In the carriage, the gorgeously dressed young man was sleeping soundly, completely unaware that death was approaching him.

Outside the carriage, Xiao Li stretched out his hand expressionlessly, and with a thought, he put it into the space, then turned around and walked back.

The whole process took only a blink of an eye. Even if someone saw it, they would just think he was just taking a look inside.

However, it was night time and the light was dim. Even if someone was awake, they would not be able to see Xiao Li, who was dressed in black and almost blended into the night.

Because they had something to do tonight, when discussing who would keep watch, Xiao Li took the initiative to choose the second half of the night, and Xiao Lao San would be on duty in the first half.

After returning to the front room of the carriage and sitting down, Xiao Li closed his eyes to rest, and at the same time used his soul state to enter the space to check whether the young man was dead or alive.

Fortunately, the other party is not dead and is still sleeping soundly.

Xiao Li only took a look and began to activate his wood-type ability, using the vines in the space to kill it, and then used his devouring ability to devour it, directly destroying the body.

After devouring the other party, Xiao Li could clearly feel that his devouring ability had improved a little, almost the same as the improvement of the garbage he devoured after coming to this world.

After traveling through time for half a year, there isn't a lot of garbage. Just some ordinary packaging bags and boxes, which were produced by taking things out of the space after taking them apart.

All in all, the improvement you can get from devouring a corpse is probably about the same as devouring the garbage in a large trash can in the future.

The devouring ability is different from other abilities. In the end times, other abilities can be improved by relying on zombie crystal cores of the same attributes or self-cultivation, but the devouring ability can only be improved by devouring things.

At the end of the world, while other superpowers had reached level thirteen, his superpower was unable to break through the upper limit and remained at level eleven.

However, it was already the late apocalypse at that time, and he was almost invincible, so he only devoured mutated plants and animals and other things. He found zombies disgusting and generally would not devour them.

Whether before or after he entered the book, Xiao Li had never thought of upgrading by devouring living people or corpses. Therefore, after knowing how much his devouring ability could be improved by a dead person, he no longer thought about it.

This was probably his occupational disease. Even though it was already the late apocalypse, he was used to constantly improving his strength in case he encountered an unexpected situation and was unable to protect himself.

Under the influence of Xiao Li's special ability, everyone slept soundly that night, even though they slept outdoors, until...

"Master? Has anyone seen my Master? Why is my Master gone? Master! Master! Master! Where are you, Master?"

Early in the morning, the hoarse shouting woke everyone up. Some ignored it, some cursed, and some got up to take a look out of curiosity.

"Little brother, what are you yelling about so early in the morning? The city gates aren't open yet. We can't go in even if we want to. We might as well get some more sleep so we can continue on our journey." A kind-hearted man went over and asked the servant who made the noise.

Although the others did not go over there, they were basically all looking over there, and the Xiao family was no exception.

The servant squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, looking devastated. “I don’t know what happened. I don’t know why I woke up not in the carriage but fell asleep in that tree over there.

When I came back here, I saw that the carriage was open, but my son was not inside. I looked everywhere for him, but I couldn't find him, so I shouted loudly.

Hearing this, the man couldn't help but look worried. "That can't be right? He's a healthy, living person. You can't just say he's gone. Could he have gone somewhere farther away? Or maybe he went somewhere for something and didn't tell you?"

The servant shook his head. "That's impossible. Even if the young master left me alone, he should at least drive away in a carriage. It's not like this now. Only he is missing, but everything else is still in the carriage. Something must have happened to the young master. It must be..."

Although he hated the young master, if something happened to the young master, he would inevitably be punished by the master.

Fortunately, the master is not a person who likes to kill servants indiscriminately, he has more than one son, and he does not pay too much attention to the young master, otherwise he would have been doomed to death.

The kind-hearted man looked terrified. "Something happened? There are so many people here. No one dares to sleep too deeply at night when they are away from home. If he really got into trouble here, there must be someone who heard it, right?"

When others heard that someone was in trouble, they also gathered around, with the scholar being the first to be affected.

"Little brother, you can eat anything you want, but you can't say anything you want. You said your son got into trouble. Are you trying to say that the murderer is among us?"

"We're just casual acquaintances. Even if we might dislike him, the hatred shouldn't be so deep and deep, right?"

"Most of those here now are scholars and their families. Young brother, please think carefully before you speak. Who would ruin their own future, or the future of their family, at this time?"

"There are at least 50 or 60 people here, if not 100. Why is he the only one missing? Did he offend someone somewhere, and they're here to seek revenge?"

……

Everyone was talking at once, trying to distance themselves from the matter, and only a few kind-hearted men offered to help find the person.

