Way of the Devil - Chapter 456

Chapter 456




Northeast of the town, the hilly forest formed a kind of thick carpet . The entire area was entirely covered in dense and dark shades of the trees for a thousand meters .

Currently, on a slope hundreds of meters from the valley in the middle of the forest, there were two men in short-sleeved light blue clothes, walking speedily among the trees . They swept their hands at the spider webs that were in their way .

"We should be there soon . The legendary Haunted House . . . It's said that no one who has gone in ever came back out . "

Su Ran and Qin Shijun walked past a patch of dense faintly red weeds . From the spaces between the branches, they could faintly make out an old-looking, grayish-white stone building .

Su Ran looked at this stone house from afar . His heart was filled with anticipation .

Qin Shijun and he did not merely join the operation to rescue Mei Youjiang . They were more interested in investigating .

"This place…" Qin Shijun slowly unsheathed his long sword from his back . He brandished it and walked on the small path, treading upon the weeds as he advanced toward the small building .

"Be careful . " Su Ran followed behind him . "It's certainly not a coincidence that this Haunted House was able to stand to this day . "

"I know . Stand back a little," said Qin Shijun with a nod . "The Evil Spirit might not differentiate between a battleground and a non-battleground . "

Su Ran nodded, and quickly did as he was told .

There was a distance of a dozen paces between them . Slowly, they made their way to the two-storied building .

The two of them had spent a long time dealing with the second-grade Evil Spirits outside the Four Guardian Families . They had built a great synchronization between them .

Su Ran scattered a bunch of yellow pea-like objects around them . Qin Shijun produced a small vial of ointment, and started applying it onto his blade .

"This will only last an hour . We must be quick," he said simply and crisply as he turned toward Su Ran .

Su Ran grunted in agreement .

The two of them walked slowly up to the stone house . They went up the moss-covered stone stairs, and stood in front of the door .

"Clang . "

Qin Shijun broke open the wooden door reinforced with iron easily . He dashed into the house out of habit . His long sword unleashed a gleam of silver inside the house with a swoosh . It fanned out in front of him, covering the entire area .



"Pccht . "

The blade slowly came to a stop, and rested on the floor beside Qin Shijun . It did not cut anything .

"Nobody's here . " He knitted his brows together . He turned and looked outside . "Su Ran, light a fire . "

No reply came .

Qin Shijun's face twitched . He slowly retreated out of the house, and looked around in a circle . The dark forest in his surroundings was silent . The skies grew darker by the minute . He wondered if this was a sign of impending rain .


Su Ran was right behind him just moments ago . How did he mysteriously disappear without making a sound?

"Su Ran?" Qin Shijun was not flustered . Throughout their many a cooperation, they were frequently separated from each other like this . The only thing they had to do now was to trust in each other .

It was dark outside the door . The knot between Qin Shijun's brows tightened . He raised his sword and went back into the house . Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting .

'Is this the Evil Spirit's space?' He gave it some thought . Then, he slowly made his way toward the stairs to the second floor .

The interior of the house was exceptionally dark . It was no different from night .

He took a few steps, and suddenly heard footsteps behind him . He quickly paused and stopped .

He turned his head to look back .

There was nothing .

'Was it just me?' Qin Shijun tossed a crumpled paper talisman with green lines drawn on it . He let it fall onto the floor .

'Nobody's behind me . ' When he saw that the paper talisman did not react, Qin Shijun immediately felt at ease . He turned and continued walking upward . However, he suddenly saw a dash of dark red on the right handrail . It looked fresh .

'There's blood?!' A chill ran down Qin Shijun's heart . Pity Su Ran was not here; otherwise, he could have determined the time when this patch of blood was smeared here and the species it belonged to with his partner's abilities .

With lingering concern in his heart, Qin Shijun decided to wait until Su Ran reappeared . He would then meet up with him and discuss the next course of action together .



When he thought of this, he turned around and made to go down the stairs .

"Qin Shijun . "

Su Ran's voice came suddenly from the upper floor . Qin Shijun looked up and saw his partner carrying a lantern at the top of the dark stairs . His partner was looking at him from above; he was even smiling .

"Come up, quickly . I've found something good," said Su Ran calmly . The light of the lantern cast a ghastly shadow across his face . The mixture of dark and light set his features off in a peculiar light .

"Something good?" Qin Shijun was startled . He knew Su Ran's personality . If it was not something really good, he would not be that obvious .

With his trust in his companion, he grunted and walked up the stairs again, sword in hand .

However, when he arrived on the upper floor, he noticed that his partner was already at the door of one of the rooms . He was looking at him from afar, still smiling .

"Come with me . It's in here . " Su Ran beckoned him on .

Qin Shijun immediately grew wary . However, the Evil Spirit talisman on him did not detect any hint of an Evil Spirit's presence . Also, he did not think that Su Ran would have been done in that easily .

After he calmed his nerves somewhat, Qin Shijun followed Su Ran and walked toward the room . He followed the lantern's light slowly and walked through the door .

"Bam!"

The door slammed close right after he walked in . Shortly after, a series of violent vibrations, sounds of collision, and muffled grunts were heard . In less than ten seconds, everything returned to normal .

***

"Ah Jun?" Su Ran walked past the stone house's door slowly . He heard Qin Shijun calling his name from afar a few moments ago . He had quickly run over, but he did not see anyone after he entered .

Now, he was back at the house's door . The door was wide open and swaying in the wind . The wood occasionally complained with loud creaks .

When Su Ran went into the house, the first thing he felt was that it was cold . He could not see Qin Shijun, but a clear set of human footprints was left on the floor . The footprints seemed to continue all the way up to the second floor .

