The Incident

The Incident

Lin Yue's heart was pounding wildly, and she was still shaken to the core.

She had never encountered anything so bizarre in her entire life.

An unknown terror had appeared beside her, making her tremble all over and filling her with fear.

"Sister Lin, what exactly happened? I haven't even closed my front door yet." Li Yi's doubts grew stronger and stronger.

Judging from Lin Yue's expression, however, it seemed that something terrible had happened.

"Li, Li Yi, listen to me." Lin Yue suddenly grabbed Li Yi by the shoulders. Staring into his eyes, she said, "I have to tell you a terrifying fact. In your house..."

She had originally wanted to reveal that bizarre truth.

But when the words reached her lips, she suddenly stopped.

Because Lin Yue suddenly sensed a bizarre and terrifying gaze spying on her nearby. The feeling was just like a trapped prey encountering an apex predator.

She would die.

She would definitely die.

As long as she revealed this truth, Lin Yue had no doubt that she would be killed in an instant.

Her eyes filled with terror as she looked around in every direction.

People were coming and going nearby, and everything seemed perfectly normal. It seemed that the only abnormal thing here was her.

No matter how Lin Yue searched the surroundings, she could never lock onto that bizarre gaze spying on her.

But Lin Yue could be certain that the invisible person was nearby and had been staring at her the whole time.

"Sister Lin, what's wrong with my house?" Li Yi pressed.

Lin Yue backed down. She did not dare continue, nor did she dare expose this terrifying truth, because she could not bear the price. But she was certain that person absolutely could not be Li Yi's mother. It was an unknown terror beyond a cultivator's understanding.

And that terrifying person had been wandering around Li Yi's residence, living together with him.

If not for this visit, Lin Yue would never have discovered this shocking secret in her entire life.

"N-nothing. Your home is fine. I was just acting strangely earlier. I'm fine now." Lin Yue changed her answer and chose not to reveal the truth.

"That's good." Li Yi let out a sigh of relief. "I thought something had happened to you. You scared me."

Lin Yue remained silent, but her mind was highly focused as she continued sensing everything around her.

At that moment, she discovered that bizarre gaze had vanished, and the terrifying sense of danger had disappeared with it. It seemed that everything just now had been nothing more than her hallucination.

As long as I don't tell Li Yi the truth, that thing won't target me? She took a deep breath and calmed herself down, roughly arriving at this conclusion.

Li Yi himself doesn't seem to have noticed anything unusual. But he has only awakened the Spirit Medium and hasn't awakened spiritual perception yet. Even if he enters meditation to cultivate, he still won't be able to sense that bizarre figure.

But this balance won't last long. As Li Yi continues cultivating, he'll awaken spiritual perception sooner or later. When that happens, he'll discover this terrifying secret himself. And then Li Yi will be in danger.

No, I can't just watch Li Yi die like this. I have to think of a way for him. Even if I can't deal with that bizarre person, I have to at least help Li Yi escape his entanglement.

With that thought, Lin Yue said seriously, "Li Yi, I just remembered something very important. I have to go back."

"All right. Then go take care of your business, Sister Lin." Li Yi nodded.

Lin Yue looked at Li Yi's innocent expression, completely unaware of everything, and her gaze grew complicated. Gritting her teeth, she said seriously, "Li Yi, take good care of yourself at home. Stay alert. If you encounter any danger, run immediately. Don't hesitate, and don't look back."

"Of course. I'm very afraid of dying, you know." Li Yi laughed.

"That's good. Then I'm leaving. As for the Guidance Technique, I'll speak with Yang Yilong about it during this period. Don't worry." After saying this, Lin Yue did not linger. She immediately hailed a taxi and left.

Li Yi watched Lin Yue depart, but a wave of doubt rose in his heart.

Just now, Lin Yue had clearly had something important to tell him, but she had stopped when the words reached her lips.

What exactly was that important matter?

It seemed to concern him.

He could not guess it. He simply could not guess it.

Forget it. There was no point thinking about it now that she had already left.

Li Yi thought this to himself. He did not linger either, turning around and heading home along the route he had come. There were quite a few valuable things in his house now. If a thief broke in, it would be disastrous.

However, after Lin Yue had startled him so badly, he no longer felt like entering meditation to cultivate.

Li Yi simply began practicing his punches at home.

I only learned my punches recently. I haven't fully mastered them yet, nor have I experienced many life-and-death battles. They're still incomplete. I have to continue studying them and form my own unique Fighting Style as soon as possible. That way, when I clash with those cultivators in the future, I'll have the strength to protect myself.

So time is tight. I can't waste it.

With this thought in mind, Li Yi shut himself in and practiced his punches.

He seemed to possess great talent for boxing. Ever since he had touched upon force, striking out with Punch Force had become effortless. However, he still needed to refine himself, draw out all the potential in this body, and experiment with more ways to exert force.

"Bang! Bang!"

Dull, explosive sounds echoed through the living room.

