"I'm Lian Yuxin's junior brother. Nice to meet you."
Zhang Chen introduced himself and extended his right hand. The other man had clearly heard Lian Yuxin call Zhang Chen's name earlier, yet he seemed as though he had never heard it before.
"A disciple of Shen Hou? It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Lian Yuxin's husband, Murong Shubing."
Yet the instant they shook hands, Zhang Chen's expression changed. In a flash, he used his finger to tear open a small opening in the man's head and pulled out a silver threadworm nearly a meter long from inside before even Lian Yuxin could react.
The moment it left its host, the worm immediately shifted its target to Zhang Chen, intending to use his far more powerful body as its new host.
"What a brainless thing." An invisible wave of devouring intent swept out, and Zhang Chen instantly consumed the silver threadworm completely.
The collapsed man was cradled in Lian Yuxin's arms, but Zhang Chen noticed that she did not seem to be in very good physical condition. After witnessing what Zhang Chen had done and seeing her unconscious husband, she looked as though she could barely withstand the blow.
Zhang Chen hurriedly took over, carrying the Jailer official over his shoulder.
"There are too many people on the street to talk. Senior Sister, you should have a fixed residence here, right?"
"Yes, I'll take you there."
Under Lian Yuxin's guidance, Zhang Chen directly used spatial movement to arrive at their home. It was a roughly one-hundred-square-meter steel bungalow, with equally simple furnishings and decor.
After laying Mr. Murong on the bed, Zhang Chen and Lian Yuxin sat in chairs in the living room.
"Senior Sister, are you all right? I've already removed the thing residing inside him without harming his