Chapter 233 - 232: Kill the Hidden Mole, Wrap up Quietly

The present world.

On the streets of Chuanzhong Entertainment City, everything was harmonious.

The radiant and beautiful accompany players situated just outside the front door of Manchun Bathing Center stood in the early spring warmth, flaunting their long legs and slim waists, quietly waiting for customers to approach.

The obstruction of subspace is achieved through spatial overlap.

It has a very minimal effect on the present world.

Right now, in front of the accompany players, Manchun Bathing Center, which had been isolated into the subspace, is still present.

However, the Manchun Bathing Center in their naked eyes has turned into something akin to a mirage.

No matter what happens in the subspace or what changes occur in Manchun Bathing Center, the Bathing Center in the present world is frozen in the state before being isolated.

Finding clues is simple.

By being observant enough, one can easily detect anomalies.

However, who will pay attention to a bathing center that’s not open for business?

Since it is not during business hours, no one tries to enter the bathing center.

If someone attempts to, they would find that they cannot approach it, no matter what.

Neither the passersby nor the accompanying players realized that a large bathing center had been isolated into the subspace.

Just as everything was orderly,

a strong odor of blood that was almost nauseating had quietly spread.

Consequently, the Bathing Center silently turned into a bloody, ruined scene.

The group of players who had gathered at the front door of the Bathing Center were stunned.

The passerby also collectively stopped in their tracks, stunned.

"Ah!"

One of the girls in the group of accompany players screamed.

The crowd of players who had been momentarily dazed turned pale and screamed, fleeing from the front door of the Bathing Center.

As they ran, the passersby also became flustered and panicked.

Li Jing returned to the present world and stood in the center of the ruins. Under the influence of Silent Shadow, not a single person noticed him.

Liu Shi’s self-invented Silent Shadow, was quite awesome.

Even though he was only a beginner, in Li Jing’s hands, it could at least interfere with the cognition of the Second Realm without any discrimination.

After three skill points, it directly reached the point of being able to fool the Fourth Realm entities.

As for the Fifth Realm, he couldn’t fool them yet.

Silent Shadow was very reliant on Primordial Spirit strength, which required a significant disparity between two individuals’ Primordial Spirits to be effective.

Upon employing three skill points, Silent Shadow only enhanced Li Jing’s Primordial Spirit to a certain extent, but did not reach the stage of far surpassing the cultivators in the same realm.

The world where no one notices is quite unusual.

Looking at the frightened crowd running around and the chaos on the street, Li Jing felt a bit annoyed.

This situation was a mess.

The Bathing Center wasn’t like the Seeking Immortal Winery; it was located in the city and the area it occupied was small.

At the time, there were more than forty human-shaped demons destroyed at the Seeking Immortal Winery, which resulted in a litter of blood and flesh all over the place.

The body of human-shaped demons is generally much larger than the human body...

With such a small area, there were at least a hundred third and fourth realm demons that have been crushed into slag in the Bathing Center. This scene was indescribable.

Watching the crowd on the street quickly disperse and move farther away, with many brave ones hiding in the distance to spy, Li Jing pondered for a moment, took out his mobile phone and dialed Jiang Yini’s number.

Reporting to the patrol wasn’t necessary for him.

The people from the North City Branch will be coming soon.

However, he had no plans to remain at the scene.

On one hand, he needs to hurry up and find Yulian, and on the other, explaining the situation was troublesome.

Also, a third reason was that he didn’t want to become famous because of this.

At Central City Seeking Immortal Winery, Jin Ruixin suppressed the news for him.

Here in the North City, no one may cover up for him.

He did know the chief of the North City Branch, but they weren’t familiar.

The people who would arrive soon wouldn’t be the chief of the North City Branch either.

There were many witnesses at the scene, and as soon as the patrol arrived and he begins to interact with them, Silent Shadow would fail.

Becoming famous for this wasn’t a good thing.

Being under scrutiny is a minor issue, but if the Demon Beast Union found out about his consecutive attacks on two of their bases, it could turn into a major problem.