"Here . I'm here . " Qin Shijun's voice came from the top of the stairs .

Su Ran knitted his brows together . He produced a dainty Ruby Chimera from his pocket, and held it between his teeth . At the same time, he took out a sharp knife and drew it across the chimera's foot .

"Pccht!" Blood and water trickled out from the chimera's foot .

Su Ran took some of it, and flicked it onto the floor . Blood spread everywhere and fell on the stairs beside the talking Qin Shijun .

There was no reaction from the chimera's blood . Su Ran's expression calmed down .

"When did you get up there?" he asked with a frown .

Qin Shijun stood at the top of the stairs . He appeared to have a ghastly complexion .

"Just now, I've discovered something . I thought it was best to wait for you to check it out . "

Su Ran's expression grew panicked . He put the chimera away and walked up the stairs quickly . "Don't tell me that appeared again?" His chest tightened as he quickly went up to his partner .

When he went up to the second floor, he saw that Qin Shijun was standing on the left side of the corridor . One of the room's doors was opened . Qin Shijun was standing at the door and beckoning him in . Then, he said nothing and went into the room .

Su Ran hesitated slightly, but he still proceeded with quick footsteps toward the room .

***

"Is this the place?" Lu Sheng followed behind the able-bodied man . He stood on the hilltop and looked at the faintly showing old-looking stone house located within the dense forest far away .

The small two-storied building sat quietly among the trees . Vines and moss covered its walls . It appeared very ancient .

Green waves undulated all around them . The wind was slightly chilly .

The able-bodied man was called Chen Ziang . He was a man whose body suffered torment from countless scars . Some years ago, he was set up by someone else, his wife left him for another man, and his children went missing . He had nowhere to turn to for all the injustices he endured .

Then, Mei Youjiang learned of his circumstances . She pleaded to the Mei Family's head, Mei Yuanqing, who was still in the prefecture's magistrate office . Mei Yuanqing gave the order to investigate this matter thoroughly, and Chen Ziang got his due recompense .

Some time later, when he had a grudge for which had to exact revenge, he was also indebted to the Mei Family . Because of this, the Mei Family crossed some powerful underground families . Then, Mei Yuanqing passed away, and the Mei Family's strength withered quickly . It was currently in a state where it could only be supported by a few women . This was also one of the reasons that contributed to the Mei Family's decline .

Because of this, Chen Ziang had always felt partially responsible for Mei Family's decline . Hence, he had come on this mission with the determination to sacrifice his life in order to rescue Mei Youjiang .

"These are low-lying grounds . The reason why nobody made it out of the Haunted House after they entered is partly because of the dangers that lurk within . However, I'm sure that the dense sea of trees around here is also a contributor," said Chen Ziang with a low voice . "Brethren, I plan to scout the surroundings for a bit . Please act according to your own preferences . "

"By all means, go ahead," Lu Sheng responded casually . Since he found the rumored Haunted House, he no longer had any intention of keeping the man here .

Chen Ziang folded his hands in a salute, and went down the steps nimbly . He sprinted wildly toward the area of the forest beside the Haunted House . He quickly vanished in the cover of the dense foliage like a drop of water which merged into the ocean .

"My Lord, what do we do now?" Bie Feihe asked in a low, muffled voice .

A dash of platinum flashed across Lu Sheng's eyes . "I've told you how to utilize your Spiritual Power . Go, then . Open up a path for me . Your current strength is no longer comparable to your strength before this . "

Bie Feihe felt helpless . However, if Lu Sheng requested her to do this, she had no other choice . She walked to the front and drew a deep breath . Then, remembering the method to erupt with Spiritual Power which Lu Sheng had taught her, she willed her body to do something .

Her body did not contain her own Spiritual Power only—a large part was Lu Sheng's . Basically, Lu Sheng treated her as a Spiritual Power battery . He stored a vast amount of Spiritual Power in the huge amount of fat in her body .

The Spiritual Power would slowly dissipate over time since it was not eternal to begin with . However, before it dissipated, it would accumulate inside her body . The explosive might of the sum of this accumulated Spiritual Power was enough to strike the witnesses dumb .

"Psst . "

The fat in Bie Feihe's body quickly expanded and enlarged . Her original two-meter height increased to more than two-and-a-half meters . The fat which widened her body reached more immense size . It even appeared slightly greenish, and looked exceptionally terrifying .

"Go . " Lu Sheng walked behind her, his eyes set on the Haunted House down the hill .

Bie Feihe nodded . With heavy footsteps, she walked toward the Haunted House .

Currently, she could be described as impregnable to blades and spears . Even her eyes and ears were squeezed shut by the large chunks of fat . She had to focus on keeping her eyes open to ensure that she was not straying off the intended path .

As he looked at Bie Feihe's receding back, Lu Sheng exhaled . He looked at the Deep Blue interface which hovered in front of him .

His Spiritual Power had already surpassed the Dragon Level . He was now in an unprecedented, brand-new tier .

A strange purple seed that resembled a heart appeared in his body . This seed was half solid and half illusory, and there seemed to be a special force hidden within it . It kept on pulsing and actively attempted to communicate with some special powers somewhere in the world .

Lu Sheng had the feeling that if he released his spirit's spiritual suppression, this seed might just bring him along with it and communicate with another dimension .

With the other concerns and ideas he had in mind, the current moment was not the best timing for Lu Sheng . He planned to completely settle the matter with the Haunted House before tending to this other matter .

He followed closely behind Bie Feihe . Lu Sheng quickly made his way to the main door of this two-storied stone house . Bie Feihe had already gone in before him, but no sound could be heard coming from the inside even until now .