Chapter 77

Xu Mo hid outside, unable to see the specific situation inside the hall, and could only guess what was happening based on the sounds he heard.

The two people inside and the monster were in a standoff for a long time, unable to escape, and gradually lost their patience. Suddenly, the one surnamed Chu suggested, "Old Wei, why don't you try to lure it into the nearby cave?"

The one surnamed Wei snorted in response, clearly displeased, "Old Chu, don't try to trick me. I already checked, all these caves are dead ends. Once we go in, if the monster blocks the exit, we'll never get out."

"Hehe!" The one surnamed Chu laughed, seemingly embarrassed that his thoughts had been exposed.

The one surnamed Wei warned, "We escape together, don't have any ulterior motives."

"You're right," the one surnamed Chu replied.

Xu Mo, being an outsider, felt something was off. At this moment, a gunshot suddenly rang out from the hall. The one surnamed Wei screamed in pain, then roared in anger, "Old Chu, you scoundrel, you dare to shoot me!"

"Hehe!" The one surnamed Chu coldly laughed, "Sorry, Old Wei, if I don't shoot you, you'll eventually shoot me. You tried to circle around me a few times, didn't you? You have a very vicious heart. You could even boil your stepfather, what else wouldn't you do? How could I not be cautious around you? Besides, someone has to go back and report, right?"

Another gunshot followed. The one surnamed Chu continued, "What? Want to fight back? Let me disable your hand first." From his words, it seemed the gunshot had injured the one surnamed Wei's hand holding the gun.

After a pause, he added, "Now both guns are in my hands. Old Wei, if you have any last words, you can tell me. Since we've known each other, I'll make sure to take care of it after I leave. But you're alone, even if you have last words, who would they be for? I guess you have none."

Hearing this, Xu Mo was startled: They... They are killing each other.

Neither of these two were good people, and it didn't surprise him that they would turn on each other. However, he didn't expect the result to come so quickly and so abruptly. He felt both chilled and secretly pleased.

The one surnamed Wei said with hatred, "You kill me, do you think the company will let you off? You'll be caught and die, no, you'll suffer ten thousand times worse than death. Ha! Don't you know what happens to those who oppose the company?"

Though he was laughing, his tone was full of resentment.

"Ha!" The one surnamed Chu laughed loudly, "You were clearly killed by the one surnamed Xu, what does it have to do with me? Besides, as long as I don't say, who would know how you died?"

"It knows," the one surnamed Wei replied.

Xu Mo frowned, "Who is 'it'? Is it me?"

But a moment later, he realized he was wrong. The one surnamed Chu said, "It can't speak, so what if it knows? Do you expect it to tell the company I killed you? Ha!"

Hearing this, Xu Mo finally understood: He was referring to the monster.

At this moment, the one surnamed Chu laughed again, "Run! Run! That's right. Do you know why I didn't shoot your legs? To let you run. If you don't run, how can I lure the monster away? The monster is the most bloodthirsty. With your injuries, how could it not chase you?"

"Chu Yuan, may you die a terrible death!" the one surnamed Wei cursed.

The one surnamed Chu, hearing this, was not at all bothered and laughed, "When you join the company, do you expect a good death? You boiled your stepfather and skinned your first love, can you die a good death?" He paused and then said calmly, "Enough! Stop! You're running too fast, the monster can't catch up."

As he spoke, another gunshot rang out. The one surnamed Wei screamed and then fell silent.

Xu Mo was shocked again: The one surnamed Chu had shot the one surnamed Wei dead.

Then he heard a thud, clearly the sound of the one surnamed Wei's body falling to the ground. Footsteps followed, and the one surnamed Chu moved towards the exit of the hall. The footsteps quickened as he fled out of the hall.

Xu Mo watched the one surnamed Chu run past him and heard the monster tearing at the one surnamed Wei's body, not chasing after. He became anxious, thinking: How can I let him escape?

Without hesitation, he followed.

Seeing the one surnamed Chu running madly ahead, he was wary of the gun in his hand and didn't dare to stop him. Hearing that the monster hadn't come out, he became even more worried: If the one surnamed Chu escapes, it will be even harder to deal with him. Once he leaves the cave, the monster will lose his scent and won't chase after him.

