Fen Yue took a deep breath of air, then slowly exhaled, his face filled with enjoyment: this was how air should taste.
Outside the woods, Wang Fei grinned as he heard gunshots from within, thinking the two guys had succeeded.
Only Yu Daohen and Pan Lun knew in their hearts that the two subordinates who had gone in were almost certainly dead.
As expected, after waiting for more than ten minutes without seeing the two subordinates emerge, Wang Fei's expression turned serious. He led the remaining subordinates towards the woods, with Yuan Jiuan and Steward Liu following closely behind.
"Master Yu, do you want to go in and take a look?" Pan Lun asked Yu Daohen beside him.
Yu Daohen nodded, "Yes, let's go in and see."
Yu Daohen knew the two subordinates were dead, but he was more curious about how Fen Yue had killed them, given that the man was notoriously ruthless.
Upon reaching the vicinity of the two subordinates' corpses, a strong smell of blood assailed Yu Daohen's nostrils.
Yu Daohen frowned slightly. When he reached the bodies of the two subordinates and looked at the fresh blood on the trees and leaves, and then at the two headless corpses, everyone's expression changed.
"Damn, the nickname 'Madman Fen' really isn't for nothing," Pan Lun couldn't help but exclaim.
Yu Daohen remained silent, his gaze fixed seriously on the two headless bodies. He had clearly sensed an extremely strong killing intent from Fen Yue, even if only for a moment.
"Let's go, we'll hit the road again after a bath," Yu Daohen said to Pan Lun beside him, then walked towards the pool.
Although Yu Daohen spoke to Pan Lun, it was clearly directed at everyone.
Wang Fei followed without a word. His primary objective was the spirit spring; the deaths of two subordinates were as insignificant as a feather compared to it.
Pan Lun found it strange that Yu Daohen was silent, as he had never seen Master Yu in such a hurry before.
"Master Yu, why are you in such a hurry?" Pan Lun asked, approaching Yu Daohen.
Yu Daohen shook his head, not mentioning Qiang Zi's situation, and merely offered a perfunctory reply, "It's nothing."
He didn't know how Qiang Zi was doing, and now with Fen Yue added, given Qiang Zi's personality, he would definitely fight to the death for the spirit spring, and Fen Yue was ruthless. The two of them were bound to have a fierce battle.
Pan Lun could tell Yu Daohen didn't want to talk about it, so he didn't press further.
Arriving by the pool, Wang Fei and his group immediately stripped off their clothes and rushed into the water.
Pan Lun, after confirming there was no one around, slowly began to undress.
"Master Yu, aren't you going down to cool off?" Pan Lun asked while undressing.
Yu Daohen waved his hand and sat on a nearby rock, "I don't have that habit. You go ahead."
Pan Lun didn't ask again and walked into the pool naked. He had been on the road for days and was covered in sweat.
Yu Daohen looked at Yuan Jiuan, who was sitting on a rock resting, "Young Master Yuan, aren't you going to take a bath?"
Yuan Jiuan smiled, "No, I'll just wait here on the shore."
Yu Daohen nodded. This was understandable. After all, Yuan Jiuan was a pampered young master. No matter how much he could endure hardship, he had never bathed in a pool before. Anyone would find it difficult to adjust immediately.
However, what was strange was Steward Liu next to Yuan Jiuan. They had been traveling through the forest for days, and his pants and clothes were bound to have some mud on them. Yet, Steward Liu was exceptionally clean, without a speck of dirt.
Whether Steward Liu was a ghost or not, they would find out tonight.
Yu Daohen took out his phone. There was no signal in the Greater Khingan Range. That guy must have sent him a lot of messages. (It's been N days since that guy left, and I miss him. Just kidding.)
After bathing, everyone put on their clothes and continued on their way.
"Master Yu, do you think Fen Yue killed the people who died these past two days?" Pan Lun asked, walking up to Yu Daohen.
Yu Daohen shook his head with certainty, "It wasn't Fen Yue who killed them."
Although Fen Yue had shown killing intent towards him, he was sure Fen Yue wasn't the killer.
"Who the ghost is, we'll know tonight," Yu Daohen said with a mysterious smile.
Pan Lun was a little confused, but since Master Yu said it wasn't Fen Yue, it definitely wasn't Fen Yue.
Around dinner time, everyone ate a simple meal and continued their journey. By around seven in the evening, they arrived at an open space to set up tents and rest.
Wang Fei walked directly into the center of the group and said loudly, "To prevent the ghost from making a move, let's pitch our tents together and take turns keeping watch."
After speaking, Wang Fei looked at Yuan Jiuan beside him, "Mr. Yuan, please cooperate. This is for everyone's safety."
Yuan Jiuan nodded, a smile on his face, "For everyone's safety, it's only right."
Wang Fei nodded and turned to Yu Daohen and Pan Lun, "Masters, you two won't have any objections, right?"
Yu Daohen shrugged indifferently, "I'm not a ghost, so what am I afraid of? No objections."
Pan Lun also nodded in agreement.
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Wang Fei nodded and instructed, "Then let's all set up our tents together and take turns keeping watch at night."
Yu Daohen and Pan Lun began to set up their tents.
"Master Yu, do you think the ghost will kill someone tonight?" Pan Lun asked beside him.
Yu Daohen grinned, "Yes, that ghost will definitely appear!"
Author's Note:
Apologies everyone, I had something come up yesterday and couldn't update.