Chapter 184: Really A Remnant! Time To Perform The Cloud Barrier Technique!
Chen Han was clearly stunned when he heard what Ming Di said. Almost at the same time, the game system appeared:
【Suddenly, a Rogue Cultivator attached to the Chen Clan reported an important piece of news to you. It seems that a Demonic Path Expert has infiltrated, which startles you. The other party may be the remnant master of Ci Yun Temple.
But this Rogue Cultivator gives you a very strange feeling. Right now, the most important thing is to confirm whether the one making the report is actually the remnant master of Ci Yun Temple.】
This sudden prompt made him look at Ming Di.
In other words, in the game plot, the other party was playing a covert infiltration act this time, sneaking into the Chen Clan’s Demon Suppressing Grand Gathering.
Now that this demonic cult rogue has sold out his own fellow practitioner, he must have a purpose, right?
While Chen Han was thinking, he saw that Ming Di was already holding up his mobile phone, aiming it at him to record. He also asked, “What exactly is going on?”
Ming Di immediately explained, “That person previously entered the Chen Clan, but clearly had bad luck there. He fell and was covered in injuries, one arm was all bloody. At that time I took notice of him and had a quick-witted villager keep an eye on him.”
“But after he checked in, we found he bought a lot of food and stayed in his room without going out. That villager pretended to go clean and also discovered that the ID card by his bed was not the one he used at check-in. He has more than one ID card.”
A person naturally only has one ID card. If someone has more than one ID card and triggered the Chen Clan’s Minor Punishment as a Warning bad luck effect, then it is very likely there is something wrong with him.
Perhaps he was the remnant master of Ci Yun Temple.
Thinking this, he called Huang Xin and told him the matter, asking him to bring people over.
If this remnant master of Ci Yun Temple was a wanted criminal, he ultimately still had to be handed over to the police.
Although in the game plot he was supposed to take care of the man himself, in reality that would be breaking the law.
After receiving Chen Han’s call, Huang Xin immediately rushed over with two people, his face full of eagerness.
He had already noticed earlier that people would get unlucky at the Chen Clan, so he had been watching closely for the past two days and had found several people who had bad luck there, but got nothing substantial.
But now there was someone who really had bad luck at the Chen Clan and was very likely a criminal.
“Lead the way.” Chen Han now also said to Ming Di.
“Okay.” Ming Di nodded and led them toward Shangyuan Village, heading to the house he had mentioned. The route they took avoided the warehouse and front gate sightlines of that house and would not be noticed.
This was clearly a route that had been carefully scouted in advance.
When they arrived in front of a house, Ming Di whispered, “Chen Family Head, the person is in a room on the second floor, the easternmost one.”
Huang Xin, hearing this, immediately signaled to his two subordinates and headed upstairs to the second floor.
In the room.
The man was already holding a telescope, looking through the window toward the Chen Clan. The Chen Clan was very lively today, even more popular than yesterday.
This made it easier to cover himself. No one would know he was hiding here. Most people only said that bad things would happen if you did wrong at the Chen Clan, but they did not know that once you left the Chen Clan, nothing would happen in Shangyuan Village itself.
He thought of his father who had already been arrested, and even that temple had a new person in charge.
As an illegitimate son, he could not escape being wanted either.
However, as long as he could escape smoothly, that money would be enough for him to live like an immortal for the rest of his life.
Suddenly, he heard a knock on the door, which made him pause. He shouted loudly, “Who is it?”
“Sir, for the Chen Clan National Style Event, our village gives a portion of fruit to all lodging guests. I am bringing yours up,” a voice came from outside.
“Damn…” The man’s face changed at once when he heard this. Without the slightest hesitation, he climbed onto the window and flipped out.
It was not the villager’s voice, and most importantly, it sounded too young.
Someone that young would not be working in the village delivering fruit.
Chen Han and Ming Di were waiting downstairs. In a moment they saw a figure directly jump out from the second-floor window.
Almost at the same time, he also received a game prompt:
【Suddenly launching a surprise move alerted the remnant master of Ci Yun Temple, who directly bolted to escape. Clearly, after being discovered, he has no intention of fighting!】
Chen Han’s eyes immediately lit up.
Ming Di had made a real contribution.
The information he provided was too accurate.
After the man landed on the ground, he looked up and saw Chen Han, and his face changed drastically.
He knew that this Chen Family Head had true kung fu and that he was no match. He immediately got up and ran for his life.
He could not figure out how he had been exposed, or why this man had been drawn here.
Seeing that the remnant master of Ci Yun Temple still wanted to run, Chen Han also took from the warehouse a thin, almost unnoticeable fine needle.
