Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 346 - 30 Driven by Life [Seeking Monthly Tickets!] _1

Chapter 346: Chapter 30 Driven by Life [Seeking Monthly Tickets!] _1

"Not far from here on Northern Jiebei Mountain, I overheard the villagers at the foot of the mountain talking about a Human-faced Mandrill wreaking havoc, killing livestock, and almost killing villagers. It’s method of attack is very cruel and cunning."

"I ambushed it in the village last night, but this Human-faced Mandrill is very mature and strong, also very alert. I chased it and it still managed to escape into Jiebei Mountain."

"It was already night then, so I didn’t dare to venture deep into Jiebei Mountain, but Huahua remembered its scent. Just now when I came to Taotie City, I heard that you were looking for the Human-faced Mandrill."

The girl briefly explained her encounter.

Chu Liang received the message yesterday when the villagers had just learned about the Human-faced Mandrill, and the people from Xianyuan Pavilion immediately forwarded the news to Chu Liang. Today, Chu Liang came here and happened to meet this girl who had dealt with the Human-faced Mandrill.

Chu Liang glanced at the magnificent big black dog behind her and asked, "Its name is Huahua?"

"Yes." The girl nodded, "My name is Ling’er, and it’s called Huahua."

"But it only has one color all over its body..." Chu Liang laughed.

"Who says so?" The girl named Ling’er called out, "Huahua, stick out your tongue."

The black dog had a rather serious temperament. When it heard the girl’s words, the eyes revealed a touch of helplessness and indulgence. It then stuck out a bright red tongue, gave it a show, and immediately withdrew it.

Thus it had two colors on its body now.

"Hehe." Chu Liang simply smiled a little.

Miss Ling’er gave it a thought and added, "Don’t judge it by its dark look, it’s actually quite a flirt. At home, it is popular among many female dogs..."

"Woof woof..." The big black dog Huahua immediately growled a bit.

The meaning it wanted to express was probably... please stop talking, that’s enough.

After leaving Taotie City, Miss Ling’er mounted the black dog’s back and then patted Chu Liang, "Climb up."

Although this black dog was big, after carrying a young girl, there wasn’t much space left for Chu Liang who smiled and declined, "No need, I can follow on my own."

"Touchy." Miss Ling’er turned her head and said, "Fine then, I’ll tell Huahua to fly slower."

With a rush, the big black dog took off into the air.

Only after it took off did Chu Liang realise that she was not pretending. As soon as it started to fly, it was so quick that it turned into a gust of black wind, flying at a speed unimaginable, not something a casual Fourth Realm could keep up with!

Thanks to Chu Liang’s above-average sword flying skill, he was able to keep up by causing a trail of Sword Aura.

Miss Ling’er intended to pat Huahua and slow it down after take-off, but seeing Chu Liang steady in his pursuit, she didn’t slow down further, but she looked a bit surprised.

Jiebei Mountain was not far from Taotie City, and they arrived there in no time.

This place was also part of the Ancient Battlefield, serving as a border for Taotie City, where the Human Clan erected their ancient monuments during the Ancient Times. Although many years have passed now, occasionally some relics from Ancient Times were found around. But most of them were not worth much, so very few people came to explore for treasures.

Unlike the Zhennan Region’s Mountain, which had countless adventurers flocking to it every year.

The big black dog stopped at the mouth of a valley, and Miss Ling’er said, "I lost the Human-faced Mandrill here last night. From here Huahua is to follow its scent."

Chu Liang said, "Then I shall bother Miss Ling’er."

The young lady waved her hand, gave a pill to the big black dog, and patted its head. Then she walked ahead with the dog.

Meanwhile, she complained, "I thought I was unlucky to encounter the Human-faced Mandrill, and even after so much effort I didn’t kill it, and didn’t get any reward from the local villagers. I didn’t expect to meet you as soon as I returned to Taotie City. I guess it’s fate with the Mandrill."

"Why did Miss Ling’er choose to do this job of driving away evil spirits for others?" Chu Liang curiously asked.

The reason why he asked was because he felt that this young girl didn’t seem to be self-taught.

Simply put, the Spirit Feeding Pill she just fed to the dog is similar to what is used in Shu Mountain to feed Baize. The reward she would receive from the villagers for driving away an evil spirit would not be enough to buy one such pill.

This did not seem to be the style of a shrewd person.

"Ah," As he asked, the young girl rolled her eyes and sighed, "My father died early, my mother is bedridden, my younger brother just started school. If it wasn’t for hardship, who would want to do this?"

...