The Demon Beast Union is a massive organization. The losses at the two bases in River and Sea City cannot shake their foundation.

The crackdown on the Union in the capital city is also inevitable to pass sooner or later.

Any ground lost should be regained.

While Li Jing does not fear the Demon Beast Union seeking revenge, he still welcomed them to come and bring their experience points.

The key issue was that if he was exposed, he wouldn’t have a large operating space for making money and killing demons in the future.

Once people recognize him, how could he operate?

Compared with the operating space afterwards, it would be okay not to take the bonus from the patrol bureau.

Even if he didn’t go to other places to find the Demon Beast Union, the Union in Jianghai and the capital would still develop sooner or later, which means there will always be leeks to harvest.

He dialed the number and quickly got through to Jiang Yini.

"Li Jing?"

"Yes, I need your help."

Li Jing began.

"I found a base for the Union of Beasts and Monster in Shangcheng of Chuanzhong Entertainment City. I’ve wiped out more than a hundred. The scene is a bit chaotic. Please dispatch a group of resident staff to assist the patrol in controlling the scene. Don’t mention that it was me who did it. Just say that this base was destroyed by the Management Bureau, and, don’t contact anyone from our Heavenly King Group."

"..."

There was silence at the other end of the phone, and then Jiang Yini responded.

"Are you...causing trouble and want the Management Bureau to be your scapegoat?"

"I wouldn’t say I’ve caused trouble, but I do need a scapegoat."

Li Jing chuckled.

"I still have other things to manage, get a team over here as soon as you can to take control of the situation, consider this a favor you owe me."

"Tch."

Jiang Yini clicked her tongue, reluctantly replying.

"Alright, I see, I’ll send someone over immediately. It’s not a far distance, we’ll get there in under a minute."

"Thanks, I’ll treat you to a meal when I get the chance."

Li Jing spoke, ending the phone call, then turned to look at the back door of the bathhouse, confirming there was a large piece of bloody flesh there, before leaving quickly and quietly as a thunderbolt.

The Thunderbolt Movement wasn’t exactly inconspicuous.

However, with the effect of Silent Shadow, no one would notice him.

The relatively low-profile Spirit Soldier Break wouldn’t be useful at this time.

Nonuse of offensive and defensive magic skills is a prerequisite for the effect of Silent Shadow, and the essence of the Spirit Soldier Break is not a Sky Control method but an Attack Method.

If he produced a spirit weapon on the scene, he would be immediately noticed.

...

Shortly after.

Li Jing returned to the North City Dark Alley, landing in front of the Shimajima Cafe.

This time, Yulian was still in the cafe, chatting with Wei Siyuan.

After nearly two hours had passed, the two chatted enjoyably under Yulian’s initiative.

Her every furrow of the brow and every smile nearly made Wei Siyuan forget that he was left behind as a hostage, even to the extent of being captivated and entranced.

The innate charm emanating from Yulian was incredibly potent, requiring no deliberate deployment. A slight release could easily manipulate others unknowingly.

Before Li Jing had even landed outside the door, the two people inside the café had already sensed it.

Both Yulian and Wei Siyuan were of Fifth Boundary strength, so they wouldn’t be influenced by the Silently Charming Shadow.

Seeing a bolt of thunder strike outside the café and the blood-stained figure of Li Jing appearing, the smile on the face of Wei Siyuan, who was conversing with Yulian, abruptly froze.

Transforming into thunder, it should be a Special Escape Method.

Li Jing is a demon, so why could he use a Special Escape Method?

And what about the blood stains all over him...

While he was stunned, Yulian, who was sitting opposite him, smiled seductively.

Seeing this smile, Wei Siyuan’s body stiffened and his eyes became vacant.

Li Jing didn’t come in through the door. He stood in front of the café, surveying his surroundings, and quickly pinpointed two men in a business vehicle nearby, who were staring at him in confusion.

If they noticed him, it means they were at least of Fifth Boundary strength.

