The Journey of Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 36: The Troublemaking Bloodsucking Husband

Chapter 36: Chapter 36: The Troublemaking Bloodsucking Husband

This street is long, and a few young beggars can be seen, but Ning Xiaoxian did not seek out the beggars for this task, not because of prejudice, but out of concern that they wouldn’t be able to enter Huang Mansion—for in Siping County, Old Huang is indeed a respected figure. If ragged children could easily come and go in his home, what kind of image would that leave for a prominent household? Even just being stopped and questioned would be a loss she can’t afford—what she lacks the most right now is time!

As she watched the two figures disappear into the alley, she tip-toed and followed them.

Although this alley is narrow, allowing only three people to walk side by side, it’s also winding and long. Both walls are covered with moss, suggesting that it’s been built for some time now, with several forks in the middle. The residents of such a narrow alley are all the lower-class poor who seem to lack interest in anything, hardly lifting an eyelid when two people passed by. The alley was filled with ancient trash, moldy and rotten under the scorching sun, emitting a ghastly stench.

Despite her love for cleanliness, Ning Xiaoxian felt genuinely grateful for this stench. She knew that demons have sensitive noses, and if the place were spotless, they might have been able to catch her scent.

The demon was leading the young man to the most secluded part, where there were hardly any residents.

She dared not follow too closely but had to struggle to tail them, passing several forks. Luckily, the demon was slowed down by holding someone, allowing her to keep up just enough. But looking at those forks, she worried whether Quan Shifang might lose his way when he comes in.

Forget it, she must trust Senior Brother Quan; he has his own Immortal methods! Right now, the most important thing is to keep track of the demon and not let it escape.

The demon took the young man into the deepest part of the alley. Even though it was sunny noon, the outside of the alley hosted a large banyan tree with dense branches and leaves, casting a sinister shade at the end of the alley, which looked rather eerie.

Its eyes gazing at the young man had completely turned red, and it licked its lips, clearly very hungry and about to open its mouth in eager anticipation. Ning Xiaoxian, hiding on the side, clenched her fists tightly, ready to endure the disgust to witness a monster’s bloodsucking show.

But the young man suddenly moved, rubbing his eyes in a daze and said, "Afu, this... where is this, have we reached home yet? Ah..." He had only spoken a few words when he let out a soft exclamation, and then became motionless again.

Ning Xiaoxian watched closely. As the young man began to wake, the demon "Afu" lightly pricked his neck with its sharp nails, and the prey fell back asleep. "It seems its claws have a strong hallucinogenic effect," she thought vigilantly to herself.

"Humph, such strong resistance, making me waste a bit more of my essence!" The demon scoffed and without hesitation, opened its mouth wide to bite down on the young man’s neck. As it opened its mouth, Ning Xiaoxian could clearly see four sharp fangs, sharp but thin, like razor blades, with the two top fangs longer than the bottom ones.

As it bit down, the young man’s limbs twitched, seeming to be in great pain even in his stupor. The demon injured its prey not in the blood-spilling manner she had imagined but instead sucked and swallowed tightly; it seemed the blood was extremely precious to the demon.

For a moment, in this quiet alley, there was only the weak whimpering of the young man and the terrifying sound of the monster "glug glug" drinking blood greedily.

Ning Xiaoxian curled up in the corner, not daring to look any longer, listening to the terrifying sounds, she felt as if her own blood was about to freeze as well.

This was the first wild demon she had encountered since coming to the Otherworld, the first scene of a demon eating humans, even more horrific than anything she could have imagined. Watching her own kind being devoured by the demon, their life force ebbing away, and she herself powerless to intervene, all the while worrying if she would be next, was an experience distinctly unforgettable.

Suddenly, she felt an acute, tangible sense of terror. As a child, in the pitch darkness of her room at midnight, she would lie in bed staring fixedly at the closet door, always suspecting that a monster might burst out. Now, she found herself alone in a patch of shadow, with a real man-eating monster in front of her. And the distance between her and this monster was only a mere five or six zhang!

She had to bite down hard on her lower lip just to keep her teeth from chattering. But she couldn’t control her heartbeat, that instinctual fear gripped her heart tightly, causing it to thud loudly, non-stop.

"Ning Xiaoxian." It was Changtian’s voice, "This demon has excellent hearing; you must control your heartbeat, otherwise, it will discover you very soon!"

She knew, of course she knew! Her middle school biology textbook had said that bats primarily rely on echolocation to identify objects. And the Afu in front of her was a demon; its hearing was only stronger than that of ordinary bats. Right now it was still intoxicated by the taste of fresh blood, but once it calmed down and heard the thumping of a heartbeat nearby, it would be difficult not to discover her!

But she was just scared; is fear something people can control on their own?! She was only a mortal, and even more innocent of the ways of this world than the mortals of this world.

Changtian seemed to have a spiritual connection with her, sighing softly, and then spoke in a softened tone: "Don’t be afraid, relax a little, I am here for you."

Once his voice softened, it was unbearably pleasant, like the crisp sound of jade striking, yet with an added richness of aged wine. And he said, "I am here for you." Ning Xiaoxian knew very well that although he was locked up in the God Demon Prison and couldn’t come out to help her, upon hearing these words, her heart inexplicably warmed.

"This demon is the lowest level; if I were by your side, I could annihilate its divine soul with a single thought. It isn’t worth your fright." Even while speaking heavy words like "annihilate its divine soul," his voice was as gentle as a breeze, causing her to unconsciously think back to the night when she first discovered the God Demon Prison, speaking to Changtian from her bed, his voice was equally tender, "Think of the most wonderful things, think of what you like the most, and your mental state will naturally ease. Just hold on until Quan Shifang arrives, and you will have won!"

The things she liked the most? She closed her eyes, trying to picture her uncle’s cute little dog, trying to picture Erhu’s tender figure, but what emerged in her mind was actually the handsome face of Changtian!

Before she first descended the stairs and saw him, she had never believed that such divinely handsome men existed in this world. He truly was the most beautiful thing she had ever encountered. Since then, she had consciously and unconsciously avoided him, meeting with him only when absolutely necessary, as things that were too beautiful seemed to make her anxious with a fear of loss.

Changtian listened as her heartbeat slowly softened and slowed, gradually returning to normal, and couldn’t help nodding in satisfaction. In order to reassure her, he used his Divine Power while speaking, causing the Dragon Binding Rope to tighten in anger, but he did not mind at all.

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