Chapter 24. Insightful as Fire
into the night.

The weather tonight is not very good. There is only a hairy moon with blurry moonlight hanging in the sky. The dark night covers the whole area, and the outline of the sky and the earth is dark.

The entire Shazhu Village was silent, and the few scattered lights in the village looked like fishing lights floating in the sea.

At this moment.

Xu Qing and the other two were holding their breath and squatting on the roof of a house in three directions of the village.

Fatty Li and Chen Ziming have begun to practice the body refining method during this period. They have opened one of the two orifices in their eyes, and their martial arts skills are no longer what they were before.

Even if he encountered the monster alone, whether he could capture it or not was another matter, but he could protect himself, at least until the other two arrived.

Xu Qing did not relax his vigilance because of the boredom of squatting, and maintained his utmost concentration throughout the whole process.

His eyes roamed, scanning back and forth.

With his eyes now open, he was able to see at night and was not affected by weak light.

At the same time, he pricked up his ears and carefully captured the sounds coming from the village.

Now that his ears are open, his hearing is so sharp that it surpasses that of ordinary people, and no matter how small the movement is, it cannot escape his ears.

but
"Where is that warrior named Liu?"

Xu Qing frowned slightly.

Even though his eyes and ears were now sharp and he had excellent hearing and vision, he could not find out where the warrior named Liu was hiding.

"He seems to be an experienced veteran," Xu Qing thought, "He is very experienced and careful, and he may have other plans."

"This time, maybe it will be a wasted trip."

While thinking.

Time passes little by little.

At the hour of Hai, there was still no movement in the village.

"Are you waiting for midnight?" Xu Qing pondered for a moment.

The hour of midnight is the time when the yin energy of heaven and earth is at its strongest, and it is also the time when the yang fire of the country and the place where people live is at its weakest. Demons and evil spirits often take this opportunity to harm people.

Xu Qing calmed down and continued to wait.

Slowly, time finally came to midnight, the moonlight became darker and darker, the few remaining lights in the village were completely extinguished, and darkness submerged the entire village.

at this time.

"Appeared!"

Xu Qing's eyes suddenly focused and he turned to look towards the east of the village.

There were some unusual movements there!

Xu Qing jumped off the roof, stepped on the gas, and rushed to the location where the noise occurred.

However, someone moved faster than him.

"Beast!"

When Xu Qing arrived outside the house where the accident happened, a loud shout suddenly sounded inside the house, and then two figures with flashing swords broke through the wall and fell into the alley outside the house.

Xu Qing stopped and looked carefully——

The warrior named Liu was holding a steel knife and looked murderous. Opposite him was a monkey the size of a five or six-year-old child.

However, unlike ordinary monkeys, the monkey in front of Xu Qing had red eyes and two fangs protruding from its lips. It was obvious that it was not an ordinary animal.

The monkey demon's red eyes looked at the warrior named Liu, then looked at Xu Qing behind him, and continued to retreat.

"Want to escape?"

The warrior named Liu snorted coldly and swung his sword.

The monkey was very agile. He hooked his tail and swung his body like a swing to avoid the knife.

Xu Qing on the side saw this opportunity but did not act rashly.

He and the warrior surnamed Liu are in a competitive relationship now. If he attacks the target now, the warrior surnamed Liu may change his tactics and swing his sword at him because of calculations and concerns.

If they let this monster escape because of their internal strife, they would be missing the point and letting the tiger return to the mountain.

Whether the warrior named Liu had known about it in advance or had just had a brief confrontation with it, he was well aware of the monster's agility, and he had anticipated that the sword would miss.

So when the first knife was chopped out, the second knife had already arrived.

"Roar--"

The monkey demon let out a roar like a beast, and swung its tail to collide with the knife light. Only then did Xu Qing see that there was a half-palm-long blade hanging at the end of the monkey demon's tail.

The blades collided and sparks flew.

Xu Qing's heart sank. No one had ever mentioned that the dead animals and people had knife wounds on their bodies. This monster...
Breakthrough?
The warrior named Liu was also stunned when he saw this.

However, he was experienced after all. He directly blocked the monkey demon's tail, then changed from chopping to cutting, trying to cut off the tail together with the half of the blade.

The blade cut through the air, making a tearing whimpering sound.

The monkey demon's eyes flashed red light, and he boldly stretched out his palm and pressed it on the back of the blade swung by the warrior named Liu, then used the force to jump back and land on the roof.

