Nanxiang Town, Chen Manor.
Chen Manor was likewise one of the wealthiest households in Nanxiang Town.
Deep into the night, bright candlelight still flickered in a room deep within the manor.
"Madam, these are the harvests from the tenants under our household this month, as well as the taxes our Chen Manor should collect this month..."
The maid gently handed the account book to the beautiful woman seated behind the desk.
The beautiful woman gently flipped through the account book before her and could not help sighing softly. "The harvest has been poor this year. On top of that, there have been rumors of demon calamities in the village this year, so the tenants are all on tenterhooks. When Master returns, remember to tell him that we should collect a little less this year..."
A trace of emotion flashed through the maid's eyes.
She herself had been born to a farming family. Her family had sold her into Chen Manor precisely because the land taxes had been too high.
Hearing how considerate the lady of the manor was toward the farmers, she was deeply moved.
"Madam is truly benevolent..."
The beautiful woman smiled and said softly, "The New Year is almost here, after all. With fewer taxes, the tenants can also add some new clothes to keep their children warm."
Immediately afterward, the beautiful woman gently rubbed her swollen belly. Her eyes brimmed with affection and boundless maternal tenderness.
"I also want to accumulate a little blessing for this child..."
The maid smiled as well and hurriedly flattered her. "Madam has the heart of a Bodhisattva. The young master will certainly be born healthy."
The beautiful woman smiled tenderly. "I hope so..."
Suddenly, the beautiful woman's brows drew together slightly, and she let out a soft groan before hurriedly clutching her abdomen.
"Madam, you're pregnant. Keeping accounts all night must have worn you out. Let this servant help you to bed to rest..."
The beautiful woman nodded and gently placed her hand on the maid's. The maid supported her all the way to the bed.
The beautiful woman smiled tenderly at the maid. "Qing'er, it's getting late. Go rest..."
The maid named Qing'er nodded and was just about to turn around.
"Don't leave!"
In that instant,
A clear, childish voice suddenly rang beside the beautiful woman's ear.
The beautiful woman's expression shifted, and a hint of terror appeared on her face. She tentatively called to the maid, "Qing'er, did you hear something?"
Qing'er looked at the beautiful woman in confusion. "Huh? No, Madam."
"Did something happen?"
The beautiful woman forced a smile. "Nothing. Perhaps my spirit is unsettled, and I heard wrong..."
"You didn't hear wrong, Mother."
"She's leaving. What will I eat after I come out?"
The eerie, childish voice rang out again. This time, the beautiful woman heard it clearly.
The beautiful woman lowered her head in terror and looked at her belly.
"An evil spirit..."
Before she could finish speaking,
The beautiful woman's belly suddenly began swelling at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The next moment, it abruptly exploded like a watermelon splitting apart.
An ugly child with an entirely black body, cloudy white pupils, and sharp fangs floated in the air, grinning at Qing'er, who had been scared senseless.
"Heehee, Mother, you don't want me to go hungry, do you?" the ghost child said with a giggle.
Crack!
At that moment, the door was pushed open.
A man dressed in luxurious brocade robes walked in from outside. His face was gaunt, his cheeks sunken, and his eyes were threaded with blood.
"Master!"
"There's a demon here!"
"Mad... Madam was killed by it!"
When the maid named Qing'er saw the master of Chen Manor, it was as if she had found someone to rely on. She hurriedly grabbed his leg and wailed.
But Qing'er soon noticed that something was wrong.
The master before her wore a placid expression, as though nothing had surprised him. The ghost child floating in the air was also looking at her with a mocking grin.
Then the master's next words sent a chill through Qing'er from head to toe.
"If you're going to eat, hurry up!"
"Members of the Town Suppressing Division have already arrived in Nanxiang Town. It's no longer safe. We have to leave quickly."
"Got it, got it." The ghost child giggled, continuously sizing up Qing'er as though considering where to start eating.
Boom!!!!
With a deafening crash, the entire roof beam of the room was suddenly blasted apart by a violent, enormous rush of wind!
"Hahahahaha..."
"I've finally found you... Ye Chen."
"I've missed you so much I couldn't even sleep!!"
