Ambush and Kill

After leaving the inn, Xiao Ming headed straight for the residence of the Green Poison Twin Ghosts.

The two truly deserved to be considered among the top experts of Green Rock Town. Their residence was far more luxurious than those of ordinary people, and Xiao Ming found it without much effort.

Finding an empty corner, Xiao Ming looked at the two-man-high white courtyard wall before him. With a leap, he landed atop it and carefully observed the area. Finding no sign of anyone inside, he lowered his body and slipped in successfully.

The Green Poison Twin Ghosts had fierce nicknames, but their living environment was unexpectedly refined.

Standing in the courtyard, Xiao Ming saw Orange Crown plants arranged neatly in the flowerbeds, their blossoms like green umbrellas spread open.

They branched out close to the ground, their countless limbs covered in densely packed leaves. Cluster after cluster pressed together, and under the nourishment of spring rain, a fresh layer of green had emerged upon the leaf surfaces, gleaming with a rich, oily verdance beneath the sunlight.

Crushing a leaf in his palm released a powerful fragrance that refreshed his senses.

As he smelled the scent, Xiao Ming quickly realized something was wrong.

This scent is wrong. This plant is poisonous.

Xiao Ming frowned, held his breath, and stopped breathing the air in the courtyard.

No wonder they don't leave anyone to guard their home while the brothers roam around everywhere. With this plant here, even I would be in trouble if I inhaled it for too long without precautions.

According to the innkeeper, Poison Ghost among the Green Poison Twin Ghosts is a poison-using Da Dou Shi. This must be his handiwork.

Once again lamenting that traps lurked everywhere in the Black Corner Region, Xiao Ming silently reminded himself to be more careful in the future.

Xiao Ming then moved lightly, searching every room while trying not to leave behind a single trace.

After a while, Xiao Ming reappeared in the courtyard.

The Twin Ghosts aren't here, and neither is the green rock profound water. They may be carrying it with them.

Xiao Ming let out a soft sigh.

This had been something he could have predicted, yet when it actually happened, it was still rather troublesome.

He had come here in the first place to see whether he could obtain the green rock profound water directly. If he could steal it without fighting the Green Poison Twin Ghosts, he naturally did not want to make a huge fuss.

After all, the Green Poison Twin Ghosts were no pushovers.

Both of them were at a higher level than him, but now, that hope had clearly fallen through.

Fine. Since that's how it is, don't blame me.

A ruthless glint flashed through Xiao Ming's eyes. He was determined to obtain the green rock profound water and would never give it up. Since the Twin Ghosts used the mysterious water to fish every day, he would reluctantly rid the people of this menace.

With that thought, Xiao Ming turned and returned to one of the rooms. He leaped onto a beam, closed his eyes, and began meditating.

Today, he would wait here for the Twin Ghosts to return!

Evening.

The setting sun was like blood, dyeing the horizon crimson.

Xiao Ming's eyes were shut tight as he sat cross-legged upon the beam like an old monk in meditation, not allowing even a thread of aura to leak from his body.

Suddenly, Xiao Ming's ears twitched slightly. He opened his eyes and looked toward the door below.

A sinister voice came from outside the room.

"Brother Pu Lu, when we came back just now, did you hear what those passersby were discussing?"

Creak!

As the voice fell, the door to the room opened.

A middle-aged man with green hair and a young man dressed in white entered.

"Oh, you mean what happened at He Lai Inn? I heard about it too. They say everyone there was slaughtered clean last night, not a single survivor left. Hehehe, it's a good thing for us that they're gone. From now on, we'll be the only dominant force in Green Rock Town."

As the green-haired man answered the white-clothed young man's question, his words carried a trace of Schadenfreude.

Looking at the two below, Xiao Ming guessed at their identities.

According to the innkeeper, the one with green hair is Green Ghost, while the younger one is Poison Ghost.

Having confirmed that these were his targets, Xiao Ming considered how to make these fishing guys, who spent every day scheming against others, experience a reversal of fortune. Then he heard their conversation.

The two sat cross-legged at the round table in the room and poured themselves tea.

After taking a sip, Poison Ghost spoke with some concern. "The destruction of He Lai Inn is good for us, but I'm afraid this matter isn't so simple."

"What's so complicated about it? He Lai Inn dealt in human trafficking. Inns like that are everywhere in the Black Corner Region. I think they were wiped out simply because they set their sights on someone they shouldn't have. Haven't we seen plenty of such things over the years? Hehe, that old fool Ku Mu has truly gone senile," Green Ghost sneered.

"But I heard that old Ku Mu recently got involved with the Blood Sect. Could this matter be related to them? Given the Blood Sect's style of doing things, it's not impossible."

Poison Ghost frowned. The cultivation methods practiced by the Blood Sect were extremely bizarre, allowing them to rapidly raise their cultivation through the blood of powerful experts.

That was why members of the Blood Sect often bought slaves for their cultivation. They could be considered major customers of these human traffickers.

Moreover, the Blood Sect's people were even more brutal and bloodthirsty than ordinary people of the Black Corner Region. Black-on-black robbery was standard practice for them.

If they had noticed Ku Mu's vigorous blood aura during a transaction with He Lai Inn, reneging on the deal and killing him would have been nothing out of the ordinary.

After all, Ku Mu, like them, was a Five-Star Great Dou Shi. He was quite the nourishing supplement.

After hearing Poison Ghost's analysis, Green Ghost found it very reasonable, and his expression turned somewhat ugly.

"If that's the case, then we're in trouble. If the Blood Sect's people haven't left, they may have already set their sights on us. After all, we're Da Dou Shi as well, great supplements to them. If they could deal with He Lai Inn, dealing with us probably wouldn't take much effort either."

"Besides, we often spread news of the green rock profound water at all sorts of inns. I'm afraid that may have caught their attention."

By the end, not only was Green Ghost's hair green, but his face had turned a little green as well.

Back then, they had made a fuss over the green rock profound water on a whim, and because attracting big fish required good bait.

At the same time, Green Rock Town had no real experts, so the two Da Dou Shi could handle anyone who came.

Since they promoted it every day, the townsfolk merely thought they were bragging, and nothing had happened.

But now, who would have thought that the people of He Lai Inn would draw in the Blood Sect?

If they heard news of the green rock profound water, whether it was real or not, they would certainly pounce like magical beasts that had smelled blood.

"Damn that old bastard Ku Mu. Even after dying, he still had to drag us down with him. No, we can't stay here. We must leave Green Rock Town immediately."

As he spoke, Green Ghost suddenly rose to his feet and called to Poison Ghost.

"But what about the corpses we left in the Eastern Rock Cavern? They're essential materials for cultivating the Thousand Corpse Green Poison Palm. We spent a great deal of effort gathering those corpses, and the green rock profound water is still there too..."

"Our lives are nearly at stake, so what are you talking about? We'll come back after things quiet down. No one will touch those corpses, and with the poisonous insects and herbs you arranged there, nothing can go wrong."

"...All right. But we should still take the mysterious water with us." Thinking of the little darlings he had placed in the Rock Cavity, which could kill even a Da Dou Shi with a single hit, Poison Ghost felt there should be no problem and agreed.

Seeing them rise and prepare to leave, Xiao Ming no longer hesitated.

Two streams of beast flame shot from his mouth. His fingers shifted rapidly into strange gestures, forming a blue-pink seal between them.

"Three Flame Ethereal Seal!"