Chapter 265: He Might Be An Immortal!
As the teleportation completed, Chen Han felt the scenery before his eyes change in an instant.
He appeared directly in a small town.
All around him, a group of people wearing obviously outdated clothes, their sun-darkened skin yellow and dry, stared at him in shock.
Judging from their clothing, they should be Myanmar locals.
Moreover, from their shabby outfits, their poverty was obvious.
Chen Han sighed.
He had clearly been teleported straight here, publicly appearing alive out of thin air in front of these Myanmar residents.
Then came a burst of panicked shouts. Some people ran away in a fluster, while others were so terrified they dropped to their knees and kowtowed.
He did not know whether they took him for a demon or a monster, or for an immortal.
But now he had the image of an old Daoist priest with white hair and a beard, so they were probably taking him for an immortal, right?
Chen Han ignored them, used the Mind View Evasion Technique and vanished from where he stood, then looked toward the light screen in his mind.
The game prompt appeared again:
【Congratulations, you have activated the Green Snail Valley Demon Extermination Instance Map. After people of the Shushan Immortal Alliance discovered that the Wu Tai Sect was gathering demonic cult rogues in Green Snail Valley, they assembled Immortal Alliance members to launch a crusade.
Now the experts of the Shushan Immortal Alliance have entangled the demonic path experts, while the cultivators of the Shushan Immortal Alliance are to carry out a purge of the demonic cult rogues.
Chen Clan task triggered: Clear out the two branch altars of the Wu Tai Sect. Eliminate the heavenly prodigies in charge of the Wu Tai Sect branch altars, and behead them. Find the Wu Tai Sect elder who controls these two branch altars! 】
In the next moment, Chen Han saw a game indicator map appear once more.
On the map, two red circles flashed rapidly.
Inside each red circle, clusters of red dots were interwoven, very numerous.
The red circles should be the two branch altars of the Wu Tai Sect, and the red dots were undoubtedly members of the Wu Tai Sect. The two larger red dots should be the heavenly prodigies in charge of the branch altars.
But that was not quite right; there should also be a larger red dot representing the Wu Tai Sect elder controlling these two branch altars.
It was just that now he could not find a corresponding red dot.
He even searched around the edges of the map and found no trace.
It seemed he would have to sweep these two branch altars first.
Moreover, these two Wu Tai Sect branch altars were not far from the small town where he currently stood.
This was also a feature of committing crimes on the Myanmar side: they chose places near border towns. Such remote areas made escape easy; once you ran into the jungle, it became very hard to track you.
Naturally, it was also convenient for doing certain things. In this place, you could casually kill someone, bury the body, and be done with it. Or throw it in the wilderness, and in a day or two wild beasts would eat it clean.
And being close to a town also made it convenient to obtain supplies.
Thinking this over, Chen Han headed out of the town.
In this small town, most houses were only one story tall. There were brick-tile houses and wooden houses, with many roofs made of sheet metal, and even thatched houses with wooden frames: livestock on the first floor, and men, women, and children all sharing one big sleeping area on the second floor.
Wherever he looked, there was only poverty; he could not even see a single serviceable vehicle.
And the poorer a place was, the more it became the soil where evil could survive.
Chen Han walked out of the town, heading toward the first branch altar. Both branch altars were on the mountain, so he had to go uphill.
There was still some distance to climb. He walked about forty minutes before reaching the vicinity of one Wu Tai Sect branch altar.
Of course, that was because he had not traveled at full speed, choosing to conserve his true qi. Otherwise, with the Mind View Evasion Technique, he could move very fast.
But this game system, in its abstract way, had casually picked a place to count as Green Snail Valley and even spawned him so far away.
That was a bit excessive.
Under normal circumstances, should it not spawn him right at their doorstep, then let him start killing mobs to clear the map and complete the task?
As he was thinking this, he suddenly saw new red dots appear, more than a dozen stacked together. The key was that these red dots were not inside the two branch altars, but appeared not far behind him.
He turned his head and saw a bus driving over from behind.
Having eaten so much Moon Gazing Sand, his eyesight was terrifyingly good; from far away he could clearly see the slogan on the side of the bus: “Xingke High Technology Company Employee Reception Shuttle!”
He could even clearly see that the driver was a burly man with a vicious, fleshy face, and the man in the front passenger seat was a strong man holding a shotgun.
Seeing this scene, he more or less understood.
They should be the ones using the excuse of high-tech recruitment to lure people from domestic territory over here.
Once they received people, they would directly pin them down and use this bus to transport them into the compound.
Really, this was a very shallow type of scam. Even though anti-fraud campaigns warned about it every year, many people still fell for it.
