Just as the woman finished speaking, Li Qiang was the first to scream in fright.
Pei Laoliu, on the other hand, looked pensive and muttered her words a few times, then suddenly looked up and asked:
"Lady, you said earlier that your husband went hunting in the mountains and doesn’t know what he brought back?"
"It was a nest of foxes. My husband said that the nobles in the city have recently taken a liking to these furs, especially fox and sable, and that the prices have risen by at least fifty percent... The hunters all say it’s hard to find foxes in the mountains now. He was lucky to have such a haul on his first trip..."
Upon hearing this, Pei Laoliu’s expression changed.
"Foxes... foxes! Oh my! Your husband has angered a Fox Demon!"
The woman was taken aback and then showed a look of horror.
"Dao, Daoist, why do you say this... Could it be that my husband’s current state is all the doing of that Fox Demon?"
Master Liu nodded solemnly and said:
"All things in the world have spirituality, especially the fox, yellow weasel, hedgehog, snake, and willow. As the saying goes, ’It’s better to cross three mountains than provoke one immortal.’ It means that even if you have to take a longer route over three mountains, you shouldn’t forcefully enter one of their territories! But your husband... this time he killed an entire nest! No wonder he’s entangled!"
After hearing his words, the woman became even more frightened.
She didn’t understand what the fox, yellow weasel, hedgehog, snake, and willow were, nor had she ever heard of the so-called "saying".
But Pei Laoliu’s serious demeanor didn’t seem fake, and besides, she had no other options and had to believe him.
"Daoist, we truly didn’t know about these things... Those city hunters killed so many foxes before, and nothing happened to them... Why is it that when it comes to my husband..."
At this point, she was already crying uncontrollably. If she had known, she wouldn’t have caught any foxes.
She would work a little harder, weave two more garments, and as long as they got through this period until her husband found work, everything would be fine, not like it is now.
But it’s too late to say anything now.
Her husband was acting bewitched every night and getting weaker and weaker.
She had consulted every doctor in the city, and there was no solution. Now, her only hope was in this Daoist.
Pei Laoliu, teleporting to this Different World, brought nothing with him except the Mountain and River Sword and the Daring Clothes.
But those things had no real purpose, just to put on a show and fool people.
But right now, the lack of something like a compass talisman made him a bit uncomfortable.
"In this world now, everything is reviving, spiritual energy is surging, and all kinds of demons are appearing, making it very unsettling. And your husband chooses this time to hunt a Fox Demon, really... Alas!"
Master Liu swung his arm, looking exasperated.
"Saving someone is like putting out a fire; time is of the essence. Quickly, lead me to your house to see what’s going on with your husband. Let’s go!"
Half an hour later, in front of a small house located in the residential area of Han Yue City.
"It seems this is the place, and indeed there’s a heavy demonic aura!"
Pei Laoliu looked at the mess in front of him and had a sudden ominous premonition.
The woman, seeing this scene, ignored her inner fear and hurriedly ran into the house.
"Husband! Husband! Where are you? What on earth happened?"
Master Liu glanced at Li Qiang, telling him to stand guard outside, then followed inside.
The inside of the woman’s house was even worse than the courtyard.
Not only were the furnishings scattered everywhere, but there were also bloodstains around that hadn’t dried, left not long ago.
Suddenly, a shrill scream erupted from inside, the woman’s voice piercingly sharp as if she had seen the most terrifying thing.
Master Liu hurried inside, and upon seeing the scene inside, couldn’t help but gasp.
There, in the spot where a curtain once hung, was a human skin stained with fresh blood!
And on the ground lay scattered human limbs.
Even for an experienced wanderer like Pei Laoliu, the sight made him feel nauseous.
The scene before him was terrifying, and if an outsider like Master Liu felt this way, the woman named Xiu Hui was even worse.
Xiu Hui, straightforwardly, turned her eyes and fainted from the shock.
When Pei Laoliu revived her, about ten minutes had passed.
Xiu Hui lifted her head, looking around confusedly at first, then her expression stiffened, as if recalling something, and she jumped up from her chair in panic, rushing indoors.
The gruesome scene in the room was unchanged.
But this time, she didn’t faint again; she just stood at the door, staring dumbly at the scene inside.
"Husband, husband..."
Tears flowed down her cheeks.
She had recognized the owner of the flayed skin as her husband.
Pei Laoliu sighed when he saw this. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on ɴovel(ꜰ)ɪre.nᴇt
"In the end, we were still a step too late..."
Clearly, Xiu Hui’s husband had fallen victim during the short time she went out to seek him.
This was the second time Pei Laoliu had seen such a scene.