Ping'an and Zhao Renshu are sitting under a tree by a small campfire, and Zhao Renshu is roasting a chicken. Ping'an is sitting by the campfire writing her journal.
Zhao Renshu, "Why always write down everything?"
Ping'an, "I don't write everything down. I only write down our hunting records. What creatures we had encountered and how we dealt with it."
Zhao Renshu, "What is the purpose?"
Ping'an stopped and looked at him, "The purpose is that one day you will have disciples, and they can use these journals to guide them." She continued to write. "You know that one day you will get old and you will not be able to do what you can do now."
Zhao Renshu, "You know that my master passed away at the age of one hundred and five."
Ping'an, "He knew he would die from the beginning, so he decided to take you as his disciple."
The cries of wolves ended the conversation between Zhao Renshu and Ping'an. When Zhao Renshu stood up he reached behind his back and held the hilt of his sword. He looked around the area and, a white fox ran straight to Zhao Renshu and Ping'an from the forest. The white fox ran towards Ping'an, and then five wolves stopped and growling at Zhao Renshu, Ping'an, and the white fox.
The five wolves' shape-shifted into five men.
White Fox, "Young sister, help me."
Zhao Renshu and Ping'an both looked at the white fox.
Wolf one, "These are just some humans. Let us absorb their energy." The five wolves laughed. "Then we will drag the little one back home."
Then, the two wolves returned to their original form, hovering behind the human and the fox.
Zhao Renshu, "Be careful." He kissed Ping'an's forehead. He drew his sword and lunged at the three wolves.
The two circling wolves charged from both side at the same time. Ping'an who was still in sitting position grabbed the white fox in her left hand, and then drew the whip from her right waist. She flipped backward landed on her feet. The two wolves missed her, and she sent her whip to one of the wolf. The whip tightly tied one of the wolf's leg, then she yanked the tied wolf forward, and threw the wolf at its charging friend. The incoming charge wolf collided with the thrown wolf. Ping'an placed the injured fox down again on her left side. She sent out two talismans, which turned into six icicles at the wounded wolf. An icicle hit the wounded wolf and killed him. Due to the collision with his friend, the other wolf was badly injured and could not stand up.
Zhao Renshu attacked the three wolves' strikes after strikes aggressively. The wolves' attacks was unsuccessful. After they were aggressively being assaulted, they knew that this man was not an ordinary man. The man is a well-trained hunter. This was a battle they will not win. Two of the wolves returned turned into their original forms and ran away. When the last wolf tried to leave, Zhao Renshu commanded his sword flying forward and cut the wolf in half. Zhao Renshu walked to the injured wolf who was still lying on the ground, and cut off the wolf's head with one blow. He sheathed his sword back into the scabbard on his back.
On the left side of Ping'an, the white fox slowly turned into a lady in green clothes.
Woman, "Wow. He is fantastic...." She shook her head in admiration.
Ping An turned around, she screamed and jumped back.
Ping'an, "You...You..."
The woman cleared her throat. She is very beautiful, with fair skin like snow. Her pale yellow eyes gleamed with the moonlight. Her lips are very red and her makeup is heavy.
A woman said, "Sorry, I scared you. My name is Xiao Hui from the Fox Clan." She smiled at Ping'an. "Thank you so much for saving me."
Zhao Renshu walked to Ping'an, "Why are wolves hunting you down?"
Xiao Hui, "They want our chief to give them the key to our clan forbidden cave. The chief refused, so they killed us to force our chief's hand."
Ping'an, "What is so special about the forbidden cave?"
Xiao Hui sighed, "There is a story. Five hundred years ago, an immortal man visited our clan and met one of us named Kaiming. The immortal and Kaiming stayed in the cave for seven days. No one see them leave. On the eighth days, only Kaiming remained in the cave. Since then, the cave has been sealed off. Every fairy believes that the immortal man still living in there." She stopped and catches her breath. "There are rumors that if someone, a demon, a fairy or a ghost consume a piece of the immortal man's flesh, they will become immortal."
Ping'an, "So, they are after you because of the immortal man's flesh?"
Xiao Hui, "Yes. Our chief has been attacked by many clans, including humans." She suddenly realized that she had just met these two people. "We just met, why should I tell you? I don't even know your names." She patted her mouth several times. "Bad mouth...Very bad mouth."
Zhao Renshu and Ping'an bursts out laughing.
Ping'an, "I am Ping'an. This is the great hunter, Zhao Renshu."
Zhao Renshu winkled at Xiao Hui.
Xiao Hui looked at Zhao Renshu, "You are Zhao Renshu? The Annihilator?" She gave him a flirty smiled.
Zhao Renshu nodded.
Xiao Hui said in a very sexy voice, "I heard that anyone who meets you will not live to tell their story."
Zhao Renshu, "It's not true. You saw the two wolves escape. They lived to tell their stories."
Xiao Hui giggled sexily, "I always thought that you would look scary. I didn't know you have such a great positive attitude. You are more handsome than I imagined." She laughed covered her mouth with tip of her left fingers.
Zhao Renshu, "I don't kill everything. I only kill those who do evil and hurt others."
Xiao Hui looked sad, "I don't want to leave, but I have to go fine my little sister Xiao Dan. Thank you for saving me. Until next time." She smiled at Zhao Renshu and Ping'an and then turned into a white fox. She quickly despaired into the dark forest.
Zhao Renshu picked up the roast chicken and gave it to Ping'an.
Ping'an and Zhao Renshu began to eat and enjoying their conversation. Suddenly, a woman's voice was calling for help. Ping'an and Zhao Renshu turned to the direction of the scream. A young woman was being chased by a large demon spider monster.
The young lady shouted, "Help me...Help me, please..." She rushed towards Zhao Renshu and Ping'an.
