Two days later, Su Jiu's injuries had healed completely. She looked back to normal, seemingly no different from before.
Yet the unease in Yun Huanling's heart still refused to fade.
Su Jiu tossed Yun Huanling a fish demon's corpse. The Tiger-Head Fish Demon's body had already begun to rot.
The smell was unpleasant. Yun Huanling recoiled two steps from the stench, then remembered he was a cultivator and blocked his sense of smell.
The corners of Su Jiu's lips curled, only to flatten again almost immediately.
Yun Huanling was certain the little devil had done it on purpose.
She pointed to the severed waist and abdomen. "This was where I cut it, and only then did that demonic cultivator emerge. It's been two days, but the demonic qi around the wound still hasn't dispersed. I suspect he lived inside this Tiger-Head Fish Demon for years."
The Old Lady beside them sucked in a breath. "That demonic cultivator had some nerve. Wasn't he afraid the Tiger-Head Fish Demon would turn around and devour him?"
Yun Huanling shook his head. "He probably bound this Tiger-Head Fish Demon with a contract."
Indeed, if it was bound by a contract, he would not suffer its backlash.
"So what are you planning?"
Su Jiu glanced at Yun Huanling. "Use it to divine that demonic cultivator's location. We can't stay here any longer."
Yun Huanling eyed the nearly rotten heap of flesh with distaste, but in the interest of leaving sooner, he did not refuse.
While Yun Huanling performed his divination, the Old Lady beckoned Su Jiu aside.
Su Jiu followed, thinking the Old Lady had something to tell her.
Instead, the Old Lady led her straight into a room, where Su Jiu watched her feel around beneath the bed and retrieve a wooden plaque.
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