I Can Devour Spirits

Chapter 205: A Bizarre Scene

"The so-called ’rely on the mountains to eat from them, rely on the water to fish from it!’ The Quan Family relies on Wild Boar Mountain, a natural medicinal treasure trove. In the past year or two, they’ve been providing medicinal materials to the Ximen Family, becoming one of the stable suppliers for the Ximen Family. If it weren’t for Tang Wanhong being in urgent need of money, this pig of the Quan Family could have been fattened up even more before slaughter!"

Shen Chen spoke with a flicker in his eyes, reaching out to close the lid of the large chest on the floor in the center of the secret chamber.

Actually, he knew very well that next year would be the year of performance evaluations, and his brother is inherently very ambitious for official positions, eager for promotion. Thus, inevitably, he needs to pull strings everywhere. Their family came from poverty, so such bloody business could only be done by him, the younger brother!

The moment Shen Chen closed the chest, everyone around him breathed a sigh of relief. With such great wealth before their eyes, who wouldn’t be tempted? But given Shen Chen’s severe and formidable nature, no one dared show it.

Shen Chen naturally knew that the people he recruited were not of good character. Therefore, he used them and guarded against them!

"Hu Hong, Zhou Zhong, you two carry the chest upstairs!" Shen Chen turned his gaze over the two, speaking deeply.

Instantly, two burly figures walked over, hands supporting underneath, sinking their waists and gathering energy, infusing their inner breath to lift the large chest up abruptly!

With a gloomy gaze, Shen Chen swept across the not-so-large secret chamber, waved his hand, and said, "Let’s go!"

Everyone followed along the stone steps, heading out of the secret chamber.

The secret chamber had already been searched through, and although there were a few more chests, they contained account books, silk, and cotton cloth, all of which were of no value in Shen Chen’s eyes, not even worth a fraction of the chest of gold and jewels.

The group ascended the steps, with Shen Chen standing behind Hu Hong and Zhou Zhong who were carrying the chest, walking in the middle of the procession.

Lagging at the back of the group was a thin man. Seeing everyone had exited the secret chamber, he stood at the exit on several stone steps, suddenly bending down to pick up a small ingot of gold pressed under his shoe.

He had been rolling the ingot under his foot as he walked.

But just as he grabbed the ingot, his eyes lit up with joy, preparing to pocket it.

Almost simultaneously, a flying saber came shooting in from outside the secret chamber, flashing in the daylight, directly hitting his forehead at a bizarre angle silently!

Duan Rong hid behind the fake mountain, enveloped by divine sense, inner breath infused, one saber exploded a bloody hole at his forehead, blood flowing out, mixed with milky-white brain matter...

The gold in the thin man’s hand hadn’t been clenched tightly yet when it clattered to the ground, bouncing down the steps...

His face was full of blood, eyes vacant, body swaying, collapsing backward, tumbling down the steps...

The thin man was the last person in the group, suddenly causing a commotion...

The crisp sound of gold hitting the ground and the dull thud of a body landing almost sounded simultaneously...

Everyone turned their heads, looking towards the hole at the entrance of the secret chamber behind them, even Hu Hong and Zhou Zhong who were carrying the chest, turned their heads to look!

"Something’s up in the secret chamber!"

At the moment everyone turned upon hearing the sound, Duan Rong suddenly flashed out from behind the fake mountain, deploying the Cloud Serpent Step of minor success realm, and his figure instantly became as swift as a ghost!

A plum blossom shadow bloomed by his side when he dashed out from behind the fake mountain...

The perfect time for assassination, with such precise timing, his first killing move was naturally sent to Shen Chen of the great success realm!

The moment Shen Chen turned his head, his gaze locked onto the entrance of the secret chamber. His first thought was that there was an issue in the chamber.

But that thought had barely risen when his heart leaped, and his hackles suddenly rose!

Shen Chen, being a great success martial artist of the fourth level of inner breath realm, felt the fierce intent of the Plum Blossom Willow Leaf Saber thrown by Duan Rong when it was still several inches from the back of his head.

