The two men left the agency with heavy faces, left the city, and walked towards the small inn where they were staying. This was their last night staying in the inn, and they had to leave early tomorrow morning.
"Alas~"
On the way, Yan Baibai couldn't help but sigh, touching the pitifully thin bag of spirit stones around his waist.
"Baibai, don't worry. I will earn spirit stones and I won't let you sleep on the streets." Xiao Changhen had never felt so unsuccessful. If it weren't for him, Baibai should be living a rich life in the Jia Mansion at this time.
Yan Baibai didn't want her little sigh to disturb Xiao Changhen's pursuit of immortality, so she immediately put on a smile. But before she could say anything, a rough voice reached their ears.
"Robbery!"
Xiao Changhen and Yan Baibai looked towards the source of the sound together, only to see three tall, masked men blocking their way.
In order to better understand the surrounding environment, the two did not return by the same route, but went through another city gate. This road was not as full of traces of people as the road they came from. There seemed to be dilapidated houses on both sides of this road. This deserted place was a good place for robbery.
The haze in Yan Baibai's heart was suddenly swept away, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
After a while, there were suddenly several sounds of heavy objects falling in the dilapidated alley, followed by several screams like slaughtering pigs, which scared away a flock of crows.
At this moment, in the alley, three burly men who were blocking the road for robbery fell to the ground together, constantly making sounds of pain, their hands waving everywhere, as if they didn't know where it hurt, or it hurt all over and they didn't know where to cover their hands.
"I have no eyes to recognize Mount Tai, and I look down on others with my dog eyes. I beg you two adults to forgive my mistakes and spare our lives."
One of the big men began to beg for mercy loudly, as if he wanted to attract others with his voice.
Yan Baibai frowned, and Xiao Changhen immediately stepped forward and kicked him. Another scream was heard, and the big man shut his mouth obediently.
"Do you want to live?" Yan Baibai looked at the people in front of him and asked.
"Let me think about it. Just tell me if you have any instructions." Several people nodded repeatedly.
"Then..." Yan Baibai took a few steps forward, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he slowly said: "Robbery!"
After Yan Baibai said this, she received several looks of shock or confusion, but her eyelids did not even twitch, and she just continued to look at the people on the ground calmly.
"This... this... this..." The robbers failed to rob and were robbed instead. It was the first time in their lives that they encountered such a thing. They were so shocked that they didn't know what to say. It would be fine if they failed to rob, but how could they give up their money?
"Alas~ Husband, tell me, where is the place to bury someone in this place?" Yan Baibai deliberately pinched her voice, elegant, casual and rhythmic, like a charming concubine eating grapes beside a tyrant.
"There should be an abandoned dry well in the deserted house." Xiao Changhen looked around and replied seriously: "Throw them in and cover it with rocks. No one should find it."
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Finally, Yan Baibai walked out of the alley with three bags full of spirit stones.
"He's so rich, yet he still comes out to rob people!"
Yan Baibai couldn't help but sigh as he opened the bags of spirit stones one by one. While these spirit stones weren't enough for two people to buy boat tickets, at least they wouldn't have to worry about food, clothing, or other expenses for the next two weeks.
Whenever a male protagonist is in trouble, a group of cannon fodder will appear to help. This is what Yan Baibai thought about the appearance of the three robbers today.
When Yan Baibai couldn't see, Xiao Changhen's brow furrowed deeply. He felt that today's events were definitely not that simple. He suspected that those three men were being manipulated... no, more accurately, being used.
But who could it be, in such an unfamiliar place, and what was their purpose?
For some reason, Xiao Changhen recalled the nightmare he had last night, and his heart began to beat uncontrollably. He tilted his head slightly, looked at his wife who was putting away the bag of spirit stones, and smelled the familiar scent. His heartbeat slowly calmed down again.
It is not advisable to stay here for long. He needs to earn enough spirit stones quickly and take Baibai away from this place.
In the alley just now, the three strong men were still lying in the alley, doubting their lives.
"There is really no such thing as a free lunch in this world," the burly man muttered.
"This trip is a complete loss-making business for us!" The second strong man was indignant.
"Not only did I lose my own money, but I also lost the spirit stones given by the two men in robes. How unlucky! Bah!" The strong man snorted angrily, and because the corners of his mouth were pulled, he began to grimace in pain again.
"The men in robes... yes, it's because of those two men in robes that we came here to rob." The burly man sat up suddenly: "Let's go find them and make them pay us back!"
"But we don't know where they live!" The other two also sat up.
When the three of them had worried looks on their faces, two dark shadows appeared silently in the alley.
"You're looking for us?"
The three were startled at first when they saw a man in a black robe suddenly appear, but when they realized that it was a woman who was speaking, they began to calm down, and then they showed their fierce side.
They couldn't beat the man just now, so could they not beat the woman in front of them?
"We came here to rob as you instructed, but we were robbed instead and beaten up. It's all your fault!" the strong men shouted viciously.
"Oh?" This time it was another robed figure who spoke, a man's voice: "So how do you want to solve this?"
"You have to pay me!" After shouting, he continued, seeing that the two men didn't say anything, "You have to give us three times the price. Look how badly we've been beaten. We're half dead!"
"Then let us take away the remaining half of your life!"
As soon as these words were spoken, screams like those of a pig being slaughtered were heard again from the alley, but they only lasted for a moment before they immediately quieted down.
"After splitting his soul, that person really became kindhearted and didn't take the lives of those people who were blown to pieces!" The speaker was the woman in the robe.
"Maybe it's because of Madam. It wouldn't be good if we went too far and scared Madam. After all, Madam is just an ordinary human woman." The man in the robe looked at the three people who had turned into a pile of mummies on the ground with an expressionless face.
"After seeing what happened just now, do you really think that the lady is an ordinary human woman?" The voice of the woman in the robe was teasing.
"That lady is definitely not an ordinary woman. I was just possessed by a demon." The man in the robe immediately changed his attitude.
"But he's not the real master now." The robed woman's voice became softer. "Let's send a letter to headquarters!"
The man in the robe nodded, and the two of them quickly and quietly left the alley again.
No one will know that because of this letter, Xiao Changhen will "abandon" Yan Baibai again in the near future.
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