Legend of the Great Sage

ger, and it did not possess the ability to fly yet.
Normally, it was referred to as a nymph.
However, the nymph’s daemon qi was extremely startling, reaching the level of daemons.
Who knew how many people it had eaten already.

He thought, It’s so barren here that even regular locusts cannot survive, so why would there be a nymph daemon? It doesn’t seem like a coincidence! It seems like it’s specially come to intercept us!

Liu Hong could not even make out the nymph daemon.
Howls constantly rang out around him, and towards the end, basically everyone screamed in horror as if an invisible demon had grabbed their souls.
Even he felt rather frantic inside.
Only when he reached into his clothes and felt the talismans hidden inside did he calm down a little.

He asked Huang Binghu beside him, “Old brother Huang, what do we do?”

Huang Binghu leapt up and arrived at the highest point possible.
His pupils had narrowed until they were only two specks, staring at the daemon qi’s location.
Over a dozen rapid fire arrows rained down like a storm, turning into exploding balls of fire and blowing up a corpse to pieces.

Liu Hong asked, “How is it? Did you kill it?”

“It dove back into the earth.
I might have harmed it, I might have not.”

Huang Binghu shook his head.
He was extremely stern.
The nymph daemon actually seemed to read his mind, burrowing into the soil immediately and not pouncing towards the next victim.
Otherwise, he really would have had an opportunity to kill it.
It also maintained its tiny size as if it did it specially for him.

“Then what do we do?”

“There’s nothing we can do,” said Huang Binghu.
No matter how great his marksmanship was, he could not pierce the soil and hit the nymph daemon.

Liu Hong’s face changed.
A daemonic beast lurking in the soil that could strike at any time was basically a nightmare.

“Looks like we don’t have to worry about the boat being too small now.”

Huang Binghu cracked a joke, but even he could not laugh anymore.
In terms of strength, the nymph daemon was equivalent to a human Qi Practitioner of the fourth or fifth layer at most.
It could only be regarded as a daemonic beast, not a daemon.

However, he had absolutely no chance of defeating it, as behind the nymph daemon was a great Daemon King who had thrown the entire Green province into turmoil.
Within his madness and violence was great craftiness and vigilance.
There were no regular daemonic beasts that could rival his battle strategy and experience.

He could keep it at bay at most, so the nymph daemon only ate the regular people in the distance for now.

“Set off!” Liu Hong was decisive too, immediately issuing an order.

However, before he had even finished his words, another cry rang out.
A person at the end of the group collapsed with a green bump moving about under his skin, but it did not kill him immediately, intentionally increasing his pain.
The cries were tragic, making everyone shiver.

The crowd immediately surged forward violently.
The twisted sounds of crying and yelling filled the air, full of fear and regret.
They regretted leaving Qingyang city in such a hurry, but little did they know that the current Qingyang city had already become the huge locust’s slaughterhouse as it rapidly evolved into a daemonic beast.

Huang Binghu had nocked an arrow, but with further thought, he lowered his bow again and gathered the hunters of Drawn Reins village, hurrying off towards Downstream town.
He could continue obstructing the nymph daemon from feeding, but he would definitely be the first to give way.
As such, he was better off letting the nymph daemon eat for a bit, which would earn him some time.

However, he also understood that this was only a temporary measure of relief, as the nymph daemon would grow stronger with each person eaten.
If it completely metamorphosed, then even he would be in danger of being eaten.

“Old brother Liu, hopefully this school leader Li has prepared someone to receive us, or we’re all going to die in the mouths of the insects!”

“It’s just dying.” Liu Hong’s face darkened.

“Save me, school master Liu, village chief Huang!” Liu Hong looked back and saw a group of people trying to steal Ye Dachuan’s carriage.
As a result, he rode back and crushed a head with a punch.
“All of you piss off!”

They hurried off, and the group separated into two.
Those without horses and martial arts all fell behind, becoming the nymph daemon’s food.
The miserable cries gradually grew distant before the wind eventually swallowed them completely.

They travelled like this until dusk.
Even the fine steed that Liu Hong rode began to foam at its mouth.
Even with their martial arts, the disciples of the Iron Fist school and the hunters of Drawn Reins village were utterly exhausted, forced to stop, rest, and eat some food.

“Thank you, old hero Liu.
Once we arrive in Clear River city, I’ll definitely thank you in another way! If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have left Qingyang city.
I shouldn’t have returned to Qingyang city.
Back then when Jiaping city was destroyed, I should have just chosen to retire in the prefectural city!”

Only now did Ye Dachuan finally find the time to disembark and thank him.
His chubby face was pale, completely devoid of blood.

When Jiaping city had been destroyed at the hands of the rock demon, he had nowhere to go as a vice district magistrate.
He deeply feared the power of daemons, so he made his younger sister do some convincing with prefect Liu Changqing.
In the end, he was transferred back to Qingyang city as the district magistrate.
He never thought the daemons would still end up coming for him.

“You’re welcome, sir!” Liu Hong nodded.
Wang Lei patted himself on the chest.
“As long as I’m still breathing, I’ll definitely protect you until Clear River city, sir!”

Ye Dachuan’s younger sister was a beloved consort of the prefect Liu Changqing.
Although her beauty had already declined with her age, she gave birth to a son and a daughter for Liu Changqing, which only consolidated her status.
Ye Dachuan had mentioned this so many times across the years that Wang Lei could not forget about it even if he tried to.
He knew that his relationship with Li Long was not amicable, so preparing another option for himself was always a good idea.

“Thank you, school master Wang!” Ye Dachuan thanked Wang Lei as well, but he did not really trust his guarantee.
Once the nymph daemon came for them, even protecting himself would be difficult for this school master Wang, let alone protecting him.
He suddenly thought of a person.
“Sigh, if Qingshan was here, we wouldn’t be in such horrible shape!”

“You’re thinking too much, sir Ye.
Do you still think he’s your sheriff?” Huang Binghu smiled.
If Li Qingshan were present, the measly nymph daemon would be nothing.

“I heard from Li Long that he’s currently the White Hawk commander of the South Sea commandery in the Mist province.
He’s occupied a place called Savage mountain and is known as the King of Savages.
Even the King of Southern Yue has to show him some respect when he sees him,” said Liu Hong.

“Really?” Huang Binghu was in disbelief.
Only after setting foot on the path of cultivation could he truly sense how insurmountable of an existence a provincial governor was.

“I didn’t really believe it when I heard it too, but that disciple of mine never lies.
I even punched him a few dozen times!”

“Time sure flies!” Ye Dachuan lamented.

“You’re talking about Li Qingshan?” A sharp voice drifted over with the wind.

“Who else could it be?” Ye Dachuan said, only to see Huang Binghu’s face change drastically.
At the same time, Liu Hong raised his fists, gazing at the barren hill nearby cautiously.

The sun had already sunken beneath the horizon by now, only leaving behind a red glow in the west.
A few cold stars lit up in the sky.
A withered tree on the barren hill extended its branches like a huge, withered hand trying to grab one of the stars.

A tiny nymph perched on the branch of the tree.
The sharp voice had come from its mandibles.

I actually only noticed it after it had gotten so close! Things aren’t looking good! Huang Binghu could clearly see that the nymph daemon had gained a smear of greyish-yellow.
It was rapidly metamorphosing.
Once it completely metamorphosed, all of them would die.

“What a coincidence.
I’ve known him for quite some time now too.
It was all thanks to him that I managed to escape from the Demon Suppression hall.
It’s a pity that he’s gone to the Mist province, or I’d definitely thank him properly.”