Eat?

Xiao Wu stopped her Rabbit Leap Meteor, her body paused in mid-air, and then she was instantly lowered down by the Blue Silver Grass. She looked down following Wang Xingyu's gaze.

Two horse-drawn carriages were slowly moving along the dirt road.

A large cage was placed on the cart, but it didn't contain Soul Beast; instead, it contained people—several ragged figures crammed into the small cage, including men and women, with a few children huddled in a corner, most of them with their heads down, their faces obscured.

There were several horsemen at the front and back of the carriage, with knives at their waists. Judging from their clothes, they didn't look like government guards, but rather the private soldiers of some minor nobleman.

"Finally, I've encountered a dungeon." Wang Xingyu muttered to himself. "After traveling for so long, how could a transmigrator not encounter any unexpected events?"

The two flew a little further away, then quietly landed and followed the carriage under the cover of the woods. Each cage contained four people: six children around six or seven years old and two middle-aged men.

There were seven guards on horseback in total.

"Are these slaves they captured?" Xiao Wu asked in a low voice.

"Uncertain. But it's definitely not for good purposes, otherwise why would they lock him up in a cage?"

Wang Xingyu sensed the Soul Power fluctuations of the horsemen and his brows relaxed slightly. "Their strength isn't that great. The strongest is only at the Soul Elder level, and the rest are Soul Master and Soul Grandmaster."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go up and rescue them!" Xiao Wu was about to get up when Wang Xingyu pulled her back.

"Don't rush. We don't know if any are pretending to be weak, or if there are any of their people nearby. Let's play it safe and wait until night."

Xiao Wu felt it was unnecessary, but didn't object. The two followed the convoy at a leisurely pace, maintaining their distance. The group was also heading towards Longxing City, so they didn't need to take a detour.

They followed them until seven or eight o'clock in the evening, when the group stopped in an open area, tied up their horses, and lit a campfire. The two men crouched behind some bushes in the distance, observing for nearly an hour, confirming that there were only seven of them, no ambush, and no reinforcements.

However, there was another person in the bushes in the distance. Judging from his figure, he was about eleven or twelve years old. He was squatting deep in the bushes, staring motionlessly at a clearing.

Xiao Wu noticed the small, thin figure and lowered her voice, saying, "Is that child here to rescue these people?"

"Looks like it." Wang Xingyu sensed the child's Soul Power fluctuations, "But it feels like he's only at the Soul Master level."

"That's perfect! Let's hurry and meet up with him, then rescue him together." Xiao Wu was about to get up when Wang Xingyu grabbed her again.

"Wait a little longer. Let the child go first."

Xiao Wu turned her head, "That's so disgusting!"

However, she still didn't refute it. The two of them squatted behind the bushes and continued to wait. Being lewd as it may be, having the means to back you up is a form of caution, and they are not mutually exclusive.

It wasn't until midnight that the private soldiers had all gone to sleep, leaving only two on night watchmen sitting around the campfire, chatting idly and yawning from time to time.

One of them walked a short distance away, seemingly wanting to use the restroom.

The small, thin figure in the bushes finally moved.

He crouched low, moving almost silently, and circled around to the side of the camp. He reached behind the guard who was using the toilet and swiftly plunged his short knife into the guard's neck.

The boy plunged a knife into the guard's neck; the sound of the dagger sinking into flesh was muffled.

His knuckles were white as he gripped the knife handle; after stabbing it in, he didn't pull it out immediately—his arm was frozen there, as if he were nailed to the spot.

It seems to be his first murder.

The guard, clutching his neck and ignoring his pants, quickly turned his head away.

Their eyes met at extremely close range. The boy's pupils contracted sharply, and he felt as if his feet had taken root. However, the knife must have injured his trachea; the guard opened his mouth, let out two gasps, but no sound came out.

Suddenly, a Air Break sound came from the air. The boy hurriedly turned his head and saw another guard lying on the ground. Another Air Break sound grazed past his ear, and the guard in front of him, clutching his neck, collapsed with a thud.

Two people emerged from the bushes.

Wang Xingyu raised a finger to his lips, gesturing for him to be quiet.

The boy understood but remained silent. Wang Xingyu and Xiao Wu bypassed him and made their way to the tent where the group was resting.

Godly Zhuge Crossbow was aimed at the tent, unleashing a barrage of fire. Only a very brief struggle could be heard from inside the tent before it fell completely silent a few seconds later.

Wang Xingyu then extended the Blue Silver Grass into the tent, activating the Life Drain. Moments later, several small grasses around the tent quietly blossomed in the night breeze.

The boy looked at the two warily, his voice still trembling slightly from the killing. "Who are you? What is your purpose?"

Only when you get closer can you see that there are a few strands of yellow in his hair.

Xiao Wu crossed her arms, her tone tinged with displeasure. "Just like you, we helped you save someone, and instead of thanking us, you're questioning us."

The boy paused, his guard easing slightly, but his shoulders remained tense. His tone softened. "I'm sorry. My dad says we can't let our guard down with anyone."

Xiao Wu wanted to retort, but Wang Xingyu spoke first, "Your father is right. But if we had any ill intentions towards you, you wouldn't still be standing here unharmed."

Xiao Wu nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes."

"You can be wary of us, but you can't harbor ill intentions," Wang Xingyu said calmly. "Otherwise, if you help someone in the future, you'll interrogate them again, which isn't worth it."

The boy glanced at the tent, nodded, and his wariness lessened considerably. "Good. You're as smart as my dad."

Something about that statement just doesn't feel right.

"Alright, can you tell me what happened now? Why are they arresting these people?" Wang Xingyu put away the Godly Zhuge Crossbow. "By the way, my name is Feng Xiaotian, and her name is Huo Wu. We're from the Heaven Dou Empire, here for training."

When you're out and about, you give yourself your own identity; Prince of Lanling is just borrowing a name.

"My name is Li Ping'an, and I'm from Li Family Village." Li Ping'an wiped the blood splattered on the back of his hand with his sleeve, turned to the two carriages, and began searching for the keys. "They're all from the village next to mine. Apparently, they were captured and were going to be served to the city lord of Longxing City."

Wang Xingyu felt the name was somewhat familiar, but unfortunately it wasn't surnamed Chen.

"What? Eat?" Xiao Wu's expression instantly became complicated.

"I don't know either, that's just what the rumor says." Li Ping'an found the key on the waist of a guard's corpse, walked to the cage, and began to unlock it.

Wang Xingyu frowned. If it were true, it might be some kind of cultivation method used by Evil Soul Master.

This is the first time I've encountered Evil Soul Master since I transmigrated here.

"I can help, but the two of them still need to find the inheritance of the Goddess of Life." "Li Ping'an, do you know what level the city lord of Longxing City is?"

Li Ping'an thought for a moment, "Last year I was level 49, I don't know if I've broken through that level now."

[Sorry, godparents, I'm having some writer's block. You can support me for now.]