Chapter 243: Sacrificing to the Five Tong Gods Again

Shang Hongye walked out of the Escort Agency and followed West Street to the County Government Office.

On the gate of the County Office, two dim lanterns shivered in the night wind...

The two sword-bearing constables at the entrance were both holding their hands in their sleeves, dozing off there...

According to the Taiyi Sect's sect rules, a county-level Ya Men cannot close its doors at night, and there must be people on night duty.

Because a county-level Ya Men oversees litigation, criminal cases, and taxes; in case of an emergency, there must always be a place to handle matters.

Unlike the prefecture level, where the Administration Commissioner Office handles taxes and the Surveillance Commissioner Office handles criminal cases...

Shang Hongye walked to the entrance and said, "Officer, I am here to report a crime! Someone from our Escort Agency has been abducted."

The constable who was dozing with his hands in his sleeves lifted his eyelids, glanced at Shang Hongye, and said, "Go inside and register it."

Shang Hongye stepped over the threshold and saw a somewhat dilapidated table set up not far from the door under the main hall. A Constable was lying on the table sleeping, and the drool from the corner of his mouth had soaked a patch of his sleeve.

Shang Hongye went over and called out twice before the Constable woke up. He looked at Shang Hongye with bleary eyes and said, "What do you want?"

"Officer, I am here to report a crime."

The Constable squinted, reached out and grabbed a register, and asked, "What case? Another dispute over the New Year?"

"No, this case is urgent. Someone from the Yuanshun Escort Agency has been abducted."

"Who was abducted?"

"Xiao Yu."

"Occupation?"

"Escort at the Yuanshun Escort Agency."

"You? Occupation?" The Constable asked as he wrote, lifting his eyes to look at Shang Hongye.

"My name is Shang Hongye, and I am a Guard at the Yuanshun Escort Agency."

The Constable repeated as he wrote, "Reporter, Yuanshun Escort Agency Guard, Shang Hongye."

"Alright, go back and wait for news." The Constable put down his brush, closed the register, and folded his arms, preparing to sleep again.

"Officer, this is an urgent case..."

"What urgent case?" Before Shang Hongye could finish, he was cut off by the Constable, who said, "Our Head Constable Xie has gone to the Surveillance Commissioner Office in the Prefecture City on official business; any urgent case will have to wait until he returns."

"It's all registered for you, don't stand here and be an eyesore."

The Constable clearly resented Shang Hongye standing there and disturbing his sleep.

Shang Hongye had no choice but to sigh and walk out of the County Government Office.

Every year at the end of the year, the Head Constables of each county must go to the Surveillance Commissioner Office in the Prefecture City to report the year's criminal case results. Two days ago, Xie Daohan had already taken Yang Zhen to Yuanyang Prefecture.

After Duan Rong left the Escort Agency, he moved through the night, passing through alleys and courtyards, and soon stopped in front of a residence.

This residence was Luan Jingfu's home, not far from the Escort Agency.

Duan Rong stood in the shadow of a tree outside the courtyard. He suddenly released his Divine Sense, and after confirming there was no one inside, Duan Rong leaped and crossed into the courtyard.

Along the way, he had been pondering the matter of Luan Jingfu and Sun Huang going to the neighboring county together to escort goods.

Why did Luan Jingfu specifically seek out Sun Huang? And he had just set out on the escort mission in the afternoon, and by nightfall, Xiao Yu was abducted. In Duan Rong's view, this clearly indicated that Xiao Yu's abduction could not be separated from Luan Jingfu.

Duan Rong released his Divine Sense and probed the courtyard very carefully; his figure was hidden like a ghost.

Just as Duan Rong swept over the rooms in the Back Courtyard, his heart suddenly trembled.

Because, at this moment, the Spirit Tool of the flying knife he had swallowed that was stuck in Zhu Xiaoqi's shoulder had been fully digested, and he saw a back.

That back was wearing a loose white shirt and was very familiar. Duan Rong's eyes flickered in the night; he remembered the back he saw when he swallowed that Jade Thumb Ring of Fang Jingbao in the Weiyang Workshop.

The two backs echoed each other instantly.

"It's Wei Yutian!"

