In the pavilion of the small courtyard in Chaofeng Alley, Chen Mu sat before a round stone table, scratching his head.
Getting struck by lightning just for looking at himself one extra time? This Secret Art was even more absurd than staring at someone and getting them pregnant.
Chen Mu had no choice but to carefully recall what had happened earlier. Only after quite a while did he notice a few clues.
"Back then, the True Hearing Supernatural Ability seemed to have heard a buzzing sound, like a mosquito."
"And that sound seemed to have appeared right around me!" Chen Mu immediately narrowed his eyes.
"That short middle-aged man had ill intentions. He was preparing to use some kind of Secret Art on me!" Realization dawned on him.
It had been subtle and faint, most likely some Secret Art for leaving a mark. But before it could land on him, the Five Thunder Curse had already reacted and killed that man first.
Looking at the flickering arcs of lightning over his palm, he could not help frowning.
The Five Thunder Curse was not as domineering as he had initially guessed, but it truly was rather crude.
"You were quick and decisive, sure, but where am I supposed to find the one behind this?"
"Aren't you just making trouble for me?"
Chen Mu tapped the Five Thunder Curse covering his left hand. "Since you can trace the connection of a tracking Secret Art and counterkill them."
"How about you try a little harder? Follow that man's ashes and directly strike the mastermind dead?"
Five Thunder Curse: "..."
After studying the Five Thunder Curse for quite some time, Chen Mu's understanding of it deepened further.
The Kuishui Yinlei attack that had autonomously killed the short middle-aged man had indeed been formidable,