It was a Demon Thief Bee Stinger, its tip containing a special toxin. When it pierced a target, it would not only cause swelling at the wound, but also instantly induce numbness and convulsions, and temporarily rob them of mobility.
During his previous battle with the Thief Demon Bees, he had obtained two Demon Thief Bee Stingers and had never had the chance to use them. Now he could let this Ci Yun Temple remnant have a taste.
He performed the Sword Control Technique. The Demon Thief Bee Stinger turned into a black line and shot out in an instant. Because it was so small and extremely fast, it was almost invisible to the naked eye.
In an instant, the Demon Thief Bee Stinger jabbed into the man’s leg, then again turned into a black line and flew back into Chen Han’s hand, after which he stored it in the game warehouse.
The man clearly felt a prick in his leg, and then that leg suddenly went numb and he fell to the ground.
His face turned extremely grim. He tried to move his body, but found that the numbness quickly spread through his whole body, leaving him unable to move at all.
Ming Di had been filming with his phone the whole time. Seeing this scene, he subconsciously glanced at the Chen Family Head. This definitely had something to do with him, otherwise the man would not have fallen like that.
He just had no proof.
In the end, he sighed to his phone, “Ah, I overestimated this fellow practitioner’s strength. Faced with the Chen Family Head, he could not stir up the slightest wave and could not even hold out for a while. Then how am I supposed to get a chance to act, how am I supposed to rescue the Dog Demon King Brothers?”
Soon, Huang Xin came down from upstairs with his men, his face a bit awkward, since he had been seen through.
When he saw the man lying there, he went over excitedly with his team.
From the man’s reaction, he could be sure there was definitely something wrong, and not something small, or he would not be this desperate.
“He seems to be paralyzed and poisoned. Tell them to drive the car over. We will get him to the hospital first!” Huang Xin immediately ordered his subordinates, and also did not forget to put handcuffs on the man.
Even if the other party could not move now, this was just in case.
Huang Xin did not forget to say to Chen Han, “Chen Family Head, this guy is clearly in some condition. I will take him away first.”
“Okay.” Chen Han nodded. This fell under their authority anyway.
In a moment, a police car arrived. Huang Xin took the front passenger seat and had his two subordinates escort the man into the back, then they headed straight to the county.
After the Ci Yun Temple remnant was taken away, there was no prompt of family task progress. It should only update after the man’s statement was taken and his case was fully confirmed.
Chen Han did not forget to say to Ming Di, “You did well this time.”
“Brother, this is what I should do,” Ming Di answered at once. Watching Chen Han’s departing back, he kept recording and said, “But fortunately, by selling out this fellow practitioner, it seems I have earned more of the Chen Family Head’s trust.”
When Chen Han returned to the Chen Clan, the tourists were still lively. Although the performances had already ended, many visitors were still discussing the matter.
After that, the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall became lively again as tourists set their sights on the Chen Clan lucky draw prizes. Because the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall required queuing, many tourists still had not gotten to draw.
By night, several more tourists had won prizes, and were filmed selling things over at the parking lot: two portions of royal jelly, two portions of scar removal cream, and one Calming Talisman.
After their performance, Lobster and the girls gathered again in Xiao Yu’s courtyard, because Xiao Yu’s place was very well decorated, with chairs, swings, flower pots, and all kinds of shooting facilities.
Lobster had seen the video of the scar removal cream being acquired from winners. This made her frown and ask, “Xiao Yu, Xiao Mi Jie, do you think the Chen Family Head has extra scar removal cream? Could we buy some from him? That person who is acquiring the prizes seems very rich. Everything the winners got yesterday and now has been bought by them. We never get a turn.”
Xiao Yu knew the inside story and told her, “Lobster, that boss donated an entire mountain to the Chen Clan.”
These words left the girls gaping and completely giving up their fantasy. There was no chance any prize would slip from that person’s hands to them.
That night, Chen Han returned to his room, took out a Spirit Stone whose spiritual energy was almost exhausted, and began cultivating. In a short while, the spiritual energy in this Primary Spirit Stone was depleted.
He had to take another Primary Spirit Stone from the game warehouse. Now he only had two Primary Spirit Stones left.
And after cultivating for another night tonight, he felt he could attempt to break through the fourth of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, the Yin Wei Meridian.
He sat cross-legged and began circulating the 《Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Basic Qi Cultivation Method》. The spiritual energy within the Primary Spirit Stone was quickly guided out and poured into his body, being refined into his true qi.
Time passed, and it was not until the alarm clock rang the next day that he rose from cultivation.
His estimate had been slightly off; he was still a little short of breaking through the Yin Wei Meridian.
