306: Chapter 306 Infiltration

Shen Xingchen placed Jiang Qingyao on the bed, took off her shoes and socks, tucked her in, and turned his head to say to his senior brother and senior sister, "Liu Laogou's current realm is unstable. I'll go take care of that old dog right now!"

He had just consumed too much energy and could return to his peak after a few hours of recovery, but Liu Mingcheng was different. Liu Mingcheng had been beaten by Jiang Qingyao to the brink of severe injury and death, and it would take at least a week for him to recover his vitality.

Bai Wanqing asked worriedly, "He is in the Xiang Realm after all. If you go, it's still too dangerous."

A blue butterfly appeared at Shen Xingchen's fingertips as he explained, "I now have his detailed location and physical information. He is currently in Beizhou City and still moving. His realm has already dropped to the peak of the Ninth Rank."

"This…" Bai Wanqing opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

Junior Brother has always been reliable in doing things.

Furthermore.

Although Junior Brother has never mentioned his realm, from these past few days of interaction, she could guess that Junior Brother had already far surpassed her.

Regarding this point, Bai Wanqing also felt somewhat helpless.

She hadn't had enough fun showing off her prestige as a senior sister, yet in the blink of an eye, Junior Brother had left her far behind.

Look at Junior Brother's current enemies; they were constantly Eighth Rank, Ninth Rank, or even the Xiang Realm…

Li Zhixing and Du Xiaoyue also didn't say anything.

Shen Xingchen looked at them with a smile, "I have my own certainty. At the very worst this time, I can still retreat unscathed."

"Be careful in everything." Bai Wanqing nodded slightly.

Shen Xingchen said, "Yeah, then you guys help me take good care of Qingyao. I'll be right back."

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Matters were urgent.

Shen Xingchen first returned to his dormitory, borrowed an air warship from Brother Hao, and then headed south all the way, keeping up with Liu Mingcheng.

Although Brother Hao's air warship was slightly smaller in size, it was decorated very exquisitely, looking just like an aerial garden.

Shen Xingchen sat cross-legged on the deck, constantly communicating with the Fluorescent Butterfly.

The Fluorescent Butterfly responded cheerfully, seemingly exceptionally happy about the matter of "helping its master".

Liu Mingcheng continued heading south along Beizhou City, having already entered the territory of Qiunan City, and moreover… his speed had slowed down!

"Liu Laogou!"

Liu Mingcheng's target couldn't be his home, could it?!

Shen Xingchen adjusted the warship to maximum speed, and a faint sound of breaking wind even faintly echoed.

For the first time, Shen Xingchen had such an urgent urge to kill someone.

Another quarter of an hour passed.

Shen Xingchen gradually relaxed.

Judging from the Fluorescent Butterfly's message, Liu Mingcheng's destination was indeed Qiunan City, but it wasn't his home; instead, it was somewhere in the East District.

Because it could only provide location and not explore the environment, Shen Xingchen could only determine the approximate location by comparing it with the map.

The East District of Qiunan City was a famous wealthy area, and generally inhabited by tycoons who had made their fortunes earlier or martial arts clans.

New "wealthy families" like Shen Xingchen's family usually lived in the newly developed North District, which was also the fastest-developing economic and trade zone in Qiunan in recent years, making it different from the early tycoons.

"Could this Liu Mingcheng actually be from Qiunan City, and this time he fled back to his hometown to recuperate?"

Shen Xingchen was utterly baffled.

Qiunan City could barely be considered a third-tier city. What kind of thing was worth a Xiang Realm expert paying such high regard to?

One hour later.

Shen Xingchen landed in an uninhabited suburb of Qiunan City to avoid being watched by crowds and startling Liu Mingcheng.

At the same time, Shen Xingchen changed into a black suit and wore a tie, completely different from his usual attire.

His face also changed along with it, adjusting to look like Wei Hao from Shangjing University.

Wei Hao was a person from Jiangbei City, and this face of his was completely unfamiliar to the entire Qiunan, making it impossible to attract others' attention.

