I Can Devour Spirits

After taking a bath, Duan Rong found a change of clothes in the wardrobe of the old house and returned to the place where Jiang Zhe and the others were sitting on the ground, circulating their Qi to heal their injuries!

By this time, the sky was dark, and the seven or eight Iron Cavalry soldiers wearing heavy armor had already lit torches!

Shen Mizi and Liu Shushan stood not far from Jiang Zhe and the others. Ximen Kankan was also there, chatting with Liu Shushan, and they were both talking and laughing without knowing what they were discussing.

Duan Rong walked over, only to see Lu Jin and Bai Yuan still pale-faced with furrowed brows. However, Jiang Zhe seemed much calmer, suggesting that his injuries had mostly healed.

When Ximen Kankan saw Duan Rong approaching, he said, ”The City God Temple is empty, and several chests in a room at the back are open. I think that old guy must have run away!”

Duan Rong sighed slightly; there was nothing he could do about it. The sect’s people arrived late; with their limited manpower, it was inevitable that some culprits would slip through the net.

At this moment, Jiang Zhe suddenly opened his eyes, and his expression was no longer lethargic and pained, but clear and bright.

Jiang Zhe stood up; although he was healing through Qi circulation, he had been listening attentively to Duan Rong’s arrangements and commands.

Sealing the city gates and concentrating on targeted searches showed meticulous planning and swift execution. Jiang Zhe already held Duan Rong in high regard in his heart.

As Jiang Zhe stood up and saw that Duan Rong had changed clothes, making him look much more energized, he intended to go over and have a few words with him.

But suddenly, he heard a commotion behind him.

It turned out that Yuanye and Yang Zhen had returned to report!

Yuanye emerged from the darkness and immediately spotted Duan Rong standing over there. Although Duan Rong had changed clothes, the arrow bow on his back and the Minghong Saber at his waist remained!

Yuanye also saw Jiang Zhe, who had just stood up; Jiang Zhe’s eyes were bright and his complexion was calm, clearly recovered.

Yuanye hesitated slightly but still cupped his fists slightly towards Jiang Zhe before striding up to Duan Rong and respectfully saying, ”Sir! All the locations have been surrounded. Dare I ask, sir, where we should begin the investigation?”

”Good!” Duan Rong said, ”We’ll start with the County Government Office!”

At that moment, Yang Zhen dragged a person over and pushed him to the ground! The person was dusty all over, with disheveled and graying hair!

Duan Rong saw the man and looked pleasantly surprised; this man was actually the Temple Priest Xu Dongyang!

Yang Zhen said, ”This old thing tried to crawl out through a dog hole in the city wall, and our Iron Cavalry brothers who have surrounded the city caught him red-handed!”

At this moment, Jiang Zhe walked over, noticing that Yuanye and Yang Zhen were only reporting to Duan Rong and completely ignoring his presence, which made him somewhat displeased.

Jiang Zhe glanced at Xu Dongyang on the ground and said, ”Just an old geezer, chop him up!”

”No!” Duan Rong said.

Jiang Zhe’s brow furrowed tightly.

Duan Rong said, ”He’s responsible for passing secret messages and knows many secrets. He must not be killed!”

A thought stirred in Jiang Zhe’s mind; looking at Xu Dongyang’s frail body, he asked somewhat incredulously, ”Is he a member of the Filthy Blood Sect too?”

At this moment, Xu Dongyang suddenly kowtowed on the ground like pounding garlic, crying, ”Sir, I am wronged! Three generations of my family have been Temple Priests at the City God Temple in this county. I was just afraid and wanted to escape to avoid trouble. How could I be a member of the Filthy Blood Sect? I serve the gods and don’t even kill chickens!”

At this time, Jiang Zhe, Ximen Kankan, and others all cast suspicious glances at Duan Rong, looking at Xu Dongyang’s snot and tears-covered face and his old and frail body, finding it hard to believe that he would be part of the Filthy Blood Sect.

Duan Rong noticed the looks from the crowd, yet his expression remained calm without a trace of emotion. He suddenly drew the Minghong Saber and shouted, ”Xu Dongyang!”

”Ah!” Xu Dongyang lifted his head at the call.

”Die!” As Xu Dongyang raised his head, Duan Rong shouted ferociously, and the Minghong Saber’s blade suddenly flashed, aiming directly at Xu Dongyang’s forehead.

In an instant as quick as lightning, a chill ran through Xu Dongyang’s scalp. At that moment, he really thought Duan Rong was going to kill him!

The cold light of the blade and the fierce killing intent came rushing forward!

In a flash of cold light, the tip of the saber had already touched his forehead...

Faced with the threat of death, the Filthy Blood Divine Skill activated automatically, causing blood vessels all over Xu Dongyang’s body to erupt and gather, blocking Duan Rong’s saber at his forehead!

Duan Rong knew the level of Xu Dongyang’s Filthy Blood Divine Skill; this saber used only the power of the True Qi Realm First Level and couldn’t break the defense of the Filthy Blood Divine Skill at all!

He wasn’t trying to kill Xu Dongyang; he was forcing him to reveal his Filthy Blood Divine Skill!