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Lu Chen soon met with Hu Bufan and explained the matter of the child.

Hu Bufan mobilized his manpower almost without any hesitation.

He summoned several of his attendants, gave them some instructions, and told them to take his token to find the person. Then he hurriedly followed Lu Chen to the house where the child was.

When they saw Lu Chen arrive with someone, some of the children couldn't help but cry.

They thought Lu Chen didn't want them anymore.

"Children, your savior has arrived. Follow him, he will protect you!"

After speaking with the children, Lu Chen turned and left the house.

Hu Bufan will naturally handle the rest!

Almost at the same time, the system notification sounded.

Under the host's guidance and impetus, the fates of He Wei and 43 others have changed.

[Hit Value +1290]

Lu Chen felt a bit better and ran all the way to the Sanyuan Temple.

Beneath the buildings he destroyed, many Taoist priests were still cleaning up the debris, and the work was almost finished.

Lu Chen chuckled and tossed a few more caltrops over.

"Whoosh!"

"Boom boom boom!"

This time, he chose several other houses.

Give them something to do, lest Qingzhu and the others go straight to Qingmiao Hall after they come out and run into Hu Bufan and his group, which would be bad news.

"Now that the child has been rescued, I should be fine, but where is that alchemist?"

Lu Chen watched as the Taoist priests in the Sanyuan Temple panicked again, like ants doused with boiling water. He pondered, "Judging from their words, people who know how to refine elixirs are extremely rare. There might only be one in Shanyang Prefecture. So, we could consider killing this alchemist; that would at least cure 1% of the problem."

He also thought of something else.

The people in this world also know how to make elixirs!

In that case, I might be able to see if I can find any useful information from this alchemist.

Transform it into resources for your journey to becoming an alchemist!

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

At the gate of the Shanyang Prefecture city guard, Yang Ce and Qing Zhu were politely seen off.

Although the other party's attitude was very good and there was not a single fault to be found, Yang Ce and the others were still extremely unhappy.

Although Yang Ce held a noble position, he had no official status and was merely a commoner. Since the other party was determined to get rid of him, it was useless for him to use his Yang family identity.

He was able to get out this time thanks to a high-ranking official from Shanyang Prefecture.

"Damn it, these people are definitely in cahoots with the guy who used the hidden weapons!"

Yang Ce's face was grim, his eyes filled with hatred.

He had never been treated like this before!

I was actually arrested and put in jail for a while!

If his friends in Beijing knew about this, they would probably laugh him to death.

"Young master, Li Liang of the city guard is one of that person's men. Perhaps we can find an ally!"

Qingzhu pointed upwards and offered an idea.

He truly hated Lu Chen to the core, and now wished he could skin Lu Chen alive, tear him apart, and beat him into mincemeat!

Yang Ce narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Looking for allies? Tell me!"

Qingzhu immediately whispered, "We don't know anything about this mysterious person's identity, so perhaps we can contact the Black Killing Pavilion. Their intelligence network in Daqian is top-notch, and we are allies with them."

Yang Ce nodded.

"Moreover, we can bring others along! That mysterious person is very skilled in concealed weapons and has excellent movement techniques, extremely similar to those of the Tang family of Mingde Prefecture!"

Yang Ce's eyes lit up: "You mean... spread the word that the Tang family might have leaked their core techniques, and use that as a pretext to devour someone else? Say there's someone here who seems to have mastered the Tang family's hidden weapon techniques? And have them deal with that person?"

The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

The Tang family is extremely xenophobic and very strict about their own cultivation techniques. Not to mention core techniques, even incomplete techniques are extremely rare.

Once they find out that someone has cultivated something from their Tang family, they will send someone to retrieve it, even if it's thousands of miles away.

Even if it is eventually discovered that this technique does not belong to the Tang family, given the Tang family's domineering nature, they probably won't let that bastard off the hook!

The Tang family's consistent style is to "better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free."

Yang Ce clapped his hands in agreement: "Good, good! Let's do it that way! Quickly send someone to deliver the message! Also, you'll be in charge of the Black Killing Pavilion matter!"

"Yes, young master!"

Qingzhu smiled sinisterly.

That bastard has been causing him trouble all along; now, it's time to cause that bastard some trouble too!

Chen Xianjun, who was standing to the side, also smiled.

"By the way, Lao Chen, when is the alchemist coming? Have you made the arrangements?" Yang Ce was clearly in a good mood and asked with a smile.

"Reporting to Young Master, the alchemist is scheduled to return this afternoon. I have already arranged for someone to pick him up; I guarantee there won't be any problems!"

"Yes, very good. Without further ado, let's deliver all the goods to you now, and start refining the pills this afternoon, just in case anything goes wrong and we all end up in deep trouble!"

As they talked, they returned to the Sanyuan Temple. Before they even entered, they heard several loud noises coming from inside the temple.

Chen Xianjun was stunned for a moment, and his eyes instantly turned red.

Damn it, he wasn't there, and someone dared to cause trouble right there in the Sanyuan Temple?

His usual compassionate smile vanished in anger. He stormed in and saw that several houses had been reduced to ruins, with all sorts of wood chips and brick fragments scattered all over the ground.

The house he used to live in is gone.

It was smashed to pieces by a barbed wire.

"You beast! I will kill you, I will definitely kill you! You beast!"

He looked up at the sky and roared. After a while, he arrived at a tall tower and looked around, searching.

This person must not have gone far!

"There!"

He spotted a figure sprinting away in the distance.

Even from this distance, he could almost see the wicked smile on Lu Chen's face. He was so enraged that he was practically raging with rage. Without thinking, he chased after Lu Chen.

"Wait...wasn't that person already injured? How dare they still cause trouble here?"

Yang Ce couldn't understand it.

What is he after?

"Could it be that he discovered the secret room was a trap we left behind, and that we've already moved the goods away? Unable to find anyone, he's come here to vent his anger?"

"I guessed," Qingzhu guessed.

"Never mind that, Old Chen might not be able to handle him by himself, keep up!"

The three of them chased after the direction in which Lu Chen had disappeared.

However, to their surprise, the person hopped around the alley like a rabbit and disappeared into the crowd in no time.

Chen Xianjun's face was so gloomy it looked like it was about to drip water, and his knuckles were white as he gripped the whisk.

"We can't catch him, but someone can!" Qingzhu patted Chen Xianjun on the shoulder. "The Black Kill Pavilion members are not only excellent at intelligence gathering, but they also have an assassin who is extremely skilled in light-footed martial arts and incredibly fast. We can ask him to deal with this guy!"

"You mean a shooting star?"

"Indeed, this person is extremely strong. He is a four-star bronze-rank assassin from the Black Kill Pavilion, possessing the strength of a perfected innate realm. He is among the top experts in Shanyang Prefecture. Dealing with this petty thief will be a piece of cake!"

Qingzhu was very confident.

Having lived in Shanyang Prefecture for so many years, he was very familiar with the information about the experts there.

"Alright, he's the one. I refuse to believe I can't kill him!"

A toad crawling on your foot doesn't bite, but it's disgusting.

Moreover, it has already started biting people!

I can't quell my hatred until I beat him to death!