Chapter 132: Zhao Fu

Xiao Yu turned her head to look at Duan Rong, and only after seeing that Duan Rong was not injured did she set her heart at ease!

Duan Rong's gaze had been fixed on Liu Ao, but Liu Ao had not looked at him even once from beginning to end.

Duan Rong could be almost certain that during the chaotic battle just now, Liu Ao had wanted to kill him!

Although the battle group was chaotic, he was very clear that it was absolutely not an accident!

"Liu Ao wants to kill me?"

Over these past few days, he had also been able to see the kind of hidden, unrevealed affection Liu Ao felt for Xiao Yu.

Could it be because of Xiao Yu's attitude toward him that he had grown jealous and hateful? Duan Rong thought, his eyes flickering.

Regardless of the reason, this grudge had already been set in stone!

Duan Rong felt a ruthlessness in his heart: Does he think he can finish me off just because he has reached the Small Success realm of the Inner Breath Third Layer? If we really have to fight, it's not certain who will die!

Seeing that Liu Ao was not looking at him, Duan Rong also averted his gaze, feigning calmness.

Li Yuliang, who had been hiding behind the escort cart, saw that Hong Yan had finally retreated, and his legs went soft, causing him to collapse onto the ground; he felt that this night, he had walked past the gates of hell twice in a row...

Luo Fanglong and Lu Feng, although they had sustained some cuts, were not seriously injured, and after bandaging, they each mounted their horses!

After the Escort Team reorganized, they continued on their way!

Ahead was the county seat of Sheqi County; having rushed through the night and experienced a bitter battle, everyone was already exhausted and hungry, all thinking of entering the county seat to find an inn and have a good meal first!

Sun Huang rode his horse slowly; although Hong Yan had been beaten back, a layer of gloom hung over his heart.

Hong Yan's question was still echoing in his ears at this moment...

"Does your Yuanshun Escort Agency not do background checks when accepting a Human Escort?"

Of course, the Yuanshun Escort Agency would conduct background checks when accepting a Human Escort; otherwise, wouldn't they even be accepting business from wanted criminals?

But why did Luan Jingfu accept Li Yuliang as a Human Escort after doing a background check, and furthermore, assign him to himself?

Was it that the background check didn't discover any problems? Or was it known that there was a problem, and he was deliberately shoved onto him?

He was an old subordinate of Xiao Zongting, and the escorts in the team were all trained exclusively under Xiao Lao, so Luan Jingfu naturally viewed him as Xiao Zongting's direct line.

But after all, he had been in the Escort Agency for so many years and had both seniority and prestige; on the surface, Luan Jingfu had at least never confronted him, but in the shadows, he didn't know how many obstacles he had placed in his way...

The Escort Team entered the city and walked directly along the main street to their familiar lodging place in this Sheqi County—the Liuhe Xinguan.

The escort carts were unhitched and pulled into the Back Courtyard, the horses were put in the shed, and the escorts took their seats in the main hall.

At this time, it was still just morning, and the ingredients for cooking had not yet been prepared, so Sun Huang ordered braised beef and peanuts, and then asked for steamed buns and plain noodles.

They were all fast foods and were served quickly; after testing the food with a Silver Needle, everyone began to eat...

After eating his fill, Duan Rong rubbed his round belly and let out a satisfied burp; having not slept all night, Duan Rong's eyelids were also trembling with fatigue, but he had been grabbed by Xiao Yu to deliver a Letter Escort right after eating.

If there were no Intern Escorts in the team, the work of the Letter Escort would be subcontracted to individuals according to the locations along the route.

But once an Intern Escort joined the team, the first three Letter Escorts were the responsibility of the newly joined Intern Escort.

Xiao Yu and Duan Rong left the Liuhe Xinguan and walked along the street toward the East City; the only Letter Escort in their hands was for the Zhao Fu in the East City...

But along the way, Xiao Yu pointed out every Letter Escort waypoint to Duan Rong one by one.

Duan Rong listened half-heartedly on the road, his eyes glancing from time to time at both sides of the street; this Sheqi County was not far from Xiangu County, and the local customs and practices were similar, so some of the things sold in the shops were also quite alike...

