Chapter 76: Snatching Away Hearts

  The night grew darker, the bonfire jumped, and the expressions of Hu Da's four people were extremely strange, as if they were celebrating, rejoicing in others' misfortunes.

  "What's going on? Have you changed your minds?" Zhang Yu's heart grew increasingly uneasy, his brow furrowed in concern.

  "Hu Da, kill him! Today's matter, I will not hold you responsible!" In the eerie and quiet atmosphere, a clear and cold voice with a hint of chilliness sounded.

  "Alright, Song Gongzi, wait for it!" Hu Da and his four men suddenly stood up, their eyes gleaming with a fierce and chilly intent as they stared at Zhang Yu and his attendants. A murderous aura filled the air.

  Zhang Yu was shocked and retreated repeatedly, looking at Pan Hao who was tied up on one side with a cold face. "You want to kill the master, this unrighteous behavior will be despised by both the underworld and the law-abiding world. Is it that you think my price is too low? No problem, I'll add another thousand taels, no, I'll add two thousand."

  Zhang Yuqiang suppressed the fear in his heart and thought to himself, "Hu Dajiang and others must have been bribed by that little Song Yu, but they are just blinded by greed. I still have a chance to turn things around."

  "Haha, Zhang Gongzi, it's no longer a matter of money now." Hu Daman's face was full of flesh, and his eyes revealed a fierce and sinister aura. The others also sneered continuously, stepping closer step by step.

  "You can't do this!" Zhang Yu stepped back step by step, and he and his followers were already forced to the wall. Suddenly, Zhang Yu's eyes moved, and with a crash, he actually broke through the old and rotten wooden window beside him, and the whole person exclaimed and fell outside.

  "Master!" The young servant in green clothes took a look, felt anxious in his heart and also wanted to escape. He hastily rushed towards the empty window frame which no longer had any wooden bars, ready to make his getaway.

  "Stay behind!"

  "Want to escape? Look for death!"

  "Taste my sword!"

  Hu Da and others were caught off guard by Zhang Yu's escape, saw the green-clad young servant Xiao San still trying to run away, suddenly furious, four people each made a move towards Xiao San.

  "Hah! Ah!" Hu Dachang's long knife flashed like lightning, fiercely chopping towards Xiao San's back. With a "pu" sound, Xiao San was struck by the blade. Letting out a miserable cry, he fell to the ground.

  "Chase." The four split into two groups, with two people chasing from the front door and two jumping out of the window.

  Whoosh! Pan Hao's body shook lightly, and the ropes binding him instantly fell off, dropping to the ground with a thud. Pan Hao indifferently gazed at the now-empty Mountain God Temple, about to stand up and leave.

  "Help!"

  "What is this thing!"

  Suddenly, a terrified scream came from outside.

  Outside the temple of the mountain god, Zhang Yu fell out and was frightened for a while. Fortunately, the window and ground of the temple were not too high, so Zhang Yu ignored the pain on his body and quickly got up to escape. Just as he escaped a few meters away, he heard Xiaosan shouting "Young Master" and then a loud thud, a black shadow fell in the position where he had just been.

  As soon as Zhang Yu heard the humming voice of this figure, he immediately knew it was his attendant. However, at this time, Zhang Yu did not respond, but instead took a glance and fled in panic.

  Then Hu Da and four others appeared. Hu Da jumped out and saw Zhang Yu's followers crying on the ground, and he rushed forward fiercely and stabbed another knife.

  Pffft, the moon was dark and the wind was strong, Hu Da's long knife flashed with a cold light, and stabbed into Xiao San's body. Hiss, the long knife was pulled out, Xiao San let out a muffled groan, fell to the ground, his vital energy escaping rapidly along with the flowing blood.

  Hu Da drew out a long knife, and a warm, bloody mist splashed onto his face. Hu Da expressionlessly wiped it off, then turned around to look at Zhang Yu, who was already surrounded by three brothers in the distance.