He called out a few times near the monster's ear, trying to stimulate it to chase, but the one surnamed Wei's body was also laced with aphrodisiac, mixed with blood, and the monster was preoccupied with it, ignoring him. It seemed he couldn't count on it for a while.

Xu Mo followed the one surnamed Chu, listening to his footsteps gradually fade away, and became increasingly worried: The one surnamed Chu now had two guns. If he escapes, without the monster's help, how can I deal with him? Even if I and the monkeys can escape, the fine wine will be ruined.

Thinking of this, he couldn't bear it.

He followed for a while, looking around, and his expression became strange: Where is the one surnamed Chu going?

He suddenly realized that the one surnamed Chu was not taking the same path they came in, and he hadn't noticed, still running madly.

Xu Mo instantly understood and couldn't help but laugh: The cave has many forks, and the two of them didn't remember the way when they came in, so now they are lost.

Thinking of this, his expression relaxed. Since the one surnamed Chu was lost, he wouldn't be able to get out in the short term.

He no longer rushed, slowed down, and followed from a distance.

After a long time, the one surnamed Chu realized the situation, angrily cursed, but had no solution.

He wandered around the cave, almost reaching the entrance a few times, but Xu Mo always noticed in advance and led him back to the wrong path. After a few times, he was completely lost.

Although the one surnamed Chu was lost, he was worried the monster would catch up, so he didn't dare to rest.

Xu Mo, with his ability to breathe quietly, could go without food for many days, but the one surnamed Chu couldn't. He hadn't thought he would be trapped in the cave and didn't bring any food. Soon, he was both tired and hungry.

This continued for several hours. Xu Mo was energetic, while the one surnamed Chu was on the verge of collapse. In just a few hours, he was almost unrecognizable, but the more miserable he was, the more pleased Xu Mo felt.

The one surnamed Chu tried several times to escape Xu Mo, but failed. He was tough and knew Xu Mo wouldn't let him go, so he didn't beg for mercy. He didn't know where Xu Mo was hiding, and every time he heard his voice, he fired his gun randomly. Xu Mo had anticipated this and didn't get close.

The one surnamed Chu's bullets gradually ran out. He threw the gun and tried to provoke Xu Mo to come out and fight, but Xu Mo ignored him.

During this time, Xu Mo kept an eye on the monster. After it finished eating the one surnamed Wei's body, he called it over.

The one surnamed Chu, seeing the monster, cursed and, despite his exhaustion, ran again. The monster chased after him.

At this point, Xu Mo was finally at ease: The one surnamed Chu was doomed.

He stopped following, turned, and walked out of the cave. As he emerged, it was nearly dusk. After being in the cave for a long time, he felt stifled. The evening breeze made him feel refreshed, and his mood improved.

He didn't rush to rest, called the monkeys back, gathered the two men's belongings, and burned them in the fire.

He then went outside the valley and pushed the car the two men had driven into the cliff.

After doing all this, he still thought about the "company" the two men had mentioned, and was still uneasy. He worried that the company, not seeing the two men return, would send more people. Therefore, for a long time, he lived in constant fear.

But after more than two months, no one came, and he gradually relaxed, and life returned to its former peace.

Xu Mo continued to go to the mountaintop to train his mind and to the lake to train his sense of touch. The monkeys played in the mountains and were occasionally sent by Xu Mo to gather herbs and wild fruits.

During this time, Grape gave birth to a baby monkey. Xu Mo, seeing it was chubby from birth, named it Watermelon.

Monkeys are different from human babies. Watermelon could run around the mountain a few days after birth. Xu Mo, who had delivered it, was the first thing it saw, so it wasn't as respectful to him as the other monkeys and would sometimes steal some wine.

However, every time it got drunk, it would cause a ruckus, adding some fun to life.

Xu Mo's training in touch had improved, and there were signs of a breakthrough. This breakthrough felt different from previous ones.

In the past, it was an enhancement on the existing foundation, but this time, it seemed to be a qualitative change after a long accumulation. He imagined that after the breakthrough, his touch would become spiritual.

Excited but also a bit worried, he reviewed his past experiences in training touch many times, thinking through any flaws. He felt the day of the breakthrough was approaching.