I Can Devour Spirits

At this moment, father and daughter are separated by life and death. Upon seeing these words again, Xiao Yu’s heart was pierced with pain.

"Xiao Yu, my daughter, seeing these words is like seeing you..."

Though the letter was addressed to Xiao Yu, she couldn’t help but pass each page to Duan Rong as she read.

Pages of densely packed writing, they read under the dim lamplight, their expressions focused. As Xiao Yu read, she sniffed and wiped her tears.

Before long, they finished reading.

After reading, both were silent, their eyes flickering with thoughtful light.

Zhu Xiaoqi had never read the letter, and many secrets contained within were unknown to her as well.

This matter must be traced back to an old incident from more than ten years ago.

This old affair was once well-known, but after many years, it has been sealed in the dust of history, with few remembering it.

But Xiao Zongting could never forget it.

Because his leg was crippled in that battle!

His martial arts were also destroyed in that battle!

The old shopkeeper of Yuan Shun Escort Agency died amid the siege of numerous skilled fighters in that battle!

That night, it was like blood crying!

How could he forget? How dare he forget?

After that night’s battle, the old shopkeeper died. He escaped with his life but his martial arts were destroyed. He suffered a severe illness and almost met his end!

It was also during his illness and coma that his wife, from excessive worry, died in childbirth, leaving only the inborn sickly Xiao Baijiao.

Such a great vendetta felt like having his bones scraped and heart carved out. Xiao Zongting had not spent a single day in ten years without thinking about revenge!

Although his martial arts were lost, he had spent many years in the Jianghu, known for his straightforwardness and wide circle of friends.

Once he recovered from his illness, he immediately began investigating the matter.

However, such a large-scale organization, to have arranged a group of over ten masters to attack the escort team of Yuan Shun Escort Agency, yielded no clues upon detailed investigation.

He wasn’t even familiar with the martial arts styles of those people.

He knew many experts in the surrounding counties and had some knowledge of their methods.

He could confirm that those who attacked the escort team were not experts from nearby counties.

But who could it be? Who could organize such a group of experts from afar to attack them? Who could have such great enmity against them?!

Xiao Zongting used all kinds of means to inquire for years, but still had no leads.

However, just over half a month ago, Xiao Zongting suddenly saw a middle-aged woman at a beef soup stall in Xianggu County.

The woman had gained some weight, with some white hair showing, and her face was marked by bitter hardship.

But as Xiao Zongting passed by, the more he looked, the more familiar the woman seemed.

He limped past her stall, puzzled but not intending to delve deeper.

But just as he was about to leave, like divine illumination, a flash of clarity hit him, and he immediately remembered who the woman was.

Xiao Zongting immediately turned around, walked to the side of the woman, and suddenly shouted, "Li Man!"

Li Man was startled by the shout and immediately turned to look at Xiao Zongting.

Their gazes met, and in an instant, they recognized each other. Although over ten years had passed and both had aged somewhat, their general appearances remained.

Li Man immediately wanted to flee but was caught by Xiao Zongting.

It was said there was one thing that had puzzled Xiao Zongting after his recovery from illness. Shortly after the old shopkeeper’s death, the shopkeeper’s wife, overwhelmed by grief, also fell ill and followed him.

Xiao Zongting was puzzled because he and the old shopkeeper were like brothers. The old shopkeeper had talked to him about everything in and out of the house.

He knew very clearly that the relationship between the shopkeeper and his wife was not good. They often quarreled and had even moved to separate rooms.

The wife was from a well-bred family, while the shopkeeper was a rising figure in the Jianghu; they had little in common.

This Li Man was the wife’s personal servant brought from her family, having grown up with her from childhood.

After the wife’s death, Li Man disappeared a few days later.

As she was merely a maid, the escorts didn’t pay much attention to it at the time. Ruan Fengshan sent people to search briefly, but it eventually fizzled out.

For more than ten years, Xiao Zongting had never stopped pondering that old incident.

Countless suspicious points had crossed his mind countless times.

Li Man’s disappearance was one of them.

Now, suddenly encountering her in the streets of Xianggu, Xiao Zongting almost regarded it as divine intervention and immediately dragged Li Man to the Wild Lake behind the City God Temple for questioning.

Li Man, having been away for over ten years, drifted without support. She had thought that with so much time passed, the old affair should no longer be mentioned, and she was old and unwilling to die far from home.

But who would have thought, as soon as she returned home and had just a taste of the beef soup she hadn’t had in years, she would be grabbed by Xiao Zongting.

Who could say this wasn’t fate?!

Under Xiao Zongting’s questioning, Li Man’s spirit had long withered, and she confessed everything she knew without holding back!

It turned out that Ruan Fengshan was not the biological son of the old shopkeeper! He was the illegitimate child born from the wife’s affair with her cousin!