He lifted the water vat.
Xu Taiping stood up with Lin Buyu in his arms.
His gaze swept around the courtyard.
The nameless demon cultivator lay in a heap of flesh and blood on the eastern side of the small courtyard, while Duan Tianya, formerly the male flying jiangshi, was on its western side.
The demon cultivator was reshaping his body with demonic qi, while Duan Tianya held the female flying jiangshi in his arms and watched him with a smile.
Although at least the time it took to brew a cup of tea had passed since the battle between the nameless demon cultivator and the old man, the saber marks in the courtyard and the killing intent brimming with an aura of destruction all proclaimed how terrifying that battle had been.
Xu Taiping's appearance instantly made the nameless demon cultivator's expression turn grave.
Until that very moment, he had actually failed to detect Xu Taiping's presence.
"Boy, are you looking to meddle?"
The nameless demon cultivator sped up the repair of his body as he threatened Xu Taiping in an icy voice.
As he spoke, he deliberately released the malicious thought pressure unique to demon cultivators.
An ordinary person might already have felt fear merely facing that malice.
But to Xu Taiping, who had witnessed Blade Ghost's malice, this amounted to nothing at all.
"Just protecting myself."
Xu Taiping answered very calmly.
Since Duan Tianya had already exposed his presence, if this demon cultivator did not die, he would certainly be the next to die.
"Um, could you let me put your master down? I have something to do right now."
He then quietly put the question to Lin Buyu's dharma robe.
When he first lifted the water vat, he had intended to simply put Lin Buyu on the