Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse
Chapter 542 - 538: Troublesome Matters When Returning to Hometown 73 [Mass Release 67]

Chapter 542: Chapter 538: Troublesome Matters When Returning to Hometown 73 [Mass Release 67]

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After waiting for over ten minutes, she finally heard unfamiliar voices approaching from the distance.

"Boss, with such heavy rain, why are we still coming up here?" A fully-armed man in black, carrying a birdcage-sized metal cage in his hand, waded through water and climbed the mountain while asking.

"Whine~" The young beast’s whining sounded, the animal’s low whine intermixing with his words.

"Shut up, keep an eye on the wolf pup in your cage. We lost two brothers to steal this Wolf King’s cub, so watch it carefully!"

"Okay, Boss. It’s just a pity that..." The man who responded became downhearted at the thought of the two who had died.

"Don’t be sad. In our line of work, we’ve long been prepared for life and death. Once we get the final payment, I’ll give more money to Lao Liu and Lao Jiu’s families," said the Boss with a sigh, trying to console him.

"I know, Boss, but why didn’t we just drive straight to Qingfeng Village? Why climb up from this mountain!"

"Foolish, Qingfeng Village is currently troubled by a wolf plague. With our unfamiliar faces entering the village, we’d be obvious for peeping and attract attention. How would you then release the wolf pup into Qingfeng Village?"

"Uh, Boss, I just didn’t think of that, heh! And to think, some woman must have a deep hatred with Xie Family of Qingfeng Village. She’s clearly only in her twenties, yet she wants to invoke the mountain wolves to attack the whole village!"

"Hmph, don’t inquire about our employer’s private matters. We’re just here to take the money for the job! Fourth, you aren’t feeling sympathy for those villagers, are you?" The Boss glared at his subordinate.

"No, Boss, Qingfeng Village isn’t my hometown. Why would I feel sympathy? I’m just curious about a woman who looks so good, yet has such a vicious heart!"

"The most poisonous is a woman’s heart! Fourth, remember to keep your eyes open when you look for a wife in the future!"

The Boss joked casually, wearing a huge military backpack on his back, holding a flashlight in one hand to lead the way, and also carrying a hunting rifle, clearly ready for an ambush.

Both men were decked out in black hunter outfits; the man in the front holding a beam flashlight and the other holding the metal cage, likewise carrying a military backpack, with the other hand holding a Tang sword.

Yan Jinsu leaned against a tree, about three hundred meters away from them. Listening to their conversation, she shifted slightly against the tree trunk and indeed saw a small wolf cub in the hands of the man behind!

Xie Family? A woman in her twenties?

In an instant, Yan Jinsu thought of Yan Jinxian.

Liu Dongzhu was in her thirties at least, and no matter how much she disguised herself, she couldn’t pass for someone in her twenties.

Thinking of how Yan Jinxian went through great lengths to disgust her, she hadn’t expected that Yan Jinxian would, in order to take revenge on her, put the lives of the villagers of Qingfeng Village at risk!

"Wait, be on guard!" The Boss suddenly stopped, sniffed attentively, and looked around alertly with eyes like a hawk, speaking in a deep voice, "There’s the scent of blood! And it’s very pungent!"

"Could it be a wild beast preying?" As soon as Fourth heard the Boss’s call to be alert, he immediately backed up to face the Boss, his eyes scanning all around—

The mountain forest under the torrential rain was eerily quiet, the only light being from the military flashlights they held in their hands!

"It’s the blood of a beast! It’s always wise to be cautious!" The Boss had already cocked his hunting rifle and listened intently for over three minutes—

Aside from the sound of rainwater flushing through the leaves and the ground, there was also the ’gurgle, gurgle’ sound of the soil absorbing the rainwater.

"The stormy forest presents too great a danger; let’s cut the chatter and hurry to our destination. Finish the mission quickly and we can rest and enjoy ourselves for the rest of the year!" Boss finished speaking and exchanged a glance with Fourth. The two men shared a fleeting moment of silent communication before they quickly set off shoulder to shoulder.

Yan Jinsu squinted her eyes, unmoving.

Yet her spiritual power floated constantly above their heads. Because it was not enveloping them, the two men, who were obviously of bad sorts, didn’t notice they were being watched.

Sure enough, just a few minutes later, the pair who seemed about to leave, were back at the spot. Yan Jinsu had been watching them the whole time with her spiritual power, so she didn’t reveal anything at all.

In the minutes that followed, the scent of blood left by the leading wolf had grown fainter. If an ordinary person came by, they would likely not notice that here, just twenty minutes earlier, a burly leading wolf had died.

Boss and Fourth looked at each other, and Boss muttered a curse under his breath, ’damn it’, and said to Fourth:

"Let’s go, it was just me overthinking! Once the rain stops, we won’t be able to mask the scent of the wolf cub. We have to reach our destination before the rain stops."

Fourth nodded, then out of habit glanced at his wristwatch and urged anxiously:

"Damn, Boss, we only have an hour left until the agreed time with Second!"

"Damn it, stop prattling, let’s go!" Boss started sprinting immediately.

Fourth, though cursed at, didn’t react but quietly followed. Just as he was catching up, he felt something was off... Why was he feeling weaker and weaker?

With a "thump", Fourth was tripped by a vine and fell to the ground, and the iron cage holding the wolf cub also smashed onto the ground.

When Boss sensed Fourth lagging three steps behind, he felt something was wrong. He turned around and saw the cage fall to the ground.

"Clang~"

The iron cage smashed against a rock, and the wolf cub inside was jolted, letting out a pained whimper, "Awoo~".

"Fourth, what’s wrong with you?"

Boss immediately turned around and squatted beside him, his large hand lifting him up. The exposed part of Fourth’s face was red beneath the black mask. He tugged hard, pulling Fourth’s face into view, and touched his forehead, murmuring:

"Fever? How come I didn’t hear him make a sound despite being so hot?"

To them, the heavy rain was not a problem at all. Boss stared at Fourth’s unconscious appearance, his gaze shifted, and the rustling breeze behind him instinctively made him want to get up and move away—

However, Yan Jinsu’s gun was already pressed against his head!

"Don’t move!" Yan Jinsu commanded in a low voice while at the same time the safety of her gun clicked off. "Hold it, raise your hands high!"

When Boss heard the female voice, he thought of resisting, but the sound of the gun by his ear made him comply and slowly drop his hunting rifle, raising his hands high.

"True desperados, you react quite well!"

Yan Jinsu hit the back of his head hard with the gun barrel and mocked, "Don’t move, squat down! Make another move and a slip of my finger could fire the gun, don’t blame me for shaky hands!"

"Let’s discuss this, no need for violence, I won’t move! Sister, I don’t know how we offended you. You’re magnanimous..."

Boss was pressed to squat firmly on the muddy ground, his eyes directly meeting Fourth’s flushed face.