This celestial master cultivates both physical and magical arts; why did you provoke him?

Xia En glanced at her, his expression unchanged.

"OK."

Liu Ruyan's heart skipped a beat.

Did he agree?

Did he really agree?

Just then, Shane's phone rang.

He took it out and frowned slightly.

It was Chen Guodong calling.

"Feed?"

"Master Xia," Chen Guodong's voice was deep, "something has happened again."

"What is it?"

"The East Suburb Chemical Plant, the place you dealt with before," Chen Guodong said, "someone went in tonight."

Xia En stood up.

"I'll be right there."

After hanging up the phone, he looked at Liu Ruyan.

"We'll eat next time; I have to go now."

After saying that, he strode out.

Liu Ruyan paused for a second, then quickly chased after him.

"Wait! I'll go with you!"

Xia En stopped and turned to look at her.

"It's very dangerous."

"I'm not afraid!" Liu Ruyan said. "You saved my roommate, so I have to repay you."

Xia En stared at her for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled.

"OK."

The two rushed out of the restaurant, hailed a taxi, and headed towards the eastern suburbs.

Forty minutes later, at the East Suburb Chemical Plant.

The factory buildings are still the same factory buildings, and the ruins are still the same ruins.

But the air was filled with a pungent smell of blood.

Chen Guodong stood outside the cordon, his face ashen.

Seeing Xia En get out of the car, he quickly walked up to her.

"It's inside."

"several?"

"One," Chen Guodong said, "but...that's not quite right."

Xia En didn't ask what was wrong, and simply lifted the cordon and went inside.

Liu Ruyan wanted to go with them, but Fang Zijian stopped her.

"Don't go in," he said. "You can't stand it."

Liu Ruyan hesitated for a moment, then stood still.

Xia En walked into the factory.

The place was a mess, with black water everywhere on the ground.

Those were the marks left by the evil creature he had killed earlier.

But the strangest thing is right in the center.

There was a person lying there.

No, it's not a person.

They were people from the past.

He was wearing a tattered Taoist robe, his face was covered with black veins, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Exactly the same as Zhang Jing'an.

But there was a large hole in his chest.

The edges of the hole were not torn, but melted, as if corroded and penetrated from the inside by something.

Most importantly, he's not dead yet.

He lay on the ground, his blood-red eyes staring at Xia En, a strange smile on his lips.

"You...have come..."

Xia En squatted down and looked at him.

"Who did it?"

The man opened his mouth as if to speak, but only black smoke came out.

He raised his trembling hand and pointed to his chest.

Then, his body began to melt.

Just like those evil creatures before, it turned into black water inch by inch, from its feet to its head.

In the end, only a skin was left.

There's one more thing.

A note.

Xia En picked up the note and unfolded it.

There is only one line of text above:

"Dual cultivation of physical and magical techniques? Interesting. Next time, let me experience it for myself."

At the end of the signature, there is a drawing of an eye.

Xia En stared at the eye for a few seconds, then put the note away.

He stood up and looked into the distance.

That direction is east.

The direction of that nameless, desolate mountain.

"Interesting," he muttered to himself.

He turned and walked out of the factory.

Outside, Liu Ruyan, Fang Zijian, and Chen Guodong were all watching him nervously.

Xia En walked up to them, remained silent for a few seconds, and then suddenly smiled.

"Let's go," he said. "It's my treat tonight."

Fang Zijian was taken aback: "Invite what?"

"Let's eat." Xia En looked at Liu Ruyan. "We didn't get to eat at the last place, let's go somewhere else."

Liu Ruyan was stunned.

At a time like this, you're still thinking about eating?

But looking at Xia En's expression, she suddenly understood something.

He didn't want them to worry.

I don't want them to know how dangerous this is.

She nodded and smiled.

"Okay, I know a barbecue place that's really good."

Four people and a police car drove towards the city.

In the rearview mirror, the abandoned chemical plant receded further and further away, finally disappearing into the night.

But Xia En knew that this was only the beginning.

The person on that mountain is waiting for him.

And he was waiting for that person.

The dual cultivation of material and method is compared with the dual cultivation of material and method.

Who is stronger?

He also wanted to know.

The day after the incident, at Jiangzhou University.

Liu Ruyan was walking on campus when she was surrounded by a group of girls.

"Ruyan, Ruyan! I heard you brought a guy back to your dorm yesterday?"

"Who's that? Is he your boyfriend?"

"Is he handsome? Do you have any photos?"

Liu Ruyan was at her wit's end by the question and waved her hands repeatedly, "He's not my boyfriend! He's just a friend!"

"Friends?" The girl with the ponytail winked. "Can you just bring friends back to your dorm?"

Just as Liu Ruyan was about to explain, she suddenly saw a familiar figure in front of her.

Xia En stood at the entrance of the cafeteria, holding a steamed bun in his hand, looking this way.

"That's him!" The girl with the ponytail's eyes lit up. "Ruyan, your friend is here!"

Liu Ruyan's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly went over.

"Master Xia? What brings you here?"

Xia En took a bite of his steamed bun and mumbled, "Just passing by, and thought I'd check out that girl."

"Lin Xiaoyu? She's much better; she was able to get out of bed today."

Xia En nodded and turned to leave.

"etc!"

Liu Ruyan called out to him, "Have you had breakfast? It's my treat!"

Xia En turned to look at her, thought for a moment, and nodded.

"OK."

The two walked towards the cafeteria.

Behind him, the group of girls erupted in chaos.

"Holy crap! Ruyan invited him to dinner!"

"Who is that guy? He looks pretty ordinary."

"Normal? I think he's pretty handsome, just dressed a bit casually."

"Does Ruyan like him?"

The girl with the ponytail looked thoughtfully at the two people's backs.

"Don't you guys think that guy has a special kind of charisma?"

"What kind of temperament?"

"He looks carefree and nonchalant, but seems fearless."

A girl next to him thought for a moment and nodded seriously.

"Yes, yes, yes! That's exactly the feeling!"

In the cafeteria, Liu Ruyan got Xia En a bowl of porridge and bought him a few steamed buns.

Xia En didn't stand on ceremony and sat down to eat.

Liu Ruyan looked at him, resting her chin on her hand, and suddenly asked, "Master Xia, do you usually eat this much?"

"Yes, practicing martial arts is very taxing."

Liu Ruyan thought about his lightning technique from yesterday and nodded in deep agreement.

The consumption is indeed high.

"Um..." she hesitated for a moment, "when will you come to our school next time?"

Xia En looked up at her: "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's just..." Liu Ruyan blushed slightly, "I just wanted to thank you, really."

Xia En stared at her for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled.

"Okay, call me if you need anything."

He took out his phone and opened the QR code.

Liu Ruyan was taken aback: "Isn't this a payment QR code?"

"That one will do too." Xia En put away his phone and opened another one. "This is the friend code."

Liu Ruyan was both amused and exasperated, but she quickly scanned the QR code and added the person as a friend.

Note: Xia En (Celestial Master's Mansion, dual cultivation of physical and magical techniques, fee charged).

She looked at the note and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This person is truly remarkable.