Chapter 409: Chapter 397: It’s Simply Nonsense! (Please Subscribe)
"President!"
"President!"
The people guarding the hall, upon seeing Shi Tao stride in, all showed expressions of respect.
"Hmm."
Shi Tao nodded and said, "It’s getting late. You all should head back."
"President, you?"
Sun Wei felt a sense of unease growing within him.
This conversation may not have yielded any good results...
"Don’t worry about it."
Shi Tao waved his hand and smiled, "It’s late, I should go back as well. As for the matter with Jiulong City, don’t worry, I will report it to the Awakened Association. There won’t be any issues."
"President!"
Sun Wei’s eyes were filled with deep reluctance.
If not for the President, he would have been long dead.
Moreover, earlier the President had taken the time to use a Cloud Jade Fruit to open several of his meridians.
"President, it’s already late, why don’t you wait until tomorrow morning to return to the headquarters?" Xu Jie quickly suggested.
"Yes, President, going back now is too dangerous. Who knows how many Fierce Beasts are wandering outside. There’s safety in numbers, President, please stay for the night."
"President..."
The people were all reluctant to part?
Shi Tao shook his head and walked straight out.
Everyone quickly chased after him, only to find that he had already vanished from sight.
"The President has left..."
Someone said, and immediately, tears welled up in everyone’s eyes.
Yes, the President had just left, and who knows if they would have the chance to meet again. If they did, when would that be?
At that moment, footsteps were heard from behind.
"Brother Chen?"
"Brother Chen!"
"It’s Brother Chen!"
Everyone turned around.
"Brother Chen, the President?" Sun Wei asked with worry on his face.
"Don’t worry, with the President’s strength, getting back to Jiangnan City won’t be very dangerous." Chen Fan reassured.
After all, around those large cities, Fierce Beasts were rarely seen.
Of course, if you went out at night, that’s hard to say.
"I see."
Sun Wei and the others exchanged glances, slightly relieved.
If Brother Chen said so, the President should be fine.
"Brother Chen, then?" Sun Wei hesitated, clearly wanting to ask about the result of the conversation between the two.
Chen Fan shook his head.
"!"
Sun Wei and the others instantly turned pale.
"Relax, things aren’t as bad as you think."
Chen Fan smiled wryly.
He scanned the group, contemplating something, and then decided it wasn’t necessary to say anything. After all, the people of Jiulong City were dead, and if there were any troubles, it was between the Awakened Association and his other identity.
As for compensation, he would make more high-quality elixirs.
"President, let’s leave it at that. I’ll go and get busy now."
"Alright, alright."
Sun Wei hurriedly replied.
Despite a lot of questions still lingering in his mind.
"Everyone disperse, those who need to rest should rest, those who need to cultivate should cultivate."
"Yes, President."
Upon hearing this, people began to leave in groups of threes and twos.
Soon, only Sun Wei, Xu Jie, and a few others remained.
"President?"
Xu Jie whispered, "Brother Chen still doesn’t want to give up investigating that matter, does he?"
"Probably."
Sun Wei sighed.
The few of them exchanged glances, looking perplexed.
Brother Chen was truly stubborn... Even the President himself couldn’t dissuade him.
"Who knows what the outcome will be?"
"Yes, with Brother Chen like this, it must be difficult for the President too, right?"
"Indeed, but I still hope one day Brother Chen can harshly humiliate Ling Yu!"
"Easier said than done? Don’t forget, the President protects his own fiercely. He wouldn’t just watch his disciple get beaten up. Even if Brother Chen could defeat Ling Yu, it would be hard to do anything to him."
Listening to this, everyone sighed in unison.
The night was getting deeper.
Around nine, ten o’clock, the streets were deserted, and most of the houses were in darkness.
After a long day, many people were already in bed, drifting into dreams.
Occasionally, whispering could be heard from inside the houses.
"Wife, I never thought we’d one day live in such a big city and such a large house."
