Chapter 345: You

Wang Ping'an and Yu Die left the Zhang Family, and while the people in the great hall of the Zhang Family were not paying attention, he took from the World Pearl a miniature—almost no larger than an ant—by spending a thousand Merit to upgrade the treasure: Paper Person to the Cultivation stage; one of the benefits of the crafted Paper Person.

It can be big or small!

As long as one isn't focusing all their attention on it, it's hard to notice this Paper Person of his.

He follows cautiously behind Yu Die.

Yu Die, having no kinship with the Zhang Family and meeting them for the first time, merely wants to make his uncle a good Mountain God; not only is he willing to risk his life to deal with the Tiger Demon occupying Shizi Ling, but he also offended Luo Liang.

He is related to the Zhang Family; now Zhang Deben, the new Mountain God of Shizi Ling, is his uncle. Even an outsider like Yu Die can achieve this level, let alone a relative like him.

How could he possibly not exert any effort?

He knows Yu Die's abilities; the Tiger Demon occupying Shizi Ling might not be Yu Die's opponent, so having him as a helper or not makes no difference.

But as the old saying goes: not afraid of ten thousand, only afraid of the one in a million.

Who knows if an accident might occur?

If no accident occurs, his sneaky trailing behind Yu Die would at most be a wasted trip, perhaps even witnessing Yu Die's full abilities; but if an accident happens, even if he can't resolve it, at least he could save Yu Die's life.

Later.

Then reconsider.

Given Yu Die's position, if she truly faces setbacks—even if the Tiger Demon occupying Shizi Ling surprises her and even she isn't its match—Yu Die is a Zhen Mo Si Hundred Households, so she must know experts; once she summons them, she can still deal with the Tiger Demon occupying Shizi Ling.

Not only can she make her uncle the Mountain God of Shizi Ling, but she also won't let her uncle face danger that could deprive him of even a chance to be reborn!

Wang Ping'an controls the Paper Person, following cautiously behind Yu Die, not daring to get too close; Yu Die is heading to deal with the Tiger Demon occupying Shizi Ling, likely staying on high alert all the way.

【7】 He doesn't want to fail as Yu Die's final line of defense; instead, he would arouse Yu Die's suspicion, spark a full‑scale battle, drain Yu Die's combat power for the Tiger Demon, giving the Tiger Demon an opening.

【8】 Roar! Roar! Roar!

【9】 As Wang Ping'an follows Yu Die deeper into Shizi Ling, loud beast roars echo one after another; at times they encounter ferocious beasts hunting prey, or two beasts fighting each other.

【10】 However.

【11】 Whether the beasts are hunting or fighting to the death, none launch an attack on Yu Die.

【12】 To be precise.

【13】 Yu Die is walking on a mountain path trampled by unknown humans or beasts, and the beasts seem as if they don't see her.

【14】 Until.

【15】 Going deeper into Shizi Ling, the loud roars fade, and no beasts are seen around.

【16】 "Save me, save me, save me!"

A wail sounds; Wang Ping'an looks up and sees under a huge tree an injured hunter, who, upon seeing Yu Die appear, looks as if she were a savior.

「Roar! 」、「Roar! 」、「Roar! 」

The next moment, a flash of Flowing Light flickers and the hunter's entire head falls to the ground; the surprise on his face hasn't fully faded, but as he dies he stares wide‑eyed at Yu Die, his expression full of shock and disbelief.

Obviously.

He can't understand why, though he was pleading for help, Yu Die didn't save him but instead took his life.

"The acting's decent, but there's no brain, too stupid, and you're not even looking at the time; also, where is this place? How could a hunter dare go deep into Shizi Ling?"

Wang Ping'an can't help shaking his head.

Yu Die's strike doesn't surprise him; unexpectedly, she acts without saying a word, moving straight to attack.

It's unusually decisive! "You Tiger Demon, trying to use a rogue spirit to end my life—are you really not taking Yu Die seriously?"

Yu Die sneers, glances sideways, and as her Flying Sword slashes, the hunter's head hits the ground and then vanishes like smoke; her face shows pure contempt.

She's not new to the jianghu; when this hunter lying under the tree begged for help, she sensed something off without even using the Dharma Eye, and could roughly tell what kind of 'hunter' this was.

