Chapter 183 - Chapter 183: Clever Escape (2)
Chapter 183: Clever Escape (2)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Lin Shen cursed silently, but he didn’t have time to think too much about it. He lowered his head and hurried on.
The black-robed man was much faster than the clone. If he relaxed a little, he would be left far behind.
Along the way, Lin Shen tried his best to keep the distance between himself and his clone within 1,500 meters so that he could reduce his consumption. At the same time, he ate the pills without any hesitation.
Even so, the spiritual essence in his body was still decreasing at a slow but firm speed.
Ten minutes later, just as Lin Shen’s spiritual essence was about to run out, the clone finally stopped moving.
Seeing this, Lin Shen secretly heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly increased his speed. He finally managed to close the distance to a zero consumption distance of 1,000 meters before his spiritual essence was exhausted.
After stuffing another handful of pills and recovering some spiritual essence, Lin Shen used the cover of the night and carefully approached the spot where his clone had stopped.
Before long, a courtyard came into view.
“This is the guy’s hideout?”
In the shadows under the tree a hundred meters away, Lin Shen narrowed his eyes and sized up the courtyard in the distance.
It looked like an ordinary courtyard. There was nothing wrong with it.
Looking at the surrounding buildings, this area was clearly a high-end residential area.
Moreover, this low-key but elegant architectural style was more like the type that cultivators preferred.
Most of the people living here should be cultivators.
“Looks like this is only that guy’s residence and not the Wild Wolves’ stronghold.”
This wasn’t just any wealthy residential area in the South District. If the Wild Wolves could build a stronghold in such a place filled with cultivators, the Martial Enforcement Hall wouldn’t need to do any work.
“I wonder who lives here.”
Lin Shen felt that he was about to discover the true identity of the black-robed man.
Unfortunately, the clone seemed to have been knocked unconscious by the black-robed man. Lin Shen couldn’t share what the clone saw and heard. He could only sense the location of the clone.
Standing in the shadows, Lin Shen weighed his options.
A moment later, he made up his mind.
Central District, Martial Enforcement Hall headquarters.
In the conference room on the top floor of the central building.
All the flag officers of the Martial Enforcement Hall branches in the four districts, as well as the four principals and deputy hall masters of the headquarters, were gathered together.
Strangely, the conference room was dead silent. No one spoke.
Everyone lowered their heads in silence, stealing glances at the figure sitting at the head of the table from time to time.
The person who was secretly being watched by many higher-ups of the Martial Enforcement Hall was a beautiful woman.
The woman looked to be in her late twenties. She had gentle features and was wearing a long white dress that fluttered in the wind. Her hair was tied into a high bun, and she had a narrow waist and long legs. Anyone who saw her would be amazed by her beauty.
However, the Martial Enforcement Hall higher-ups didn’t look at her with any surprise or admiration. Instead, they looked at her with fear and respect.
After a long silence, the woman looked around and glanced at everyone.
“It’s been three months since I gave the order to hunt for the Wild Wolves.
“You’ve only caught a group of minions, but there’s not a single key member. Can anyone give me an explanation?”
There was a moment of silence.
No one answered.
Many people who knew the hall master very well tensed up, preparing to face the upcoming storm.
Sure enough, in the next second, there was a muffled bang.
The woman slammed the table heavily. She frowned as she flew into a rage.
“What are you guys doing? Do you spend all your time in nightclubs with those demon girls? Aren’t you afraid that you won’t be able to get it up when you return home? Your wives should castrate you all! If you can’t complete the mission, I’ll send you all to the mines!”
The woman no longer seemed as gentle and graceful as before.
However, the meeting room was silent. Everyone knew their hall master’s fiery temper and was already used to it. No one dared to say anything and only lowered their heads.
Seeing this, the woman was so angry that she laughed. “To think that you guys are still men. Can’t anyone give me a promise and say that there’s no problem?”
A few vice hall masters shook their heads secretly when they heard the lady’s rude words. They thought to themselves, “Our hall master is an elegant and beautiful woman. Even though her name sounds like a niece, she has a fiery temper. When she speaks, she’s like a shrew cursing in the street.”
After scolding everyone, Xia Mengran vented her anger. She turned to look at a deputy hall master and asked coldly,
“Have you investigated the incident in Silverscale City?”
