Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 194 Killing (Part 3)

Chen Li immediately felt relieved. He strolled around the neighborhood for a while, and seeing that the sun was about to set, he slowly walked back.

When I was almost home.

They discovered that the young, beautiful woman had returned.

I made three trips back and forth in just one day.

Chen Li looked like he had a toothache, and he was even a little afraid of her.

Upon seeing Chen Li, Feng Min's eyes lit up, and she quickly approached, anxiously asking, "Fellow Daoist, have you seen my husband?"

Chen Li was speechless and shook his head: "I haven't seen it yet!"

Upon hearing this, Feng Min's expression darkened, and she became filled with worry.

"Alas, I think this is a serious matter. According to you, first your husband disappeared without a trace, and after hearing the news, Fellow Daoist Lin also quickly went out to avoid trouble. You have probably provoked a powerful enemy." Chen Li sighed dramatically.

"What kind of formidable enemy hasn't even sent a single message?" Feng Min's face turned deathly pale, her lips trembling uncontrollably as she spoke, her eyes quickly turning bloodshot.

Although she spoke with doubt, she believed Chen Li's words to a great extent.

The day before the incident, when her husband returned home in the evening, he looked somewhat strange, with a hint of excitement. When she got close, she could also faintly smell the residual blood on him.

At the time, she didn't think much of it.

Now that I think about it.

But it was just a starting point!
I don't know if my husband is alive or dead now...

She's had a bad feeling ever since last night.

"I don't know about that. Perhaps the situation was too urgent at the time." Chen Li, with the appearance of a kind-hearted person, said frankly, "You are probably in a similar precarious situation now. In my opinion, you should do as Fellow Daoist Lin did and get away from Red Pillar City as soon as possible to avoid disaster!"

"Feng Min thanks Fellow Daoist for your guidance." Feng Min looked at Chen Li, her sorrowful eyes filled with gratitude, and she couldn't help but shed tears.

"Sigh, let's go, let's go quickly!" Chen Li urged, "Don't come over again. You've been running around three times a day, you're just asking for trouble."

"I've caused you trouble, fellow Daoist," Feng Min said apologetically. After speaking, she bowed deeply again and walked away hesitantly.

'Sigh, I still softened in the end. It's good that you left!' Chen Li sighed, withdrew his gaze, and turned to return to his residence.

……

The night is like water.

In the distance, towering trees cast a hazy red glow in the night sky.

The entire Stanley City appeared to be shrouded in a faint blood-red hue.

Huang Yu, slightly drunk, carried a pot of wine and drank as he walked.

"Damn it, damn it!"

He mumbled a few words, then suddenly broke down, sobbing, "I'm so sorry, sob sob sob..."

He would cry one moment and laugh the next, appearing somewhat erratic.

Several Qi Refining cultivators who were coming from the opposite direction were so frightened by what they saw that they quickly moved away.

For the past two days, he has been leaving early and returning late, voluntarily guarding the city gate, watching the passersby, trying to find the remnants of the Zhen Huan Sect. Over the years, he has been immersed in pain and unable to get out of it. This time, when he heard that the Zhen Huan Sect had been wiped out, he was undoubtedly the most enthusiastic among all the people.

Unfortunately, all of this was destined to be nothing but a mirage, a dream.

When Huang Yu stumbled to his doorstep, activated the formation, and pushed open the inner courtyard gate, he was completely unaware that a figure had silently followed him in like a ghost.

……

more than three hours later.

Chen Li used an invisibility spell and walked out the door covered in blood.

'Sure enough, I feel no guilt at all when killing men,' he thought to himself.

'I just didn't expect that this topaz would be so poor.'

As a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, he wore a low-grade second-tier robe for show and used a poor-quality mid-grade second-tier flying sword. He was inferior to many early-Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The storage bag was completely empty.

It can make a thief cry.

All the loose spirit stones he had on him totaled less than ten mid-grade spirit stones.

They're practically broke.

Only the second-tier low-grade magic array in the other party's mansion is slightly valuable.

The night grew deeper.

Chen Li walked briskly down the street, recalling the information he had just obtained from the interrogation.

There were indeed five people in this group.

However, one of them did not come to Stanley City and went their separate ways. His whereabouts are now unknown, so he had no choice but to give up.

The second piece of news concerns the True Soul Sect cultivator who suffered misfortune.

The other party's surname is Wu and given name is Houcheng.

A middle-aged or elderly monk.

Chen Li had little contact with the other party; they had only met a few times, so he could only say that they knew each other.

'Thank goodness it wasn't Hu Buwei or Xiao Yuan.' Chen Li thought to himself.
'This hidden danger has been resolved. As for Feng Min, now that she's left Stanley City, we probably won't see her again!'

Chen Li made his way through winding streets and alleys, and soon arrived home.

He took off his clothes, jumped into the lake for a bath to get rid of the smell of blood, and then made his way to Zhang Shuniang's room. He had been either cultivating or sleeping in Zhou Hong's room for the past few days, and today it was this young lady's turn.

……

For the next few days...

Chen Li didn't see Feng Min at all, so he figured she must have already left Stanley City and her life had returned to normal.

It took more than a month in total.

The basement shelter has been largely excavated, with only minor repairs to be made to the edges and corners.

The entire underground shelter is located more than 50 meters underground, covering an area of ​​more than 1,000 square meters. There are three escape exits in total, two inside the city and one outside the city. The two inside the city are connected to two residential buildings, which are usually rented by Qi Cultivation cultivators.

One of the cities is located in a secluded valley about five or six miles away, with its entrance hidden by huge rocks and vegetation.

In other words, Stanley City's defensive formation is one-way except for the city gates; one can go out but not enter.

Otherwise, there will be no need to pay the city entry fee when entering or leaving the city in the future.

The entire project was enormous; the excavated earth could be piled up into a small mountain.

To deal with the excavated soil, Chen Li even flew to a swamp hundreds of miles away to fill it in. Of course, all of this was done by several illusory bodies.

During the excavation, Chen Li tried his best to avoid the tree roots that were extending towards him.

Chen Li always held the giant red tree in the center of the city in awe.

If you can avoid provoking someone, then absolutely do so.

Chen Li had no interest in the tree roots whatsoever.

A very chilling truth when you think about it.

This giant tree is at least at the third rank, possibly even the fourth. Everyone knows that the materials from this tree are incredibly valuable, and its roots have spread across almost the entire city of Stanley. Why is no one interested in it?

Perhaps it wasn't that no one was tempted, but rather that those who did attempt it almost all met a violent end.

Trees that become demons are generally naturally quiet and dislike movement. They usually don't show their power, but that doesn't mean they will be at the mercy of others.

Chen Li couldn't help but recall the majestic human face formed by countless grooves and ravines on the massive tree trunk, and the protective array built around its body.

This person is probably the true protector behind Stanley City.