Something's wrong with this demon.

Chapter 22

The window was quietly pushed open.

Under the cover of darkness, the shadowy figure silently slipped into the room.

The entire room was shrouded in toxic smoke.

The shadowy figure held his breath, held a sharp blade, and cautiously approached the bedside, reaching out to pull back the covers.

There was still no one under the covers.

The shadowy figure did not linger; it immediately retreated through the window and returned to the window of the first house.

"Squeak..."

The window was opened.

The shadowy figure entered the room with practiced ease and approached the bedside.

I pulled back the covers, but the bed was still empty.

"Looks like that kid's hiding in the third room."

A cold glint flashed in the shadowy figure's eyes. He immediately left the first house and went to the window of the third house.

"This time, let's see where you run to this time!"

The shadowy figure gritted his teeth, carefully pushed open the window, and climbed inside.

The room was pitch black, but the quilt on the bed could be vaguely seen.

A sinister smile crept across the shadowy figure's lips as he gripped the dagger in his hand. He walked step by step to the bedside, slowly reaching out to pull back the covers.

Just then, his foot suddenly stepped on something.

"Snapped!"

A soft sound!

The shadowy figure reacted extremely quickly, leaping backward from its spot in an instant.

However, it was too late!

The instant he jumped, a piercing pain suddenly shot through his right foot!

He couldn't help but let out a scream.

Upon landing, he quickly endured the excruciating pain and retreated to the wall. Without even checking his feet, he immediately raised the dagger in his hand, his eyes filled with panic and ferocity as he stared at the bed.

However, the anticipated attack did not occur.

The bulging outline on the bed remained motionless.

The shadowy figure shuddered in pain a few times before looking down at its feet and discovering a huge animal trap with its iron teeth closing tightly, biting down on its right foot.

Blood was gushing from his feet, and waves of excruciating pain washed over him.

The dark figure turned pale, stared at the bed a few more times, then brandished the dagger in his hand, endured the excruciating pain, dragged the animal trap, limped to the bedside, and yanked back the covers.

Under the blanket, there were two pillows.

The muscles on the dark figure's face twitched violently a few times.

He had no time to curse. He immediately put away his dagger, sat down on the ground, and with trembling hands, grabbed the upper and lower jaws of the animal trap and began to pry it open.

He gritted his teeth, trembling with pain, drenched in sweat, and almost fainted.

Finally, the sharp iron teeth that had been gripping his right foot tightly loosened, dripping with crimson blood, under his desperate struggle.

"Click..."

Hearing the soft sound, he felt as if he had been granted a pardon.

He was in so much pain that his teeth were chattering, his whole body was trembling uncontrollably, and he was almost completely exhausted, but he didn't dare to rest on the ground. He immediately got up, dragged his injured foot, and limped out of the room.

In the darkness, his face was contorted with pain and rage.

"You little bastard..."

He seemed to grit his teeth and mutter a curse under his breath.

The room returned to silence.

All that remained were the blood-stained animal traps and a long pool of blood on the ground, telling the story of what had happened that night.

"Whoosh!"

In a secluded corner of the backyard, inside a dark stone house, came the sound of fists whistling through the air.

Luo Qingchen was practicing her boxing inside.

As the bones throughout the body heat up and crackle, the medicinal effects begin to flow rapidly between the bones.

A warm, tingling sensation spread from the surface of my bones all the way into my bone marrow.

The fatigue had just begun to set in when it vanished just as quickly.

His punches became faster and more powerful.

The night outside the window quietly slipped away.

Before we knew it, the light outside had begun to brighten.

After finishing his last set of punches and concluding his practice, he began to examine the progress of his cultivation within his body.

Last night's 12/1000 has now become 40/1000!

The growth rate is astonishing!

Moreover, only a very small portion of the medicinal effects absorbed into the bones of the entire body have been refined.

After a night of tempering, he could now clearly feel his bones slowly growing and changing amidst the soreness.

"Let's continue tonight!"

He tidied up the house briefly, opened the wooden door, and went outside.

It was already daylight outside, but the light was still dim and gloomy.

When he arrived at the third house, he found a pool of blood at the door and the door was ajar.

His expression shifted, and he pushed open the door and entered the room.

On the floor of the room, there was a long pool of blood. Near the bed, the animal traps he had specially placed the night before were also covered in blood, almost completely stained red.

The blankets on the bed were also pulled back, revealing two neatly arranged pillows.

Someone did come last night!

He immediately left the room and went to check the second and first rooms, where he found faint footprints on the windowsill and the floor.

He deliberately scattered some fallen leaves and dust on the floors of all three rooms.

It seems that last night, the uninvited guest visited all three houses.

Fortunately, he was prepared.

After pondering for a moment, he left his room, went to Chen Ju's door, knocked, and called out, "Brother Chen!"

The room was quiet and silent; no one responded.

"Brother Chen!"

He called out a few more times, but still no one came to open the door.

At this moment, his gaze turned to the rooms of Wang Long and Wang Hu on the other side, as well as the other people's rooms.

After thinking for a moment, he stopped knocking on the door, went to the well to fetch water, and went to the third house. He cleaned up the bloodstains at the door and inside the house, and also washed the bloodstains off the animal traps.

Judging from the situation here, telling anyone about this is useless; on the contrary, it may attract the attention and covetousness of others.

Now all he needs to do is be careful and focus on his cultivation.

After cleaning the room, he went to the well to take a bath.

As soon as I returned to the second room, the maid brought me breakfast: a steamed bun and half a sweet potato.

After finishing his meal, he locked the door and windows and went to bed.

Although it was already daytime, he still cautiously placed some things under the window and behind the door so that he could hear anyone coming in.

Sufficient sleep is necessary for physical training.

Only after resting and relaxing your mind and body can you undergo another high-intensity training session.

He slept until evening.

After waking up, I felt refreshed and full of energy, with every muscle and bone in my body brimming with strength.

After finishing the dinner brought by the maid, when returning the bowls and chopsticks to the kitchen, they encountered Sun Tong and Zhou Yan returning from outside.

Both men were burly and strong. When they saw him, they greeted him in a relatively friendly manner and reminded him again not to spread what happened in the building that night, so as not to affect the building's business.

In fact, after the incident that night, Zhang Jiu and Sun Ping personally came over to give everyone instructions.

"By the way, Brother Sun and Brother Zhou, have you seen Brother Chen Ju? It seems like we haven't seen him for a whole day."

Just as the two were about to leave, Luo Qingchen suddenly asked a question.

Sun Tongdao: "He's probably hiding in his room cultivating, or he's gone to some secluded place outside to cultivate. That guy cultivates very diligently. Do you need to see him for something?"

Luo Qingchen said, "No, I was just asking."

The two didn't say anything more, glanced at him again, and walked towards the backyard.

Luo Qingchen watched the two figures as they walked away, and wondered to herself: Are they really cultivating?

Night fell quickly.

Luo Qingchen returned to the backyard, glanced thoughtfully at the three houses in front, and then went straight into the second house.

Continue practicing tonight.

If that person from last night dares to come again, he wouldn't mind letting them taste the sharp teeth of a trap and his own fists once more.

After locking the door and windows, he returned to the bedside and unconsciously touched his chest.

But there was nothing there anymore.

"We can retrieve the Ten Soul Banner tomorrow... I hope the repair process goes smoothly..."