A middle-aged man lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling, smiling.
"Yes, I never thought so either."
A woman’s voice replied, "When those Awakeners came to us, I thought they were lying. What if they got angry if we didn’t agree? So we packed our things and came, who knew everything would be true."
"Yes."
The man murmured, "I heard it was all because of the President. His orders allowed us ordinary people to live here without spending a penny, something that would have been unimaginable before. Back then, just reaching here alive was uncertain."
"Exactly." The woman sighed in relief.
On the way here, she didn’t know how many times they were attacked by Fierce Beasts.
In fact, most of the time she didn’t even realize they were under attack.
It was always the Awakeners who eliminated the threats, only then did they become aware of what had happened.
"Wife, how should we thank the kind President?" The man turned to his wife.
"How should we thank the kind President?" The woman was stumped.
She felt that as ordinary people, they simply had no way to repay him.
Because they felt like people from two different worlds.
"Hehehe."
At that moment, sudden laughter broke the silence of the room.
By the faint moonlight, they saw a figure in black standing in the room, cloaked entirely in a large robe, revealing only his lips.
The woman clung tightly to her husband.
The man was also terrified, trembling, "Who... who are you? Why are you in our home? Get out! Now! Or I’ll call for help!"
"Go ahead," the figure in black chuckled, "Call as loud as you want, no one will come to save you."
"What do you want?"
The man realized something and screamed.
"Help! Help!"
"Someone, help us! Please!"
The couple’s desperate cries echoed through the still night. Logically, this volume should have woken many people.
But strangely, there was no response from outside.
Their shouts gradually weakened, realizing something was amiss.
"No strength left?"
The black-clad figure’s mouth twitched into a mocking smile, "Keep calling, you were shouting so loudly just now. Shall I give you a moment to rest and then you can shout again?"
"What do you want?"
The man pleaded, "Please, don’t hurt us. We’ll do anything you want."
"Yes, sir, please, don’t kill us. We’ve just moved here and don’t understand the rules. If we did something wrong, you have such a big heart, please forgive us. If not, we’ll move out first thing tomorrow, okay?"
The woman was already in tears.
She suspected this person was one of the city’s original inhabitants.
These old residents had clearly resented newcomers. Had it not been for the Awakeners maintaining order, conflicts would have already erupted.
But she never expected them to come seek trouble at night, and in such a bizarre manner.
"No, no, no."
The black-clad figure flashed a grin with gleaming white teeth, "If you didn’t move here, how would we have this great opportunity? So many prey, lambs to the slaughter, hard to find outside, you know?"
"What do you want? Someone, help us!"
"Is there anyone who can come save us!"
The couple clung to each other, screaming desperately.
The man seemed to savor the scene, his smile growing.
A moment later, he smacked his lips and muttered, "No, I can’t waste too much time. If I don’t meet tonight’s target, Sister Ru will punish me."
With that thought, a shiver ran through his body. A smaller than before black ball appeared in his hand.
At the same time, he chanted something.
From the black ball, dozens of tendrils emerged, stabbing towards the couple. They tried to fend off with pillows and blankets but to no avail. The tendrils pierced through them and then their bodies.
Soon, their bodies were drained, leaving no traces, just some scattered clothes on the bed.
"Nineteenth, twentieth."
The black-clad figure contentedly put the black ball away and took the clothes into his space items.
After checking carefully, confirming nothing was left behind, he vanished.
Elsewhere, several others in black were repeating the same act.
In silence, some people disappeared.
In the shadows, a group of men gathered, one whispering.
"This Zhang Ru is out of control!"
The leading man’s face was grim, "Lord Bishop said to observe for a few days and understand the situation before acting. She’s treating his words like air? Besides,"
The man’s eyes showed fear, "Li Ping might not be as simple as we thought. Even if Lord Bishop came, he might not be a match. Perhaps, we shouldn’t have come to Anshan City."