Chapter 1 Li Cheng Yi

Li Chengyi, however, didn't pay attention to these shouting so-called old acquaintances. His attention was all on the three latent infected people in the queue.

It certainly wasn't a good idea to make a move here, but... another place?

The three of them felt a little strange when he stared at them. They suspected they had been exposed, but they weren't sure. After all, no one had been able to accurately detect the anomalies of latent infected people so far.

The three exchanged glances discreetly, quickly retreated, and quietly left the courtyard from the crowd.

"What to do?"

"It's possible we've been noticed. Let's retreat first."

"I'll report to the Master."

The three quickly divided their tasks, turned around, and ran towards the outside of the city.

Li Chengyi's heart stirred, and he was about to go forward to check, but unexpectedly, a strange aura flashed, instantly enveloping the three of them and disappearing without a trace.

"Hmm?"

He frowned slightly.

Three latent individuals weren't much of a contribution to him now. He had wanted to follow the clues to catch the organization behind them, but he didn't expect the other party's concealment methods to be so powerful, hiding people in an instant.

'No wonder they can come and go freely in the city. This kind of concealment means that there must be a strong person in the organization controlling these latent infected,' he realized.

Without alarming the snake, he temporarily began to deal with the people in front of him, pretending that he hadn't noticed anything.

On the other side.

In a somewhat desolate residence in the town, three latent infected people appeared silently by a dried-up pond and stood, heads lowered, facing a middle-aged scholar.

"Lord Dongfang, after we infiltrated, just as we were about to make a move, we felt an extremely strong sense of fatal threat. Wang Yichen alone could never have such a threat. It's very likely that someone is watching him from behind at any time, and it may be an expert," said a fat man, acting as a representative, in a low voice.

"As I expected. To prevent you from even making a move, the person in the dark must be quite strong." Dongfang Ling smiled. "In this way, Wang Yichen will definitely leave the city. As the Deputy County Lord, he holds a high position and power and cannot stay here for long. Therefore, his stay will definitely be short. You intercept him halfway, and I will lurk nearby."

"Lord..." The fat man looked embarrassed. If they encountered a strong opponent, wouldn't the three of them become cannon fodder?

"What? Do you have any objections?" Dongfang Ling's expression turned cold, and a trace of killing intent climbed into the hearts of the three.

Seeing the three remain silent, he nodded with satisfaction.

Just as he was about to continue speaking, suddenly a red shadow flashed from outside and instantly landed beside him, transforming into a masked man in red.

"Lord Dongfang, urgent news from the valley! The Valley Master urgently summons all Blood Body experts to return!" the man reported urgently.

"? The Valley Master urgently summons?" Dongfang Ling's expression changed slightly. "How could this be?! There are five Blood Bodies in the valley, and the Valley Master is in charge. To urgently summon everyone back like this..."

What kind of situation would force the Valley Master to issue such an urgent summons?

He pondered for a few seconds, knowing that the situation was urgent.

"Forget it, even if the Wang family escaped this time, the plan is canceled. You wait for me to gather everyone and evacuate completely, returning to the valley!"

He quickly ordered.

"Yes!" The three secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Go!"

The few leaped up, instantly turning into dim streaks of blood, disappearing into the air at supersonic speed, invisible to the naked eye.

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'Where can I find merit...?'

Li Chengyi sat upright in the main seat, a pensive look on his face.

'Where are those three? Why haven't they come yet?' He looked calm, but his heart was full of anticipation and urgency, after all, he couldn't stay here for too long.

From afternoon to evening, the three of them seemed to have disappeared, without any movement at all.

This made him extremely disappointed.

His father was still in the front hall entertaining the visiting guests again. This time, his second sister also went out to accompany him.

He, on the other hand, used the excuse of practicing to maintain his reservedness and stayed in the inner room. After all, as the dignified Deputy County Lord, people would have to salute him, which would seem拘谨 awkward.

Many people, according to seniority, used to be called elders by him.

'No, I can't just go back like this. Since latent individuals have appeared in this city, it means that there is danger here, it's not safe.'

'Since those three came here, to the Wang family, it means they're likely targeting here.'

'Therefore, for the sake of safety here... it seems I have to thoroughly clean this town.'

Li Chengyi made up his mind and stood up.

He glanced at the open window.

Whoosh!

He rose from the ground, leaping out like lightning.

Wrapped in True Qi, his speed was now more than 200 meters per second, far surpassing Wang Yifeng and all the martial artists outside.

So he wasn't worried about being noticed.

A second later, he appeared on a street outside the Wang family.

The entire Xinmeng Town wasn't large, with a total population of only a thousand households, three to four thousand people. There were only a few streets.

Li Chengyi sped past each street one by one. With the amplification of True Qi, his powerful perception became even more sensitive, sweeping the surrounding hundred-meter radius like radar.

One street, all clear.

Two streets, all clear.

The third street...

Tzz.

Li Chengyi stopped instantly, his eyes turning cold.

Something was wrong.

Bang!

With a single palm, he slammed it against the door panel.

The wooden door shattered, collapsing inward and cracking.

Revealing two bald, burly men in the courtyard who had just turned their heads.

The two were holding single sabers, their faces covered with black scarves. One had only put on half of it, with the other half of the scarf hanging on his ear, not yet tied properly.

The two stared blankly at Li Chengyi, who had broken in, and opened their mouths to shout.

"Infected!" Li Chengyi raised his hand and flicked out two drops of poison blood, then immediately drew his saber and moved forward.

Horizontal slash.

Swish!

The expressions on the two men's faces went from astonishment to confusion to bewilderment.

