Chapter 445 - 147: You Are My Slave
And also...
A box of C4.
By the time Chen Yan returned to Jinling Prefecture, the domestic news about the death of this internationally renowned oligarch had already lost its heat.
After all, the average citizen in Dragon Country wasn’t very familiar with this international tycoon.
The latest public spotlight had shifted to a top celebrity scandal.
After returning home, Chen Yan called his girlfriend to let her know he was safe, and then he called Chu Keqing.
"The matter about helping me find some firearms, let’s put that on hold for now. I don’t need them at the moment."
Chen Yan’s tone was calm: "Also, get me another box of upper-grade talisman paper."
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On the third day back in Jinling Prefecture, Chen Yan had rested enough, and his body was in top condition.
Originally, Chen Yan planned to enter the Domain Realm tomorrow, for his third crossing... This time, he intended to complete his revenge plan thoroughly.
But at midnight, while meditating in the practice room and circulating Primordial Qi, Chen Yan suddenly felt irritable, restless, and uneasy.
It wasn’t a sense of danger.
Just a feeling of agitation!
An indescribable irritability!
As if a nameless fire was surging from within.
Chen Yan sat there with a cold expression for a while, gave up on circulating Primordial Qi, and got up to walk outside to the courtyard.
He sat outside and repeatedly chanted the Cloud Sect’s "Purifying Heart Spell" several times.
This "Purifying Heart Spell" was quite effective; usually, when he recited it, it would calm his mind significantly. Even during the Secret Realm trial in Japan, this spell had worked.
But tonight, after chanting it several times, Chen Yan still felt very irritable.
It was as if he wanted to vent, but didn’t know why he was angry or who he should be angry at.
Chen Yan realized that there was definitely something wrong with him!
The problem seemed to lie in his "Mental Realm."
In more mystical terms, perhaps it was a Heart Demon or something.
For a cultivator, this kind of thing could be trivial or grave.
Last time, when he returned from the ski resort, he experienced his first "kill" in life.
Back then, he also had some minor issues with his mental state, but fortunately, Lu Sisi was by his side. This pure and kind girl used her utmost gentleness to soothe his mind, bringing him back to normal.
This time... what was it for?
Because he killed a few more scumbags from Mao Country?
They were the ones who messed with me!
When others try to harm me, am I wrong to fight back?
Chen Yan knew that if he called Lu Sisi now, she would definitely rush over, offering all her tenderness, and he might find peace of mind like last time.
And Lu Sisi would definitely do it willingly.
But Chen Yan didn’t want to do that anymore.
He was just being stubborn!
Stubborn with himself!
So what if I killed a few bad people! If bad people want to harm me, can’t I strike back?
After striking back, am I supposed to feel irritable?
To hell with it!
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Since the Purifying Heart Spell isn’t working, I’ll stop reciting this useless spell!
Chen Yan simply went home to find an axe—from when he had set up a Spirit Gathering Array at home, when he bought large amounts of stone and cutting tools, there was an axe among them.
Chen Yan grabbed the axe, climbed over the villa’s fence in the dark, and went straight into the hill behind the neighborhood.
He walked deep into the mountain forest, to a deserted place, and after looking around, he picked a big tree, walked over, and gripped the axe with both hands.
Thud!!
Thud!!
Thud!!
With his current strength, and considering that the trees in this world were not as tough as the strange trees in the Domain Realm, Chen Yan felled a tree as thick as a basin with just three swings!
After chopping down the tree, Chen Yan dragged it aside, stood there, and once again swung the axe.
His blood flowed rapidly through his veins, he felt like he was full of energy, and as he swung the axe, the tree trunk got split into sections under the axe blade, chopped into pieces...
Chen Yan chopped continuously for nearly two hours before finally exhaling a long breath.
Only at this point did his mood gradually calm down as he looked at the pile of wood in front of him...
It wasn’t even firewood because Chen Yan’s chopping wasn’t precise; the chopped pieces were uneven and irregularly shaped.
The nameless fire in his heart seemed to have left, or perhaps hadn’t truly left, but was temporarily pacified after being vented.
However, Chen Yan felt much more relieved.
Looking at the tree stump nearby.
Hmm, when the forestry patrol comes by in a few days and sees this scene, they’ll probably report it.
Chopping down trees is illegal, after all.
Chen Yan curled his lips.
He should anonymously donate some money to a public welfare organization focused on reforestation someday.
Chen Yan shouldered the axe, made his way through the woods, and went home.
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Back home, drenched in sweat from chopping trees, Chen Yan took a shower and changed his clothes.
The axe now had a notch in it—after all, it was a mass-produced item made of ordinary materials, not of high quality.
Chen Yan originally intended to head to the Domain Realm tomorrow, but after releasing his pent-up energy, he tossed himself onto the bed after washing up.
In no time, he unexpectedly fell asleep.
Well, thinking back carefully... ever since that day, the day the Mouses infiltrated the villa.