I Can Devour Spirits

Xia Zhongyang, Jiang Heng, and Tao Jiusheng still stood at the doorway, anxiously peering inside.

But after the few people, no one else came out.

”Dad!” Ximen Kankan threw himself into Ximen Yong’s embrace.

Xia Zhongyang saw that Xia Shuangshuang hadn’t come out, so he pulled Shen Mizi aside and asked, ”Miss Shen, where’s Shuangshuang? Is she still in the County Government Office?”

Shen Mizi’s face turned pale, and she hesitated, unsure how to reply.

Seeing Shen Mizi’s expression, Jiang Heng had a bad premonition in his heart. He walked up to Ximen Kankan and asked, ”Kankan, where’s my Qingyu? Why haven’t I seen him?”

Ximen Kankan’s expression darkened, and he turned his head to look at Zhu Qunxiang not far away.

Xia Zhongyang, Jiang Heng, and Tao Jiusheng’s gazes focused on Zhu Qunxiang, as the Sect Envoy had the responsibility of protecting these registered disciples.

”May I ask the Envoy! Where are Xia Shuangshuang, Jiang Qingyu, and Tao Rong right now?”

Zhu Qunxiang’s expression was a bit awkward, and she explained, ”We encountered an ambush by the Filthy Blood Sect on the way, and the three of them were killed.”

”Killed... dead?!”

Xia Zhongyang, Jiang Heng, and Tao Jiusheng were all shocked, unable to recover for a long time.

”That’s impossible... Tao Rong wouldn’t have died... you must have made a mistake...”

Tao Jiusheng shook his head, his eyes losing focus, and the next moment he suddenly fainted at the County Office entrance.

Jiang Heng rushed forward, grabbing Zhu Qunxiang’s collar, his face twisted as he shouted, ”Bring back Qingyu to me...”

Xia Zhongyang stood there, trembling uncontrollably...

It took quite some effort to revive Tao Jiusheng and calm the three of them down.

Once they were slightly settled, Ding Xingxing led them to the mortuary to identify the bodies...

Just yesterday morning, they had sent their children out of the city, headed to Taiyi Sect, expecting a joyful event like fish leaping through the dragon gate. But in just one day, a celebration turned into a funeral, and they were heading to the mortuary to identify the bodies.

The three of them quietly hoped in their hearts that what they were about to see wasn’t their children’s corpses...

After Ding Xingxing led the three away, everyone sighed and lamented for a while before dispersing one by one.

Ximen Kankan and his father returned to the mansion, and Ximen Yong invited Duan Rong to join them, but Duan Rong didn’t respond. Instead, he headed to Xiao Zongting’s place with Xiao Yu.

He had the name and reality of being Xiao Zongting’s disciple, and since he originally belonged to the Yuan Shun Escort Agency, as per etiquette, he ought to visit Xiao Zongting.

Seeing Shen Mizi alone, Xiao Yu also took her along to their home.

Along the way, they chatted about the Filthy Blood Sect’s ambush, and seeing the wounds on Xiao Yu’s shoulder and leg, Xiao Zongting felt waves of fear.

When they got home, Zhu Xiaoqi was delighted to see Xiao Yu and Duan Rong back, pulling Xiao Yu to twirl around. If not for Xiao Yu yelping in pain, Zhu Xiaoqi wouldn’t have stopped.

Subsequently, Zhu Xiaoqi went to the kitchen to prepare a meal. Xiao Yu and Shen Mizi went to the boudoir to tend to their wounds.

Duan Rong originally had some minor injuries, but when he practiced the Filthy Blood Divine Skill, all those wounds healed completely.

At this moment, he was unscathed, and so he sat in the main hall drinking tea and chatting with Xiao Zongting.

Zhu Xiaoqi prepared lunch.

She knew that Duan Rong and Xiao Yu were only back for a day and would be leaving again tomorrow, so she prepared a grand meal.

Everyone took their seats.

Xiao Yu looked at Shen Mizi and smiled, ”Sister Shen, my home only has simple meals, don’t be picky!”

Shen Mizi replied, ”No way? It’s very sumptuous! It smells great!”

Although their time together was brief, Shen Mizi felt a kind of warm intimacy from Xiao Yu, something she had never experienced in her seemingly glamorous but actually harsh life.

”Then eat more.” Xiao Yu said and added some food to Shen Mizi’s plate.

Duan Rong sat at the table, distracted, calculating matters concerning Jie Daohan and Fan Yuanhai. Moreover, Yang Zhen was still in the old well at Jie Lei’s old residence, wasn’t he?

He thought this matter should be over.

Because Jie Daohan was tracking him due to the Jie Lei and Xu Ruhu case. And with the death of Fan Yuanhai, all those involved in the Jie Lei and Xu Ruhu case were gone.

An old, closed case with the old people dead, who would care anymore?

Jie Daohan’s death, he was certain, had no evidence pointing to him. Fan Yuanhai’s death was attributed to the Filthy Blood Sect’s ambush.

Even if Yang Zhen woke up, he had no proof!

Xiao Yu saw Duan Rong holding his chopsticks but in a daze, and gave him a sidelong glance, saying, ”What? Did someone leave and now you can’t even eat?”

Duan Rong looked at Xiao Yu and said, ”No. I’m eating, aren’t I?”

With that, Duan Rong stuffed a piece of braised pork into his mouth.

Zhu Xiaoqi blinked, looking at Duan Rong, then at Xiao Yu, and asked curiously, ”Who? Who left?”

Xiao Yu laughed and said, ”Do you have to ask everything? Go ask him.”

As she spoke, Xiao Yu jutted her chin toward Duan Rong.

Duan Rong said, ”Don’t listen to Xiao Yu’s nonsense. No one left.”

Xiao Yu sneered and remained silent.

Duan Rong looked at Xiao Yu’s expression, knowing she had noticed something. However, he wasn’t planning on hiding it from Xiao Yu; although comparing kings isn’t common, his once-in-a-lifetime encounter with Lv Qingzhu was too profound for him.

Duan Rong was well aware of his feelings at this moment, recognizing that Lv Qingzhu had become an inescapable woman in his life.

It’s something he would let Xiao Yu know when the opportunity arose.