I Can Devour Spirits

Chapter 143: Yaodong Cave

Yu Wenlong jumped onto the escort vehicle, turned the carriage around, and drove into the depths of Chaotic Tomb Ridge, with a group of gang members following behind...

As the group walked a bit further, they saw a figure lying on the ground in the darkness, slowly crawling up, crouched low on the ground.

Duan Rong’s shoulder was stained with blood, his brow tightly furrowed, but his eyes clear and bright like autumn water.

Earlier, those people called that person a gang leader. There are only two major gangs in Xianggu County: the Whale Tiger Gang and the Bitter Fate Gang.

The gang leader of the Whale Tiger Gang, Zhou Shoushan, has already died at my hands, so this person can only be the gang leader of the Bitter Fate Gang, Yu Wenlong.

Duan Rong searched his mind for information to confirm the identity of this group.

Duan Rong patted the footprint on his belly; Yu Wenlong’s Inner Breath Realm was not as good as his, and that kick did not hurt him.

Duan Rong tore off a corner of his undershirt, using both his hands and mouth, he wrapped his left shoulder wound tightly to stop the bleeding; his left shoulder was pierced by a sharp blade, and the wound was not small...

Duan Rong crouched at the edge of Chaotic Tomb Ridge, watching the gang members of the Bitter Fate Gang cluster around the escort vehicle heading deeper into the Chaotic Tomb Ridge. He hesitated for a moment, swiftly picked up the Cow Tail Saber slanted into the ground nearby, sheathed it, and then crouched in the shadows following the Bitter Fate Gang members deeper into Chaotic Tomb Ridge.

Yu Wenlong was only at the Inner Breath Second Level realm, and the gang members’ cultivation would only be worse. If this is merely the deed of this ragtag band, without more powerful participants, there is still hope for me.

Duan Rong’s goal is not actually the thousand catties of gold; his true aim is to save Ruan Jing.

A thousand catties of gold is indeed a great temptation, but it is also a massive target that is too easily exposed.

His intention to save Ruan Jing is related to his current predicament in the Escort Agency. Luan Jingfu has troubled him multiple times, and although Xiao Zongting supports him, Xiao Zongting ultimately has no real power, and in the Yuan Shun Escort Agency, only Ruan Fengshan can suppress Luan Jingfu.

If he can save Ruan Jing, he might have a way to alleviate his dire situation in the Escort Agency.

But Duan Rong is not in a hurry to act. The situation has reversed; he is in the dark, the enemy in the light. He must first confirm that there are no stronger opponents present on Chaotic Tomb Ridge.

Duan Rong used Cloud Serpent Step and Bone Shrinking Technique; his form was as swift and elusive as a mountain wildcat, following the Bitter Fate Gang members, he halted his steps in the depths of Chaotic Tomb Ridge.

Duan Rong hid in the shadow of a pine tree, eyes flickering as he stared at the Bitter Fate Gang members nearby. He did not know why these people suddenly stopped here.

Here, aside from the continuous stretch of graves, there was nothing else...

Suddenly, the gang members pulled out shovels from somewhere and began to dig graves...

Duan Rong hid in the shadow of the pine tree, puzzled and thought to himself: What are these guys up to?

After a while, the gang members fetched a skeleton from an opened grave, but they placed the skeleton aside and surprisingly continued to dig deeper...

Soon, the dug-up earth was piled high.

Yu Wenlong saw that the pit was dug deep enough, and said, "That’s about right. Come on, brothers, let’s bring the gold down!"

Duan Rong watched from the tree shadow, shocked as these people planned to hide the gold in the grave.

He immediately understood Yu Wenlong’s thoughts; the thousand catties of gold were indeed obtained from one of the major powers in Xianggu County, Yuan Shun Escort Agency, and could lead to infinite trouble.

Getting the gold wasn’t easy, but more difficult than obtaining the gold was the aftermath. Soon, they would face the insane retaliation from the Yuan Shun Escort Agency.

A thousand catties of gold was too big a target!

