Su Xian's speed was unbelievably fast, and the might of the Bone Tempering Realm erupted in full.
One slash followed another. With the treasured blade in his hand, he severed all four limbs of the Tiger Demon before him.
"Roar!"
The Tiger Demon cried out repeatedly in pain, unleashing a deafening tiger's roar.
Everyone in the Liu Family trembled in fear when they heard it.
At the same time, they began worrying about Su Xian. If he could not get rid of this monster, their Liu Family would be in trouble afterward.
"Tell me, who sent you to deal with the Liu Family?"
Su Xian looked at the tiger before him, its four limbs severed by him, and asked coldly.
Then Su Xian shook the blood from his blade and pressed it against the tiger's neck.
"Wait, wait! I'll talk, I'll talk!" The tiger hurriedly begged for mercy.
"The Black Tiger Gang's leader hired me to come!"
The Tiger Demon straightforwardly revealed the person behind him.
Su Xian frowned when he heard that. He had long heard that the Black Tiger Gang colluded with the Demon Race,
but he had not expected the Demon Race to help them with their work.
The Black Tiger Gang was the largest gang in Blackwater County, and its leader was a Viscera Nourishing Realm expert. He could not be fought by force!
"The Black Tiger Gang's leader? Why did he target the Liu Family?"
Su Xian asked in confusion. Logically speaking,
a lineage like the Liu Family should not possess much that could attract the covetous attention of a Viscera Nourishing Realm expert.
Besides, why had he not acted personally? Why did he need the Demon Race to do it?
"I don't know either. He only told me to come to the Liu Family and kill one person every night. I was bored at the Black Tiger Gang's base, so I agreed." The Tiger Demon shook his head frantically.
"How many members of the Demon Race is the Black Tiger Gang's leader colluding with?"
Su Xian asked again. He wanted to use this opportunity to learn more about the Black Tiger Gang's actual strength.
"I don't know that. I only know that he's very close to the mountain lord, and he provides some Blood Food to the mountain every month." The Tiger Demon's face turned pale as he spoke.
"The mountain lord?"
Su Xian was puzzled. According to the information he had learned, although there were Viscera Nourishing Realm demons in Green Dragon Mountain,
none of them had dared to call themselves the mountain lord.
"Yes, the Lord of Azure Dragon Mountain. He's an Aperture Opening Realm demon! His divine abilities are vast! As soon as he arrived, he subdued all the demons in Green Dragon Mountain, making them acknowledge him as their leader."
The Tiger Demon explained, a trace of lingering fear flashing across his face.
He had witnessed it personally when the Lord of Azure Dragon Mountain arrived and subdued all the major demon clans of Green Dragon Mountain.
With only four moves, he had defeated the leaders of the four great demon clans. His strength was truly terrifying!
"How is it? I've told you so much. Can you let me go?"
The Tiger Demon looked at Su Xian and asked in a small voice.
Although all four of his limbs had been severed, the cuts were extremely clean.
As long as they were reattached immediately, he could still move freely, though he would be somewhat weaker than before.
"Aperture Opening Realm!"
Su Xian's brows knitted tightly when he heard this. The Aperture Opening Realm was the realm after the Viscera Nourishing Realm!
There was not a single expert of that level in Blackwater County or any of the surrounding counties.
He had never expected there to be one in Green Dragon Mountain!
He had never expected the Black Tiger Gang to be connected to such an expert.
Su Xian looked at the tiger before him.
After a moment of contemplation, he chopped off its head with a single slash.
It was impossible for him to spare this Tiger Demon's life. Although he had completely concealed his identity for now, he did not want to release a tiger back into the mountains.
[Slain a late-stage third-grade Tiger Demon. Obtained 168 years of Remaining Lifespan.]
After checking this demon's Remaining Lifespan, the corners of Su Xian's lips lifted.
He had never expected this Tiger Demon to have 168 years of Remaining Lifespan. It was somewhat beyond his expectations.
"Could it be that this Tiger Demon has exceptional talent?" Su Xian thought to himself.
Su Xian walked to the outside of the room where the Liu Family's head was staying and said softly,
"All right, you can come out now. The demon has already been slain."
Although his voice was soft, the Liu Family's head heard it clearly from inside the room.
