"You bastard!"
Da He's fist shot towards Jing in anger.
*Clang!*
The sound of a blade being drawn echoed, and Da He froze on the spot.
A sharp blade was pressed against his throat.
The owner of the blade was Jing.
Da He swallowed, his gaze nervously fixed on the blade in Jing's hand.
"As a fellow townsman, I can give you a quick death. Tell me where the enhancer is?"
If Jing had asked Da He before, his tone was now a threat.
"You have a wife and children. Think of them. You're already dead, but they still have to live. Do you want them to join you?"
Jing said indifferently.
But his words sent a chill down Da He's spine.
Da He closed his eyes in pain.
He had killed people his entire life, only to fall not by an enemy's hand, but by a comrade's.
"My home, the fourth hidden compartment in the wardrobe. The password is my birthday."
Da He resignedly revealed the location of the enhancer.
"You still remember my birthday, right?"
Da He asked.
"I remember."
Jing replied calmly.
"Heh!"
Da He let out a self-mocking laugh.
"Give me a quick end. Take care of my son, and don't let him know how I died."
Da He was ready to face death.
"I will take care of them."
*Swish!*
A flash of light, and Da He's head rolled to the ground.
Jing sheathed his blade, glanced at Da He's corpse on the ground, and left without looking back.
This time, he not only got Da He's enhancer but also tested Su Fan's strength. Reporting this would earn him rewards. With these resources, he could aim for SS-rank!
A murderous glint flashed in Jing's eyes.
Take care of his wife and children? Hah! To pursue the path of strength, I killed my wife to achieve enlightenment. How could I let anyone hold me back? You take care of your wife and children in the afterlife!
Jing had no intention of keeping his promise. Instead, he planned to eliminate all loose ends, lest his children find out the truth and seek revenge. It was better to be safe than sorry.
...
Su Fan returned home, only to find they were out of groceries again.
For the past few days, Su Yutong's parents had been acting strangely. They left and didn't return, embarking on a global trip. So now, it was just Su Fan and Su Yutong at home.
Su Fan had originally planned to move back, but Su Yutong was not safe alone, and he was also afraid by himself. So, Su Fan continued to stay at the Su family's residence.
"I'm going to buy groceries,"
Su Fan told Su Yutong, then picked up a basket and headed for the market.
After two battles, he was now going grocery shopping, quickly becoming a househusband.
He walked out of the residential compound and approached the market, frowning again.
That feeling of being watched had returned, as if everyone on the street was staring at him.
This sensation made Su Fan feel like ten thousand eyes were on him.
Su Fan's feeling was absolutely correct; someone must be monitoring him.
At first, Su Fan suspected that Belo's puppets were hidden among the crowd, which was why he felt this way. But Belo had just had one of his strongholds destroyed by him, so he shouldn't have come after him so quickly. Then who was watching him?
Su Fan was puzzled. No matter how many times he turned back to search for the gaze that was on him, he always found nothing.
Each time he turned, the person behind him would avert their gaze, but most importantly, it was never the same person.
This left Su Fan bewildered.
Su Fan turned back again. The person staring at him instantly shifted their gaze, as if nothing had happened, and continued walking.
"Stop!"
Su Fan couldn't take it anymore and called out to the person. He had to find out what was going on.
The person turned back at Su Fan, looking confused.
"Are you calling me?"
He asked Su Fan somewhat hesitantly.
"Why are you staring at me?"
Su Fan asked in a deep voice.
The person immediately frowned.
"Are you crazy? Who's staring at you?"
The other person said inexplicably, then ignored Su Fan and walked away, thinking Su Fan was a lunatic.
Su Fan was once again lost.
The person's emotions and expression didn't seem like an act.
What was going on?
Su Fan couldn't sleep well if he didn't figure this out.
Su Fan stopped paying attention to the gazes and walked towards a more secluded area.
However, he noted the source of every gaze that fell upon him and secretly observed the person's actions.
After Su Fan parted ways with the first person who was staring at him, the gaze disappeared and shifted to another person. Su Fan hadn't seen this person before; they hadn't been there earlier and had just appeared nearby.
Su Fan pretended nothing was wrong and continued walking.
Soon, this person also parted ways with Su Fan, as their paths diverged.
Then the gaze disappeared and shifted to yet another person.
Su Fan's expression was cold.
Based on this pattern, Su Fan began to form a hypothesis.
The one watching him was not a person, or rather, the people watching him were merely vessels. The one truly observing him was elsewhere, or perhaps not human at all!
To find this individual, Su Fan gradually moved towards less populated areas. He didn't go to an empty place immediately but proceeded step by step, with fewer people around, and without changing his general direction.
This was to avoid arousing suspicion. If the other party became vigilant, it would be like scaring the snake and would make it impossible to find them.
As the people around gradually decreased under Su Fan's intentional control, the gaze behind him never disappeared, indicating that the other party had not realized Su Fan had noticed them.
Gradually, only one person remained behind Su Fan, and this person's destination was the same as Su Fan's.
Su Fan knew it was time.
Su Fan suddenly turned around, exploded into action, and rushed rapidly towards the person behind him.
He unleashed his full sensing ability, perceiving everything within range. True Qi threads coiled around his hands, which he then flung out, instantly enveloping the person like a large net.
"Speak! Who are you!"
Su Fan demanded.
The person was terrified.
They had never seen such a display before.
"M-m-master, what do you want?"
The person stammered tremblingly.
Su Fan frowned. It seemed the attention had moved away from this person again, yet Su Fan felt nothing.
The net formed by True Qi threads hadn't even stopped them.
No!
Su Fan suddenly felt something was wrong. Although his sensing ability didn't detect a second person, he sensed another faint life form.
There was something on this person!
Su Fan's eyes lit up.
"Stand still!"
Su Fan warned him.
He then proceeded to examine the person and quickly made a discovery.
It was a bug, an egg-sized bug.
"Witchcraft insect!"
Su Fan immediately recognized the origin of the bug. It was indeed a witchcraft insect used by a shaman.