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Chapter 418 - 393: The Whereabouts of the Three Grandfathers (Part 1)

Chapter 418: Chapter 393: The Whereabouts of the Three Grandfathers (Part 1)

The next day, when Li Chen woke up, he found that Lin Yi had already left the bed. He guessed she was probably downstairs.

He certainly hadn’t anticipated the bed being wrecked the night before. All he could do was give a wry smile. He didn’t know whether to consider it a glorious achievement or not. After all, collapsing a bed was indeed a feat of a godlike person.

Later on, he would have to ask Aunt Wang to buy a new bed and have it directly delivered and installed. It didn’t really matter, but he couldn’t help wondering what Aunt Wang would think when she found out about this.

Just then, Li Chen’s phone buzzed—a message had come through. He picked it up to see that it was from a member of the Dark Group.

The message was brief, stating that they had located the Li siblings in South Africa, but the two were cunning and had vanished again shortly after being spotted.

Li Chen thought for a moment, then took out his computer and contacted Alice.

"King of the Netherworld, I thought you had forgotten about me," Alice said in a plaintive tone as soon as the video connected, acting very much like a neglected wife.

Of course, Li Chen knew it was all an act.

"Have you heard about the Li family affair?" Li Chen asked.

"Yes, I’ve already given the orders. Additional manpower has been deployed to Africa. If there’s any news, I will inform the master immediately," Alice said earnestly.

Li Chen nodded, "How is the Palace of the Nether King doing?"

"It’s developing rapidly. The scale has almost returned to what it was before, and we’ve promoted a new batch of very elite members. Their loyalty is not in question this time," Alice reported.

After the betrayal by the Ghost King, loyalty had become the number one priority. This latest group of promotees had undergone various tests and could be trusted in terms of their loyalty.

Moreover, with new recruits, the Palace of the Nether King had created several new positions, and some of the emerging talents had shown particularly bright promise.

In terms of control, Canada was more or less in the bag for both the underworld and the legitimate world. At the same time, we were also making inroads into the United States.

There is no question about the influence of the Palace of the Nether King. In all of North America, any power that hears their name will back off a bit. However, within the United States, there are also some formidable powers, such as the 3K Party.

The 3K Party is a world-class gang, and for them, arms trafficking and drug smuggling are routine activities. But even so, upon encountering the Palace of the Nether King, they had to step aside. Who wouldn’t when facing such a fearsome group?

However, the Palace of the Nether King didn’t bother to provoke the 3K Party; there was no need, as there were no conflicts of interest between them.

So, for the time being, North America was under the rule of the Palace of the Nether King, but when it came to domestic control in the United States, the 3K Party was still somewhat stronger.

"How’s the search for the Ghost King going?" Li Chen asked, as, in addition to the Li family sisters, he also had this enemy to deal with.

No matter what, he was determined to avenge this enmity.

"No news yet," Alice said softly. "The Ghost King is very cunning. It’s as if he knows our search methods and has just vanished into thin air. The whole Palace of the Nether King across North America is looking, but we can’t find him."

Li Chen was somewhat expecting this result because previously, Shadow was in charge of the Dark Division, and she would certainly know some of the search methods, which she then might have shared with the Ghost King.

"Then keep a close watch."

After turning off the video, Li Chen rubbed his forehead. If these two enemies really confronted him head-on, there was no doubt he could easily take care of them. But the problem was that both the Li family sisters and the Ghost King were cunning, always aiming for his blind spot.

Even with his guard up, it was all too easy to fall into a trap like the last time. Like the incident with Li Yang, if he hadn’t called over Zu Gu and the others, he probably would have met his demise right there.

At the thought of this, Li Chen couldn’t help but remember his grandfathers and start worrying about them. Even though the three grandfathers had told him not to worry, how could he not be concerned when so much time had passed without any news?

Moreover, Li Zheng had made it clear on Duan Ya Mountain that the so-called relic was a trap, a concern that kept lingering in Li Chen’s mind.

At first, because the three grandfathers were all bold and skilled, Li Chen didn’t take it to heart—there were few places in the world that could trap all three of them at once.

However, several months had now gone by without any sign of them returning, which made Li Chen worry.

After thinking it over, Li Chen wanted to make a phone call to Third Grandpa but had no idea where he had gone, and he was out of the service area without the possibility of adding an international dialing code.

Subsequently, Li Chen could only send a text message, but as expected, there was no reply.

The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became. After straightening out his thoughts, Li Chen felt that Great Grandfather might know something.

Once he went downstairs, Li Chen found Zhong Tian there, eating, and Aunt Wang and Lin Yi were chatting by the side.

"Good morning, son-in-law," Aunt Wang said cheerfully.

"Good morning, Aunt Wang," Li Chen replied with a smile, then teased Lin Yi, "Beautiful wife, next time you get up, give me a shout."

Lin Yi rolled her eyes at him, her face flushing slightly—what do you want me to call you for, to do it again in the morning?

Thinking about the bed collapsing all of a sudden last night, Lin Yi couldn’t help but find it amusing—they would have to buy a new bed today.

After breakfast, instead of going to the company with Lin Yi, Li Chen took Zhong Tian and headed straight for the long-distance bus station. He was preparing to return to Panlong Village!

Zhong Tian was puzzled, but wherever Li Chen said they were going, he would follow without question.

After another bumpy ride, the two returned to Panlong Village, but still, there was no sign of the three grandfathers returning home.

Li Chen came directly to the mountain and stopped in front of the cave entrance, tightly sealed with stones.

Zhong Tian was behind him, and the Ginseng Doll was on his shoulder, both curiously looking at Li Chen.

Zhong Tian did not know that Li Chen had a Great Grandfather; when he had joined the sect, there were only three others.

"Great Grandfather, this is Li Chen!" Li Chen called out, infusing his voice with True Qi, loud enough that the Great Grandfather in closed-door cultivation within the cave would surely hear.

"I want to inquire about the whereabouts of the other grandfathers, as I’m quite worried about them," Li Chen said.

His voice echoed, but there was no response from inside the cave.

Could it be that he had failed to awaken Great Grandfather from his state of closed-door cultivation?

Li Chen’s heart was filled with confusion, but at that moment, from the tightly closed stones, a mysterious pill shot out, flying straight toward Li Chen.

Li Chen caught it with his hand, examining the silver pill closely. It was covered in pill patterns, which made it seem extraordinary.

Could these pill patterns have formed during the process of alchemy?