It was only then that Lu Chenyu rembered there was another person in the room.
"Emperor Lan!"
Damn it, why did this pig only speak now? And why was there a sinister smile on Lan Fuyou's face?
Lu Chenyu thought it was because he had gone overboard with Lu iying, but it was actually because of a different matter.
A jade scepter suddenly flew toward him.
Bang!
The jade scepter smashed into the wall behind him and shattered into pieces. Lu Chenyu's heart jumped violently in his chest. This was the first ti Lan Fuyou had been this enraged with him. What was going on? Did he find out about the map? About the tampered scout information? Lu Chenyu thought.
Witnessing Lu Chenyu almost get hit, Lu iying's laughter beca even louder.
Lu Chenyu gritted his teeth. He wanted to silence her, but Lan Fuyou was right there. Worse, that man wasn't far behind him. He could feel his presence like a blade at his back. If he said the wrong thing and touched Lan Fuyou's nerves—
"Lu Chenyu, you dumb retard! Didn't I tell you to remind if a person with the surna Lin appeared in the base? A few days ago, that Lin bastard sneakily joined the mission. I almost lost my life!"
Just recalling it made Lan Fuyou slam his fist onto the table beside him.
"Tell what I should do with you!"
Damn it. Recording every survivor's na that entered the base was aningless if they could lie so easily.
And he never expected soone like Lin Weihao to co to a base in Jade City when there was a far better one in Pearl City.
Yes, he knew about the military base in Jade City. The military base has been sending news through the radio.
"Lu Chenyu, why aren't you saying anything? Answer !"
This ti, he didn't dodge what Lan Fuyou threw.
Bang.
The object struck him, and he stumbled several feet back.
Lu Chenyu could feel that Lan Fuyou was truly angry this ti. No amount of flattery or false promises would calm him. It was better to end this quickly than drag it out and make the punishnt worse.
Pain exploded in Lu Chenyu's head. Blood trickled down from his scalp.
Only when Lan Fuyou saw the blood did his anger lessen slightly.
Lu Chenyu suppressed the urge to kill him. He had only beco an ability user last night. There was no way he could defeat the man behind him… yet. But in the future, he would return this pain a thousandfold.
Lan Fuyou, just you wait!
Lan Fuyou snickered. "Lu Chenyu and Lu iying, I won't make things difficult for you. Lin Weihao should be in the suburbs near Heyuan Road. If you find him alive, kill him. If you find his corpse, bring it to . It should be easy for you to recognize Lin Weihao since you've seen him before. If you don't rember him well, you can find your niece, Nanzhi. She's also in the suburbs, and she's with Lin Weihao. That bitch nearly got killed too. If you see her alive, finish her off too."
Actually, those two might already be dead.
While escaping, they had heard a loud croak. Judging from the sound alone, Lu Jian's trap must have lured a monster stronger than expected. Lan Fuyou had no complaints. He was even pleased.
Even his dog's face had gone pale just from hearing that sound. Nanzhi and Lin Weihao were probably already dead.
Sending Lu Chenyu and Lu iying this ti was mainly to confirm their deaths. Only then would he sleep peacefully.
Additionally, he wanted these two to taste their own dicine for using him. If they died on the road, even better.
Lu iying voiced no objections. Her eyes were fixed only on Lu Chenyu.
Once they're on this mission, she'll make sure Lu Chenyu dies.
The suburbs?
Lu Chenyu stared wide-eyed. He had seen the scout reports and knew how dangerous that place was.
"But Emperor Lan—"
"Lu Chenyu, I'm doing you a favor. That niece of yours is out for your throat after learning you had a hand in her parents' accident. Lu Jian was just the first. If you don't act, you'll be the second." Lan Fuyou explained with a sickening smile.
Lu Chenyu felt the man behind him move. He shivered uncontrollably.
"Don't worry. If you're not at ease, I'm willing to send a helping hand…"
A helping hand?
Lu Chenyu secretly ground his teeth. That probably ant making sure he didn't escape halfway.
What choice did he have?
"…Yes, E-Emperor Lan…" Lu Chenyu answered with utter unwillingness.
Lan Fuyou leaned back in his chair, satisfied. "Be sure to leave on ti tomorrow."
