Fiancée Stolen by MC, I Trip Them up-Chapter 379 - 281: Reunion with an Old Friend!

The protagonist did not tell the old man that he would stay in the cultivation world and not go to the new world.

Because the old man didn’t have much time left.

When the protagonist previously used True Essence to help the old man nurture his body, he discovered that nearly all of the old man’s organs showed signs of severe deterioration.

Judging by the rate of organ aging, a month at most, ten days at least, and he would die.

The protagonist didn’t want the old man to leave with regrets.

After bidding farewell to the old man, the protagonist continued down the street.

The protagonist could sense that the emperor and empress had left last night, along with Zhao Yi and his men from the Crown Prince’s Mansion.

In the morning, the gates of the Imperial Palace did not open, and the entire palace walls were enveloped by an array.

The citizens who discovered this immediately panicked.

The news quickly spread throughout the city.

Shengjing City was in complete chaos.

Only then did the protagonist realize that even bad order is better than no order.

A world without order is a giant purgatory.

On his journey, the protagonist had already seen many unbearable things.

But he did not interfere.

Ever since meeting Zhao Yi at the Four Seas Restaurant, the protagonist had grown significantly over the past two years.

He was no longer the naive little monk.

Such incidents were frequent in Shengjing City.

Without the constraints of order and rules, the evil in people’s hearts was magnified to the extreme at this moment.

He couldn’t handle it all.

From the moment these people chose to stay in the cultivation world, their fate was already sealed.

The one orchestrating all this was Zhao Yi.

But the protagonist had no grounds to blame Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi had already done enough and had left ample time.

Those who ended up in this situation should have expected it.

According to Zhao Yi, they were all adults now and should be responsible for their choices.

However, if they wanted to engage in deceitful practices themselves, they would have to ask for his approval.

The protagonist closed his eyes to sense, his figure flickered, and he arrived in a secluded alley.

It was a dead end, at the deepest part of the alley stood a strange person with his back to him, facing the wall.

The protagonist did not hesitate and flashed himself directly behind the person.

He reached out and patted the person, who fell to the ground with a thud like a withered tree trunk.

"Dammit, late again!"

Looking at the dried corpse on the ground, drained of its essence and blood by something, the protagonist frowned deeply.

He had discovered the first dried corpse a month ago.

Initially, he didn’t pay much attention, but as the second and third dried corpses appeared, he finally sensed something amiss.

Although he didn’t know how the murderer did it, it was clear that the person’s purpose was not small and they would definitely not stop at just killing these three people.

From that day on, the protagonist had been tracking the murderer.

But the murderer was extremely cunning.

And seemingly very familiar with the protagonist’s habits and character.

The murderer seemed to play tricks on the protagonist deliberately; every time the protagonist arrived, he was always a step late.

Even a clay figure has some temper.

During this month, the protagonist was continuously toyed with by the murderer, and his anger had reached its peak.

If the murderer were in front of him now, he would tear them into pieces without hesitation.

Hmm?

The protagonist glanced at the dried corpse and then turned to leave.

Just then, he suddenly saw two bloody holes pierced by teeth on the corpse’s neck.

After the corpse’s fresh blood was drained, the holes were pitch-black inside, looking very eerie.

However, the protagonist’s attention was not on the bloody holes but rather the fingerprints beside them.

The fingerprints were slender and black, with many burrs around, resembling a withered tree branch more than a human hand.

"Could my guess be wrong?"

Seeing the fingerprint, the protagonist’s face turned unpleasant, and for the first time, his expression became solemn.

If the murderer wasn’t the person he suspected, then the situation would really be troublesome.

The protagonist hadn’t been able to catch the murderer before because the murderer’s methods were too clean; apart from a dry tree branch, there was no trace to be found.

This time, it was unknown whether it was accidental or deliberate by the murderer, but a fingerprint was left, making it much easier for the protagonist to investigate.

Soon, the protagonist saw the same mark on a tree trunk ten meters away.

The mark was very coarse, looking as though scratched by an iron hook.

If it weren’t for the fingerprint as a reference, even if the protagonist saw it, he wouldn’t think of it as a clue left by the murderer.

However, the protagonist was somewhat amazed by the distance between the two fingerprints.

The tree trunk was ten meters away from the corpse, with no signs of leverage in between; how did the murderer manage to kill across such a distance in one step?

The protagonist recalled the person he suspected, then shook his head.

Although that person had some opportunities, there was only half a year since they last parted.

No matter how wicked she was, it was impossible for her to leap from having no cultivation to surpassing the eighth-tier Ascension Realm and reaching the realm of traversing the void in half a year.

"Oh well, the specific situation can be figured out once I find her."

The protagonist did not hesitate, his figure swiftly flickered, following the traces upwards.

Finally, the protagonist stopped at the front of a not-so-large, but extremely exquisite mansion.

Su Mansion!

Seeing the familiar "Su" character on the plaque, the corner of the protagonist’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch.

The person had left such a strong impression on the protagonist that his heart couldn’t help but tighten whenever he saw anything related to "Su" now.

"Hopefully, my guess is wrong!"

The protagonist did not hesitate and stepped directly through the gate.

It was a three-entry courtyard, not large but very exquisitely decorated. It was evident that the owner was someone who appreciated life.

The protagonist sensed with his Divine Sense that there was no one left in the courtyard; evidently, the owner had moved to the new world.

Passing through the main hall, the protagonist followed a stone path and arrived at the front of a two-story building in the backyard.

The building’s doors and windows were tightly shut, looking as if they hadn’t been opened for ages, with a thick layer of dust on the door frame and eaves.

Just as the protagonist was about to approach, suddenly, the window on the second floor opened, and a young woman in a green dress with ordinary looks poked her head out.

Upon seeing the protagonist, Xiaocui—no, it should be Su Qianqian—her eyes immediately lit up.

"Brother Fajing, you’ve come to find me?"

Upon hearing Su Qianqian’s call, the protagonist almost turned to leave.

But thinking of the murderer who had toyed with him for a month, the protagonist ultimately stopped in his tracks.

"Namo Amitabha."

He chanted a Buddhist chant, clasped his hands, and lowered his head to avoid Su Qianqian’s fiery gaze.

The protagonist asked, "Donor Su, have you seen any suspicious person coming in or out of your mansion?"

"Suspicious person?" Su Qianqian blinked, her eyes shining, and coquettishly said, "I haven’t seen a suspicious person, but I did see someone dear to my heart... hee hee."

The protagonist’s face darkened and he turned to leave.

Seeing this, Su Qianqian quickly called out to him, "Brother Fajing, wait a moment!"

The protagonist continued walking.

Su Qianqian, helpless, could only say, "I know who you’re looking for!"

After saying that, she glanced behind the protagonist and loudly announced:

"Ada, come out!"

In the next second, a massive Golden Armor Zombie appeared before the protagonist without warning.

The protagonist was so quick that he almost ran into the zombie’s embrace.

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