Starting with fishing, I've traversed a chaotic world of demons and martial arts.

The water monkey came to the carriage.

Its beady black eyes were fixed intently on the cargo box on the carriage...

Water monkeys have short, thick limbs, but they are very powerful.

Translucent webbed fingers grew between the toes.

Its hands are like claws, hooked, with bluish-black nails.

Extremely sharp!

The water monkey extended its sharp claws and got them stuck in the opening of the box.

Then, it exerted force and pried open the cargo box.

It saw the spirit and flesh lying inside the box!

The water monkey puffed out its cheeks again...

It emitted a series of small, piercing, and sinister "squeaks"!

……

Li Tianxing peered through the crack in the door and saw the water monkey lying on the cargo box.

The water monkey lowered its head and was gnawing on the spirit meat inside the cargo box!

The spirit and flesh are dark purple, like a translucent gel.

The edges also shimmered with a purple glow, making it look extremely strange!

The water monkey ate very quickly and finished all the spirit flesh in no time.

After eating the spirit flesh...

Its neck, as thin as a reed, rotated 360 degrees, scanning its surroundings.

Then his head slowly turned back.

When Li Tianxing saw this scene, he felt his scalp tingle.

This scene is so bizarre!

"Is this beast's bone structure so flexible? Its neck can actually rotate a full circle!"

Li Tianxing hid behind the door, not daring to peek out again for fear of being discovered by the water monkey.

Suddenly, Li Tianxing heard the horses neighing again!

That was the painful neighing of a horse!

Li Tianxing knew this without even looking.

After the water monkey finished eating the spirit flesh, its appetite was aroused.

It went and started nibbling at the horse that was pulling the carriage.

"This can't go on..."

What if it finishes eating the horse and then tries to eat me?!

I need to find a way to lure it to that powerful figure and make them fight to the death!

Thinking of this, Li Tianxing looked down at Lisa in his arms.

Li Tianxing gently released his hand:

"Lisa, do you know where your powerful man Paul is?"

Only he might be able to solve this problem!

Tell me if you don't want to die.

Otherwise, wait until the water monkey finishes eating that horse...

"Next up is your turn, you big foreign horse."

Lisa blinked, not understanding what "big foreign horse" meant.

However, after Li Tianxing slapped her, she became much more obedient:

"Paul ran to the back, but I don't know exactly where."

Li Tianxing continued to ask:

"He's the bodyguard you hired, why doesn't he come out to protect you?"

We're in danger now...

I have a feeling he runs faster than you guys!

Lisa said dejectedly:

Paul is a member of the Silver Hand organization.

Our research team simply hired him.

His status outside is no lower than ours.

In this situation, he ran away first, and there was nothing we could do.

The Silver Hand?

It must be the name of some team from the Western side, right?

"How strong is he? What realm is he at?"

Li Tianxing asked.

Lisa thought for a moment:

"It is the third realm, the Great Perfection of the Condensation Realm."

Li Tianxing nodded.

If one has reached the Great Perfection of the Third Realm, even if they cannot kill this water monkey.

It can also severely damage it!

Fortunately, he hid himself well enough that Paul didn't discover him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be a match for Paul, who had reached the Great Perfection of the Condensation Realm.

The Condensation Realm is different from the Body Tempering Realm and the Blood and Bone Realm.

The Condensation Realm has only three levels.

These are nourishing the internal organs, strengthening the viscera, and internally reinforcing the body.

When one reaches the level of internal strength, the five internal organs are as if they are covered with soft armor.

Its defensive power is several times stronger than that of the Blood Bone Fusion Realm in the second stage!

"Hmm, you were relatively well-behaved this time."

Li Tianxing smiled and looked at Lisa.

He then tore a corner of his clothes, crumpled it into a ball, and was about to stuff it into Lisa's mouth.

"Waaah—"

Lisa struggled, trying to resist.

"Be honest, this is for your own good."