Hiding it in a place no one would expect and digging it out once the heat passes is the safest method.

Yu Wenlong, along with a few strong gang members, carried the box of gold into the pit they had dug, then covered it with soil. After burying a layer of earth, they returned the skeleton placed aside, continuing to fill the grave...

Yu Wenlong watched the gang members at work and said, "Brothers, tamp down the soil solidly, then find some dry twigs and fallen leaves to cover the grave. I’ll go over to the kiln and take care of that noisy brat, then we’ll immediately retreat!"

After Yu Wenlong finished speaking, he clapped the loose dirt from his hands and turned to leave.

Duan Rong watched Yu Wenlong closely from the shadow of the trees.

Yu Wenlong walked over to a vicinity close to Duan Rong, suddenly turned his head, looking at the gang members laboring at the grave, while Duan Rong clearly saw in the dark that Yu Wenlong’s gaze flashed a vicious gleam...

Duan Rong’s heart skipped, glancing towards the grave, suddenly realizing Yu Wenlong intended to kill all the gang members to monopolize the thousand catties of gold.

Yu Wenlong entered a wilderness area beside Chaotic Tomb Ridge, and Duan Rong followed nimbly.

Yu Wenlong stopped at a certain place in the wilderness, where a dim mottled Huang Guang shot from a cave entrance...

It was an abandoned dilapidated kiln cave...

Just as Yu Wenlong reached the entrance, two dark figures heard the movement, drawing knives and rushed out from inside the kiln cave, shouting, "Who goes there?"

"Me!" Yu Wenlong responded in a deep voice.

"Gang Leader!" The two men recognized Yu Wenlong, both pleased.

"Gang Leader, did things go smoothly?"

"The gold is in hand," Yu Wenlong said, "Where’s that boy?"

The two gang members, faces full of joy, said, "The boy is in the kiln cave, been crying and causing a fuss, but I stuffed cloth into his mouth!"

"Good job!" Yu Wenlong nodded in approval and stepped towards the inside of the cave.

But at that moment, Yu Wenlong suddenly turned, a flash of blade, swiftly lunged shoulder-first, in a blink stabbed the throats of the two gang members behind him!

Yu Wenlong infused his Inner Breath; deep blood holes were carved into the throats of the two gang members, blood gushing out, both fell to the ground terrified, their throats emitted muffled rasping sounds...

Yu Wenlong’s eyes were cruel. After killing the two men, he dashed into the cave holding the knife, and as Yu Wenlong turned into the cave, Duan Rong’s figure flashed, like a wildcat he leapt over the two dead bodies on the ground, darting into the cave...

Duan Rong, at the cave entrance, instantly curled his body, shrinking visibly, eventually like a ball rolling into the shadow at the edge of the kiln cave.

This kiln cave was an abandoned blue brick kiln, inside were some broken brick pieces from failed firings.

Yu Wenlong, knife in hand, rushed into the cave, Ruan Jing was bound tightly in the corner of the cave, mouth stuffed with a large piece of cloth, blinking large eyes. Seeing Yu Wenlong running in with a bloody knife, Ruan Jing immediately knew they were here to kill him.

Instantly burst into tears...

Frightened out of his wits, Ruan Jing backed into the corner, his tightly bound lotus-like little legs desperately kicking at the ground, emitting fearful muffled cries...

Ruan Jing’s back pressed against the wall, feet continued to kick...

Yu Wenlong dived towards him, grabbed Ruan Jing, and placed the bloody knife against Ruan Jing’s pudgy neck...

Ruan Jing closed his eyes in terror, tears streamed from his shut eyes, turning his originally fair chubby face into a blackened blur from crying.

Yu Wenlong looked at Ruan Jing’s fearful crying appearance, a hint of sympathy flashed through his mind, and said, "Little kid, don’t blame me; blame your bad luck!"

Yu Wenlong was almost about to cut into Ruan Jing’s neck when suddenly a shadow darted out from the corner, as swiftly as a specter, a flash of a blade, a chilly weapon directly targeted Yu Wenlong’s throat.