[In the northwest of Qingzhou, fifty li outside of Xunyang Prefecture, a tiger demon is causing chaos and is suspected to be gravely injured. Hurry and go to slay it!]
After receiving the task assignment, Situ Qing and his companions quickly got up and arrived at this place on the edge of Qingzhou before nightfall.
However, the tiger demon was entrenched in the human village, with its demonic energy hidden, and its whereabouts unknown, leaving them somewhat at a loss on how to proceed.
Lucky for them, the villagers, coerced by the tiger demon, were also luring passersby into the village to provide the demon with food.
So, they decided to play along, disguised themselves and entered the village, planning to quietly wait for the tiger demon to make its move.
Although a young man had joined them along the way, he seemed to have some wits about him and sensed something amiss before making an early exit.