She is Jianxiu

Halfway through midnight, the moonlight gradually grew stronger.

The disciples of the Liu family had already taken shelter in the house under the arrangement of the elders. Except for Zhao Shun and others, there was no one else in Xiaozhu Valley for a while. The moonlight was pale and lonely.

The valley is lush with vegetation, yet still offers a quiet and deep scene, as if it is covered with a layer of water under the moonlight.

A snow-white orchid with broad and neat leaves was swaying in the forest. Its light fragrance began to spread outwards along with the strong cold air, causing the vegetation dozens of feet in radius to be covered with frost flowers. A vast expanse of white, like a snowy country in the forest.

Zhao Shun and others hid under the shadows of the forest, covered by earth-level magic weapons. Even if the True Infant cultivator came, they would not be able to detect that the four of them were nearby.

As the aura of the elixir spreads, the attraction to the yellow-bearded rat demon will gradually deepen. Therefore, although there is no movement now, Zhao Chun does not feel impatient. Instead, he waits patiently and remains silent. Wu Murong and Ma Wenping were each beside her. The former's eyes were slightly bright, showing that he was ready to go, while the latter was breathing a little heavier, and it was easy to see that he was nervous.

His gaze crossed the two of them and fell on Liu Guan.

Although his face was calm, his eyes were a little hesitant, always wandering around the elixir and the area. When Zhao Chun saw this, he knew in his heart that Liu Guan himself was not sure whether the yellow-bearded rat demon would appear tonight. .

After waiting for about two hours, Liu Guan and the others became a little restless, and the moonlight in the valley also turned from thick to light. Fortunately, the elixir was still full of vitality and continued to emit cold air.

Seeing that there was no movement around for a long time, Liu Guan couldn't help but start beating the drum in his heart, trying to figure out when the sun would rise, so that he could take action in time to pluck the cold water clivia to prevent the yang-heat from destroying this elixir.

At this moment, Zhao Chun's eyes moved, and he suddenly smelled a fishy smell under his nose.

Her breath suddenly became calm, which made the people around her feel tense. They quickly raised their minds and looked around.

rustling—

A very small sound passed by in the forest.

swish - swish -

The sound did not spread, but became more rapid, as if it was getting closer!
"coming!"

Several people secretly thought in their hearts.

The yellow-bearded rat demon is experienced and cunning. At this moment, it transformed its true body into the size of a palm and shrouded it in a black mist. Then it approached the elixir at a speed that was imperceptible to the naked eye, wanting to bite off the stem directly and steal it. Got the elixir and left.

By doing this, he was obviously wary of others ambushing here, and he was reluctant to part with the Han Shui Clivia, so he went out like this!
When the black mist came, it seemed that in just an instant, the rhizome of the cold water clivia broke off, and then the cold elixir was swallowed up by the black mist, and it was about to dissipate in an instant!

Except for Zhao Chun and Wu Murong of Jiuzhenmen, Liu Guan and Ma Wenping did not react at all to this movement. Even if Wu Murong had the intention to take action, it was too late now!
"No, the monster is trying to escape!"

Seeing the black fog receding, Liu Guan felt anxious and shouted in his heart.

At this moment, a sword energy burst out, brighter than the moonlight and colder than the frost and snow, but in the blink of an eye, it penetrated the black mist!
Got it!
The other three people were immediately happy, but Zhao Chun frowned.

The black mist was dispersed by the sword energy, but no blood spattered out during it, as if it had not penetrated the real thing. Only the elixir that was stirred to pieces by the sword energy was left, falling on the ground where the frost had not disappeared, dripping with juice!
"It's not the real body." Zhao Chun jumped up and landed near the black mist, speaking his guess in a deep tone. "But there are indeed traces of eating on the Hanshui Clivia." Wu Murong also appeared and said doubtfully.

Liu Guan and Ma Wen were left looking at each other in disbelief. The former failed to eliminate the demon and instead lost a precious elixir. At this moment, there was inevitably a look of pain in his eyes.

"Perhaps he used some mysterious magical power. This demon is not as simple as imagined." As Zhao Chun spoke, he opened his palm and grabbed it with five fingers. He actually grabbed it among the broken elixir. A hair that is indistinguishable to the naked eye.

The hair was extremely fine, less than half a knuckle long, and glowed gray-white in the moonlight.

Seeing this thing, Zhao Chun made up his mind: "The incarnation just now should be the hair of this demon."

She pinched the rat hair in the palm of her hand, then clenched her fist and said to the three of them: "With this thing, I can find the location of the monster, and I can go deep into the cave to kill it!"

After saying this, Wu Murong raised his eyebrows, a little eager to try, while Ma Wenping's face turned pale, with a hint of fear.

"If any of my Taoist friends are worried, there is no need to go together." Zhao Chun added.

"Fellow Taoist, no," it was not Ma Wenping who stopped him, but Liu Guan, whose eyelids were trembling slightly. His smile was slightly stiff, and he blocked half of Zhao Chun in front of him and advised, "The yin energy in Tandong is extremely heavy, and there are already The real baby encountered something unexpected, so we'd better return first and wait for some discussion before taking action."

Ma Wenping glanced at him and seemed to agree.

I had never seen the true appearance of the yellow-bearded rat demon before, but now that I saw the demon's methods, people had no time to react. Ma Wenping was frightened, and he inevitably wanted to shrink back a little.

"That's a bad word!"

Zhao Chun sternly rejected Liu Guan's words, and his eyes suddenly turned cold: "Today's incident is enough to let us know that this demon is cunning. After this ambush, this demon will definitely be more cautious, and even choose to huddle in the cave for a long time. , even if there are still precious elixirs, we can no longer draw it out, but if we want to kill this monster, we can’t go around the cave!"

After saying these words, Wu Murong nodded repeatedly and agreed: "What Fellow Daoist Zhao said is absolutely true. The rat demon thought that we were afraid of the Yin Qi in Tan Cave, but we insisted on going deep into it to catch it off guard."

"Having said that, but-"

Liu Guan wanted to argue, but was interrupted by Zhao Chun's sneer.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, you are in charge of a clan and should be thinking of the descendants of the clan. Now the rat demon is causing trouble, which has caused panic among the clan members. However, you have repeatedly blocked the people who want to eliminate the demon. This is really puzzling."

She took a step forward, her momentum rising steadily, and Liu Guan couldn't lift his head anymore, so he had to bow down, trembling all over!
"I've had a lot of doubts since I took on the task of exterminating demons. The various behaviors after entering Xiaozhu Valley made people have to speculate."

The Liu family has repeatedly placed bounties on monsters in Dingxian City, but failed due to the lack of strength of those who came. However, they have never chosen to ask for help from the Ten Thousand Swords Alliance like Ma Wenping. Although the money they have to pay is very different, for the survival of the whole family, this price is not something that cannot be considered.

In addition, Liu Guan once said that among the casual cultivators, some people chose to go deep into the pond cave to eliminate demons, and were ultimately defeated in it. However, with the caution of casual cultivators, if they can use the Cold Water Clivia to lure a snake out of its hole, few people will choose to act recklessly. It can be seen that when people came before, Liu Guanying never took out the elixir to lure the rat demon, so he was not sure whether this medicine could lure the demon. (End of chapter)