Chapter 15: Black Cloud Marsh

On the outskirts of Black Cloud Marsh, amidst those diffusing black mists.

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

"What on earth is that damned Ox-Head doing?"

"Why has he failed to capture that evil ghost after such a long time, and even allowed these poisonous black mists to spread outward?"

Licking her paws with a hint of anxiety, a cold glint and murderous intent could not help but flash in Xi Luo's eyes.

The next second, a wolf with a half-rotted body lunged out from the black mist, only to be met with a heavy blow from Xi Luo.

Whoosh!

Her sharp claws, combined with surging flames, ignited the evil wolf in an instant.

Following that, Xi Luo whipped her body around and kicked the evil wolf flying with a fierce strike.

"Whimper..."

At the final moment of its life, the evil wolf let out a whimper that sounded almost like relief.

Its rotting body was burned to nothing by the flames...

In the end, all that remained of the evil wolf was a skeleton still burning.

"Just an ordinary wolf?"

Looking at the burning skeleton, Xi Luo’s brow 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 the truly troublesome ones.

Devoid of reason, fearless of death...

After some of the more powerful spirits were corrupted, even Xi Luo, as a Mountain God, found them extremely difficult to deal with.

"This is not at all the ability an evil ghost should have; what exactly is happening inside?"

Furrowing her brows, she gazed into the depths of the black mist.

Xi Luo paced back and forth in agitation, her emotions seemingly trending toward losing control.

An evil ghost is an entity formed by the combination of resentment and yin energy, a wisp of soul that remains stubbornly in the human world after a living being dies.

Staying in the domain of an evil ghost for a long time causes a person's character and emotions to become extreme, until they eventually become a vessel for the evil ghost to possess.

It was obvious that in front of this evil ghost, which was powerful enough to be nearly a Ghost King.

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

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

"Hoo!"

Once her emotions had completely calmed down, Xi Luo let out a long sigh of relief.

However, looking at the mist that was still continuing to spread outward, Xi Luo could not feel good at all.

Because Black Cloud Marsh was not far from Flying Peak.

According to the current spreading speed of these black mists, it would take at most a few months to completely cover Flying Peak.

By then, Xi Luo would either have to abandon Flying Peak and flee, or fall and become a malevolent deity; there would be no third choice.

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[Found you!]

Almost not long after Xi Luo withdrew from that patch of black mist, Li Boyang also captured her whereabouts.

But looking at the slightly disheveled red leopard, Li Boyang could not help but frown.

Because there was a distance of fully several tens of kilometers between the two sides now.

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

Li Boyang did not even know how to contact her.

After all, Li Boyang did not know any divine ability like "Voice Transmission over a Thousand Miles"; in the past, it was always Xi Luo who took the initiative to come and chat or complain to Li Boyang.

"Eh?"

Just at this moment, Xi Luo transformed back into her civet cat form and met Li Boyang's gaze with confusion.

Even though they were nearly a hundred kilometers apart, Li Boyang had a feeling of staring at each other face-to-face.

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

"This is... the Li family baby?"

Seeing Xi Luo hesitate briefly, she then ran toward the direction of the village.

Because she suddenly remembered that if it came to pure aggression, that baby in the village was much stronger than herself.

Especially that tiny sword pellet, which could even slay a malevolent deity like Ruifu.

If she had that baby as a helper, perhaps she wouldn't have to worry about that evil ghost in the mist.

What's more, that evil ghost was likely the strange old man who had been slain by the sword pellet earlier.

Xi Luo felt that this was definitely not something she should have to worry about alone.

Rustle, rustle, rustle...

Driven by this thought, Xi Luo spent nearly two hours crossing mountains and forests before she barely managed to reach the vicinity of Li Village.

"Hoo!"

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

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

Only after confirming that the couple Li Yu and Chen Yun were fast asleep and no one had noticed her movements.

Did Xi Luo quietly sneak into the house and see Li Boyang wrapped in a thick cotton quilt.

At this point in time, three or four hours had passed since Li Boyang first started searching for Xi Luo's trail.

Only with the help of the moonlight outside the window could Xi Luo vaguely see Li Boyang, whose eyes were tightly shut, but whose vertical eye between his brows had quietly opened.

"Hoo!"

So Xi Luo did not hesitate in the slightest and opened her mouth to spit.

Two sleep-inducing bugs flew straight into the ears of the couple Li Yu and Chen Yun, causing them to fall into an even deeper sleep.

Afterward, Xi Luo leaped up onto Li Boyang's exclusive cradle, observing this baby who appeared to be pretending to sleep with great interest.

"Stop pretending, you aren't asleep yet, are you!"

"Although you possess the Thousand-Mile Eye, you haven't learned how to conceal your gaze."

"Especially for a Mountain God like me, that feeling of being stared at all the time is like having thorns on my back."

When she said this, Xi Luo's tone paused slightly.

"What's more, ever since you killed Ruifu, there has been an extra aura of malevolence in your gaze."

"Next time you want to peek at me, remember to restrain your gaze; don't stare at me so directly."

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

"Ya!"

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

"You still can't talk?"

"Human cubs are such a hassle!"

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

Before today, Xi Luo only thought Li Boyang's "babbling" sounds were quite interesting.

But only when she truly wanted to communicate further with Li Boyang did she realize the awkward situation they were currently in.

After all, Xi Luo did not have the rapport that the big girl had with Li Boyang.

It was impossible to guess what the other wanted to express from his words and actions.

Fortunately, Xi Luo was indeed a Mountain God who had lived for nearly a thousand years, and she quickly thought of a solution.

"Well, you at least inherited part of Ruifu's abilities, although you inherited them in the form of a 'curse'..."

"But you should be able to bear using this thing a little, right?"

Muttering vaguely, 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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(End of Chapter)