When Chen Shi arrived at Red Mountain Hall, the moon had already faded and the sun was emerging, staining the sky with a blazing red.
There were colorful clouds in the air, which meant it should rain.
The guards of Red Mountain Hall saw him approaching with the lifeless body of Zhao Kaiyun in his arms, hurrying forward to greet him and ask what had happened. Exhausted in both body and mind, Chen Shi casually said, "Brother Zhao was killed by people from the Tianmu Association. I uprooted the Tianmu Association's Life Harvesting Hall. I'm exhausted and need to rest."
Those guards were shocked and appalled upon hearing this. One hurriedly took Zhao Kaiyun's corpse, while another led Chen Shi to a guest room in the main altar.
Chen Shi intended to wash the blood off his body, but his injuries were severe, and on top of that, the Tianpeng Demon Subduing Great Law had consumed a tremendous amount of his vital Qi and blood, making him too lazy to wash. He collapsed fully clothed onto the bedding, and whether he fell asleep or lost consciousness, he simply drifted off.
Seeing that his body was covered in blood and bore the marks left by ghosts and spirits gnawing at him, those guards hurried off to fetch a physician along with Director Lu, Director Xiao, and the others.
Director Lu was still in the Incense Hall helping Director Xiao channel his Qi, while Director Xiao was still driving his Nascent Soul, borrowing the incense oil lamp to heal his injuries.
A guard arrived at their side and hurriedly recounted what had happened.
Horrified, Director Lu sprang to his feet and blurted out, "Brother Zhao is dead? Chen Shi went and uprooted an incense hall of the Tianmu Association?"
Director Xiao was