Old Dragon Li Gao took the strange thing, narrowed his eyes, and examined it carefully for quite a while. In the end, he still slowly shook his head, his tone carrying a hint of certainty.
"This thing isn't from the Evil Spirit Realm at all..."
Su Fan hurriedly asked, "Senior, you've seen the truly strange things in the Evil Spirit Realm..."
"That was a long time ago. I was fortunate enough to break into the Evil Spirit Realm once. Strange, sinister things that could hook souls and seize spirits were everywhere in there. They weren't anything like this..."
After saying that, Old Dragon Li Gao glanced at the strange thing in his hand once more before tossing it to Su Fan.
"At most, this is a Netherworld Creature tainted by Evil Qi. There's only a negligible trace of Evil Qi wrapped around it from head to toe. It can't be considered a true strange thing..."
Su Fan caught the strange thing, a little disappointed.
"Snap..."
He exerted force with his right hand, crushing the strange thing on the spot. Black fragments sifted down through the gaps between his fingers.
The next morning, at dawn, the first rays of sunlight had just spilled over the wooden fence of the small courtyard. Su Fan was holding a plane and smoothing a piece of lumber, wood shavings flying through the sunlight as the air filled with the fresh scent of pine.
Suddenly, a burst of noisy commotion came from outside the courtyard, mixed with scattered cries of alarm.
His movements stopped. His gaze abruptly sharpened, and his Spiritual Sense spread out like an invisible net, instantly covering the streets of the entire Xihe Town.
A group of constables in dark blue uniforms were hurrying through the streets. Several plainclothes laborers with rolled-up sleeves