The one demon and two people in the room instinctively looked up.
A man stood high in the air. He was strikingly handsome and tall, with a slender build. Dressed in blue-white robes covered in mysterious patterns, he had tied his hair casually with a plain white jade band. His sleeves fluttered, and his long black hair whipped wildly behind him in the moonlight, as though coated in a layer of moonlight.
At the center of his brow was a silver, mysterious marking that made him seem even more extraordinary, as though an immortal had descended into the mortal world.
In the eyes of the maid Qing'er, the man in the sky was a divine being who had descended upon the world.
"You... you're him!" Ye Chen cried, his expression terrified and his heart filled with dread.
"Walking through the void... Is this the Spirit Roaming Realm?"
"No, his aura doesn't seem like it..."
But Lu Jun could not be bothered to waste words on Ye Chen. He descended directly and charged straight toward the ghost child!
"Another little whelp!"
"What an unexpected delight."
The ghost child was terrified and instinctively tried to flee.
He might have been wicked, but he was not stupid!
This sort of fellow could be left to the servants his mother had found for him to deal with.
The man before him clearly did not look like a good person!
But soon, a terrifying scene appeared before the ghost child.
Countless layers of wind formed a dense barrier around him, trapping him tightly. He could not escape at all!
Lu Jun slowly advanced and dispelled the wind barrier.
He grabbed the ghost child by the head and applied a little force. The ghost child's head instantly burst open like an airbag.
[Slain demon, Great Sin Ghost Fetus.] [Demon Essence: 3200]
After finishing all this, Lu Jun turned and looked at Ye Chen again.
Lu Jun grinned savagely at Ye Chen.
"Why, you little bastard, didn't you tell me to wait?"
"Sorry, I really couldn't wait any longer!"
"Tell me, how do you want to die?"
Ye Chen panicked, terror filling his eyes.
He regretted it. He regretted it deeply!
He had only been mouthing off, throwing out a threat before leaving.
Damn it, how had this fellow actually come knocking?
How long had it even been?
It had not even been two hours in total.
He could not even wait one night?
Was he really that impatient?
Ye Chen gave two dry laughs. "Many thanks, my lord, for dealing with this demon on my behalf. I am deeply grateful..."
Lu Jun flashed in front of Ye Chen and, without hesitation, slashed toward his neck.
What the hell was he babbling about?!
The demonic aura I captured had already locked onto you as the culprit.
And you're still pretending to speak in code here?!
Ye Chen was horrified.
Was this ruthless man not even going to give him time to say one more sentence?
Ye Chen desperately dodged, but he was still caught by the blade. His entire arm, along with a large chunk of flesh from his lung, was chopped off.
Ye Chen stumbled backward again and again. He now understood that this man was nothing short of a god of slaughter.
Then he stopped pretending and stomped his foot violently.
The next moment, sinister energy erupted continuously from the ground.
Lu Jun was just about to advance and kill Ye Chen with one slash when a sound suddenly came from behind him—the sound of something breaking through the earth.
The slash that had originally been aimed forward swung around in a circle and struck behind him instead.
The sound of flesh being cleaved apart and blood spraying rang out.
Text appeared before his eyes once more.
[Slain demon, Green Zombie] [Demon Essence: 3250]
Lu Jun swept his gaze around. Hundreds of densely packed Green Zombies had already emerged from the ground, all with green faces and fangs, their skin carrying a bluish-green hue.
Lu Jun's heart surged with joy.
No wonder Ye Chen had told him to wait!
This waiting had truly led him to a great treasure trove!
Lu Jun simply did not dare imagine how exhilarating it would be after he slaughtered this wave of Green Zombies.
The River Lord Subdues the Flood Dragon Art could finally break through to the second layer.
At that moment, Ye Chen also rolled and crawled behind the mass of Green Zombies, secretly letting out a sigh of relief. He raised a hand and pointed at Lu Jun, intending to throw out another threat, but after thinking it over, decided against it.
Instead, he simply controlled the zombies he had raised over the years and sent them charging toward Lu Jun.
He himself fled for his life, sprinting wildly toward the wilderness outside the city.
Before you continue