Chapter 15: Black Cloud Marsh

At the periphery of the Black Cloud Marsh, within those spreading black mists.

At this very moment, Xi Luo, who had already transformed into a red leopard form, gazed warily into the depths of the black mist.

"That damn ox-head, what on earth is he doing?"

"Why hasn't he captured that evil ghost for so long, and even allowed these poisonous black mists to spread outward?"

Licking his claws with slight anxiety, a glint of coldness and killing intent flashed in Xi Luo's eyes.

The next second, an evil wolf with a half-rotten body burst out from the black mist, only to be met with a crushing counterattack from Xi Luo.

Whoosh!

Sharp claws combined with surging flames instantly ignited that evil wolf.

Immediately after, Xi Luo whipped his body and tail, kicking the evil wolf flying with a fierce blow.

"Woo..."

In its final moments, the evil wolf let out a whimper as if it were a release.

The rotten body was completely consumed by the flames...

Finally, the evil wolf was left with nothing but a skeleton still burning.

"Just an ordinary wolf?"

Looking at the skeleton still burning, Xi Luo's brows furrowed even tighter.

As the black mist continued to spread outward, Xi Luo had already encountered many such corrupted animals.

Compared to this ordinary evil wolf, those corrupted spirits were truly the difficult ones.

Lost reason, fearless of death...

Some of the more powerful spirits, once corrupted, were so troublesome that even Xi Luo, as a Mountain God, found them hard to deal with.

"This is absolutely not an ability an evil ghost should possess; what exactly happened inside?"

Gazing into the depths of the black mist with tightly furrowed brows.

Xi Luo paced anxiously in place, his emotions seeming to gradually spiral out of control.

Evil ghosts are physical manifestations formed by the combination of resentment and yin energy, a fragment of soul that a living being stubbornly retains in the human world after death.

Staying within an evil ghost's domain for a long time causes a person's personality and emotions to become extreme, until they eventually become possessed by the evil ghost.

It was obvious that in the face of this evil ghost, which was so powerful it was nearly a Ghost King.

Even someone as strong as Xi Luo, a Mountain God, could not avoid being affected.

Fortunately, Xi Luo quickly realized his abnormality and immediately chose to withdraw from this black mist.

"Hah!"

After his emotions completely calmed down, Xi Luo let out a long sigh of relief.

However, looking at that mist which continued to spread outward, Xi Luo's mood could not improve at all.

Because the Black Cloud Marsh was not far from Feilai Peak.

At the current rate of spread of these black mists, it would take at most a few months to completely cover Feilai Peak.

By then, Xi Luo would either have to abandon Feilai Peak and flee, or fall into becoming a Malevolent God; there was no third option.

【Found you!】

Almost immediately after Xi Luo withdrew from that black mist, Li Li Boyang also detected the other party's whereabouts.

Yet, looking at that slightly disheveled red leopard, Li Li Boyang could not help but furrow his brows.

Because the two sides were now separated by a full distance of dozens of kilometers.

Let alone finding Xi Luo to ask clearly what had happened.

Li Li Boyang did not even know what method to use to contact the other party.

After all, Li Li Boyang did not possess any divine ability for voice transmission over a thousand li; in the past, it was always Xi Luo who actively came to chat and complain to Li Li Boyang.

"Eh?"

Just then, Xi Luo transformed again, reverting to his raccoon-dog form, and looked up at Li Li Boyang with a puzzled expression.

Although they were nearly a hundred kilometers apart, Li Li Boyang felt as if they were facing each other directly.

And Xi Luo's subsequent actions told Li Li Boyang that his feeling was not an illusion.

"Is this... the Li family child?"

Xi Luo hesitated briefly, then ran towards the direction of the village.

Because she suddenly remembered that if one spoke purely of offensive power, the child in the village was far stronger than herself.

Especially that small sword pill, which could even slay Malevolent Gods like Na Fu.

If that child could be an assistant, perhaps she would not need to worry about the evil ghost in the mist.

Moreover, that evil ghost was most likely the strange old man previously slain by the sword pill.

Xi Luo felt that such a matter certainly could not be left for her alone to worry about.

Rustle, rustle, rustle...

Driven by this thought, Xi Luo spent nearly two double-hours crossing the mountains and forests before barely arriving near Li Family Village.

"Hah!"

First, she carefully avoided the guard dogs of each household.

Then, with a nimble flip, she skillfully jumped onto the courtyard wall.

Only after confirming that Li Yu and his wife Chen Yun were already fast asleep, and that no one had noticed her movements.

Did Xi Luo quietly slip into the house, seeing Li Li Boyang wrapped in thick cotton quilts.

At this point in time, three or four double-hours had passed since Li Li Boyang first began searching for Xi Luo's tracks.

Only with the help of the moonlight outside the window could Xi Luo faintly make out Li Li Boyang, whose eyes were tightly shut while the vertical eye on his brow had quietly opened.

"Huff!"

Thus, Xi Luo hesitated not a bit and opened her mouth to exhale.

Two drowsy insects flew straight into the ears of Li Yu and his wife, plunging them into an even deeper sleep.

Afterwards, Xi Luo leaped up onto Li Li Boyang's exclusive cradle and, with great interest, sized up the doll who seemed to be pretending to sleep.

"Stop pretending; you aren't asleep yet!"

"Although you possess eyes that see a thousand li, you have not yet learned how to conceal your gaze."

"Especially for a Mountain God like me, the feeling of being watched constantly is like having thorns in one's back."

At this point, Xi Luo's tone paused slightly.

"Moreover, ever since you killed the Ru Fu, a fierce aura has appeared in your gaze."

"Next time you wish to spy on me, remember to restrain your gaze and do not stare at me so directly."

Hearing Xi Luo say this, Li Li Boyang immediately abandoned the idea of continuing to pretend to sleep and opened all three eyes to look at her.

"Ah!"

Gently patting his cradle, Li Li Boyang pondered how to communicate with her more conveniently.

"You cannot speak yet?"

"Human infants are troublesome!"

Seeing this, Xi Luo immediately understood the other's intention and then frowned, sinking into deep thought.

Before today, Xi Luo had only found Li Li Boyang's "yabbering" sounds quite interesting.

But when she truly wanted to communicate further with Li Li Boyang, she realized the awkward situation both were in.

After all, Xi Luo did not share the tacit understanding that the Eldest Maid and Li Li Boyang possessed.

It was simply impossible to guess what the other truly wanted to express from their words and actions.

Fortunately, Xi Luo, being a Mountain God who had lived for nearly a thousand years, quickly thought of a solution.

"Hmm, you have at least inherited part of the Ru Fu's abilities, albeit in the form of a 'curse'..."

"But using this thing slightly should be something you can endure, right?"

Mumbling indistinctly, Xi Luo then opened her mouth and spat out a small, exquisite rhinoceros horn.

"Try this; you should be able to communicate with me now..."

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