Qingshi County's Recent Situation

"It really is you, Xiao Hao. How have you changed so much?"

"How did you get so tall and so strong?"

Li Xiaohua stared at Qin Hao in shock and asked.

"Heh heh, maybe it's because I've been developing quickly recently,"

Qin Hao felt a little embarrassed by his aunt's scrutiny and scratched his head as he spoke.

Seeing his wife looking at Qin Hao like he was some rare treasure, Li Kang could only helplessly interrupt her questions.

"Alright, alright. What are you asking so many questions for, a woman of the house?"

"By the way, Xiao Hao, why did you come to find me?"

At this moment, Li Kang looked at Qin Hao and asked.

Qin Hao also reacted and said, "I came to borrow a horse from Uncle Kang. I need to go to the county town to buy some things."

"What? You're going to the county town!"

Before Li Kang could even speak, Li Xiaohua, who was standing nearby, became agitated.

"Xiao Hao, you absolutely cannot go to the county town! There's a ghost infestation there right now!"

"Ghost infestation?"

Qin Hao was also taken aback when he heard the words "ghost infestation."

Could it be a straggler from the Ghost Nest a few days ago?

"Yes, a ghost infestation. Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I've heard others talk about it before."

"Also, I found traces of something like a ghostly creature on a nearby mountain."

Li Kang also shared what he had encountered.

"What, dear, you really encountered traces of it on the mountain?"

Li Xiaohua was startled when she heard that her husband had encountered traces of a ghostly creature on the mountain.

"Traces, not a ghost!"

Li Kang repeated.

"Oh no, oh no, it's already spread to our area?"

"Auntie, ghosts are just ghosts, there's no need to be like this."

Seeing how scared Li Xiaohua was, Qin Hao said in a relaxed tone.

Qin Hao himself wasn't afraid. He had killed hundreds of ghostly creatures before, and even the little-known Ghost Tribe had met their end under his hands. Qin Hao felt nothing.

"? What do you mean 'just ghosts'!"

"Have you gotten too arrogant recently, you brat?"

As she spoke, Li Xiaohua jumped up and hit Qin Hao on the back. She had intended to hit the back of his head, but she could only reach his back.

Being hit on the back by Li Xiaohua, Qin Hao felt nothing. Instead, Li Xiaohua's hand hurt from the force of her strike.

"Ouch, Xiao Hao, why is your body so hard? It's like a piece of iron."

Li Xiaohua felt like she had hit a piece of iron, and it hurt her hand.

"Hahaha."

Seeing his wife in a predicament, Li Kang laughed heartily.

"You heartless man, what are you laughing at?"

Hearing her husband laugh at her, Li Xiaohua narrowed her eyes and looked at Li Kang.

Rolling up her sleeves, she prepared to go forward and get physical.

"Uh... nothing."

Seeing the couple bickering, Qin Hao could only watch from the side in silence.

"Alright, alright, no more fooling around."

"Xiao Hao is still here."

After a while, Li Kang stopped his wife, and the farce finally ended.

Meanwhile, Qin Hao, hearing Uncle Kang mention him, really wanted to say, don't call me out.

"By the way, Xiao Hao, you said you were going to the county town?"

"What are you going there for? The county town isn't peaceful right now."

"Compared to the county town, our village is still relatively safe."

"That's right, Hao, it's not safe in the county town right now. Don't go. Let's just stay in the village."

Seeing the Lin Kang couple, who cared about him, Qin Hao was somewhat touched. The Lin Kang couple had always helped him out when his parents weren't around.

"It's fine, Uncle, Auntie."

"Just some petty ghosts. It's not like I haven't killed them before."

Qin Hao looked at the Lin Kang couple and said with a hint of childish arrogance.

Looking at Qin Hao, who had a childish face with a hint of arrogance, Lin Kang was skeptical.

To be honest, he felt that Qin Hao might have the strength. After all, he had seen with his own eyes Qin Hao killing a first-tier demonic beast with his bare hands.

Ordinary ghostly creatures shouldn't be Qin Hao's match.

"Hao, are you sure you've killed ghosts?"

Hearing that Qin Hao had killed ghosts, Lin Kang still asked with some uncertainty.

"Could I possibly lie to you about this?"

"Just a few days ago, about ten miles from our village, I ran into one."

"I smashed it into a pulp with my hammer!"

As he spoke, he took out a hammer from his storage bag and swung it to show the Lin Kang couple.

Seeing Qin Hao take out the Black Fiend Hammers, the Lin Kang couple felt a terrifying killing intent wash over them.

The Black Fiend Hammers already possessed a special killing intent that suppressed ghostly creatures. Now, after Qin Hao had used them to kill members of the Ghost Tribe and hundreds of ghostly creatures, this killing intent had become even more potent. Even Li Xiaohua, who had never cultivated before, could see a palpable killing intent.

Seeing Qin Hao so easily swing the hammer, which emitted a dark red, smoke-like aura, Li Xiaohua was completely convinced.

Seeing the conviction in their eyes, Qin Hao finally stopped.

"See? You believe me now, right?"

"Yes! Yes!"

"We believe you."

"Hao, how did you get so strong? A few days ago, your uncle told me you killed a demonic beast with your bare hands, and I was a little skeptical."

"Seeing you like this now, Auntie finally believes it."

"Hehe, this is nothing."

"By the way, Uncle Lin Kang, you mentioned that the county town is experiencing hauntings. What's going on?"

Hauntings? Qin Hao was interested. After all, those were attribute points.

"Your aunt heard that someone saw ghost shadows and heard ghostly wails in the old Zhang family's residence."

"Moreover, people have been disappearing and dying suddenly in the county town. It must be the work of ghostly creatures."

Hearing this, Qin Hao wasn't entirely sure if it was ghostly creatures, but it was highly likely. It could also be a powerful demon that had achieved sentience.

Such spirits and monsters could also employ similar methods to cause sudden deaths.

The more demonic spirits and monsters there were, the more he wanted to go. While others might see it as a disaster, in his eyes, these were all valuable attribute points.

"Uncle Lin Kang, lend me a horse. I want to go to the county town to see if it's really ghostly creatures."

"If it is, I can take the opportunity to eliminate it."

Qin Hao said excitedly.

Seeing Qin Hao's excitement, Lin Kang was speechless. He mentioned the hauntings hoping Qin Hao would retreat, but instead, the boy got excited.

"Hao, are you sure you want to go?"

Lin Kang asked again, this time with solemnity. He didn't want Qin Hao to do anything dangerous.

"Yes! I'm going. It's fine, it's just some things that can't see the light of day. You can rest assured."

"Don't you look at my current strength? My muscles alone are enough to scare them to death."

Lin Kang looked at the young man before him. Indeed, his muscles were a bit exaggerated. He felt like he was looking at a strong, robust bull.

It was indeed a bit intimidating.

"Alright, come with me."

"Dear, this…"

Li Xiaohua wanted to say something more, but Lin Kang interrupted her.

"It's fine, Hao's strength is very great."

"Hao, wait for me for a moment. I'll go get a horse for you."

With that, he walked towards the stable in the backyard.