Chapter 133: Stubborn Yu Jian (Seeking Subscriptions)

"Dismissed."

Following Xiang Tao's formal order to disperse, all the patrol guards he had gathered returned to their respective posts.

Only Du En remained, dragging and burying corpses.

"Because I lack a servile attitude, Xiang Tao has unsurprisingly taken offense and grown wary; I fear he will begin taking targeted actions next."

"However, there is no need to worry too much. Not to mention that he still has to consider the morale of the other new patrol guards, the death of Zhao Jinlin alone will be enough to delay him for a period of time."

Silently burying the corpses, Du En calculated quietly in his heart.

The matter of Zhao Jinlin could be considered a lucky strike.

Seeing that his lies were finally about to be exposed, Yu Jian was suddenly stung into a rage.

How could there be such a thing as waiting on someone hand and foot in thin air?

"You! You! You!"

So Xiang Tao was suddenly somewhat hesitant.

Not long after Xiang Tao left, one of his confidants squinted at Yu Jian: "Ah Jian, what is going on with you? That new guy burying corpses actually managed to make the Camp Master dislike him so much!"

Thinking this in his heart, he could only force a smile and explain: "That's not it, it's just that he took the wrong medicine!"

However, before he could vent, Xiang Tao suddenly ran back, his expression looking very grave.

Should he continue the investigation?

If he happened to catch that kid in the act with the client from the Border City, it would be difficult to wrap things up.

Then they realized it really did seem to be the case; for over a year, they had rarely seen the two together, let alone waiting on him hand and foot.

"After what happened last night, has anyone seen Jinlin?"

"But, I saw him moving corpses, he was very nimble..."

The others expressed disbelief, but Yu Jian could only grit his teeth: "Yes, it's the medicinal pills he scavenged from corpses. You all know, profiting from the dead, but he didn't have any discernment back then. He was just a dog rolling in the mud, of course he ate whatever he could find, and eating it indiscriminately made him turn out like this!"

Before, it was because there was no need, so Du En chose a method of practicing everything in parallel.

"In short, I must strive to improve my strength and combat power as much as possible in the shortest amount of time."

He gathered some idle personnel and went with them to the logistics warehouse.

"That guy is no ordinary goods; his strength is not bad, so I should adjust my grinding plan."

After Xiang Tao's attention shifted over, the more he pondered, the more wrong it felt. Seeing that he couldn't get any answers from others, he began to utilize the array, tracing the entry and exit logs of Zhao Jinlin's token, all the way to the spot where he had left the camp.

"Besides that, I must also prepare for the worst and make other plans..."

"No..."

The old patrol guards looked at each other, and while answering, they glanced at the two confidants currently following closely behind Xiang Tao.

He had been too agitated just now and had forgotten that others were not blind.

Although the other old patrol guards had basically figured out the situation upon hearing his words.

Now that the situation had changed, it was naturally necessary to adapt and shift strategies.

This was a bit sudden, but he still braced himself to maintain the facade: "That kid is just like that. Because he used to bury too many corpses, and they were all evil or strange ones, his face became paralyzed, so he can't make any expressions!"

"I cannot slack off on cultivation. As for spells, I should first specialize in the Earth Cannon Art. If there is still time, or if there is still an opportunity to stall, then I can aim high and practice the other two Earth-element spells one by one."

"What kind of medicine can make someone turn out like this? Don't try to lie to an old guy like me who is actually one hundred and fifty years old!"

Yu Jian was suddenly poked in a sore spot, his voice distorted, and he ranted uncontrollably, "When that kid served me, he was incredibly nimble, waiting on me hand and foot. He was so eager that if I hadn't reached the state of fasting, he would have even brought me a chamber pot!"

Such groundless matters were hard to fake. It was just that no one had noticed because it hadn't been mentioned before, but now that someone had brought it up, the others immediately began to recall and search their memories.

Camp Master Xiang Tao is one thing, but you two lackeys of the same rank as me, don't get too carried away!

They certainly didn't dare to question him, but they were muttering in their hearts.

With Du En taking action, Xiang Tao naturally sensed something was wrong very quickly.

"Haven't seen him."

He decided to hoard as much as possible in the near future, mainly various spiritual herbs and materials.

There were still too few other spiritual herbs and materials; it was impossible to fight a war of attrition.

In any case, evil cultivators wouldn't mind taking the blame for one more thing.

The old patrol guards had all noticed this situation, but only these confidants of the Camp Master were qualified to question him now.

Everyone wanted to save face and follow the rules; some things could not be put out in the open!

After careful consideration, Xiang Tao said: "You all wait here, I will go check the situation alone."

In fact, if it weren't for the strict protective measures at the logistics department, he would have wanted to take advantage of the gap before others discovered Zhao Jinlin's accident to run over there and loot the place clean.

"Is that for real? Don't tell me you can't keep him in check..."

In this way, a window of time could be secured.

Since it was not convenient to make it public, then he would sneak over. If he didn't show his face, wouldn't that mean it wasn't public?

"Then what about his waist? Is that why he can't bend down? And his eyes? Is that why they can't show any humble pleading?"

Could it be that they reached a stalemate because they couldn't agree on a price?

This "headless case" was enough to make Xiang Tao shift his focus away for the time being, placing it on the groundless evil cultivators who were actually brewing some unknown conspiracy.

The others were quite astonished to hear such nonsense, but Yu Jian's mind was very sharp at the moment, and he could make up lies very convincingly: "It's true, look, he looks like he's just in his early twenties, right? But in reality, I asked him, he's already over one hundred and fifty years old. It was because he took the wrong medicine in the past, which not only fixed his appearance but also made his body stiff and his eyes frozen. Even I find it pitiful!"

"Then why haven't I seen him close to you on normal days?"

Wasn't it you who told him to do things?

"A bit suspicious..."

Damn it, I want to know too!

Yu Jian was getting annoyed by the persistent questioning.

But they didn't express any opinions, and after responding, they stayed where they were to wait.

By shifting the practice counts from other spells, practicing Earth Cannon Art one hundred times a day can accumulate ten points of proficiency.

You said that so casually just now during the execution, have you already forgotten?

"Bullshit!"

Hearing this, Yu Jian's expression stiffened slightly.

Thinking of Zhao Jinlin's Pixiu-like nature and gluttonous appetite, since he had already skimmed seventy percent of the commission reward from him in advance, that kid would definitely find a way to make up for it; therefore, it was highly likely that he had reached a stalemate with the person who commissioned the murder.

After burying the corpse, Du En left the spot.

They were also feeling bewildered right now.

They were not idle while waiting here either.

Yu Jian had originally been struggling and hesitating over whether to go find Du En now or wait until evening as previously agreed, and then he was caught and brought over, so he no longer needed to keep struggling.

Because the monster beast meat was truly inexhaustible, there was still a large stock, and in the upcoming process of searching for spirits and gathering treasures, it would be possible to continue hoarding more.

"No."

Looking at this remote corner, the people following Xiang Tao could not help but have this thought pop into their minds, and even Xiang Tao was somewhat hesitant, because judging from the feedback on the side of the formation, Zhao Jinlin had indeed left from here of his own volition.

No matter how one looked at it or thought about it, it was the same as what he had thought before: he had run out to meet with the client.

"The situation is wrong, follow me!"

Seeing his expression and hearing such an order, the people here could only set aside the matter of Yu Jian and Du En for now, follow him as he left the camp, and arrive at the surrounding mountain forest.

(End of this chapter)