Chapter Fourteen: Three Days of Hardship

  "Bang" didn't seem quite right, it wasn't a single loud noise, but two, and just as I was about to look for the source of the sound, the scene in front of me had changed, and I found myself back in Villa No. 7, as if everything that had just happened was just a dream.

  "Huh, Lan sister you... ah, it hurts, my head is killing me" I felt a gaze on my back and turned around to see that it was indeed Lan sister who had been drinking with me last night. As soon as I called out to her, a sharp pain shot through my head, an excruciating pain that made me feel like my head was going to explode.

  Covering my head, I fell back onto the bed. I felt that there were many more things in my brain. Closing my eyes and feeling it for a moment, I seemed to see many stars. But before long, I saw four characters flashing among the stars: "Tu Lu Zhen Jing". This was actually the Taoist method spoken by Kou Qianzhi. It's just that he transmitted his Taoist method to me in such an eerie way!

  "Come on, drink the hangover soup. You drank a bit too much last night, it's inevitable that you'd have a headache. It'll be better after drinking it." Lan sister just smiled when she saw me lying in bed with a headache. I had drunk most of the wine yesterday, and it would be strange if my head didn't hurt today!

  "Thanks, Lan sister, but I have to ask, how come you don't get headaches? Yesterday, you clearly drank more than me." Lan sister didn't know my situation and I wouldn't expose it either, she just asked with a hint of curiosity. Yesterday, the two of us had a great conversation, and in my memory, Lan sister indeed drank more than me.

  "It's nothing, I've had alcohol training, this is not a big deal" Lan sister smiled slightly, she definitely wouldn't tell others that she used some small tricks last night, after someone got drunk, she basically didn't drink anymore.

  "By the way, Lan sister, I seemed to have heard a noise when I woke up just now, what's going on?" After finishing the hangover soup, my headache didn't improve at all. The feeling of suddenly having many things in my head was very uncomfortable. In order not to let Lan sister notice anything, I casually asked.

  But Lan Jie was taken aback, then she picked up the remote control on the table and pressed a few buttons. The TV on the wall turned on, but it wasn't showing any TV programs, it was a surveillance monitor. The dozens of inches large screen was divided into dozens of small screens, all showing the surroundings of Villa No. 7.

  "Wait, Lan sister, open the third screen on the top left corner and zoom in for me to see." Before I could even marvel at the advanced technology here, I saw an unbelievable scene on a small screen. In what looked like a workshop, there were over a dozen people packing something, but it wasn't objects - they were packing people lying motionless on the ground, more than one of them.

  Lan sister didn't avoid my intention, immediately enlarged the small screen, and suddenly the high-definition camera made me feel as if I was on the scene, that dazzling crimson made me feel dizzy.

  "Lan sister, what's going on?" I asked with a chill, I was scared. Before, because of the repeated pursuits and killings, I thought I had become numb to life and death and no longer feared death, but when that pile of corpses appeared before my eyes, I still felt a deep-seated fear, a kind of fear that left an indelible mark on my heart.

  "What's going on, of course, is that they died to protect you. Last night in the second half of the night, dozens of people rushed into the villa, fortunately, the boss was well-prepared, so he left more than a dozen people behind, and now it's safe. What you just heard should be gunshots, this place has already been exposed." Lan sister said expressionlessly.

  "Why is this happening, why are so many people dying? Lan sister, tell me, who is it that's been chasing me to death?" I wailed in agony, a sense of guilt welling up inside me. I always felt that those who died did so because of me.

  "Since you want to know, I'll tell you so that you can be prepared. Let's start with what happened last night. Your two sworn brothers are really good to you. After sending you to the boss's place, they gathered all the orthodox and evil sects in Jiangbei and informed them that the boss would protect you for three days and warned them not to touch your family members. When they dispersed, someone calculated the location of Villa No. 7, so they brought people to try to break in. As for those who are chasing and killing you, there are many. Now, on the evil path, anyone who is famous doesn't want to kill you, but last night's people were basically all from the Three Gods Sect, I suppose they're their followers." Lan Jie explained.

  She was also extremely shocked, because last night's events almost made them unable to defend themselves. Every single one of the first arrivals were masters, let alone them, even Li Shifu here couldn't win, and it was only thanks to the pre-arranged Qimen Lijia formation that they managed to hold on. Fortunately, Boss Li Huaguang had anticipated this situation long ago and gathered many people to come here, which is why they were able to retreat.

  Of course, having more people doesn't mean they can't win, the people Li Huaguang gathered were all very ordinary people. What really scared them was the government, because they didn't dare to take matters into their own hands and kill everyone here. If many people died, it would be a big deal, and once the National Security Bureau got involved, even if they managed to grab something, it would be useless. At that time, their main task would definitely become escaping with their lives, so they changed their strategy and gathered followers to attack the villa. However, they underestimated Li Huaguang's strength and courage, and half of the people who came were killed.

  "Why are you so sure they won't dare to lay a hand on many people? If we misjudge, we'll end up killing many people." I have an intense hatred for the Three Gods' Path, but I also understand that right now, I don't have any abilities at all. Fortunately, I have an awesome master now, and making a comeback isn't impossible. What's lacking is only time, so I must preserve my own life.

