Chapter 98: He Bo Jumps in Anger

Boom—

When the commotion of a magical duel began to drift over, startling the stewards in the Qingya Garden, their first reaction was that Foundation Establishment cultivators were fighting in the distance!

In fact, the perfection of a low-grade spell, if the quantity and quality of mana are sufficient, is basically equivalent to the minor accomplishment of a mid-grade spell, which is indeed a manifestation only seen in the Foundation Establishment stage.

So it was no surprise they thought this; they immediately went out together, simultaneously rising on their magical artifacts, and rushed toward the scene, wanting to see if they could snatch some credit.

With Foundation Establishment cultivators dueling for no reason, there was definitely a problem; as long as they could stop and capture them, it would be a meritorious deed, which would be very helpful for their own lateral transfer into the city.

Then they discovered that things were a bit strange.

First, the atmosphere in the shanty area was not right, with the remaining energetic crowds making noise; then, after leaving the shanty area, in the scattered production zones, people from different workplaces were fleeing in a panic, as if they had encountered something terrifying, dragging their exhausted, all-night-weary bodies to run.

The stewards looked at each other, unable to help but feel full of doubts.

Although Ren Li had already been transferred back, it was not as if they couldn't go through the process to verify and confirm; seeing Du En so exceptionally confident and calm here, it was obvious there wouldn't be any problem with this.

Looking at these openly mocking gazes, He Bo was suddenly anxious and angry, unable to help but say: "How do I know if you are lying?!"

Wasn't he at the middle stage of Qi Refining?

"When did you break through to the perfection of Qi Refining?"

"What a 'done in passing'!"

Although his mana was already waning, he could still perceive that it was clearly the realm of Qi Refining perfection.

"I have never concealed it; I have reported matters in this regard to Supervisor Ren."

Because the mining steward stood in front of him, the others were subconsciously brought to a halt, making He Bo's expression suddenly turn dark and gloomy, but he could no longer stop or interrupt.

With the strength of this shield, plus the Earth Armor Technique, and his own physical constitution, holding off He Bo's few attacks was not a problem.

Therefore, not long after Du En arrived at the Qingya Garden, before the sky had even brightened, this fellow had hurriedly taken the preliminary investigation results and run over to question him.

Could it be that it wasn't the person himself?

Never mind, regardless of whether it was him or not, this brat could not be left alive!

Things having reached this point, the attitude of the stewards was actually quite consistent.

Looking again at this scene of devastation, they couldn't help but feel secretly shocked and amazed.

Once the words left his mouth, he regretted it.

"You are that corpse-burying man, Du En?"

"By what right were you able to break through?"

When did this brat reach Qi Refining perfection?

Hearing this made He Bo's skin twitch.

Looking from afar, the scene was devastated, affecting a radius of several dozen zhang, and the fight had been truly intense, making them subconsciously lower their speed and approach with alert tension.

"Then, why were you targeted by an evil cultivator?"

His face was cold and his posture upright; even though his aura was fluctuating at this moment, his mana was waning, and his body, mind, and magic were all exhausted and weary, he was impossible to ignore!

"Du En?!"

The brat is pointing at me, isn't he? Holding a grudge, aren't you!

If it weren't for the annoying mining steward still on the side, he would have had to bully the small with the big and shamelessly apply pressure!

"Where did you learn the Breath-Concealing Technique?"

The mining steward ignored this side; looking at Du En now, he couldn't help but think of Shi Lei, a trace of regret and reminiscence flashing in his eyes, and then he praised: "Truly a respectable younger generation! Come to think of it, you also saved some people from the Stone Digging Gang before."

"I did save them, just done in passing."

He Bo could not go against the unanimous will of the others alone, but he was clearly very unwilling.

First take him back to the Qingya Garden for custody, then go through the normal procedures of investigation, reporting, verification, and confirmation.

He Bo, among them, felt his heart skip a beat, thinking of the corpse-transporters who had been wiped out just a few days ago.

"There are hundreds of magical artifacts that self-destructed at the scene; where did you get so many?"

"Given by Supervisor Ren, they are one-time-use magical artifacts specifically for self-destruction, all first-grade low or mid-tier, none of them top-tier; the only top-tier one was broken and snatched away by the evil cultivator, forcing me to self-destruct it."

Thinking of the past difficulties, deductions, and harshness, He Bo made a prompt decision and said gloomily and coldly: "This person is strange and suspected of being an evil cultivator; everyone, we should kill him to avoid any accidents!"

The mining steward nodded, his expression suddenly becoming serious, "Then, why was there no word before that you had reached Qi Refining perfection? Did you intentionally conceal your cultivation, intending to commit some evil act?"

Harboring uneasy feelings, they rushed to the place of the duel.

"Because we get along well and are considered friends; we often go back to the small courtyard to eat and drink together, which many people know and have seen."

"..."

"He is that kind-hearted to give you so many benefits?!"

Having said this, he was about to take the lead in attacking Du En without further ado, to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots!

Du En was also paying attention to him, the Iron Ox Shield ready to move.

As long as he wasn't killed on sight and had room to speak, the problem could naturally be solved.

He Bo could not help but be shocked and pale.

Ren Li was no ordinary parachuted supervisor; although they were not under each other's jurisdiction and had no actual conflict of interest, only a fool would inexplicably go and make an enemy of him!

Thus, they immediately restrained themselves and decisively chose to wait and see.

He Bo could not help but be speechless; he wanted to nitpick and find fault, but Du En's defense was very tight, and he also put on an air that everything was basically related to Ren Li, and they should go find him to confirm it.

Then, they only saw a young man leaning weakly against a rock, standing and facing them.

Damn it, he actually set a trap for us, wanting to drag us into the water?!

Because Du En went with the flow and directly said: "The stewards are welcome to go to Supervisor Ren to verify and confirm."

Sure enough, the other stewards' eyes changed immediately, and they looked at He Bo with resentment and dissatisfaction.

"Supervisor Ren often gave benefits, such as medicinal pills and spiritual meals, which not only repaired my hidden injuries but also allowed my cultivation to improve rapidly."

"Supervisor Ren taught me."

Understood, Ren Li hadn't taken him seriously at all and had never reported anything further up the chain.

They thought this simultaneously, looking at Du En with a very different gaze, one that faintly held a sense of equality, while also deliberately casting sidelong glances of contempt toward He Bo, intended to provoke him and make him furious and frantic.

Because he had a shield!

However, He Bo did not succeed.

"A while ago."

Hearing this, the stewards all looked directly at He Bo in unison, causing his face to flush red instantly.

Du En seized the opportunity and immediately pulled out this shield, Ren Li.

To have achieved such feats at such a young age—if the situation were true, then this really is a formidable youth, making one feel involuntary jealousy, and even faint apprehension!

"No wonder this guy He Bo is so eager to nip the trouble in the bud!"

"It was me; I just had a battle with an evil cultivator here, and in the end, I was only able to win by luck by relying on the means provided by Supervisor Ren."

"I'm not sure, but she seemed to have killed the others; perhaps anyone with a bit of reputation who is at the middle stage of Qi Refining or higher is her target this time. I just noticed something was wrong, so I tried to escape, but unfortunately, I didn't succeed and had to fight and kill in the mountain forest, using all my strength to luckily win."

"This isn't right! Why weren't the other corpse-buriers in the small courtyard at that time?"

(End of this chapter)