13: Tonight, don't open the door for anyone!

The young girl wants to stay in the room overnight!?

Li Yan raised an eyebrow, not thinking in that direction, but rather feeling that the young girl knew something.

"Why do you want to stay in my room tonight?"

The young girl pursed her lips lightly, her timid gaze looking out the window.

"Old Daoist Xuan Wang isn't here; Jingxu Sect will be... very dangerous tonight."

Dangerous?

The young girl's words awakened a part of Li Yan's memory in his mind!

Fuzzy memories gradually surfaced. In Senior Brother Mingzhe's memories, every time Old Daoist Xuan Wang went out, a bloody storm would erupt within the entire Jingxu Sect.

Or rather... a bloody feast!

With Master away, the other Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters within the sect began to stir.

The entire Jingxu Sect was like a large-scale werewolf game; theGhosts and monsters (demons and monsters) lurking within the sect began to appear.

Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Li Yan's forehead.

It was already nearing dusk, with the afterglow of the setting sun illuminating Jingxu Sect.

The wind stopped, and the air in the entire courtyard gradually solidified, an uneasy feeling surging into his heart.

Li Yan immediately realized something, got up, pulled open a drawer, and took out a stack of yellow talismans and cinnabar from the cabinet.

He picked up the brush and drew talismans, his strokes flowing like a Dragon and snake, quickly drawing crimson Suppressing Evil Curses on the yellow talismans.

Li Yan was able to learn these thanks to that Divine Pill, which extracted Senior Brother Mingzhe's memories.

He could now effortlessly draw some of the most basic talismans.

"Quick, stick these talismans on the windows and seal the door!"

As Li Yan drew talismans, the young girl named Heart Zhi tiptoed, earnestly sticking the talismans onto the windows.

The two had a clear division of labor. Yellow talismans covered all directions; Li Yan didn't even spare the roof, leaping onto the beams and pillars to stick talismans.

Just as every spot was covered with Suppressing Evil Talismans, the sun had just set.

Li Yan directly blew out the oil lamp in the room, and in an instant, the entire room plunged into darkness.

A beam of cold moonlight shone through a crack in the window, illuminating the room faintly.

At this moment, footsteps sounded outside the door. Li Yan vigilantly drew his Ebony Sword and pricked up his ears to listen.

Outside the wooden door, childish voices of children could be heard.

"Daoist Brother, we haven't had dinner yet."

"Where's our food?"

"It's terribly quiet outside now, Daoist Brother, can you open the door and let us in?"

Judging by the voices, they should be the new young diners from Stone Workshop.

Just as Li Yan was about to speak, Heart Zhi made a shushing gesture.

Seeing the young girl so vigilant, Li Yan also fell silent until he heard the people outside the door walk away.

"Tonight, don't open the door for anyone, no matter who comes."

Heart Zhi displayed a calmness and composure unbefitting her age, and a look of suspicion flashed in Li Yan's eyes.

From the first day he arrived at Stone Workshop, she had exhibited behavior beyond ordinary people.

He always felt that this girl wasn't an ordinary person.

However, when Li Yan used his Minds Eye to observe her, he couldn't see anything abnormal.

From his Minds Eye, she was just an ordinary girl with weak Blood Qi.

Was I overthinking it? Was Heart Zhi just a girl smarter than average?

If she really had any strength, she wouldn't have been captured by the old Daoist and become Alchemy Materials, right?

If she truly had strength, would she be in Stone Workshop?

Though there were many questions in his heart, for now, the two stood on the same front and needed to endure this sleepless night.

As darkness fell, Li Yan vaguely heard something.

He closed his eyes and observed the situation inside Stone Workshop through his Minds Eye.

From his Minds Eye, Li Yan saw several Cultivators at Blood Condensation Realm fifth to seventh level climb over the courtyard wall and enter Stone Workshop.

Generally, those with such strength were the more senior Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters within Jingxu Sect.

Several people whispered.

"Master is finally gone."

"I haven't had meat in days; the Gu in my body are itching terribly."

"Hehehe, Senior Brothers! Doesn't this remind us of when we were kids, climbing over the wall to steal chickens from Squire Liu?"

These few people who climbed into Stone Workshop were like a group of chicken thieves.

But what they wanted to steal were a group of Alchemy Materials being raised.

These three Senior Brothers swaggered into Stone Workshop and grabbed the sleeping diners.

Next, it was time for cannibalism!

The three Senior Brothers, like uncivilized savages, tore at the flesh and blood of the diners.

They ate and laughed, as if returning to their childhood, stealing and eating chickens raised by Squire Liu.

But as they reminisced about their time as cowherds, their mouths were covered in blood, chatting and enjoying themselves.

To them, killing a person was like killing a chicken.

Eating a diner for nourishment was commonplace for them.

Observing this scene with his Minds Eye, Li Yan secretly raised his hand and quietly absorbed their Blood Qi.

Three thin threads of blood surged, and unknowingly, Li Yan, through the wooden door, secretly stole the Blood Qi of the three Senior Brothers dozens of steps away.

He acted first to gain the upper hand, draining their Blood Qi to prevent them from setting their sights on him.

And clearly, Li Yan indeed had foresight.

After consuming a few diners, the three Senior Brothers felt very unsatisfied.

"Damn it, why do I feel thirstier the more I eat?"

"Senior Brothers, don't you feel it too?"

"It's really strange; even though we're nourishing ourselves, the Gu in our bodies are starting to boil, making me itch all over."

The three scratched their ears and heads; the insect eggs parasitic in their flesh and blood began to become restless.

Visibly, countless insect eggs began to squirm beneath their skin.

This scene made Li Yan feel itchy all over.

If he hadn't become a full-fledged Cultivator without side effects, he, Li Yan, would also be infested with these Gu in his body; just thinking about it made his scalp tingle.

The three Senior Brothers, whose Blood Qi had been absorbed by Li Yan, felt parched.

"Senior Brother, how about we..."

One of them cast an ill-intentioned gaze towards the wing room where Li Yan was located.

"Eat the new Junior Brother?"

"How will we explain it when Master returns?"

The other two were still hesitant, but the one with the cunning idea suggested: "What's there to be afraid of? There are so many people in Jingxu Sect; can they trace it back to us?"

"Besides, eating these trash diners really doesn't quench our thirst."

The Senior Brother who proposed the cunning idea began to constantly scratch his chest; the restless Gu in his body were itching terribly.

The other two exchanged glances and grinned: "Right, let's have our fun first!"

The three were unaware that Li Yan, hiding in the room, had already formed hand seals, ready to unleash the Bloodline Lighting Lamp Method at any moment.

His right hand formed seals, while his left palm continued to extract the Blood Qi of the three.

If the three dared to enter the room, Li Yan would dare to use the three Senior Brothers as lanterns!

Just as these three Senior Brothers, with blood all over their mouths, looking neither human nor ghost, walked towards Li Yan's room,

Several new diners hiding in the corner outside the room caught the attention of the three.

"Senior Brother, look, there are a few new little brats in the corner."

"They look very fresh; how about we use them to whet our appetites first?"

The three revealed sinister, ill-intentioned smiles: "Little children, come here!"

Watching the three Senior Brothers walk towards the group of children in the corner, Li Yan frowned in the room.

Should he intervene?

As he hesitated, Heart Zhi's words flashed through his mind.

[Tonight, don't open the door for anyone!]

At that moment, he gave up the idea of going out.

It was this single thought that saved Li Yan's life.