2 Beastman (1/2)

A few hours later, a few of the people in the tavern awoke. Old Lan's body swayed as he struggled to stand up from his nap. He looked around and noticed others struggling to stand up. He stood there dazed until the doors to the inn flew open.

A strange demonic black gas flooded into the inn. Old Lan felt his body tense up and start trembling in fear. He was barely able to stand as two cyan vertical slit eyes gazed at him. He felt as if he was in a frozen abyss.

”This aura…. hiss.” A voice hissed as the face of a fat horned man appeared. His oily grimy face lit up with a hideous toothy smile as he walked up to Old Lan. Each of his steps made Old Lan tremble increasingly.

”You what happened here?” The Fat man said as Old Lan felt to the ground before him.

”Lo...Lo…. Lord Gulan! Oh, please forgive me, Young Master Li Nan was kidnapped by an exorcist.” Old Lan begged as he kowtowed before Gulan.

”An Exorcist? Then what is this aura?” Gulan asked as he scrutinized Old Lan. He could feel a lingering sense of a terrifying entity that passed through here.

”I...I... I don't know, sir. Please just let me go!” Old Lan begged as tears flooded down his eyes. The surrounding inn patrons saw his loud sobs and begging.

”Hmph, you helped this man. Did you think I would let you off?” Lord Gulan rebuked as he grabbed Old Lan's head with one arm and raised him by the head.

”Give a chance sir, please!” Old Lan sobbed as his body was raised.

”At least in death, you will make yourself useful.” Lord Gulan chuckled as his hand became a blue-furred gigantic claw. The fur of the hand stabbed into Old Lan's brain then his body started twitching and convulsing.

”ARGHHHH!” Old Lan screamed in agony as the other villagers watched in fear. A few ran out of the inn in a hurry.

Lord Gulan's eyes went into the back of his head and all that was left was the white of his eyes; and a strange demonic glint. The fur retracted from Old Lan's body which slumped onto the ground headless.

”Hmph, it seems your death was deserved. But that name Ye Yuyan…. why does that name feel familiar?” Lord Gulan muttered under his breath as he stared at Old Lan's corpse. Around him, the villagers edged back all filled with fear.

Lord Gulan dropped Old Lan's bloody headless corpse onto the ground. Then the corpse started to shake extremely fast.

A black essence emerged from Old Lan's body and formed into 2 shadowy cloaked figures. They looked exactly like the guards for Li Nan but their bloodlust was hidden.

”Find him!” Lord Gulan coldly instructed the two cloaked figures nodded and disappeared. By this point, the villagers had already fled to their homes.

Lord Gulan who was alone in the inn walked up to the second floor. Then he entered Ye Yuyan's room on the desk was a rolled-up scroll.

Lord Gulan reached out and levitated the scroll towards him then he slowly unfurled the scroll up. He stared at the scroll and saw an intricately carved spell circle that was centered on his face.

”Damn it, he's definitely an exorcist, his highness promised to keep them away. He could screw up the offering ritual for tonight. What can I do…...?” Lord Gulan said as he furled the scroll back up and angrily slammed on the desk.

”I have to contact the demon, I need more Cloaks of Hell; and Fiend energy.” Lord Gulan mumbled as he left the inn.

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At that moment, Li Nan's body had just hit the cold ground in the forest. They were inside a small cave along the mountain. Ye Yuyan was coldly looking over at Li Nan's asleep body.

As Li Nan inhaled, a large amount of green energy would gather near him. When he exhaled it would be pushed away, and it would disappear.

”To think that old man got a human with a Special Physique. It may be low grade, but any Fiend would easily trade for it. He most likely has been trading his son's blood essence for power from this fiend.” Ye Yuyan analyzed as his eyes saw through the mysteries behind Li Nan.

”I felt strong demonic energy coming from this place with good reason. I can't stay too long, I need to wrap up matters soon.” Ye Yuyan said dreadfully as he thought about his pressing matters.