Chapter 88 Changes in the Secret Realm

Suddenly, there was a voice behind him that made Li Jing pause slightly.

Ten Spirit Chickens?

Impressive!

What kind of spending power is this?

Having worked in the Chicken Shop for so long, this was the first time he had encountered such a major customer.

Leaving aside the dealings with restaurants and hotels, people who came to the store to buy Spirit Chickens could only afford two or three, and some were two people splitting the cost of one chicken.

He turned around in surprise, and the shadows of a man and woman were reflected in Li Jing’s gaze.

On first glance at the two, Li Jing’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, unnoticeably.

The man and woman who were at the door were dressed very tastefully.

The man was dressed in a neat suit, making it apparent he was a successful person in society.

The woman had a slender figure with charming features, and she was intimately arm in arm with the man.

At first glance, there seemed to be no problem with the pair.

A match of talents and looks, a good pair.

However, in Li Jing’s view.

The woman had an extraordinarily extensive Health Bar above her head.

4463!

She was in the late stage of the Three Realm, just a small step away from breaking into the Four Realm!

On the other side, Liu Sisi quickly gave a bright smile when the man and woman entered the door and requested ten Spirit Chickens.

Ten Spirit Chickens!

This was a big deal.

The shop had just resumed business, and within less than two hours of opening, such a major customer had come.

Today’s performance was about to explode!

Casually moving Li Jing, who was blocking the counter, to one side, Liu Sisi graciously asked.

"The Spirit Chickens are fifty thousand each, did you know the prices before you came here?"

"Money is not a problem."

The man confidently spoke and added on.

"The price of fifty thousand is quite reasonable, other stores are even pricier than yours."

Liu Sisi’s pricing was indeed not high.

The key was that in North City, the prices of items in stores weren’t high, and apart from Sisi herself, there was only Li Jing, who was paid a monthly salary of two thousand five hundred in the shop, so the shop’s costs were much lower than other spirit-enhancing products stores.

Seeing that the man had some understanding of the market before speaking, the smile on Liu Sisi’s face became even more brilliant.

"Do the ten Spirit Chickens that the two of you want need to be freshly killed? Or should we say..."

"We want them alive."

The woman spoke, nestled coyly beside the man.

"Fan Hao and I came to the market to order food for our engagement banquet in a few days, the Spirit Chickens we buy have to be raised for a while."

"Engagement?"

Sisi was slightly puzzled, then realized the situation.

"So, that’s it? Then I must congratulate the two of you on your future bliss in advance!"

While talking, she turned her head towards Li Jing.

"Don’t just stand there, go to the kitchen and select ten of the fattest Spirit Chickens for our customers. Put them in a chicken cage so that it’s easier for the two of them to take away."

"Oh, okay."

Li Jing replied, then without any trace of emotion, glanced at the Health Bar above the woman’s head, then at the man, and turned to go into the kitchen.

...

Before long, Li Jing picked out ten Spirit Chickens, put them in a cage, and walked out of the kitchen.

Ten Spirit Chickens in a cage, all squeezed together and squawking incessantly.

Upon seeing the Spirit Chickens, the man and woman quickly scanned a code and transferred five hundred thousand on the spot.

After the payment was made, the man walked out of the shop and pulled out a trolley.

Seeing this, Li Jing carried the chicken cage to the outside of the shop and put it in the cart.

The man and woman didn’t linger, they left together.

Standing outside the shop watching as the two departed, Li Jing wore an odd expression on his face.

After encountering the mystery last night, he had become convinced that he didn’t simply have the ability to see the health bar of monsters.

However, those who could take a human form, and mix in human society, were undoubtedly Human-shaped Demons.

On this point, Li Jing didn’t have much thought.

Like dealing with Ji Qing.

If a person didn’t commit a crime or meddle in anything, he would just ignore the encounter.

A Human-shaped Demon mingling in human society wasn’t anything unusual.

What made him care...