"Little brat, I, Hu Hui, would like to take you seriously, but you must earn the right!"

A contemptuous voice sounds, yet the Tiger Demon occupying Shizi Ling—Hu Hui—does not appear; instead, the towering ancient trees around begin to stir.

The next second.

Clusters of demonic aura surge skyward, forming a cage that envelopes Yu Die.

Yu Die watches the shifting surroundings, clearly aware she's trapped in a formation, remaining unflustered; as one ancient tree after another comes alive and attacks, she thinks and a slew of Flying Swords appear before her.

"Go!"

Yu Die shouts fiercely, and nine Flying Swords appear before her, fluttering like dancing butterflies.

Not ordinary decisiveness! 「You Beast: Tiger Demon, you want to rely on a lone ghost to harm my life—aren't you underestimating me, Yu Die? 」

Yu Die gave a cold snort, glanced with her peripheral vision, as her Flying Sword slashed out, the head hit the ground, and afterwards the 【Hunter】 that had vanished into smoke and clouds—her face full of contempt.

One ancient tree after another that walks forward is cut down to the ground.

Yu Die's figure flickers; the next moment, a Ghost-Headed Great Sword saturated with demonic aura slashes the spot she just occupied—had she been a second slower, the ferocious blade could have cleaved her in two.

Immediately, an upright Tiger-Headed Human reveals its true form.

"You hide‑and‑show types, finally daring to reveal yourselves?"

Yu Die sneers, multitasking: she controls sword after sword to fell each animated ancient tree, while a thought summons a spirit‑infused long sword into her palm, and she leaps.

Yu Die watched the changing surroundings, obviously knowing she had fallen into a formation, without a hint of panic, as one ancient tree after another, seeming to have come alive, lunged at her; with a thought, one Flying Sword after another appeared before her.

"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!"

Clangs of golden weapons resound one after another; through the Dharma Eye, Wang Ping'an clearly sees Yu Die's battle with the Tiger Demon, his face full of unmistakable disappointment.

「Pfft! 」、「Pfft! 」、「Pfft! 」

Wang Ping'an knows Yu Die's prowess and also knows the Tiger Demon occupying Shizi Ling isn't a formidable monster, even if it has centuries of cultivation.

A truly powerful monster wouldn't occupy an insignificant hill that can't even nurture a single monster nearby.

Yu Die's body suddenly moved; the next moment, a ghost‑head greatsword brimming with demonic energy slashed down where she had just been; if she had been a second slower, in the face of this murderous ghost‑head greatsword, she would very likely have been cut in half.

He never expected it.

When Hu Hui first contacts Yu Die, not only is he pressed and beaten by her, but danger spirals.

Yu Die snorted coldly, her mind multitasking—she wielded one flying sword after another, felling ancient trees that seemed to have come alive, while a thought summoned another spirit‑filled longsword into her palm, and she leapt upward.

Turning into a fleeting shadow, she rushed toward the Beast: Tiger Demon.

"Dang!", "Dang!", "Dang!"

Clashing sounds of golden halberds rang out one after another; through his Dharma Eye, Wang Ping'an clearly saw Yu Die and the Beast: Tiger Demon locked in combat, his face plainly showing disappointment he could not hide.

"Just this?"

Wang Ping'an knew Yu Die's prowess, and he also knew that the Beast: Tiger Demon occupying Shizi Ling was no formidable demon, even if it had cultivated for hundreds of years.

A truly formidable demon could never seize such an insignificant hill, let alone nurture any other demon in its surroundings.

He knew the Beast: Tiger Demon would be no match for Yu Die.

He never expected it.

As soon as the Beast: Tiger Demon and Yu Die made contact, they were not only being pressed and beaten by Yu Die, but instead found themselves in dire straits.

Pfft!

A spray of blood mist spurted out; Yu Die's Sword Apparatus easily pierced Hu Hui's corpse, and she said disappointedly, "Just this much ability?"

However.

What surprised Yu Die was that, having suffered a fatal blow and clearly about to die, Hu Hui showed not a trace of panic on his face; instead, it was all mockery.

"You've fallen for my trap!"

(End of chapter)