It wasn't until nearly midnight that the noise in the house finally ceased.
Silence reigned for almost half an hour.
The black cat breathed a sigh of relief.
Those two humans were finally done; time to sleep.
Once they fell asleep, it could report back to Song Xuanqing.
However, after waiting for another quarter of an hour, the black cat still hadn't seen the two go to sleep.
Instead, the door opened, and Mu Tong and Mu Nan stepped out.
The black cat's pupils contracted, and it held its breath, its presence reduced to the bare minimum.
Mu Tong and Mu Nan were unaware of the black cat spying on them from the wall.
Leaning against the doorframe, Mu Nan said with dissatisfaction, "Was it really necessary to be in such a hurry? You deliberately drained so much of my energy. You owe me extra compensation when we return to the sect!"
Mu Tong, looking content, glanced at her indifferently. "Fine, I'll compensate you when we get back. But let's not waste time now. Finish the blood refinement to heal your injuries, find the Xuanqing Gong statue, and take the Divine Statue Anomaly. We need to leave. If we delay, not only might the Ancient God Society catch up, but the court's Magic Suppression Division will also be on our tail."
Mu Nan frowned, displeased. "Then let's start with this house. I'll set up a simple altar, and you bring the people out."
With that, Mu Nan walked to the center of the courtyard, bit her fingertip, and began drawing something on the ground with her blood, muttering incantations.
Mu Tong also moved to the center of the courtyard, cleared his throat, and opened his mouth.
A sharp, piercing hum echoed out.
The sound was unusual, even causing the black cat to feel dazed for a moment, instinctively wanting to stand up and walk toward the courtyard center.
Fortunately, the thought was fleeting, and the black cat shook its head to dispel the influence.
But this was enough to make the black cat tense.
The sleeping family of Old Doctor Song wasn't as lucky.
With their eyes still closed, they all sat up in unison from their beds.
In no time, the door opened.
Old Doctor Song, his wife, granddaughter Song Ruru, son, and daughter-in-law, all five of them, walked in perfect step toward the center of the courtyard.
Their eyes remained closed the entire time, making it seem like they were sleepwalking.
By now, Mu Nan had completed the simple altar setup in the courtyard center.
The circular altar, about three meters wide, emitted a faint red glow in the night, with mysterious and sinister patterns drawn in blood on the ground.
Old Doctor Song's family stood at the edge of the circular altar, motionless with their eyes closed.
Mu Tong stood in the center of the altar, chanting something with a calm expression, strange waves emanating from his body, resonating with the altar beneath his feet.
A red glow gradually appeared in Mu Tong's eyes as well.
On the wall, the black cat's eyelids twitched, knowing it couldn't wait any longer.
If it delayed further, Old Doctor Song's family would truly be subjected to blood refinement.
Knowing that Song Xuanqing cared about these villagers, if it just watched Old Doctor Song's family be blood-refined without doing anything, Song Xuanqing might be displeased and refuse to pay it, leaving the black cat with nowhere to cry.
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Gritting its teeth, the black cat stood up on the wall, muscles tensed, glaring fiercely at Mu Tong and Mu Nan.
It was going to put in extra effort this time, hoping the reward prepared by Lord Deity would be generous!
With that thought, the black cat decisively leaped from the wall, targeting Mu Tong in the center of the altar.
The aura of a demon spread throughout the courtyard in an instant.
Mu Tong and Mu Nan noticed immediately.
But Mu Tong, still injured, couldn't react in time and couldn't dodge.
"Rip!"
In the blink of an eye, the black cat successfully pounced on Mu Tong's back, tearing open his clothes.
At the same time, it left a claw mark on Mu Tong's back.
The wound exuded a faint demonic aura.
Mu Tong couldn't help but grunt in pain.
At this moment, Mu Nan finally reacted.
Her gaze fixed on the black cat on Mu Tong's back, her face frosty.
