Coming to steal the kill??
Fang Yu was dumbfounded.
Upon closer inspection, isn’t this Lord Li Baizhen’s arrow!
Well, look, I just finished up here, and you’ve already arrived, huh!
Luckily I was fast enough, otherwise you would have stolen the kill. How could I even sleep tonight? I’d be furious!
As if to confirm Fang Yu’s words.
Soon after, a figure dashed into Ronghua Dyeing Factory.
Looking up, the gate was destroyed, walls collapsed, and the square was littered with debris, bodies, and blood everywhere, a horrifying sight.
Amidst the wreckage, a young man sat calmly next to a massive corpse, glancing sideways at himself.
Just one look, and Lord Li Baizhen felt an inexplicable sense of alarm.
The cruel corpses scattered around, contrasted with the calm demeanor of the youth, created a stark contrast, evoking a unique sense of detachment.
It was as if the youth was indifferent to everything in this world, as if he didn’t belong here.
This bizarre feeling had just arisen...
"Lord Li Baizhen—wowwww—you’re finally here!!"
The youth, tears streaming, body trembling, as if holding back a breath, had suddenly found a vent.
All notions of detachment, all feelings of uniqueness, were gone.
What remained was just an ordinary young man who had survived a desperate battle.
Lord Li Baizhen strode over and embraced Fang Yu in his arms.
"How are you! Are you hurt! Don’t be scared, I’m here!"
While speaking, Lord Li Baizhen looked around.
One head, two heads, three heads, four... five???
Lord Li Baizhen’s eyes widened. There were signs of five demon corpses at the scene!
What... is happening?
Weren’t we just supposed to scout the area? How did it turn into this??
Lord Li Baizhen remembered clearly, Fang Yu was just supposed to help Ding Hui check out Ronghua Dyeing Factory.
Checking it out, in Lord Li Baizhen’s view, meant investigating suspicious individuals, and if definite information was obtained, to immediately return and let him lead a team to strike.
With the forces Fang Yu had, how could he take direct action!
And the number of demons was too many!
Just a dye factory hiding five demons, it’s like poking a demon nest!
To think that during their regular patrols, after looking for a long time, they might find just one demon.
Lord Li Baizhen wanted to ask Fang Yu for details.
But he saw that Fang Yu’s posture had not changed since the beginning.
Moved, he grasped Fang Yu’s trembling hand, and Lord Li Baizhen immediately understood.
"Qi-blood deficit, physical exhaustion..."
Lord Li Baizhen looked at Fang Yu in his arms with a complex expression, pained yet also sighing.
He, too, had experienced this.
It was a state he fell into after escaping from a battle that was almost certain death.
The entire body devoid of strength, stiff, seemingly trembling, but actually, it was all muscle spasms, not voluntary movement.
It was a sequelae of pushing beyond physical limits and depleting all power.
It would take a long time of rest and recuperation to recover.
During this period, medicine and dietary supplements were needed to assist, to nourish and restore, otherwise the body couldn’t recover, equating to exhausting potential, and the path of martial arts would end.
"Don’t be afraid, it’s over! I’m here, everything will be fine!"
Of course, Fang Yu wasn’t afraid, the battle was over, and he had gathered his heads.
No more ’tears’ flowing, no more acting, cards on the table, and naturally, it was settled.
Feigning weakness, he said: "Lord Li Baizhen, is Wu Ruqiang still alive?"
Hearing this, Lord Li Baizhen slowly shook his head.
At the entrance of Ronghua Dyeing Factory, he had seen a muddy mess of a corpse, next to which was an Identity Card labeled ’Wu Ruqiang’.
It was just that he was rushed to rescue and hadn’t had time to think further.
Now, as Fang Yu asked, even Lord Li Baizhen couldn’t help but sigh.
Wu Ruqiang had been with him for quite a long time, a good three or four years, always diligent, and very efficient in handling tasks.
Most notably, she had good relations with other colleagues.
Although not much of a talker, somehow, she had notable interpersonal skills, like a social butterfly, always at the center of attention.
Lord Li Baizhen had assigned Wu Ruqiang to Fang Yu’s team, also to let Fang Yu rub off some of that social butterfly’s prowess, to quickly integrate him into his team.
But unexpectedly, they ran into such a demon nest, not only was the team wiped out, but the surviving demon martial artists were also nearly dead.
Fang Yu was a card given to Lord Li Baizhen by superiors, although for those superiors, it might just be a casual move.
But for Lord Li Baizhen, it was a huge opportunity.
He wanted to climb up, accumulate enough power, and then settle some matters with someone from the Li Family...
While Lord Li Baizhen was thinking this, Fang Yu suddenly spoke.
Fang Yu sounded dejected, but then seemed to remember something, gathering unknown strength, he abruptly grabbed Lord Li Baizhen’s arm.
"The demons, there was infighting!"
"After Wu Ruqiang and I led the team to search, suddenly a demon’s top burst out with red steam, then it revealed its demon nature, starting to attack indiscriminately."
"Then the other demons also exploded into their true demon forms, with several of them also emitting streaks of red steam, and then they began attacking each other, fighting."
"I realized something was wrong, and immediately asked someone to find you. The rest of us went to slay the demons."
"However, the demons were too powerful, we were just struggling to survive."
"In the chaos, I kept fighting, looking for a chance to escape, but the demons simply didn’t intend to let anyone live."