Until their heads fell to the ground, they didn't understand how they had died. They had just prepared the props for the crime, and hadn't even left the house yet...

Li Chengyi watched the poison blood spill on the two men, quickly contaminating their corpses. He immediately took out a warning firework from his waist, broke it, and threw it upwards.

The firework shot into the sky, and he disappeared from the spot.

A corner of the Town General's mansion.

Dongfang Ling looked at the ten subordinates who had gathered, his expression solemn.

"Is everyone here?"

"Everyone is here," a woman with red eyes said, bowing her head.

"Then let's go, the situation is urgent, just bring the money you have with you," Dongfang Ling said.

"Yes!" A group of people responded, bowing their heads.

Suddenly, a sharp whistle rose into the sky not far away. It was a red firework, first a line, then exploding in mid-air, turning into a red flower.

"It's an infected alert firework! Someone has discovered the infected?!" the red-eyed woman frowned.

"All of our people in the city are here, right? Could it be that someone is disobeying the restrictions and spreading the infection at will?" Dongfang Ling also frowned, his eyes sweeping over everyone present.

"Impossible, none of us have any symptoms of infecting others. This subordinate has checked, and the Lord can also check carefully," the red-eyed woman said in a deep voice. "Moreover, without inhibiting drugs, other infected people will definitely be in a manic state most of the time, which is easy to identify."

Dongfang Ling frowned, wanting to take a look, but suppressed the curiosity in his heart.

"Forget it, no matter which force it is, we should go back first."

He waved his hand.

"Withdraw!"

"Yes!"

Crack.

Suddenly, a soft sound came from outside the wall not far away.

"Who?!" Dongfang Ling's eyes turned cold, and he immediately turned his head to look over there.

In that direction, a flash of white light, a figure rose from the ground, flying away into the distance.

Its speed was extremely fast, far surpassing all the True Qi martial artists in the town.

The strong dynamic vision instantly allowed a group of infected people to see the identity of the person.

"It's Wang Yichen of the Wang family! How did that person sneak in here?"

"Our identities have been seen by him! If we want to come back in the future..."

"Kill him! Otherwise, our arrangement here will be in vain!"

A group of people suddenly became anxious.

Dongfang Ling was surprised, but he also knew that Li Chengyi must not be allowed to escape at this time, otherwise Linghui Valley's lurking here would be completely wasted.

Once so many people's faces were seen and their identities were exposed, there would be no way to hide back in the town.

"Yun Su, go and kill him!" Instantly making an arrangement in his mind, Dongfang Ling looked at the red-eyed woman.

"Yes!"

The woman rose from the ground, transforming into a red line with a terrifying speed exceeding three times the speed of sound, silently chasing after Li Chengyi.

At this time, Li Chengyi had already left the city.

In just four seconds of delay, he had reached the open ground hundreds of meters away from the town.

Landing, standing still, looking back.

He raised his hand and held the knife.

True Qi, Gentle Qi, and Pure Strength merged into one.

Clang!!

In an instant, he drew his knife and slashed!

A snow-bright blade light brought out a terrifying scream, instantly meeting the red-eyed woman Yun Su who was chasing after him.

The terrifying force of more than three thousand tons, combined with the amplification of True Qi and the Gentle Qi burst of physical strength, reached a terrifying speed of six times the speed of sound.

Swish!!

The woman had just slowed down and was about to land when a silver-white blade light filled her vision.

"!!!"

She didn't even have time to transform into her true form before being instantly cut through the red light protecting her Blood Essence, and her neck hurt.

A head flew high.

Until her death, the bewilderment and shock still remained in her eyes, and she seemed completely unable to understand, unable to imagine, how she had died.

Poof.

The corpse landed, blood splattering, scattered in the black soil.

Li Chengyi slowly sheathed his saber. Because of the excessive speed, not even a single drop of blood remained on the blade, all blown away by the strong wind.

'As expected, there is indeed danger in the town.'

With a calm expression, he leaped up, and in the blink of an eye, rushed towards the direction from which the other party had come.

He was still looking for merit everywhere before, but now isn't this delivered to his door?

But before he could run far.

In the distant mid-air, a blood-colored figure flew over at a rapid speed with afterimages.

Dongfang Ling saw at a glance his disciple, who had been beheaded and fallen to the ground without even being able to transform into his true form.

Suddenly, blood-red eyes rose, and a surging killing intent surged into his heart.

"You brat!! I want you to die!!"

In a flash of lightning, he opened his arms and pounced down from mid-air.

Boom!

A pair of black-red claws slammed hard on Li Chengyi's raised official saber.

The huge impact brought about violent ripples, spreading out and exploding in circles around.

The black soil on the ground splashed, exploding outward in circles.

Bang bang bang bang!!

Dongfang Ling was extremely fast, his palms like claws, attacking Li Chengyi's body in all directions like lightning.

But to his shock, Li Chengyi actually took all of them one by one.

Even if this wasn't his Blood Body state, and his strength was reduced by about half, it was still quite amazing.

It should be known that the gap between him and a Red Eye Stage like Yun Su was at least more than twice as much.

Whether it was strength, speed, Blood Essence cultivation, or pollution toxicity.

The Ningwu True Skill he practiced was the second martial art of Linghui Valley besides the Valley Master.

It could be regarded as a Black-level martial art.

Up to now, he had practiced it to the ninth level, with a maximum of only twelve levels.

With such strength, even if the Deputy County Lord of Cangshi County's Blood Guard Division came, he might not be his opponent.

But now...

(End of chapter)