Whoosh!
Accompanied by a sharp whistling sound.
In the dark night, a flare shot up to the sky, exploding in mid-air, and countless fragments of light poured down like raindrops.
The glow of the fireworks reflected on Su Heng's face.
His gaze was vacant, seemingly mulling over something, and his entire demeanor became quiet.
"Have you figured it out?"
A voice rang out beside Su Heng.
Su Heng was startled, blinked, turned his body, and the face that appeared before his eyes was none other than Su Gui's, flushed with a rosy glow.
"Figured out what?" His face showed confusion, and he asked somewhat perplexedly.
"The matter of the arranged marriage," Su Gui said with wide eyes, trying to persuade him, "A few days ago, the Xue Family came to propose. They brought many betrothal gifts, including deeds to a large number of shops. If you accept this marriage, all this wealth would be..."
"Not interested," Su Heng interrupted Su Gui's endless talk.
Even though he expected such a response, Su Gui still sighed, with a trace of regret on his face.
"Didn't you use to quite fancy that girl from the Xue Family?"
"The past is the past, now is now," Su Heng said, "This world is no longer the same."
The eldest daughter of the Xue Family was named Xue Caixiao, and she was very beautiful.
In Su Heng's eyes, she was second only to his sister Su Li.
Previously, Su Heng had also thought about marrying and having children in Changqing County, taking over the family property, and living a stable life.
It seemed quite nice.
Unfortunately...
The appearance of the Golden Finger and the demons
had completely disrupted Su Heng's mundane thoughts, as a completely different path unfolded before him.
Love between men and women, family conversations,
these things, he no longer cared much for.
"Dong dong qiang!"
"Dong dong qiang!"
The noisy sound of gongs and drums interrupted the conversation between father and son.
On the street before them, a series of lantern floats streamed by, accompanied by children's laughter.
On both sides of the road, there were all kinds of stalls, showcasing brightly colored lanterns and decorations, and the aromas of various delicacies wafted from within, making one's mouth water.
This was actually a night market, and quite a bustling one at that.
"They say it's to boost morale," Su Gui explained with a smile, "The County Magistrate said the taxes are waived for these few days, so many people have set up stalls outside, making it look livelier."
Everything was going smoothly.
That was the best outcome.
...
...
...
Leaving the residence.
Su Heng returned to his own courtyard and entered the basement.
Hiss!
Yang Extreme True Qi began to flow.
He lightly swiped over the wick of the oil lamp, and the flame was lit, its flickering light gradually dispelling the darkness.
This recently completed basement was about twenty square meters in size, with several oil lamps hanging on the walls and ventilation holes installed in concealed places in the ceiling.
In the center of the room was a roughly two-meter long and one-meter wide wooden table.
On the wooden table was a corpse that had been gutted and dissected.
This corpse was none other than the demon Water Ghost that had died by Su Heng's hand not long ago and had now been completely dismembered by him.
Its innards had been nearly hollowed out.
The heart, lungs, intestines, and other withered organs were hanging from metal hooks.
Parts of its limbs had also been removed and consumed by Su Heng, transformed into attribute points.
Only the torso still remained largely intact.
Su Heng put on gloves and began removing the last bits of flesh from the Water Ghost's body, which seemed useless, placing them aside.
Soon...
A dark green poison sack appeared before Su Heng's eyes.
Even though the Water Ghost was dead beyond doubt, this poison sack, the size of an adult's fist, was still pulsating and twitching as if alive.
In the darkness, it emitted a faint purple glow.
There was also an indescribable fishy smell.
Su Heng frowned slightly and, gripping the poison sack, gently pinched the connecting blood vessel, and the poison sack was completely removed.
At the same time...
A pale gray text suddenly appeared before Su Heng's eyes.
[Detecting demon remains... Analyzing... Analysis successful]
[Demon Remains: Water Ghost Poison Sack]
[Would you like to integrate?]