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Chapter 32: What are you looking at?!
The entire stone cave only had one toad, and there was nothing to identify, so Wei Changtian’s words essentially meant to send Zhang Hongwen to the monster’s mouth.
It’s no wonder Wei Changtian had such an impulsive idea.
The logic behind it was similar to the ban on chemical weapons in the previous war.
Killing people with real swords and guns was acceptable, but being anti-human was just too excessive.
It was clear that many people at the moment had the same thought, so as soon as Wei Changtian spoke, he immediately received a response from many of the surrounding guards.
However, Huang Qianhu was relatively calm and thought for a moment before advising, “Young Master Wei, Zhang Hongwen will be punished with a thousand cuts for raising a demon, and dying in the monster’s mouth would be a blessing in disguise.”
“Moreover, if he dies now, it’s likely to spark rumors, and we might be exploited by petty people in the future.”
“So, you see…”
Huang Qianhu was slightly tense at this moment.
He also wanted to kill Zhang Hongwen immediately, but he knew that doing so would only bring more trouble.
The question was whether Wei Changtian would listen to him.
The stone cave suddenly became quiet, and even the toad demon locked up seemed to understand human language, staring at Wei Changtian with its beady eyes.
“…”
After a long silence, Wei Changtian finally shook his head: “In that case… let’s just forget it.”
“Good decision, young master!”
Huang Qianhu let out a sigh of relief, but the others felt somewhat frustrated.
Just then, two clashing sounds and a loud roar suddenly echoed through the stone cave.
“Clang!”
“Whoosh!”
“What are you looking at?!”
The calmness just now disappeared in an instant. Wei Changtian shouted and pulled out the sword from Xu Qingwan’s waist, then suddenly threw it towards the left eye of the toad demon.
He used his inner strength, and the sword sliced through the air, almost reaching the demon’s eye in an instant.
But the toad demon reacted quickly enough and finally closed its eyes at the last moment.
“Clang!”
The sword tip seemed to hit a shield, failing to penetrate the eye, and after a brief pause, it lost its force and began to fall.
There is no way that the attack would have affected the demon. This toad demon had 50 years of cultivation, and if it weren’t for the chains binding it, its combat power would be equivalent to a fifth-rank expert.
Although the eye was supposed to be its weakest spot, it wasn’t something Wei Changtian could break through with a single throw.
The toad demon closed its eyes, surrounded by scattered limbs and bones, with the willow-leaf long sword swaying unsteadily.
Sigh…
It was unclear who let out a sigh, seemingly lamenting Wei Changtian’s failed sneak attack.
But in the next moment, everyone saw a black shadow suddenly jump onto the toad demon’s head.
“Damn it!”
Wei Changtian stared at the ugly toad demon’s head right in front of him, gritting his teeth and kicking the sword hilt with all his might.
His foot was the hammer, and the sword was the nail.
“Thud!”
Just like stabbing into a tofu wrapped in iron sheet, the sword plunged into the demon’s eye, and a burst of sticky liquid splattered everywhere.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!!”
Dozens of iron chains suddenly tightened, and the toad demon let out a painful cry before suddenly opening its bloody mouth, its body thrashing about wildly.
Meanwhile, Wei Changtian had already used the recoil force to steady himself and land back on his feet.
Feeling the shocked gazes of everyone, including Xu Qingwan, he only felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.
Damn it! I’m so cool!
No wonder Xiao Feng in the novel loves to show off!
This is so exhilarating!
…
Half an hour later.
The toad demon, which had been struggling in vain, finally calmed down and didn’t try to break free from the chains.
Wei Changtian also calmed down and reflected on his behavior.
Impulsive!
Too impulsive!
He shouldn’t have added that extra kick!
Although he failed to show off, what if the toad demon had suddenly swallowed him whole? Who would he explain it to then?
Wei Changtian thought about it more and more, and suddenly decided to never do that again.
Showing off is okay, but only when it’s safe to do so…
He looked extremely serious, but Huang Qianhu, who was standing beside him, had no idea what he was thinking and finally couldn’t help but call out after a long time.
“Young Master Wei… Young Master Wei?”
“Ah?”
Wei Changtian snapped back to reality, looking at the crowd waiting for his orders, and suddenly remembered that he still had something to do at the Zhang estate today.
“Master Huang, please take your men to deal with this toad monster. Kill it if it needs to be killed, and take it back to the Demon Suppression Prison if it needs to be taken back.”
“I’ll go out and get some fresh air.”
“Yes, Young Master, go ahead.”
Huang Qianhu bowed and took over the command, starting to handle the toad demon.
Meanwhile, Wei Changtian glanced around and then walked out of the dark room with Xu Qingwan, saying a few words to the guards outside before directly entering Zhang Hongwen’s bedroom.
Standing in the courtyard, he took a deep breath of fresh air and casually strolled out of the courtyard.
Xu Qingwan still followed closely behind him, the red thread tied in her hair fluttering in the wind.
The two walked side by side for a while, and Wei Changtian suddenly asked, “When you were serving in the Willow Leaf Division, did you often encounter cases of people being fed to monsters?”
“There were a few cases, not many.”
Xu Qingwan thought for a moment before answering in a low voice, “I’ve seen many cases of monsters eating people, but feeding people to monsters… this is the first time I’ve seen it.”
“I don’t know what kind of purpose would drive someone to raise a monster like this.”
“To prolong life.”
Wei Changtian looked at Xu Qingwan, who seemed surprised, and explained, “Zhang Hongwen had a strange illness and was supposed to have died, but later he discovered a secret remedy that used the toxin from the toad demon’s eye to prolong his life.”
“However, this toxin requires human flesh to be fed to the demon.”
“At first, he would find corpses to feed the demon, but it’s not easy to find fresh corpses, and it’s more convenient to use living people.”
“Gradually, it led to today.”
“…”
Due to the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon was already full, and the entire Zhang estate was quiet and peaceful, as if it were clearer and colder than anywhere else.
Xu Qingwan was stunned for a moment before nodding lightly.
“I see.”
She didn’t ask Wei Changtian how he knew, and Wei Changtian didn’t say anything else.
The two of them remained silent for a while, until they stopped in front of an ancient willow tree.
Xu Qingwan looked at Wei Changtian, who was searching around, and asked curiously, “What’s going on? What are you looking for?”
“Found it!”
Wei Changtian’s face lit up, and he pressed his hand on a protrusion on the tree trunk: “Haha! I’ll take you to a great place!”
“Uh?”
Xu Qingwan was initially confused, but quickly realized what Wei Changtian meant by “great place”.
Looking at the suddenly exposed square-shaped hole in the ground, she was shocked and opened her mouth: “Another secret room?”
“That’s right! But this one doesn’t have any monsters!”
Wei Changtian had already climbed halfway down the ladder into the hole, his joyful expression evident: “Hurry up! There are all your favorite things in there!”