The two walked for the time it takes to burn half a stick of incense and had already arrived at the alley where the Zhao Fu was located; Xiao Yu led the way in, and Duan Rong followed closely behind.

At this time, it was just early morning, and the gates of the Zhao Fu were naturally shut tight; Xiao Yu walked up the stone steps and pulled the copper ring, preparing to knock on the door.

She had just knocked twice when that vermilion-lacquered gate actually opened a crack on its own; Xiao Yu was surprised in her heart and pushed the gate!

That vermilion-lacquered gate opened in response!

Xiao Yu's beautiful eyes narrowed as she walked in; Duan Rong followed behind Xiao Yu and also slipped inside.

The two walked into the Zhao Fu one after the other; what came into view was a spirit wall, and after bypassing the spirit wall, they saw a desolate courtyard overgrown with weeds that already covered their ankles!

Xiao Yu was surprised. "This Zhao family also has quite some power in Sheqi County; how could their family residence have decayed to this point?"

The last time she came to the Zhao Fu to deliver a Letter Escort was only a little over three months ago; at that time, this Zhao Fu still had a gatekeeper, but now it seemed to be completely deserted.

"Is anyone there?" Xiao Yu suddenly walked forward a few steps and called out in the center of the courtyard.

But the residence was silent, and not a single person responded to her.

Just at this moment, Xiao Yu suddenly saw a skull by her feet, almost touching her foot, only it had been hidden by the weeds and could not be discovered without walking close.

Xiao Yu's heart jumped, and she retreated two steps while looking at the skull, but just as she stood still, she suddenly felt a pain in the calf of her right leg.

She focused her eyes and saw a gray-brown scaled snake in the weeds; Xiao Yu was furious and drew her blade to strike, channeling her Internal Breath, and the middle of the scaled snake's body immediately shattered into bloody chunks, falling onto the grassy ground, with only the snake's head and tail trembling and writhing...

Duan Rong immediately walked over and looked closely; the snake's head was triangular, and it was actually a short-tailed pit viper!

"Master! This snake is poisonous!" Duan Rong exclaimed.

Xiao Yu recognized the venomous snake, and her complexion became very ugly.

She pulled up her trouser leg, and saw two snakebite holes on her smooth, jade-like calf; Xiao Yu frowned and squeezed, and some black poisonous blood flowed out from the bite holes!

"Master, this short-tailed pit viper's venom is potent; if you don't suck the poisonous blood out in time, I'm afraid your leg won't be saved!" Duan Rong looked at the bite holes on Xiao Yu's calf and said urgently.

Xiao Yu naturally knew that what Duan Rong said was not false, but she seemed to have thought of something, her face flushing red, and an uncertain look flashed in her beautiful eyes, but Duan Rong had already squatted down, pressed his lips and tongue against Xiao Yu's fair, tender calf, and began to suck forcefully...

Xiao Yu's face was bright red, and she just wanted to scold him, but she closed her mouth and gently turned her head away...

Duan Rong sucked out the poisonous blood and spat it on the ground; before long, a small puddle of purple-black poisonous blood appeared by his feet...

Xiao Yu looked at Duan Rong and saw that Duan Rong's expression was focused, his eyes shining with a bright light; the complex emotions of anger and shyness in her heart eased slightly...

Just as Duan Rong was sucking, he suddenly saw the Silver Ankle Bracelet worn on Xiao Yu's ankle; this ankle bracelet was clearly of the same style as those of Zhu Xiaoqi and Xiao Baijiao.

Duan Rong's heart suddenly stirred, and he gently pressed his hand onto the Silver Ankle Bracelet, secretly saying in his heart: "Spirit Reader."

Artifact: Silver Ankle Bracelet

Spirit Artifact Tier: First Tier

Devour Requirement: Host Mental Power Level 1 (Satisfied)

Devour Effect: Cloud Snake Step Proficiency

Duan Rong looked at the set of data appearing before his eyes, a secret joy rising in his heart. "It is Proficiency-level Cloud Snake Step!"

While sucking on Xiao Yu's calf, Duan Rong pressed his hand onto the Silver Ankle Bracelet and thought to himself, "Devour!"

(End of this chapter)