When they returned to Zhang Mansion, Tieshan and everyone waiting for news greeted him.
"Did you catch the evil monster?"
Ye Hong explained: "The monster is too good at hiding and its speed is not slow. We lost track of it, but for the time being we have roughly determined where the monster settled and hid in the town.
Because the area is too large, the two of us cannot finish the search in a short time. Now we have asked Brother Bai to stay there to prevent the monster from escaping again. The Yao family leader will also ask you to bring more people to assist in the search. "
Yao Qing nodded and said, "No problem! I'll summon people right away."
"What happened to the man who was attacked by the monster?"
Tieshan replied: "The man who was attacked by the monster was Zhang Chu, the eldest grandson of the Zhang family. Fortunately, he was discovered early and we arrived in time. He was still breathing. We just gave him a healing pill and he died." It should be saved, but it may take some time to wake up."
"It turns out that the Zhang family has been attacked by monsters once. What happened this time?"
"The person who was killed by the monster before was also a direct grandson of the Zhang family, named Zhang Chenxi, who was the same age as Zhang Chu and was much less talented than Zhang Chu.
Zhang Chu also managed to breathe a sigh of relief because his cultivation level was slightly higher and he was at the first level of Soul Tribulation Realm. "
Ye Hong said to Tieshan: "For now, we can only wait for Zhang Chu to wake up and ask about the specific situation. We should also seize the time to search. I will search for the monsters later and you will go with me. I'm afraid Bai Yuntao will be too busy alone."
"Then don't you want anyone to stay in Zhang's house?"
"The Zhang Mansion is now heavily guarded. They have people with high cultivation levels stationed there. The possibility of the monsters trying to sneak attack again is relatively small. If I really don't worry, I can just let Liu Yiyi stay here. She is free anyway."
Speaking of Liu Yiyi, Ye Hong suddenly realized that he hadn't seen Liu Yiyi for a long time and didn't know where Liu Yiyi had gone.
"By the way! Liu Yiyi, have you seen where she went?" Ye Hong asked Tieshan.
"Isn't she always with you? How do I know?"
"...Then ignore her for now."
Ye Hong later went to the room to take a look at Zhang Chu's condition. He was indeed seriously injured and he didn't know when he would wake up.
The head of the Zhang family is a cultivator at the ninth level of the Soul Tribulation Realm. He has always been by Zhang Chu's side. He can see Zhang Chu's importance to the Zhang family. After all, Zhang Chu has already reached the first level of the Soul Tribulation Realm at the age of sixteen. , is the hope and future of the Zhang family's rise.
The head of the Zhang family also provided full support to Ye Hong and others, hoping that Ye Hong and others could catch the monster as soon as possible and solve the crisis in Qingshan Town.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang! We will deal with this monster as soon as possible. I wonder if Mr. Zhang knows anything about the attacking monster?"
"This monster's perception is very keen. As soon as I arrived, the monster ran away. I only saw a rough outline, like a cat monster."
"Cat demon?"
Ye Hong was very surprised to hear that the head of the Zhang family said it was a cat demon. Because from the information I have read before, cat demons are a very rare species.
Due to the many natural enemies of cat demons, cat demons rarely survive in the Five Elements Mountains, and monsters like cat demons are rarely seen in the mountains.
The cat demon is weak, and the highest level it can reach is the sixth level. Although it is agile, it is still easy to catch the cat demon alive as long as you set a trap with bait.
Because the cat demon is only agile, does not do much damage, and is petite and good-looking, not a behemoth. Its flesh is also excellent, and it can also be used as medicine.
People on the Five Elements Continent usually capture wild cat demons and raise them, or wealthy people will tame them as pets.
Most of the cat monsters that exist on the mainland now are new species that have been domesticated and hybridized. They are no longer considered monsters. Rather, they are like a new species between wild beasts and monsters. Wild cat monsters are already quite common. Hard to find.
The attack power of domesticated cat demons or hybrids will become very weak, and their temperament will become gentle. Generally, they will not hurt people, let alone kill people.
If this one in Qingshan Town is really a cat demon, it is most likely a wild cat demon.
"I was shocked when I saw it and wanted to confirm it carefully, but the monster ran away in just a moment, and I didn't have time to confirm again whether it was a cat monster." The head of the Zhang family explained.
"Whether it is or not, it is good to have this information. Now that we know it is this kind of monster, it will be easy to lure it out later."
Then Ye Hong asked Yao Qing and others to prepare dried fish and fragrant meat to lure the cat demon. At the same time, he also discussed with Bai Yuntao and others about capturing the cat demon.
When Bai Yuntao heard that the monster was a cat monster, he was a little surprised, but it was within his expectations. When he was chasing the monster before, Bai Yuntao felt that the black shadow looked a bit like a cat monster, but he didn't dare Sure.
Although he was sure what kind of monster it was, Bai Yuntao was still a little worried about whether the cat monster was tamed by others. After all, there would be people who were willing to tame the monster in the direction of killing people, so that the monster would obey his words and help him kill people and seize treasures. .
Judging from the situation when I was chasing the monster just now, the speed of this cat monster can be equal to my own, but its strength will be slightly weaker, and I can fully cope with it.
I am just a little worried about whether the person behind the tamed cat demon is a powerful person. If the person behind him is stronger than himself, he may be killed.
