Chapter 170: A Wasted Trip

"On the way here, did you discover anything unusual?" Leng Chan asked in a deep voice.

"Anything unusual?" The two looked at each other, both shaking their heads with blank expressions.

"No."

"That's right, we didn't find anything abnormal along the way. Brother Leng, could it be..." A sense of unease could not help but well up in their hearts.

"Sigh, I've chased for so long, and I haven't even caught a glimpse of that person's shadow." Leng Chan's expression grew increasingly ugly.

For a moment, the atmosphere became exceptionally stifling, and they fell into silence.

The two looked at Leng Chan, then at each other; their hearts were like rabbits thumping in their chests, and their hearts were in their throats in unison.

Could it be that they had lost the trail? What were they supposed to do now!

One had to know, Sheng Yuan was still in the Merchant Guild, waiting eagerly for their good news. If they went back empty-handed like this, if they were in Sheng Yuan's position, they probably wouldn't be able to accept it either.

"It must be that those two pointed in the wrong direction, causing us to make a wasted trip." Sheng Yuan's face was icy, and he said coldly.

Even if the opponent was a Transformation Energy Martial Artist, after such a long pursuit, the distance should have closed; yet now, they couldn't even see the opponent's shadow. If it wasn't pointing in the wrong direction, what else could be the reason?

"Right, that must be it! Damn it, those two bastards, making me make a wasted trip."

"Drag them back and let them explain to Sheng Yuan."

The two were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly echoed the sentiment. That's right, it must be that!

Just twenty or thirty kilometers ahead of Leng Chan and the others, Lu Yu was walking at a leisurely pace.

He understood in his heart that someone had been watching him in the dark, and it was highly probable that it was the people from that Merchant Guild, who would likely send someone to catch up at any moment.

He guessed that the weapons in the pursuers' hands were at least 20mm autocannons, and very likely 30mm autocannons.

That kind of weapon had immense power; even an Advanced Fierce Beast couldn't withstand a single hit.

Although he was very confident in his speed, the bow and arrows in his hands had limited range and insufficient power. If he really encountered the pursuers and clashed with them head-on, the risk would be quite significant.

Therefore, Lu Yu decided that of the thirty-six stratagems, fleeing was the best one.

He began to run at full strength, his speed actually reaching over 600 meters per second. Coupled with the activation of the "Grass-Skimming" special ability, he moved as if flying, and his travel speed was further increased by 50%, meaning he could cover one thousand meters per second!

In a mere thirty seconds, he had already run 30 kilometers, and due to the bonus from the "Consummation" trait, his consumption of internal energy was also reduced by half.

Thinking of this, a cold sneer couldn't help but curl the corners of Lu Yu's mouth. In two days, once he got the bow and arrows from the Association, he would settle the score with these people properly.

After walking a bit further, the silhouette of Zhou Family Fort slowly emerged in his line of sight.

Lu Yu reached out to take off the mask on his face, covered his face again, and continued walking forward.

At this moment, a conversation on the city wall made his heart tighten suddenly.

"Hey, you guys, hasn't that guy Yao Wen been missing for two or three days?" someone asked with confusion.

"Hiss... now that you mention it, it's true. Where did that guy Yao Wen run off to?" another person echoed.

"Right, he didn't seem to be there for roll call this morning. What's going on lately? Su Chungui went missing not long ago, and now Yao Wen has disappeared too?"

"Don't talk nonsense."

Just as everyone was discussing it, a middle-aged man's voice came, "Yao Wen isn't missing. I heard he didn't want to work anymore. The Vice Captain tried to persuade him to stay, but seeing his attitude was firm, he helped him process his resignation. I heard it when I passed by the finance office."

"Oh, so he resigned?"

"Yao Wen is too impulsive, isn't he? Doesn't he know how dangerous it is to go out hunting? The warning from before is still right in front of our eyes."

"Yeah, it was a good, stable job, why not just keep doing it?"

"Hey, to each their own, we can't really say anything."

"That's true."

The people on the city wall fell silent for a moment.

"By the way, have we not seen the Vice Captain for the past two days either?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I saw him yesterday afternoon. Everyone was chatting together then, why is your memory so bad?"

"I was just saying." That person shrank his neck and glanced at a certain room below.

Was Wang in the office? But Lu Yu seemed to have heard someone looking for him everywhere with documents earlier.

Forget it, these things didn't have much to do with him.

Lu Yu shook his head and cast his gaze back into the distance.

Subsequently, Lu Yu walked into the Zhai, his expression changing slightly.

"It seems that the fact of Wang Dezhi's death won't be able to be hidden for much longer," Lu Yu pondered to himself.

People had already begun to notice the abnormality regarding Wang Dezhi. This was normal; after all, as Vice Captain, Wang Dezhi was responsible for handling many affairs on a daily basis.

Lu Yu silently hoped in his heart that he could hide it for two more days.

Although he considered that he had done this matter flawlessly, even if that Awakened came in person, they would absolutely not guess it was his doing. But what if...

Lu Yu looked at the surrounding environment and walked toward the place where the old man was with familiar ease. This time, he had already completed the task the old man had entrusted to him.

Although the time was quite rushed and the other party might not have had time to write a complete Martial Arts Manual, it didn't matter; he could at least get two complete martial arts classics.

From ahead came the overlapping shouts of peddlers.

Lu Yu passed through the bustling crowd and looked toward the old spot. At this sight, he couldn't help but be stunned.

He saw that the spot where the old man originally set up his stall was now occupied by someone selling toys.

Lu Yu thought he had seen wrong and carefully scanned the surrounding stalls again.

That was right, it was indeed the place where the old man had set up his stall before.

Where had that old man gone?

Lu Yu walked up, and the toy stall owner saw him coming over, his face immediately filled with an enthusiastic smile as he said, "Big brother, what are you looking for? My toys here are reasonably priced, and it's buy three get one free."

"How much for these toys?" Lu Yu asked. He knew clearly in his heart that if he rashly asked about the old man, he definitely wouldn't get any useful information.

"Three yuan each, nine yuan for three."

"Hmm?" Lu Yu frowned slightly.

"Three for nine yuan; if you buy them, I'll throw in another one," the stall owner hurriedly explained with a smile.

"Give me that little car," Lu Yu said, pulling three yuan from his pocket and taking a toy car the size of a little finger.

"Thank you, big brother, thank you, big brother," the stall owner grinned from ear to ear.

"Big brother, I have other styles of toys here; why don't you take a look? If you buy two more, I can give you another one for free."

"We'll talk about that later; I want to ask you something," Lu Yu said, putting the toy into his pants pocket.

"Alright, big brother, feel free to ask. As long as I know it, I will tell you everything."

"You didn't seem to be setting up your stall here before, did you?" Lu Yu asked, appearing casual.

The smile on the stall owner's face instantly froze.

"Where is the old man who used to set up his stall here?" Lu Yu followed up immediately.