Two individuals of Fifth Boundary strength sitting in a business vehicle near the Shimajima Café in broad daylight were obviously there to safeguard Wei Siyuan and to keep an eye on behalf of the Wei family for the Demon Beast Union.

Looking at their shocked expressions, it became evident that in their understanding, he was a demon incapable of using human magic.

He could use this to his advantage, couldn’t he?

Li Jing moved, transforming into thunder and instantly reached the business vehicle, taking out a Boundary Stone with a sneer.

The two Fifth Boundary beings finally reacted when they saw this, each expressing a hint of ferocity on their faces.

Li Jing’s meeting with Yulian, Wei Siyuan, and Zhao Leshan; they had seen it all.

Wei Siyuan was nearly killed due to Yulian’s power, and both of them almost couldn’t help but rush into the café to save him.

It didn’t matter before, since at least Wei Siyuan didn’t die.

Upon seeing Li Jing covered in blood and using a Special Escape Method, they realised something was wrong.

Li Jing was not a Fifth Boundary Big Demon, but a genuine patroller!

The Demon Beast Union’s Jianghai Branch...

Must have been annihilated by patrol teams!

At this moment, only two paths lay in front of them.

First, surrender.

Second, join forces to kill Li Jing as swiftly as possible, then escape.

The first option, they didn’t need to consider.

At this critical juncture, getting arrested by patrol teams and being associated with the Demon Beast Union would result in their doom. Even if they weren’t sentenced to death, they would have to spend the remainder of their lives in jail.

Fifth Boundary individuals are given great privileges.

However, this is on the premise that they don’t break the law.

If they broke the law, there’s nothing left to say.

They were not like Lu Yanran, who was backed by the enormous Lu family and was a Sixth Realm Expert.

If they could ascend to the Sixth Realm, it wouldn’t be so terrible.

The treatment for Sixth Realm beings was on a completely different level from Fifth Boundary.

But the Sixth Realm is not easy to breach.

Once inside a prison housing high-level cultivators, you can forget about breakthroughs or anything else.

In prison, not only are you unable to obtain any resources for cultivation, but your own cultivation level is also suppressed and sealed. You won’t even be able to refine Qi properly.

The choice was clear, they could only take the second route.

Wei Siyuan, they couldn’t worry about him for now.

To escape, then inform the Wei family and Demon Beast Union, seeking both their help to flee abroad was the most correct choice.

Without any hesitation, the two of them shattered the business vehicle they were sitting in on the street.

It was at this time that the Boundary Stone in Li Jing’s hand began to glow.

A Spatial Boundary quietly unfolded.

...

Inside the café.

Seeing Li Jing quickly discovered the Wei family’s hidden agents, Yulian’s eyes sparkled twice, she lightly snapped her fingers, controlling everyone in the café.

Then she leisurely took out a small notebook, looking at Wei Siyuan, who was already under her charm.

"How is your Wei family supporting the Demon Beast Union? What benefits have you obtained from this? Do you recognize the other stakeholders? Who are they? Answer the questions one by one and explain clearly."

Step by step interrogation, Yulian was inept.

However, being as astute as she was, she understood very well what Li Jing would require at this stage of the investigation.

Evidence, clues the more the merrier.

There was also another crucial point.

Li Jing came back covered in blood, the Demon Beast Union’s Jianghai Branch was definitely done for.

If she didn’t take advantage of the situation in advance and do some additional tasks, she wouldn’t be able to claim as much reward later.

...

In the subspace.

The two Fifth Boundary beings acting as spies were shocked and enraged when they saw that they fell into the subspace just as they shattered the business vehicle and were about to make a move. They quickly moved some distance apart, each summoning a knife and a sword - two Spirit Weapons.

Seeing both of them holding Spirit Weapons, Li Jing’s eyes narrowed.

This Wei family, truly had some abilities.

When he had asked Xia Ai to investigate the Wei family before, he had gained some understanding.

Wei family only had Wei Siyuan as its sole heir, and there were only three individuals of Fifth Boundary strength in the family, with no Sixth Realm beings.

