Chapter 45: A Brief Encounter

On the wasteland, Du En was narrating.

"... I suspect that was someone bewitched by evil arts, possibly connected to evil cultivators, but I cannot be entirely certain. Since another evil cultivator caused chaos again yesterday, I have been hesitant and uncertain."

He used this as a conclusion, and after speaking, he looked calmly at Ren Li in front of him.

"That was indeed someone who had been bewitched and was about to fall into the evil path," Ren Li affirmed this point.

However, he did not say or explain much more, especially regarding the so-called "Supreme Lord" that Du En had slightly emphasized in his narrative; he did not mention it at all.

"Hmm, now I know. And then? Anything else?"

Looking at it this way, it was not because of this.

He quickly withdrew his gaze, brows furrowed, reflecting for a moment, then shook his head: "I have never heard of such things from the elders who have passed away."

"So, Overseer, are you that kind of person?" Du En only had this counter-question.

His eyes flickered, and after a long while, they returned to indifference.

Only now did they finally heave a sigh of relief.

So, was this the reason and purpose for Ren Li to go with the flow and take up his post?

Du En was thoughtful and did not ask or pay much more attention.

"Uh..."

Hearing this, Ning Caize came back to his senses and subconsciously cast a cautious glance over.

At the same time, the other party clearly did not have many misgivings about things like evil arts.

The arrival of Steward He Bo and the taking up of the post by Overseer Ren Li made them quickly wake up and realize that their situation had not actually changed in any substantial way!

Unlike He Bo, this steward only treated them like foul dust; even if he disliked Du En, he would not specifically dwell on him in his daily life. At the same time, he cherished his own reputation and disliked the environment of the shanty area, which was why he had not taken any extra measures against him before.

"No, what I actually wanted to say is that I took the essence of that thirty percent of content, modified it myself, and tinkered with a new Breath-Concealing Art. I am using it now, and I don't want you to misunderstand anything because of it."

Ren Li, with his hands tucked into his sleeves, had already turned most of his body away, then nodded and added: "I can understand why you hid this matter. After all, given your relationship with Steward He, if you had mentioned it to him, you would likely have been seen as an accomplice and cleared away along with it!"

He was also following this kid's routine to see what other tricks he wanted to play.

However, after a moment of thought, he continued: "At the time, I actually accidentally saw a spell on him. The content was not complete, only about thirty percent, and it was called the Life-Concealing Death-Feigning Art."

He looked as if he had heard some excellent joke and simply could not hold it back.

Then he saw Du En, after finishing this, nod slightly in greeting and turn to leave, returning to his work post to continue burying his corpses.

As expected, a crude trick!

After hearing this, Ren Li was not surprised at all.

However, it could also be confirmed that this was not any evil art; the potentially problematic content had been completely removed.

Du En noticed that he was not like those irresponsible overseers who would start being lazy and slack the moment they found a cool place to rest; instead, he found a spot on the wasteland and sat down cross-legged.

Can you even talk?

No wonder Steward He did not give you a good look!

While he muttered to himself, Du En greeted him again and turned around once more.

"Ah?"

Entering the state so quickly and starting to cultivate?

"No, that's not right, it's not cultivation."

"Oh? You want to offer it to me?"

So, they had just been terrified, fearing that Du En would continue to clash head-on with the newly arrived overseer, causing sharp opposition and inviting harsh treatment from Ren Li.

Just from these daily, endless corpses, one could see how inhumane this group of overseers was!

As Ning Caize was thinking this, he heard Du En's inquiry: "Old Ning, is what Overseer Ren is doing now perhaps some kind of scheduled evil-repelling?"

Thus, Du En turned his head to look at Ning Caize on the other side.

Then, he heard Ren Li's irrepressible laughter: "Haha, good comprehension. Sorry, hearing you say that, I was really amused. I truly couldn't help it, hahaha."

Now that the origin was known and it involved evil arts, he had to ask clearly.

Therefore, he did not hide it now and spoke directly about his Breath-Concealing Art.

"Does the Overseer have any other business?" Du En stopped and asked back.

He had actually long since noticed that Du En had the ability to conceal his breath.

It was just that at the time, he only thought it was a crude trick and did not take it seriously at all.

"Forget it, let's just assume I misunderstood. However, looking at it this way, the days of being an overseer here, at least, will not be too boring or vulgar."

Clearly, it was not.

This was also one of the reasons why he had paid some attention to Du En when they first met.

At most, it was just going with the flow.

As for Du En, he had actually already completed his own confirmation.

Ren Li was immediately choked up, somewhat embarrassed, his face slightly flushed.

As for what exactly he was doing, Du En could not say.

Therefore, he spoke somewhat casually now: "You are still too narrow-minded. Words like 'good comprehension' are only fit to be said by those who can master a low-grade cultivation technique within a month and deduce a middle-grade technique on their own in the second month."

Ren Li did want to see what else Du En had to say.

Not just him, but others as well.

But fortunately, although the atmosphere at the beginning seemed a bit subtle, in the end, it seemed to have been settled by Du En...

"Hmm, perhaps it's because my comprehension is good."

Du En felt no awkwardness and just looked at him calmly.

Relying on his mastery of the Yellow Earth Art, he could only barely confirm this point.

Watching that figure naturally return to bury the corpses, Ren Li's expression suddenly became strange.

Ren Li felt caught off guard by this, subconsciously turning around completely.

Du En replied with this kind of answer.

But the overseer was different; as the direct supervisor of the lowly laborers in the Border City, they were close by in daily life, making it easy and within reach to do whatever they wanted.

Casting aside superfluous emotions, Ren Li straightened his attitude and walked toward the place he had chosen.

A Border City kid shouldn't start acting conceited just because they have a few tricks of mediocre kung fu!

"Wait!" Ren Li called out to him.

Regarding this point, he also needed to admit it slightly: "This is indeed not some evil art; you can continue to practice and study it. Hmm, I mean, in this frontier bottom layer, being able to tinker with this, you are actually not bad."

So, have you become addicted to playing hard to get?

Or is it that I have had a misunderstanding from the very beginning?

Conversely, Du En had no intention of trying to get close or curry favor; he was just testing and confirming Ren Li's background, and now, secretly observing his micro-expressions, he could be even more certain that his own practiced Breath-Concealing Art had not deceived this person.

Good kid, playing hard to get right here!

However, I have to admit, you kid have slightly caught my attention!

Ren Li once again reached his own conclusion, then kept a straight face and said in a businesslike manner: "You say you modified an evil method and made it your own; I cannot pretend not to know about this, so you need to explain it to me in detail."

From this, it can be seen that Ren Li's background might be even deeper than he had initially imagined!

After all, even He Bo, who was at the Foundation Establishment stage, could be deceived by him.

A moment later, Ren Li stopped.

It seemed that through that rather unbridled laughter just now, he had invisibly pulled his relationship with Du En closer.

Because paying more attention now was useless; with his level of cultivation, he was not yet capable of discerning Ren Li's actions.

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