Those who were deceived did not understand a simple question: if you cannot get a high salary in your own country, why do you think you can get a high salary in a backward, poor country?
Did they not know that the more backward and poor a country is, the lower normal wages tend to be?
That was the logic, but there was no helping it. Some people always felt they were special, protagonists favored by heaven, and resolutely stepped onto the road to become pigs.
Chen Han stopped and waited for the bus to come over. Perhaps he could hitch a ride.
Seeing a lone person on the road, the other party had no reason not to grab him, right?
That was even easier than tricking someone.
But as the bus approached, it showed no sign of stopping.
On the bus.
Besides the driver and the burly man with a shotgun in the front passenger seat, there were more than ten other burly men inside holding weapons.
In the middle of the bus sat a dozen men and women with bruised faces and ugly expressions, their noses swollen and faces blue, being aimed at by guns, not daring to move.
Since they had already been deceived and brought over, these people naturally had to first endure a round of violence to tame them before being taken into the company.
One person was being treated with especially harsh focus, with two weapons pointed at their head.
The driver clearly saw Chen Han. “There’s an old man up ahead, looks like he’s dressed like an old Daoist priest. Are there Daoist priests in Myanmar?”
The strong man with the gun in the passenger seat frowned. “Who cares if he’s a Daoist priest. An old man has no value. But this is the road to our company, so let’s just take care of him in passing.”
The others in the bus had also seen the old Daoist priest up ahead and agreed with this suggestion.
They were close to the company. If that man really walked into the company’s area, who knew what trouble he might cause. Better to kill him directly and be done with it.
The bruised men and women heard this and quietly sighed, their faces full of fear.
These people were too brutal, willing to kill even a passerby.
At the same time, they each regretted it to the extreme. Why had they believed in so-called high salaries, and high salaries abroad at that?
Only Cao Xin, the one being specially targeted, was carefully observing the surroundings, searching for an opportunity.
He had not expected that, after leaving Linhe County, he would be pinned down by these people right after passing out of Yun City.
That told him there was definitely a mole.
Of course, he could be sure the problem did not come from Linhe County.
After all, the county’s takedown of those trafficking groups had been extremely swift, and he had heard that Chen Clan people had taken action. There was no way this side could have known his identity.
Besides, he was not truly sent to infiltrate this organization as a long-term undercover agent, only to come check out the situation.
So the leak could only be on the Yun City side. After all, his deployment had gone through the county contacting Yun City for cooperation. Only a mole in Yun City, not understanding the specifics, would react so hastily.
Cao Xin also heard the driver and the strong man in the passenger seat talking. He secretly glanced ahead and saw an old Daoist priest standing by the roadside.
But when he clearly saw the figure of that old Daoist priest, his eyes widened in disbelief.
That silhouette was so familiar.
Was that not the Chen Clan’s old Daoist priest?
Back in Linhe County, when he had followed Captain Li Rui, he had personally seen this man, and the injuries on those two trafficking groups had left a deep impression.
Now this Chen Clan old Daoist priest had actually appeared here. He immediately thought of the matter of those people targeting the Chen Family Head, and concluded that this old Daoist priest must have come because of that.
The key point was that the other party seemed to know the location of this compound.
His heartbeat accelerated.
It seemed he was about to be rescued.
Just then, as the bus passed the old Daoist priest, the strong man in the passenger seat raised his shotgun and aimed it directly at the old Daoist priest.
Bang!~
The shotgun blast rang out instantly, making the terrified people inside the bus shiver.
They really killed without a second thought.
Outside.
A protective shield appeared around Chen Han’s body. The shotgun’s pellets hit the shield and only stirred a few ripples.
They had not even exchanged words yet, and they opened fire. Was that polite?
Had they already decided he belonged in the roadside ditch?
On the bus, after firing, the strong man in the passenger seat confidently lowered his gun.
At such close range, one blast from the shotgun meant the old man was doomed.
He had aimed at the head; the head was probably gone, beyond recognition.
At his age, going out alone, and on this road of all places, what was the point?
After lowering the shotgun, the strong man looked into the rear-view mirror, wanting to admire his handiwork.
The old man should already be lying by the roadside, soon to provide a feast for wild dogs and beasts.
But when he saw in the mirror that the old Daoist priest was still standing there, safe and sound, he froze. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”
The driver glanced at him in puzzlement. “What’s wrong? Why the fuss?”
“The old man took a shotgun blast and he’s fine.” The strong man blurted out, then, from that same mirror, saw a horrifying scene.
The old man’s figure suddenly vanished from where he stood.
He screamed like he had seen a ghost. “Damn it, what the hell, the old man just disappeared.”
