Starting as a dockworker

Chapter 15 takes an unexpected turn! The truth is revealed!

"Oh no, we've been tricked!"

The gate to the rice warehouse was kicked open, and Zhao Liqun walked out.

His hearing was excellent; even inside the rice barn, he could hear the shouts outside.

"What do we do now?"

Manager Huang had never seen such a scene before and immediately panicked.

After preparing all afternoon, the rat demon didn't come to the rice warehouse to take people. Instead, it set its sights on its own people. It's really strange, since it had never harmed its own people before.

"There's no other way, we can only take it one step at a time. Let's go!"

As Zhao Liqun spoke, he led his two junior brothers and ran inside.

"Keep up."

The head of the Chamber of Commerce militia, a bearded man, also followed with ten of his soldiers.

"Everyone, follow me! Take your weapons! Whoever kills the rat demon will each receive an extra hundred silver dollars!"

Manager Huang snapped out of his daze and hurriedly addressed the remaining people.

With such a generous reward, brave men were sure to come, and everyone grabbed their gear and followed suit.

The dockworkers, unable to resist the lure of money, also grabbed their tools and followed suit.

"Tonight's going to be tough..."

Li Xiao followed at a leisurely pace, holding a wooden stick.

A person should have self-awareness; he knew he was very weak.

Although they are strong and fast, they are not confident in dealing with monsters.

If a situation arises, they will definitely be the first to run.

With this in mind, Li Xiao followed at the very back of the crowd.

Walking further in and through a gate, you arrive at the Huang family's residential area.

There are many houses here, all very ornately built, and they are all old-fashioned wooden buildings.

Master Huang, the elusive owner of the Huang family rice shop, appeared in the crowd with his entire family, and was talking to a martial arts master.

Now, everyone has arrived at the house where the third young lady lives, a two-story attic.

The third young lady usually lives alone and has two guards watching over her.

The situation was roughly that the third young lady lived with her maid. When the maid discovered that the young lady had suddenly disappeared, she shouted, and the guards downstairs immediately closed the door and stood guard at the entrance.

But the guards didn't dare go in, as the maid was still on the second floor of the house.

After analyzing the situation, martial arts master Zhao Liqun felt that the rat demon should still be inside the house.

So he suggested setting the house on fire to force the rat demon out.

But Master Huang refused, saying that since the Third Miss was gone, the rat demon probably hadn't made a move yet, so there was still hope.

Left with no other option, Zhao Liqun temporarily ordered everyone to surround the house.

Three martial arts masters guarded three directions, with the bearded man holding ten spears at the entrance.

"My daughter, my daughter..."

Old Master Huang's second wife knelt at the door, wailing uncontrollably, "Please come in and save my daughter! She'll be eaten if we're too late..."

Just now in the warehouse, everyone made all sorts of preparations, including nets and fire.

But now that they were entering a room with a complicated layout, no one dared to go in.

Huang Shoucai frowned and cried out, "Please, gentlemen, come inside and save the people! A great reward will be given!"

Many people are already itching to try it.

After a moment, Huang Shoucai shouted, "Anyone who dares to go in will get a hundred silver dollars."

As soon as these words were spoken, four or five guards from the rice shop rushed out.

"Let's go rescue the Third Miss!"

The guards, carrying knives, went inside.

The rest of the people stayed outside to keep watch.

Seeing that the rat demon could not be seen for the time being, Manager Huang arranged for several people to return to the warehouse to get the nets.

The nets were made of thick, stiff hemp rope, and had to be pushed over on a cart.

About ten minutes later, the guards who had gone in came out. The one in the lead said, "Master, there's nothing in the room. We've searched everywhere, but we haven't found anything..."

Upon hearing this, Huang Shoucai's face turned extremely ugly.

If no one is around, then the rat demon must have already left with his daughter.

Mr. Huang was now filled with regret: "Is he already gone...? It's all my fault..."

Previously, Cang Shen would not harm the Huang family; in fact, he would even help them avoid disaster.

The third daughter was seriously ill when she was young, and it was only after praying to the God of Grain that she recovered.

It seems that they only started killing their own people after they found out they were planning to kill it...

"That rat demon must still be inside!"

Zhao Liqun said decisively, "Since it's a demon, it's a tangible thing. It can't pass through walls like a ghost. If it didn't come out of the house, it's just hiding, and you just haven't found it yet!"

