Beihai Province, Yanjiao.
An unknown village.
The sky was covered with dense clouds.
A drizzle fell gently, with occasional dull rumbles of thunder echoing from the horizon, rolling in, the bright lightning flashing intermittently among the continuous dark clouds.
Different weather every ten miles.
From the Imperial Capital to Yanjiao, the weather had grown increasingly harsh.
Alek walked on a country path that had become somewhat muddy, his brow furrowed.
For no reason.
Only because...
He had the feeling that someone was following him!
This feeling wasn’t very strong when he first left the Imperial Capital, almost non-existent, but the further he walked towards Yanjiao, the more desolate and open the place, the stronger the feeling became.
Until now...
He had arrived in the village.
The feeling had reached its peak!
"Plop—"
"Plop—"
"..."
The sound of footsteps echoed clearly in the drizzling rain.
Alek stopped in his tracks and suddenly turned his head.
In the misty drizzle...
Fields, earthen houses, village huts, willow trees, and weeds.
Vague and indistinct.
It looked like a rustic painting.
He said loudly, "You’ve followed me all the way. I’ve been aware of it for a long time. That’s enough, come out!"
After speaking, he stared unblinkingly at the surroundings, trying to catch any unusual movement.
Meanwhile.
Behind a willow tree not far from Alek.
Lin Beichen’s expression changed slightly at hearing this, thinking to himself: Was I discovered?
But in the next instant.
He figured out that the other party was trying to bluff him into revealing himself!
"It’s getting increasingly difficult to follow him."
"This time, it’s a feint."
"Next time, I might actually be discovered!"
From the moment he entered the village, Lin Beichen realized that it had no conditions suitable for following someone—no people, uncomplicated terrain, and an open view.
If he hadn’t reacted quickly just now, he would have been spotted already.
"However..."
"This village should be where the kidnappers are hiding, and also the place where my parents are being held, right?"
Thinking of this, Lin Beichen felt it was time to stop following and directly control the man to find out the specific location of the kidnappers’ hideout.
Although he could have done this earlier, he waited until now to take action.
It’s because...
If he acted too soon, he worried the target location would be too far away, providing his follower with too much room to maneuver, and he didn’t want to control him over rough terrains.
There were too many uncontrollable variables!
Of course, though Lin Beichen had decided to take action, he didn’t step forward directly.
He knew nothing about this person following him—didn’t know their skills or if they carried any weapons.
Based on this...
Showing himself rashly would be as foolish as anything.
At this moment, Lin Beichen realized how similar this situation was to the one in Xiaoqianmen Park not long ago when he captured a human trafficker!
He also needed a single move to subdue the enemy!
Only this time...
He had mastered the Palm Thunder.
There was no need to get close!
Checking the distance between himself and his follower, it was just right.
Without wasting time.
He didn’t even have time to pull out the Thunder Tribulation Sword from his shoulder bag.
He gathered the electric elements in his liver into his palm, then flicked his hand.
Instantly!
Accompanied by a ripping sound like lightning striking.
A blue-white electric light shot from Lin Beichen’s palm, passing through the drizzle, directly toward Alek not far away.
"Crack—!"
Hearing the sound, Alek, who was focused on observing the surroundings, felt a sudden tightness in his neck and all the hair on his body stood on end.
At the same time.
He first saw the blue-white electric light flashing from behind the willow tree.
"Where did the light behind the tree come from?"
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The thought had only just crossed his mind when the blue-white electric light magnified infinitely before his eyes.
"???"
He instinctively tried to dodge.
But before he could move.
He felt a numbing sensation in his arm, spreading throughout his body in an instant.
"What is this?"
"What’s this feeling?"
Alek was stunned, and then his face changed dramatically. He realized that he had been zapped!
Was that electric light just now?!
In an instant, Alek felt as if countless thick needles were continuously pricking him.
"Ah... Ah...!!"
His trembling screams echoed in the whispering rain.
With a ’plop’, he fell face-up on the muddy dirt road, his body twitching like a fish just pulled out of the water, his limbs flailing uncontrollably as if he were wrestling with himself.
Seeing this, Lin Beichen then walked out leisurely from behind the willow tree, came to Alek, took out nylon ropes and the Thunder Tribulation Sword from his shoulder bag, and then used the binding technique he had learned yesterday to tie Alek’s hands behind his back.
He had many questions to ask Alek, and he needed him to lead the way, so he was quite useful.
He wouldn’t kill Alek with the electric shock directly.
Lin Beichen was no longer the fledgling who didn’t even know the power of the electricity emitted from his palms at first.
With his current level of cultivation.
He had a clear understanding of his Palm Thunder’s power and could precisely control the strength of his attacks.
"Sh-sh—"
The fine rain drifted down, hazy like smoke.
After a while, Alek, who had fallen to the ground, stopped convulsing violently and only twitched occasionally, his consciousness gradually becoming clear.
At this moment, his face and body were covered with yellowish mud, making him look as if he had just been pulled out of a cesspit.
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