Chapter 32: Abnormal Woman

Xu Guang returned home. As he pushed the door open, he saw Ji Xiaolu standing in the courtyard with a lit kerosene lamp.

"Brother Guang, you..."

Xu Guang led Ji Xiaolu into the courtyard. He opened the box and poured everything out, avoiding direct contact.

There was a total of four hundred and eighty silver taels, along with over twenty taels of Gold.

This greatly surprised Xu Guang. He had never imagined that a small gang could possess such wealth; it already surpassed the foundation of some minor families.

The Fierce Tiger Gang was not simple. Recalling what he had seen and heard today, Xu Guang’s eyes carried a heavy solemnity.

Ji Xiaolu had never seen so much money before. Her eyes curved into delighted crescents, and she was so excited that she couldn’t speak.

Xu Guang patted her head. "Don’t tell Mother. Later, boil some more hot water and soak all this money."

He worried that the money might be poisoned. He never shied away from assuming the absolute worst when it came to the methods of bottom-tier gangs.

Since Xu Guang told her not to touch it, Ji Xiaolu didn’t. Ignoring the late hour, she went outside to start boiling water. Mrs. Xu likely thought the two were playing husband-and-wife games again, so she didn’t get up despite hearing the commotion outside.

As Ji Xiaolu busied herself, Xu Guang sat in the courtyard, his eyes full of doubt. He wondered what exactly had happened in the Fierce Tiger Gang, and what had given him that feeling of lingering dread.

After soaking the money in water, Ji Xiaolu went to sleep. Feeling somewhat unsatisfied, Xu Guang went into the courtyard alone to vent his excess energy.

After completing a set of movements from the Bone Forging Chapter, an unprecedented chill surged into Xu Guang’s heart. At the same time, he felt a sudden pressure, as if something heavy was pressing down on his back.

"Who is it!?" Xu Guang frowned, shouting in a low voice.

Everything was dead silent. There was no movement. He wondered if no one was actually there.

Xu Guang feigned the intention to leave, walking toward where his cloak was hanging on the side. However, in the very next moment, he grabbed the cloak and whipped it around, suddenly flinging out a large cloud of white powder.

A Black Shadow suddenly darted out from within. It was a petite figure, but incredibly fast.

"How... insidious!"

It was a woman clad entirely in tight-fitting black clothes. Seeing her appearance, the image of Night Traveler’s Clothes from TV shows in his previous life flashed through Xu Guang’s mind.

"Who are you!"

The woman let out a charming giggle. "Guess?"

Xu Guang leaped into the air, initiating his attack with a leaping three-hit combo kick. He never considered anyone who visited late at night to be a good person. And since she wasn’t a good person, she was an unwelcome enemy.

The woman had a slender and graceful figure, but her reactions were swift. Her fingers formed a claw, and at the same time, she pulled out a dagger from who-knew-where, thrusting it straight at Xu Guang’s face.

Xu Guang swung his cloak. The moment he lifted the hem, he simultaneously spun into a spinning side kick. The edge of the cloak, much like a long blade, narrowly brushed past the woman’s face.

The dagger in the woman’s hand danced with extreme speed, slicing several tears into Xu Guang’s cloak almost instantaneously. Seeing the new cloak his family had made for him ruined like this, Xu Guang’s eyes filled with anger.

"Who exactly are you!? What are you trying to do, breaking into my home!"

"You took my things, and you’re asking who I am?!" The woman finally spoke her first actual sentence.

Xu Guang realized that the woman was here for the money. However, he sneered. The Searcher had indicated that the wealth was ownerless, yet this woman claimed it was hers. Was she trying to play him for a fool?

[Unknown, Combat Power: Bone Forging Realm Elite Level]

Like him, she was merely at the Elite Level.

He didn’t waste any more words. His figure exploded forward. As his cloak billowed, his fists moved like wandering dragons, occasionally shooting out from beneath the fabric to blast toward the woman.

After a few exchanges, the woman’s claw clashed with Xu Guang’s fist. A trace of horror appeared in the woman’s eyes. Xu Guang’s strength shocked her. As one of the Abnormal People, she had always been confident that her strength was in no way inferior to men of the same realm. Yet Xu Guang, whose Bone Forging progress she could clearly sense was below hers, possessed strength that far exceeded her own.

Having experienced several fierce battles, Xu Guang was no longer lacking in combat experience. This was a sudden encounter, so he hadn’t prepared much. He only had a single handful of flour, but he utilized his cloak to its absolute limits.

Spinning and whipping the robe, he executed a flying double kick, followed by an airborne two-hit combo.

Once again, the woman failed to react in time and forcefully blocked Xu Guang’s kick with her palms.

"Wait! Since you possess such strength, this is a misunderstanding!" The woman’s face was no longer as calm as before, and she spoke with a rushed tone.

Acting as if he were very obedient, Xu Guang gripped the cloak with both hands and held it behind his back.

"First, tell me who you are." He truly wasn’t entirely confident he could stop the woman from escaping.

"I am a Black-clothed Envoy under the Bright Moon Canon Seat of the Yellow Heaven Sect. My name is Peach Branch. Little brother, just treat everything that happened earlier as a misunderstanding. Let’s pretend we never met today." As the woman spoke, she stared cautiously at Xu Guang, carefully taking steps backward.

