Socially anxious me transmigrated to a world of cultivation.

Silence fell, and with the end of the battle in the swamp, the place returned to its usual tranquility.

The ape returned to its original position, squatted on the ground, and applied an unknown herb to the wound on its chest.

After dealing with Zhang Shan, Pingfan rushed to the lakeside and then vomited.

He kept washing his hands; this was Pingfan's first time killing someone.

Having lived in a peaceful era, such a bloody scene made his stomach churn.

When he killed Zhang Shan, Pingfan was blinded by hatred. Now, thinking back on it, he can't help but feel disgusted.

After a long while, Pingfan finally came to his senses and quietly returned to the ape.

Looking at the monkeys that had already returned, Pingfan revealed a hint of helplessness.

Originally, Pingfan wanted to take advantage of the monkey chasing that person to come here and see what was here that was worth Zhang Shan's risk to come here.

Unexpectedly, after Pingfan killed Zhang Shan, his own reaction delayed him, and now the ape has returned.

Although Pingfan did not use his full strength in the battle with the ape, he still gained a general understanding of the ape's fighting ability.

Even the long sword magic weapon that Zhang Shan used only managed to leave a shallow wound on the ape's chest.

Afterwards, the longsword was broken by the ape and thrown out, killing Yu E and another person.

Even if Pingfan were to use all his strength alone, he probably wouldn't be a match for this ape.

Pingfan looked at the monkey applying herbs to its wounds and a hint of surprise rose in his heart.

The book mentions that monsters below the third rank have not developed intelligence.

What's going on with the ape's behavior now? Is it just its instinct?

But that doesn't make sense either. After all, low-level demonic beasts only know how to kill, and they won't care if they get injured.

However, this ape was applying ointment to its wounds and treating them, which didn't seem like it lacked intelligence.

Pingfan gazed at the ape for a long time, then slowly shook his head and sighed.

"Forget it, let's wait until we have the strength to come back here and see what's so attractive to Zhang Shan."

After saying that, Pingfan turned around and quietly left.

Little did he know that just as he left, the monkey applying herbs to its wounds seemed to sense something and looked towards the spot where Pingfan had just been.

Meanwhile, in the mansion of the Zhang family, the largest family in Fengyan City, an old man sat in the main seat of the hall.

The old man looked at the man who walked in and asked coldly.

"Still no news about that bastard Zhang Shan?"

Upon hearing the old man's question, the man bowed tremblingly and spoke in a voice that barely dared to breathe.

"Reporting to the patriarch, some time ago, the young master secretly slipped away with five Foundation Establishment cultivators, seemingly heading to the Chaos Mountains."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Liang waved his hand, about to tell the man to leave, when he felt something in his arms shatter.

He immediately reached into his pocket and took out a broken soul tablet. When he saw the character "mountain" engraved on it, he was stunned.

When the man saw that Zhang Liang hadn't responded for a long time, he looked up and saw Zhang Liang lost in thought, so he tentatively called out.

"Homeowner?"

Upon hearing the man's voice, Zhang Liang snapped out of his daze and then roared angrily.

"Who? Who killed my grandson?"

As he spoke, Zhang Liang slammed his palm on the table beside him, shattering it into pieces.

Hearing Zhang Shan's words, the man was also very shocked. He never expected that someone would dare to kill Zhang Shan.

After calming down from his rage, Zhang Liang looked at the man and asked coldly.

"You mean Shan'er went to the Chaos Mountains?"

Upon hearing Zhang Liang's question, the man dared not hesitate for a moment and nodded frantically in reply.

"Yes, Master."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shan slowly exhaled, looked at the man with a gloomy expression, and said coldly.

"Send people to investigate. Find out who that person is and bring him back. I want him to suffer a fate worse than death."

The man quickly agreed, turned around and ran outside as fast as he could, not daring to delay for even a moment.

After the man left, Zhang Liang looked south, his eyes growing increasingly cold.

Although the operation ended in failure, his grandson was not someone anyone could mess with.

Moreover, Zhang Shan is his only grandson and has good talent. Given time, he will surely reach his level or even surpass him.

How could Zhang Liang not be furious at such a quiet and unexpected death?

The next day, the men Zhang Liang had sent out to investigate returned, bringing back several corpses and one person.

Inside the hall, Zhang Liang looked at the corpse on the ground, his lips twitching slightly. Then he looked at the person who had been brought back and asked coldly.

"Tell me, who killed my grandson?"

The person brought back was none other than the one who had cast the spell to freeze the swamp.

Because he was far away and immediately fled after realizing what was happening, he managed to escape the ape's pursuit and survive.

Upon hearing Zhang Liang's question, the man trembled with fear and hurriedly replied.

"Master, I truly do not know."

Then, this person recounted everything that happened after Zhang Shan led them to sneak out.

This includes recruiting him into the group when they encounter Pingfan, and then going on to hunt down the apes.

Listening to the man's words and looking at the corpses on the ground, Zhang Liang discovered that, apart from the two who were stabbed to death by the broken sword, the others were basically killed by gravity.

However, Zhang Shan's corpse was somewhat strange; apart from being injured by a demonic beast, it had no head.

If it weren't for recognizing that the body was Zhang Shan's, no one would have said that this was Zhang Shan.

Zhang Liang stared at the headless corpse, puzzled. According to the man's description, he had been killed by a demonic beast.

But how could a mindless monster destroy a human's head?

Moreover, Zhang Shan's storage bag had also disappeared. Only a human would do something like that.

Suddenly, Zhang Liang thought of someone—the body cultivator—and looked at that person, coldly shouting.

"Didn't you say that Shan'er recruited a body cultivator? Where is that person? Why isn't his body here?"

Upon hearing Zhang Liang's shout, the man shuddered and stammered.

"Master, that body cultivator had already been beaten into the swamp by the ape and may have sunk to his death."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Liang fell into deep thought. According to this person, Shan'er was indeed killed by that monkey.

But why do I always feel like something is missing?

Unable to figure it out, Zhang Liang simply stopped thinking about it and instead looked coldly at the man, his face grim, and said coldly.

"Useless thing, how dare you abandon your master and run away alone? What use are you?"

After saying that, Zhang Liang raised his hand and unleashed a burst of spiritual energy, striking the man's heart directly.

"Plop~"

Then the man's eyes widened, and he fell straight down, motionless.

After dealing with the man, Zhang Liang glanced at the corpse on the ground and coldly addressed the people in the hall.

"Give Shan'er a proper burial. The rest of you, come with me to see what kind of monster could perform such a bizarre act."