Zhao Renshu stood up and drew his sword. He summoned a talisman and sent it directly to the demon spider. The talisman shocked the spider. Then Zhao Renshu sent his sword flying straight to the spider and his sword pierced the spider's heart. Zhao Renshu sheathed his sword back and helped the fallen young lady up. The defeated spider quickly retrieved back to it's spider layer.
The young lady begged, "Please help my family too. They are all stuck in spider webs. Please help them."
Zhao Renshu, "Ping'an, I am setting up a bareback barrier."
Ping'an, "I am going with you."
Zhao Renshu, "No, if you leave, I will worry about you. She also needs protection." He gave her a quick kiss on her check. "I'll be fine. If you go with me, I will worry more. If you stay with her inside the bareback barrier, I will feel better."
Ping'an, "Be safe."
Zhao Renshu smiled at her, and he followed the blood. The blood stains led Zhao Renshu into a dark cave. Zhao Renshu stood at the entrance of the cave for a while, then took a deep breath. He conjured a talisman and dropped it down to his feet, and then a magic circle appeared around him. He put his hands together and he closed his eyes.
Zhao Renshu chanted, "The beautiful white face, flawless skin, smiling red lips, ghostly face, in darkness nothing will see me, but I will see them, lend me your night eyes." He raised two fingers up. He felt a sharp pain on his two fingers then blood began to drip from his fingers, he smeared the blood across on both of his eyes. He opened his eyes again and he could see inside the dark cave.
Spider's cocoons hangs from the top of the cave. The four of the cocoons appeared to be fresh. The blood trail led further into the cave. Zhao Renshu heard squeaky noises. It seems that the injured spider has returned it clan. He must hurry up before the spider notices him. He looked around. Except for the four cocoons near the front entrance, other cocoons were old. He jumped up grabbed cocoon then cut it down cocoon and opened it. It is an older man. The older man can't see him. The old man stretched out his hand. Zhao Renshu took his hand and squeezed it tightly. Zhao Renshu only made a quiet shhh... sound. Then the old man then stopped making sounds. Zhao Renshu cut down the second cocoon, and it is young boy about ten years old who already fainted. Zhao Renshu put the young boy into the older man's arms. Then Zhao Renshu jumped up and cut down the third cocoon. It is an older woman. Zhao Ren thought this must be the mother. He touched her shoulder and made a quiet shh... sound. Zhao Renshu led her to her husband side. He grabbed her hand and put her hand on the older man's left shoulder. When Zhao Renshu was about to jump up and cut the fourth cocoon, the boy woke up and began to cry calling for his parents.
The two spiders screamed at them loudly, causing their ears to ring. This made the boy scream loudly. The two spiders swiftly drove to the front entrance. Zhao Renshu sent out a fire talisman to the front entrance. The fire talisman illuminates the way out.
Zhao Renshu shouted, "Get out now!"
The husband picked up the child on his right shoulder, holding his wife's hand in his left hand, and they ran towards the entrance. Zhao Renshu jumped up and severed the last cocoon, but one of the spider legs hit the cocoon from his grip, and the cocoon hit the cave wall hard. The spider's other foot shot towards Zhao Renshu. Zhao Renshu slid to the spider's belly on the ground. The eight legs of the spider stabbed from above. Each stabbed made a big hole on the ground. The sharp legs kept on stabbing down and behind the spider that attacking Zhao Renshu was the first injured spider, and it also rushed towards Zhao Renshu.
Zhao Renshu kept sliding towards the spider's tail. He flipped to the back of the demon spider, folded his hands together, and cast the fire demon bidding circle spell, and the fire demon binding circle locked the second spider inside. The second spider screamed in pain because it blocked the first injured spider, making it impossible for the injured spider to approach. Zhao Renshu ran back to the fallen cocoon and cut it open. Inside the cocoon is a comatose young lady in her twenties. He picked her up, put her on his left shoulder, and ran out of the cave. Zhao Renshu caught up with his family at the front entrance.
Zhao Renshu, "This is absurd...Why have you guy left yet?"
Older man, "We don't know where to go?"
Zhao Renshu grimed shaking his head, "Follow me."
Older Man, "What about the spiders?"
Zhao Renshu led the way, "What about them?"
Older Man, "Are they dead?"
Zhao Renshu, "The injured one will die soon, but the other will be in pain until the spell loses its effect. If the spider survives, it will be free again."
Older woman, "Thank you for saving our lives." She cried. "Peijing.... My poor child..."
Zhao Renshu and the family arrived at the camp. Seeing that Zhao Renshu is still alive, made Ping'an feel relieved.
Fang Peijing, "Mother...." She rushed out of the barrack barrier and hugged her mother.
Zhao Renshu lay the unconscious lady on the ground.
The older man, "Thank you for saving my family. We, the Fang are deeply in your debt." The old man gave them a proper greeting. "I am Fang Chinmao. This is my wife. This is my younger son Chonglin, this is my youngest daughter Peijing. Lying there is my eldest daughter Baozhai. What is your name?"
Zhao Renshu, "Zhao Renshu. This is mine...." He hesitated, then said, "This is Ping'an."
Master Fang, "I have a favor to ask."
Zhao Renshu, "What?"
Master Fang, "Would you be kindly send us home to Capital City?"
Madam Fang, "We will award you greatly."
Master Fang, "I'm afraid this might happen again. Please young heroes."
Zhao Renshu looked at Ping'an, "If you don't want to go. We can part tomorrow."
Ping'an sighed, "We send them only, nothing more."
Zhao Renshu, "We will not go see him. I promise." He smiled at her.
Fang Peijing, "Sister, if you go with us, I will feel safer."
Ping'an nodded with a smile.