The Green-Faced Corpse Monster
The Mu Lineage's household servants were carried out of Shanghe Village one by one.
"Boss, do you think the Mu Lineage will send people after us for revenge?"
Zong Xiaoshan frowned slightly and said with some concern, "We made them lose so much face this time. I'm afraid they won't let it go!"
"I should be the one saying that."
A vicious glint flashed in Qin Yan's eyes. Since they weren't playing by the rules, he had nothing to hold him back.
"Go back first, all of you."
Zong Xiaoshan froze at those words, then nodded. "Boss, be careful!"
After Qin Yan gave Qin Xiaoyi and the others a few instructions, the group returned to Clear Water Village!
The night was dim. Dark clouds covered the moon, letting only a faint glimmer of moonlight filter through.
The Mu Lineage!
Gloom hung over the entire compound. The household servants who had been sent back lay in bed, some with grievous injuries to their groins that had crippled them for life.
Mu Youcheng's face was so dark it seemed ready to drip. The experts he had kept for so long had failed to withstand even a single blow.
"Trash, a bunch of trash."
Mu Youcheng angrily smashed things up in the room. Two maids knelt on the floor, trembling with their heads pressed low to the ground, not daring to make a sound.
"Qin Yan! A mud-legged peasant who crawled out of some mountain gully dares to oppose me.
"Just wait until this disaster is over. I'll report you to the authorities!"
Mu Youcheng's expression was vicious. As a lineage that had operated in Qinghe Town for over a century, they had long since established a deeply rooted network of connections here.
When the time came, he would hand out some silver and have that little bastard Qin Yan declared a wanted criminal.
The night was pitch-black, and fierce winds made the trees rustle and snap.
Pfft!
Dressed in black night clothes, Qin Yan cut off a courtyard guard's head with a single slash!
He moved like a ghost through the Mu Lineage's compound, killing those who could pose a threat to him.
He slipped into Mu Youcheng's room!
Mu Youcheng was sleeping soundly, a beautiful young concubine in his arms.
"He certainly knows how to enjoy himself!"
Qin Yan's eyes were exceptionally vicious. He swung the long saber in his hand, and with a flash of cold light, severed Mu Youcheng's head.
There were no surprises and no resistance. Everything seemed so ordinary.
"Master, why is the bed so warm?"
The concubine sensed the sticky wetness and stench of blood. The moment she spoke, a pain shot through her neck, and she passed out.
After finishing all this,
Qin Yan immediately unleashed his powerful spiritual perception. He went to a corner, moved aside the wooden objects there, and tapped on the floor.
The hollow sound made the corners of his mouth rise.
He lifted the floor tiles, and a square box appeared before him.
He took it out and carefully gauged its weight.
It weighed at least a hundred jin, but it needed a key to open.
He gave it a gentle shake, and the sound of metal clinking came from inside. There had to be at least a thousand taels of silver in it.
The trip hadn't been in vain.
Qin Yan was delighted!
"Murder! There's a monster!"
A panicked cry shattered the silent night, startling Qin Yan as well.
He picked up the box, and as soon as he rushed out of the room, he sensed danger.
Every hair on his body stood on end.
Crack, crack, crack!
Qin Yan jumped onto the perimeter wall and soon saw a horrifying sight.
A humanoid monster on all fours was gnawing on a corpse.
The scene was truly bizarre.
Qin Yan could sense a strong feeling of danger from it, and it also gave off a presence that made him extremely uncomfortable.
That presence also seemed vaguely familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had encountered it.
He looked closely and, by the faint lamplight, saw that it was wearing hemp clothes.
This time, he was certain it was a person, but his skin was bluish-black all over, and his body was withered, like a layer of old skin.
His eyes were bloodshot. Though he had no blue face or fangs, as he gnawed and blood flowed, a look of pleasure still appeared on his face.
His throat let out a gurgling sound.