  "This is certainly a rule, the National Security Bureau has a subordinate spiritual event investigation team, abbreviated as the Seventh Team, which specializes in investigating domestic and foreign spiritual events, of course, including managing some religious personnel. This team has very great power, and when necessary, it can even mobilize the military. There are many talented people inside, and all the orthodox and evil forces dare not offend them. After all, they have the entire country as their backing, which is unmatched by any force. Their only shortcoming is that there are too few people. In recent years, spiritual events have been frequent in various places, and they don't even have time to deal with those things. So for these cults, it's also a matter of turning a blind eye, as long as they don't do anything that endangers the country or causes significant harm to society, they generally won't take action. Therefore, they absolutely dare not kill the people below, because once the death toll reaches three digits, they will also be close to death."

  Lan sister explained carefully, this is actually the biggest trump card for ordinary people to use rules to deal with these cultists, after all, most rich people are ordinary people, and if they really have no way to deal with evil cultivators.

  "It turned out to be like this, thank you Lan sister." I slowly lowered my head. This rule may be useful in ordinary times, but it's definitely useless for myself, because the interests involved in the cycle of rebirth are too great. If one could really live forever, offending the country would be nothing, and many madmen would destroy the world for this.

  "Alright, go wash up and have dinner. By the way, I've got some good news to share with you. Due to the gathering of evil practitioners, the Seventh Group has started paying attention to Jiangbei. It's said that they've already spotted scouts from the Seventh Group lurking around. Who knows, maybe in the next two days, a master will arrive and you can seek their help." As she was leaving, Lan sister couldn't resist telling me this, which is extremely confidential information, normally not to be shared with anyone.

  But as soon as Lan Jie finished speaking, a strong sense of crisis suddenly arose in my heart. It's not good, if the seventh group intervenes, those people from the Three Gods Sect will definitely go crazy, they have sacrificed so many lives and resources for this, absolutely cannot give up easily. It seems that they will make a move tonight, three days, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get through tonight.

  As soon as Lan Jie left, I couldn't sit still either. I quickly washed up and went downstairs to eat, not eating enough would leave me without the energy to escape.

  At the same time, in a civilian house three kilometers away from Villa No. 7, dozens of people were gathered together, with old and young, but looking closely, it was found that everyone here had a sharp light in their eyes, each with a remarkable background.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, have you figured out a way? That Villa No. 7 is not easy to move, now hundreds of people are gathered there, killing is easy, but it's hard to rush in without hurting anyone, and Li Huaguang's two bodyguards are also not easy to deal with. I received the news that Xie Laodao was killed by them, and Tian Hua Po Po also suffered a great loss." A woman wearing a mask said calmly.

  "Ling Yue Shi Nu, we understand these problems, but Jiangbei is one of your Three Gods' old nests. I don't believe you have no solution at all. The Seventh Group's Lie Huo will arrive within three days. Lie Huo has a fiery personality and hates evil like an enemy. If he arrives and we don't retreat, we can only resist with force."

  Another middle-aged man replied, "Li Hua Guang is just a small problem. With their power, dealing with Li Hua Guang is just a matter of time. But the people from the Seventh Group are not easy to mess with. For so many years, the evil path has almost disappeared without a trace, which can be seen as a testament to their prestige."

  "Haha, don't worry about the fierce fire, this person is brave but lacks strategy, he won't achieve great things. I've already made arrangements with Master Dao, and we can guarantee that the fierce fire won't reach Jiangbei within three days. Li Huaguang has also promised to protect that kid's life for only three days, and one day has already passed. It's those righteous people who are starting to make their move, it's said that many have begun to set out. If we don't take action quickly, the situation will become stuck." Ling Yue replied, the Three Gods Sect isn't something to be trifled with, decades of low-key development have greatly increased their followers, and making the hot-headed fierce fire stay in a certain place for a few days is also a very simple matter.

  "Haha, since the Three Gods Sect's friends are so anxious, we from the Fire Worship Sect won't fall behind either. So, Zhou brother, Split Mouth Sect, what do you think?" After hearing Ling Yue's words, the left envoy of the Fire Worship Sect burst out laughing. Jiangbei City was one of the strongholds of the Three Gods Sect, and their influence here was extremely great, with no one knowing how far their reach extended. Therefore, the Fire Worship Sect still had to rely on the strength of the Three Gods Sect.

  As for the few people who were named to the left, they are notorious evil Taoists on the road, although they have no power, but their personal abilities are extremely strong, so they became their temporary allies.

  "Haha, I'm not afraid of him at all. I've killed many people before, what's the Seventh Group to me? Tonight, I'll take the lead in attacking." Lietou Dao Ren said with a sly smile. As a lone wolf, he had no family or friends to worry about, so the threat from the Seventh Group wasn't that great for him. After all, the world was vast, and if he were to be wanted, he could just find a place to hide.

  "Haha, you guys are indeed brave, since that's the case, we'll launch a surprise attack at 8 pm tonight. Rest assured, we're fully prepared this time. Not only will Villa No. 7 become an isolated island with no rescue, but our Holy Maiden and Dao Jun will also arrive in Jiangbei soon. At that time, we'll definitely share the secret of longevity together." The group had reached a unified goal, and Ling Yue was thrilled. Despite being the youngest and weakest among them, they all looked up to her as their leader, which gave her an immense sense of satisfaction.

  As night fell, with a loud cannon sound, a seven-colored light suddenly rose around Villa No. 7 within a hundred meters, stunning everyone into silence. Then they found dozens of figures rushing towards the villa's main gate, especially the first few people, holding strange weapons, extremely brave and fierce, for a time no one could stop them. The ones behind were not simple either, wherever they went, fragrance filled the air, and when people smelled this fragrance, they immediately became weak in their hands and feet, dizzy and disoriented, watching themselves being knocked to the ground with wide eyes.

  At one point, the entire Villa No. 7 was on high alert, with its seemingly impenetrable defenses crumbling like tofu.