Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Chapter 12: Border Night
As the sun sets, orange light falls on the endless mountains, and bits of light flow down the mountain ridges like gold powder. At the foot of the mountain, a few voices can be heard from time to time in the dilapidated town, and then it quickly becomes quiet.

Lin Xiao's shadow stretched out very long in the setting sun. Looking at the broken stone tablet on the roadside, he could only vaguely make out a blurry word "渡".

Rongguan Ferry was originally the ferry crossing of the Tianhun Empire on the west coast. However, with the collision and compression between the Sun and Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent, endless mountains rose from the ground to replace the coast, and this place was gradually abandoned and deserted.

Only some people who secretly cross the border will settle here.

There were already quite a few people in the town. One after another, their eyes peeked out from the darkness. After seeing Lin Xiao under the black cloak, they just glanced at him warily and then paid no more attention.

Most of the people who come here are dressed like this, and there is a tacit understanding among everyone not to ask about other people's identities.

Lin Xiao found a pretty good room and sat down against the corner. The half roof above his head could at least block some of the wind and sand.

It was extremely difficult to find someone in such a huge Tianhun Empire. Lin Xiao did not hold much hope from the beginning. Even the Holy Spirit Church only sent some people out for show.

I closed my eyes gently, thinking about Xu He, when suddenly a low voice came from outside the house.

"Hey, are you just passing through or doing business?"

Lin Xiao looked outside the house. The front door had long since rotted away, leaving no trace of where it was. A tall, burly man was watching him from a distance, his face covered by a scarf. His eyes were full of vigilance as he looked him up and down.

"What business are you in?" Lin Xiao did not answer, but asked back.

The burly man glanced behind him, and Lin Xiao followed suit. Several people dressed similarly to the burly man were surrounding a square object covered in black cloth. Intermittent sobbing could be heard faintly from within.

"You've got the wrong person. I don't do human trafficking." Lin Xiao shook his head, then ignored the burly man and closed his eyes again.

Seeing this, the burly man looked at the mask on Lin Xiao's face for a few more seconds before walking away with a frown.

"Brother, isn't that the person who contacted us before?" A voice sounded from the crowd with the strong man.

"Probably not."

"But today is the last day. No one is going to make fun of us, right?"

"Wait a little longer. If he doesn't come tonight, we'll leave here early tomorrow morning."

The conversation between the few people did not escape Lin Xiao's perception. After they walked away, Lin Xiao opened his eyes again and looked at their backs from afar. After thinking for a long time, he shook his head slightly without any other movement.

The afterglow of the setting sun faded completely, and a crescent moon gradually rose. There were no soul guides for lighting here, and the only light in the entire Rongguan Ferry was the dim glow of the campfires.

Lin Xiao, who was meditating, suddenly opened his eyes, looked up at the sky slightly, and then his gaze fell on the door and looked outside the town.

Amid the noisy wind in my ears, several hurried footsteps were getting closer and closer.

Soon, five blurry figures appeared in Lin Xiao's field of vision. They were all wearing cloaks, just like most people here. However, as they got closer, he discovered that the color of their cloaks was not black like his, but a very rare dark green.

"Brother, it seems like someone else is coming."

Among the group of people who had looked for Lin Xiao before, the one who was on night watch also noticed something and woke up the strong man next to him.

"Go ask." "Okay."

The night watchman stood up and approached the five people. "Are you here on a journey or doing business?"

"Business." A female voice came from under the cloak. "I've contacted them before."

The man's brows lit up with joy when he saw this, and he quickly turned around and said, "Brother, it's them."

"Well, let's check the goods." The burly man stood up and raised his chin to the side.

One of them ran to the object covered by black cloth and raised his hand. A metal cage appeared in front of them.

Two stunningly beautiful women were tied up among them, their bodies and faces covered in scales, unlike those of humans. Suddenly catching sight of the situation outside, they struggled excitedly, but their mouths were gagged and they could only make incoherent noises.

Dragon Girl?

Lin Xiao quickly recognized the object beneath the black cloth. This was a popular item among the nobles of the Sun-Moon Empire, not something that ordinary people could possess. How could it have ended up here?

Before he could figure it out, the crescent moon in the sky suddenly split into two, and a silvery-white light fell from the sky like a sickle blade. In the blink of an eye, a head rolled to the ground. Only then did the six soul rings, two yellow, two purple and two black, slowly rise.

In an instant, lights of various colors lit up everywhere in Rongguan Ferry, and people fled in all directions out of the town.

The people who had been resting here had obviously noticed the situation here a long time ago. Seeing that something was wrong, they all fled.

Lin Xiao flashed and blended in with them. He had already guessed something from their dark green cloaks, and now he was even more certain of his guess, with no intention of staying here.

Those people didn't care much about the others who escaped, they just kept their eyes on those who were doing the human trafficking.

"Who are you? How dare you lay hands on the things of the Ordinary Alliance!" The burly man saw that things were not going well and started to move the people behind him. Unfortunately, the people in dark green cloaks didn't care at all. Two of them went to rescue the people in the cage, and the others had already rushed into the crowd.

One of them raised his right hand, and eight soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and four black—rose around him. Before the Eight-Ring Soul Douluo, these people were quickly wiped out, leaving only blood scattered across the ground, blending with the mottled traces within Rongguan Ferry.

"Senior, how should we deal with these two people?"

"You and Ming'er take them to a nearby city to find officials from the Heavenly Soul Empire. After explaining their origins, let them make the arrangements. Sister Ruoruo and I will accompany Teacher Fan to complete the mission with the Soul Guidance Department."

The leading man said this and looked into the dark distance again.

Lin Xiao, who had already left, paused, obviously having sensed the aura of Soul Douluo rising behind him. He took a deep breath and his speed increased a bit.

Not to mention that Soul Douluo, the cultivation of the others was no weaker than his own. In addition, they were dressed in dark green. Apart from the Shrek Supervisory Group, Lin Xiao couldn't think of anyone else who would send such a soul master to this remote place.

Moreover, Shrek Academy is also very generous and will send an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo whenever they ask.

Lin Xiao glanced around and quickly headed in one direction. Perhaps because of his identity as an evil spirit master, he felt somewhat guilty in front of those people. Traveling so late at night would be too conspicuous, so he decided to find a place to stay as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)