In that case, he could rely on the spiritual energy rinse and try again. Yesterday he had already prepared the demonic beast meat needed for today’s prize medicinal cuisine. Next, he only had to put it in to stew.
With three cows and one dog, plus the Little White Rabbit, he arrived at the Special Spiritual Aperture.
He did not see Xiao Mi or Xiao Yu today.
With the Chen Clan National Style Event, they were truly busy. They had probably started arranging event matters early in the morning.
Today was the third and final day, the climax, and needed extra attention.
Not long after he sat cross-legged, the spiritual energy rinse appeared. Without hesitation, he circulated the 《Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Basic Qi Cultivation Method》 to absorb this spiritual energy.
When the spiritual energy rinse ended, Chen Han’s hand gesture changed, and he frowned, because he was attempting to impact the fourth of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, the Yin Wei Meridian.
Time passed.
When a faint ring of qi suddenly appeared around Chen Han’s body, strands of qi rose from him, and after a short moment, everything returned to normal.
Only then did he stand up in delight, because the Yin Wei Meridian had been opened and his strength had greatly increased once more.
He immediately checked his lifespan information: 146 years and 11 months.
His lifespan had increased significantly, already close to 150 years. It seemed that every time he opened one of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, his lifespan would increase a lot.
When he eventually broke through to the Liquid Condensation Stage, his lifespan could reach over 300 years.
After opening the Yin Wei Meridian, Chen Han rode You Fu back to his own courtyard and returned the Little White Rabbit to the Moon Gazing Rabbit lodging.
Then he went to Uncle’s Kitchen and put the prepared demonic beast meat together with medicinal herbs into the stew pot to simmer.
Once he finished, he returned to his room to familiarize himself with his increased strength. He directly took out a wooden box, inside which lay rows of tiny wooden swords.
They completely imitated Deng Tai’a’s case of small swords; there were seven swords in total.
Previously, when he opened the third, the Yang Wei Meridian, he could only control one small sword. This time, when he performed the Sword Control Technique, one small sword instantly flew out, followed by the second, then the third…
But by the time of the fourth sword, it was already wobbling crookedly.
…
Online, early in the morning, the Chen Clan’s popularity reached a new peak again, with three separate trending topics just about the Chen Clan.
One was Chen Han’s performance yesterday of 《“Desolation”》. This piece became as popular as the three earlier “Sword of Fate” tracks, and under the heat of the Chen Clan National Style Event, it drew even more attention than the previous three.
The second was naturally the video of the large-scale rave-like scene, where many tourists had recorded and uploaded videos from the site.
At a National Style Event, with so many people in hanfu going that wild on the dance floor, everyone looking crazed as if all worries had vanished and they just had to be crazy once, it was truly eye-catching.
The third topic was something nobody expected: it was about Ming Di, this demonic cult rogue, who had once again delivered one of his fellow practitioners into custody.
From the Joyful Union Sect demon rogues to last night’s new demonic cult rogue.
And what did Ming Di say in the video?
That the person taken by the police had also suffered bad luck at the Chen Clan and had fallen badly?
With that connection, there was no way this video would not blow up. Ming Di once again rode a big wave of traffic.
…
In the county.
Early in the morning, Chu Ping arrived at his office and saw these three trending topics. This was something he was naturally happy to see. The Chen Clan having trending topics every day showed exactly how successful the Chen Clan National Style Event was.
Chen Kai sighed and said, “I did not expect another one to be caught at the Chen Clan. When I saw the video last night, I asked about it. The one arrested has a notable status. He is the illegitimate son of a recently popular online celebrity. He is also wanted for holding a huge amount of stolen money. Huang Xin and his team are going to take major credit for this.”
Chu Ping nodded and could not help saying, “If that is the case, then the mysterious power at the Chen Clan that brings bad luck must really exist.”
“Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation,” Chen Kai remarked.
After all, they had begun to believe in this great existence. They were still carrying the blessed Calming Talismans with them.
“Then do you think the Chen Family Head’s Cloud Barrier Technique is real?” Chu Ping immediately asked curiously. “The Chen Family Head is supposed to perform that Cloud Barrier Technique today, right?”
Chen Kai was stunned when he heard this.
After all, the Cloud Barrier Technique was the Chen Family Head’s climactic performance this time. Netizens online and tourists at the Chen Clan should all be paying close attention to it.
Previously everyone had thought the Cloud Barrier Technique was just special effects, until the Chen Clan announced that the Chen Family Head would perform the Cloud Barrier Technique live.
If the Cloud Barrier Technique was real, would that not mean the Chen Family Head truly knew some kind of spell?
