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Chapter 1106 - 1078 Misfortune Talisman

Chapter 1106: Chapter 1078 Misfortune Talisman

Through some channels, Li Chen contacted the homeowner. The price offered by the other party surprised even Li Chen.

It wasn’t because the price was too high, but rather it was unbelievably low, shockingly low.

Moreover, before Li Chen could hesitate, the other party eagerly said they would immediately bring someone to sign the contract with them, as if fearing Li Chen would change his mind.

At this time, some residents nearby also heard about Li Chen wanting to buy the house, and many people came over.

"Hey, young man, are you really going to buy this house?"

Li Chen looked curiously at the old man beside him and couldn’t help but ask, "Is there something wrong with it?"

"This house... sigh, forget it."

Seeing the old man about to leave, Li Chen didn’t rush. He lit a cigarette for him, exchanged a few pleasantries with a smile, and only then asked again after coaxing the old man into a good mood.

"Old man, is there something strange about this house?"

"Who wouldn’t say that? This house is cursed!" The old man waved his hand, took the high-end cigarette Li Chen handed over, but his face showed a hint of fear.

"Over ten years ago, a whole family in this house suddenly hanged themselves for unknown reasons. Only the homeowner’s son was away on a business trip and escaped the tragedy."

"Moreover, no one knows why this family hanged themselves. They had no enemies, no outstanding debts, and seemed to be a happy family. They were gone in an instant, leaving everyone clueless about what happened."

"Their son hurried back afterward, arranged a funeral for the family, and soon left." The old man said.

"Later, some people lived in the house, but almost everyone escaped within a month. They all said this house... isn’t clean!" The old man whispered.

"I see, thank you." Li Chen nodded with a smile.

At this moment, Fan Bayin also came to Li Chen’s side, with a look of realization: "Looks like I have indeed chosen the right place!"

"Why, do you have an idea about what’s inside?" Li Chen asked with a smile.

These folk legends didn’t affect Li Chen much. At their grade level, no matter what wandering ghosts or fierce monsters dared to approach them, they could be crushed with True Qi.

Though the old man’s words were scary, neither Li Chen nor Fan Bayin showed any worry.

"There’s indeed something inside, and it seems to be related to that locust tree." Fan Bayin said with certainty.

"And this thing is quite extraordinary. I’ll just treat it as strengthening my powers while helping the people by vanquishing monsters and demons." Fan Bayin laughed.

Because Li Chen and Fan Bayin wanted to buy this ’unclean house’, some neighbors around couldn’t help but gather out of curiosity, watching the two and whispering among themselves.

Of course, the topic was mostly about ’how long these two people could live here’ or ’would they go crazy after seeing the thing inside’ and the like.

Li Chen didn’t care about these, as Fan Bayin would live there alone, so he left it to him to deal with.

Just then, a discordant voice suddenly came from not far away.

"A couple of idiots, buying such a Haunted House. Either they ate too much or their brains are just messed up." Li Chen frowned and looked in the direction of the voice, only to see several young men with colorful dyed hair walking towards them.

Seeing several youths, the surrounding neighbors instinctively made way, clearly not wanting to provoke these guys.

Noticing Li Chen’s gaze, the youths glared at Li Chen but said nothing.

However, the undisguised challenge in their eyes became even stronger.

Li Chen watched them without reacting.

As long as they didn’t actively cause trouble, he wasn’t inclined to pay attention to these young delinquents.

At his level now, both in strength and vision, he stood on a different grade altogether and didn’t need to bother with these delinquents.

Right now, there were several members of the Nether Army just around the street corner. If Li Chen beckoned, they could pull these guys away instantly.

However, Li Chen’s unwillingness to deal with them didn’t mean others wouldn’t.

Fan Bayin, who had been observing the locust tree in front of the door, suddenly turned his head to look at the delinquents.

In his eyes, a strange blue light flickered.

As Fan Bayin turned his head, the delinquents subconsciously looked over at him.

Seeing the fleeting blue light in Fan Bayin’s eyes, they were momentarily stunned but soon rubbed their eyes, finding nothing, assuming it was an illusion.

Walking out of the crowd, the delinquents suddenly exchanged glances: "Hey, did you guys notice, the weather seems to suddenly get cooler?"

"You noticed too? I thought I was the only one who felt it!"

"Achoo! It’s really... so cold! Maybe we should go back and change clothes first? It’s not urgent anyway..."

"Good idea!"

One person turned around first, ready to head back.

However, without knowing why, he stepped on a small stone he hadn’t noticed before. With a loud cry, he suddenly fell backward.

The two people behind didn’t have time to dodge, with one getting his nose smashed by the back of the other’s head, causing instant nosebleed while the other was crushed underneath, almost suffocating.

The three lay on the ground, looking extremely embarrassed.

The surrounding neighbors saw this scene and showed relieved and gloating smiles, knowing these guys were usually not liked around here.

"What did you do?" Li Chen looked at Fan Bayin with surprise, not expecting him to be so vindictive.

"Nothing, just stuck a Misfortune Talisman to each of these unappealing fools." Fan Bayin said gloatingly.

"These talismans are also a type of energy form, though they differ a bit from True Qi. If you look closely, you’ll notice it can be washed off with a burst of True Qi, not much use against Martial Artists, just bullying these guys." Fan Bayin said with schadenfreude.

Li Chen focused and indeed saw a faint gray energy behind each of the three, shaking his head with a wry smile.

"Truly, the world is vast, full of wonders."