Right now, it's not the critical moment, so don't take it out and waste it.

"Dahei, can you go inside and open the door?"

Pei Laoliu no longer regarded this guy as an ordinary dog. How can an ordinary dog have fluctuations of Dark Energy, or fight monsters like the Black Snake?

Dahei was very intelligent, immediately understanding his master's intention.

Li Qiang was already used to such sights, holding the same reverence for Master Liu's Immortal Pet.

He followed Pei Laoliu's gaze and discovered a dog hole in the corner of the wall.

If Dahei could squeeze through, with his intelligence, he could definitely open the door from inside.

"Woof woof!"

Dahei glanced at the dog hole but didn't crawl through it. Instead, he came to the base of the wall, bent his hind legs, and leaped over.

The group of City Guard Army members who were just catching up saw this scene. Xing Rilong rubbed his eyes and, with some uncertainty, asked:

"What jumped over just now? I remember that old man was raising a dog, so why does it now seem like a cat?"

The soldiers around were also a bit dumbfounded and had no answer to his question.

They had seen martial arts experts running on roofs, but a black dog doing it was something they saw for the first time.

Many people began to doubt whether they had seen wrong; maybe it wasn't a dog at all, but a cat?

Their questions were quickly answered.

"Click."

With the sound of the door latch opening, Pei Laoliu pushed the gate open, revealing Dahei inside.

"It... it really is a dog! Has that dog become a spirit?"

A soldier couldn't help exclaiming softly upon seeing this.

Xing Rilong glared at him, scaring the latter into immediate silence.

Master Liu heard the commotion behind him, turned his head to look, then strode boldly inside the door.

However, that one look made Xing Rilong freeze on his horse.

"What's with this man's eyes... why are they glowing like that?"

He was horrified in his heart.

"What martial arts has this old man been cultivating to yield such extraordinary effects?"

He did not immediately think of cultivators.

As a martial artist, he naturally attributed it to inner strength and mental methods.

Pulling aside a young soldier, Xing Rilong asked:

"Let me ask you, what is this courtyard? The old man chased the black dog here; could it be the two missing children of the Qian family are really here?"

The soldier was asked a question and quickly lowered his head, responding:

"Captain, this is a warehouse in the city, owned by the Antique Pavilion. But after the Antique Pavilion went out of business, no one has come here anymore."

"A warehouse?"

Xing Rilong tugged at the reins, dismounted, and said:

"Let's go in and take a look! What exactly is that old man up to?"

After saying this, he led a group of his men inside.

The small courtyard had not been maintained for a long time.

Weeds grew in abundance, mosquitoes were everywhere.

The surroundings were also planted with many trees, lush and verdant, making it look more like they were in a forest outside the city.

Master Liu, with the Mountain and River Sword in hand, cut through the weeds along the way, heading straight towards the demon inside the house.

In his Spirit Detection Technique perception, he could clearly see the thing's shape, which was likewise watching him with its ears pricked, obviously having discovered them.

After carefully checking the surroundings and confirming there were no ambushes nearby, Pei Laoliu finally pushed the door open and walked inside.

"Rustle...rustle...rustle..."

The dust falling stung his eyes, but he dared not be careless. While waving off the dust, he kept an eye on the monster's every move, ready to act at a moment's notice if it did anything.

"Growl...growl..."

At his feet, Dahei let out a low growl, clearly ready. With just an order from the master, he would pounce and fight the demon immediately.

At this moment, as the dust scattered, sunlight shone in, allowing Master Liu to see the scene inside.

What met his eye was an empty warehouse, with a small pile of wooden boxes in the middle, on which lay two children who seemed to be only three or four years old.

"Wretched creature! How dare you, in broad daylight, come to the city to harm lives, surrender now or face the consequences!"

Master Liu shouted as he walked in. Though the opening line was a bit old-fashioned, its aura was strong and much appreciated by his peers.

As he entered, a flash of white appeared at the pile of boxes, and the fox demon hid behind the boxes.

"Thud thud thud thud..."

Xing Rilong, leading seven or eight City Guard Army members, walked over. Seeing Pei Laoliu standing at the door without going in, and spotting the two children lying on the boxes, he couldn't help but ask:

"Senior, have you found them? Are those the two missing children from the Qian family?"

The soldiers beside him were eager to run over and check the situation.

"Hold on!"

Pei Laoliu suddenly stopped them, saying:

"There's a fox demon hiding behind the boxes; it may be a trick, so don't go over yet!"

However, those two were soldiers of the City Guard Army and only followed their commander's orders, not caring about Master Liu's words.

The two of them did not pause for even an instant and went straight to the side of the boxes.

"Senior? What did you just say? Fox demon?"

Xing Rilong looked at him, a bit surprised, thinking he had misheard.

"That's right, this fox demon is the one responsible for harming Qian Song. When I came, it was absorbing the Essence Qi of the two children, presumably having accumulated some demonic power, it must not be approached rashly!"

Hearing this, Xing Rilong stood there stunned for quite a while before putting on a serious expression and said:

"Senior, please be cautious in your words! While I respect you as a senior, if you don't want to oppose the court, stop saying such nonsense!"

He said these words with a grave expression, muscles tensed, fingers on the sword hilt, ready to act.

Pei Laoliu showed a look of confusion.

What did he mean by those previous words? Did I say anything just now? Why did it suddenly imply opposing the court?

No matter how hard he thought, he couldn't imagine that being a cultivator was illegal here.

However, Master Liu didn't have time to dwell on such irrelevant topics at the moment.

He looked at the two soldiers, seeing them standing blankly by the boxes, not moving, their entire bodies enveloped in a cloud of Dark Energy.

Xing Rilong now also noticed something wasn't right.

It was just about bringing back two kids, so why had they stopped suddenly? And it certainly shouldn't take this long.

"Xiong Wen! Zhang Xishan! What are you two idiots doing standing there!? Bring those people back to me immediately!!"

However, the two soldiers didn't move a muscle, seemingly not hearing their captain's shout at all.

"Damn it! Are those two scoundrels itching for a beating!? Didn't you hear me!?"

Xing Rilong saw his subordinates ignoring him, rolled up his sleeves, and prepared to walk over to teach them a lesson.

"Don't go over!"

Master Liu stretched out his hand to stop him.

"They've been bewitched by the Demon Fox, so of course, they won't respond to you! If you go over there now, you'll fall into its trap too!"

Xing Rilong was momentarily stunned by his sudden words, then suddenly realized, and said with an angry face:

"Senior, I've already warned you, don't say such things again! What nonsense about Demon Foxes! I refuse to believe there are monsters in this world! Men, go and get those two scoundrels back for me!"

He shouted, but his own steps halted, calling on a few subordinates behind him to go over and grab them.

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