The man and the woman with the Health Bar were planning to get engaged.

A human and a demon?

Inter-species love?

Did this guy know that his beloved woman was a monster?

Thinking that this was none of his business, Li Jing shook his head and returned to the shop.

Liu Sisi had just made a big deal and was in a good mood.

Seeing Li Jing return, she chuckled.

"I didn’t expect to get business as soon as the shop opened, this deal is worth several days. It’s almost noon now, go to the kitchen to kill a chicken, and we won’t be eating takeout today."

Li Jing’s eyes lit up at her words, and he replied "okay!", moving towards the kitchen.

A while later...

A Spirit Chicken with a health bar value of 9 met its end under the slaughter knife, marking the end of a sinful life.

"Experience +9."

...

In a blink of an eye, the time neared four o’clock in the afternoon.

Having had a satisfying Spirit Chicken meal at noon, Li Jing was entirely content.

After all, the taste of Spirit Chicken was excellent.

And Liu Sisi’s cooking skills were indeed something else.

But he wouldn’t be able to freeload off dinner.

Today, he was still on a midnight shift, and he had to leave to start work.

After saying goodbye to Liu Sisi, Li Jing found a secluded corner in the market and used his Sky Control to fly back home, changed into his uniform, and headed straight for the Eastern Coast.

He met with Lu Yangcheng and Yi Xiuzhu, who were also beginning their shifts at the same time. After completing the handover with the patrol team members on day-duty, the three of them started their first round of patrol.

...

Soon, the first patrol shift of the duty was over.

The three selected a roof of a building overlooking the sea to land and rest.

Lu Yangcheng glanced in the direction of the Blue Sky and Sea Swimming Beach and said.

"There’s a lot of news regarding the Secret Realm that was leaked online today. Have you two paid attention to it?"

Li Jing was taking out his mobile miniature suppressor intending to do some studying during the rest period, when he turned his head after hearing these words.

"I was a bit busy during the day and didn’t pay much attention. Is there anything in particular online that deserves attention?"

Before Lu Yangcheng could answer, Yi Xiuzhu, who was also taking out his phone to study, replied.

"The Disaster Management Bureau’s scout team was wiped out; many people died, and it is said that there were at least a hundred casualties."

?

Li Jing slowly typed out a question mark.

Because of the existence of the mysterious creatures, those sent by the Disaster Management Bureau were all elite personnel who had mastered cultivation techniques from various places.

They were actually wiped out?

The danger of the mysterious creatures only becomes apparent when they aren’t detected.

Could it be that the Disaster Management Bureau encountered something else in the Secret Realm?

While he was wondering, Lu Yangcheng replied.

"The news online should be true. During the day, a large group of people from the Jianghai Disaster Management Bureau entered the Blue Sky and Sea Swimming Beach and set up Zhou Tian’s Great Formation around the bathing area. Clearly, it’s in preparation for something coming out of the Secret Realm."

"Zhou Tian’s Great Formation?"

Li Jing drew in a breath.

Zhou Tian’s Great Formation is a very well-known high-level formation in the art of formation setting.

A complete Zhou Tian’s Great Formation can easily withstand attacks below the Fifth Boundary and kill Four Realm with a single formation change.

If someone from the Fifth Boundary falls into the formation, they can hold on for a while.

Such a formation is not easy to set up.

To set up a complete Zhou Tian’s Great Formation, at least a hundred Four Realm practitioners need to cooperate and become Array Eyes.

Before this, one also needs a Fifth Boundary person who has thoroughly researched Zhou Tian’s Great Formation and knows the formation completely to preside over and guide the process.

A high-level formation like Zhou Tian’s Great Formation that can both attack and defend, ordinary people may not understand it even after spending more than ten years studying it. Those who can understand the formation and also have a cultivation level of Fifth Boundary are absolutely no less than a big shot.

The Disaster Management Bureau’s use of Zhou Tian’s Great Formation means that the Secret Realm probably has a big problem...