Bai Yuntao, who has been low-key and cautious since he was a child, does not dare to take such risks. He has already begun to consider an escape route. If he finds something wrong, he can withdraw in time.
Just as Ye Hong and others were using dried fish and fragrant meat as bait to search the area where the cat demon disappeared, there was also a group of people in black cloaks on the other side of the area who were slowly searching for something.
"Be careful when you search! As soon as you find the person, take him away without delay!"
"yes!"
A group of men in black cloaks quickly disappeared and merged into the darkness.
And shortly after the man in black robe disappeared, a dark purple butterfly flew over where everyone had stayed. Because the butterfly's color is compatible with the night, no one noticed this particular dark purple butterfly.
Ye Hong and his group were still searching for the monster. At this time, Ye Hong was searching alone and came to a dilapidated house.
Suddenly Ye Hong felt a little hot on his wrist. He quickly raised his hand and took a look and found that it was the emblem of light that was causing trouble.
Ye Hong looked at the shimmering bright emblem on his wrist, thinking it was Jin Xuan contacting him, but after checking it was not the case, and suddenly felt very confused.
"Why is this thing glowing? What does it mean?"
Ye Hong rarely paid attention to this emblem of light since he left the Guangming Cult, mainly because this emblem no longer had any effect on him.
Not long after he separated from Zhao Yan, Ye Hong discovered that the mark he left with Zhao Yan had disappeared, and now only Jin Xuan's mark remained inside.
Zhao Yan once said at the beginning that this mutual mark could only last for three days. But Ye Hong discovered a strange phenomenon. Jin Xuan's mark did not disappear after three days like the mark left by Zhao Yan, but was always there.
At first, Ye Hong thought that this phenomenon was caused by his special physique, so he didn't pay too much attention to it. Later, Ye Hong wanted to ask Jin Xuan, but he forgot every time, so he never understood the matter.
Moreover, leaving Jin Xuan's mark in the emblem of light was of no use at all. Every time Ye Hong tried to contact Jin Xuan through the mark, he couldn't contact him, and he couldn't sense Jin Xuan's location through the mark.
After that, this bright emblem was forgotten by him and he didn't take it seriously anymore. But now that the emblem of light was glowing and hot, Ye Hong had no idea what was going on.
"Is there something related to the Guangming Cult nearby? Are there people from the Guangming Cult asking for help nearby? But how to use this? Dodging all the time is not an option." Ye Hong muttered in confusion.
Ye Hong glanced around, looked around, and found that as long as he was close to the dilapidated house behind him, the light of the bright emblem would flash more frequently.
"Is there something inside here?" Ye Hong muttered to himself as he looked at the dilapidated house in front of him.
Then Ye Hong walked into the dilapidated house, wanting to find out what was going on.
With confusion, Ye Hong walked into the dilapidated hut. The first thing you see is a dilapidated scene. Three or five beams on the roof have been broken and stuck diagonally on the ground. There are only a few good tiles on the roof, which cannot even provide basic protection from wind and rain.
But under this dilapidated house, in a corner, huddled up was a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old. Because of the cool night, he was shivering and huddled up in a ball.
Ye Hong approached the young man curiously and found that the bright emblem on his wrist was flashing more frequently. It seemed that the bright emblem was flashing because of the young man in front of him.
The young man huddled in the corner was very alert. When he noticed someone approaching him, he quickly turned over and retreated to the corner timidly, looking at Ye Hong warily.
"Don't come here!"
It was found that the young man was very vigilant and very afraid of himself, but there was a bit of strength in the young man's eyes. Ye Hong suddenly stopped and stopped approaching.
He said to the young man: "Don't be afraid, I don't mean any harm. Do you live here?"
The young man nodded timidly and did not relax his vigilance towards Ye Hong at all.
Seeing the young man's appearance, Ye Hong was also confused and couldn't figure out why the emblem of light would react to this young man. There was nothing surprising about the young man in front of him. He was dressed in rags and dirty, just like a beggar on the street.
"What's your name? Where's your family?"
The young man did not answer Ye Hong's words, but shook his head, staring at Ye Hong with his big bright eyes.
"No family? No name?"
After hearing this, the young man just nodded and did not speak. He was still wary of Ye Hong.
Ye Hong asked the young man again: "Can you speak?"
Seeing that the young man neither nodded nor shook his head this time, but looked directly at himself, Ye Hong suddenly felt helpless. The young man in front of him was too vigilant.
Out of curiosity about the abnormal flashing of the Bright Emblem, Ye Hong was very interested in the boy in front of him. He wanted to find out what caused the flashing of the Bright Emblem, and if possible, wanted to take the boy away.
Regardless of whether the young man has potential, or whether he has some background and has fallen into this situation due to special reasons, it looks quite pitiful. After all, the young man is staying in this shabby place like a beggar, why not help this young man himself and treat it as a good relationship.
But now that the young man is always wary of him, Ye Hong can only find a way to make the young man lower his guard first.
"You must be hungry! I have some food here, take it."
Ye Hong took out the food from the storage bag and handed it to the boy, but the boy just looked at the food in Ye Hong's hand and hesitated for a while, but still did not accept the food Ye Hong handed him, and was still very wary.
