The red-haired man saw this and a wicked smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He turned and walked towards the counter.
Before the red-haired man could speak, Wu Ji seed to know sothing, took out a task token, marked it, and handed it over.
"Wise."
The red-haired man snapped his fingers.
Then, he whistled and left the hall of the Shadow Tower.
Half a day after he left, Wu Ji finally stood up and closed the door of the Shadow Tower.
Only then did the few hermits in the hall breathe a sigh of relief, unconsciously breaking out in a cold sweat.
After the red-haired man entered, the entire hall was shrouded in a chilling, suffocating aura!
"Is he Hasshaku?"
"It’s him, second only to Ghost Concealnt on the Dark Ranking’s Middle Concealnt level."
"Chen Tang is dood; these three just now are top experts on the Dark Ranking’s Middle Concealnt level!"
One Qianzhu City actually attracted three top experts from the Dark Ranking.
The few hermits realized that there would surely be an earth-shaking battle in Qianzhu City tomorrow!
"Qian Chuan, Sickle, Hasshaku are all here; why hasn’t Ghost Concealnt co?"
"We don’t even know what Ghost Concealnt looks like."
"Ghost Concealnt’s body technique is like a ghost, every dead person would only see a ghostly figure before dying."
"To kill Chen Tang, Ghost Concealnt probably wouldn’t even need to act."
The hermits continued their discussion.
At this mont, Wu Ji let out a small exclamation.
"What’s wrong?"
One of the hermits asked.
Wu Ji frowned deeply, staring at the task token under the counter, and said sullenly, "It’s wrong, it’s wrong, why is there a token missing?"
"There was definitely a token hanging here!"
Wu Ji suddenly slapped the table, glaring at the hermits in the hall, and loudly asked, "Tell , who stole the token here! How dare you steal sothing from the Shadow Tower!"
The hermits looked puzzled.
Soone couldn’t help but retort, "A task token is nothing special, why would we steal it!"
"Then why is a token missing!"
"You must have rembered wrong."
"Nonsense!"
Wu Ji stared, and shouted, "I would never get it wrong!"
"What’s all the noise?"
Liu Shou, a bit drowsy, walked in from the back door, frowning and scolding.
"Liu Shou, a task token is missing, soone must have stolen it!"
Wu Ji quickly stepped forward, saying with so grievance.
Liu Shou frowned slightly and said, "Tell who was here just now."
Wu Ji stated everything clearly.
Liu Shou pondered for a mont, his expression changed, and he suddenly said, "Ghost Concealnt has been here."
"Ah?"
Wu Ji widened his eyes.
Liu Shou said, "Ghost Concealnt was here and took a task token, no need to search."
Hiss!
The few hermits in the hall gasped.
Wu Ji asked, "When did he co?"
Liu Shou said, "Just now."
"Impossible."
Wu Ji said, "I was watching the whole ti."
The few hermits in the hall subconsciously nodded.
Liu Shou said, "Before Qian Chuan entered, Ghost Concealnt took the token. Alright, no need to make a fuss."
Having said that, Liu Shou turned and left.
Wu Ji was still in disbelief, finding it hard to comprehend.
Did soone co to his side, right under his nose, and take a task token without him noticing?
If this person wanted to kill him, wouldn’t it be completely undetectable?
The few hermits in the hall exchanged glances, secretly alard.
The four top experts of the Middle Concealnt level on the Dark Ranking had already appeared in Qianzhu City, including Ghost Concealnt!
The people each left, preparing to spread the word.
...
Chen Tang still rose early, practicing a set of Tiger Subduing Fist in his room to stretch his muscles.
He hadn’t finished when there ca a knock at the door.
Judging by the footsteps, Chen Tang knew it was Ye Yushi.
"Good morning."
Chen Tang opened the door with a smile.
Ye Yushi was no longer surprised by Chen Tang’s strange greetings.
She rely nodded and asked, "Brother Chen, are you going to practice underwater today?"
"Yes."
Chen Tang nodded, asking, "Is there sothing you need?"
Ye Yushi said, "Brother Chen, you’ve been so engrossed in cultivation that you’ve lost track of ti; today is New Year’s Day."
"Oh."
Chen Tang was slightly taken aback.
New Year’s Day, reminiscent of the Spring Festival of his previous life.
When he ca to this world, he had spent a Spring Festival in Changze County.
That ti was lively and joyful, with old acquaintances like the chubby old man, Qingmu, Zhiwei, ng Liangyu, i Yingxue, and the big yellow dog...
Ti flies, a year has passed.
Chen Tang felt a little dazed; recalling it now, it felt like yesterday.
During the last New Year, a few people gathered together.
In the second year here, Chen Tang had experienced countless events, leaving the Divine Land for an Exotic Realm, with only one old friend nearby.
Ye Yushi said, "New Year’s Day should be a ti for family reunion, but here, it’s only the two of us left, rember to co back early."
"Yes."
Chen Tang nodded with a smile, saying, "It’s good for just the two of us to celebrate the New Year together. I won’t practice the saber today; I’ll go out to buy sothing and be back soon."
Chen Tang bid farewell to Ye Yushi and went downstairs to the hall.
He greeted Lady Yun and the others.
"Ahem."
Lady Yun coughed lightly, with a strange expression, smiled, and said, "Going out today?"
Chen Tang pondered and said, "Going out to buy sothing, I’ll be back soon."
After saying this, he looked around, glanced at the hermits in the hall, seemingly sensing sothing, and asked, "Has sothing happened?"
Lady Yun shook her head and smiled without explaining.
She couldn’t ntion certain things under so many eyes.
If Chen Tang was smart, he should sense sothing.
Chen Tang thought for a mont but decided to head outside.
"Sigh."
Just after leaving the Shadow Tower, a sigh sounded behind Chen Tang.
For the past twenty days, Chen Tang had explored every corner of Qianzhu City, familiarizing himself with all the streets and alleys.
Chen Tang headed west.
Not long after walking, he saw a familiar figure, it was that fortune-telling blind man.
Chen Tang approached, looking at the empty alms bowl before the fortune-telling blind man, and couldn’t help but shake his head, saying, "After so many days, business is still this bad."
Saying this, Chen Tang threw a Hidden Coin as usual.
The fortune-telling blind man accepted the Hidden Coin, but this ti, instead of pretending to calculate, he directly said one word: "Ominous!"
"Hm?"
Chen Tang felt a chill in his heart.
In the past twenty days, the fortune-telling blind man only gave him a ’Dangerous’ warning on the tenth day.
And that ti, he encountered an ambush by three Dark Ranking experts.
At other tis, the warnings were all ’Auspicious’, ’No Calamity’, and other mundane words.
He never expected that today, the fortune-telling blind man would give an ’Ominous’ warning!
Between Dangerous, Calamitous, and Ominous, the danger levels increased accordingly.
Ominous was the most dangerous on of the three!
Chen Tang’s expression turned serious, his hand tightened around his long saber, and he looked around.
He knew that the highest-level Middle Concealnt experts on the Dark Ranking had already arrived in Qianzhu City.
At any mont, an assassination targeting him could break out!
Even the legendary Ghost Concealnt might already be here.
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