Chapter 46: Don't Go Out After Dark

"Soul-Splitting Technique," the three large characters caught Li Heng's eyes. He was lost in thought; no wonder the old man said this technique was of a very high grade. How could it not be, given that it involved the soul?

"Then I shall accept it."

Li Heng smiled and tucked the Soul-Splitting Technique into his pocket.

"This is what you deserve, and it can also be considered as having avenged Xu Yinghuan." Meng Lingyun shook his head, feeling somewhat emotional.

"Then what are you going to do now, old man?"

"What else can I do? Naturally, I am going back. That brat Meng Hao has been in a state of having his Original Qi severely damaged; he really has had the worst luck for eight lifetimes." Meng Lingyun felt somewhat depressed.

Under his long-term observation, that brat Meng Hao shouldn't have had such bad luck. How could he have suddenly encountered such a disaster, with his mind and spirit affected by a soul-bewitching art?

"You are joking, old man. Perhaps Meng Hao is favored by Luck, who knows." Li Heng teased with a smile.

"Favored by Luck? You brat are pulling my leg again. With that unlucky appearance of his, I fear he has been abandoned by Heaven and Earth."

Meng Lingyun didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Forget it, forget it, let's not talk so much; I have to hurry back. This trip can be considered a wasted journey; I thought you brat wouldn't be able to handle the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, so I worried for nothing."

Li Heng smiled and did not answer.

For Meng Lingyun, this was a wasted journey. But for him, it had saved a significant amount of time, allowing him to refine the Yin Demon Primordial Fetus as soon as possible.

"Alright, I won't delay any longer; it is time to go."

Meng Lingyun stood up and walked outward, ignoring the wind and rain. When the torrential rain was about to fall on him, it was blocked by a layer of Qi film covering his exterior, sliding off onto the ground.

This was precisely the application of True Qi—True Qi as clothing!

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks.

"Right, although I am not clear why you brat still want to remain in this place, the Sanshan Gathering, it would be best if you returned to Bei'an City as soon as possible."

"During this period, a great change might occur!"

With that final sentence, Meng Lingyun's tone was profound. After speaking, he strode away without looking back.

Upon hearing this, Li Heng was also lost in thought.

After a while, Meng Lingyun arrived at the bank of the Tongtian River, bought a small boat for the night, and planned to take the waterway back to Bei'an City, incidentally feeling the scene of the torrential rain.

Perhaps he could seize this opportunity to gain insight into the Innate Realm.

Halfway through the journey, Meng Lingyun suddenly frowned. He actually sensed wisps of Yin Qi from the rippling water surface. He was startled and immediately left the water, executing movement techniques at the peak of the True Qi Realm to return by land.

This omen was Ominous; it was suspected to be a Node eruption, with a Wave approaching. He had to return to Bei'an City as soon as possible to make preparations!

At this time, the heavy rain gradually subsided, turning into a misty drizzle.

Sanshan Gathering, inside the pavilion at the Demon Suppression Division station.

Li Heng was eating his unfinished meal while listening to the report from Xu Liang beside him.

"Lord Li, that family has not shown any abnormalities, though that son is a bit of a beast."

Xu Liang said respectfully.

"Oh, a bit of a beast?"

Li Heng casually picked up a lion's head meatball and swallowed it.

"Lord, didn't you say before that if that son dared to lay a hand on his own mother, I should just break his legs?"

"How is it? That son actually dared to lay a hand on his own mother? He really wants his mother to become a prostitute?"

Li Heng was surprised now.

Not to mention how beastly a thing this was.

Just based on the fact that if that son did this, it would mean the person had no brain. His mother was not in that state of being a middle-aged woman, nor was she still charming.

Which perverted patron would want someone of that age?

"The Lord is absolutely right."

"That son was originally a gambler too. At that time, he had already lost all his capital after returning from the gambling den. He still wanted to gamble, but his 'lucky cat' sister had already gone missing, so he crazily set his sights on his own mother."

"He said that someone had a special taste."

Xu Liang said with a smile.

Li Heng was silent; he could not imagine such a scene.

"So you broke that son's legs?"

"Yes, that's right! I followed the Lord's instructions and directly broke that son's legs. It's just that after I did so, that son's mother cursed me desperately, which left me a bit puzzled."

"Does she really want to be a secret prostitute that much?"

Xu Liang said helplessly.

"Cursed you? Which legs did you break?"

"What else could I break? I broke all three legs. The left, the right, and the middle one were all broken."

Xu Liang said as if it were a matter of course.

Li Heng was silent again; you are truly yourself. You even broke that leg; it would be strange if she didn't curse you.

However, this could be considered getting what he deserved.

After a bout of conversation.

Li Heng finished the food on the table, and the Qi and Blood in his body finally recovered; at the very least, he was not so weak anymore.

"Lord, was the meal palatable this time?"

"If the Lord likes it, I will have the chef from that restaurant send food over every day from now on."

Xu Liang asked fawningly.

Li Heng glanced at Xu Liang, "That won't be necessary. I have matters to attend to outside now; you can just wait here."

He thought of Meng Lingyun's instructions again, pondered for a moment, and spoke once more. "Right, don't run around during this period; it is best to stay here—for instance, don't go out after dark."

Having said that, he left directly, just like Meng Lingyun.

Xu Liang watched Li Heng's departing back, unable to help but feel puzzled and bewildered. What did he mean by "don't run around," how big could the Sanshan Gathering be? But then... "don't go out after dark"?

A shock went through his heart; could it be that the lord sensed what was about to happen? Xu Liang's body couldn't help but tremble, and he hurriedly ran to the entrance to bolt the door shut tight.

The sky was gradually darkening; he had better go to sleep as early as possible.

Although it was nearly dusk, the light rain continued unabated, and shrouded by dense, overcast clouds, one could not see the blood-red setting Sun hanging on the horizon, which felt like something was missing.

Li Heng walked along the main street, his Sun True Fire constantly steaming away the moisture on his body to keep him completely dry. He was not in the True Qi Realm and lacked the means to form clothing out of True Qi, but he had the Sun True Fire.

On the street, a few children were hopping and skipping about.

One child saw Li Heng walking through the rain as if strolling in a courtyard and, filled with curiosity, ran up to him at high speed.

"You, how come your clothes aren't wet at all? Is there some trick to it? Can you teach me? If my mother saw me looking like this, she would definitely beat me."

Hearing this, Li Heng smiled slightly.

"It is just like this."

A Fire Seed of the Sun True Fire entered the child's body, steaming away the moisture in his clothes, which instantly became dry.

This was not just something he did on a whim; it was also because his ten points of Luck seemed to be faintly telling him that something might happen tonight. He was simply taking this opportunity to make some preparations.

While the child was still wondering why his clothes had suddenly dried, Li Heng had already drifted away.

He used his movement technique to enter the deep mountains and arrived before the buried cave. Li Heng breathed a sigh of relief; it was still the same as before, at most just washed over by the heavy rain.

A wisp of Sun True Fire flew out, burning the giant boulder blocking the cave entrance into ash, and Li Heng stepped into the cave.

It was time to refine the Yin Demon Primordial Fetus into a clone.