Chapter 172 (2/2)

Shao Mingzhen replied with a helpless expression, “But that baneful thing is extremely fast! We simply have no way to kill it!”

Tang Xiu said with a smile, “I’ll handle it. As long as it dares to come back, I’ll let that thing come, but it won’t be able to get away.”

“Ah, Brother Tang, you have a way?” Shao Mingzhen asked with a surprise.

“Yes, using a formation array!” Tang Xiu said.

Shao Mingzhen’s eyes shone as he immediately clapped his hands and applauded, “Right, if you can set up a trapping array, not only will that mysterious creature be trapped in the formation array, we can kill it easier. If so, begin to lay that formation array immediately! I’ll go tell Miao Wentang and let those men prepare to capture and kill that baneful creature!”

Tang Xiu stopped him as he shook his head and said, “No need. I alone am enough to deal with this thing. You take a good rest tonight. If everyone is involved, it might become problematic later.”

The one day when he stayed in Qingshan Town, he actually didn’t stay idle and bought a lot of things. Not only did he bought good quality jade stones, he also bought charm paper and ink, for which he drew a Lightning Symbol. He was worried that the men under Shao Mingzhen and Miao Wentang would see him using this Lightning Symbol.

Keeping a low profile would lead to fewer incidents!

About his ability to refine Lightning Symbols, aside from Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen, perhaps only Dao Master Ziyi knew about it. So he couldn’t let this matter to be exposed and keep the number of people who knew it to as few as possible.

Shao Mingzhen asked with a hesitation, “You’ll go alone? How about I go with you?”

For a moment, Tang Xiu was silent. Then, he said, “You stay here. I’ll arrange the formation array in another place and try to find a way to lead that baneful creature to the array. I’ll take along Miao Wentang with me, while you stay here to protect the others.”

Shao Mingzhen said, “Alright. If you need my help, find a way to send me a message. I’ll immediately caught up with you.”

Late at night.

Tang Xiu and Miao Wentang hid in the dense thicket grove with some open space in the middle of the trees. After igniting a fire, Tang Xiu scattered the Snake Aromatic Herb he picked up along the way onto the bonfire. The herb itself had a good effect on health and was usually used for blood tonics. However, its major function was that it was able to attract a lot of wild animals.

After he returned back to Earth, Tang Xiu intentionally read “The Herbal Guide Compendium”, “Chinese Herbal Medicine Comprehensive Collection“, “The Yellow Emperor’s Internal Canon”, “Bian Que Pharmacological Compilation”, as well as other traditional Chinese medicine books. Therefore, he had a deep knowledge about the medicinal ingredients on Earth.

Early hours before dawn…

Miao Wentang, who was also hiding in the grove, whispered, “Brother Tang, you said that the baneful creature will be attracted to this thing?”

Tang Xiu pressed down his voice and said, “Since that thing took the initiative to attack you, that means the creature is aggressive in nature. If the bonfire here is within its territory, it should cause that thing to pay attention. In addition, the smell of this Snake Aromatic Herb is drifting around the radius of kilometers. If it is also a carnivorous beast, it wouldn’t be able to bear the temptation. Just be patient, we wait until it got on the hook.”

Miao Wentang nodded silently.

He was a cultivator, and the aspect he didn’t lack was patience. Upon seeing how confident Tang Xiu was, his confidence also increased a lot.

In a short moment!

Two wild wolves appeared in the surrounding and then looked up and let out a howling call. Half minute later, various pairs of green and clear eyes appeared in the thick patch of grasses. There were at least dozens of wild wolves that seemed to be attracted by the bonfire and circled around it.

“Auoooo…”

Suddenly, the alpha wild wolf began to howl as the other wolves that followed it also looked up to the sky and howled as they quickly rushed to one direction extremely fast.

“What happened?” Miao Wentang asked in a whisper.

Tang Xiu squinted his eyes. He released his perception to all directions. After he enveloped the radius of two hundred meters, his expression slightly changed and whispered back, “It’s here.”

With his spiritual perception, he could clearly “see” that baneful creature’s appearance. The creature was indeed just like what Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen had described. It resembled a tiger and leopard, but yet wasn’t either. The most conspicuous thing was its back. There was unexpectedly an inch long raised thorns on it.

“It’s bigger than a cat and smaller than a leopard. It has a vigorous build and an extremely high vigilance.”

Through his observation, Tang Xiu evaluated the creature inside his heart.

He was as though an experienced hunter; patiently observing the baneful creature that was slowly approaching and would soon arrive at the edge of the formation array he had deployed. If it approached another ten meters, the creature would enter the array, and it would be very difficult for it to escape and run away.

However, just when Tang Xiu thought that the baneful creature would enter the formation array, it suddenly changed its direction.

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Notes:

I was thinking to change Qingshan Town to Greenhill Town, but I chose to retain the original name since the place refers to a real place in China. However, I can’t pinpoint which Qingshan Town though.