This area lay in the western part of the city, desolate and secluded. Beyond the wall stood an old residence awaiting demolition, and You Su and the others easily vaulted onto the wall with a few strides.
He no longer relied on his Spiritual Sense. Instead, he narrowed his gaze. That smear of crimson was so vivid in his murky eyes, like a torch leaping in the dead of night—it would have been difficult not to see it.
You Su also lowered his body and followed tightly along the evil spirit's path. Fortunately, none of the old houses nearby were occupied. Even when You Su occasionally knocked something down while vaulting over a wall and made a jarring noise, no one paid it any mind.
The evil spirit was extremely nimble, darting about in complete disorder. You Su quietly circulated his qi and cast the Ruyi Wind-Controlling Technique, continually giving chase as the distance between man and evil spirit steadily closed.
When he reached a suitable distance, You Su suddenly kicked off the ground. His aura locked onto the evil spirit, and he charged straight at it with his sword raised.
The evil spirit seemed to know that escape was impossible and simply turned around, fixing its inverted eyes on You Su. At the instant You Su soared into the air, the evil spirit suddenly raised its upper jaw. Its open mouth abruptly expanded to a monstrous size, becoming as large as a door—utterly mismatched with its thin, scrawny body!
Knowing it could not escape, the monster actually intended to turn around and swallow You Su!
You Su was startled for only an instant, but the sword in his hand continued relentlessly forward. With one dashing horizontal slash, he cleanly cleaved the evil spirit's gaping maw in two.
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