The structure of this skeleton suggests it’s just an ordinary man’s skeleton, as for its strength... it’s not very great, at least not enough to break through the door.
The most fearso aspect of this skeleton’s entire body is actually its "terrifying appearance."
Li Xuan observed intently and suddenly drew his sword.
With a swish, the tip of his sword exploded with a cold glare in mid-air, as soon as the door slightly opened, it fiercely stabbed through the crack in the door.
The sword unleashed great power, striking precisely at the vertebra below the skeleton’s neck.
Crack!
A sound was heard.
The White Bone Demon’s head fell to the ground, and so did its skeleton, and the knocking sound instantly ceased.
Li Xuan sheathed his sword and slightly frowned.
Beside him, Rose clapped and said, "Master, you’re amazing."
As soon as she spoke, a strange sound of "da da da da" suddenly ca from outside the door.
Li Xuan took a quick glance outside, only to see on the moonlit mountain path, skeletons were erging from the forest one by one, crawling out of the ravines, then rushing toward the manor, their montum making one feel a hair-raising sensation, as if suddenly entering the Land of the Dead.
When they reached the door, the skeletons no longer knocked, but instead started to pile on top of each other.
In no ti, a skeleton poked its head from the courtyard wall, ready to climb over.
In those empty black eye sockets, there were fat worms crawling...
Li Xuan observed closely, then held a fist-sized stone and hurled it fiercely.
Whoosh!!
Bang!
The stone hit the skull of the skeleton.
The skull instantly cracked, and the entire skeleton flew backward.
The piled-up skeletons were also knocked over by this force.
Outside the door, various thumping and crashing sounds were heard.
This made Li Xuan burst into laughter.
He was a little nervous and cautious at first, but this scene was simply too funny to handle.
’These are essentially osteoporotic skeleton soldiers.’
’In terms of combat prowess, these skeleton soldiers are even inferior to ordinary farrs.’
’Aside from being terrifying and carrying a foul stench, these skeletons shatter with a single strike.’
Upon realizing this, Li Xuan directly sat cross-legged outside the main door.
Rose picked up stones for him everywhere, while he began his "skull-crushing by the wall" mode.
As he continued, footsteps suddenly ca from behind him.
Li Xuan turned to see that it was Jin Jingsong and Cao Wen.
Li Xuan holding a stone, casually knocked over a skeleton that had just shown its face, clapped his hands, and called out, "Brother Jin, Brother Cao?"
Jin Jingsong approached, an apology on his face as he clasped his hands, "I’m sorry, Brother Li, I was frightened out of my wits earlier which is why I said those stupid things. It’s indeed not safe to go out tonight; there’s still a slim chance if we stay in the courtyard."
Li Xuan laughed and said, "It’s alright, these White Bone Demons are no big deal, aside from their stench, there’s nothing else. As long as you don’t get close, you can just drive them away from afar."
Cao Wen said, "Brother Li, let’s do it together."
Then, the two started copying Li Xuan’s thod, hurling stones at the skeletons from a distance.
Dawn was approaching.
The White Bone Demons on the wall were finally diminishing.
They seed to fear the light.
When the sunlight shone down, they vanished completely.
Jin Jingsong, Cao Wen, and the others hurriedly ran down the mountain to report to the authorities, while Li Xuan stayed behind, claiming he was returning to Xinci Temple.
...
...
From the depths of Guangye Mountain to report to the State City, the trip took nearly the entire day.
Li Xuan planned to use this day to search for those demons.
With Demonic Qi in his body, he could discern their strength.
He would avoid the strong and confront the weak.
The mountain wind blew fiercely, but Rose couldn’t keep up and was exhausted after a short while.
Li Xuan had no choice but to first escort her back to the ditation room outside Xinci Temple.
There were many scholars around the ditation room, and being outside the temple, they hadn’t heard of any White Bone Demons.
After seeing Rose off, Li Xuan quickly left again.
Once he left, he changed his appearance, resembling a nimble spirit ape, speeding through the mountains and forests like a leaping tiger or leopard, searching for the master of the "White Bone Demon" minions.
anwhile, in the ditation room, the petite maid in purple hadn’t slept the previous night, and after running around all day, she was utterly exhausted.
Despite this, she felt a sense of grievance.
She took off her embroidered shoes while rubbing her aching feet and wiggled her body to shake off the stiffness in her hips.
Yet her face showed a pitiful and aggrieved expression.
’I’m such a burden, making the master specially bring back...’
’Does the master find annoying...’
A myriad of jumbled thoughts swirled in the little maid’s mind.
As she pondered, a wave of sleepiness overca her.
She sprawled her legs wide, clutched the quilt tightly, and fell deeply asleep.
She slept soundly.
But as she slept, she suddenly felt sothing strange.
Her eyelashes fluttered groggily, and through her opening and closing eyes, she saw a strange figure.
Rose abruptly opened her eyes and saw soone wearing a purple-scaled mask sitting by the window.
She quickly closed her eyes again, then slowly opened them to find the masked person still sitting by the bed.
Even through the mask, she could see a pair of eyes behind it looking at her with a mocking expression.
Rose let out a startled scream, "Who are you, I... all my money is in the bundle, take it and leave.
I’m telling you, this is Xinci Temple, if I scream, soone will co!"
The person in the purple-scaled mask chuckled, "Saintess, it’s been a long ti."
"What Saintess, you, you... you have the wrong person, I’m telling you!" Rose wrapped herself tightly in the quilt, shrinking into the bed corner.
The person in the purple-scaled mask chuckled, "Then who was the little girl who called auntie every day and asked to tell stories over ten years ago?"
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