Chapter 24 The Second Night's Strange Noise

  That rustling sound suddenly accelerated, and Mr. Zhuo and I clearly felt that the sound was coming from our left side.

  I swallowed hard and turned around with Mr. Zhuo, my heart racing with tension, but there was nothing to see!

  That rustling sound also disappeared when the two of us turned our heads.

  I'm wondering, that rustling sound has started again, and it's even louder than before.

  The pain in my chest grew with the increasing volume of the sound, and I was almost unable to breathe.

  The rainbow bird's body grew larger and shielded me from the front, its vigilant eyes scanning all around.

  Mr. Zhuo raised his sword and made a gesture as if he was about to attack at any moment.

  The three of us strained our nerves to observe the surroundings, but this sound was like intentionally playing hide-and-seek with us, sometimes ringing out and sometimes disappearing.

  My eyes also desperately looked in the direction where the sounds came from, but every time I felt like I was one step late.

  The sky should still have an hour before dawn breaks, and if we can't find the source of this sound within that hour, it seems we won't be sleeping tonight either.

  At this moment, the sound suddenly rang out again, and this time it actually rang out between me and Mr. Zhuo!

  Mr. Zhuo didn't care about anything else, and a talisman flew over with a loud shout: "Hurry up like a law enforcement order!"

  The Taoist symbol stuck on the ground and disappeared in a moment.

  On the spot where the Taoist symbol was stuck, a red footprint suddenly appeared!

  That footprint is as small as a child's foot, but it only has four toes.

  This thing is absolutely a monster!

  Mr. Zhuo's eyes were filled with murderous intent in an instant when he saw the footprint, and his expression also looked very terrifying.

  "Master, what kind of footprint is this?"

  "It should be Gwisin." said Mr. Zhuo.

  I blinked my eyes in confusion and asked: "Geez, what's a Kewpie doll monster? Is it a Kewpie dog demon?"

  Mr. Zhuo shook his head and said, "This Kewpie monster is not the same as what we usually think of as a Kewpie doll. The Kewpie monster has human legs, a dog's body, and a snake's head."

  I thought carefully about Mr. Zhuo's description and found that this Kewpie doll monster should look quite terrifying.

  I asked again: "Is this monster powerful?"

  Mr. Zhuo's eyes contained a hint of murderous intent: "Of course it's fierce. But we have the Seven-Colored Bird here, so there shouldn't be any problem."

  It seemed to be responding to Mr. Zhuo's words, and the seven-colored bird proudly raised its head, looking very pleased with itself.

  But I always feel that Rainbow Bird is not reliable.

  Just at that moment, that rustling sound started again, and I felt something attacking my leg, almost knocking me down.

  Mr. Zhuo suddenly cast a spell under his feet, and then heard the sound of "kua kua kua", which disappeared in a moment.

  Mr. Zhuo sighed and said, "This Kewpie demon moves very fast, I'm afraid you'll have to work with the Rainbow Bird together to catch this demon. After all, the Rainbow Bird's attack power is strong, but it can't see how fast that demon is moving."

  Want me to collaborate with Rainbow Bird?!

  The peacock and I looked at each other simultaneously, our eyes clearly filled with distrust and disdain for each other.

  That sound rang out again, and before we could react, it actually attacked my leg once more.

  This time I clearly saw the appearance of the monster and easily dodged its attack.

  That monster didn't succeed in its attack and went on to attack Mr. Zhuo.

  "Watch out!" I shouted loudly.

  Mr. Zhuo immediately threw out a Taoist symbol, and the goblin doll dodged Mr. Zhuo's attack with extremely agility and ran to a nearby bush.

  Now I have to work with Rainbow Bird because if this monster isn't eliminated, we won't be in the mood to tidy up that strange house tomorrow morning.

  I took a glance at the rainbow bird, and it seemed that the rainbow bird was just like what I had imagined. It nodded its head towards me.

  After reaching a consensus, I rode on the back of the Rainbow Bird and waited for that monster to rush out from the bushes before directing the Rainbow Bird.

  The seven-colored bird chirped and spat out a seven-colored flame from its mouth!

  It actually has this skill!

  I was filled with surprise in my heart and just wanted to praise a few words, but saw that the demon actually dodged the attack of the seven-colored bird easily!

  The Kewpie monster ran off in another direction, and I pointed in one direction to let the Rainbow Bird attack.

  The Rainbow Bird attacked again, and the Kewpie monster dodged it easily once more!

  I found out no matter how many times we attacked, this Kewpie monster could easily dodge.

  In a short while, the seven-colored bird fell to the ground in exhaustion and said with disdain: "Hey, are you capable or not?"

  I heard the Rainbow Bird's words and burst into flames, shouting angrily: "It's you whose attack speed is too slow! Each time he easily dodges it!"

