Chapter 159: Man

Chapter 159: Man

The man didn’t react to the provocation. His clear eyes looked down on Jiang Cheng. With his height, Jiang Cheng was rarely looked down on by others.

“Open the door.” Chen Xiaomeng also sensed something was wrong. She aimed the hairpin at the bearded man’s temple and threatened, “Quick!”

The villagers subtly moved towards them. There was only a few meters between them.

“Try to take one more step forward.” Jiang Cheng turned to the villagers. Unlike Chen Xiaomeng’s threat, Jiang Cheng’s warning was effective. The villagers instantly froze. All of them gazed at the tanned man. Jiang Cheng lit a candle by borrowing the flame from the candlestand. His meaning was clear.

The tanned man was so tall that his head almost touched the ceiling. His face glistened in the light. However, he didn’t attack the travellers. He walked forward, eased his fingers into the gap and slowly pulled the hidden door open. This alone showed that he was much stronger than Jiang Cheng.

“Back off now!” Chen Xiaomeng shouted. The man looked at her and silently took two steps back. Jiang Cheng pulled over the collapsed bearded man to use him as a shield. He had Chen Xiaomeng enter the room first. Then, he dragged the bearded man towards the hidden door.

The villagers started to move as well. They slowly approached the travellers.

Jiang Cheng found himself in a conundrum. If he wanted to drag the bearded man into the hidden room, then the hidden door needed to be opened wider. However, if he did that, he would need the tanned man’s help again. He couldn’t guarantee what he’d do.

At the same time, the feeling of desperation intensified. That was a sign that the iron door was about to disappear soon. Lee Lu had already returned to the real world. That also explained Yu Man’s ending.

“Close the door quick!” Chen Xiaomeng’s voice came over.

Jiang Cheng stopped hesitating. He tossed the bearded man at the tanned man and slipped through the hidden door. His actions were smooth. However, as he tried to close the door, a shadow charged at him like a tank. Even though Jiang Cheng was prepared, he was still knocked more than 2 metres away. This showed how strong the force of the collision was.

In the dark, a figure landed on the ground and grunted like a slaughtered pig. That was the bearded man. The two-metre-tall figure stood, blocking the hidden door. It looked like he ignored the bearded man that was tossed at him. Instead, he rammed the bearded man into the hidden room with him.

The most awkward thing was the iron door’s spawn location. It was on the wall next to the hidden door. The tanned man stood there like an impenetrable wall.

He stopped talking then because Jiang Cheng had gone to kick him in the chin.

“You...” Chen Xiaomeng looked at the tanned man’s face as if trying to find an answer there.

“The village head and the rest... did bad things.” The tanned man shook his head. Even though his voice was coarse, his eyes were exceptionally clear. He lowered his head like a kid who was caught doing a bad thing.

“They shouldn’t kill people.” He paused before adding. “Many people. I told him before, but he didn’t listen. He can’t keep making the same mistake. Before my mother returned to eternal life, she told me that everything we do would be recorded. The debts will be cleared eventually.” His voice was pious.

The iron door buzzed. It was about to disappear soon.

Jiang Cheng thought about it and pulled out the iron blade as he walked towards the bearded man. The bearded man knew what he wanted to do, so he crawled desperately to the corner. However, he couldn’t be faster than Jiang Cheng.

The tanned man stopped him. “Please don’t kill him. He is the village head’s only son.”

Jiang Cheng looked at him, “But what about you?”

The man shook his head with acceptance. He pointed above. “Everything is part of the debt. It is unavoidable.”

The bearded man, who had his chin kicked in, grumbled incoherently. He seemed to agree with the tanned man.

Jiang Cheng thought about it. “How about this? You can turn around, and I’ll give him a swift slash. You can pretend not to see anything. Then, the debt will be on my head and not yours.”

The bearded man was stunned for a few seconds. Then, he mumbled even louder. He slapped against the ground like a fish on land.