If Nanzhi were to learn of Lan Fuyou's order, she would be delighted to have Lu Chenyu and Lu iying delivered to her doorstep.
Besides Nanzhi, Lan Fuyou also didn't let the Iron Gale Squad and Zhao Lin off.
Longn Base Slum.
Luo Gang had left late because Tao'er cried all night and slept late. When the child woke up, Luo Gang made a simple breakfast.
In the past, he would have left his son in the tent because it was dangerous outside. But ever since Elder ng's disappearance, he brought Tao'er everywhere.
"Dad, will we find Grandpa today?" Tao'er asked hoarsely.
"Yes. Trust Dad. We'll definitely find Uncle ng." Luo Gang's heart ached at his son's swollen eyes and weak voice.
As he walked out of the slum, he passed a group of n. He recognized them. The group was called South Winds.
"I shouldn't have listened to those fools! What jade rchants? It was all a lie!"
"That Lu Chenyu and Lan Fuyou deserve to be damned! They raised the food and water prices again! They really want us to die!"
"Have you seen the new mission? Lan Fuyou is offering 10 kilograms of food and 10 liters of water as a bounty…"
"A bounty mission? When was it posted?"
"This morning, I think… It's a bounty on a squad called Iron Gale and soone nad Zhao Lin…"
Luo Gang was startled.
"Iron Gale, Zhao Lin… isn't that—" He quickly covered Tao'er's mouth.
He carefully passed the South Winds group without drawing attention. After disguising himself and Tao'er, he headed to the bulletin board where missions were posted.
Despite the blazing sun, it was crowded. It took them a long ti to squeeze in.
Sure enough, a new mission was posted.
All the nas of the Iron Gale Squad and Zhao Lin were listed. Thankfully, Luo Gang's na wasn't included. Alongside the nas were rough sketches and listed cris.
A bounty of 10 kilograms of food and water was offered for each person killed or captured.
"Robbery and murder?" Tao'er stared in disbelief. He resisted asking his father in the crowd and only tugged his sleeve. Uncle Wang Bo, the rest of the Iron Gale Squad and Sister Zhao Lin didn't seem like people who would do such things.
Noticing her son's expression, Luo Gang patted his small hands, reassuring him that it was all a lie.
Tao'er breathed a sigh of relief.
With the sketches posted, even more people beca interested in the bounty.
Greedy, malicious whispers filled the air.
Luo Gang and Tao'er left with pale faces.
They first went to find the Iron Gale Squad. Instead of going directly, they lingered near the area the squad had rented. Iron Gale was a mid-tier team. Not famous, but known to so. Driven by the rewards, survivors were already searching. Even non-ability users tead up with ability users, providing information.
When Luo Gang and Tao'er saw people leaving the area with disappointed expressions, they sighed in relief.
If Iron Gale wasn't here, they were probably at the mausoleum.
Luo Gang and his son packed all their remaining food and water before setting off.
It was noon, and only a few people were outside. They reached the mausoleum after half an hour of walking.
When they saw survivors sheltering in the shops opposite the mausoleum because of the heat, their hearts skipped.
This is bad. If these people saw Iron Gale and Miss Zhao enter, they would hunt them once they knew about the bounty.
They hurried inside to search. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Fortunately, luck was on their side.
"Uncle Luo, over here!"
They heard a familiar voice.
Luo Gang turned and saw Zhao Lin waving from in front of a tall tomb.
He made a hushing gesture.
"Miss Zhao, please be quiet."
The father and son hurried over and told her about the bounty.
Zhao Lin's face changed. She quickly looked around before leading them into the underground tunnels where the Iron Gale Squad was waiting.
After learning about the bounty, the Iron Gale Squad gritted their teeth. Searching for Elder ng had turned into a blessing in disguise.
Additionally, if Luo Gang hadn't warned them, they would have returned to the base and been surrounded.
They were confident facing one or two teams, but more than that was too much.
On the other hand, Luo Gang and Tao'er were overjoyed. "You found Grandpa ng?"
"Yes, but we need to find the hidden chanism or break the wall to free Uncle ng," Liu Ming said.
"Let's finish this quickly. Everyone, help search!" Wang Bo said. He still had sowhere to go and couldn't stay long.
"Okay!"
Everyone began searching.
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