Upon entering the main hall, Su Xian smiled faintly at Liu Xuan, the head of the Liu family, standing before him.
"Family Head, long time no see! Looks like you've run into a bit of trouble!"
At those words, Liu Xuan immediately wore a regretful expression and let out a heavy sigh.
"Sigh! I regret not listening back then!"
"If we had listened to you back then, our Liu family wouldn't have suffered this calamity!"
Liu Xuan's face was filled with remorse, and his heart was steeped in regret.
"Sir! Please, save us! Please escort my entire family out of Blackwater County!"
With a thump, Liu Xuan dropped to his knees and burst into tears, frantically kowtowing!
"Although most of our Liu family's property has been seized by the Black Tiger Gang..."
"I still have that Tigers Descending the Mountain painting! As long as you escort us out of Blackwater County..."
"I can give this Tigers Descending the Mountain painting to you!"
Liu Xuan pleaded loudly. He had already realized that,
without sufficient strength, this painting was nothing but a source of danger!
He might as well give it away, in exchange for ensuring that his Liu family could leave Blackwater County safely!
After hearing the Liu family head's words, Su Xian said with a smile,
"There's no need for that, Family Head Liu. I'll give you two choices!"
"If that Tigers Descending the Mountain painting of yours really is useful..."
"I can wipe out the Black Tiger Gang for you and return all the property they seized!"
"If it's useless, I can escort you out of Blackwater County instead!"
At this, Liu Xuan, the Liu family head, abruptly raised his head and looked at Su Xian.
"Our family's Tigers Descending the Mountain painting is absolutely useful!"
"It definitely contains the secret to breaking through to the Aperture-Opening Realm! It's only that the people of our Liu family lack the aptitude!"
"I wouldn't dare ask you to help us exterminate the Black Tiger Gang!"
"I only ask that you escort the remaining members of our Liu family out of Blackwater County!"
Liu Xuan was very sensible. Exterminate the Black Tiger Gang?
He didn't even dare imagine it!
Besides, their Liu family had failed to comprehend anything from this Tigers Descending the Mountain painting for all these years!
Although ancient records stated that the painting definitely contained the secret to allowing someone to break through to the Aperture-Opening Realm,
who knew whether the person before him could truly comprehend anything from it?
And even if he could, could he comprehend it in such a short time?
Thus, the Liu family head still decided to have Su Xian escort the entire family out of Blackwater County!
Although most of their property had been seized by the Black Tiger Gang,
the Liu family still had some hidden wealth!
They wouldn't become completely destitute after leaving Blackwater County. At the very least, they could live as wealthy landowners!
Hearing this, Su Xian smiled. "Go to the dungeon first and release your family members!"
"I've already killed all the Black Tiger Gang members near the Liu residence. You don't need to worry."
"Once you've released them, just bring me that Tigers Descending the Mountain painting."
Hearing this, the Liu family head nodded repeatedly. Then he rose and walked toward the dungeon.
Inside the dungeon, the Liu family head's son wore a worried expression.
"I wonder how Father is doing!"
He looked at the waists of the two dead Black Tiger Gang members in the distance, where a string of keys hung.
"I wonder what that person just came here for. Could he have come to seek revenge on the Black Tiger Gang?"
He racked his brains,
while also observing everything inside the dungeon,
thinking about how he could get the keys from their waists!
Before long, Liu Xuan entered the dungeon!
"Father!" Seeing Liu Xuan's figure, the family head's son let out a cry of surprise!
"Family Head!"
"Husband!"
At the same time, the other members of the Liu family in the dungeon called out one after another.
Looking at the haggard people in the dungeon, Liu Xuan couldn't help giving a bitter smile before saying,
"You don't need to worry. Our Liu family can finally survive!"
"Father, that man has the keys at his waist!"
Liu Xuan's son pointed at the corpse beside him and shouted.
Liu Xuan glanced over, nodded slightly, and took the keys from the corpse.
He then released all the Liu family members from the dungeon.
"Father, who was that person just now? Why did he help our Liu family?"
Liu Xuan's son asked in a low voice.
Liu Xuan shook his head slightly. "He's the one who slew the tiger demon back then!"
"I regret not listening back then. If we had left overnight as he told us, none of this would have happened!" Liu Xuan sighed.
"So he was that expert!" Liu Xuan's son suddenly understood!
"Go to the kitchen and eat something first. You've gone hungry all this time!"
"Then hurry and pack your valuables! We'll leave Blackwater County tonight under that expert's escort!"
Liu Xuan looked at the Liu family members before him, their faces pale and wan, and shook his head with a sigh.
Originally, the Liu family had been blessed with many family members,
but after all this time, only the five or six people before him remained alive.
"Yes!"
The Liu family members nodded one after another. Supporting one another,
they walked out of the dungeon and headed toward the kitchen.
They had suffered terribly during this time and hadn't even been allowed to eat their fill,
because they had been told that eating too much would affect the taste of the tiger demon's meal!
"Sigh!"
Liu Xuan, the Liu family head, walked out of the dungeon and let out a sigh.
Then he headed toward a hidden location within the Liu residence,
and before long, he took out a rectangular box.
Carrying the box, he walked toward the main hall.
"Sir! Inside this box is our Liu family's ancestral Tigers Descending the Mountain painting! Please accept it!"
Liu Xuan offered the box with both hands and spoke respectfully.
After taking the box, Su Xian opened it. Inside was a rolled-up painting.
When Su Xian unrolled it, he saw the legendary Tigers Descending the Mountain painting.
With just one glance, Su Xian felt
as if the tiger in the painting had come alive and let out a deafening roar!
Hearing that roar, Su Xian felt a tingling sensation spread throughout his body!
"Good! Looks like this painting really does contain something!" Su Xian was overjoyed!
Seeing the delight on Su Xian's face, Liu Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sir! I'll go pack our valuables now! We'll set out tonight!" Liu Xuan cupped his fists and took his leave.
Su Xian waved his hand, staring intently at the Tigers Descending the Mountain painting before him!
"How am I supposed to infuse demonic lifespan into this Tigers Descending the Mountain painting?" Su Xian frowned!
Martial techniques and cultivation arts were easy enough. He only needed to look at them once for them to be recorded in the Demon Compendium,
but what was he supposed to do with a painting?
Su Xian shook his head, then hung up the Tigers Descending the Mountain painting.
His mind sank completely into the painting!
In Su Xian's field of vision, the tiger in the Tigers Descending the Mountain painting seemed to come alive,
every movement imbued with an indescribable rhythm!
At that moment, the Ice Muscles and Jade Bones within Su Xian's body began to emit a faint glow,
and the radiance even shone out through his body!
Ten minutes later!
Su Xian looked at the Tigers Descending the Mountain painting recorded in the Demon Compendium and smiled!
He had indeed comprehended something from the painting just now,
but it was only an introduction.
He hadn't expected that after comprehending this introduction, the Tigers Descending the Mountain painting would be recorded in the Demon Compendium!
"The time has come! Let me see what this Tigers Descending the Mountain painting truly contains!"
Su Xian said inwardly, then began infusing demonic lifespan into the Tigers Descending the Mountain painting.
Su Xian also checked the records. That tiger demon had contributed only eighty-six years of lifespan to him,
leaving him with one hundred and seventy-one years of demonic lifespan!
"I refuse to believe that with one hundred and seventy-one years..."
"I still can't comprehend anything from this painting!"
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