Su Quanchuan saw Zhan Qi’s expression, and how could he not understand what he was thinking?

"Mr. Zhan, things have come to this point, it’s too late to regret now."

"It’s better to think about how to handle this matter properly."

"Otherwise, not only will I be punished, but even you, Mr. Zhan, won’t be able to escape this disaster."

Su Quanchuan then glanced at the Chief Constable of the county office and quickly said, "Feng, immediately go and notify some people for me, tell them I have important matters to discuss!"

Su Quanchuan planned to notify the remaining officials of the county office, then unify their statements to cover up this mistake.

"Humph, Mr. Su, if Master Xuan blames us, I will certainly tell the truth."

Zhan Qi was too lazy to keep pretense with Su Quanchuan anymore, clearly indicating it was him who indulged those rumors, which led to today’s situation.

Seeing Zhan Qi leave with a flick of his sleeve, Su Quanchuan’s eyes flashed with a fierce light. He clenched his fists hidden within his sleeves and then released them.

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

Humph!

Once I break through to the Blood Refining Realm, I’ll make him pay!

That ghostly creature gaining strength is nothing more than a few more commoners dying.

If it allows me to break through to the Blood Refining Realm, then their deaths are justified.

In the inn, Lu Xuan did not leave the room and remained inside.

Until midway, when the Innkeeper brought some food and drink.

"Guest, you haven’t planned to leave Lanshan County yet?"

"You don’t know, this morning I saw a large group of people queuing up to leave the county."

"Sigh, I don’t know when these days of fear will end."

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

"Shopkeeper, from what you said, have all the people in the county seen that filthy thing?"

"Haven’t the county office people come out to deal with that filthy thing?"

"Sir, just listen to yourself. If we had seen that filthy thing, wouldn’t we have been scared to death by now?"

"I only heard it from others!"

"As for the county office personnel."

"This morning, they posted notices throughout the city, explaining that Mr. Ren and his family died from poison."

"Do you think that’s a believable reason?"

.......

The Innkeeper’s reply left Lu Xuan silent for a while.

Until the Innkeeper left, Lu Xuan reflected to himself.

If the Bloodthirsty Corpse Demon doesn’t appear tonight,

Lu Xuan plans to visit the county office in person to see just how incompetent and careless their officials truly are.

When the Bloodthirsty Corpse Demon first appeared, they turned a blind eye, allowing rumors to spread unchecked.

Now that the entire city has fallen into panic, they just thought of making amends.

"That damn old fool, there’s no way my career will be ruined by you."

In Zhan’s residence, after returning home, Zhan Qi remained extremely furious.

Just the thought of the old fool Su Quanchuan trying to drag him down made him feel quite dissatisfied.

That old fox Su Quanchuan must be hiding something from him.

Otherwise, how could such a simple mistake be made by this old fox?

"No way, when Master Xuan questions us, I must pin it all on that old fool, I won’t take the blame for him!"

In the room, filled with anger, Zhan Qi did not notice the rapid passage of time.

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

"Has it gotten dark?"

It wasn’t until the room was engulfed in shadows that Zhan Qi reacted, quickly getting up to go outside.

As Zhan Qi gently opened the door with his hands, he shouted loudly outside.

"Someone!"

"Light the lamps!"

Outside, two red lanterns were already hanging, with lanterns emitting bright flames, and two servants standing beneath.

Hearing Zhan Qi’s words, they quickly walked toward the door of the room.

"Yes, sir!"

Zhan Qi stood there with his hands behind his back, putting on an imposing demeanor in front of the two.

As the two servants passed by Zhan Qi, they seemed somewhat timid.

As the two servants entered the room, one took out a fire starter, intending to light the candle.

Under the swaying, weak flame, a twisted, deformed, hideously terrifying green face slowly emerged, radiating an eerie, evil aura.

The face was covered with crisscrossed, web-like, visible purple-green blood threads.

A pair of fully white and protruding pupils emitted a suffocatingly despairing wicked glow.

And that mouth, filled with countless sharp fangs, occasionally spewed out strange green smoke.

Seeing the twisted face up close, the servant holding the flame was scared out of his wits, unable to utter a word.

"Hey, what are you doing? Hurry up and light the candle, don’t keep the master waiting."

The other servant just happened not to look forward.

Noticing the candle still wasn’t lit, he found it odd.

When he turned to look at where the candle was placed, in the next second, his eyes widened, staring disbelievingly at the eerie face.

"A ghost!"

This servant didn’t stay silent, shouting out in horror, heedless of everything.

The shockingly terrifying, deafening voice startled Zhan Qi, who was standing there with his hands behind his back.

The imposing demeanor Zhan Qi had just displayed instantly disappeared, and he quickly turned to look into the room.

Upon seeing it, Zhan Qi witnessed a scene he’d never forget.

Illuminated by the flickering flame, there was a mysterious figure hanging in mid-air, especially that horrifying face emitting a demonic green light.

Upon seeing its appearance, the thought instantly flashed through Zhan Qi’s mind.

"This...is...that filthy thing!"

"Help, sir!"

The two servants, just like that, turned into withered corpses before Zhan Qi’s eyes, and then fell straight to the ground.

Help!

Who will save me!

Zhan Qi’s eyes were wide open, his whole body tense, his legs trembling as though wanting to move but unable to.

A chilling coldness swept through the room, as if freezing all the blood in Zhan Qi’s body.

"Help..."

I can’t die!

I don’t want to die yet!

Su Quanchuan, you damned old fool, I, Zhan Qi, have been killed by you.

As a ghost, I won’t let you off.

Reflected in Zhan Qi’s pupils was that terrifyingly terrifying green face, slowly drawing closer to him.

At that moment, Zhan Qi, in just a few breaths, seemed to have relived his whole life, recalling every past event like a fleeting flashback.

Especially that old fool, Su Quanchuan!

In the next moment, a putrefied, blackish-blue eerie arm with long nails reflecting an eerie gleam appeared.

In an instant, those sharp nails had already pierced into Zhan Qi’s body, penetrating his abdomen.