After changing her master, she turned to the ruthless way, and the whole sect knelt down

Taking in Xie Liuyin's horrified expression, Song Xing continued, "After washing the skins, they put them back on their bodies, just like clothes."

"Those problematic monks hadn't noticed at all. Their skins were wrinkled and distorted from washing, and even their facial features were crooked. Yet, they were walking around the streets draped in those strange human skins. We immediately realized that this must be the work of a demon."

In the end, things happened just as Song Xing and the others had expected. They found those guys covered in human skin and wanted to interrogate them, but their skin was accidentally torn during the fight and finally fell off, revealing a dark mass inside that was difficult to identify.

That thing was like a lump of mud, and it could actually transform from a human form to a bird form, and it almost flew out of the city on the spot.

Fortunately, the monks who dared to come here were not simple characters. In the end, they forced those strange things to stay, and then they found out that they were all monsters!

"Over the years, the monsters in the Senluo Realm have continued to grow stronger, and many new monsters have emerged, catching us off guard and causing us a lot of losses."

"I thought these monsters could only go so far, but I didn't expect a monster that can pretend to be a human to appear!"

Song Xing continued to tell Xie Liuyin what had happened before. It turned out that after the incident with the human-skinned monster, the patrols stationed in the city became much stricter than before.

Afterwards, several monks were found who had been killed and had their bodies taken away by monsters after going out. For this reason, the garrison city also recounted the number of monks, and anyone who had gone out would be strictly inspected before being allowed to leave upon returning.

Through inspection, the monks in the city actually found a few skin-deep monsters that wanted to sneak in and successfully killed them.

But as the time this monster appeared increased, something even more terrifying began to happen.

"Some new faces arrived at the garrison city. At that time, we didn't think much of it and actually thought that some monks were willing to come to this shabby place. We only made a brief observation and then welcomed them in."

"But after a few days, these new faces attacked other monks. If those monks hadn't been so unfamiliar with the newcomers and didn't want to get close to them, they would have dodged them the moment they attacked. Otherwise, the city would have lost several more monks."

"After fighting those new faces, their skin was damaged again. That's when we realized that these seemingly normal people were actually monsters in human skin."

It was only later that the demonic cultivators and evil cultivators sent people out to look for them, and only then did Song Xing and others realize that the human skins used by those monsters actually belonged to the demonic cultivators.

It was only because those demon cultivators were dead, and these were just their skins. The righteous side did not detect the demonic energy from them, which allowed the demons to sneak in.

Not only that, they also discovered from this incident that these monsters were becoming more and more skilled at pretending to be human, and the initial unfamiliarity had long since faded. If it were someone they didn't know, they probably wouldn't have recognized that these were monsters in human skin!

After this incident, both the righteous and evil cultivators became alert, which was why they were extremely cautious in treating the new cultivator yesterday.

Song Xing sighed, "Fortunately, since we haven't been out much these past two days, fewer people have been attacked, and those monsters haven't had a chance to sneak in."

"We don't know much about that new monster, so we've temporarily named it the Skin-Cloaked Ghost. As for whether it has any other weaknesses or characteristics, we don't know much at this point."

Xie Liuyin finally understood why there was a blank at the end of the manual about a certain kind of monster. It turned out that Song Xing and the others didn't know the details of the skin-covered ghost.

She frowned silently: "If this is the case, won't we be risky every time we go out in the future?"

All I can say is that it’s a good thing that there aren’t many cultivators active in the Senluo Realm now, otherwise it would not be so easy for them to survive this crisis.

As if sensing Xie Liuyin's worry, Song Xing lowered his voice and soothed her, "Don't worry, Junior Sister Xie. We will definitely investigate the details of the Skin-Cloaked Ghost before leaving Senluo Realm. Besides, our inspections are so strict now, there's no chance for the Skin-Cloaked Ghost to sneak in again."

He spoke with certainty, but Xie Liuyin felt vaguely uneasy.

What if a ghost in disguise entered the garrison city by other means and replaced the monks in the city silently?

Even though this idea was truly horrifying, Xie Liuyin, who had seen so much bad luck, had become accustomed to thinking of everything in the worst possible way.

She moved her mouth and decided to tell Song Xing about her concerns, but she would take him to a private place to talk.

Xie Liuyin was also worried that her guess would cause other people to panic. What if she really guessed it right and there was a ghost present?

So while the others were still excited about Xie Liuyin's gift and didn't pay much attention to them, she asked Song Xing to move to another room with her and expressed her concerns.

At first, Song Xing thought that Xie Liuyin was just worrying too much, and waved his hand, trying to persuade her not to think too much.

But somehow, a voice in his head said: This is not impossible, what if?

Song Xing opened his mouth, but in the end, his palm gently fell on Xie Liuyin: "You have to know that we searched the city before, and there are no people in the same condition as those injured at the beginning."

"But your search was only after you discovered the injuries. When monsters sneaked in later, you just dealt with them." Xie Liuyin listened carefully to what Song Xing said before, and understood the inside story.

She continued, "No one can guarantee that those strange monsters haven't used the group that sneaked in to hide somewhere in the city. And then, after the other monsters were exposed, they found a new, suitable skin. And then, relying on the experience of the first two failed groups of monsters, they truly merged into your group."

"The houses here are quite far apart, and some monks don't like to interact with others. When there's no danger outside, they can stay in seclusion in their houses for a month or so without anyone coming to check on them. Who can guarantee that nothing will happen to them?"

Seeing Song Xing's increasingly serious expression, Xie Liuyin knew that he was persuaded by her.

Finally, she took a deep breath and continued, "And the most important point. Since you didn't notice anything unusual when the second group of monsters sneaked in, why did they suddenly take action in public and expose themselves?"

Song Xing's eyes suddenly widened, as if he realized something bad.

"I guess they are deliberately creating chaos so that their companions can take the opportunity to spread to more areas and find suitable prey."