Chapter 177: Starting by Killing a Dog to Take Its Nest

West City, Outer Ring.

A figure poked his head out from a dilapidated street corner. His face was covered in stains and mud, and his eyes scanned the surroundings quickly. After confirming that no one was passing by, he rushed toward the trash can across the street!

He reached the trash can, tied up the entire trash bag in a few quick movements, and rushed back to the original corner at high speed.

He stared with eyes so hungry they were turning green, tore open the trash bag frantically, and rummaged through it like a wild dog. Seeing half a piece of unfinished bread, he didn't care about the black liquid sticking to it and stuffed it into his mouth!

He was like someone who hadn't eaten for days, greedily and frantically tearing at everything edible, making the chewing sounds only a beast would make... His pale, thin body curled up in the dark corner, looking from afar like a jackal that could be blown apart by the wind at any moment.

This was the first meal Jian Changsheng had eaten in over ten days.

Ever since he was discovered at Winter Harbor and sent to the Starry Chamber of Commerce, he hadn't been able to eat a single thing. After all, the people in the Chamber of Commerce didn't intend to let him live; they were all of the attitude that they would shatter his soul to gather evidence and let him vanish into thin air. No one would think to feed him anything. Even if the Starry Chamber of Commerce was rich, they wouldn't waste resources on a corpse.

It was a pity that he didn't die after the first soul-shattering evidence gathering, and he still didn't die after the second. After surviving the third time, Jian Changsheng was thrown into the dungeon, ignored... If it weren't for the powerful vitality brought to him by [Blood Garment], Jian Changsheng would probably have starved to death in the dungeon.

But the mental pain brought by the soul-shattering evidence gathering had also hollowed out his body. In one desperate struggle after another, his fat and muscles were consumed frantically. After three times of evidence gathering, his weight was less than 80 pounds; he was basically skin and bones.

Jian Changsheng ate half a piece of bread, a rotten apple, and a few yellowed vegetable leaves in one breath, and the extreme hunger was finally eased slightly.

Just then, he heard a commotion from the distant street, as if someone was approaching. His whole body tensed up, and he hid in the dead corner against the wall, his eyes flashing with murderous intent and vigilance.

However, those people didn't seem to notice this place. After rummaging around the street, they headed straight into the distance.

"To catch me... they actually went to such great lengths?" Jian Changsheng muttered to himself, listening to the departing footsteps.

Jian Changsheng had grown up in the Starry Chamber of Commerce, so he knew very well how much power they had in Aurora City... Anywhere there were people, there could be their informants, so he could only avoid crowds and operate in deserted and narrow places.

But how long could he hide like this? He couldn't live a life on the run forever. If this was what life was like after surviving, he would rather have been killed by Chen Ling in the Ancient Soldier Treasury.

But where could he go now?

Jian Changsheng’s father’s figure appeared in his mind immediately... He had finally escaped death, and his father must still think he was dead. He wondered how he was living alone? Jian Changsheng desperately wanted to go home and take a look, but soon, he rejected this idea.

His father was originally a servant of the Yan family. After he broke out of prison, those people would inevitably keep a close watch on his home. Once he went back, he would be walking right into a trap.

Jian Changsheng’s brain worked quickly, recalling everyone he could trust in Aurora City, and finally locked onto one figure... Now, the only person he could rely on was him.

Jian Changsheng hid in the corner and closed his eyes to rest until the sky turned dark and there were basically no pedestrians on the road, then he opened his eyes and set off.

He nimbly climbed onto the surrounding roofs, moving like a ghost between the eaves and walls under the cover of night,掠过 (sweeping) silently across several streets, and finally landed near a house.

Jian Changsheng didn't rush into the house, but hid in the corner of the street opposite, scanning the surroundings vigilantly with his eyes, as if confirming whether there was anyone in ambush in the dark.

Just then, the door of the house was opened, and a figure carrying several bags of trash walked straight toward the trash can opposite.

Seeing that figure, Jian Changsheng’s eyes lit up slightly.

As the figure approached, Jian Changsheng, hiding not far away, lowered his voice and called out softly: "Uncle!"

The figure was startled, his eyes subconsciously looking toward here. When he saw Jian Changsheng, whose face was full of stains and whose body was dirty, he was stunned for a long time, and surprise appeared in his eyes!

He didn't speak to answer, but continued to throw the trash into the trash can calmly, while shaking his head slightly at Jian Changsheng, his gaze drifting toward his own house behind him...

Seeing this, Jian Changsheng seemed to understand something, and his face was extremely ugly.

Those people from the Starry Chamber of Commerce had actually found even this place?

The owner of this house was his uncle who had watched him grow up. However, ever since his mother died and his father took him into the Yan family, the two families had no contact. Logically, those people from the Yan family shouldn't have seen them...

But even so, informants had been planted here, and they were hidden extremely well. They must have calculated that he would come here and wanted to wait for him like a rabbit waiting for a tree.

If he hadn't happened to run into his uncle going out to throw trash, he probably would have been caught.

Jian Changsheng broke out in a cold sweat. He hid in the corner without moving, watching his uncle finish throwing the trash and turn back into the house. As the light from the door crack disappeared completely, Jian Changsheng felt that the last ray of light in his life had also disappeared.

He smiled bitterly, and a touch of despair appeared in his eyes. Just then, the door opened again, and his uncle walked out carrying two new bags of trash.

"Why are you throwing trash again?" His aunt’s surprised voice sounded from inside the house.

"These things are expired, they'll attract bugs if left here." His uncle replied at the door, walked straight across the street, and placed the two bags of trash next to the trash can.

Immediately after, he looked up in the direction of Jian Changsheng and whispered:

"Xiao Jian, my house is being watched... You should suffer outside for a while. There are some things here enough for you to eat for a few days... If you really don't have a place to stay, there's a dog house under the barren hill at the west end of the street... Although the environment is harsh, at least it can block the wind and rain."

After saying this quickly, his uncle turned back into the house. Jian Changsheng looked at this scene blankly, and a touch of warmth appeared in his eyes.

Xiao Jian... he hadn't heard this address for a long time.

Jian Changsheng looked around and saw no one, so he picked up the two trash bags and followed his uncle’s directions to the barren hill. In the dense, deserted woods, there was indeed a wooden dog house standing there.

This dog house should have been left by the previous owner next door, but it had been completely abandoned after they moved. Now, a wild dog from somewhere was crouching inside. Seeming to hear Jian Changsheng’s arrival, it stood up vigilantly, making a low growl in its throat.

Jian Changsheng looked at this scene blankly, suddenly feeling an inexplicable desolation. He never thought that one day, he would need to fight a wild dog for a place to live and find things to eat in a trash can.

His life and self-esteem were already humbler than a wild dog’s. He couldn't return home, and he had talent but nowhere to use it... And all of this was thanks to the Starry Chamber of Commerce.

Jian Changsheng took a deep breath, let go of the two trash bags, and walked slowly toward the wild dog... A murderous intent of hatred appeared on his pale face.

His life had already hit rock bottom; no matter what, it couldn't be worse than it was now. As long as he could live, he would have a chance to take revenge...

Everything would start by killing the dog and taking its nest.