I Can Devour Spirits

Chapter 120: Chapter 120: Sect Document

Xu Ru stood in front of Fan Yuanhai’s door, banging on it with effort while calling for Fan Yuanhai, yet inside was only the sound of Fan Yuanhai’s snoring!

”Get out of the way!”

The voice of a man rang behind Xu Ru, causing her heart to tremble, thinking he was going to call at the door himself, she quickly stepped aside!

But as soon as she stepped aside, she heard the sound of a blade being drawn with a whoosh, and to her surprise, the man slashed the door with his blade!

True Qi surging!

The door, covered with thin cloth over a wooden frame, instantly shattered, scattering everywhere!

The waves of True Qi reverberated within the space!

Originally sleeping on the bed, Fan Yuanhai suddenly bounced up like a ball, half-kneeling by the bed, grasping the sword in his right hand, his expression fierce!

But as the wood chips finished falling, he noticed the seahorse embroidery on the man’s chest and an awkward expression appeared on his face.

The man fixed his gaze on Fan Yuanhai and asked, ”Are you Fan Yuanhai?”

Fan Yuanhai stood up, got off the bed, clasped his fists and said, ”I am indeed!”

”Where’s the token?”

Fan Yuanhai presented the Taiyi Order, the man’s expression slightly eased, and he asked, ”Your sect’s personal documents!”

Fan Yuanhai fetched the documents from his chest pocket and handed them to the man, who opened them and glanced through.

The documents contained Fan Yuanhai’s basic information and a brief portrait!

The man closed the documents and handed them back to Fan Yuanhai, finally delivering a sealed letter to him!

Fan Yuanhai took the letter, and the man left without looking back!

Fan Yuanhai gazed at the letter in his hand, its seal secured with wax!

Xianggu County was remote, he didn’t expect his sect to respond so swiftly!

Fan Yuanhai sat at the table with the letter, about to open it but suddenly noticed Xu Ru had entered and was standing at the doorway.

Fan Yuanhai’s heart was angry, coldly saying, ”Why are you still standing here?”

Xu Ru awkwardly smiled, looking at the wood chips scattered at the doorway, ”Master, this door...”

Fan Yuanhai placed a silver note on the table, Xu Ru picked it up, and upon seeing the denomination, her face beamed with joy and she was about to leave!

Fan Yuanhai said, ”Wait a moment, get me an upper room!”

Xu Ru turned and bowed slightly, saying ”Master, please wait, I’ll arrange it for you right away!”

After Xu Ru left, Fan Yunhai tore open the letter and carefully read through it!

As expected, this was not an ordinary reply telling him to leave Xianggu County, but a directive ordering him to thoroughly investigate the Xu Ruhu case! If it were an ordinary reply, it wouldn’t have arrived so quickly!

The letter also included four images and the name of a medicinal ingredient!

Fan Yuanhai looked at the four grim faces in the images, quite bewildered, not knowing what they represented?

If Duan Rong were here, he would certainly recognize the four images with one glance!

These four images are the Divine Statues of the Four Great Kings from the Fetal Concealment Scripture!

Although sketched briefly, the prominent features were highlighted, making them easily identifiable!

And the name of that medicinal ingredient is Dragon Flame Fat!

Xu Ruhu’s sudden abduction from the dungeon and his mysterious death apparently made the Taiyi Sect’s high-level reconsider the case!

Xu Ruhu, a cripple, was locked in the Great Prison; how did he manage to entice Jie Lei to break him out?

They suspected that the Fetal Concealment Scripture had already leaked from Xu Ruhu, hence the urgent letter to Fan Yunhai to pursue locally!

These days, Duan Rong had been practicing at the Yuan Shun Escort Agency, not even leaving for the middle courtyard!

During the day, he practiced Pile Skill in the Martial Arts Arena, until dispersing at 7 p.m.!

Spending two hours, he returned to the dormitory to practice Clavicle Technique!

Sleeping by midnight!

Before sleeping, he would select a Tier Two Artifact Spirit from the weapon rack in the Martial Arts Arena to consume!

Duan Rong was racing against time, cramming his twelve hours a day, nearly suffocating!

At dusk, Duan Rong was practicing Complete Round Pile Skill in the Martial Arts Arena!

