Something's wrong with this demon.

Chapter 36

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

the next morning.

Luo Qingchen was asleep when she was suddenly awakened by a series of urgent knocks on the door.

"Who?"

He asked weakly as he got out of bed.

But as soon as I got out of bed, my legs suddenly went weak and I almost lost my balance.

"Open the door! It's the garrison!"

A cold voice came from outside the door.

Luo Qingchen walked to the door, held onto the wall with one hand, and pulled the latch with the other to open the door.

Outside the door stood Zhou Qingyang from the town's garrison, along with several others.

Zhang Jiu and the other two guards in the building were also there.

Even Sun Ping, the building manager, came.

The expressions on everyone's faces were extremely solemn.

"What are you doing in the house?"

Zhou Qingyang stared at him sharply and asked.

Luo Qingchen, still sleepy and looking haggard, replied, "Of course I'm sleeping."

At this moment, his face was pale and his breath was weak. Even when he was standing, he seemed to be about to collapse. He did not look like a strong cultivator at all.

Zhou Qingyang stared at him intently for a few moments, then asked, "What were you doing last night?"

Luo Qingchen said, "Go to sleep."

"Can you hear anything?"

"without."

Luo Qingchen stood for a while, then felt her breathing become unsteady and rapid.

All eyes outside were fixed on him.

Zhang Jiu suddenly spoke in a deep voice, "Brother Luo, Chen Ju, Wang Long, and Wang Hu were all killed last night, in the room next to yours. Are you sure you didn't hear anything?"

Luo Qingchen's face immediately showed shock. After a few seconds of stunned silence, she said, "All three of them... were killed?"

Zhang Jiu nodded heavily: "All three of them were killed. Not only were they killed, but their blood was also drained, leaving not a single drop."

His voice trembled, clearly he was genuinely terrified.

Luo Qingchen remained silent, her face still showing shock, as if she were stunned.

From the moment he began talking to Zhang Jiu, Zhou Qingyang, standing at the front, had been watching his expression. Now, he spoke coldly, "Are you sure you slept here all night? You didn't hear any noise, and you didn't go out?"

Luo Qingchen nodded slightly and said, "In my current condition, even if I wanted to go out, I'm afraid I wouldn't have the strength."

At this moment, Sun Ping, who was standing behind, spoke up: "We all saw the blood drawn from Guard Luo yesterday; it was a huge bowlful. And he only had his blood drawn a few days ago, so it shouldn't have anything to do with him."

Zhou Qingyang didn't speak immediately. He stared at the boy's pale face for a while, then reached out and said, "Take out your right hand. I need to check your blood and qi."

Luo Qingchen frowned slightly, said nothing, and extended her right hand.

Zhou Qingyang reached out his left hand, grasped the wound on his wrist, and slowly closed his eyes.

Luo Qingchen clearly felt a force surging into her body from her wrist, as if it were peering into something.

His heart began to race.

A moment later, Zhou Qingyang opened his eyes, released his grip, and frowned, saying, "Weak blood and qi, exhausted strength—it's definitely a state of excessive blood loss. In this physical condition, he couldn't possibly be the murderer from last night."

A long-faced man in a black robe behind them whispered, "Captain, all three are at the Bone Strengthening Realm. To kill them completely, we'd need to be a realm higher than them, or... not human."

Zhou Qingyang's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he said, "Judging from the injuries on the three of them, they were killed by humans. Chen Ju was killed by a punch that shattered his throat and heart, while the Wang brothers were killed by a dagger that pierced their throats and hearts. The reason the other party was able to kill them is because they were injured beforehand, making them unable to move easily and slow down."

"If it were that monster, killing wouldn't be this complicated."

He paused, then said solemnly, "But that doesn't mean the monster didn't appear last night. All the blood on the three of them was drained completely, not a single drop left. No cultivator could have done that."

Zhang Jiu's voice trembled as he said, "Captain Zhou, you mean someone killed Chen Ju and the other two last night, and then that monster reappeared and drained all three of their blood?"

Zhou Qingyang said, "That is indeed possible."

