Chapter 39: Chapter 38: What Evil Could a Beauty Possibly Harbor?

“Ruyi?”

Zhou Chen scrutinized the beautiful woman:

“Is your surname Ren?”

“You’re joking, hero. My surname is Liu, Liu Ruyi.”

The beautiful woman’s eyes were bright as she expressed her gratitude: “Thank you, hero, for saving me. However, my hands and feet are shackled, so I can’t bow properly. Please forgive me, hero!”

“I only wanted to kill him, not to save you!”

Zhou Chen’s voice was indifferent as he casually lifted the quilt, initially intending to help the beautiful woman untie her restraints, only to be met with an astonishing scene.

It almost blinded him.

“Hero…”

Liu Ruyi’s voice was shy, her face flushed, as she gently reminded him.

Like a snow-cradled red plum.

She had been captured by Shi Baoyu’s men, washed roughly by two old women twice, and then brought here and locked naked onto the bed.

Crack, crack, crack!

Zhou Chen snapped back to his senses and, quick as lightning, unlocked the four shackles on Liu Ruyi’s hands and feet.

Freed from her restraints, Liu Ruyi quickly sat up and knelt on the bed, bowing:

“Thank you, hero!”

“I didn’t save you. When the city gates open in the morning, you’d better leave immediately if you want to keep your life!”

Zhou Chen turned to leave.

Although Liu Ruyi was beautiful, Zhou Chen didn’t want to invite trouble—or worse, death—because of a chance encounter with a woman.

He had killed Shi Baoyu and destroyed the evidence, but by tomorrow, Shi Lei would certainly be frantically searching for Shi Baoyu and his murderer.

And Liu Ruyi, who had been captured by Shi Baoyu, would be the prime suspect.

If Zhou Chen took Liu Ruyi with him, it would be like openly declaring that he was the one who killed Shi Baoyu.

“Hero!”

Liu Ruyi quickly reached out and embraced Zhou Chen from behind.

Zhou Chen’s muscles tensed. If he hadn’t sensed at the last moment that Liu Ruyi meant no harm, he would have slapped her head off.

“I have no way to repay the hero’s life-saving grace, except to offer myself!”

Liu Ruyi tightly hugged Zhou Chen’s back.

“I didn’t save you, and you don’t need to offer yourself!”

Zhou Chen held Liu Ruyi’s soft, white hands, his eyebrows raising instantly:

“This woman knows martial arts!”

His Thunder Light Ruyi Hand was a peerless divine technique, and although it seemed to have no obvious effect, it was actually infinitely useful.

With just a touch, he could gauge the depth of the other party’s abilities.

Liu Ruyi seemed to have cultivated martial arts that concealed her cultivation and had reached the Body Refining Fourth Layer.

“With her cultivation, she couldn’t have been easily captured by Shi Baoyu. Could she have been trying to assassinate him?”

Zhou Chen’s thoughts raced: “But why is she clinging to me?”

“Rest assured, hero, I have no intention of clinging to you.”

Liu Ruyi rested her head against Zhou Chen’s back, her red lips parting slightly, her voice ethereal:

“I know following the hero will undoubtedly cause trouble for you!”

“I just don’t want to owe anyone a favor!”

“After repaying the hero’s kindness, we won’t owe each other anything, and you won’t need to worry about me. I’ll leave Qinghe City early in the morning and won’t bother you!”

Zhou Chen held Liu Ruyi’s fair, jade-like hands, a slight smile on his lips. Such an enticing offer.

In popular terms: Woman, you’ve successfully piqued my interest!

“I might as well see what you’re up to!”

Zhou Chen smirked coldly to himself. Only a fool would pass up an opportunity.

Who cares about sugar-coated artillery?

He’d eat the candy and discard the bomb, that’s all.

And perhaps earn some Wind and Moon Points!

Zhou Chen held Liu Ruyi’s hands firmly, turned around, and pinned her against a wall with a single motion, staring directly into her eyes:

“Do you regret this now?”

“Though I’m just a woman, I keep my word and never go back on what I say!”

“Do you think I wouldn’t dare?”

“How could a hero such as yourself not dare?”

“You’re playing with fire?”

“That’s right, please, hero, fulfill my wish!”

“Then I’ll fulfill it!”

Crack!

Zhou Chen smiled, and Liu Ruyi’s hands were once again shackled as they were before, lest she pull off his mask later.

Liu Ruyi’s cheeks were flushed, yet she showed no sign of reluctance. Zhou Chen didn’t care what schemes she had; since she was willing, he wouldn’t hold back.

“Ah, hero, be gentle… mm…”

Zhou Chen ignored her.

It wasn’t his own possession, so he wouldn’t feel bad if it broke.

The moonlight was deep, the night fervent.

Aside from some innocent women and maidservants, everyone else in Shi Baoyu’s mansion had been dealt with by Ji Fengxia, their ashes scattered.

The entire mansion was quiet, except for the fiery passion in the master bedroom.

The moon rabbit slowly set to the west.

Dawn was near.

Zhou Chen felt as if he were back at the school sports day, having run 700 meters of an 800-meter race, with only 100 meters left to sprint.

Moments later.

Zhou Chen finished the race, applying the Thunder Light Ruyi Hand to press several times on Liu Ruyi’s waist and abdomen.

Liu Ruyi’s body shuddered as if electrified.

In fact, she was electrified.

And it killed the germs invading her body.

