Something's wrong with this demon.

Chapter 47

"Squeak..."

The door slowly opened.

Zhao Yun stood outside the door, wearing a light gauze dress underneath and a thick blue cloak over it, her brows slightly furrowed.

He looked preoccupied.

"Ah-Yun, is something the matter?"

Luo Qingchen asked from inside the door.

Zhao Yun pulled her cloak tighter around herself and said softly, "Brother Chen, may I come in and sit for a while?"

Luo Qingchen hesitated for a moment, then stepped aside: "It's cold outside, come in quickly."

Zhao Yun lowered her head and went into the house. She looked around the room, then looked at him and asked, "Brother Chen, are you getting used to living here?"

Luo Qingchen left the door slightly ajar and said, "It's alright, I'm used to it now."

Zhao Yun stared at him in silence for a while, then sighed softly: "I heard from Xiao Cui that someone came to collect your blood this morning, and said... and said it would be in half a month..."

She stopped there, her expression somber.

Luo Qingchen's expression remained calm: "Isn't this what it's like to be a medicine person? I was prepared from the very first day I arrived here."

Zhao Yun's eyelashes fluttered, and she looked up at him: "Brother Chen, haven't you ever thought about escaping from here?"

Luo Qingchen paused for a moment upon hearing this, then met her gaze, staring intently into her eyes, and said, "A-Yun, have you thought about it? Have you thought about escaping from here?"

Zhao Yun smiled sadly: "If I escape from here, where can I go? For someone like me, it's all the same no matter where I am."

Then, looking at him with bright eyes, she said, "Brother Chen, you're different from me. You're a cultivator. You escaped, and you can go to many places. Even if you go to Qinghe City, you can still live a good life."

Luo Qingchen did not speak again.

Zhao Yun moved closer to him and whispered, "Brother Chen, are you worried about not being able to escape? I heard from the guests that there are actually opportunities to get out through the Blackwater River outside the town and the Black Forest to the south."

Luo Qingchen looked at her and said, "Would guests still tell you these things?"

Zhao Yun lowered her eyes and said softly, "Guests will talk a lot after they've had some drinks."

Luo Qingchen nodded slightly and did not ask any further questions.

The two people in the room fell silent.

"Brother Chen, do you not want to leave here?"

Zhao Yun seemed to have sensed his intentions and asked.

Luo Qingchen looked out into the darkness through the half-open door, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "I want to go upstairs."

Zhao Yun paused for a moment upon hearing this, then stared intently at him for a while before nodding: "Okay, I understand."

She paused, then said softly, "Brother Chen, I believe in you. You can definitely do it."

After saying that, she prepared to leave.

Luo Qingchen suddenly called out to her, "A-Yun."

Zhao Yun stopped at the door and turned to look at him.

Luo Qingchen hesitated for a moment, then stared into her eyes and asked, "Did Zhang Jiu hurt you?"

Zhao Yun paused for a moment, shook her head, and smiled slightly, saying, "Guard Zhang has never been to my place, so how could he possibly harm me?"

"Brother Chen, I'm leaving now. You should get some rest."

She opened the door and went out.

But she paused in the shadows outside the door, turned to look into the room, and said gently, "Brother Chen, I hope you can live a good life."

After saying that, she wrapped her cloak tighter around herself and quickly disappeared into the darkness outside.

The backyard returned to silence.

Luo Qingchen stood in the dark room for a while, then went over, locked the door, and continued cultivating.

Seven days later.

He used up all the blood stored in his second health bar.

At this moment, his cultivation progress had increased to 850/1000!

150 points away!

There are about seven days left until Tian Feng comes down!

time is life!

He didn't dare delay for a moment, nor did he dare save money to buy animal blood. He went directly to the blood shop and spent 150 taels of silver to buy three portions of human blood.

The remaining silver was used to buy meat.

At this point, we have no choice but to go all in and gamble everything!

What use is money if a person dies?

When I got back, it was already evening.

He immediately took a medicinal bath, preparing to continue his cultivation.

Just as he finished his medicinal bath and was about to return to his room, Zhang Jiu suddenly appeared in the backyard, his face beaming with excitement, and said, "Brother Luo, I have good news for you! We're almost there! The entire town guard is going to search the place tonight. There will be no one patrolling the building. You can go to the front and cover for a bit. You don't need to go out; just stay inside the building."

Luo Qingchen's expression shifted, and she asked, "Have you found any clues?"

Zhang Jiu laughed and said, "We've not only found clues, but that heart-ripping monster is also injured. Tonight, we'll search the entire town; we're sure to find that beast!"

"How did it get injured?"

Luo Qingchen asked.

Normally, given his personality, he wouldn't ask so many questions.

This shouldn't be his concern.

Zhang Jiu seemed to be in high spirits and did not notice his subtle change. He sneered and said hatefully, "That beast seems to have a grudge against me. He even tried to chase and kill me! Fortunately, Captain Zhou noticed it early on and had been secretly following me with his men. As soon as that beast appeared, it was immediately ambushed. But unfortunately, we couldn't catch it and it got away."

Luo Qingchen didn't say anything more.

Zhang Jiu chuckled and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Brother Luo, thank you for your hard work tonight. Once we catch that heart-ripping monster, we can finally relax."

Luo Qingchen nodded: "I'll go to the front in a bit."

"Okay, I'll be going now. I need to go with Captain Zhou to search the Black Forest to the south."

Zhang Jiu didn't say anything more and quickly left.

Luo Qingchen stood there for a while, then went over, locked the door, and walked towards the front yard.

By this time, night had slowly fallen.

Two girls from inside the building have come out and are standing outside the main entrance soliciting customers.

Sun Ping was also standing beside her.

Luo Qingchen glanced at the three of them, then went straight into the building. After walking around the first floor, he went up to the second floor.

There don't seem to be many guests tonight.

All the rooms on the second floor had their doors open, and the girls were putting on makeup inside.

When Luo Qingchen passed the first room, she did not see Zhao Yun.

He stopped at the doorway, hesitated for a moment, and called out inside, "A-Yun."

"Brother Chen, is that you? I'm taking a shower inside."

Zhao Yun's voice came from the corner of the room.

There was a faded screen there.

Behind the screen, amidst the swirling mist, a figure appeared and disappeared.

Luo Qingchen stared at the figure for a few moments and said, "It's alright, I'll be on patrol tonight."

"Oh, after I finish showering, if you're free, Brother Chen, you can come in and sit for a while. There shouldn't be any guests tonight anyway."

Zhao Yun said softly as she took a bath in the tub.

"Um."

Luo Qingchen responded, glanced inside again, and continued walking deeper into the corridor.

He lowered his head, slowly suppressing the restlessness in his heart.

That was the blood-sucking ability within the body, stirring when it smelled blood.