After entering Jiebei Mountain from the entrance, the black dog started to get cautious and fierce. Its black eyes were shining, and exuding a cold aura. Smelling the Human-faced Mandrill, it traced its scent along the way.

Most evil spirits have no physical form and would often disappear completely during the day and reappear at night. But there’s no need to worry about the Human-faced Mandrill as it is a rare evil spirit with a physical form, it exists at all times.

But this cunning and dark entity generally would not trespass into human settlements, the human-faced mandrill in Jiebei Mountain, only dared to descend the mountain and steal livestock in human villages because of its growth in climate. During the villagers’ attempt to stop it, it even injured a villager, almost killing him directly with a single claw swipe.

Clank clank....

In the mountain, wild woods grew everywhere, blocking sunlight and plunging the surroundings into an eerie darkness. Stepping forward, the crisp sounds of crushed twigs and rotten plants echoed off the still, silent air, devoid of any insect chirps or bird calls. It is said that this place used to be an ancient battlefield, and even to this day, it is heavy with residual hostility, making it undesirable for ordinary creatures to inhabit.

After about fifteen minutes, the large black Spirit Dog suddenly crouched low, growling at a dark path ahead, "Roar...".

"Be careful, Huahua has found the target!" Ling’er shouted.

Chu Liang had already extended his divine sense, but apart from the strong Yin qi, he did not detect anything else.

Just as he was doubting, the large black dog suddenly sprung out! Just like a bolt of black lightning! Woosh—

All of a sudden, dust and debris flew everywhere!

The dog had just sprung out. Before the two could catch up, a gust of black energy with a frenzied wind stretched out from the path, making it hard for one to even keep their eyes open! It included streaks of chilling energy like piercing arrows!

"Miss Ling’er, be careful!"

Chu Liang immediately held up the leaf umbrella as a shield in front of him, and the sharp sounds hissed non-stop.

"I’m fine, go chase Huahua!" Ling’er quickly rushed out. She advanced a colorful rope from her wrist, and at once, the rope transformed into a cloud of colors surrounding her, shielding her from the attacks hidden in the wind.

Chu Liang held up his leaf umbrella. With the speed enchantment, he quickly caught up.

Going deeper down this path, they found a large, egg-shaped nest made up of leaves and branches, quite expansive, with many fresh bone fragments inside, presumably the lair of the human-faced mandrill.

Just as Chu Liang stepped inside, he heard a shout from the side, "Quickly come save me!"

He turned and saw Miss Ling’er sitting on the ground, a wound on her ankle, apparently bleeding.

"What happened to you?" Chu Liang did not immediately approach, but first asked this question aloud.

"Huahua has gone crazy! It’s been controlled by the human-faced mandrill!" Ling’er cried out.

Just as her words fell, a black light shot out from above the nest, it was Huahua, the large black dog! Along with a shower of falling leaves, it lunged straight for Miss Ling’er sitting on the ground, its ferocity unmatched!

From its appearance, it seemed to be intent on tearing apart its own master with one bite!

Whish!

Miss Ling’er hurriedly moved to dodge, but she couldn’t completely escape, and was bitten by Huahua on the thigh! Blood flew all around!

"Quickly come save me! Help me restrain it!" Ling’er called out loudly.

The large black dog Huahua, on the other hand, was grunting lowly, biting her body incessantly as if trying to tear her apart!

At this crucial moment of decision for Chu Liang, he raised his hand and fiercely released a golden light! Boom!

Flying brick technique!

The golden light hit Ling’er on the head, intensifying her desperate situation. As the Demon Revealing Treasure Brick hit her head, black rays surged forth, and Miss Ling’er suddenly transformed into a big head human-faced mandrill, grey and white all over! It shrieked in pain, crying out resentfully, "You despicable creature, I swear enmity against you!"

Turns out this Miss Ling’er was the transformed human-faced mandrill. A fully-grown mandrill capable of shape-shifting is truly hard to discern. Too bad for it that it encountered a spiritually profound dog and a man who could throw bricks!

Before the words fell, the real Miss Ling’er rushed out from behind and tossed out three silvery radiances towards the restrained human-faced mandrill.

Seeing this, the human-faced mandrill gritted its teeth, instantly turning around to scoot away alongside the sound a rustling!

It actually tore off its own thigh!

Clang, clang, clang, the three silvery radiances landing on empty space, the human-faced mandrill’s speed was extremely fast, it quickly vanished into the woods, seeming about to disappear completely!

Just at that moment, a white Sword Qi thunderously cleaved through the air!

Whish—

A sword traversed the sky, cleaving the human-faced mandrill in half!

Behind him, Chu Liang contently retracted his hand gestures, coldly huffed, "You think you could escape?"