After landing, he prepared to escape without hesitation.

Just at this time.

Xu Qing kicked the ground with both feet and suddenly jumped up. His figure instantly disappeared from the spot, and when he reappeared, he was already beside the monkey demon. His whole body was full of energy and blood, and he punched out with a loud bang, accompanied by the sound of wind.

The monkey demon was caught off guard and had no time to dodge, so he could only swing the half of his tail blade behind him towards Xu Qing, trying to force Xu Qing back.

Xu Qing glanced down and saw the cut-off blade flying towards him like a rope dart.

The expression remained unchanged.

If he didn't dodge and exchanged injuries for injuries, even if he could smash the monkey demon's head into pieces with one punch, he might still suffer serious injuries that were fatal.

But
Xu Qing silently said in his heart: "Command!"

The words fell.

The image of the Jiazi God in his mind glowed with spiritual brilliance, and in the direction where the tail blade was aimed, an illusory arm condensed in the air and grabbed the tail blade.

The monkey demon was horrified.

at the same time.

Xu Qing’s fist hit the monkey demon’s head.

The monkey demon howled and flew backwards, crashing into another room next door.

Xu Qingze landed gently on the roof.

He looked at the big hole created by the monkey demon, clenched his palms, and had a strange expression on his face.

The feeling of hitting the monkey demon just now seemed a little wrong
Before, under the leadership of Chen Jingxin, he had fought with many monsters during this period, and he knew clearly what it felt like to have a fist hit the flesh.

But that punch just now was more like hitting a stone?
Witchcraft? Or is this monkey demon actually a demon made of stone, and just happens to be in the shape of a monkey?
When Xu Qing was thinking.

The warrior named Liu didn't care about all that. He flew into the room where the monkey demon fell. The next moment, the sound of fierce fighting came from the room.

However, before Xu Qing could rush in.

Two figures broke through the roof and reappeared in his eyes.

The six eyes met, and the monkey demon with a big hole on his head rolled his eyes a few times and moved back little by little.

Is it just a corner of the couch that has fallen down?

Xu Qing's eyes were solemn.

The fist of an entry-level warrior can split rocks. With his current level of opening four orifices, he is not much worse than a peak ninth-level warrior.

How could such a punch fail to break the skin of a monkey demon, which is not known for its tough skin?
Before Xu Qing and the warrior surnamed Liu were ready to attack again.

The monkey demon suddenly got down on all fours, crawled quickly, leaped a few times on the roof, and quickly disappeared into the distance.

Upon seeing this, Xu Qing and the warrior surnamed Liu immediately chased after him.

One escapes and two chase, both sides chase each other.

But when rushing into the forest beside the village, the monkey demon suddenly disappeared.

"Did it escape?" Xu Qing frowned.

A warrior named Liu holding a knife nearby smiled disdainfully: "It can't escape! I have a natural sense of smell. I can smell that fishy smell from a hundred miles away."

Finished speaking.

The warrior named Liu chased deep into the forest.

However, Xu Qing did not follow the warrior named Liu.

He stopped at the edge of the forest, looking around with a scrutinizing look.

The forest is located next to the village, with a few houses scattered not far away.

Xu Qing looked puzzled, he always felt that something was wrong.

At this time, Fatty Li and Chen Ziming arrived late.

"Where is the monster? Where is the warrior?" Fatty Li shouted loudly.

Xu Qing pointed in the direction of the forest and said, "The warrior named Liu chased in."

Fatty Li said in annoyance, "He got there first. What are you waiting for? Let's catch up!"

Xu Qing shook his head: "Wait a moment."

"What are we waiting for? If that warrior catches the monster, won't our trip be in vain?"

Xu Qing simply didn't reply.

The essence is in the eyes, sparkling with bright light.

Since he laid the foundation to make up for his congenital defects and opened his two eyes, the ability of his eyes that can "observe Qi" has been constantly improving.

Now I have a vague feeling of insight as sharp as fire and being able to sense the smallest details.

Ever since he met the monkey demon, he "saw" a lot of strange things, but because of his limited cultivation and knowledge, he could not figure out where exactly that strange feeling came from.

Fatty Li saw Xu Qing didn't move, and looked into the depths of the forest, ready to move. But when he saw the deep darkness, he felt a little scared.

Finally, he stamped his feet and stayed there with Xu Qing.

Seeing that neither of them was leaving, Chen Ziming naturally did not move either.

(End of this chapter)