Starting as The Young Master of A Pharmacy, He Trained Swordsmanship in Seclusion For Twenty Years - Chapter 132

Seeing the look in Zhang Qi’s eyes, how could Su Quanchuan not know what he was thinking?
“Magistrate Zhang, things have already come to this. Regret is useless now.”

“We should focus on how to handle this situation properly.”

“Otherwise, not only will this official be punished, but you, Magistrate Zhang, will also find it difficult to escape blame.”

Su Quanchuan then turned to the Chief Constable and said quickly, “Lao Feng, immediately gather some officials for me. Tell them I have urgent matters to discuss!”

Su Quanchuan intended to assemble the remaining county officials to align their stories and cover up this failure.

“Hmph, Magistrate Su, if the Xuan Envoy holds us accountable, I will certainly speak the plain truth.”

Zhang Qi could no longer be bothered with pretending cordiality towards Su Quanchuan. It was precisely Su Quanchuan’s negligence and indulgence of the rumors that had led to this situation.

Watching Zhang Qi leave in anger, a fierce glint flashed in Su Quanchuan’s eyes. His hands, hidden in his sleeves, clenched into fists before relaxing again.

This Zhang Qi, relying on his prestigious family background, looked down on him from the bottom of his heart.

Hmph!
Just wait until I break through to the Blood Refining realm. I’ll make him pay!
So what if that monster has grown stronger? It just means a few more worthless commoners will die.

If it allows this official to reach the Blood Refining realm, then those commoners will have died for a worthy cause.

Inside the inn, Lu Xuan had not left his room, remaining there the entire time.

At one point, the innkeeper came by to deliver food and drink.

“Honored guest, you still haven’t decided to leave Lanshan County?”

“You have no idea, early this morning I saw huge crowds of people lining up to get out of the county town.”

“Ah, who knows when this life of constant fear will finally end.”

The innkeeper’s words stirred a ripple in Lu Xuan’s calm heart.

“Innkeeper, from what you say, has everyone in town seen that filthy creature?”

“Have the county authorities done nothing to resolve the issue?”

“Sir, look at what you’re saying. If any of us had actually seen that thing, wouldn’t we have been scared to death already?”

“I’ve only heard about it from others!”

“As for the county officials…”

“Early this morning, they posted notices all over the city, saying that Landowner Ren’s entire household died from a potent poison.”

“Just look at that. What kind of believable explanation is that?”

………
The innkeeper’s reply left Lu Xuan silent for a moment.

After the innkeeper left, Lu Xuan thought to himself:

If the Bloodsucking Corpse Fiend doesn’t show itself after tonight,

Lu Xuan planned to go to the county office himself. He wanted to see just how incompetent and foolish these officials really were.

When the Corpse Fiend first appeared, they turned a blind eye, allowing rumors to run wild.

Only now, when the entire city was plunged into panic, were they thinking about damage control.

“That damned old man! I will absolutely not let you ruin my career!”

Back at his residence, Zhang Qi still felt utterly furious.

The mere thought of that old fool Su Quanchuan trying to drag him down filled him with intense dissatisfaction.

That old fox Su Quanchuan was definitely hiding something from him.

Otherwise, how could such a seasoned operator make such a basic mistake?

“No! When the Xuan Envoy demands answers, I must pin the blame squarely on that old man. I won’t share any of the responsibility for him!”

Seething with anger in his room, Zhang Qi completely failed to notice the rapid passage of time.

Outside, the sun hanging in the sky gradually disappeared, replaced by the bright, clear moon.

“Is it dark already?”

It wasn’t until the room sank into gloom that Zhang Qi finally snapped out of it. He quickly stood up and walked towards the door.

Pushing the door open gently with both hands, Zhang Qi called out loudly.

“Someone!”
“Light the lamps!”

Two red lanterns, emitting a bright fiery glow, were already hung outside the door. Two servants stood beneath them.

Hearing Zhang Qi’s call, they hurried towards the room entrance.

“Yes, Master!”

Zhang Qi stood with his hands clasped behind his back, putting on a most authoritative expression in front of them.

The two servants passed by Zhang Qi, looking somewhat timid and fearful.

Once the servants entered the room, one took out a flame source and moved to light the candles.

In the flickering, precarious light of the feeble flame, which seemed ready to die out at any moment,

a twisted, deformed, hideous, and terrifying blue face slowly materialized, radiating an aura of sinister evil.

This blue face was densely covered with purplish-blue blood vessels, visible to the naked eye, crisscrossing like a spider’s web.

A pair of fully white, bulging pupils emitted a sinister, despair-inducing light that felt suffocating.

And the bloody maw, lined with countless sharp fangs, occasionally released wisps of strange green smoke.

The servant holding the flame, seeing the twisted visage so close, was scared out of his wits, unable to utter a single word.

“Hey, what are you doing? Hurry up and light the candles! Don’t keep the Master waiting!”

The other servant wasn’t looking forward at that moment.

But sensing the candles remained unlit, he found it strange.

When he turned his head to look towards the area where the candles were placed, his eyes widened the next second, staring in disbelief at the grotesque face.

“GHOST!”

This servant didn’t stay silent; he let out a desperate, ear-splitting scream.

The sheer terror in that deafening cry gave Zhang Qi, who was standing with his hands behind his back, a huge start.

The authoritative pose he had just adopted vanished instantly. He swiftly turned around to look into the room.

What he saw was a scene he would remember for the rest of his life.

Illuminated by the flickering flame, a mysterious figure hovered in the air ahead, especially its horrifying face, which glowed with a sinister blue light.

The moment Zhang Qi saw its features, a single thought instantly flashed into his mind.

“That… is… the filthy creature!”

“Master, save us!”

Right before Zhang Qi’s eyes, the two servants withered into desiccated husks and then stiffly collapsed to the ground.

Save them?
Who is going to save me!
Zhang Qi’s eyes were wide open. His whole body was tense, his legs trembling uncontrollably. He seemed to want to move but found he couldn’t.

An icy, sinister chill rushed out from the room, so cold it felt like the blood in Zhang Qi’s veins was about to freeze solid.

“Hel…p…….”

I can’t die!

I don’t want to die yet!
Su Quanchuan, you damned old fool! You’ve gotten me killed!

I won’t let you off even if I become a ghost myself!

Reflected in the pupils of Zhang Qi’s eyes was that terrifying blue face, slowly drawing closer to him.

In those few short breaths, it was as if Zhang Qi relived his entire life, a dizzying parade of every past event flashing before his eyes.

Especially thoughts of that old fool Su Quanchuan!
In the next instant, a grotesque, rotting, blackish-blue arm, tipped with long claws that reflected a sinister gleam,

shot out. In a flash, the sharp claws pierced deep into Zhang Qi’s body, impaling him through the abdomen.