The Journey To Become The Strongest
Chapter 52 — Mysterious Black Shadow
It was already evening, Lian Huanran walked around the city several times to attract the masterminds from the case that occurred in Pascima City. Lian Huanran's charming and attractive appearance attracted the attention of people from various races who passed by in Pascima City.
Moreover, Lian Huanran has the characteristics of ‘ main characters’ from the recent bullying rumors that the existence of Lian Huanran is very interesting.
The various bad talk about Lian Huanran was heard clearly in Lian Huanran's sense of hearing every time Lian Huanran walked, yet no one had actually retaliated to Lian Huanran such as scorning him face to face or beating him up.
However, it is just a rumor that cannot be ascertained and again Lian Huanran looks like a child.
Although Lian Huanran was a bit unfamiliar with being talked about badly but Lian Huanran was used to being the center of attention so that Lian Huanran could be ordinary even though she was talked about by people she passed.
Meanwhile, Lian Haocun and Shen Wenhuan who wore black robes followed Lian Huanran who acted as bait, secretly. Lian Haocun and Shen Wenhuan hid in the crowd with Chao Bence in the form of a small snake that was in Lian Huanran's pocket just in case Lian Huanran was attacked secretly and made sure lian Huanran Security.
Lian Huanran circled around the city several times while sometimes buying things so that the mastermind felt more confident that Lian Huanran was just a leisurely walk and decreased alertness.
The black shadow quickly followed Lian Huanran every time Lian Huanran moved. Shen Wenhuan, Lian Haocun and Chao Bence realized it so they could be convinced ninety percent that Lian Haocun's theory was correct.
After getting the mark from Chao Bence who was twitching in Lian Huanran's pocket, Lian Huanran started walking to the gate of Pascima City. It was still around nine at night so the gate of Pascima City had not been closed.
Smoothly, Lian Huanran came out from Pascima City. Then Lian Huanran walked towards the small forest near Pascima City with the hiding Chao Bence.
The black shadow followed Lian Huanran out of Pascima City before starting to hide again. Although the black shadow felt that something was strange, he did not think too much about it.
After all the target was only a child and also anger filled the heart of the black shadow so that the black shadow did not think too clearly and clearly had no place in his mind to think about what was strange.
‘Truly a suitable place to make a killing.’ Inner black shadow looked at the small forest that Lian Huanran entered.
Quickly the black shadow began to follow Lian Huanran who had already entered the small forest. Meanwhile not long after the black shadow entered the small forest, Shen Wenhuan and Lian Haocun appeared.
Then Master and the disciple began to enter the small forest a short distance away from the black shadow which from top to bottom was dressed in black.
After making sure the surroundings were quiet and not people, a black shadow that disguised itself in the darkness began to pounce towards Lian Huanran with a sharp dagger from behind Lian Huanran's back.
Due to his speed, Lian Huanran only felt the wind blow even louder before the invisible shield made by Chao Bence before Lian Huanran drove around the city, starting to block the dagger attack.
The heart of the black shadow was racing as his brain understood what was happening.
The black shadow cussed inwardly in annoyance and thought, ‘How can this child create a barrier that can dispel my attacks?’
Shen Wenhuan who saw what happened rushed closer to the scene and took out his flute. When the black shadow realized the existence of an additional person, it was already too late.
Shen Wenhuan began to play the melody with a melodious and beautiful tone, but to the black shadow that covered his entire body in black clothes only sounded the melody with a terrifying and sinister terror.
The head of the black shadow began to pulsate with such excruciating pain that the black shadow began to hold its head tightly and scream in pain.
The level of the black shadow was not high, only the Core Formation stage so that a single song from Shen Wenhuan could already cripple the black shadow entirely. Unable to survive under Shen Wenhuan's melody, the black shadow fainted quickly.
“He did not evoke the elements,” Shen Wenhuan said with his hands fixed on the veins of the black shadow.
“And again he did not hide his true cultivation level at all, his cultivation level was only the Core Formation stage.” Shen Wenhuan.
Lian Huanran subconsciously immediately voiced out what he was thinking, “Terus how can he defeat a horde of cultivators sent from various sects?”
Shen Wenhuan expressed his opinion, “Maybe he has other accomplices and should the accomplice be stronger than him. Or maybe he was an accomplice of that person. In other words there is a higher leader than this case.”
Lian Huanran also thought of the possibility. Likewise with Lian Haocun who had just been silent. Chao Bence came out of Lian Huanran's pocket and changed his form to human again.
“But why didn't the person come out this time to clean us up?”
Chao Bence asked as he himself had thought of several theories that might be the reason why this accomplice or leader did not come out.
Lian Haocun explained, “There is a possibility that because the target is a weak child, he did not report the matter to this accomplice or this leader.
Or it could be, he reported yet this accomplice or this leader did not care at all. The target is a child. If this theory, the possibility that this person has a leader is greater than an accomplice.”
Chao Bence who only wanted to test, got satisfaction in his heart listening to Lian Haocun's theory,
‘I did not choose the wrong master.’ Inner Chao Bence was proud and the smile on his face grew even more.
Shen Wenhuan also nodded in agreement followed by Lian Huanran. Then Lian Huanran and Lian Haocun helped Shen Wenhuan to tie the person dressed in black from top to bottom.
Then the four of them brought the alleged mastermind of the case to the inn and put in a room without Bai and Cheng in it.
“Let's interrogate him when he wakes.” Shen Wenhuan said after putting down the person in black.
Lian Haocun and Lian Huanran nodded their heads approving of Shen Wenhuan's words, then began to look for ways to pass the time. Lian Haocun as usual, was cultivating while the idle Lian Huanran was interfering with Lian Haocun's cultivation.
While Chao Bence began to talk and start a conversation with Lian Huanran who was still disturbing Lian Haocun even though Lian Haocun did not budge in the slightest.
The atmosphere in the room became bustling with the non-stop sounds of nonsense from Chao Bence as well as Lian Huanran. Chao Bence who should be authoritative because of his high level looked very childish and chatty when he opened his mouth.
Shen Wenhuan looked at the scene of the three people with a harmonious atmosphere surrounding the three people and smiled faintly and sighed in his heart,
‘The little babies I picked up are now children who will thrive... I hope that in the future, I will have a lot of time to spend with them and do relaxing activities.’.
In the end Lian Huanran stopped the disturbing activities of Lian Haocun who was cultivating and started a debate with Chao Bence.
When he lost a fight with Chao Bence, Lian Huanran ran to embrace Shen Wenhuan and began to complain to Shen Wenhuan even though Shen Wenhuan could only smile awkwardly and could do nothing to face the complaints of one of his students.