“Lay off it, will you?” The driver, annoyed by his partner’s jumpiness, was about to turn and mock him when he saw the strong man’s neck suddenly explode in a mist of blood; his head slumped and his life was gone.
The driver stared in horror at the ferocious bloody hole that had appeared in his partner’s neck. Blood splattered across the windshield, and the stench of blood filled the front of the bus.
Before he could react, he saw an even more terrifying scene in the rear-view mirror.
All of their armed companions inside the bus suddenly toppled over in unison.
Just like that, lifeless and silent.
Panic erupted instantly inside the bus.
A woman screamed in terror as a body fell onto her, blood splattering across her face. A ferocious hole gaped in the victim’s neck, blood spurting out with a hiss.
Cao Xin stared, horrified, at what had just happened before his eyes. These armed bandits had gone down almost instantly, without even time to react.
And every one of them had a ferocious penetrating wound at the neck, a wound that looked extremely familiar to him.
Last time, in that residential area, when he and Li Rui rescued that child, members of that gang had such penetrating wounds in their wrists, thighs, and arms.
Back then, Captain Li had said that if the old Daoist priest wished, he could just move those wounds to the neck or heart and those people would be dead for sure.
Now, that was exactly what had happened. Li Rui’s words had been proven right. Since the old Daoist priest was willing, he had placed the wounds on their necks, and so these men had all died.
Perhaps previously, because he was in domestic territory, the old Daoist priest had been restraining his killing intent.
Now that he was no longer in domestic territory, his killing intent had surfaced.
The driver was scared out of his wits. He stomped on the brakes, flung open the door, and bolted toward the forest.
That direction happened to be toward one of the Wu Tai Sect branch altars.
You could not really blame him for foolishly abandoning the bus; he had been scared senseless. After all, all his companions had died inside the bus without a sound.
But he had not run more than a few steps before he pitched forward and fell, a hole punched through his neck as well. Blood, foaming with air bubbles, clogged his throat so that he could not make a sound.
Silence fell around them.
Inside the bus.
Those bruised men and women were still full of panic, voicing their fear.
Only Cao Xin remained relatively calm. He cautiously looked around, and in the next moment, he saw golden light flicker and a figure appear inside the bus.
It was the Chen Clan’s old Daoist priest.
Entering the bus, Chen Han glanced in mild surprise at the corpses of the dozen or so bandits. There were actually two clusters of white light floating above them; items had dropped.
No disappointment for an instance task; the drop rate was impressive enough not to disgrace the word “dungeon.”
Acting as if nothing had happened, he picked up the two items and put them into the warehouse. Both turned out to be primary spirit stones.
It seemed this instance task required primary spirit stones for teleportation, and their drop rate was not low.
Then he looked at the frightened people in the bus and said calmly, “Can anyone drive? Take this bus away from here and find a way to contact the embassy.”
After he swept through the two Wu Tai Sect branch altars, there would surely be a lot of pigs under their control. Most of those people were likely victims tricked from the domestic side as well.
So someone would be needed to handle the follow-up.
None of these people were red dots, so as long as they got in touch with the embassy, there should be no problem.
At least, he had not seen any red dots appear on the embassy on the map, and that was enough.
Seeing that he had been saved by the old Daoist priest, Cao Xin immediately wanted to identify himself and build a connection. But before he could speak, golden light flickered and the figure disappeared from the bus.
This scene left everyone inside staring wide-eyed in shock.
Had they just encountered an immortal?
At this point, someone finally remembered something and blurted out, “He… he was that old Daoist priest from the Chen Clan… Those videos online were real. Linhe County’s side actually claimed the videos were special effects…”
At once, everyone started talking excitedly. More than half of them had seen related videos about the Chen Clan.
And that Daoist priest, who had just acted like an immortal, was from the Chen Clan?
Cao Xin knew what mattered most now, and hurriedly said, “I am an undercover police officer. I need your cooperation. Who can drive this bus?”
The others snapped out of it, realizing they were not yet out of danger. A young man quickly stood up. “I… I can drive…”
He did not dare hesitate. He immediately took the driver’s seat, started the bus, and turned it around.
Cao Xin did not stay idle. He quickly picked up two weapons, slinging one on his back and holding the other, then took a mobile phone from a dead bandit and operated it. He also took a cut SIM card out from his shoe.
He had been pinned down as soon as he arrived and had not contacted Linhe County for half a day. They would surely know something had gone wrong.
They had agreed to check in every six hours.
This undercover mission was purely a reconnaissance trip, to see whether this case was being pursued at the county level.