"So this is the man-eating monster from the legends of Qinghe Town. Why does it seem like a corpse monster?"
Qin Yan held his breath and reduced his presence, intending to slip away unnoticed.
Just then, however, a group of servants arrived. The burly men at their head carried clubs, and their faces turned pale at the sight of him!
Gurgle! Gurgle!
The Green-Faced Corpse Monster seemed to have found interesting prey. Like a cheetah, he lunged at one of them in an instant.
With a savage expression, he knocked the man down, plunged his fingers into his body like nails, and began tearing at him with his teeth.
Piercing screams rang out through the night without end.
"Help... hel—!"
In moments, the man who had been knocked down had his neck torn open, and the monster began frantically sucking his blood.
The terrifying sight sent everyone in the Mu Lineage fleeing outside in panic.
"What a vicious fellow."
A trace of wariness appeared in Qin Yan's eyes. Just as he was about to slip away, the Green-Faced Corpse Monster abruptly turned his head, his blood-red eyes meeting Qin Yan's.
In the darkness, Qin Yan was like a blazing sun, shining brilliantly through the pitch-black night.
Gurgle! Gurgle!
An eerie smile appeared on the Green-Faced Corpse Monster's face, as if he had found some extremely interesting prey.
His body slowly rose like a hunched monster, and he was exceptionally excited.
Gurgle! Gurgle! Gurgle! Gurgle!
Whoosh!
The monster moved like a ghost, lunging at Qin Yan in an instant with a savage look on his face.
He looked like a mad dog impatient to feed!
"Get lost!"
Qin Yan's expression turned vicious in an instant, and he drove a kick into the monster's face with nearly all his strength.
Boom!
The corpse monster flew backward like a cannonball, his body slamming into a wall and bringing it crashing down.
Qin Yan's foot trembled slightly. It felt as though he had struck an incredibly hard rock, and a stab of pain immediately shot through it.
Gurgle! Gurgle!
Rapid cries came from the rubble, carrying a violent intent.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The bluestone bricks burst apart in an instant. The corpse monster gave off a violent presence, his blood-red eyes fixed on Qin Yan as though he wanted to cut him into a thousand pieces.
Gurgle!
A terrifying strength that belied his withered body erupted from him.
Every step shattered the bluestone bricks beneath his feet as he charged at Qin Yan with tremendous speed.
"Are you ever going to stop?"
Qin Yan lost his temper in an instant too. This monster was like a plaster stuck to his skin.
Did I kill your father or your mother?
As their figures crossed, Qin Yan kicked the monster hard in the lower abdomen, sending him shooting into the sky.
Hiss!
Qin Yan's expression changed slightly. The thing's body was far too hard, and his leg had begun to go numb.
He could easily kick through a tree as thick as a man's head, but the toughness of this thing's body was truly beyond his expectations.
He couldn't worry about that now, though.
He leaped up and drove a heavy punch into the monster's face.
The blue-brick ground exploded, smashed into a human-shaped crater.
Gurgle! Gurgle!
After taking heavy blows one after another, the corpse monster showed a humanlike fear. The prey before him, who gave off an incomparably delicious scent, was not as easy to deal with as he had imagined.
He crawled out of the crater and involuntarily took a few steps back.
"Trying to run? I'm afraid it won't be that easy."
A nasty smile appeared beneath Qin Yan's mask. The ground cracked beneath his feet, and the wall collapsed in an instant.
The next moment, he was already in front of the monster, whipping a kick toward his head.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The kick was extraordinarily powerful, sending the monster crashing through several buildings in succession. The violent impacts brought the buildings down in an instant.
Clatter, clatter, clatter!
At the same time, Qin Yan's keen senses detected a cavalry unit rapidly approaching.
He looked at the collapsed buildings, then toward the approaching cavalry!
Qin Yan frowned slightly. Without the slightest hesitation, he darted over the perimeter wall, picked up his spoils, and disappeared into the night.