"What if you lure the water monkey over and it eats you?"

Li Tianxing pinched Lisa's face and roughly stuffed the cloth into her mouth.

Li Tianxing pinched several finger marks on Lisa's fair face.

"Let me tie you up again to keep you from running around."

Li Tianxing then took the hemp rope from inside the house and tied Lisa up tightly.

The rope tightened around Lisa's clothes, digging into her flesh.

This made Lisa's already curvaceous figure appear even more voluptuous.

This scene possessed a strange allure...

"I'm doing this to save you, understand?"

What if you make a noise?

I'm going to lead the water monkey to Paul now.

Only he could possibly subdue the water monkey.

I'll help him deal with the water monkeys too!

You just stay here quietly!

"If I'm in a good mood, I might let you off the hook."

Li Tianxing tucked Lisa under the bed and then carefully left the room.

We'll deal with Paul and the water monkey later.

I'll come back and ask her again...

Let's see if we can get any information.

Fortunately, I had mastered the Flying Swallow Martial Arts Technique.

He gained the ability to calm his mind and focus his spirit.

Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have really been exposed today...

……

Li Tianxing climbed out of the house.

He carefully examined Paul's breath.

Paul shouldn't have gone far.

The water monkeys arrived so quickly, he certainly wouldn't dare to make any big noise.

They must be hiding in one of these houses right now!

Li Tianxing held his breath and carefully observed the movements inside the room.

A martial artist's breathing is different from that of an ordinary person.

Especially for martial artists who have reached a certain level, their breathing becomes even longer and more steady.

Although they were separated by a room, Li Tianxing couldn't observe it with the naked eye.

However, this is possible with Li Tianxing's ability to hear water.

He could still distinguish the breathing sounds inside the room fairly clearly.

Li Tianxing noticed it very quickly...

The last house in this row!

"This is it!"

Besides Paul, there were two other foreigners in the room.

It seems they believe Paul is more capable and that it's safer to follow him.

But have they ever considered that it's simply because Paul is stronger...?

That would make it even easier for Paul to run away alone, abandoning them!

Let me help the water monkey and guide him on his way.

After all, the flesh and blood of the strong are more delicious...

Li Tianxing grinned mischievously and went to the back of the house.

……

inside the house.

Paul's ears suddenly twitched.

He looked warily towards the back of the house:

"There seems to be some movement behind the house. Could it be the water monkeys coming over?"

Cole was peering intently out the window through a crack:

"It couldn't be a water monkey, could it? The water monkey is still gnawing on that horse."

But the horse is almost completely eaten up; will it be full?

If you're not full...

At this point, a wicked thought flashed through Cole's mind again.

If you don't get enough to eat, I'll have to push you out.

There's an old saying here that goes...

Why should I sacrifice my fellow Daoist to save myself?

As members of a research team, don't blame me later!

I will pray to God that He will bless you from heaven.

Paul listened carefully to the sounds outside:

"Not a water monkey? Could it be another demon?"

Why didn't I sense its presence before?

Paul only heard faint footsteps from Li Tianxing...

However, he did not sense Li Tianxing's presence, so he dared not make any rash moves.

Paul was unaware that the other party had inadvertently revealed their footsteps.

Or is she deliberately showing her footsteps to attract attention and lure me in?

Paul thought to himself.

"I can't sense his presence. Could it be that he's stronger than me?"

Is he a powerful expert who has already reached the fourth realm, the Tongxi realm?

That's impossible, let alone Pear Blossom Village...

There isn't a single expert at the fourth realm in the entire Anlan County!

Could this be a second water monkey, or more than one?

Although Paul hadn't figured out Li Tianxing's strength, he decided not to sit idly by and wait for his doom.

He wanted to see who was approaching the back of the house at that moment!

Paul cautiously approached the back of the house...

I prepared to peek through the crack in the window at the figure of the person hiding behind the house.

But Paul did not see anyone.

All that appeared was a jet-black Mauser pistol!