The entire family had been hiding beneath the floor of the room. Upon hearing this, they all broke into happy smiles.
Then they tremblingly opened the floor door and climbed out.
After opening the main door and seeing the bloodstained treasured blade in Su Xian's hand,
the Liu Family's head's heart trembled. He hurriedly stepped forward and said,
"Thank you for your aid, benefactor! May I ask where the dead demon is?"
Su Xian looked at the Liu Family before him, then pointed with his blade.
"Over there. Go take a look."
Upon hearing this, the members of the Liu Family all walked toward the place Su Xian had indicated.
The Liu Family's head was especially eager. He desperately wanted to see the murderer who had slaughtered members of his family these past few days punished!
He was already impatient to see it.
Su Xian followed behind them, looking at the members of the Liu Family before him. The doubt in his heart had not lessened.
Did these people truly possess anything worth the Black Tiger Gang's leader coveting?
Looking at the enormous tiger carcass in the courtyard and the tiger's head with its eyes still wide open, the members of the Liu Family felt immensely exhilarated.
Some of the bolder ones even walked up to the carcass and kicked it twice, venting their anger.
The family head, Liu Xuan, looked at the carcass, and his tightly wound nerves finally relaxed.
A corpse this enormous could not belong to an ordinary tiger. It was definitely a member of the Demon Race!
"Thank you, benefactor! Thank you for coming to our aid! Three thousand taels of silver will be sent over at once!"
Liu Xuan hurriedly turned to Su Xian and cupped his fists in thanks!
Su Xian nodded slightly. Soon, Liu Xuan brought over 3,500 taels in silver notes and handed them to Su Xian.
"Sir, please accept them. This treasured blade is also presented to you, benefactor."
Su Xian did not refuse. He indeed needed a treasured blade.
As for the 3,500 taels in silver notes, all he could say was that Liu Xuan certainly knew how to conduct himself.
Before leaving, Su Xian pulled out the Tiger Demon's claws and its mouthful of sharp fangs and put them away.
These tiger claws and fangs were extremely sharp, no less so than treasured iron.
He could find an opportunity to forge them into the blade later, which would increase the edge's sharpness and durability.
"Brother Ye Fan, may I ask whether you can escort our entire family to Linyuan County?"
Seeing that Su Xian was about to leave, Liu Xuan hurriedly asked.
"Tell me, why do you want to go to Linyuan County?"
Su Xian did not immediately answer Liu Xuan. Instead, he looked at him and spoke calmly.
"Well..." Liu Xuan hesitated slightly. After considering for a long while, he said,
"To be honest, our Liu Family has inherited a Fierce Tiger Descending Mountain Map from our ancestors. It is said to contain the secret of breaking through to the Viscera Nourishing Realm!"
"But our Liu Family has failed to comprehend anything from this map after all these years."
"Moreover, our Liu Family has always kept this map secret. Yet, for some reason, word got out recently."
"The Black Tiger Gang's leader wanted to forcibly take the map from us, but we refused."
"After that, members of our Liu Family began being killed by this demon every night."
"..."
After listening to Liu Xuan, Su Xian finally understood the cause and effect.
It seemed that the Black Tiger Gang's leader wanted the map to help him break through to the Viscera Nourishing Realm.
As for the Tiger Demon, it did not know the reason behind the matter.
Perhaps the Black Tiger Gang's leader had never truly intended to cooperate with the Lord of Azure Dragon Mountain.
Thinking through the cause and effect, Su Xian could not help shaking his head.
The Black Tiger Gang's leader had handled things terribly. He wanted to pressure the Liu Family into offering up the map on their own.
This was the mindset of someone in a position of power. It seemed that the Black Tiger Gang's leader had grown too accustomed to being an overlord in Blackwater County.
"I can agree to escort you to Linyuan County, but we must leave Blackwater County before sunrise."
Su Xian looked at Liu Xuan and spoke calmly.
In battle, speed was paramount. Now that he had slain the Tiger Demon, the matter would be exposed sooner or later.
If they delayed for too long, the Liu Family would never make it out of Blackwater County.
Only by leaving Blackwater County swiftly, at a speed the Black Tiger Gang could not react to,
could the Liu Family find a way to survive.
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