These are two demons.
Their heads are animalistic, their bodies human.
From their appearance, one seems to be a weasel spirit, the other a rat spirit.
Both have achieved a significant level of cultivation.
However, their reason for being here, gnawing on ghost children, remains a mystery.
Witnessing this scene sent shivers down my spine, with goosebumps erupting all over.
My martial uncle, Old Mo, and I exchanged surprised glances as we continued to observe.
Chen Yao also slowly leaned forward, her body hunched.
But the moment she saw what was before her,
She was utterly stunned, or perhaps, thoroughly terrified.
She was just an ordinary person, a regular nurse.
Her desire to see ghosts was merely to understand the appearance and state of people after death,
So that she could better guide patients' emotions in her work.
Yet now, she witnessed two beast-headed, human-bodied demons pinning a ghost child to the ground and gnawing on it. The scene was as brutal as it could be,
And as terrifying as it could possibly be.
The visual impact was overwhelming, and Chen Yao instinctively covered her mouth, trying her best to suppress any sound.
After all, we had warned her when we arrived.
She was to remain silent, no matter what she saw.
However, the sheer horror of the scene made it impossible for her to calm down.
Her breathing became heavier,
With a few ragged breaths.
Then she pulled her head back, leaning against the wall, her hand over her mouth, her eyes wide with terror, her chest heaving.
But Chen Yao's heavy breathing alerted the two demons.
They suddenly stopped their feeding and twitched their noses.
"Sssshhh..."
"I smell a living being."
This was an old woman's voice, emanating from the weasel-headed demon.
"Indeed, I smell it too."
Came from the rat-headed demon.
Hearing their voices, we quickly retracted our heads.
However, I felt a sense of familiarity in these voices.
"The scent is coming from this direction. It seems someone has come down."
The old woman, the weasel spirit, spoke.
"Excellent, they're here. We can have a living person to feast on for a change."
The rat spirit chimed in.
Upon hearing this, I couldn't help but frown.
I turned and exchanged a look with Old Mo.
These voices reminded me of two specific demons.
Huang Qiniang, the one who sold tofu pudding, and the rat spirit from Xiao Han Town, Shu San Shi Er of the bottomless pit.
Before Old Mo and I could confirm,
My martial uncle let out a cold laugh.
"Show yourselves!"
With that, my martial uncle no longer hid.
He walked out from behind the wall directly,
Openly and aboveboard.
Seeing this, Old Mo and I didn't waste words.
We drew our weapons and turned to follow him out.
Only Chen Yao remained, her chest heaving, nervously leaning against the wall.
When we turned and appeared,
We found the two demons no longer gnawing on the ghost child.
Instead, they had stood up,
Facing us.
With animal heads and human bodies,
And their eyes emitting a faint glow, they sent chills down our spines.
The moment the two demons saw us, their eyes clearly narrowed.
The weasel spirit then suddenly sneered and spoke,
"Hehehe, fate is indeed cruel. We meet you scoundrels of Daoism even here."
As the words left its mouth, a green mist surged around the weasel spirit.
With a shake of its body, the weasel's head transformed directly into a human head,
The face that of an old woman.
There was a large mole on her lip.
Old Mo and I took a closer look.
If this wasn't Huang Qiniang, who else could it be?
As Huang Qiniang revealed her human face, the rat spirit also unleashed its demonic aura, rolling black mist.
Immediately after, it transformed into the likeness of a middle-aged man.
It was none other than Shu San Shi Er, who had escaped the bottomless pit and stolen the Nine-Section Whip.
"We didn't seek you out, yet you dare to come to our doorstep."
Shu San Shi Er also spoke with venom.
However, my martial uncle, standing in the middle, suddenly laughed,
"So, it's you two old demons.
Perfect, I'll deal with both of you at once."
"Arrogant Daoist, you can't do anything to us now."
Shu San Shi Er declared.
"Is that so? It hasn't been long. I don't believe your cultivation can have soared to the heavens in such a short time!"
My martial uncle scoffed.
He had subdued Shu San Shi Er last time, and he could do it again.
"Enough talk. Old and new grievances, we'll settle them all."
Shu San Shi Er stated.
With a wave of his hand, a black nine-section whip appeared in his grasp.
This was likely what he stole from the bottomless pit.
It was said to be a magic artifact of the Old Mother of the Bottomless Pit.
It looked like it possessed considerable power.
Huang Qiniang also stopped her nonsensical talk.
Extending her hands, they instantly transformed into sharp claws, revealing fangs.
"Brat, if it weren't for the ghost cultivator beside you, I would have killed you long ago.
Since that ghost cultivator is not here,
I'll settle the score for my sister Huang Jiuniang."
I remained silent,
Watching with cold intensity.
This Huang Qiniang was the elder sister of Huang Jiuniang, the weasel demon from Xiaoyao Lou.
When Huang Jiuniang died, she mentioned her seventh sister was exceptionally skilled in demonic arts and very powerful.
Although I had purged the demons and beasts in Xiaoyao Lou to the best of my ability, some had still escaped.
They must have tipped off Huang Qiniang, leading her to learn my appearance.
But it didn't matter. Today, with both these demons gathered here,
And with my martial uncle present, we could finish them all at once.
"Old demon, don't think you can be arrogant just because you've eaten a few ghosts and gained a little cultivation.
When I was roaming the martial world, you were still eating shit!"
My martial uncle's words were truly cutting.
I couldn't help but chuckle.
Old Mo's blood boiled, his chuunibyou persona resurfacing,
"Tonight, the righteous demon hunters will bring you to judgment.
My double axes are once again, and again, and again, and again, famished..."
Saying this, he swung his axes in his hands, looking quite imposing.
Seeing this, the two demons bared their ferocious expressions.
With a roar, they lunged at us.
One demon wielded the nine-section whip, exuding dark energy.
The other demon lashed out with its claws, like ten curved blades, trailing green demonic mist.
"Go!"
My martial uncle shouted from the center, charging forward with his copper coin sword.
Old Mo and I also met them head-on, unleashing our full cultivation.
Instantly, our true qi flowed, and Daoist energy surged.
My peak Soul Palace cultivation was unleashed.
Waves of ripples spread outwards.
Simultaneously, Old Mo and my martial uncle cast me a surprised glance.
They were unaware of my breakthrough.
However, after a brief moment of surprise, their gazes fixed back on the two demons.
These two demons possessed strong demonic energy and considerable cultivation.
Especially Huang Qiniang, the old weasel spirit, whose cultivation might have reached the peak of the Profound Core stage; she was not to be underestimated.
Shu San Shi Er's cultivation had been crippled before. Currently, he had little power.
Even after consuming many souls and beginning his path of unholy cultivation,
His current cultivation was only at the intermediate Qi Gathering stage.
However, his true strength lay in the nine-section whip he held, which emanated a terrifying aura.
But regardless of what these two demons had in their arsenal,
Today, they would be slain...
Chen Yao, behind us, also widened her eyes, peeking out with half her head.
She watched us tensely.
Her eyes were filled with astonishment.
Inside the old, dilapidated morgue,
We had already begun our battle.
I wielded my peach wood sword, unleashing several swift slashes.
"Swish, swish, swish," each strike was powerful and sweeping.
Huang Qiniang and my martial uncle were locked in combat.
With his copper coin swordplay, my martial uncle was able to suppress her.
Old Mo and I joined forces to fight Shu San Shi Er.
The battle was fierce and perilous; a moment's carelessness could spell instant death...