This Taste Is Wrong

As Shen Lin and Zi Jing infiltrated the Wu family's residence, Sun Zhi finally met his target for the mission.

Huang Xiaotian, a creature with a human body and a dog's head, was squeezed into a grand armchair. He was enthusiastically admiring a painting.

"Greetings, Third Boss!"

Upon entering the room, Sun Zhi immediately bowed his head in greeting.

This Third Boss of Black Wind Stronghold was not easy to deal with.

Sun Zhi had conducted two transactions with him in the past, but each time, the other party was dissatisfied with the Blood Food he brought, and had even nearly devoured Sun Zhi himself.

"Oh, Captain Sun has arrived? Sit, sit! What do you think of this new painting I acquired?"

Sun Zhi braced himself and admired the painting in Huang Xiaotian's hand. He couldn't see anything special about the dense pine trees depicted.

But he couldn't tell the truth, like saying the painting wasn't as good as the beauty depicted at the entrance of the city's brothel.

So, he could only stammer, "This painting... it's very good. These pine trees are painted so..."

"Enough, enough. If you can't say anything meaningful, then stop wasting my time," Huang Xiaotian said, waving his hand and muttering speechlessly. "This is a masterpiece by a famous painter from your Human Race. You crude fellow truly lacks discernment... Now, what do you need from me?"

He set the scroll aside, leaned forward, his fat body trembling, and narrowed his eyes. "After slaughtering that Old Fox's family, are you now targeting my head?"

Sun Zhi seemed startled and quickly waved his hands, repeatedly saying, "I wouldn't dare! It's a misunderstanding."

As he spoke, he kept glancing around furtively.

The demonic creature had already appeared, so why hadn't Shen Lin shown up yet?

Hadn't they agreed that once he lured out all the demonic creatures, Shen Lin would make his move? Why now...

"Hmm? What are you looking at?"

The younger of the two dog demons who had brought him in noticed Sun Zhi's subtle movements and immediately roared, "Dog yamen runner! Did you bring anyone else with you???"

As he spoke, his clothes tore apart, revealing a strong, hairy body. His sharp claws extended directly towards Sun Zhi, ready to tear him to shreds if they disagreed.

"Third Brother! Calm yourself!"

Huang Xiaotian reprimanded him, stopped his third brother, then looked up and sniffed with his long, slender nose. He looked at Sun Zhi with a half-smile and said, "There's no one else's aura around. Captain Sun, it seems your accomplice didn't come with you."

Hearing this, Sun Zhi felt as if struck by lightning. His body trembled first, then he quickly reacted, forcing a fawning smile. "What are you saying, Third Boss? I wouldn't dare. I only came to make a transaction with you. Our previous two transactions, weren't they..."

"Speaking of the previous two transactions..." Huang Xiaotian directly interrupted Sun Zhi. The smile on his face slowly disappeared, and his voice turned sinister.

"I was dissatisfied with the Blood Food from the second transaction, and you promised to bring me more later. But half a year has passed now..."

"Captain Sun, you're not a man of your word."

As his voice fell, Huang Xiaotian opened his mouth, looking at Sun Zhi as if he were a delicious piece of meat.

Sun Zhi was almost scared to urinate, but he still forced himself to say, "I haven't forgotten anything I promised you, Third Boss. It's just that there were too many yamen runners dying in the county yamen recently, so it was inconvenient for me to act. Now that the heat has passed, haven't I contacted you immediately?"

"Is that so?"

Huang Xiaotian seemed to accept this explanation and slowly leaned back into his grand armchair.

But just as Sun Zhi thought he had successfully survived this ordeal, Huang Xiaotian's next sentence made him freeze in place.

"But I heard that you made quite a few transactions with Xiong Ze's lover. And afterward, you eliminated that green worm and the Old Fox's entire family. Your reputation as a demon-slaying expert in the Meridian Opening Realm is quite renowned in Qiulin County."

"This... it's all a misunderstanding... a misunderstanding..."

For a moment, Sun Zhi couldn't think of any reasonable explanation and could only repeat the same words.

Poof!

The next moment, Sun Zhi felt a heat on his face and a burning pain in his left shoulder.

"Ahhhhhh..."

He immediately collapsed to the ground, clutching his severed arm with his right hand and wailing.

Huang Xiaotian's second brother directly tore off Sun Zhi's left arm, took a casual bite, and frowned as he threw it to Huang Xiaotian.

"Big Brother, this taste isn't right. The flesh and blood of a Martial Artist in the Meridian Opening Realm should have more chew."

Huang Xiaotian took it, took a fierce bite, directly broke Sun Zhi's arm bone, and chewed it with a crunching sound before swallowing it.

"There is indeed a problem. This guy's aura is off. I thought he was injured and his condition had worsened, but once the meridians are opened, the strength of the flesh and blood increases qualitatively. This guy is just an ordinary Martial Artist."

"Huh? Then we've lost out big time this time," Huang Xiaotian's second brother scratched his head, his expression gloomy.

They clearly knew Sun Zhi was suspicious, yet they still agreed to contact him, all for a taste of the flesh and blood of a Martial Artist in the Meridian Opening Realm.

But now, this guy was a fake???

Huang Xiaotian slowly stood up, walking towards Sun Zhi like a small mountain. He lowered his head and asked in a deep voice, "With your strength, you couldn't have killed the Old Fox's family, let alone that traitor. Who is behind you?"

But Sun Zhi was only focused on wailing at this moment. The intense pain made him unable to even hear Huang Xiaotian's question clearly.

Seeing this, Huang Xiaotian's third brother swung a claw, tearing a piece of flesh from Sun Zhi's back and throwing it into his mouth. While chewing, he said, "Big Brother is asking you a question!"

The pain in his left arm hadn't subsided when a sharp agony erupted from his back. Sun Zhi couldn't bear it and promptly rolled his eyes, passing out.

"What the hell, why did he just faint? What do we do? Should we stew him?"

Huang Xiaotian smacked his second brother on the head, scolding, "Brainless idiot, learn from our third brother more, use your head!"

"This guy definitely has a Martial Artist from the Meridian Opening Realm backing him. Just because they haven't shown up yet doesn't mean they'll abandon him."

"Alright, third brother! You go stand guard outside first. Report back if you notice any movement. If the County Yamen dispatches a large force, we'll retreat. If only one or two Meridian Opening Realm experts show up, then we'll have ourselves a feast."

"Then, second brother, you tie this guy up and get a pot of water boiling. If no one comes, we'll just use him to tide us over."