Xu Guang sneered. "Fine, but I am a man of... lecherous tastes. If you let me see your face and your legs, we can end today’s matter right here."

A flash of annoyance crossed the woman’s masked face. She felt that Xu Guang didn’t know what was good for him; she had already spoken nicely to him. Then, ridicule arose in her heart. She thought about how this man truly was a lecher. Under such circumstances, he still wanted to see her appearance.

Having originally intended to retreat just like that, she seemed to see a glimmer of hope to kill Xu Guang, and she let out a charming giggle.

"Is what you say true or false, brave warrior?"

Xu Guang nodded. "True, of course."

The woman stared at Xu Guang for a long time. "Alright, I’ll let you take a look."

She was very confident in her beauty. After all, in the Yellow Heaven Sect, countless men had fallen for her charms. It seemed Xu Guang was about to be added to that list.

The woman untied the black cloth covering her face. A palm-sized, melon-seed-shaped face was revealed in the night. With fair skin and large eyes, she carried a charming Qi Mechanism that seemed capable of stirring up a man’s desires.

"Little brother, am I beautiful?" The woman’s voice also shifted from cold to coquettish. The transformation in her temperament seemed to complete in an instant.

A trace of drooling desire appeared in Xu Guang’s eyes. He spoke with a rushed tone, "Let me see your legs. Hurry up and let me see your legs."

The woman opportunely revealed a touch of shyness on her face, looking at Xu Guang with seductive eyes. "You really are impatient, little brother..."

She bent down slightly. With gentle movements, her fair little hands stroked her long, beautiful legs wrapped in tight black clothes, looking just like a Charm Demon.

"Come a little closer, little brother. From so far away, how can you see clearly..."

As if completely infatuated, Xu Guang actually walked straight toward her.

"Once you see clearly, it’s time for you to die."

As the woman bent over, a dark gleam suddenly shot out from the top of her head, piercing straight toward Xu Guang’s heart like a sharp sword. Xu Guang dodged to the side, but the dark gleam flew too fast. For a moment, even with his reaction speed, he couldn’t completely evade it. The dark gleam pierced right through his shoulder; even though he had already activated the Bloodline Power of his Stone Skin, he couldn’t block it.

Intense pain instantly surged into his heart.

But he didn’t look at it. Staring dead at the woman, he suddenly untied the white cloth on top of his head.

"Divine Might!"

As if Seeing God, confusion surfaced on the woman’s face.

Xu Guang suddenly lunged forward. Reaching out, he clamped his palm over the back of the woman’s head. He originally wanted to smash her into the wall, but worrying about dirtying the courtyard, he instead... raised his knee and pressed her head down.

BANG!

A mist of blood burst forth.

Without taking the time to look closely, he kept his hand firmly pressed down, driving his knee into the woman’s face over and over again. He lost count of how many times he struck her before he slowly released his grip, throwing the corpse—now resembling a torn rag—onto the ground.

The woman’s beautiful face was no longer visible. Her facial structure had caved in, and her features were completely indistinguishable.

Only then did he have the time to check the wound on his shoulder. That dark gleam from earlier was shockingly... a strand of long hair!?

The long hair seemed to possess Life of its own. It wriggled incessantly like a worm, drilling deeper into Xu Guang’s body.

Xu Guang’s expression changed slightly. Was this woman also one of the Abnormal People?

However, her Bloodline Power seemed somewhat weak. He reached out and yanked the still partially active strand of long hair out of his wound, bringing out a large spray of blood.

This was the first woman Xu Guang had killed, and it was also his first time killing one of the Abnormal People. He was a bit excited. He was finally going to activate the Blood Eye’s ability for the first time and absorb the Bloodline Power of one of the Abnormal People.

He picked up the woman’s dagger and sliced open her black clothes, revealing her majestic assets. He had to admit, the woman truly had impressive capital; her figure alone would be enough to make some people take advantage of her while she was still warm.

He didn’t hesitate. Dragging the woman’s corpse to a corner, he plunged the dagger into her chest and gave it a vicious slash. Blood immediately gushed out.

Wearing an excited expression, Xu Guang pressed his palm against it.

The speed at which he absorbed the blood of one of the Abnormal People took much longer than he had imagined. It took a full fifteen minutes before he felt the slippery sensation between his palms disappear.

It brought Xu Guang a rich harvest. Sensing the thirteen drops of Essence Blood swirling rapidly within his Blood Eye, a look of joy spread across his face.

He then searched the woman’s body and found a large pile of daggers, short blades, and Darts, as well as some medicinal powders and lime powders with unknown uses. Aside from these lethal weapons, he found absolutely nothing else, showing that the woman had been extremely cautious.

Her entire body was covered in hidden weapons.

Thinking back to how the woman had used her beauty to tempt him—and how the thought of sparing her life had even flashed through his mind—Xu Guang couldn’t help but gasp. He made a mental note in his little notebook: women are dangerous, and if they are enemies, they must be killed immediately.

Under the cover of night, Xu Guang grabbed the woman’s corpse. With a few leaps, he arrived at the dry well where he had encountered the Alien Species while searching for the money earlier.

"Food delivery is here."

THUD!

There were no unusual phenomena afterward, so he guessed the Alien Species at the bottom of the well wasn’t there.

Xu Guang thought to himself.