"Let's go take a look!"
Chen Shu didn't hesitate. He slung his bag over his shoulder and left the hotel.
He strode towards the public restroom next to the hotel and, while no one was looking, downed an invisibility potion. It was a reward from the system when he had extorted the two major families.
Invisible, he followed a couple into a taxi, completely unnoticed.
"Master, to San Qing Street…"
The sudden voice startled the three of them.
The driver exclaimed, "Holy crap, man, where did you pop out from?" Da Feng Novel Network
Chen Shu said, "Be quiet! Drive to San Qing Street!"
The couple was about to say something when they glanced over.
They saw the gleaming pig-slaughtering knife in Chen Shu's right hand…
At this moment, the driver looked back, wanting to tell Chen Shu to get out of the car, but he also saw the lethal weapon!
Could this be a murderer they've picked up…
The three of them turned pale, and cold sweat instantly broke out on their foreheads.
Chen Shu said calmly, "You all stay quiet, don't be scared! I'm a good guy!"
"…"
The three of them twitched at the corners of their mouths. What kind of good guy carries a pig-slaughtering knife?
The driver remained silent, his body trembling slightly, but he still drove honestly towards San Qing Street.
…
Meanwhile, a man in a black short-sleeved shirt entered the public restroom near the hotel.
"Strange, is the target constipated? Why isn't he coming out?"
He looked around the toilet stalls with confusion, feeling a bit uncertain.
"I guess I'll have to be a pervert!"
A strange smile appeared on his lips as he cautiously climbed onto the toilet stall door, intending to peek inside…
Ten minutes later,
The man left the public restroom with a swollen face and a bruised nose. He made a phone call.
"Young Master Du, the target is lost. He's very likely heading to Nanhe Street! You need to be careful!"
Chen Shu couldn't possibly have gone anywhere else now.
The reason he evaded the surveillance was most likely just one: he wanted to launch a surprise attack on Nanhe Street!
"Mhm, I know!"
Du Qing hung up the phone, excitement flashing in his eyes. He said,
"Bishop, you might need to step in later!"
The Golden Bishop nodded and said, "Just Silver rank. The Imperial Dragon Guards didn't even notice. I can obliterate that kid in an instant!"
…
Twenty minutes later,
Chen Shu had already quietly arrived at San Qing Street.
This area was located in the northern district of Lan Hai City. As far as the eye could see, there were all detached villas. Those who could afford to live there were either wealthy or noble.
Just as he arrived on the street, new options appeared before his eyes.
[Option 1: Throw an incendiary potion and burn down all the Sanctuary Church strongholds! Completion reward: Elemental Beast Fire attribute +15%]
[Option 2: Act cautiously and rescue Zhang Dali first! Completion reward: A large amount of Beast Taming Power]
[Option 3: Call the Spirit Suppression Bureau and let them handle it! Completion reward: Five Silver-grade Beast Taming Pearls]
His expression faltered, and he muttered,
"The Du family is colluding with the Sanctuary Church?"
He raised his head, and his vision suddenly changed.
He saw that all the villas on San Qing Street were emitting red light, which made people's hearts tremble.
"Holy crap, are they all enemy strongholds?"
Chen Shu frowned. He hadn't expected the Sanctuary Church to be so deeply entrenched in Lan Hai City.
"Can't act rashly!"
Chen Shu became cautious and swallowed another invisibility potion.
He dashed all the way, heading directly for the target villa.
"This is it!"
He gazed at the villa ahead. Besides emitting red light, it also had a faint green glow.
"Hmm? Could Zhang Dali be inside?"
He stroked his chin, surprised by how thoughtful the system was.
"I'll rescue him first!"
Relying on his invisibility, he headed straight for the villa.
Just as he entered the living room on the first floor, he saw someone mysteriously heading towards a small room.
"Du Qing is really troublesome, forcing that hostage to witness this live broadcast!"
The man muttered, pushed open the bookcase in the room,
The bookcase rotated, revealing a dark passage leading deep underground!
The moment the man stepped in, the bookcase closed with incredible speed.
Chen Shu quickly stopped in his tracks, almost bumping into the man.
"Holy crap, what is that thing so sensitive for?"
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. To avoid alerting the enemy, he naturally couldn't touch the man.
"Want to stop me?"
Chen Shu chuckled. He covertly summoned the Space Rabbit and fed it an invisibility potion.
A spatial portal appeared, connecting the inside and outside of the bookcase.
He and the Space Rabbit successfully arrived at the entrance of the basement and headed deep underground.
But barely ten meters in, another closed door appeared.
"Oh, for crying out loud!"
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. He patiently waited for the Space Rabbit's skill to cool down and entered the door in the same manner.
Thus, Chen Shu passed through five doors consecutively, his expression growing increasingly uneasy.
The basement of this villa had a door every ten meters, as if it had no end.
"Is the Du family insane? Did they just have too many doors and nowhere to put them?"
Chen Shu cursed inwardly, never having seen anything so ridiculous.
Moreover, the underground stairs were incredibly winding and completely random.
Previously, to reach his destination quickly, the Space Rabbit's spatial portal had malfunctioned twice, connecting to the interior of walls.
But passing through each door one by one was too slow.
At this rate, his invisibility potion would run out before he could reach Zhang Dali.
"Damn it, I'll force you out!"
Chen Shu's expression turned fierce, and he recalled the first option. At the same time, he voluntarily burrowed out of the ground.
The situation was urgent, and he had to strike first!
He reappeared on the street, holding a bottle of enhanced incendiary potion in his right hand.
"Since the surrounding area is all Church territory, I'll just burn it all down!"
Chen Shu let out a sinister chuckle and shouted,
"Here it goes!"
He swung his right arm three times and hurled the potion with all his might.
If it were a simple kidnapping, he wouldn't have easily thrown a potion, but since the Sanctuary Church was involved, there was no need for restraint.
Dark forces that endangered the country were naturally classified as the highest-level targets for elimination!
"My brother, you better hold on!"
Chen Shu was fully focused, preparing to enter the villa to rescue Zhang Dali.
Bang!
The incendiary potion bottle shattered, and the sealed flames within landed on the villa's main door.
WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH~~
Instantly, a fierce whistling sound occurred, and the flames spread rapidly, directly igniting the villa ahead.
But it didn't stop there; the fire then ignited the adjacent villas.
One after another, like ships linked by chains, the entire street was engulfed in raging flames.
For a time, the dark night was illuminated as if it were day.
The entire Lan Hai City was bathed in light.