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Chapter 646 - Chapter 646 Chapter 32 The Scarlet Accident

Chapter 646: Chapter 32 The Scarlet Accident Chapter 646: Chapter 32 The Scarlet Accident “The Five Ghosts Official Talisman incurs disaster instead of blessings when it enters one’s life; even if you stay indoors and lock your doors, calamity and dispute will find you from the heavens.”

The dark green turtle poking its head out of the pocket slowly opened its mouth, its round eyes revealing a sense of calm that came from having experienced the vicissitudes of life.

Roar!

The Skeleton General swung his long saber back and forth, trying to slash at the two rays of golden light that whirled and leaped above its helmet to no avail, as if mockingly eluding capture. Its helmet was bathed in the raging Gluttonous Flames, gradually melting under the intense heat, the scorching black liquid dripping in the flames, hissing as it hit the ground.

The removal of the Five Ghosts Official Talisman Fiend, which resembled the unarmored Overlord, revealed the helmets that were adorned with five distinct Plague Evil Ghosts that at first glance appeared to be decorative filigree. However, once prey approached, the five ghosts would swarm at them. Unfortunately, after Mr. Wu revealed their trick with a single phrase, the Five Ghosts Official Talisman Fiend did not struggle much longer. It disintegrated in the burn of the Gluttonous Flames, and the life-threatening power of the Five Ghosts Official Talisman was captured by Qian Wu into his bag.

Having broken through the Tiangou Fiend and the Five Ghosts Official Talisman Fiend, two restraints of the life-threatening power, the surrounding buildings and roads began to fade. Even the Skeleton General looked enervated, with its long saber crashing to the ground thunderously.

“Mr. Wu, is there one last Fiend to deal with?”

Cha Xiaodao perked up, having not forgotten that he was fighting for the rewards promised by Yang Zheng. Now that victory was imminent, how could he not be thrilled?

Unexpectedly, Qian Wu stared at the ground for a long time before finally looking towards Pearl Tower, precisely where the five fingers of the Skeleton General were pointing.

“Inside the building, on the second underground level, in the storage room.”

Li Yan and Cha Xiaodao exchanged glances, leaped down from on high like two rays of golden light, and then walked side by side into Pearl Tower.

Apart from the Feng Shui anomalies, the Feng Shui array looked no different from the Yang World. Whether it was lively advertising billboards, majestic modern buildings, or bustling roads, all could be seen within the Feng Shui array–except there were no living people. For instance, the underground storage that Li Yan and Cha Xiaodao saw was simply occupied by an upright black cold storage unit, covered with talisman paper and bound with iron chains.

“Be careful. The Ten Evils Grand Defeat is known as the most Fierce among the Four Pillars Divine Fiend, its power is not something the Tiangou or Five Ghosts Official Talisman can compare with.”

As soon as Qian Wu finished speaking, a loud bang came from inside the cold storage, shaking off the dust from the chains.

Li Yan took a step forward but was stopped by Cha Xiaodao.

“Be cautious, let’s wait and see.”

Li Yan nodded. The noises from the cold storage became increasingly violent until an unknown tremendous force shook the iron chains violently, breaking them apart; the broken pieces of chain flew in all directions, with one fragment whistling past Li Yan’s ear, and the talisman paper covering the cold storage burst into flames…

One minute, two minutes.

Both men waited, poised for confrontation, until the talisman paper burned up, and the cold storage became motionless again.

Li Yan furrowed his brow. He took two steps forward, then another, and finally decided to directly open the door of the cold storage.

It was completely empty!

Simultaneously, the golden glow surrounding Li and Cha suddenly spread, transforming the surrounding scenery into a glittering tea house filled with the sounds of music and calls. The Overlord’s unarmoring Feng Shui array had clearly crumbled away.

“This… Mr. Wu, could it be that you subdued the Ten Evils Grand Defeat?”

“Where would I have the power to do that? Someone else got to the Ten Evils Grand Defeat before us.”

Qian Wu responded.

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“Mr. Wu,” Li Yan suddenly asked, “I’m somewhat familiar with this cold storage unit’s size and brand. Is it the same as the one from the Pugang Road cold storage that day?”

