I'll go find A-Luo to treat it."

Sun Fuling hesitated for a moment before saying, "Let me apply medicine for you, if you don't mind."

"I don't mind." He Lingchuan scratched his neck. "Of course I don't mind, please come in."

The two walked into He Lingchuan's small courtyard.

His room was too small, and the two couldn't turn around, so they simply went into the kitchen. Sun Fuling moved the small stool to the bright window and said to him, "Sit."

He Lingchuan hadn't seen clearly yet, but Sun Fuling had already lit the fire basin and added two small pieces of charcoal and a small bundle of firewood.

The freezing room gradually warmed up.

He Lingchuan asked her, "Do I need to take off my clothes?"

"No need." Sun Fuling looked at his back. "The blood scab is stuck to the clothes; it's not good to tear it off forcefully."

She went into the inner room to take out scissors and external medicine, walked behind He Lingchuan, and said, "If it hurts, tell me."

The coldness of metal soon came from his back; He Lingchuan knew she was using scissors to cut the clothes stuck to the wound.

The monster's sharp claws had opened a very long cut on his back; the two wounds were almost parallel, the skin and flesh were turned outward, and the blood seeping out was pale green and foamy.

"You're poisoned." After cleaning the wound, Sun Fuling held a pill in her hand and handed it to him. "At least two detox pills, one for internal use, one for external application."

He Lingchuan looked at her hand and didn't say anything.

"What's wrong?"

"This isn't my medicine, right?"

"Mine, well, my brother's." The other one was crushed by her and applied to the wound. He Lingchuan only felt a chill on his back; just as he was about to shiver, it immediately turned into burning heat.

Ice and fire, two layers of heaven.

"Sss—" It was so hot that his skin felt like it was almost cooked; he remembered he didn't have a medicine that was so heavy-handed.

Sun Fuling pressed his shoulder, not letting him move randomly. "It's very effective; just endure it."

Sure enough, this burning feeling quickly faded, turning into a pleasant coolness, and even the pain was greatly relieved. Sun Fuling wiped away the floating foam from the wound, and the blood that came out again was bright red.

Afterwards, she skillfully wrapped it with golden sore medicine.

He Lingchuan could feel her fingers pressing lightly near the wound, which was also icy cold. But she was leaning very close, and the breath she exhaled puffed onto his back, warm and hot.

From entering the room to applying medicine, this Miss Sun was capable in everything, which was unexpected.

He made small talk. "Those two monsters today, how could they appear in the city?"

Sun Fuling didn't look up. "Relying on themselves, they shouldn't have been able to get in."

"Yes, if they were really juveniles, then nine out of ten they were smuggled into the city." He Lingchuan said in a low voice, "This thing fights on instinct and is on par with me; I don't know what the combat power of an adult would be."

"What I'm more worried about is that there isn't just one or two of these things." Sun Fuling sighed. "We found two on the way home; what about others?"

That kind of monster could also shrink and hide in the vast Panlongcheng, which was no different from being invisible. How could these things be found?

"The one we caught hasn't been handed over to the officials?" She said softly, "I hope they find a countermeasure as soon as possible. Alright—"

She patted He Lingchuan's shoulder. "The medicine is applied; don't get it wet or sleep on your back for the next two days, understand?"

"Understood, Dr. Sun—" He Lingchuan smiled. "Your technique isn't worse than A-Luo's."

A-Luo was much rougher than her.

A light laugh seemed to come from behind.

Next, Sun Fuling dealt with the bloody water and the dirty things she had changed, washed her hands, and then yawned, showing fatigue. "Done, I have to go back and sleep for a while."

"Take care, call me if anything happens."

"Mm-hmm." She had originally picked up the book to leave, but thought for a moment, turned back, and handed the book to He Lingchuan. "Lend it to you to read first. Just throw it back into my courtyard when you're done." After saying this, she waved her hand and pushed the door to enter.

Hearing the creak of the wooden door next door, He Lingchuan spread out his palm to look.

That female neighbor's hand shape was like a shuttle, her fingers slender and beautiful, almost emitting white light in the dim room. However, just now when Sun Fuling handed him the pill, he clearly discovered that there was a layer of thin calluses on her right fingertips and finger roots—

Just like him.

His calluses were from practicing martial arts; what about Sun Fuling? Could it be from chopping wood, cooking, and tidying up the house? Heh, impossible.

Associating with his fight against the two monsters, it was Sun Fuling who gave the key assist, otherwise he would inevitably have fallen into a life-and-death battle.

He didn't even realize her approach.

Besides, which girl wouldn't turn and flee when encountering that kind of monster? This Miss Sun was unusually calm when encountering things; was it because she was highly skilled and bold? The more He Lingchuan thought, the more he felt his neighbor was full of mysteries.

The two books she lent him were by his side.

He picked them up and looked; the title was "Medieval Strange Tales," in two volumes, upper and lower.

He flipped through them casually and found that the content of this book was collecting various legends, anecdotes, and strange things from the medieval period, and the authenticity was questionable. After all, even the author himself noted that he only collected and didn't verify, so everyone should just read for fun.

Taking the cataclysm of heaven and earth as the boundary, before this was called the ancient period, and after this was the medieval period, which lasted until eight hundred years ago.

After that, human nations truly matured and flourished, and Daoist sects declined accordingly, no longer occupying a dominant position.

Then the medieval period was actually a long two thousand plus years, and how many things happened during this time is now very difficult to verify.

He Lingchuan didn't expect that Sun Fuling, such a serious teacher, would also like such unserious idle books.

Forget it, with nothing to do at home, he would just take these two books to pass the time.

Unexpectedly, he became fascinated by reading, not even willing to drink a sip of water.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 255 =====