  "Don't kill me, I'll give you money!" Zhang Yu had already been scared by the three fierce men, his face turned pale and he fell to the ground, losing all his composure, constantly backing away on the ground.

  "We don't want your money, now give us your life!" The pale-faced scholar said menacingly to Zhang Yu.

  The scholar suddenly took action, a iron brush as thick as an infant's fist and over a foot long was drawn from his waist. The tip of the iron brush emitted a cold glow, chilly and sharp. The iron brush moved quickly in the scholar's hand, as if writing a magnificent calligraphy. With a loud crash, the tip of the brush turned into a cold glow and stabbed at Zhang Yu's chest. If he was hit, Zhang Yu's heart would be pierced instantly, and blood would splatter everywhere.

  "Roar!" A strange, shrill cry rang out. Everyone was shocked, a black shadow flashed by like lightning, and in the blink of an eye, it appeared before them. People only felt a flash before their eyes, and a black shadow had already arrived, with a loud whooshing sound, passing through the nearest scholar.

  The scholar's eyes widened, the iron brush was about to touch Zhang Yu, but he only felt a flash in front of his eyes, and a figure flashed past his side. He could only feel a chill on his chest, then he lowered his head to look at his own chest. On his chest, a fist-sized blood hole appeared, with blurry blood and flesh, and the beating heart was no longer in his body.

  "Ugh!" The scholar spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his entire body kneeling to the ground, the iron pen in his hand clattering to the ground. His eyes were wide with fear and despair, and finally fell silent.

  "Gulp!" Zhang Yu's eyes were wide with fear as he spat out a wad of phlegm. He quickly turned around, trying to escape, but before he knew it, a dark shadow flashed by, and a hairy arm with sharp claws pierced through his back, pulling out a bright red heart that was still beating and covered in blood.

  Zhang Yu took a few steps forward, suddenly feeling a chill in his chest. He lowered his head to look at his own chest and saw a transparent hole appear inside his body. His eyes still held a lingering fear as he fell to the ground with a thud, dead without closing his eyes.

  At this time, Pan Haoshen dropped his rope and only heard the sound of frightened voices coming from outside the door, and he couldn't help but frown.

  "Prince Song, save me!"

  "There's a monster!"

  Hudà saw the black shadow flashing in the distance, and Lǎo èr fell down. Then there was Zhang Yù. Knowing that he was no match for this black shadow, he hastily retreated back into the temple. Next, Lǎo Sān and Lǎo Sì, who had already been frightened out of their wits, were also screaming as they ran towards the temple.

  "Ah! Pfft!" Another miserable cry, this was the fourth elder who had his heart dug out. The third elder rushed into the temple in terror, and until now he still hadn't seen clearly what the black shadow looked like, yet three people were already dead, it was truly terrifying to the extreme.

  The gate was knocked open by Lao San, and Hu Da and Pan Hao saw two people, as if they had seen a lifesaver, and rushed over.

  Heh, Lao San's expression froze for a moment, the heart on his chest had vanished into thin air, and with a thud, he fell to the ground.

  "Old Three!" Hu Da's hand grasped the long knife, but at this moment he was also trembling with rage. Seeing Old Three's eyes lose their luster, he couldn't help but shout out in grief and anger.

  "Rip!" A bright red, pulsating heart was bitten open by a foul-smelling mouth full of sharp teeth, and the bright red blood burst out, splashing everywhere. It was at this moment that Pan Hao and Hu Da finally saw the true face of this dark shadow.

  Only a creature with a long, black body, sharp claws on its hands, a ferocious face, a large mouth like a blood plate, and protruding fangs appeared before Pan Hao and the others. This monster was still holding a bright red heart in its hand, which it tossed into its mouth with a "whoosh" sound, biting through the heart with a "crunch" sound, and savoring it with relish, as if enjoying a delicious human delicacy, extremely pleased.