After Su Xian showed off a bit of his skill,
the surrounding members of the Liu Family treated him with even greater respect, treating him as an honored guest.
Su Xian also discussed the Liu Family's situation with the Liu Family head and the others.
"Were there any strange movements before these people died?"
"Or did the deceased share any common characteristics?"
"Based on the people who died previously, generally speaking, these demons strike in the middle of the night!"
"They target our Liu Family servants, who are basically all on patrol in the middle of the night."
"It's very likely they crossed paths with the demon and were killed by it."
"Our guard was the same way; he waited in the courtyard for the demon in the middle of the night, and early the next morning, his shriveled corpse was found."
Liu Family head Liu Xuan introduced some of the demon's behavior patterns to Su Xian.
At night within the Liu Family estate, anyone who remained outside their rooms ran the risk of being attacked by this demon.
If Su Xian wanted to find the demon, all he had to do was walk around the Liu estate at night.
Hearing this, Su Xian furrowed his brows slightly.
Could this demon act so rampantly that it truly wasn't afraid of someone coming to hunt and kill it?
After listening to the Liu Family head, Su Xian nodded slightly and looked at the crowd.
"Stay safely in your rooms tonight, and don't come out no matter what happens."
"I will walk around the Liu estate to draw the demon out!"
"Remember, you'd all better stay inside. If possible, hide behind some solid objects!"
"Otherwise, the shockwaves from my battle with that demon are very likely to injure you!"
Su Xian cautioned the crowd. With his current cultivation in the Bone Tempering Realm,
fighting that demon might create a massive commotion,
and the shockwaves of their battle could very well hurt people.
"Understood!"
Hearing this, the crowd nodded one after another. They knew they couldn't participate in a battle between such experts.
For safety's sake, they truly needed to hide away well, just as Su Xian said.
As night fell, the Liu Family members had long since retreated in terror to their rooms,
while the Liu Family head and others even hid inside a secret underground bunker of the Liu Family.
Su Xian paced the Liu estate holding his saber. According to the Liu Family head,
after examining the corpses killed by the demon and judging by the time of death,
this demon always operated around midnight.
Su Xian paced the Liu estate, now familiar with its general layout.
He was just waiting for the demon to arrive!
As the cool night breeze blew, a bright full moon hung high, illuminating the Liu estate!
Su Xian walked through the Liu estate, the surrounding atmosphere growing heavier and heavier.
Seeming to notice nothing at all, Su Xian continued his patrol of the Liu estate.
Suddenly! A flash of light streaked past! Su Xian swung his saber to block backward!
Clang! Sparks flew in all directions!
A pair of sharp claws struck the blade of Su Xian's saber, bursting into sparks!
Feeling the power of this blow, Su Xian's heart settled!
It was nothing more than someone at Great Accomplishment of the Tendon Refining Realm!
Having failed in a single strike, the attacking demon couldn't help but freeze for a moment.
Su Xian turned around and looked at the attacking demon.
Its body of silver-white fur emitted a faint glow under the moonlight.
A pair of huge tiger eyes stared fixedly at Su Xian, and a black "King" character on its forehead stood out strikingly against the pure silver-white fur.
"A tiger demon?"
Seeing the appearance of this ambushing demon, Su Xian instantly recognized what kind of monster it was.
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The tiger demon was considered a famous demon race even within Green Dragon Mountain,
and together with the wolf demon, fox demon, and Yellow Weasel, they were known as the four major demon races.
However, tiger demons generally stayed in the interior of Green Dragon Mountain and rarely came out of the mountains.
Why would it come out and even come to Blackwater County to attack people of the Liu Family?
Some doubt arose in Su Xian's heart.
"Human, I wouldn't have thought you could actually block that move. You've got some skill."
"Seeing as you're not a member of the Liu Family either, turn around and leave, and I'll spare you. How about that?"
The tiger demon spoke in a deep voice, staring intently at the Su Xian before him.
To be able to block his ambushing strike—his opponent's strength was probably not to be underestimated.
Even though he was a tiger demon with a sturdy physique stronger than the average martial artist at the perfection of the Tendon Refining Realm, he didn't want to take risks.
Hearing what the tiger demon said, Su Xian narrowed his eyes and said faintly:
"By the sound of it, you're only targeting people of the Liu Family. Do you know of something belonging to the Liu Family that's worth you coveting? Or are you sent by someone to target the Liu Family?"
Su Xian continued to ask. Obviously, this tiger demon was no simple creature.
Logically speaking, a martial artist like him, whose body contained vital blood, should have been even more attractive to this tiger demon.
Yet this tiger demon actually wanted him to leave, which was clearly abnormal.
Hearing this, the tiger demon's face sank. "Human, don't toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit! Some things shouldn't be asked about. Do you know? Knowing too much gets people killed."
The tiger demon grinned, baring a mouthful of sharp fangs as a fierce aura surged forward!
"I'll ask one last time: are you leaving or not?"
The tiger demon spoke coldly, a pair of sharp tiger claws extending from his flesh pads, and with a gentle scratch, he carved several cracks into the hard bluestone ground.
Though the person before him possessed decent strength, he wasn't a demon who feared trouble either.
If he hadn't wanted to avoid causing too big of a commotion, he would have already torn the person before him to shreds.
Hearing the tiger demon's words, Su Xian remained silent, merely gripping the precious saber in his hand tighter as moonlight spilled down, reflecting off the blade!
A killing intent filled the air!
"Very well! Since you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, I'd also like to taste what your heart is like!"
Watching Su Xian's stance, the tiger demon let out a cold laugh, sticking out his tiger tongue to lick the tip of his nose.
The moment his words fell, the fierce tiger pounced toward Su Xian, its sharp claws resembling several razor-sharp blades as they slashed straight toward him!
A rush of wind sounded. There was no doubt that even a martial artist at the perfection of the Tendon Refining Realm would have their chest torn open if they suffered this blow!
Yet Su Xian was no mere Tendon Refining Realm martial artist; he had long since achieved the early stage of the Bone Tempering Realm!
Vital blood circulated within his body, and red light erupted from his entire skeleton, carrying his surrounding muscles and flesh along in a brilliant glow!
White moonlight spilled down as a faint red light emanated from around Su Xian, and a bloody light flashed within his eyes!
Gale Six Slashes: Storm Rend!
With a low shout, he raised his blade to meet the tiger demon's claws!
The strongest move of the tier-three martial technique Gale Six Slashes burst forth fiercely!
Bloody flames appeared on the blade in Su Xian's hand! A bloody flash crossed the air as blade and claws collided!
A blinding burst of fire exploded at the point where blade and claws met!
Red flames surged, igniting the fur around the tiger's paws!
Fortunately, the quality of the precious saber in Su Xian's hand was not bad, otherwise under the opposing tiger demon's claw strike,
the precious saber in his hand would likely have shattered!
The tiger demon opposite fared no better; his palm vibrated intensely, and the might of Su Xian's single blade strike left his arm numb and completely devoid of strength!
Shock surged wildly through the tiger demon's heart!
His expression was filled with utter horror. His move would have inflicted severe injuries on an ordinary martial artist at the perfection of the Tendon Refining Realm,
yet he never imagined it would be met head-on and blocked, and that half his body would be numbed from the recoil!
"Ha! Again!"
With a loud laugh, Su Xian struck once more, chaining the six slashes together!
Slash followed slash, red flames erupting to illuminate the surrounding environment and dye it blood-red!
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