"Are you really going to wait three days?"
Enveloped by the night, Old Qin stood on the roof of an abandoned building in the old city quarter, where he could overlook the crisscrossing alleys below. Clad in a black trench coat, he narrowed his eyes towards a distant, ancient alleyway.
That alley was Lion Alley.
"How could I?" Tie Wu laughed, "Do I look like a fool? How could I possibly wait in Da Du for three days, by then the flowers would have withered."
Killing a person doesn’t take that long.
If the Flower Banner decided to move against Lu Nanjin... it would only take one night.
He just wanted to see... under the pressure exerted by Central Continent, how would the Zhao Family choose?
A very light notification sound for communication.
Tie Wu silently answered the call for a moment, then hung up the message and shook his head, sighing, "Zhao Xilai has gotten through to the Central Continent Council, hoping they will withdraw the Angel Envoy..."
Old Qin frowned, "He should know that’s impossible..."
"Really, the older you get, the more muddled you become. I came under the orders of Lord Divine, how could the council possibly call me back?" Tie Wu sneered, "But this also shows that the comatose patient in Changye City is still sleeping; otherwise, Zhao Xilai wouldn’t have thought of this method."
Linking to Central Continent, hoping to restrain the Angel Envoy’s actions.
It sounded... indeed a bit farcical.
Such a level of operation is meticulously planned, it wouldn’t include any misunderstandings, let alone being easily revoked.
"Or perhaps... this is a warning?" Old Qin knit his brows, "Assuming East Continent was prepared to retaliate, linking up with the Central Continent Council, asking for the withdrawal of the Angel Envoy... it should be considered a forthright warning action."
"You always think too much..."
Tie Wu was dismissive as he glanced at the time and rubbed his hands in anticipation, "I was originally planning to wait another day, but now, I can’t wait a second longer..."
Not far from here was Lion Alley.
At the end of Lion Alley was an old mansion with lights constantly lit. An invisible force shielded it from the outside senses, appearing to be some unique sealing object—unless one entered the yard, they wouldn’t be able to see its true situation inside.
Quite a lot of security force had gathered around Lion Alley.
After reaching a cooperation understanding with South Bay, Chen San had dispatched several of his elite men to be responsible for the safety of Lion Alley.
Just as Tie Wu was about to leap from the rooftop of the abandoned building, Old Qin suddenly stretched out a hand and, lightning-fast, grabbed his shoulder. A surge of strength burst forth, forcing Tie Wu’s floating feet back to the ground with a thud.
"Let’s wait a little longer...someone is about to make a move."
Old Qin calmly pointed towards a trace of blackness flowing in the distance of the night sky... There, flowed an Extraordinary Aura, well concealed yet faintly discernible was the intent to kill.
Tie Wu staggered and, grabbing the hem of his trench coat that had fallen to the ground, floated unsteadily back to his feet.
He looked into the distance, muttering, "Is this... Flower Banner’s people?"
"I’ve seen this woman when I first came to Da Du... This is one of Zhao Xilai’s subordinates," said Old Qin impassively. "It seems the Flower Banner has made its decision. We might as well just watch from here."
"The last task, old city quarter, Fulin Lane..."
Gu Shen walked out of an old mansion in Fulin Lane. The task prompts on the Holographic Glasses ticked off one after another automatically, then vanished, signifying that the tasks assigned by Deep Sea based on computing power had temporarily come to an end.
Three men lay face up in the yard, their brows scorched with a hole, and unexploded fire-thunder tubes at their waists... The scene wasn’t grisly because the temperature of Chi Huo was so high it had burned the blood around their brows.
All three were Transcendents.
However... the battle in the yard had lasted only five minutes, four of which Gu Shen had used to absorb the deceased’s Extraordinary Essence.
Insufficient spiritual power, struck by Chi Huo, it was almost an instant death game.
"Congratulations, another ’thrilling’ battle," said Lu Nanjin, leaning against the gate of the yard, boredly yawning, "It seems the tasks chosen by the teacher are... a bit too simple for you."
As a "backup", she accompanied Gu Shen on the missions to eliminate the members of Changjiu Foundation. From the initial worry to amazement, astonishment, and now to taking it for granted, it only took half a day.
If it took Gu Shen more than five minutes to deal with a Transcendent of the same level... only then would she be surprised.
These tasks might look simple, but in reality... they were very suitable for him. Fighting against low-level Transcendents had remarkably enhanced his control over the Chi Huo, and the scattered Extraordinary Essence accumulated in small batches had been quite a harvest that afternoon.
The teacher knew the characteristics of Chi Huo.
To engulf the black spot, a large amount of essence is needed... and the missions to clear the Foundation members provided an excellent opportunity to collect scattered essence.
Gu Shen was not picky.
The senior sister was also very cooperative as she would silently return to the gate after finishing a battle, covering for Gu Shen... Every Transcendent has their secrets; he had his, and naturally, the little junior brother was no exception.
She had inadvertently caught a glimpse of Gu Shen collecting the "Extraordinary Essence" of the deceased...
This act actually went against what people understood about the nature of Extraordinary Essence!
In the outside world, it would definitely cause a tremendous sensation!
However, Lu Nanjin was only slightly surprised and did not have many other thoughts.