Chapter 457: Trouble On The Road (1/2)

If I kept going, I would definitely bump into these people. The safest thing was to return to the woods and meet up Song Xingchen first before looking for an escape route out of this place.

I removed and snapped the driver’s SIM card into two, stripped the man off his jacket and cap, and changed into his clothes.

Then, getting into the driver’s seat, I started the engine and drove back the way we came.

There was a bottle of unopened mineral water in the glove compartment. Upon confirming it was unopened and contained no added substances, I unscrewed the cap and gulped like a thirsty man stumbling upon an oasis. The sensation of cool water slipping down my throat and into my belly was simply indescribable!

Contemplating the current situation, I turned off the headlights as I traveled down the dark road.

I wasn’t sure how far the scope of the bounty extended, but then again, with the increase of the reward, more powerful criminals would come looking for me.

At most, my physical strength could last until dawn, so I needed to find an escape route as soon as possible. Once I left this remote town, I had better chances of survival.

Half an hour later, I arrived at the woods where I had been previously deadlocked with the Mythical Man. There was silence all around. Parking the car on the side of the road, I alighted to deal with the Mythical Man.

Following my original path, the grass around me gradually extended to my torso, an indication that the Mythical Man’s body was close by. As I drew closer, the warm scent of blood assaulted my nose. I noticed a man standing in front of me with a sword in his hand. Terrified, I turned tail out of there.

However, the man seemed to have extremely sharp hearing and quickly caught up. I turned, ready to launch the Eyes of Yama when I discovered he was carrying a Tang Sword–it was Song Xingchen.

Relief and joy washed over me. I was even tempted to hug the man but since it was appropriate, I held back.

”Young Master, you’re alright! Thank goodness!”

Song Xingchen followed the markings left by Song Shichao all the way here. Just a moment ago, Song Xingchen dealt with the Mythical Man who had just regained consciousness.

”Song Shichao is dead,” I said.

The news was obviously a huge shock to Song Xingchen. ”We can’t stay here,” he replied. “We’ll talk as we walk!”

”Let's bury Song Shichao first. He's in an abandoned house not too far away.”

Although I hoped to burn some joss paper for Song Sichao, the firelight might attract others so I folded several paper ingots and placed them at the tombstone.

”I’ll engrave his name on it,” suggested Song Xingchen. “That way the martial Songs will be able to take his body back. Besides, there are criminals looking for you. If they see an unnamed grave, they may dig it up.”

What he said was reasonable so I nodded. Pulling out his Tang Sword, Song Xingchen carved the words ”Song Shichao” on the tombstone with a rapid swish of his sword.

On the way back to the cab, we exchanged information. The gunfire from Song Xingchen’s fight with the muscular man in the afternoon attracted another group of criminals. Meanwhile, the Wolf King was enraged by the deaths of his companions. Thus, three different groups started fighting against each other, giving Song Xingchen the opportunity to escape. However, it took him some time to find me.

”The muscular man looks a bit familiar. He must be a wanted criminal as well. But I’m not familiar with the criminals on this side of the coast.”