Chapter 33: Who Doesn't Have a Heart Demon?

【After all, they are just a group...】

Before the thought in his mind could fully surface, the Bone Armor of Destiny in Li Li Boyang's hand suddenly stopped spinning.

Looking at the Bone Armor of Destiny with its back facing up, Li Li Boyang's pupils suddenly contracted sharply.

Immediately after, the flying sword that had been speeding through the black mist stopped without warning, and the blade trembled uncontrollably.

"A mere Mountain God dares to insult me like this!"

A voice as loud as thunder suddenly erupted from the Black Cloud Marsh.

Just as Li Li Boyang would not wait for the Ghost King of the Black Cloud Marsh to fully develop,

that strange old man was also a man of extensive experience; how could he possibly stand by and watch himself be weakened without doing anything?

—The "timing" involved in the previous divination had appeared!

Vortex... vortex... vortex...

In an instant, the black mist of the entire Black Cloud Marsh surged like a storm.

Terrifying roars of tigers and howls of wolves spread across a hundred li, waking countless mountain dwellers settled nearby.

The mountain dwellers in nearby villages and towns scrambled out of bed in panic, trying to see what was happening outside.

But what awaited them was that endless darkness, and the beast tide arriving ahead of schedule.

"Roar!"

Roars of beasts rose and fell from the mountains, drawing ever closer to the human settlements outside the hills.

Under these circumstances, Li Yu and his wife Chen Yun were naturally awakened without exception.

Li Yu hurriedly put on his clothes and grabbed his bow and arrows.

He rushed outside immediately to organize the young and strong men of the village to prepare for the incoming beast tide.

As for his wife, Chen Yun?

She hadn't even had time to finish putting on her clothes before she rushed over to Li Li Boyang's cradle in a hurry.

"Son!?"

From Chen Yun's perspective at that moment, Li Li Boyang's three eyes were wide open, and fire was rising from the top of his head.

He was still tightly gripping a round bone fragment in his hand, looking as terrifying as a demon ghost.

However, Chen Yun couldn't worry about all that; instinctively, she stepped forward and grabbed her son in her arms.

"Son, are you okay?"

"Don't scare your mother! Mother isn't very brave!"

Feeling the scorching heat radiating from Li Li Boyang, the panicked Chen Yun couldn't control her tears and let them flow.

Just at that moment, Li Li Boyang's shadow suddenly twisted without any warning.

It was as if a fierce ghost was about to break free from its bonds.

Li Li Boyang's shadow twisted and struggled, gradually manifesting the form of a green-faced, fanged ghost.

"You shall not harm my son!"

Seeing that terrifying ghost about to fully form, the fierce nature hidden in Chen Yun's personality erupted once again.

Without even a moment's hesitation, Chen Yun grabbed a pair of scissors nearby and stabbed fiercely at that green-faced, fanged evil ghost.

Pfft!

Unfortunately, Chen Yun's attack not only failed to have the slightest effect, but it also completely enraged that evil ghost.

"You seek death!"

A low voice issued from the evil ghost's mouth, and a surging aura of evil qi rushed in from all directions.

"It is you who seeks death!"

At the critical moment, Li Li Boyang, having come to his senses, lowered his voice in a hoarse, indistinct childish tone.

Because he had forced himself to speak, Li Li Boyang's childish voice sounded somewhat hoarse, but it successfully startled the evil ghost.

"You..."

The green-faced, fanged evil ghost widened its eyes, looking at Li Li Boyang, who was tightly held in Chen Yun's arms, with an expression of disbelief.

"You are my heart demon, so she is also your mother!"

"I originally wanted to see what abilities you possessed, but now it seems I cannot keep you!"

Before the words had even finished, that green-faced, fanged evil ghost immediately let out a tragic wail.

By the time Chen Yun came to her senses, the evil ghost that had tried to harm her had already had its consciousness erased by Li Li Boyang, then reverted to its original shadow form.

At the same time, outside Li Family Village.

The young and strong men organized by Li Yu were gazing tensely in the direction outside the village.

Amidst that noisy night, pairs of bloodthirsty eyes were hidden in the darkness, seeming ready to charge out at any moment.

"Big Brother, those wild beasts seem to be intentionally avoiding our village?"

After a long standoff, the clever Li Li Chengfeng seemed to have noticed something and pointed toward the village entrance, speaking softly.

"Eh? It does seem to be the case?"

Upon hearing this, the others in the village immediately realized it too and began discussing it amongst themselves with some surprise.

Because they discovered that those wild beasts hidden in the darkness seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally avoiding the village.

Or more precisely, they were avoiding the village's only entrance.

"What are they afraid of?"

Li Yu, who had dealt with mountain beasts for years, immediately spotted the trick.

But precisely because of this, Li Yu appeared even more confused.

Only those "Mountain Lords" that dominate a local mountain range can frighten so many wild beasts into actively giving them a wide berth.

But the problem is, there are very few "Mountain Lords" of that caliber across the Hundred Regions' mountains.

If a Mountain Lord truly existed nearby, the Li Family Village would have already relocated the entire village to another place.

"Have Big Ya and Bu Ku Er been there recently?"

As if suddenly realizing something, Li Yu deliberately lowered his voice and asked Li Er beside him.

"Uh, those two little rascals run all over the village..."

"The village entrance isn't a dangerous place; how could they not have been there?"

Li Er glanced at Li Yu in a rather strange manner, clearly not expecting the other to ask this question at this moment.

On the contrary, Li Li Chengfeng beside him seemed to have caught the implied meaning in Li Yu's words.

"During the days we were burning bricks and setting up sentry posts, Big Ya and Bu Ku Er seemed to be lingering near the village entrance..."

"I asked about it specifically at the time, and Big Ya said they were burying something."

Silently exchanging a glance with Li Li Chengfeng,

Li Yu did not press further, but instead turned his gaze toward the direction of the village entrance.

"Regardless, the current situation is far better than we imagined."

Not having to fight those wild beasts and spirits to the death is indeed far better than the best-case scenario Li Yu had anticipated.

"What about the other villages?"

Suddenly, someone asked such an untimely question.

This beast tide is unprecedented, and it coincides with the start of spring.

If the Li Family Village's situation is a bit better, it means the situation in other villages will be a bit worse.

If this beast tide cannot end within a short time.

Even if the other villages ultimately survive this beast tide, they will absolutely not endure this winter.

"Let's see how things develop first..."

"If this beast tide truly bypasses our village, we will organize some people to check on the other villages."

Scanning the surroundings, Li Yu's words caused the atmosphere among those present to fall silent once again.

As mountain folk living near these mountains, although there are conflicts between villages, they also share a relationship of interdependence and mutual aid.

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