At this moment, the long-faced man in black robes suddenly said, "Captain, does this mean that the heart-ripping monster was raised by the murderer?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.

Zhou Qingyang frowned, a thoughtful look on his face. After a moment's hesitation, he looked at the young man before him and said, "Guard Luo, you don't mind if we searched your room, do you?"

Before Luo Qingchen could answer, he continued, "Given your current state, you certainly can't be the murderer. There were eyewitnesses to both instances of your blood being drawn. I just want to confirm that there's no blood hidden in your room. You should understand what I mean, right?"

Luo Qingchen nodded silently, turned her body, and stepped aside.

Zhou Qingyang entered the room, first looking around, then took out a red jade stone from his pocket and began to gently shake it in various places.

"If there is blood inside, even in a sealed bottle, this blood-detecting stone can detect it."

He explained as he investigated.

After searching every corner of the room, his expression softened considerably. However, he still walked up to Luo Qingchen and examined him from head to toe.

Throughout the entire process, the blood-spotting stone in his hand did not move at all.

"Guard Luo, I apologize for disturbing you. Please get some rest. If it's anything else, I will come to visit again."

Zhou Qingyang put away the Bloodstone and prepared to leave.

Then, looking at Zhang Jiu outside, he said, "Zhang, I need to check your room now. I heard you have places to stay here and outside, and I need to check them all."

Zhang Jiu immediately smiled bitterly and said, "Captain Zhou suspects me? I don't have that ability to kill three people at once, let alone my own brothers."

Zhou Qingyang said expressionlessly, "It's my duty, please forgive me, Chief Zhang."

Zhang Jiu gave a wry smile, said nothing more, and led the way.

Anyone with eyes could see that he seemed to have injured his foot. His seemingly composed gait still appeared somewhat unnatural upon closer inspection.

But no one asked.

Just as Sun Ping was about to leave with the others, Luo Qingchen quickly said, "Sister Sun, could you please let me stay somewhere else? Can I stay in the front yard, or inside the building?"

Upon hearing this, not only did Sun Ping stop in her tracks, but everyone else turned around to look at him.

Luo Qingchen said, "With so many people dying all at once, I'm afraid the killer, or that monster, might reappear."

Sun Ping frowned, but before she could answer, Zhou Qingyang said, "Guard Luo, don't worry. Starting tonight, I will personally lead people to patrol the building."

"But……"

Luo Qingchen wanted to say something more, but Sun Ping had already lowered her head and followed the others away quickly with a heavy expression.

The backyard quickly returned to quiet.

Luo Qingchen stood at the door for a while before slowly closing the door and bolting it shut.

"call……"

He let out a long breath, then walked unsteadily to the bedside and lay down on it.

Feeling weak all over, dizzy and lightheaded.

Inside his body, the first blood bar, which had been drained of Chen Ju's blood and restored to 100%, now only had 70% left.

He is currently suffering from severe blood loss and is very weak.

Last night, he steeled himself, endured the vomiting, and drank 30% of his own blood!

The blood you drink doesn't immediately turn into blood in your health bar.

In retrospect, it was all worth it.

If he hadn't done that last night, Zhou Qingyang would probably have discovered the problem immediately when he grabbed his wrist to examine his blood and qi.

At that point, he couldn't explain it anymore.

Now, his suspicion has been cleared, and 280% of the blood in his second health bar, as well as the 120 taels of silver on his body, are temporarily safe.

However, at this time, we must not be careless.

He's not in a hurry to heal.

Just to be safe, he planned to get a good night's sleep first and then fully heal himself at night.

Although Chen Ju and the Wang brothers are dead, the danger here has not been eliminated.

Night falls, and then it becomes a time of great danger.

Therefore, he must fully replenish his health and maintain his strongest physique and combat power when night falls.

As for the medicinal bath cultivation, he now needs to be extremely patient and endure it.

Starting tonight, Zhou Qingyang will lead his men to patrol Baixianglou.

In the eyes of others, he is now a person who has lost too much blood and is extremely weak. We must not give anything away.

"Knock knock knock!"

As he was pondering things, there was another urgent knocking on the door.

His heartstrings, which had just relaxed slightly, suddenly tightened again!