The vice hall master hurriedly sat up straight and replied, “Yes. The owner of the manor is an apothecary called Jing Hai. He’s a secret member of the Wild Wolves. We’ve checked Jing Hai’s corpse. When he was alive, he was at the ninth level of the Bright Aperture Stage. If I’m not wrong, he should be one of the backbones of the Wild Wolves!”
Hearing this, Xia Mengran softened slightly. She nodded and asked,
“Who killed Jing Hai?”
The deputy hall master immediately looked hesitant. It was only when Xia Mengran’s sharp gaze fell on him that he braced himself and said,
“When our people from Silverscale City arrived, the owner, steward, and guards of the manor were all dead. The servants who survived were all ordinary people. They knew nothing about the secrets of the manor. They only knew that a group of cat demons invaded the manor that night.”
“Cat demons?” Xia Mengran frowned slightly. “You mean Jing Hai was killed by spirit cats? But why?”
“We found many alchemy tools and materials in the manor. Based on them, we guess that Jing Hai has very likely been using the cat demons as materials to study and refine new types of Blood Spirit Pills!”
As soon as he said this, there was a commotion in the conference room. Many people looked stunned.
Using the demons to refine Blood Spirit Pills?
was simply unheard of!
Were the Wild Wolves crazy? They had been using cultivators to refine pills, but now, they were even after spiritual beasts!
Xia Mengran ignored the shock of the others and frowned. “So, the cat demons killed him to take revenge?
“But Jing Hai is at the ninth level of the Bright Aperture Stage. No matter how weak he was in battles, a group of Ascension Stage cat demons couldn’t kill him. Could there be Enlightening Stage cat demons hiding in Silverscale City?”
After thinking for a moment, Xia Mengran waved her hand in frustration.
“Forget it. Killing Wild Wolves isn’t a big deal. As long as that Enlightening Stage cat demon doesn’t come out to cause trouble again, I don’t care where she is. Cheng, continue to investigate Silverscale City. You must follow the clues and dig out the other core members of the Wild Wolves!”
The deputy Hall Master complained inwardly, but he didn’t dare to show it. He braced himself and agreed.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Xia Mengran frowned and said in a deep voice, “Come in!”
The door opened, and a young Martial Enforcement Hall member walked in. He said loudly, “Ma’am, a cultivator battle has happened in the Eastern District. From the aura, the two sides should be at the Bright Aperture Stage!”
Xia Mengran waved her hand angrily. “Then arrest them all. Do you need me to tell you what to do?
He swallowed his saliva and said in a low voice, “Not long after that battle, someone discovered a group of Hell Hornets in the Southern District!”
II
Hell Hornets?” Cheng frowned and looked at the flag officer in charge of the Southern District. “Liu, I remember that when the Martial Enforcement Hall wiped out the Wild Wolves’ stronghold in the Southern District, didn’t a large number of Hell Hornets appear?”
The flag officer nodded without thinking. “That’s right. That time, the Wild Wolves tricked us. Not only did our division suffer heavy losses, but many disciples of the three academies that we recruited at the last minute also died. Because of this, I was severely reprimanded by the archimandrite of the three academies!”
At the mention of this matter, the flag officer, looked like he had a deep grudge.
II
Bright Aperture Stage and Hell Hornet. Could it be the Wild Wolves?” Cheng guessed with a frown.
Xia Mengran waved her hand and ordered without hesitation.
“Who cares what it is? Let’s capture them at the scene and interrogate them slowly! Cheng, you… Forget it, I’ll do it myself!”
As soon as she said this, everyone was shocked.
He quickly stopped her. “You mustn’t do that. You’ve been cultivating the 28th spiritual seal for more than two months. You’re only three days away from success. You mustn’t do anything now, or all your efforts will be in vain!”
Xia Mengran glared at him and was about to flare up, but she knew that Cheng had a point. She could only grit her teeth and suppress her anger, smashing the table angrily.
“Damn it, if I had known that this divine seal was so troublesome, I wouldn’t have chosen this lousy cultivation technique back then!”
Everyone looked at each other and remained silent, pretending not to hear these words.
After Xia Mengran vented her anger, she looked up and saw that everyone was still stunned. She immediately glared at them. “What are you waiting for? If anyone escapes, don’t bother coming back. Hl send you all to the mine outside the city!”
Only then did everyone leave the room.
A moment later,
a group of fully armed cultivators rushed out of the Martial Enforcement Hall toward the Southern District..