The sunset’s light gleamed upon him, showing Duan Rong emanating heat, the medicinal effect, and inner breath surging within his meridians, inciting heat flowing outward through his pores...

”Master Duan Rong!”

At the critical juncture of practice, he suddenly heard a somewhat sly and ambiguous voice nearby calling him, he furrowed his brows and opened his eyes!

Ximen Kankan’s round, chubby face was right before his eyes, startling Duan Rong almost to be choked on his saliva. Ignoring dispersing his skill, he angrily said, ”How did you get in? Yuan Shun Escort Agency doesn’t allow outsiders to enter the middle courtyard at will! Sneaking in like this will cause trouble if spotted!”

Duan Rong said this and dispersed his skill, grabbing Ximen Kankan’s hand to pull him out!

But Ximen Kankan, with a flattering smile, twisted his arm, and before Duan Rong could notice his movement, Ximen Kankan had already freed himself from Duan Rong’s grasp!

Duan Rong was momentarily stunned, secretly astonished: What kind of technique was this? It seemed like some obscure martial art!

Ximen Kankan freed himself from Duan Rong’s grapple and then raised a waist token with a smile, ”How could you say I sneaked in? You make me sound so lowly! My father is a prominent figure in Xianggu County! Can’t even get your Yuan Shun Escort Agency’s waist token?”

”See! This is a VIP waist token! Not to mention the middle courtyard, I can enter the inner courtyard before 7 p.m.!”

Ximen Kankan revealed a smug expression, flaunting his special access once more!

Duan Rong, looking at the waist token, touched his nose, for indeed it bore the words VIP and Yuan Shun Escort Agency’s seal.

He was indeed uninformed; he really didn’t know about this type of token, clearly underestimating the influence of power!

”No need to be surprised! These waist tokens, there are very few around Xianggu County! This is my father’s, I borrowed it specially to find you! Isn’t it sincere enough?” Ximen Kankan said to Duan Rong.

”What business do you have with me?” Duan Rong didn’t believe Ximen Kankan would go to no trouble borrowing the waist token from Ximen Yong to come to the escort agency just to see him, surely no one climbs the Three Treasures Hall without a reason.

However, Ximen Kankan awkwardly laughed and said, ”Nothing really, I just wanted to invite you to dinner!”

Duan Rong’s eyes twitched, sensing from Ximen Kankan’s awkward smile some ill-intent, yet he also had matters needing Ximen Kankan’s assistance, hence forming a mutual understanding...

He needed Dragon Flame Fat to cultivate the Second Level of the Fetal Concealment Scripture, and originally planned to resolve this through Ximen Kankan’s connections.

Now, even if Ximen Kankan truly had matters to discuss with him, Duan Rong would oblige to use this opportunity for his plans!

”As the saying goes, one must repay favor with favor! How could I just accept dinner from Young Master Ximen for no reason?”

Duan Rong’s words carried implications of probing.

Ximen Kankan, hearing this, chuckled, ”No need for such formalities! I purely admire you, Master Duan Rong!”

Duan Rong chuckled slightly, but before he could speak, Ximen Kankan was already pulling him by the arm toward the exit. ”Come, the carriage is waiting outside!”

”Don’t pull me, I can walk by myself! What’s with all this pulling?”

Duan Rong tried to retrieve his arm from Ximen Kankan, but momentarily he couldn’t, as Ximen Kankan’s seemingly slack hands held like iron clamps.

Duan Rong’s heart skipped, secretly thinking: This stout cucumber’s martial arts are unexpectedly formidable!

In fact, it was more than just formidable!

Ximen Kankan had already achieved the Great Success Realm within the Inner Breath Realm, unmatched among Xianggu County’s youth!

The Great Success Realm in Martial Arts is the most extensive span of all realms, making it the hardest to achieve!

Thus, among the noble youth, whether Xia Shuangshuang, Jiang Qingyu, or Shen Mizi, they’re stuck in the Third Level of Minor Success Realm, struggling to reach Great Success, even Xiao Yu isn’t an exception!

Yet, Ximen Kankan uniquely achieved the Fourth Level of Inner Breath, Great Success Realm half a year ago!

Showing the martial arts prowess of the stout cucumber!