Excluding Wei Siyuan, who was hardened into a Fifth Boundary being, the other two members of the Wei family at Fifth Boundary strength were the family head and his younger brother.

The two in front of him were neither the Weiss family head nor his younger brother.

Clearly, these two were hired by the Wei family.

Fifth Boundary beings were not easily hired, they needed to be paid well.

Usually, hiring a Fifth Boundary being on a yearly basis wasn’t possible if several hundred million yuan weren’t offered, let alone to commit illegal actions.

The two men here had Spirit Weapons of high quality.

The one with the knife was holding a Level Four Spirit Weapon.

The one with the sword held a slightly lower quality Level Three Spirit Weapon.

It wasn’t rare for Fifth Boundary individuals to own Spirit Weapons.

What was rare was the level of their Spirit Weapons.

Given the usual rate of nurturing Spirit Weapons, it would take at least a few decades to raise Precious Items to the level of Level Three or Four Spirit Weapons.

Common Fifth Boundary individuals would have Level One or Two Spirit Weapons that they had nurtured themselves.

Note that even she, Lu Yanran, a Sixth Realm expert backed by the Lu family, only had a Level Four Spirit Weapon.

Just by looking at the Spirit Weapons in these two men’s hands, it was evident they had achieved Fifth Boundary strength a few decades ago.

Hiring veteran Fifth Boundary beings like these two was very expensive. Considering various factors, the Wei family would have to pay them at least several billion yuan a year.

However, the crux was not how much money was given.

For the Wei family, paying several billion yuan a year was not a big deal.

The Wei family’s real ability lay in finding Fifth Boundary beings willing to risk their lives for money.

Murmuring to himself internally, Li Jing called out softly.

"Qingfeng."

"Clang!"

With a resounding sword cry, the Flying Sword Blue Edge flew out of its sheath, transforming into a streak of blue light that shot out.

On the other side, two cultivators at the Fifth Boundary were about to attack with their spirit weapons when they saw Qingfeng coming at them like a bolt of lightning. Their expressions constantly changed.

Spirit Weapon at Level Five!

The variant attribute didn’t even count, and the attribute intensity was amazingly high!

This ...

With a fierce grit of his teeth, the man controlling the long sword brandished it directly toward the sword light.

His sword was a Level Four spirit weapon, powerless to contend with a Level Five spirit weapon, but it wouldn’t easily be shattered.

If it were another person’s Level Three spirit weapon, it would probably be damaged with one hit and cause harm to their spirit.

The two of them had impeccable coordination.

The man controlling the long sword went to meet Qingfeng’s sword light, while the other person retreated quickly, casting a few magic seals, and yelled as he brandished his sword.

"Sky Sword!"

To hear this, Li Jing raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Sky Sword Art, he couldn’t have known it better.

This person had actually reached the Great Perfection?

And in only three seconds, he had completed the spell construction of the highest arcane of Sky Sword Art.

Such proficiency, impressive.

Completing the spell construction for the highest arcane, Sky Sword, of Sky Sword Art within three seconds, Li Jing could do that too.

But you have to understand, he’s cheating!

Seeing the man about to ascend rapidly after achieving a state of Unity of Man and Sword and would quickly descend after forming a sword shadow of more than a dozen meters, Li Jing squinted his eyes.

"Linglong, Divine Control."

"Buzz!"

The Linglong Tower floated over his head, casting a light curtain to shield him.

Theoretically, with the strength of his current physique, it wouldn’t be a problem to resist a Level Three spirit weapon.

If worse comes to worst, he could use an instantaneous version of Wind King Mysterious Clothing.

However, considering that the other party was using the offensive arcane of the Sky Sword Art, he had to show some respect.

How much power a weapon can exhibit under the blessing of Great Perfection Level Sword Controlling Art depends on the weapon as well as the person wielding it.

The next second, the sword shadow in the sky bent and fell down almost instantly.

"Boom!"

The sword shadow’s tip fell on the light curtain cast by the Linglong Tower and shattered neatly inch by inch.

