NOVPUBCentral City South, Fidelity Virtue District, Eternal Life Pavilion, Heavens' Forgiveness Gang Base.
Inside the inner hall, gang elder Yu Hongming sat beneath a scroll bearing the words "Scrutinize the Heart," with a small boy kneeling before him, kowtowing repeatedly.
He appeared to be an old man in his fifties or sixties, but his actual age was one hundred and ten years old. As one of the founding elders, he had mostly stepped back from managing affairs forty years ago, focusing solely on teaching disciples.
He looked at the small boy and asked, "Xiao Wu sent you here?"
The boy said, "Yes, Master asked me to find you, Elder."
"If Xiao Wu sent you, then your talents must be good."
Yu Hongming spoke slowly and gently, appearing very amiable, but the two people standing behind him wore serious expressions, exuding an invisible pressure.
"What is your name?"
The boy said, "Elder, my name is Guan Chengqi."
"A good name." Yu Hongming said, "Jade must be carved to become a vessel. You will follow your Senior Apprentice Brother Tian to practice martial arts starting tomorrow." He then added, "Tian Er, guide him."
The person standing on his left respectfully nodded. "Master, leave it to me. Senior Apprentice Brother Wei thinks highly of him, so he should be capable."
"Then take him down and let him learn the rules first."
"Yes." Tian Er stepped forward and said to the boy, "Follow me."
The boy kowtowed to Yu Hongming several more times before following him out.
After the two left, another gang disciple standing on the right stepped forward and whispered, "Master, we just received a message that Zuo Cidiao has found Senior Apprentice Brother Wei."
Yu Hongming murmured, "Zuo Cidiao ?"
"He is a bounty hunter with some reputation, and it seems he came from the Army."
"Someone from the Army, huh…"
Yu Hongming seemed to recall something. Having reached his level of martial combat cultivation, he remembered every experience in his past clearly. As long as he started recalling, many things would surface, but he quickly restrained his thoughts and sighed, "There are many talented young people these days."
The disciple said, "Master, after Zuo Cidiao , Senior Apprentice Brother Wei should be almost done, right?"
Yu Hongming slowly said, "No, still a little short." He looked outside. "Whether he can pass this hurdle depends on himself."
When Chen Chuan came out of the arena stadium, it was already eight in the evening.
In fact, the stadium still had matches scheduled for the evening, mainly competitions for players who had previously lost and not died, as well as some players who came to participate on their own.
If certain people had high popularity and support, they had a certain possibility of obtaining the qualification to enter the main competition, and it was not impossible to participate in the final.
As long as they could enter the second half of the competition, under the framework agreement, in addition to receiving a certain amount of monetary reward, all the implants they needed would be provided free of charge by the companies sponsoring the competition.
The better the results a player achieved, the more support the company would give. If they were lucky, they could not only gain a set of high-end implants but also leave with a large sum of money. Therefore, since the arena tournament was held, a large number of martial artists had volunteered to join every year.
But Chen Chuan knew that the high-end implants looked very attractive on the surface, but from the moment they were implanted, users needed to use a large number of anti-mutation drugs and sedatives every year, and they also needed to undergo some modulation surgeries and participate in designated tests from time to time. The money they earned might eventually all return to the company.
And these implants might have secret biological field frequencies. If these people had conflicts of interest with large companies in the future, whether these implants would be useful at that time was a question.
After returning to Mysterious Palace Tower, he agreed on a time with Tan Zhi for tomorrow, then took the elevator back to his dormitory, washed up, added some water and food for Zhao Ming , and contacted Wu Bei to ask about the situation.
However, as soon as the call connected, Wu Bei raised his voice and said, "Brother Chen, I just lifted the concealment today, and I found someone checking your travel routes!"
Chen Chuan felt a slight movement in his heart, walked to the window, looked at the beam of light that seemed to be set off and surrounded by many neon lights, and asked, "Oh? Can you confirm about when it happened?"
Wu Bei said, "It was around eleven o'clock noon."
Chen Chuan thought for a moment. That was about an hour after he entered the arena. He asked again, "Can you tell where it came from?"
Wu Bei said, "I don't know. The technology they used is very Gao Ming . They must have used a Resonance Nest. I didn't dare to chase after them, and the speed of observation was also very fast. All traces of the investigation were wiped clean, leaving nothing on the path. If you hadn't asked me to pay attention, Brother Chen, I wouldn't have noticed."
Chen Chuan said, "The technology is very high?"
"Very high!"
Wu Bei "s tone became very serious. "I used to touch the field data of various large companies, and that's the feeling I got. I usually don't dare to go inside these places, but these people are not the same as companies. I can't say exactly, but the style is different."
