The operation to wipe out the Hospital Ward ended successfully, just like that.
Nothing unexpected happened, and Jiang Chen was happy to coast along. At the end, he even carried the Yin God Hammer around, collecting the scattered Death Curses and reaping a considerable haul.
Before leaving, the King of Reincarnation specifically warned them that things had been very unsettled outside lately, and those with ordinary strength should not go wandering around.
"Outside" meant beyond the borders of the Nine Provinces.
Before leaving, Jiang Chen also sought out the King of Equality to ask about it. From him, he learned that the Ten Yama Kings had all been on war footing lately. If anything unusual happened along the borders, a Yama would arrive in person.
In short, an oppressive sense of an approaching storm hung over everything.
When Jiang Chen and Sister Hong flew home standing on Tie Zhu's head, the Li Clan members were still busy under bright lights. They had recently begun cooperating with the Jiangbei Branch Bureau, using Physiognomy to predict certain crises. It was a very good start.
The night passed without incident.
Early the next morning, Sister Hong woke Jiang Chen by knocking on his door.
"Xiao Chen, something huge has happened!"
"Unknown King-Level figures have started appearing everywhere. Their methods are powerful, and their abilities are bizarre. The entire global Unusual Person World might be reshaped because of this."
Her face was anxious.
On the sofa beside her, Tie Zhu was wrapped in a wool blanket, watching the television intently. He was dismissive. "Don't bother me, Stepmom. They're all Dad's business partners. They won't hurt us."
Sister Hong was immediately startled. She had never expected Jiang Chen's business to have expanded overseas already.
"It's not what you think. Our business partnership is highly competitive.