With the sword shadow shattered, that man who cast the arcane of Sky Sword Art automatically disconnected from the state of Unity of Man and Sword, held his sword, and crashed into the light curtain dropped by the Linglong Tower with a "pop" sound, then he spat out a mouthful of blood and retreated in disgrace.

As he retreated, he was both shocked and angry.

Another Level Five Spirit Weapon!

And it is a defensive pagoda-type Spirit Weapon!

Fortunately, when the sword shadow shattered, he disconnected from the state of Unity of Man and Sword and pulled back his flying sword in time, otherwise his flying sword would’ve been broken!

Fuck...

Where did this man come from?

North City Patrol Branch, they have such a person?

The man with the long sword saw his companion hit a wall while casting the highest arcane of Sky Sword Art and Li Jing pulled out a Level Five Spirit Weapon Pagoda, his face turned pale.

Using Control Objects Skill will not affect other spells.

But in this world, nobody can manage two different Control Objects Skills at the same time.

Since Li Jing had used the Linglong Tower, the Flying Sword Blue Edge had lost the support of Sky Sword Art, and thus, its momentum weakened a lot.

The man with the long sword fought with it quite easily, without the pressure he felt at the beginning of the confrontation.

Therefore, he noticed, Li Jing hadn’t built any spell formulas at all, he just invoked the Linglong Tower and directly deployed some kind of highest arcane in Control Objects Skill!

This ...

How did he do that?

Not caring to think any further, the man with the long sword pushed back the Blue Edge, which had turned into sword light, and moved forward to assist his partner who had retreated and returned.

Li Jing was undoubtedly a cultivator at the Fifth Boundary.

If he were at the Sixth Boundary, the two of them would have died by now.

But he was too weird!

Having two Level Five Spirit Weapons in hand was one thing, and he didn’t even need to construct spell formulas to cast spells!

Being alone, they were absolutely powerless to fight against him!

Li Jing glanced at the two converging people, waved his hand to retrieve the Linglong Tower, then extended his hand.

"Sword!"

"Clang!"

With a cheerful sound, the flying Blue Edge that was knocked away, returned like a bolt of lightning, falling into his hands.

Then, Li Jing raised his sword toward the sky and formed a magic seal with one hand.

"Sky Sword."

With a light scold, Flying Sword Blue Edge "buzzed" and took him to the sky, turning into a massive sword shadow of hundreds of meters.

The two Fifth Boundary cultivators of the Wei family barely gathered together and almost popped their eyeballs when they saw this.

The same Sky Sword Art.

The man wielding the sword had a sword shadow of only over a dozen meters.

But Li Jing’s ...

It was hundreds of meters!

This ...

What kind of monster is this?

The two men looked up blankly.

The sword shadow of a hundred meters ascended to the sky in an instant, then descended almost instantaneously mind-bending space.

Faced with the terrifying sword shadow, the two men had just time to barely raise their swords, then they and their equipment were crushed to dust.

When the sword’s shadow fell, Li Jing held his sword and revealed his figure, then turned around and breathed out a tromp of foul air.

He was usually the one to seize the initiative. Getting the jump on him wasn’t something he was used to dealing with.

These two were quite shrewd, they pulled away instantly.

Summoning the Linglong Tower, facing two people who had already pulled out their Spirit Weapons first, even if he can instantaneously cast the highest arcane of Control Objects Skill, he might not be able to succeed all at once.

After all, the Linglong Tower was quite heavy, it wasn’t easy to hit the target with a surprise attack.

Wasting so much time with two Fifth Boundary people, he wasn’t very happy about it.

Qingfeng - the spirit weapon that had finally cut something properly in Li Jing’s hand after its metamorphosis into a spirit weapon - was quite excited, expressing its thoughts to let its master use it to cut more people or demons, instead of always using it for transportation.

Feeling the transmission of its thoughts, Li Jing rolled his eyes, waved his hand to put it away, and took out a clean set of clothes to change into.

