A slip of paper was stuck to the brick, bearing a single large word.
"Absolution!"
The woman shuddered all over and immediately revealed her true form.
"So it was a Spider Demon."
The two burly men who had been chasing the woman also revealed their true forms at the same time.
They were actually two Paper Persons.
This little performance, staged and acted out all by themselves, was quite good.
"Ah!"
The Spider Demon let out a shriek.
The blow from the brick shook her soul, nearly knocking her unconscious on the spot. She gritted her teeth and said,
"I only caught two Daoists yesterday, and here comes another today. You're a little cleverer than they were."
Li Ping'an hefted the brick in his hand.
So those two Daoists had already been captured. He had thought they simply hadn't found the demon.
"Where are they now..."
Before he could finish, the enormous Spider Demon spat a web from her mouth.
At the same time, she swung her thick, whip-like hooked claws.
Li Ping'an leaped backward, and a nearby tree instantly snapped in two at the trunk.
Swinging her eight hooked claws, the Spider Demon swiftly climbed a tree and took the high ground.
She kept spitting webs from her mouth, seemingly trying to trap Li Ping'an.
Li Ping'an dodged one with ease.
Then he suddenly stopped moving and let the great web envelop him.
An extremely foul smell reached Li Ping'an's nose.
It smelled like underpants worn for several months, soaked in water for half a month, then put on again.
"Bleurgh!!"
Unable to bear it, Old Ox crouched off to one side and retched loudly.
"Die!" the Spider Demon said with a savage grin.
Pinching his nose, Li Ping'an softly uttered one word.
"Go!"
A streak of light flew