Chapter 46 The Disguised Villain

Lai Da used a loud, frog-like croak to rouse the sleeping Tiger Wang: "Grandpa, this is terrible! Grandma is gone!"

True to his name, Tiger Wang had indeed transformed into a white-haired old grandfather, his frail and aged appearance utterly ghastly to behold. He sat up, awakening as if from a profound dream, and seeing that the magic box at the head of his bed was missing, he slapped his thigh and cried, "Alas! The magic box is gone. Could someone have broken in?"

With a sorrowful expression, Lai Da said, "Grandpa, Grandma has disappeared as well."

Discovering fresh, fine traces of dirt on the floor, Tiger Wang instantly deduced the intruder's identity. He cursed, "Damn it, this must be the handiwork of those demonic cult fiends. Beauty Xue has yet to return; she must have been murdered. Are those children still here?"

Lai Da replied, "They are. Only Yu Wushuang, the young master of the Jiangnan Yu family, managed to escape."

Tiger Wang commanded, "Go fetch me a few of those children. I shall drain their vital essence first before going to settle accounts with the demonic cult."

Lai Da immediately departed, soon returning with several bound children rolled up like zongzi, wailing at the top of their lungs. Tiger Wang slammed his palm down upon the crown of a child's head, employing a bizarre, sinister technique to shrivel the tender-skinned child into a desiccated corpse. After murdering several children in this manner, he reverted into a robust and muscular man.

Filled with surging energy, dark and wicked desires once again sprouted in Tiger Wang's heart. Waiting for the minor demons to clear away the dried corpses, he said to Lai Da, "Lai Da, I absorbed a bit too much vital essence just now, and since your grandma is not around, are there any beautiful maidens here in the cavern dwelling?"

Naturally, Lai Da understood Tiger Wang's implication and answered, "Grandpa, there is a beauty among our own kin named Lai Tao. She has a wide mouth, a stout waist, and exceptionally long legs. I shall summon