If there was no way to proceed, he would withdraw. Their real goal was to take down those in the Qingmin Region who were involved or on the periphery, not to go head-to-head with this organization.
After all, look at the weapons they had, and the weapons his side had, and consider that this was foreign soil.
This was not something a small county like theirs could resolve.
But now the Chen Clan’s old Daoist priest had appeared here.
Who knew what expression the county would have when they heard this news.
…
Linhe County.
Huang Xin hurriedly drove back to the county and entered a meeting room, where the responsible leader was already seated, along with Li Rui, the criminal police captain, and several team members.
The atmosphere inside was clearly off, very heavy.
Especially the person in charge, who was on the phone, anxious and urgent. Clearly, something big had happened.
Huang Xin quickly sat beside Li Rui and quietly asked, “Captain Li, what’s going on?”
Li Rui frowned. “We have lost contact with the people we sent over. They have not checked in at the scheduled time. They may have run into trouble as soon as they arrived. If that is the case, it means a mole leaked the information.”
“What?” Huang Xin was startled.
He knew exactly which matter they were talking about.
Because he and the Chen Family Head had personally arrested those people, he had been included in this case. Whatever happened later, he would have a share of the merit.
He had not expected such a development.
Did that mean all of them were now suspects?
Li Rui seemed to guess what he was thinking and added quietly, “It probably isn’t our side. It’s Yun City’s side.”
The responsible leader hung up the phone and said in frustration, “They say they don’t know and need to investigate. Damn it, how can they not know? Li Rui, keep trying to contact Cao Xin.”
“Right.” Li Rui nodded, fully aware how bad this looked. He took up a dedicated mobile phone and dialed, prepared that if anyone other than Cao Xin answered, he would pose as Cao Xin’s creditor.
Before he could finish dialing, the ringtone sounded. It was the backup number that Cao Xin had taken with him.
He immediately answered and put it on speaker. Cao Xin’s voice came through. “Leader, Captain Li, this is Cao Xin.”
Those words made the leader’s and Li Rui’s faces light up. After confirming an agreed code phrase and that nothing was wrong, Li Rui asked, “Cao Xin, what’s the situation?”
Cao Xin spoke quickly. “There must be a problem on Yun City’s side. I was pinned down as soon as I set out. This is my first chance to contact you.”
Hearing this, Li Rui quickly asked, “How did you get out?”
Cao Xin could not help his emotion. “Captain Li, you will never guess who saved me. It was the Chen Clan’s old Daoist priest. If not for him, I’d already be inside as a pig.”
“What?” Li Rui blurted. “The Chen Clan old Daoist priest went over there?”
Huang Xin stood up in shock when he heard this, exclaiming, “Before I came back to the county, I just met with the Chen Family Head. I really wanted to ask if the old Daoist priest had gone over there. I didn’t expect he really did.”
The leader was also surprised. He certainly knew some things about the Chen Clan, as he was responsible for reviewing Li Rui’s reports.
After the initial shock, Li Rui said, “I suppose it isn’t that surprising. Last time, one devotee got kidnapped and the old Daoist priest moved to wipe out two trafficking groups. That should have been the Chen Clan issuing a warning.”
“Yet this time that organization still wanted to target the Chen Family Head. The head of a family is its public face. This basically amounts to provocation, so it’s not strange he took action.”
“The key issue is how he got over there. There was no sign at all. With how distinctive he looks, whether by high-speed train or airplane, he would have attracted attention.”
“And how did the old Daoist priest know their locations?”
His words made everyone realize how extraordinary this was. In fact, it was very extraordinary.
Hearing this through the phone, Cao Xin hurried on, “Captain, leader, the Chen Clan’s old Daoist priest is absolutely an immortal. He appears in golden light and disappears in golden light.”
“And those bandits transporting me and other victims, there were over a dozen of them, each one armed. They were all killed in an instant without making a sound, with wounds in exactly the same place.”
“I’ll take some photos and send them to you.”
Li Rui and Huang Xin could not help but gape.
Cao Xin’s description sounded too exaggerated. Appearing and disappearing with golden light, if that was true, was that not immortal-level means?
A moment later, photos arrived on Li Rui’s phone.
They showed the inside of a bus, bodies everywhere, and a number of automatic firearms, clearly heavy firepower.
The key point was that each corpse had a ferocious wound in the neck, with blood still flowing.
Seeing those wounds, and remembering that Cao Xin had said they were all taken out in an instant, Li Rui swallowed unconsciously.
The others came over to look as well. After a while, they all fell silent.
This was indeed not something ordinary humans could do.
Compared to this, the old Daoist priest’s previous methods now seemed very mild.
“I have a feeling something big is about to happen over there,” Li Rui muttered.