“Let’s talk when we get back.”

Qian Wu kept his lips sealed.

The urgent blare of sirens pierced the blue sky.

A large number of police cars surrounded the Pearl Tower so tightly that not even water could get through. Despite the area being cordoned off, still, one could see the injured being carried out on stretchers, well over a dozen of them, indicating how bloody and fierce the battle had been.

The female reporter loudly broadcasted into the camera’s lens with a microphone in hand, “Recently, the shocking Pugang Road body storage case has had new developments. The police received a tip-off that the perpetrators were hiding in the Pearl Building, and they had a batch of unprocessed smuggled organs with them. The special task force immediately dispatched officers to raid the Pearl Building, where a violent armed confrontation ensued with the criminals. The perpetrators have been subdued, and Lotus Platform reporter Zhang Xiaoman is bringing you the report.”

As she spoke, the camera swiveled to a young man, bound all over, with blood on his face and body, who was laughing manically until he was loaded onto a police vehicle.

The scene was chaotic, and suddenly people shouted to make way, as a new stretcher was brought out from the Pearl Building. Photographers and reporters swarmed forward like they had caught the scent of blood, viciously snapping photos of the stretcher. On it lay an old detective who had passed out. His bulletproof vest had been torn apart by something sharp, and a massive wound ran from his neck down to his hip, with copious amounts of blood trailing all the way. A policewoman, covered in blood herself, was crying and furiously cursing as she tried to drive away the journalists. If Li Yan had been there, he would have recognized at a glance that the severely injured detective on the verge of death was none other than Li Yaoguang.

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“The Shudawei I promised you, after this incident is over, will be sent to you through the auction house.”

Yang Zheng handed Cha Xiaodao a bottle of beer and then nodded at Li Yan, “Thanks for this time. Remember to call me if there’s anything I can help with next time.”

Qian Wu sipped from a small wine cup, sitting on a couch to the side.

“Uncle, I promised to find the Fierce who killed your son for you in the declarations, but right now, there really isn’t any clue…”

After finishing, Yang Zheng glanced at Li Yan.

“But I can assure you, before the fifteenth, I will definitely find out the truth for you. This is not just my promise alone.”

“Of all the people in the world, I chose not to seek others but you. Of course, I trust that you can help me with this.”

Qian Wu put down his wine cup, “If you have any questions, now is the time to ask.”

Li Yan was the first to speak up, “Hanlin Cold Chain?”

“The chairman of Hanlin Cold Chain, Xue Wenhai, is my fellow pupil. He was originally known as Jiang Sihai and, like me, an inheritor of the ‘Heavenly Marrow Life-Continuation Decree.’ Two years ago, as the stars shifted, I had a stroke of divine foresight and came to understand the ‘Alter Fate on Behalf of Heaven,’ a technique that’s been unlearned for a hundred years in our sect, which can change and strip away anybody’s life pattern. This wasn’t by chance. My fellow pupil Jiang Sihai also learned ‘Myriad Assembly of Humanity’s Prime,’ a nearly lost secret technique of our sect. It’s even more terrifying than ‘Alter Fate on Behalf of Heaven,’ able to merge a person’s life pattern with objects, unleashing massive power. If supported by Feng Shui formations, it can even bring various Feng Shui anomalies to the Yang World, making it so that Hong Kong would never have peace.”

Li Yan had only started the topic, but Qian Wu spilled everything like bamboo tubes releasing beans, the amount of information so substantial that it took a while for everyone present to digest.

Yang Zheng’s gaze shifted for a moment, “Do you mean for us to help you eliminate your fellow pupil, Mr. Wu?”

“Not you help me, I help you. Didn’t you say you’re doing this for stability?”

Qian Wu stressed the word ‘stability.’

“To perfect ‘Myriad Assembly of Humanity’s Prime,’ Jiang Sihai has killed many people. He is the true culprit behind the body storage case. But I have no evidence, and even if I did, it wouldn’t be enough against the influential and wealthy Jiang Sihai. To deal with a local snake like him, I can only turn to outsiders like you, strong dragons crossing the river. In terms of sentiment, reason, and law, there is no reason for you and those behind you to stand by and do nothing.”

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