A Yong paused and replied, "None left, we sold out today!"
The people in the shop didn't believe him. "Boss, don't lie to me. Yin Chuan told me you still had some in stock. I'll give you a few more copper coins, please sell me some more!" The beastmen naively thought the boss didn't want to sell, as winter was coming and they wouldn't be able to eat this again until next year.
As soon as he heard Yin Chuan's name, anger flashed in A Yong's eyes. Meddlesome fellow!
He released his grip on the neck and stormed out, "I said we're out, we're out! I'm not selling, get out!"
The beastman was clearly good-tempered. If it were anyone else, they would have fought back against such an attitude. He just grumbled a few words and left.
After the beastman left, A Yong closed the shop door. As soon as the door closed, he fainted to the ground. He didn't stay unconscious for long, about three to five minutes, before he shakily stood up again, patted his dizzy head, and forced himself to sober up.
He went to the back room again, took out the prepared sack, and put Shu An inside. After packing Shu An, he stuffed some cotton as well, filling the sack until it was plump and couldn't be seen to contain a person before tying it shut. His gaze swept over the red marks on another female's neck, and he left without looking back.
He thought he had killed her.
A Yong was no longer the A Yong of the past. He had lost a beastman's basic perceptiveness. If anyone had been close to him, they would have noticed his memory problems. Except for a few people he remembered vividly, he didn't recognize anyone else.
Even if Yin Xiao stood in front of him, he might have to think for a long time to remember who he was.
A Yong carried a large bundle of cotton and left. He didn't leave the city but returned to his own home.
After he left, Yin Chuan emerged from the shadows. He had already thrown away the roasted insects. The smell of that thing would be detected, so he had discarded it. He wanted to see what A Yong was up to.
Seeing the large bundle he was carrying, he had a bad feeling. Could it be that he was going to kill Shu An again, like Cui did back then!
Thinking of this, Yin Chuan followed with a grim expression.
He followed all the way and watched him enter his house. He quietly climbed onto the wall, holding his breath, expecting to see the other person burying a body.
However, there was nothing.
Yin Chuan frowned and paced back and forth. At this time, he should fly back to Shu Yue's house to confirm if Shu An had returned safely, and only then could he determine if A Yong was suspicious.
But A Yong's place was too remote, and there wasn't a single tribesman passing by. He was afraid that if he left, the other party would do something bad. If his guess was correct, then Shu An would be in trouble!
The room was lit by a night-shining pearl, and there was no sound. Yin Chuan couldn't wait any longer. He gritted his teeth and decided to offend him completely. If he didn't confirm, he couldn't rest easy!
He flipped over the wall and kicked the door open. The room was empty.
Yin Chuan was surprised. He had seen him enter with his own eyes and had been guarding him the whole time. The person definitely hadn't gone out!
His body reacted faster than his brain. He began to search the room and, with little effort, discovered a hidden hole under the bed!
Without thinking further, he crawled in.
He ran wildly through the underground passage, and unexpectedly, the passage led outside the city!
When he emerged, A Yong was nowhere in sight.
Yin Chuan fell into remorse. He shouldn't have hesitated!
"Yin Chuan, what are you doing here?" A silver wolf flew over from ahead. It was Yin Xiao, who had returned from hunting alone.
As soon as Yin Chuan saw his brother, he told him about A Yong. "What should we do, brother? A Yong might have taken Shu An!"
Upon hearing this, Yin Xiao's expression turned serious. He immediately dropped his prey and said, "Come with me quickly, I saw where A Yong went!"
Coincidentally, on his way back, Yin Xiao had encountered A Yong, who was rushing along anxiously. He had even greeted him, but A Yong acted as if he didn't recognize him and ignored him completely.
Yin Xiao was stunned for a while. Seeing the direction he was flying, complex emotions surged in his heart. After so many years, perhaps only he remembered to visit Cui.
Without thinking further, he turned back, only to see Yin Chuan with an unusual expression.
The brothers pursued A Yong at full speed. A Yong's speed was no longer what it used to be. As they neared the cave entrance, they caught up with him. "A Yong, stop!"
A Yong abruptly halted, looking at them in disbelief, as if surprised that he had become so slow as to be caught up, and only then realized it!
Yin Chuan rebuked, "What's in your beast skin bag? Is it Shu An!"
Upon being told the truth, A Yong's expression changed again, and he hurriedly ran towards the cave.
Yin Xiao and the other did not let him go and followed him into the cave. However, they were unprepared and were scratched on the chest by sudden sharp claws!
The two were greatly shocked by this turn of events. Yin Xiao even cried out in distress, "Cui? You're still alive?!"
Yin Chuan was also greatly shocked, but he was more concerned about Shu An's safety. He flashed into the cave, looking for A Yong.
A Yong was carrying Shu An, at a loss.
Miao Xiao Cui angrily roared at A Yong, "Useless! You can't even do a small thing right!" And you've brought two more troubles for me!
A Yong was yelled at and felt wronged. His mind wasn't very clear, and he didn't know how they had followed them.
If only one person had followed, then Miao Xiao Cui and A Yong could have taken them down together. But there were two!
There was no choice. Miao Xiao Cui made a decisive arrangement, "A Yong, you go and throw her into the sea. I'll deal with these two!"
A Yong nodded frantically, carrying Shu An towards another exit.
Yin Chuan went to chase, but Miao Xiao Cui's speed was very fast. Without seeing how she moved, she was already blocking his path, extending her black fingernails, which were more than ten centimeters long, towards him.
Yin Chuan dodged in shock, thinking to himself, how had Miao Xiao Cui become like this!
Yin Xiao behind him also wore a look of fear. He had personally seen Miao Xiao Cui move without her feet touching the ground. Without wings, she could fly. Cui these past few years...
Without time to think too much, Yin Xiao leaped forward, hugged Miao Xiao Cui, and restrained her arms, "Xiao Chuan, hurry! You must bring Shu An back!"
A Yong and Cui must have gone mad, still thinking of harming Shu An!
With Yin Xiao holding her back, Yin Chuan immediately went to track A Yong.
Miao Xiao Cui couldn't fly. Seeing Yin Chuan fly away, she could only hope that his corpse poison would act quickly and that A Yong could successfully feed Shu An to the fish!
Next, it was time to settle the personal grudges with Yin Xiao!
...
The unconscious Duo Duo woke up on her own. It was already midnight when she woke up. At this time, the Wen Te family and Da Jin were searching the entire city for the two children.
Duo Duo opened the door and ran out. She was quickly discovered by the searching tribesmen. Duo Duo was anxious because An An was missing!
"Uncle Wen Te, A Yong from the roasted insect shop is a bad person. He seems to have taken An An away!"
When Duo Duo saw Wen Te, she frantically recounted the events of the afternoon. As soon as Wen Te heard the name A Yong, his heart sank.
He assembled a guard team at the fastest speed and began a city-wide search, and the hidden hole in A Yong's house was also discovered by them.
Lei Te dispatched all the guard beastmen to search for the missing people, hoping it wasn't too late.