Li Yi immersed himself in practicing his punches, paying no attention to anything else. When he was tired, he sat down and entered meditation. When he was hungry, he drank Golden Nutrient Solution, replenishing his nutrition while regulating his body.

But something happened, just as he had feared.

Three days later.

An Ding District, Eighth District, No. 781.

It was a three-story detached villa.

At that moment, in the villa's courtyard, a tall woman with a long ponytail sat on the grass with her eyes closed. With every breath, she sensed the existence of every inch of earth and every blade of grass around her. The feeling of sensing everything around her with her eyes closed was incredibly wondrous.

Moreover, that was not all. She could even sense her own heartbeat and the flow of her blood.

"Is this spiritual perception?" Ning Wu slowly opened her eyes. The light in them grew increasingly condensed, and her entire being seemed to have evolved to a higher level.

"Ning Wu, something major has happened."

Suddenly, a deep voice rang out from behind her.

Old Crow's expression was extremely grave as he strode over, not caring in the slightest whether he had disturbed Ning Wu's cultivation.

"Old Crow, what happened to make you lose your composure like this? This isn't like your usual style." Ning Wu frowned slightly.

Old Crow came over and lowered his voice. "Ning Wu, do you remember that kid named Li Yi?"

Li Yi?

Ning Wu had now become a Spirit Medium Realm cultivator. Her body had evolved once again, and her memory had improved as well. The moment Old Crow reminded her, she immediately recalled him. "You mean the incident in the Ruined City a month ago? I remember that Li Yi. He was lucky enough to escape alive. What? What could he possibly have done to deserve this much of your attention?"

"An hour ago, I heard from a friend that a man named Li Yi entered the Danger Zone a few days ago under the leadership of that Yang Yilong. You know that Yang Yilong suffered heavy losses on that trip. Even the companion named Qin Qing beside him nearly died. But not only did that Li Yi return alive from the Danger Zone, he also successfully hunted a Fierce Beast named Biao. Yang Yilong even offered twenty million to buy it. Most importantly, that Li Yi has already become a Spirit Medium Realm cultivator." Old Crow rapidly recounted the entire matter in one breath.

Ning Wu said suspiciously, "You think the Li Yi working under Yang Yilong and the Li Yi we found a month ago are the same person?"

"It's not a matter of what I think. I confirmed it. They're the same person." Old Crow said, "Ning Wu, haven't you realized? A month. Only a month has passed, and that Li Yi went from an ordinary person to a Spirit Medium Realm cultivator. No, he even awakened the Spirit Medium in less than a month. That cultivation speed can no longer be described as merely talented."

Ning Wu's expression changed drastically. She abruptly stood up, instantly realizing the seriousness of the matter. "A wondrous item. It has to be a wondrous item. Only a wondrous item could allow someone to transform in such a short time. That Li Yi obtained a wondrous item in the Ruined City."

"Good, good. That guy hid it deeply. He gave me a pile of tattered clothes while keeping the truly valuable thing for himself. We spent all this time investigating in the wrong direction, thinking the treasure would be on Wang Hu, and ended up overlooking the person we should never have overlooked."

"That Li Yi is truly a sly one. He used the wondrous item to cultivate in secret. Fortunately, we discovered it early. If we had waited a few more months, that guy's realm might have surpassed ours. By then, we really wouldn't have been able to recover the wondrous item."

Old Crow immediately asked, "Ning Wu, how should we handle this?"

"What else is there to say? Kill that Li Yi and seize his wondrous item. And there's no time to lose. We'll act today. We absolutely can't drag this out any longer." Ning Wu gritted her teeth.

"If we're going to act, it has to be foolproof. Otherwise, we'll alert him and make it easy for him to escape." Old Crow lowered his voice. "Besides, that Li Yi is already a Spirit Medium Realm cultivator, and he hunted a Biao alone in the Danger Zone. His strength can no longer be underestimated."

"I know."

Ning Wu forced herself to calm down. She said, "We can't publicize this, and we can't let it become a huge commotion. If word leaks out, the wondrous item won't end up in our hands. Then every cultivator in Tianchang City will get involved and take a share. Besides, we have only one chance to act. Otherwise, if that Li Yi is driven into a corner, he might hand the wondrous item directly to the authorities. At that point, we'll be helpless."

"Old Crow, investigate Li Yi's information right now and find out where he lives. I'll arrange the personnel. We'll kill him tonight."

"All right, no problem." Old Crow nodded, and a trace of excitement appeared in his eyes.

That was a genuine wondrous item.

"By the way, do you know someone named Wang Kui?" Ning Wu suddenly remembered something. "I heard he has a Sniper Rifle he stole from an investigator. That rifle was specially developed to deal with cultivators and Extraordinary Creatures."

"You want to ask him to help? He's a wanted criminal. The Investigation Bureau has been hunting him." Old Crow was startled.

"I'm just buying insurance." Ning Wu said seriously, "If possible, I don't want to hear that gunshot. But compared to failure, I'd rather bear the cost."

Old Crow thought for a moment, then nodded solemnly.