"It seems this demon is indeed not powerful. If it were, it would have attacked directly instead of hiding. The Third Miss should still be alive. This rat demon is probably extremely anxious right now and has no mind to eat people."

Although he had never seen a demon, he had heard his master talk about it yesterday.

There are now many evil spirits, demons, monsters, and monsters in this world.

If it is confirmed to be a demon, then it is a tangible entity.

But despite his words, Zhao Liqun did not move an inch.

The price for catching monsters in the rice warehouse was the same.

Now, saving the third young lady of the Huang family will cost a different price.

He wouldn't risk going inside unless the price was agreed upon.

Huang Shoucai was very clever and knew that the martial arts master had something up his sleeve. He immediately said, "If you can save my daughter and kill this rat demon, the price will double."

"Okay, I've got your back!"

Zhao Liqun was full of confidence. He told everyone to wait outside, and then he waved his hand and led his two junior brothers inside.

The rest of the people waited outside, feeling uneasy.

What people fear most is facing the unknown, and having fear before seeing monsters.

If the monster really does appear, then we won't be afraid anymore.

After the three martial arts masters went inside, the sound of rummaging through the room could be heard.

But no fighting sounds came for a long time.

It seems they found nothing, just like the guards who went in before...

"Let me take a look..."

Li Xiao, who was standing nearby, used the Closed-Eyes Fire Observation Technique to examine the house.

In his line of sight, there was a ball of fire on the second floor; that ball of fire must belong to the maid.

There were three remaining blazing flames, undoubtedly the life-giving flames of the three martial artists.

The three balls of flame were constantly moving, clearly searching for the whereabouts of the rat demon.

Apart from that, Li Xiao made no other discoveries.

He knew that the rat demon's life flame was a strange green flame, but there was none in the house.

Even the Third Miss's life force is gone, just like when Chao Sheng disappeared last night.

But tonight's situation is different from last night's.

This place is completely surrounded tonight. Zhao Liqun said that the rat demon is inside the house.

But why can't I see it?

"Wait a minute..."

Li Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, as if he had thought of something.

Could the owner of the "Broken Cloth Shoes" in his inventory be the guy who was killed by the rat demon?

The last scene captured by the cloth shoes was their sudden disappearance, without any warning, leaving only darkness...

Thinking of this, Li Xiao glanced at a rice shop assistant next to him and whispered, "Brother, can I ask you something? Do you have a shop assistant in your rice shop named Ah Qi?"

The waiter asked, "Do you know Ah Qi?"

Li Xiao whispered, "I guess we know each other. We've met a few times."

The shopkeeper said, "Ah Qi, he disappeared from the rice warehouse a few days ago..."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiao, recalling his previous experiences, immediately had his doubts resolved.

He seemed to already know the rat demon's abilities...

...

Time ticked by, but the person inside didn't come out, and those outside grew increasingly anxious.

This rat demon is clearly intelligent, not a mindless wild beast.

If they couldn't catch this rat demon after making such a commotion today, it will probably be difficult to catch it in the future.

The entire Huang family is likely to be thrown into chaos, with families falling apart and people dying.

After tonight, no matter how much money you offer, none of these men and guards will stay.

"It's over, it's over..."

Huang Shoucai naturally understood the reasoning behind it, and sighed and regretted it deeply.

He deeply regretted inviting the God of War from the fortune teller back then.

If we hadn't done that, we wouldn't be in this situation today.

"Anyone who can find the Rat Demon will be rewarded with 100 silver dollars."

Huang Shoucai was also panicked and helpless, desperately shouting at the crowd.

After today, the Huang family will collapse, and no matter how much money he has, it will be nothing but a piece of waste paper.

Moreover, if the rat demon is not eliminated, he won't live much longer.

On a sweltering day, while everyone else was wearing short sleeves, he was wearing a padded jacket.

This is because he served the rat spirit, and their souls intertwined.

During the process of the rat spirit transforming into a rat demon, it gathered evil and malevolent energy, which affected it.

Once he truly becomes a rat demon, he will be killed by this evil energy!

No one answered.

After all, even that martial arts master was only thinking of using his physical body to fight, so how could others possibly do it?

"Two hundred silver dollars! Does anyone have a way to get two hundred silver dollars!"

Huang Shoucai continued shouting, glancing left and right at the crowd.

"I have!"

Just when everyone thought no one would respond, a figure stepped out from the crowd.

It was none other than Li Xiao, dressed in straw sandals and a tattered cloth shirt.

"I have a way to make the rat demon reveal itself!"