I Can Devour Spirits

On the official road, two fast horses, their hooves pounding like thunder, kicked up a trail of dust...

It was none other than Xiao Yu and Shen Mizi, who had been traveling continuously overnight.

Just as the two were approaching the intersection of the two official roads, a shadow suddenly sprang from a large tree beside them, drawing an exceptionally smooth arc, and landed lightly in the middle of the road.

The speed was as swift as a ghost, startling Xiao Yu and Shen Mizi, and causing them to quickly rein in their horses.

Sitting on her horse, Xiao Yu could already see the one on the road was Duan Rong.

After so many days apart, seeing her husband again brought an uncontrollable joy to her heart.

Duan Rong stood there, looking at the two of them. Xiao Yu hadn’t changed much, but Shen Mizi had dark circles under her eyes, appeared haggard, and had lost a lot of weight.

Duan Rong had forced her to leave Ruyang City to handle some matters, and these past ten days had been a great torment for her!

Looking at Xiao Yu, Duan Rong asked, ”No one followed you?”

Under Duan Rong’s divine sense, it seemed no one was following them.

Xiao Yu replied, ”There were three people following us when we left the city, but we managed to shake them off.”

Duan Rong nodded at her words.

Xiao Yu asked, ”Did you manage to rescue the person?”

Duan Rong said, ”Yes, rescued. They’re in the ruined temple where we used to rest while escorting the cart.”

Shen Mizi burst into tears upon hearing Duan Rong’s words from her horseback.

Xiao Yu glowed with joy as she glanced at Duan Rong. She might not know how Duan Rong managed it, but getting someone out from the dungeon in the Prefecture City couldn’t be achieved solely through martial arts realm.

A woman might admire a strong man, but she also admires a wise one. It’s almost instinctive.

Xiao Yu glanced at Shen Mizi and said, ”Mizi, come with me.”

With that, Xiao Yu rode off the official road. She was very familiar with the location of that ruined temple.

Xiao Yu and Shen Mizi rode forward on horseback.

Duan Rong exhibited his body technique, following behind them.

The three entered the ruined temple, only to see Ximen Kankan pressing on Shen Yanliu’s shoulder, shouting, ”You old man, why won’t you listen to reason?!”

Shen Yanliu, at that moment, was still struggling to demand death!

”Father!”

Shen Mizi cried out, rushing forward and throwing herself in front of her father.

The sound of Shen Mizi’s cry was like a lightning strike to Shen Yanliu’s ears; his body shivered, and he turned his head to find Shen Mizi already in front of him.

”Mizi...” Shen Yanliu’s lips trembled, the iron blood and darkness accumulated over the years were all overwhelmed and drowned out by the deep love between father and daughter at this moment.

The father and daughter hugged and cried together.

In the dungeon of the Prefecture City, Shen Yanliu had already lost all hope.

His whole body had several dislocated bones, causing him immense pain. In those moments, the only person he couldn’t let go of and worried about was Shen Mizi.

Scenes from his life flashed through his mind, moment by moment.

The desire for power had blinded him, always wanting to climb higher, by any means necessary, only to now feel it was all a dream, transitory like lightning.

Alas, the cranes by the prime pavilion, could they ever be heard again?

The ones he had always overlooked and wronged were Shen Mizi and her mother, who had died too early.

Now at death’s door, even if he wanted to make amends, there was no chance.

But he was already a cripple, he couldn’t harm his daughter any longer.

Shen Yanliu grabbed Shen Mizi’s arms and said, ”Mizi, don’t risk your life for your father’s ruined body! It’s not worth it!”

Shen Mizi stared blankly at Shen Yanliu’s face.

It was the first time she had truly gazed at her father like this.

At that moment, the connection between family members surged within her like earth fire.

For the first time, she was sure her father loved her and cared about her.

Shen Mizi could hardly hold back her sobs.

The abyss that had been devouring her soul suddenly collapsed in this moment.

She never imagined that between her and her father, she would find her redemption in this way.

Shen Mizi stifled her cries, and in that instant, her eyes became brighter and more resolute than ever.

She tidied Shen Yanliu’s somewhat messy hair, gave a slight smile, and said, ”Father, don’t worry. You will be fine, and so will I. From now on, we’ll live well.”

Seeing Shen Mizi’s warm and bright smile, Shen Yanliu felt a sudden sting in his heart. That smile was exactly the same as her late mother’s. Perhaps it was the first time Mizi had smiled at him like that.

Shen Yanliu said, ”Mizi, you don’t understand. You’ve never dealt with Chen Xun; you don’t know how sinister and deep he is. If I don’t die, he will never let you go!”

Shen Mizi was momentarily speechless because she knew what her father said was true.

”Father, don’t think too much. Brother Duan has already rescued you, and I will never let anything happen to you again.”

”You... your father is already a cripple... death is inevitable!”

Shen Yanliu was a bit agitated, and he seemed to want to say something more, but Duan Rong suddenly looked at him and said, ”You’re right. As long as you are alive, Chen Xun will certainly keep coming after Shen Mizi. Not only is she in danger, but everyone here is also at risk.”

”Therefore, you must die!”

When Duan Rong said this, everyone suddenly looked at him.

Ximen Kankan felt as if Duan Rong had gone mad. You were the one who rescued him, and now you say he must die, so why did you rescue him?

Duan Rong said, ”At three quarters past noon today, at the execution ground in Ruyang, you will be publicly executed! Only because you will be publicly executed will you be able to live forever.”

Those words left the surrounding people looking at Duan Rong as if they were seeing a ghost.