Shadow Mask Group

56 - Scammer

During the day, in a large field located in the depths of the forest. Hundreds of people were running around the large field. While there was one young man who just sat quietly on top of a tree watching what hundreds of people were doing.

"How could they become the feared bandit group after the Black Wolf bandit group? Though I see that the members who are here are only at the master level to the grandmaster. While their leader was only at the level of a 3-star general" the young man muttered as he continued to pay attention to the hundreds of people.

That young man was Zong Xian. He was the one who told all those bandits to run around the field for up to 500 rounds. The field there is very large. He also told them not to use his Qi while running. This complicates all bandits.

There were a lot of bandits exhausted. They stopped walking to take a breath. Really, it was the first time they ran like this. But if they do not carry out the order, then 'gift' awaits them. So inevitably, they do as they are told.

Zong Xian told them to run so that the bodies of the bandits became stronger. They did have a cultivation level from master to grandmaster. But their bodies are a bit weak. So Zong Xian trained them.

Zong Xian seemed to be cool in drinking tea on the tree and did not care about the suffering of the bandits. After all, he was the leader now. So everyone has to follow what he says.

Seeing that there were some bandits who stopped running, Zong Xian immediately shouted. "If one of you does not do as I say at this time, it is not only that person who is affected. But everyone will also be affected by his actions!"

Hearing that, all the bandits who had stopped running immediately ran back. They do not want, if later blamed by everyone if only the others are affected.

Zong Xian smiled faintly. He sipped the tea he was holding. "In this way, then they can feel difficult and happy together. This can strengthen their bond. If their bond is strong, then they will also be easier to work together"

"Ah, tired" lamented a bandit.

"You don't stop hah. hah. otherwise, we'll all be affected" said the bandit alongside the complaining man.

"We just went around 200 rounds just tired, huh... huh... how to finish... 300 more rounds?"

"I'm. too. hah. tired, but we should be able to. otherwise we will get into trouble, huh. But also all our friends"

The bandit beside him nodded tiredly.

Those who look scary to residents, now look like obedient cats in front of a young man who will step 18 years old.

Zong Xian sipped his tea again, "What will you do if you know, I kill the empress, Chen?" he looked up at the sky.

Meanwhile, Liu Chen was currently turning into a shadow. Now he can move faster. He continued to go to the capital. When it was late afternoon, Liu Chen returned to his body shape. He was near a forest at the moment.

"If I keep turning into a shadow to get to the imperial capital, then it only takes about 3 days to get there. But if I could only turn into a shadow during the day, it would take 5 days", Liu Chen sighed.

He looked up at the sky which was already late in the afternoon. I immediately remembered something. "If I use a stage 3 shadow step, then I can move through the shadow. It's afternoon too. Stage 3 can be used. But I don't really master stage 3" he murmured.

"There's no way I'm using stage 3, because I haven't fully mastered that stage yet. But.", Liu Chen sighed. He looked straight ahead, "I have to do it so I can meet Xian as soon as possible"

"Stage 3" Liu Chen instantly disappeared from there.

Then, it reappeared several tens of meters from where it was. "I have to be quick"

Liu Chen again disappeared and appeared in the shadow of a tree or other shadow. That thing keeps happening over and over again.

Now the news of the empress's death had spread to almost the entire Yang empire. Even today there is an announcement that, whoever can bring the perpetrator of the empress' murder, then he will get a gift from the Emperor. It's not just the announcements that are made there. But the photo of the perpetrator is also on the announcement paper.

Many citizens were interested in the gifts the Emperor would give. So, many citizens came looking for Zong Xian. The soldiers also deployed almost all of them to search for Zong Xian.

The next day at noon, a shadow turned into a human figure. The incident happened near the capital.

When it was late afternoon, Liu Chen moved through the shadows. At night, he ran using a shadow step. Then in the morning, he moved again through the shadow and by noon, he turned into a shadow.

Liu Chen gasped. He was so exhausted from continuously using his Qi that it was drained out just to reach the imperial capital. His journey to arrive at the imperial capital took over a day. It also drained all his energy and mind.

Liu Chen directly took out a Qi-enhancing pill and directly swallowed it. Instantly, all of his Qi returned fully charged. He looked towards the imperial capital. In front of the gate, there were many people waiting in line to enter. The guard at the gate also appeared to be tighter than usual.