These germs, once killed, posed no danger to life; instead, they became like a vaccine, beneficial and harmless.

“Alright, from now on, we don’t owe each other anything. Farewell!”

Looking at the tear-streaked, flushed Liu Ruyi, Zhou Chen left these words, turned, and left without hesitation.

This woman possesses martial arts skills and even throws herself at me, she must have an ulterior motive, Zhou Chen doesn’t want to deal with her in the future.

Leaving Shi Baoyu’s mansion, Zhou Chen arrived at a secluded place, took off all his clothes, and Ji Fengxia burned them to ashes with a shadow fire.

“Fengxia, clean me thoroughly, leave no trace of breath!”

“Gladly at your service, Master!”

Ji Fengxia controlled the shadow fire to burn Zhou Chen all over.

Once confirmed there was no trace of anyone else left, Zhou Chen took out new clothes from the Wind and Moon Treasure Mirror and changed, throwing the human skin mask back into the Wind and Moon Treasure Mirror.

Returning home, Qin Hongyu was still asleep.

Zhou Chen crawled into the bed, pulling her warm and soft body into his embrace, skillfully merging with her from behind.

At the same time.

Inside Shi Baoyu’s mansion.

Liu Ruyi took a long time to recover, stared at Zhou Chen who had long since disappeared, and cursed softly:

“Damn man…”

She lowered her head, touched her slightly bulging belly, and a hint of anticipation appeared in her eyes:

“I wonder if I can get pregnant?”

“But my taste in men is indeed good!”

“He’s truly a strong man!”

“Even though he wore a mask, he shouldn’t be ugly, and he’s quite young!”

“But he’s too rough!”

She circulated her cultivation technique, and the circulation of qi and blood restored some strength to her body, which had been rendered limp and weak by Zhou Chen.

She simply changed her appearance and hurriedly left the room.

“How could so many people have been dealt with?”

With a quick scan of the surroundings, Liu Ruyi didn’t find any of Shi Baoyu’s guards, clearly they had been dealt with by Zhou Chen.

Without probing further, the sky was about to brighten.

She left Shi Baoyu’s mansion, pulling out a small bee.

The bee buzzed in circles in the air, then flew in the direction Zhou Chen had left.

Liu Ruyi smiled slightly, immediately following it.

“I want to see who you are!”

Yet, after a moment, Liu Ruyi’s smile froze as the bee buzzed around aimlessly, unable to find a direction.

She applied some special honey on her lips and other special areas.

Having been in contact with Zhou Chen for so long, a lot must have been left on him, and it couldn’t be washed away even with a bath.

That scent would at least take half a month to disappear.

Which meant she could track him with the bee within half a month, but she didn’t expect Zhou Chen to be so cautious, and to have special ways to completely handle the scent she left.

“He’s truly a cautious man, but…”

“That makes it even better!”

Liu Ruyi looked down at her slightly bulging belly, becoming more satisfied, though unsure if she could get pregnant.

“It should be possible…”

She prayed silently in her heart.

The bastard had so much, and all of it…

…

“Not a loss this wave!”

Zhou Chen held Qin Hongyu, but his heart was thinking about what happened before.

Although he lost several billion, he earned five thousand Wind and Moon Points.

He had never earned so much at one time before.

“Indeed, the higher the woman’s cultivation, the more Wind and Moon Points!”

“I must find a suitable cultivation method for Hongyu to make her stronger.”

Being able to earn five thousand Wind and Moon Points in one night, firstly was due to Ji Fengxia advancing to the Fifth-Layer Qi Refining, yielding more Wind and Moon Points than before.

Secondly, Liu Ruyi was Body Refining Fourth Layer, and was also First Blood.

Thirdly, Zhou Chen was unreserved in his efforts and endeavors.

All of this was earned through his hard work and struggle.

How much sweat and effort it took, outsiders cannot know.

The Golden Crow rose in the east.

Daylight brightened.

With Qin Hongyu’s servitude, Zhou Chen got up to wash, then went out together for breakfast.

Chen’s Noodle House.

Which was just opposite Yang Dingtian’s shop.

Zhou Chen and Qin Hongyu were eating noodles when they suddenly heard a commotion in the distance, seeing Salt Gang disciples running fiercely on the street.

“Seems like Shi Lei has found out his son is missing!”

Zhou Chen thought secretly.

With Ji Fengxia around, he never left bodies after killing, so Shi Lei must be unable to confirm if Shi Baoyu is dead.

…

Salt Gang Qinghe Branch.

Squad Leader Shi Lei’s face was dark, consumed with rage, his only son was missing, along with all guards, including the Body Refining Second Layer bodyguard he sent.

He knew under these circumstances, his son was probably doomed.

A day passed.

Shi Lei had turned Qinghe City upside down without finding a single clue.

“Damn it! Whoever dares to kill my son, I will definitely not let them off!”

Shi Lei wrote a letter and called for his trusted Shi Hong:

“You go to the main branch immediately and ask Bai Gongfeng to help!”

“Squad Leader, Bai Gongfeng charges very high fees…”

Shi Hong, Shi Lei’s nephew, couldn’t help but remind.

Bai Gongfeng, whose name is Bai Ruyun, is a Qi Refining Sixth Layer cultivator, proficient in tracking, with a success rate of up to ninety percent!

“But he is my only son!”

Shi Lei roared: “No matter the cost, I will dismember the murderer!”

“Yes!”

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