Chapter 327: Bait

"Lord Shen, can I take back what I just said?"

At this moment, Leng Hanyue's expression was completely frozen on his face; who could tell him how the Ancestor, who usually acted as if he were invincible under heaven, had been finished off so easily by someone.

When he was with him before, there was that dismissive gaze and high-and-mighty attitude, along with that arrogance that looked down on everything, completely disregarding the experts currently in the Jianghu.

Even when he mentioned Shen Yu, this Ancestor, who looked like an eight or nine-year-old child, treated him as blood-food, as if he could swallow him up at any moment.

But what was the result? He was all show and no substance, as disappointing as one could possibly be.

Even if children were fighting, there would at least be some noise, but he was killed by someone, and throughout the whole process, the Leng Family didn't even have a ripple, not even a sound of battle was heard, and the person was already gone.

This showed that the gap between the two was not just ordinary; the other person had completely crushed him.

You say you don't have much ability, so why brag? If I had known this, I would have hugged Shen Yu's leg when he arrived; would I have had to be so servile to you!

Looking up at Shen Yu's cold gaze, Leng Hanyue's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said, "Lord Shen, I actually have another secret I want to tell you. If you give me another chance, I will definitely satisfy you!"

He reached his hand into his bosom, seemingly wanting to pull something out to attack, but when he pulled his hand out and offered it to Shen Yu as if presenting a treasure, he suddenly spread his five fingers, and a burst of thick smoke instantly enveloped them.

When the thick smoke gradually dissipated, Leng Hanyue's figure was long gone from the spot.

Run, run by any means necessary, regardless of everything!

His light-body technique was pushed to the limit, and after vaulting over the heavy high walls of the Leng Family, he looked back, and Leng Hanyue's heart leaped with joy; he discovered that Shen Yu had actually not chased after him.

As long as he jumped out of the Leng Family and hid among the crowd, his life might be saved.

But when he turned his head back, wanting to continue fleeing forward, a figure had already blocked his path in front of him.

This figure seemed as if it had been there from the start, blocking the only path like a mountain, making one feel deeply powerless and desperate.

Barely managing to show an ugly smile on his face, Leng Hanyue said in a low voice, "Lord Shen, if I say everything just now was a misunderstanding, do you believe me?"

"What do you think?" Answering him was a terrifying Sword Qi that reached the heavens and the earth, as if it were going to split the firmament. It was like a surging great river, continuous and boundless.

In the final moments of Leng Hanyue's consciousness, only this stunning, brilliant sword light remained, and then his consciousness was completely worn away, leaving nothing behind.

When Shen Yu killed Tong Sheng, this old monster who had the appearance of a child but had actually lived for who knows how long, a person in the distance suddenly stopped their steps, gazing into the distance, seemingly looking toward this place.

However, Shen Yu did not notice any of this. At that time, he was immersed in the joy of the system check-in.

"Another old friend has disappeared; the young people nowadays are truly capable!"

"But it's fine if they die; there are too many wolves and too little meat, and it's never enough to go around. The people of this world must not be wiped out, so what does it matter if some of these people die?"

Turning his head, this person began to continue walking forward again, as if indifferent to everything.

This person was dressed in hemp clothes, his face full of the vicissitudes of life, his dark face covered in stubble, and his appearance looked just like an ordinary old man.

At this moment, he was walking forward step by step, looking just like an ordinary passerby.

But if one observed carefully, one would discover that every step he took was firm, as steady as a mountain.

If there happened to be an expert nearby at this time, they would discover the difference in this person before them.

With every step he took, the aura on his body seemed to rise by a fraction; after taking a few steps, the aura on his body was already surging, as if it had grown several times stronger.

However, his aura only lingered within three feet of his body and did not leak out, which was why no one could perceive it.

And when he looked up, his gaze was sharp, as if there were ten thousand zhang of brilliant light, as bright as the stars, sun, and moon.

"The people of the world are all ignorant; let me personally open this chaotic era!"

Looking into the distance, this person sighed and continued walking forward. His steps were firm, his gaze even firmer, and the direction he was heading toward was where one of the most magnificent cities in the world was perched.

At this moment, in the Capital, Chen Xing was dragging his sick body, busy back and forth; the fatigue on his face was enough to prove that he had not rested for a long time, and even the people around him were full of concern.

They were afraid that at any moment Chen Xing would not be able to hold on and would collapse right there.

But Chen Xing kept gritting his teeth and persisting; he could not let himself fall.

Previously, Shen Yu had sent him a message, stating bluntly that the Forbidden Land had opened, the Spirit Qi Surge was unstoppable, and the Great Contention Era had arrived.

Such news was enough to plunge him into shock and unease. The Great Contention Era sounded pleasant, but which time was it not accompanied by bloody reality, by the piled-up white bones of countless commoners?

It was only through three generations of wise monarchs of the Imperial Court, plus his own all-out assistance, that the current prosperous era was achieved.

But once the Great Contention Era arrived and those old monsters appeared, this flourishing world would be stained red with blood and shattered into pieces in an instant.

Fortunately, Shen Yu had said that he had laid out layers of Arrays in Xiaozhou using the power of the mountains and rivers, and these Arrays were already of some scale, enough to resist some attacks.

Now he was trying every possible way to migrate as many commoners as possible into there, while simultaneously moving the commoners around the Capital into the Capital. The Capital had the Great Array to protect it, which should be able to protect some commoners.

At the same time, he began to transport reserve supplies to the Capital with all his might, starting to prepare for a protracted war.

The duration of the Spirit Qi Surge varied, with the shortest lasting several decades; during such a long time, the Capital had to ensure sufficient supplies.

Once those old monsters revived in large numbers, the Capital's Great Array must never be turned off, otherwise, it could be attacked at any time.

This meant that during this period, the Capital was basically completely cut off from the outside world; one should not hope to transport food from other places.

He also hoped that his preparations here could survive the Spirit Qi Surge and protect the commoners of the Capital as much as possible.

As for other places, they were also unable to do anything, and could only let those places fend for themselves.

"Lord Chen, please take a rest; you haven't closed your eyes for three days!"

"This old man is not tired!" Shaking his head, although Chen Xing was exhausted, he had no intention of leaving at all.

"How is the situation with the Capital's material statistics? Is the food and fodder sufficient?"

"Reporting to you, my Lord, please rest assured. The Imperial Court began making preparations a long time ago, using special Arrays to store food, which can keep it from rotting or spoiling."

"Added to the fact that reserve grain is now being continuously transferred from grain depots everywhere into the Capital, the stored supplies are more than enough to guarantee the use of the Capital's tens of millions of people for decades."

"Plus, the commoners in the Capital can plant in their own courtyards and be as self-sufficient as possible in some open spaces. If we are careful and frugal, it might even be enough to last a hundred years!"

"That is good. If the food and fodder are insufficient, internal chaos will surely arise in the Capital. If external chaos has already begun and internal chaos arises again, then the Imperial Court will be in danger!"

Letting out a long sigh of relief, Chen Xing felt slightly more at ease. In fact, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, which was that during these hundred-plus years of the Spirit Qi Surge, the Imperial Court could cultivate its own experts.

During this time, not only were materials from all over being sent to the Capital, but those geniuses from all over were also being lured here by him through every possible means.

In the Great Contention Era, the Spirit Qi is dense; this is a rare opportunity for cultivation. If they could cultivate experts at the same realm as those old monsters to sit in town during this time, then the Capital would truly be safe.

In the Great Contention Era, they must contend as well!