His body was still covered in Yao Jiali’s blood.

The blood on his face had been washed clean by the spiritual power in the liberation of all his spiritual power, but there was nothing he could do about the blood on his clothes, so he had to change them.

After changing his clothes, Li Jing waved his hand and used a spirit soldier flying sword to blast the remains of the shattered business car, then he took out the Boundary Stone.

...

As the spatial boundary was lifted, Li Jing returned to the real world and silently looked around.

The two sides of the road where the business car was originally located were now crowded with a large group of people pointing and discussing.

This situation wasn’t exactly surprising.

His Boundary Stone trigger was instantaneous, but his previous actions were a bit slow.

With the effect of the Silent Shadow, no passersby would notice him.

But, the commotion those two made when they shattered the business car was significant enough that it was difficult for the pedestrians on the street to not take notice.

When the car was isolated into the subspace, someone must have seen it.

Passionate spectators could easily deduce that an investigation was underway, so they stayed at the scene, hoping to catch a glimpse of the drama.

Unfortunately, they were bound to be disappointed this time.

With no dead bodies reemerging and the wreckage cleaned up by Li Jing, coupled with his Silent Shadow state, these bystanders wouldn’t even realize the spatial boundaries had been removed.

In regard to this, Li Jing advises them to go to the Shangcheng District.

There’s a larger spectacle over there.

Avoiding the onlookers on the road and heading to Shimajima Cafe, Li Jing sighed from the bottom of his heart.

The magic skill her mother-in-law created is truly useful, bringing convenience that’s highly addictive.

Crossing the street, Li Jing looked up and saw Yulian in the café, smiling at him through the window. Wei Siyuan sat across her with a bewildered face, the other people in the café were like marionettes engrossed in their own business.

With a smile, he waved and deactivated Silent Shadow, entering the café.

Yulian, with one hand propped up on her cheek, watched as he approached. She glanced at the crowd on the streets and asked curiously,

"What was that magic skill you just used? It seemed like everyone was treating you as if you didn’t exist, but Wei Siyuan and I, as well as those in the car on the roadside, were unaffected?"

"That’s a secret."

Li Jing smiled mysteriously, pulling over a chair to sit down.

"How did your investigation go?"

"Wei Siyuan has confessed."

Yulian picked up a small notebook from the table, her face darkened a bit.

"The connection between the Wei family and the Demon Beast Union involves the sale of low-grade monster materials. According to Wei Siyuan, the Union periodically cultivates monsters at various branches. Some monsters with talents or that are compliant are raised until they can transform into human shapes."

"The compliant ones are absorbed into the Union. The talented ones are scattered in human society as possible connections in the future. They’re allowed to develop on their own. Those without developmental value are killed and sold after a period of observation. According to Wei Siyuan, the Wei family isn’t the only trade family buying low-grade monster materials, but they alone can acquire up to thousands of tons of them from the Union every year."

Having said all that, Yulian handed over the notebook in her hand.

"It’s natural for monsters to hunt each other, it’s survival of the fittest. But the behavior of the Demon Beast Union is a complete degeneration, even for a monster."

Li Jing listened to her explanation in silence.

The connection between the Wei family and the Demon Beast Union was indeed an unexpected revelation.

This union was filled with schemes and darkness.

The Wei family alone amasses thousands of tons of low-grade monster materials a year?

How many low-grade monsters need to be cultivated and then killed to achieve this?

Li Jing had slain many monsters, but he never killed without reason.

In nature, beasts compete for survival, but predators don’t go on random killing sprees once they’re full.

The Demon Beast Union’s practice is, well, a bit...

No wonder they were able to expand so quickly behind the scenes, cultivating monsters into three categories.

Some were used for connections, some absorbed as members, and some killed and sold as income and incentive for shareholders.

Taking the notebook from Yulian and reading through it, Li Jing found that Wei Siyuan had clearly explained the transaction details between the Wei family and the Demon Beast Union, with many parts that could be verified.

Flipping further, he saw three names.