Duan Rong turned his body and flipped out of Luan Jingfu's courtyard. He exerted his Cloud Snake Step at the Small Success Realm with full force; only a blurred shadow was seen, sprinting along the alley...

Duan Rong knew very well that for every second he delayed, Xiao Yu might face danger...

Wei Yutian abducted Xiao Yu and flipped into his own courtyard in the pitch-black night. As soon as he landed, he tapped his toes on the ground, and his figure shot out like an arrow!

As expected of a powerhouse in the True Qi Realm, Wei Yutian exerted his full speed, and even while carrying someone, his speed far exceeded Duan Rong's!

Wei Yutian's figure whistled as he passed through the courtyards and returned to his bedroom.

Wei Yutian placed the unconscious Xiao Yu on the bed, then ripped the black cloth off his face and gasped for air. He picked up the teacup on the table and poured the remaining half cup of tea down his throat.

Wei Yutian put down the teacup and immediately turned around to fish out a copper bell from the white shirt folded at the head of the bed. He then shook the copper bell in his hand, and the crisp ringing sound echoed in the quiet courtyard.

A few breaths after the ringing, footsteps sounded in the courtyard.

Su Ti walked in with a weary look on her face; she had clearly been woken up from her sleep by the bell.

Su Ti walked into the bedroom and saw Wei Yutian sitting in front of the carved wooden table. Su Ti's heart skipped a beat because Wei Yutian was wearing a black night-traveling suit, and sweat was faintly glistening on his forehead; he had clearly just returned to the residence from outside.

Wei Yutian glanced at Su Ti and said, "Prepare the ritual; tonight I want to sacrifice to the Five Tong Gods again!"

Su Ti's expression was startled.

Holding the ritual to sacrifice to the Five Tong Gods for two consecutive nights was something that had never happened before. Moreover, the offerings in the Secret Chamber had been used up; even if they prepared the ritual items, what would the master use to sacrifice to the gods?

Xiao Yu was currently unconscious on the bed, but the bed was draped with gauze curtains and blocked by a screen, so where Su Ti stood, she could not see at all.

Although Su Ti had questions in her heart, she never dared to talk back in front of Wei Yutian. She just crouched down, said "yes," and turned to leave.

As soon as Su Ti left, Wei Yutian's gaze turned toward the screen. He knew Xiao Yu was unconscious on the bed behind that screen.

Wei Yutian's heart throbbed. He stood up and walked slowly behind the screen.

Xiao Yu was wearing a pale green water-colored dress, lying quietly on the bed as if she were asleep.

Wei Yutian had been busy all night but had not yet taken a good look at Xiao Yu. He lifted the gauze curtain and sat on the edge of the bed, his gaze fixed tightly on Xiao Yu's face as if attracted by a magnet.

A faint blush spread across Xiao Yu's fair, tender face, and her nose tip shimmered with a faint light, as if carved from mutton-fat jade. That touch of red lips was like a delicate flower bud blooming in the snow...

A wave of dry heat surged in Wei Yutian's lower abdomen. His gaze, initially clear and shocked by beauty, began to twist and turn ferocious, leaping with scorching desire...

Wei Yutian gritted his teeth, flung his hand, and walked out from behind the screen. He stood in front of the carved wooden table, panting with heavy, turbid breaths; if he had stayed a moment longer, he would have pounced on her...

A beast-like desire was devouring him bit by bit...

His entire life had been trapped by carnal desire.

Duan Rong's figure was as fast as a ghost as he darted into a small alley, where he could already see a tall white-walled residence in the distance.

He knew that was the mysterious residence of Wei Yutian.

Ever since Duan Rong gained the ability of Divine Sense Projection, he would take time every so often to go to a teahouse to drink some tea, sitting on the second floor and gazing out at the streetscape of Xiangu County.

At the same time, under the Envelopment of his Divine Sense, he could hear every conversation of the tea guests with perfect clarity.

It was precisely by relying on this that Duan Rong would understand the public opinion and reputation throughout the entire county.

It was also within these trivial pieces of information that Duan Rong had long since known that the residence with the high walls in Stone Monkey Alley was the mysterious residence of Wei Yutian, the owner of Weiyang Workshop.

He could almost conclude that Wei Yutian must have abducted Xiao Yu to this place!

(End of this chapter)