I Built a Home on the Back of the Black Tortoise

Chapter 12: Mysterious man, who are you?

“Instead of living a good life, he actually wants to become a thief.”

Agu angrily stuffed the meat into the bag. He even stuffed the dried meat of the wolf that the chief could not bear to eat.

“I think I’ve taken too much.”

He saw that his bag was as high as half a person’s height and it weighed at least a hundred pounds or more.

At that moment, the door of the storage room opened without a sound.

Mu Liang slowly came behind Agu. He covered Agu’s mouth with one hand and pressed the military knife against his throat.

“Wuuu…” Agu wanted to struggle, but he was so scared that he didn’t dare to move.

“Don’t move, or there will be a hole in your throat.” Mu Liang’s low and hoarse voice sounded in Agu’s ears.

“……” Agu immediately raised his hands to show that he would not resist.

“You’re a smart guy.”

Mu Liang said in a flat tone, “Listen and you will live.”

“Hmm!!!” Agu slightly nodded his head.

“Very good. Since you are so obedient, I’ll tell you something as a reward.”

As Mu Liang’s tone became more and more flat, it sent chills down Agu’s spine.

“As soon as you left, I broke your chief’s neck.”

When Mu Liang said those words in a calm voice, Au’s heart tremble

“……” Agu’s eyes widened in fear. His entire body trembled, and goosebumps appeared on his arms.

As soon as he left, the chief’s neck was broken.

Doesn’t it mean that the mysterious man behind him was also in the hall at that time!!!

“It’s exactly what you are thinking. I was in the hall and I was watching you guys.”

Mu Liang confirmed Agu’s guess in a hoarse voice.

He had been using the interrogation and intimidation skills he learned as a special soldier from the very beginning.

“Hmm…” Agu let out a muffled sound.

“You’re a smart person. Don’t turn around and don’t make any noise.”

Mu Liang slowly let go of Agu’s mouth and put away his military knife

Agu spoke in a low voice, “Is there something that Your Excellency wants me to do?”

Agu had discovered that he was still useful for the other party since the mysterious person said these words to him and didn’t immediately kill him.

“No, I don’t want you to do anything for me.” Mu Liang said indifferently.

“Uh…” Agu became speechless and froze in place.

“By the way, Bloodbeard’s scouts were also killed by me.”

Mu Liang’s tone was light as he said, “Bloodbeard’s scout didn’t return today. Maybe a new scout will come over tomorrow and discover that the camp leader is dead. What do you think Bloodbeard will do?”

“Gulp~~” Agu gulped down in horror.

What else would he do? Of course, he would bring his people over and turn the entire camp into his trophy.

“This…… This will be the payment for this message.” Mu Liang lightly picked up the cloth bag containing the dried meat.

As he walked to the door, he turned his head and flatly said, “I’ll be watching you, smart guy.”

“……” Agu’s face stiffened, and he was on the verge of tears.

Can you stop paying attention to me? I’m just an idiot.

However, he did not dare to speak or move.

Mu Liang did not care about Agu’s reaction. If the other party was too stupid, he wouldn’t even be able to help him with his plan.

Later he would send the tricolored lizard so that it could leave a message to Agu with its claws: I am really paying attention to you.

What was the plan? It was an idea that Mu Liang came up with just now. Most of its details still needed to be improved.

“Now that I have the food, all that’s missing is the water.”

Mu Liang stayed in an empty room. He was waiting for the tricolored lizard to come over and take the dried meat back.

“Hiss~~”

It didn’t take long for the tricolored lizard to crawl in through the window.

“Mino will be very surprised.”

A smile appeared at the corner of Mu Liang’s mouth as he tied the dried meat on the back of the tricolored lizard.

He just came here to find water, but he ended up taking a lot of things with him without even realizing it.

Mu Liang sent the tricolored lizard away and headed towards the room where the water was kept.

There was a guard at the door.

As someone who already possessed the ‘Stealth’ ability, entering the room was extremely simple.

He casually threw a stone at the other end of the corridor to distract the guards’ attention.

Then he silently approached the guard and knocked him unconscious with a hand knife.

Mu Liang carefully pushed open the door. When he did not see anyone inside, he dragged the unconscious guard into the room.

There were torches in the room, so he could see the layout of the whole room clearly.

“So the underground well is here.”

Mu Liang came to the center of the room and lifted the wooden board, revealing a two-meter-wide well

A wooden bucket that was meant for fetching water was hanging next to the well. The well was dark, and no water could be seen.

“Wow……”

Mu Liang threw the bucket into the well and pulled it up with the rope. He found that the water was turbid and there was mud on the side of the bucket.

“Sure enough, it’s almost dry.”

The bucket was put back in place, and the well was also covered with a wooden board.

Since there was no water in the well, Mu Liang decided to check the wooden buckets in the corner of the room.

Each wooden barrel was about one meter high.

“Wow~~”

After Mu Liang shook the wooden bucket and heard the sound of water, he carried a bucket that was full of water on each of his shoulders.

With his current strength, holding two buckets of water was the same as holding two pieces of bread.

“This water should be enough for a while.”

Mu Liang carried the buckets and left leisurely.

…………

On the other hand, Agu still didn’t dare to move. After all, Mu Liang had really frightened him.

“Da Da Da……”

The sound of rapid footsteps came.

“Bang!”

Then suddenly, the door was pushed open.

The maid from earlier rushed in and anxiously shouted, “Agu, the chief is dead!”

“Is he really dead?”

Agu’s tense body relaxed, and he weakly held onto the table.

Then he asked, “Where and how did the chief die?”

“Just down the hall. His neck was broken.” The maid replied.

“If the chief is dead, then he was not lying to me.”

Agu’s mind spun, and he carefully recalled what the mysterious person had said not long ago.

His face changed, and he spoke in a bitter tone, “This means that Bloodbeard’s scouts are also dead.”

Escape, escape immediately.

With this thought in mind, Agu turned around, took another empty cloth bag, and started filling it with dried meat once again.

The maid was at a loss for words and asked: “Agu, the chief is dead. Do we still need to escape?”

“……” Agu’s body stiffened upon hearing this.

“Right, the chief is already dead.”

He didn’t have to run away in a hurry. He lowered his head and thought of a way out.

Agu’s mind inexplicably recalled the words of the mysterious person. Why would he tell him that Bloodbeard’s scouts had been killed?

Unless he had another reason.

Agu recalled the entire process of his contact with the mysterious person, and unconsciously uttered the last sentence: “I’ll be watching you, smart guy.”

Watch me? How is he going to watch me?

“Is he going to hide in the corner and watch me? Or will he pay attention to me in the crowd?”

“But I plan to escape with two people……”

Agu muttered to himself, and suddenly his face turned pale.

“So, if I escape alone, will I be killed by the mysterious man?”

He had finally figured out the intention of the mysterious person.

Agu turned his head to the dumbfounded maid and sharply ordered, “Go get the captains of the hunting party. I have something very important to tell everyone. It’s a matter of life and death for everyone in the camp.”

“I, I…… I got it.”

This was the first time the maidservant had seen her childhood friend’s face become so pale. Was he scared?

“Smart guy?” Agu laughed to himself.

Maybe the real intention of the mysterious person was for him to escape with the people in the camp.

“Mysterious man. Who are you?”