Chapter 11: Night Brings Evil

"Pet's Eye? What is that?"

Wang Ping'an's pale, chubby little face was completely bewildered, and subconsciously, when he used the newly acquired skill Pet's Eye, he only felt a flash before his vision suddenly shrank.

Dust on the ground instantly filled his sight!

Wang Ping'an was first stunned, then quickly recovered, guessing that this so-called Pet's Eye could see through the little black dog to whatever it could see.

Then.

Wang Ping'an used the skill Beast Taming again, commanding the little black dog to crawl out of the bedroom and wander outside, where, aided by moonlight, he could faintly see the outside situation.

Just as Wang Ping'an was controlling the little black dog to return, the weather outside was chilly, and the dog, having been born only recently, could easily develop frost problems.

The little black dog's peripheral vision faintly caught a dark silhouette!

A figure dressed in black night‑clothing sped toward their house at top speed, moving quickly yet making not a sound.

Clearly it had been specially trained!

The little black dog clearly also noticed the anomaly and was about to howl wildly, but Wang Ping'an hurriedly used the skill Beast Taming to restrain it, preventing any sound so as not to disturb the Faction.

Afterwards.

Through the little black dog's line of sight, Wang Ping'an could faintly see the Faction at their doorstep as if searching for something, until it reached his mother's bedroom door, did not turn away, but slipped in through the window.

Just now.

He used the window to let the little black dog out!

Did not expect it would let the Faction break in…

In an instant, Wang Ping'an's breathing grew rapid, his heart pounding, and although he still didn't know who the Faction was, its intrusion into his mother's bedroom was most likely ill‑intent.

At that moment, after the Faction steadied itself, it saw Liu Dongzhu sleeping soundly on the bed and him lying in the cradle; a flash of cold light flickered in its eyes as it took a ceramic bottle from its bosom.

It opened.

The Faction poured a single black pill, exuding an ominous aura, from the ceramic bottle, just as it was about to carefully slip it into his mother's mouth.

"Not good!"

A wave of unease rose in Wang Ping'an's heart; not daring any hesitation, he thought swiftly, driving the Sword Qi wandering within him to transform into a Flowing Light that pierced out from the Faction's back heart.

"Aoo!"

The Faction let out a painful wail, spitting a mouthful of fresh blood, and collapsed heavily to the ground, startling Liu Dongzhu awake; seeing a figure crouched at the bedside, she cried in fright, "Who are you?"

"Ding! You have slain a malicious criminal; you gain the talent: Crisis Sense 【Entry Level】!"

A mechanical, cold voice rang in his mind; Wang Ping'an's pallid face forced a faint smile, as this time he forced the Sword Qi out of his body, draining both his Spirit Power and stamina.

Both consume enormously!

And moreover.

He could clearly feel a hidden ailment lingering inside, caused by forcibly expelling the Sword Qi; if not repaired promptly, it could affect him for a lifetime.

However.

As long as he can save his mother's life, everything is worth it!

The next moment, Wang Ping'an could no longer hold on; his whole being fell into endless darkness, evidently as his body's self‑healing began to take effect.

Soon, hurried footsteps sounded outside the room; Wang Lin worried, "Dongzhu, what's wrong, what happened?" "Dad, there's a ghost!"

Liu Dongzhu let out a startled cry, rushed out of bed without even putting on shoes, hurried away, and when passing the cradle, immediately scooped up Wang Ping'an; seeing him unharmed, she breathed a sigh of relief, then sprinted to the door, removed the latch, and, seeing Wang Lin and Zhang Guihua holding lanterns at the entrance, finally relaxed completely.

"Ghosts, how can there be ghosts?"

Although he said that, Wang Lin quickly lifted his lantern and entered Liu Dongzhu's bedroom; by the lantern's light he instantly saw the Faction sprawled on the floor, jumped back, and shouted, "Old lady, you go call for help!"

"Be careful!"

Zhang Guihua handed her kitchen knife to Wang Lin, then fled the house at top speed, shouting something like "Someone, hurry!" as she ran.

Soon, candlelight around the Wang Family's neighborhood gradually lit up, and one after another, disheveled adult men emerged from their homes, each holding either a hoe or a nine‑toothed spiked rake.

Seeing Zhang Guihua running and shouting at the crossroads, they couldn't help but ask, "Aunt Zhang, what happened?"

"There are bad people in my house, you all hurry to help!"

Zhang Guihua responded.

"How can there be bad people?"

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Although they said that, the awakened neighbors didn't waste time, grabbing weapons from their homes and running toward the Wang Family.

"Brother Wang, Brother Wang, what's going on, how can there be bad people in your house?"

At that moment, Guo Xuesong rushed over; at Wang Lin's doorway were crowds of Hutou Gou villagers, all armed, and amid repeated greetings of "Scholar Gong", he hurried to Liu Dongzhu's bedroom and at a glance saw the Faction's corpse lying on the floor.

Guo Xuesong exclaimed in shock, "Did you kill someone?"

"It wasn't me who killed!"

Wang Lin shook his head, his complexion turning extremely solemn; after just sending Zhang Guihua to call for help, he immediately inspected the Faction's condition, its back heart pierced, dead beyond death.

"You didn't kill? Then why is there a corpse here?"

Guo Xuesong questioned.

Wang Lin said, "Dongzhu, recount the whole incident in detail!"

"Master Guo, that's how it happened…"

Liu Dongzhu didn't waste words, narrated the entire sequence in detail; having just told Wang Lin earlier, she spoke fluently this time and quickly recounted everything.

"So, while you were sleeping, you heard a tragic scream that woke you, and when you opened your eyes you saw a corpse lying on the floor?"

Guo Xuesong's eyebrows twitched slightly; not doubting Liu Dongzhu's honesty, he briskly approached the Faction's corpse and examined it carefully.

At his age, he had weathered many storms and seen life and death.

He wasn't frightened by the Faction's death visage!

Guo Xuesong wondered aloud, "It was caused by a sharp weapon, and it pierced through his back heart; could there have been another person beside him at the time? If it were an accomplice, why would they kill him?"

A weapon?

Wang Lin suddenly realized and said, "Scholar Gong, at the funeral of that beast yesterday, a great sword hero named Dong Qing came to pay his respects. Before leaving, he said our family Ping'an is a Great Benevolent Person Reincarnation, which would attract demons and monsters, and fearing he would be harmed, he injected a Sword Qi into his body. You say the Faction's being harmed—was it Ping'an? No, it was that Sword Qi that caused it?"

(End of chapter)