Xiao Laosan didn't know that the man had coveted Lu Yuan, nor did he know that the other party's disappearance was related to Xiao Li, so when he heard about this, he also went to look for the person.

Xiao Shugen and others did not go, but stayed here to look after the luggage and protect the women and brothers at home.

After all, this is outside, and no one knows if there will be robbers coming out. Even though this place is very close to the city gate, they dare not let their guard down in an unfamiliar place.

Lu Yuan was woken up. He rubbed his eyes and pushed open the door of the carriage. Seeing Xiao Li, he subconsciously reached out to him for a hug.

The little brother, who had just woken up, had a flushed face and yawned slightly when he was held in his arms. Xiao Li wrapped him in a cloak and patted his back gently, "It's still early. Yuan'er, if you're sleepy, you can sleep a little longer."

"Hmm..." The little brother, who had not gotten enough sleep, fell asleep again quickly after being coaxed by him.

When Lin Qing came out and saw this scene, a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes, but he didn't say anything. He got off the carriage and went to meet Li Jinhua and the others for breakfast.

Because Lin Qing was there, Xiao Li was not able to enter the carriage. It was not until the other party came out that he carefully carried the sleeping boy into the carriage.

There are several thick quilts in the carriage, so you won’t feel cold or hard even if you lie on them.

After tucking the quilt for Lu Yuan, Xiao Li bent down and kissed the corner of the boy's lips, his expression visibly gentle.

After struggling for more than half an hour, Xiao Lao San finally came back and sat down by the fire. While warming himself, he said, "I've searched everywhere around here, but the person is gone. I'm afraid he was eaten by some wild beast."

He shook his head and said, "This young man just doesn't know his limits. He dares to run around alone outside, especially at night."

From the beginning to the end, he didn't think that the young man had gotten into trouble here. If that was the case, how could Li'er not wake them up?

"Maybe he offended someone and was killed by a killer." Shen Congzhou was the child of an official family and had seen a lot of things. Even before, he didn't think this was strange.

Just because ordinary people can't do something doesn't mean those in the underworld can't do it. Moreover, if you really offend someone powerful, don't even think about asking for help from people in the underworld. Even if they have killers and assassins in their own homes.

However, there is no need to tell these to the young master's family, and judging from the young master's appearance, he obviously does not intend to let his family know too much about these things.

Hearing his nonchalant tone, Xiao Laosan couldn't help but look at him, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

Shen Congzhou was about to drink his porridge when he saw this. After thinking for a while, he explained and reminded him, "The more powerful a person is, the less important human life is in their eyes.

Not to mention getting rid of a young master, sometimes in order to cover up something, they would even go so far as to exterminate an entire clan.

When we get to the capital, we'll find people like this everywhere."

Xiao Lao San took a deep breath and subconsciously looked at Xiao Li next to him, "Li'er, what Mr. Shen said..."

"He's not wrong." Xiao Li nodded slightly, his tone even colder and calmer than Shen Congzhou's. "But Third Uncle, don't worry too much. I will find a way to prevent others from messing with us. These things will not really happen to us."

If someone wants to harm them, he will strike first and not give the other party a chance to threaten him or his family.

"Hey!" Xiao Lao San believed him, it was completely a habit he had always developed. "Uncle San knows that we are all honest people. Even if we go to the capital, we will not offend those powerful people."

"Uncle San, just relax." Xiao Li did not discourage his naive idea.

No matter what era it is, sometimes you may not be able to live a peaceful life just by being law-abiding.

Sometimes it's a conflict caused by class differences, sometimes someone might want to take something from you, and sometimes someone might simply dislike you...

Shen Congzhou glanced at him while drinking porridge, with some curiosity in his eyes.

He was actually really curious about how the young master became what he is now. He was completely different from the other people in the Xiao family.

Noticing his gaze, Xiao Li raised his eyes and gave him a cold look, "Mr. Shen, are you free?"

Shen Congzhou said expressionlessly: "No, I'm very busy."

However, everyone knows whether they are busy or not.

Before arriving in the capital, the only thing they needed to do was to hurry on their journey, there was nothing else to do.

Xiao Li was too lazy to expose him. After drinking the porridge, he began to pack breakfast for Lu Yuan in a lunch box, took it to the carriage, and wrapped it in a quilt to keep it warm.

Not long after breakfast, the sky brightened, the city gate opened, and the group began to prepare to enter the city.

At this time, the servant came back, all damp, and stood beside his carriage, looking at Xiao Li from afar.

Could the young master's affairs have anything to do with him? They had just arrived here and hadn't made any enemies on the way. Only after stopping here did the young master see that the man had some feelings for her, and he reminded him...

If the young master's matter is really related to him, is he an accomplice?

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