  "Why don't you just say it's your fault for a change?" The Rainbow Bird complained.

  "Alright, alright." Mr. Zhuo hastily intervened to stop us from continuing the argument, shaking his head helplessly.

  I let out a cold snort with the Rainbow Bird and didn't want to bother with each other anymore.

  Mr. Zhuo sighed and said: "The two of you don't have any tacit understanding at all." The Seven-Colored Bird and I stared at each other simultaneously.

  Mr. Zhuo said, "Moreover, Han Dong, every time you describe the monster's movements, even if the Seven-Colored Bird cooperates perfectly, it's unlikely to attack easily. Can't you predict the monster's next move?"

  My doubtful eyes blinked, and the monster's voice sounded again.

  I turned my head towards the monster, thinking about predicting its movements while being puzzled.

  At this moment, my heavenly eye suddenly blinked, and in the next second, I vaguely saw the direction of the monster's movement.

  I pointed at the left side of the monster with some trepidation and said to the Rainbow Bird: "Attack there!"

  The seven-colored bird chirped and spat out a seven-colored flame from its mouth.

  The Kewpie monster apparently didn't expect the Rainbow Bird to predict its actions, and when it tried to dodge, it was too late. Its leg was struck by the rainbow flames!

  The monster's speed slowed down immediately, the seven-colored bird saw its shadow appear in front of it, and immediately let out a loud cry and flew into the air, spraying flames at the monster again.

  With a loud, ear-piercing shriek, the body of the Kewpie doll was surrounded by flames and in an instant turned into a red ball of fire that vanished before our eyes.

  The rainbow bird and I both let out a sigh of relief at the same time, then the rainbow bird flew back to the ground and transformed back into the size of a sparrow.

  It jumped onto my shoulder with a few quick hops, let out a sigh and closed its eyes.

  The sky outside gradually brightened up, and the Yun Cong Mountain Villa gradually became brighter.

  The little fox who had been sleeping in the house also woke up and rubbed its eyes, asking if we had solved the problem.

  Mr. Zhuo nodded, and the little fox happily ran over to hug his leg, saying "Mr. Zhuo is so amazing!"

  Mr. Zhuo looked at me and gave me a smile of approval.

  I'm quite pleased with myself. Although my magical powers aren't very strong, I've also shared a lot of worries for Mr. Zhuo.

  "So can we leave today then?" I asked again.

  Mr. Zhuo shook his head and sighed: "No, we need to find the secret in this house today, suppress the monster here, and then we can really leave."

  "Right, right!" The little fox also shouted, "My companions are all hiding aside waiting for me to return and report! This is everyone's home! Everyone doesn't want to hide in a place without sunlight forever, living every day with anxiety."

  I looked at Mr. Zhuo and his eyebrows were even more worried.

  I couldn't help but sigh, it seems like I'll need some more time before I can leave this place!

  At this moment, I also feel very tired, and whatever I think about feels dizzy. So I casually found a place to lie down and fell asleep in no time.

  When I woke up, it was already afternoon.

  I saw Mr. Zhuo and the Rainbow Bird studying that house with worry all over their faces.

  I walked up to Mr. Zhuo and asked in a low voice, "Master, what's going on?"

  Mr. Zhuo didn't look at me and said with a tone full of helplessness: "It seems we have a lot to do tonight."

  I still expressed incomprehension, and Mr. Zhuo could only patiently explain it to me again.

  The house had a strange structure, and the place where the umbrella was placed each time had a hidden door. Inside the hidden door were many bodies of monsters, but these bodies were not harmed by monsters, but were injured by Yin Yang masters or exorcists.

  "The most crucial thing is that these monsters were not killed after being injured, but instead had their blood drained from their bodies." Mr. Zhuo's face was filled with anger, "Although it's unknown why humans would treat these monsters in such a way, one thing is certain - there must be some unspeakable secret!"

  Mr. Zhuo said, pointing to a place in the house: "There is a timer made in the shape of an hourglass at this place. When all the sand in the hourglass has leaked out, they will come back once."

  "Could it be that all the monsters in this house were created by these humans?" I asked, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

  Mr. Zhuo nodded and said, "Right. The rain in Yunyong Mountain Villa is extremely yin, so if it falls directly on this house, it will evoke the resentment of the monsters inside, eventually forming that black fog monster. Those people put an umbrella here to prevent such a situation from happening, covering the rainwater from dripping onto the roof of the house when it rains."

  I've heard some people here already start doubting whether they heard it wrong or not.

  In my impression, it's always monsters harming humans, but this is the first time I've heard of humans harming monsters!

  I was shocked and my mouth fell open, looking at Mr. Zhuo's face also turned ugly.