Shen Xingchen hailed a taxi to go to the East District of Qiunan City.

This operation had to be covert, and it would be best to launch a surprise attack and succeed in a single strike.

He had thought about it before setting off: he must never give Liu Mingcheng time to react. If Liu Mingcheng were to run away again by borrowing the chi dragon ring, Liu Mingcheng would definitely check his own condition and might discover the tracking mark left by the Fluorescent Butterfly.

It would be troublesome by then.

As the saying goes, take advantage of his illness to take his life—it had to be fast, accurate, and ruthless!

After about a 15-minute car ride.

Shen Xingchen arrived at the East District of Qiunan City. Most of the buildings here were in an old-fashioned style, but they didn't give a sense of obsolescence; instead, they had a bit more of the precipitation of years.

Shen Xingchen put his hands into his pockets and secretly communicated with the Fluorescent Butterfly.

Following the guidance of the Fluorescent Butterfly,

Shen Xingchen passed by a courtyard without a trace, catching a glimpse of the handwriting at the entrance—He Estate!

"What is this?"

Shen Xingchen did not stay in front of the He Estate, pretending to be a passerby walking past the front door, and turned into another street.

In Qiunan, the only one that could be called the He Estate was the family where He Yan used to belong.

The patriarch of this family had died early. Back then, the masters of the house were only He Yan and her father, both of whom were later killed by himself.

Was Liu Mingcheng a member of the He family?

Just as he was thinking,

A man dressed in plain clothes walked out from within the He Estate. Judging by this outfit, he should be a servant inside the estate.

Shen Xingchen silently followed behind the servant of the He Estate, and when he turned into a secluded path, a chop of his hand knocked him unconscious.

Dragging him to a deserted place,

Shen Xingchen quickly stripped off his clothes, put them on himself, and then, according to the other person's facial shape, used the faceless mask to adjust his appearance.

After finishing all this,

Shen Xingchen walked out of the secluded path nonchalantly and walked back to the He Estate the same way.

As soon as he stepped through the estate gates, he heard a middle-aged man shouting and asking, "Where are the nuts and tea leaves I asked you to purchase?"

Shen Xingchen was stunned for a moment, then responded craftily, "The nearest shop was closed. I was thinking of coming back to ride a bicycle to take a look at the further Central Street."

Judging by the other person's posture, he should be the steward of the He Estate.

It was Shen Xingchen's first time doing such an undercover-like thing, so he was somewhat unaccustomed to it and almost blew his cover.

"How long has it been since you went out, and you've already reached Fuxu Supermarket?" The middle-aged steward said with dissatisfaction, "I think you just want to slack off. You haven't done less of this kind of thing before."

Shen Xingchen tried his best to pretend to look aggrieved, "I didn't!"

The middle-aged steward didn't care about these things at all and sternly said, "Don't want to go, right? Then I'll grant your wish: half of your salary this month will be deducted!"

Shen Xingchen was dumbfounded.

Were these capitalists?

Indeed, from the moment capital is born into this world, every pore is dripping with blood!

Why must a working person make things difficult for another working person!

Seeing that Shen Xingchen did not speak, the middle-aged steward thought he was scared silly and said with contempt, "Useless thing, hand over the money for purchasing the nuts and tea leaves, and you can get lost!"

Shen Xingchen stared coldly at the middle-aged steward.

The middle-aged steward actually felt a chill from that gaze, but after all, he was the steward of the He Estate and could not show cowardice.

Fortunately, Shen Xingchen quickly returned to normal, pulled six hundred yuan out of his pocket, handed it to the middle-aged steward, and then turned and left.

Watching Shen Xingchen's back, the middle-aged steward spat inwardly, "Just a lowest-class servant, what are you acting so high and mighty for?"

In the end, he still didn't dare to continue berating him, because a cornered rabbit would bite, and that honest and submissive servant was like someone barefoot not fearing those with shoes; if he really started killing people, he himself would be too miserable.