"Where did this little cat demon come from, daring to meddle in the affairs of the Tianshan Sect?!"
She shouted angrily, swiftly reaching out to grab the black cat.
However, the black cat had no intention of entangling with them; attacking Mu Tong was merely to interrupt him.
Before Mu Nan could grab it, the black cat leaped off Mu Tong's back, successfully evading her.
Then, the black cat, quick as a shadow, pounced toward Old Doctor Song.
With the force of a cannonball, the black cat knocked Old Doctor Song to the ground.
Old Doctor Song, already frail with age, let out a cry of pain.
His consciousness finally began to clear.
The black cat didn't pause, repeating the process with Old Doctor Song's family.
Meanwhile, Mu Tong and Mu Nan were nearly exploding with anger.
The blood refinement ritual hadn't officially started, yet it was interrupted by a little cat demon that appeared out of nowhere.
It was just a newly formed cat demon, something they wouldn't have given a second glance to in the past.
Yet now, it had ruined their plans.
Without dealing with the black cat, the blood refinement couldn't continue.
Mu Tong and Mu Nan, faces dark with fury, charged at the black cat with murderous intent.
Even though they were still injured, their strength was clearly beyond what the black cat could handle.
Fortunately, the black cat was agile.
While knocking down Old Doctor Song's family, it also dodged the furious attacks of Mu Tong and Mu Nan.
The Mu siblings, who had been weak and listless during the day, were now full of energy, furiously chasing a black cat.
And Old Doctor Song found the black cat increasingly familiar.
A flash of insight hit him, and he finally remembered.
Wasn't this the cat demon that led Song Mugen and his son out of Wolf Head Mountain last night?!
Old Doctor Song had been at the village chief's house last night and had naturally seen the black cat return to Xuanqing Temple after saving people.
Looking around at his surroundings and the family members sprawled in the courtyard, Old Doctor Song's face changed instantly.
Ignoring the scuffle between the black cat and Mu Tong and Mu Nan, Old Doctor Song hurriedly crawled to his son Song Bo's side.
Finding his son's breathing steady, Old Doctor Song finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The next second, Old Doctor Song slapped him awake.
"Still sleeping?! Get up!"
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The slap landed solidly, jolting Song Bo awake.
Before he could understand what was happening, Old Doctor Song pulled him up.
"Now that you're awake, get up and help your wife and daughter inside!"
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Mu Tong and Mu Nan noticed Old Doctor Song's movements, but they were too focused on dealing with the black cat to care.
They were just a few ordinary people; once they dealt with the meddling black cat, they could handle them easily.
With the black cat drawing their attention and no one bothering them, Old Doctor Song and his son quickly moved their family into the house.
Song Bo's mind finally cleared, and he looked at Old Doctor Song with lingering fear.
"Dad, what's going on?"
He had woken up to find the whole family lying neatly in the courtyard.
It was too bizarre.
Old Doctor Song panted heavily, secretly observing the situation in the courtyard.
"How would I know? But it's probably not because of that black cat. That black cat is the cat demon that saved Song Mugen and his son yesterday, sent by Xuanqing Gong. It definitely won't harm us!"
"So, Dad, you mean... those two people?"
Old Doctor Song's face was grave as he looked at Mu Tong and Mu Nan in the courtyard, who were clearly skilled and even overpowering the black cat.
"Probably. We might have encountered some evil practitioners. I said it was strange for ordinary people to recover from such injuries so quickly. Look at them, they can even overpower that cat demon!"
"Huh? Then the cat demon sent by Xuanqing Gong can't beat those two?"
"I don't know... Hey, the cat demon ran off, and those two are chasing it!"
Song Bo quickly peeked out and indeed saw Mu Tong and Mu Nan chasing after the black cat.
Old Doctor Song's face was serious as he pulled Song Bo to his feet.
"It seems the cat demon can't beat those two. Hurry and grab the chopping knife; we're going after them!"