High Martial World: I Gain Passive Skills Daily-Chapter 184 - 123: Nest of Snakes and Rats, Neither Human nor Monster (Three-in-One)

Chapter 184: Chapter 123: Nest of Snakes and Rats, Neither Human nor Monster (Three-in-One)

At this moment, it was already dusk, nearing late autumn, the sky darkened exceptionally fast. In less than fifteen minutes, the sunset had vanished below the horizon, leaving only red clouds illuminated by the afterglow.

There was no curfew in the Yang Kingdom, and Zangfeng State was even more famously known as a city that never sleeps. The bustling night market had the saying, "Stars seem to fall from the Milky Way," which has attracted countless poets to compose verses.

At this moment, when night fell, the lights gradually brightened, illuminating Zangfeng State as if it were daytime.

The real bustle was only just beginning.

"Huff... huff..."

Ah Kan was panting heavily, swiftly darting through the shadows between buildings, moving so fast it was difficult to discern with the naked eye.

He wore black clothing, youthful and handsome in appearance, resembling a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, with a hint of scholarly air, as if he were a student who had sneaked out of a private school.

Only the large, fierce knife wounds on his arm and back, with the blood seeping through his clothes, exposed his unusual situation. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

His eyes were vigilant and his expression tense. After running for a while, he darted into a small alley, disappearing instantly into the darkness.

The alley was a dead-end, filled with various clutter at the end—mostly discarded bamboo baskets, wooden barrels, and broken furniture from nearby households.

But if you looked closely, you’d find he hadn’t disappeared but transformed into a white-haired mouse, burrowing into the clutter in the alley.

From a small hole at the bottom of the alley, he burrowed into a neighboring house.

The house was pitch-black, seemingly empty, but once Ah Kan burrowed in, someone immediately and alertly called out, "Ah Kan? Did you succeed?"

Ah Kan reverted to human form, nodded, then shook his head, somewhat awkwardly saying:

"I almost got caught. Afraid to expose my location, I hid the official silver boxes separately along the way in a civilian’s house..."

The person waved a hand, a dim flame ignited in their palm, illuminating a small circle around them and their face.

The person was dressed in a purple dress, with phoenix eyes raised at the corners, eyebrows sharply rising into the hair, exuding an intense aura.

What was more peculiar was the patch of purple scales on her forehead, and her eyes were blood-red with vertical pupils.

Ah Kan was a white-haired mouse spirit, while the woman named Wu Man in the purple dress was a snake demon!

Upon hearing this, Wu Man saw his empty hands, and her expression immediately darkened:

"What did I tell you?! If you failed, don’t come back temporarily. At least stay outside for a night and come back when the coast is clear!"

"With your ’Celestial Secret Divine Concealment,’ it’s easy to hide outside for a night, right?"

"And if you obtained the official silver, no matter what, you must bring it back here!"

"Do you really think hiding the official silver in a civilian house by the roadside won’t expose your location? Those court hounds with keener noses than dogs will follow up any clue to find this place right away!"

"Acting on your own, losing the official silver, and exposing my position—what use are you to me!"

But I’m injured, my supernatural abilities greatly reduced, I’ll definitely get caught hiding outside... Ah Kan regretted inwardly, only daring to explain to himself in his head, but natural fear prevented him from speaking in front of Wu Man.

Moreover, he had just transformed not long ago and was hunted by the Divine Farmer Bureau when Wu Man saved him and took him in. He volunteered to work for her and now failed, certainly, it was his fault.

Wu Man was not wrong in scolding him... he ruined her matters.

Ah Kan, scolded to the point of humiliation, could only shrink his neck, saying:

"My restrictions haven’t been broken yet, I should be able to retrieve the official silver... I can return the same way! I definitely won’t implicate you, big sister!"

Wu Man took a deep breath, coldly saying, "Tell me the location of the official silver."

Ah Kan honestly disclosed the locations of the official silver to Wu Man.

He had stolen ten boxes of official silver, hiding them in different mortal dwellings along the way, setting restrictions, and deliberately leaving misleading clues in a few places.

Under normal circumstances, it should hold for about three hours.

Even if a few spots were discovered, the rest should be secured.

Wu Man asked, "Have the restrictions all remained unbroken so far?"

Ah Kan nodded.

Wu Man’s expression eased slightly, saying, "I’ll send someone to retrieve them... you’ve done well. Earlier, big sister was a bit impatient."

Ah Kan bowed his head, apologetically saying, "I know this batch of official silver is very important to us. It was my mistake."

Due to the Divine Farmer Bureau’s status in the Yang Kingdom, the Demon Race lived very challenging lives there, especially in Zangfeng State.

Simply evading and hiding has already exhausted most of the Demon Race, with many even starving or succumbing to illness after being beaten and wounded.

Yet some of the Demon Race are dissatisfied with their plight, hoping to change their kind’s circumstance and let them live elsewhere.

Under the surveillance of the Divine Farmer Bureau, they even risk exposure when appearing, naturally unable to earn silver coins through normal means, resorting only to theft.

If this plan succeeded, they would escape the Yang Kingdom and head to Ehua Continent, a small country on the sea where people were less hostile toward the Demon Race.

This was Wu Man’s explanation to him...

Wu Man patted his shoulder, "Don’t overthink things, go and rest well, you’ve worked hard."

Ah Kan nodded, still anxious, "If you need my help again, big sister, you must let me know!"

Wu Man curved her lips into a gentle smile as she looked at him, "Of course, with Ah Kan’s talent and supernatural abilities being so useful, naturally, it should be used more."