Chen Chuan already had a good idea in his mind. Judging from the time and motive, it was very likely the team behind Wei Wusheng . Ordinary people don't have such high technical support.
He said, "Brother Wu, please continue to help me pay attention, but still don't alarm them."
"I know!"
Wu Bei agreed heavily. He felt that this opponent was different from the past. They were very powerful, and there could be no mistakes.
After Chen Chuan ended the call, he went to the platform to check the news, but Zuo Cidiao had not sent any follow-up messages since sending that one message.
And if Wei Wusheng had solved Zuo Cidiao , according to his style at this stage, he should have also posted photos, but there was still no movement.
He stood by the window, his eyes reflecting the bright and chaotic light outside. After a while, he turned back, took the Snow Emperor Blade over, sat on the sofa, drew the blade, and carefully wiped it with a cloth.
Now, every time he meditated and took medicine, he would place the Snow Emperor Blade beside him, and as he improved, his communication with this mutated weapon became smoother.
The wind blew in from the window, causing the curtains to sway, and the moonlight outside shone into the room, casting a cold and stern light on the blade.
This long night passed quickly. In the morning, there was still no news from the platform.
Neither Wei Wusheng nor Zuo Cidiao had any news, leading people to suspect whether the two had died together.
The Processing Bureau quickly rushed to the Voidward District yesterday, where Zuo Cidiao sent the message yesterday. But when they got there, they found that the person was gone. After checking his whereabouts, they found that Zuo Cidiao was suspected of leaving Central City.
If so, could it prove that Wei Wusheng was also outside the city?
Once outside the city, many technologies would be useless, and the survival ability of Third Limit martial artists was extremely high. Hiding anywhere in the wilderness would make it impossible to find them.
But inevitably, the Processing Bureau's attention began to focus on outside the city and the edge of Central City.
Inside a residence in the Martial Determination District of Central City, Wei Wusheng , who was believed to be still outside the city, was sitting here. 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝖕𝖚𝖇.𝖈𝔬𝔪
Beside him was Zuo Cidiao "s head, and the hole in the center of his brow, after a night of recuperation, was not only completely restored but also in better condition than ever before.
Yesterday, he lured Zuo Cidiao out of the city and fought a battle with him, letting go of everything.
This person lived up to his reputation. Although he was not the strongest, he could be called the most dangerous opponent he had encountered so far. His bayonet technique was fierce, and the blade was made of special mutated tissue, which even his Iron Body Training and hard bones could not block.
But he could make mistakes many times, but his opponent could not. Although this person had Gao Ming mobility and would retreat immediately if he felt he could not be killed, his speed was not as good as his opponent, but his endurance was very good, and he was not without help. In the end, he caught up with and killed the man just before he entered Central City.
Before, he would immediately post photos on the platform after killing someone. Everyone thought he would do the same this time, but this time he would not, because everything he had done before was a prelude to today's target.
He took out the nutrition paste and ate it slowly, and took out some drugs he carried with him to replenish his strength and boost his spirits and took them down.
After eating, he put on a brand-new set of practice clothes prepared for him by the team behind him, stood up, moved his joints, carefully fastened the hammer around his waist, and then walked to the front yard.
It rained again last night, and the weather today seemed very good. The sun shone down from above, very dazzling, and there was also a layer of hazy water vapor floating.
Suddenly, a not very clear voice in the Boundary Token reminded him: "The time is almost up, we will shield the energy field signal for you, and we will arrange a retreat for you."
Wei Wusheng raised his head and said to the top, "Thank you." Then he strode out.
Since he could not directly send back a message, this voice was not heard by the people waiting in the hidden place, but from the shape of his mouth and his expression, they could tell what he said.
One of them said, "Wei Wusheng actually said thank you, which is rare. It seems that he attaches great importance to this opponent."
The leader watched for a while, then suddenly said, "Check the data of that student again."
"Yes!"
In the Mysterious Palace Tower dormitory, Chen Chuan opened his eyes from meditation, glanced at the bright light outside. The morning sun was always intertwined with light and darkness, but it was full of excitement and hope.
Seeing that he was awake, Zhao Ming spread his wings and called out to the sun, his voice melodious and sweet.
Chen Chuan slowly stood up. He washed up first, then took nutrition paste and some Drugs, came out and put on his clothes one by one.
Outside the shirt, he put on the protective gear, and finally wore the uniform of the Processing Bureau, picked up the wide-brimmed hat, patted it, and put it on his head.
He also put on the protective gloves that came with the uniform, walked to the knife rack, took the Snow Emperor Blade, and seemed to feel his mood. The blade vibrated slightly. He said, "Don't worry."
The blade returned to calm.
Chen Chuan picked it up, walked to the door, waved to Zhao Ming , who was always watching him, and pushed the door open and walked out.
