Worry

"Little Hao, are you sure you don't want to reconsider?"

"It's really dangerous in the county town."

Seeing that her husband no longer objected to Qin Hao going to the county town, Ling Xiaohua, standing nearby, looked worried. She was still a little uneasy, after all, Qin Hao was someone she had watched grow up.

"Heh heh, don't worry, Auntie. I don't take ordinary ghosts to heart."

Qin Hao was quite touched by Ling Xiaohua's concern for him.

After all, they weren't related by blood, yet she cared about him so much, which was quite rare.

"Sigh! You child, why do you have to go to that place? Be careful then."

Seeing that Qin Hao was determined to go, she couldn't do anything about it.

Soon, Ling Kang led a tall horse from the stable. Unlike the horses of the previous world, the horses in this world were taller.

Their appearance was also a bit strange, with scales all over their bodies and exceptionally developed muscles.

Moreover, even ordinary horses had several times the pulling power of horses from the previous world.

Ling Kang led the horse to Qin Hao. It was about the same height as Qin Hao, who was two meters and twelve centimeters tall.

Qin Hao gently stroked the horse in front of him.

"Hiss!"

As soon as he touched it, the horse seemed startled and let out a fierce whinny.

Seeing the horse startled, Ling Kang quickly grabbed the reins and, with great effort, managed to restrain it.

Qin Hao was a bit surprised by this. Ling Kang was, after all, a proper cultivator.

Yet, he had to exert considerable effort to hold back the horse.

"Uncle Ling Kang, what's wrong?"

Ling Kang controlled the horse again and led it to Qin Hao.

"I don't know either. Why is this horse acting so strangely today?"

Ling Kang, standing beside them, also looked puzzled. He scratched his head and said.

"That's strange. You haven't deliberately exuded your aura, so it shouldn't be scared."

Ling Kang carefully observed the harmless-looking Qin Hao, unsure of the problem.

As he was scrutinizing Qin Hao, Ling Xiaohua, standing nearby, chimed in.

"Hey, could it be Qin Hao's hammer? I also felt a bit suffocated when I saw Qin Hao."

Ling Xiaohua clutched her chest and said.

Ever since Qin Hao took out that hammer, she had felt a bone-chilling aura. Just being close to it made her feel uncomfortable.

Hearing Ling Xiaohua's reminder, both of them looked towards the Black Fiend Hammers at Qin Hao's feet.

"It really seems so. The hammer does have a very deep killing intent and malevolent aura."

Ling Kang looked at Qin Hao. Ling Kang was very sure that when he bought it from the shop, it didn't have such a profound malevolent aura.

Furthermore, a dense killing intent was now emanating from the hammer, making people tremble. How many had Qin Hao killed in these short few days?

"Hao, where have you been recently? Why does the hammer have such a strong killing intent?"

After a moment of thought, Ling Kang looked at Qin Hao with concern.

Hearing this, Ling Xiaohua also looked at Qin Hao. From Ling Kang's words, she learned that Qin Hao might have killed many creatures recently, but she didn't know if they were humans or demons.

Seeing their gazes, Qin Hao couldn't hold back any longer.

"Uh... well..."

"Didn't I just say? A few days ago, I encountered a little ghost, and then I killed it."

"Later, a group of people came..."

Qin Hao told Ling Kang and his wife about encountering the Heavenly Dragon Guard, joining them, and eliminating the Ghost Nest.

However, Qin Hao didn't tell them about the Ghost Tribe. There was no need to, and knowing about the Ghost Tribe wouldn't be useful. Moreover, the matter of the Ghost Tribe was confidential.

"Are you saying you joined the Heavenly Dragon Guard?"

"And killed a lot, a lot of ghostly creatures?"

Ling Kang looked at Qin Hao in disbelief. Was this still the person he knew?

When did he become so powerful? It was far beyond his imagination.

As a Body Tempering cultivator himself, if he encountered some of the weaker ghostly creatures Qin Hao mentioned, he would probably...

And he even joined the legendary Heavenly Dragon Guard, which he had only heard about from others.

"Husband, what is the Heavenly Dragon Guard?"

Ling Xiaohua, standing beside him, asked blankly.

Neither Li Kang nor Qin Hao knew how to answer her question.

"Uh... it's an organization the government uses to deal with those ghosts."

Qin Hao concisely explained to Li Xiaohua what the Heavenly Dragon Guard was.

"Tsk tsk tsk, look at you, Little Hao. You've really made it."

"You've already joined the Heavenly Dragon Guard."

"Hahaha, it's okay, it's okay. I still need to work harder."

Qin Hao said with a cheeky grin.

"Little Hao, do you want your auntie to introduce you to a girl?"

"Now that you're so successful..."

Upon hearing that Qin Hao was a public official, Li Xiaohua became excited and wanted to introduce him to a potential partner.

Qin Hao instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

Li Kang looked at his wife with speechless exasperation and shook his head helplessly.

"Alright, it's not the time yet. Besides, Little Hao is only twelve! Give it a few more years."

Li Kang interrupted Li Xiaohua's matchmaking efforts.

"Besides, how can a pheasant be paired with a phoenix?"

"The introductions you make aren't reliable either. A few years ago, you described a 300-pound woman as a slender, elegant lady."

"Old Wang almost fell out with me over it!"

"When you're arranging a marriage, aren't you supposed to say good things? And didn't that description include 'elegant lady'?"

"Besides, would I introduce someone like that to Little Hao? I'm his aunt, after all. Would I harm him?"

"You..."

"What do you mean, 'you'!"

"I..."

Seeing the couple start to bicker, Qin Hao just watched from the side. He was used to the two of them.

"Okay, okay, stop arguing. Little Hao is still here."

After a while, the argument between Mr. and Mrs. Li concluded.

"Heh heh heh, Auntie, you two are as loving as ever."

Qin Hao, having witnessed the entire scene, could only offer an awkward laugh.

"Heh, you brat, you're already unfazed by this, aren't you?"

"Here, take the horse. Come back early."

Li Kang didn't pay much attention to Qin Hao, as he had witnessed such scenes many times before.

Qin Hao nodded and stepped forward, grabbing the reins.

The horse tried to resist, but Qin Hao's brute strength subdued it.

The horse just wanted to say it couldn't be pulled away. Whimper.

"Then I'll be going. Uncle Li Kang, Auntie."

He said this as he led the horse, preparing to head out.

Just then, Qin Hao stopped, as if he'd remembered something.

Seeing Qin Hao halt, Li Kang stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong? Forget something?"

"No, I just remembered what Uncle Li Kang just said."

"He said he encountered traces of ghostly creatures on the mountain, so I'm a bit worried."

Thinking of this, Li Kang's brow furrowed.

"How about this, Uncle Li Kang, you and Auntie can come stay at my place first."

"Since it's at the Qin family's place, you'll have some safety assurance even if something happens."

"This..."

"Don't worry. When I get back, I'll go up the mountain to see what it is."

"Once I've dealt with it, you can come back."

Li Kang was still a bit hesitant, but Qin Hao was right. The Qin family's place was indeed safer than theirs.