His body suddenly leaned forward, and simultaneously the flying saber whispered past the back of his head, nearly brushing his scalp!

The saber passed silently, a chunk of broken hair scattered in the sunlight!

Shen Chen, chilled to the bone, slightly turned his head and saw Duan Rong beside the fake mountain, the afternoon sun casting a halo around him from behind. Shen Chen could only see Duan Rong’s swift flashing silhouette, unable to see his shadowed face clearly.

Flying sabers darted silently from the dark shadow!

Shooting at the crowd!

At the instant Shen Chen leaned forward, Duan Rong knew the flying saber would not kill Shen Chen.

At the moment everyone turned upon hearing the sound, the first saber he shot was the most hidden one!

If Shen Chen evaded this saber, the subsequent ones were even less likely to injure him! After all, he was a great success expert of the fourth level of inner breath realm!

Since the flying saber couldn’t kill Shen Chen, Duan Rong decided to first deal with these pesky mosquitoes and flies!

Among these people were those of the first and second level of inner breath realm. Before Duan Rong’s Plum Blossom Willow Leaf Saber, they were like lambs to be slaughtered!

One plum blossom after another bloomed!

Flying sabers shot one after another!

Duan Rong’s figure flashed left and right, the saber angles bizarre, claiming lives silently!

About ten heads turned collectively backward, and with the flash of daylight, a large bloody hole appeared in the back of their heads.

Hu Hong and Zhou Zhong, carrying the chest, felt their necks suddenly go cold. The next moment, they saw that the back of several heads in front of them had exploded with bloody holes, thick blood mixed with brain matter flowing out!

Shen Chen flipped around and stood, then saw the eerie scene before him. Under the afternoon sun, ten heads turned collectively towards the same direction, their exposed back of the heads all bleeding profusely...

And at this moment, the large chest hit the ground with a thud...

As the chest landed, the eerie figures of ten bleeding heads fell forward collectively, like wheat blown down by the wind.

Shen Chen glanced at this scene, then a twitch appeared in his eyelids as he looked at Duan Rong.

He had discerned Duan Rong’s realm; although it was the third level of inner breath realm, Duan Rong possessed lightweight skill and was adept at using hidden weapons. Shen Chen did not know of such a person in Xianggu County.

Could he be just passing through?

Shen Chen opened his mouth, saying, "Brother, if it’s money you want, we can share this stuff in the chest half and half."

The lives of his brothers under him were never placed in his eyes, and the person before him, he was unsure if he could easily kill.

The afternoon sun shone from the side onto Duan Rong’s face, he looked at Shen Chen with a thick expression of disgust in his eyes.

Duan Rong looked at Shen Chen, coldly saying: "Your life, I have use for!"

The muscles on Shen Chen’s face twitched, saying, "A martial artist of minor success realm, I don’t know where you get such arrogance from?"

As he spoke, Shen Chen wielded his sword, attacking Duan Rong!

Duan Rong’s disdainful and hateful look in his eyes, along with his remark that your life has a purpose for him, clearly infuriated Shen Chen.

Despite Shen Chen’s achievement as a great success martial artist of the fourth level of inner breath realm, Duan Rong dared not be complacent. His figure flashed, holding a Cow Tail Saber, deploying Cloud Serpent Step, engaging with Thunder Smoke Saber.

His figure flickered left and right, saber shadows like clouds and mist!

Due to weak inner breath, Duan Rong’s saber techniques were all feints, his weapons dared not contact Shen Chen’s sword edge.

Shen Chen initially did not dare to advance rashly, but after a few tests, he quickly realized that Duan Rong’s saber techniques were nothing but flashy feints.

Shen Chen sneered inwardly, his sword techniques becoming fierce. Duan Rong retreated step by step, narrowly escaping Shen Chen’s killing move with minor success realm Cloud Serpent Step!

Shen Chen wanted to attack further, but at this moment, his vision suddenly blurred!