All three were from Tasu Province, labeled by Yulian as shareholders.

Closing the notebook, Li Jing glanced at Wei Siyuan, whose God Soul was taken, and then asked Yulian,

"Do you have a way to incapacitate him?"

Yulian nodded upon hearing his question.

"I can. He’s completely charmed by me. I can make him use up all his powers until his foundation is damaged. If I’m careful, he won’t die."

"Good, incapacitate him. Be careful not to kill him."

Li Jing responded flatly.

"The Patrol Branch’s handcuffs aren’t very effective against Fifth Boundary individuals. If we were to detain this man and he breaks free, it could be very troublesome. Uncle has gone to the Central City, and I’m the only Fifth Boundary in the North City Branch. I can’t spare the energy to guard him."

Hearing this, Yulian "hmm"ed, and snapped her fingers.

With a "plop", Wei Siyuan, who had been sitting there in shock stiffened, and his pants that had already been messy once again quickly dampened.

He completely wilted in less than two minutes.

Seeing this, Yulian turned her head.

"It’s done, he’s now equivalent to a Second Realm. If he wants to rebuild, it will take a lot of effort to repair the ruined foundation."

Hearing this, Li Jing glanced at Wei Siyuan’s pants.

Well, that part is all...

Yulian had practically emptied out his body!

Silently averting his gaze, Li Jing tilted his head in thought, and searched for Yi Xiuzhu’s phone number in his phone contacts and began to compose a message.

"Xiuzhu, I’m at the Shimajima Cafe at 1926 Zhongping Avenue near the Dark Alley. I have a shareholder of the Demon Beast Union that I want to hand over to you. Also, I’ve collected a lot of information. Come over, take him away, and help me pass the information to Yang Cheng."

After sending the message, Yi Xiuzhu responded quickly.

"Wait for me for two minutes."

Upon receiving the reply, Li Jing looked at Yulian.

"Can you step aside for a bit? I have a friend coming."

"Alright, I’ll wait for you outside."

Yulian obediently responded, getting up and walking out of the cafe.

Not long after she left, Yi Xiuzhu, who had already been lurking in the alley gathering information, flew over.

He landed in front of the cafe’s entrance, frowned at the crowd still gathered by the roadside waiting to watch the fun, then looked at Yulian, who was not far away, playing with her phone.

Feeling his gaze upon her, Yulian looked up and gave him a charming smile.

Yi Xiuzhu was slightly taken aback at the sight, and the words "fox spirit" popped into his mind.

Yulian was very good at suppressing her Charm Talent, and being a fair distance away her natural charm didn’t affect Yi Xiuzhu. However, this woman’s damned charm was still perceptible to him.

After staring at Yulian for a few seconds, Yi Xiuzhu turned around and pushed the cafe door open.

Then, he frowned again.

The whole cafe was filled with people, all frozen in place like marionettes.

He had experienced a similar situation before.

Didn’t the small bar look exactly like this when he captured Qu Lianghong?

Upon seeing Yi Xiuzhu enter, Li Jing who had been sitting in the cafe stopped in his tracks and raised his voice.

"Xiuzhu, over here."

Seeing Li Jing, Yi Xiuzhu’s furrowed brows relaxed. He approached and glanced at Wei Siyuan, foaming at the mouth across the table.

"What’s wrong with him?"

"Never mind him, he’s the shareholder of the Demon Beast Union I want to hand over to you."

Li Jing waved his hand, stood up and handed over the notebook in his hand.

"Take a look at this, give it to Yang Cheng when you get back. You two knowing what I did is enough, don’t tell others."

Upon hearing this, Yi Xiuzhu remained silent, opened the notebook to take a look, then looked back up.

"Got it, if they ask, I’ll say that a kind-hearted person assisted."

"Good."

Li Jing nodded.

The reason he sought out Yi Xiuzhu was, of course, logical.

This guy never asks too many questions.

What needs to be done, he does. What shouldn’t be done, he doesn’t do.

If he wants to give them some merit, he doesn’t need to clarify.

...