"This time I can't turn into a shadow. If I turn into a shadow, then I will be trampled underfoot by them" Liu Chen murmured. He walked and started to stand in line.

After waiting for quite a while, it was finally Liu Chen's turn to arrive.

"Stop, you have to take off your mask" said one guard stopping Liu Chen.

The guards stopped Liu Chen from feeling that Liu Chen was suspicious by wearing a white fox mask and his white robe. They this time could not allow a suspicious-looking person to enter. Because the current conditions in the empire were not good enough after the death of the empress.

"Instead, you better let me inside immediately" Liu Chen said. This time he was in a hurry.

"Can't, you can't go in!" say the guard firmly.

"Maybe he wears a mask to cover his ugly face" whispered one of the people in line.

"You're right, maybe that's why he won't take his mask off. Maybe he's embarrassed" said the others.

Whispers are heard. The whisper of the voice humbling Liu Chen.

"If you want to get inside the capital, you have to take off your mask" the guard said.

Liu Chen was annoyed, finally taking off his mask and only showing it to the guards. Not with the people behind him.

Suddenly the guard froze. The face behind the mask is very handsome. They met angels.

Liu Chen looked at them coldly, "Can I go in now?", he returned wearing his mask.

"Y-yes please" said the guard who immediately allowed Liu Chen to enter.

Liu Chen nodded and went straight inside the capital. While the people in line look surprised to see the reaction of the soldiers who guard this gate.

Liu Chen instantly searched for an inn for him to stay for a while in the capital. But his gaze was immediately directed at the poster attached near a restaurant. Liu Chen immediately approached and looked at the poster.

(Image of Zong Xian)

"Whoever manages to get it, dead or alive. Then he will be given a special gift by the Emperor himself"

Liu Chen, who saw a Zong Xian photo on the poster, immediately removed the poster from the wall. He immediately put the poster into his space ring.

"I have to see Jia Li first to find out the real events that happened here" Liu Chen murmured. Not looking for an inn. He went to the palace to meet Jia Li.

But before that, he went to a quiet place and immediately removed his robe and mask so that when he was in front of the palace gate did not make him suspect. Until he had to wait a long time.

After he finished, Liu Chen immediately went to the palace with quick steps. While he was walking, he accidentally hit someone. That guy almost fell.

"Ah, I'm sorry I didn't sting" Liu Chen's words came to a halt when he saw who he had hit. He looked at the person in front of him from the bottom up.

The one he hit was a young man in blue clothes. That young man was the person Liu Chen knew.

"Liangyi" Liu Chen said.

Yes, the person he hit was Han Liangyi. The young man he thought he had been away all this time left him and Song Quon while at the demon palace.

Han Liangyi looked at Liu Chen angrily. That made Liu Chen astonished. Did this late Han Liangyi have so many thoughts that it made him easily angry?

He just hit Han Liangyi. The young man should not have been as angry as he currently saw. Because he was quite familiar with the nature of Han Liangyi and he had never seen the young man angry. Especially because of something trivial.

"Where have you been all this time?!" han Liangyi said with annoyance.

Liu Chen was astonished by Han Liangyi's strange-sounding remark, "Aren't I supposed to ask that? Where have you been all this time. You just left me and Quon at the demon's palace"

"I didn't leave you at all. I was trapped in the demon world and I thought you were there too because I heard the news that there were two humans other than myself entering their world" Han Liangyi said, still angry.

"really? Means it was me and Quon who left you?", Liu Chen tilted his head.

"Yes, you left me. Because of you, I got in trouble there"

Liu Chen pointed to himself, "I?"

"Who else if not you!", annoyed Han Liangyi. It was very desirable to lock Liu Chen in the room and chain the young man so as not to go anywhere.

"You-color"

"Here you go, I have nothing to do with you. I still have other more important matters", Liu Chen passed leaving Han Liangyi just like that.

"Hey, wait! Listen to my words", Han Liangyi immediately caught up with Liu Chen.

"I don't have time to listen to your confusing rants. I have more important business now. So don't bother me" said Liu Chen, who continued to walk regardless of Han Liangyi's rant.

Hearing Liu Chen's serious voice, Han Liangyi fell silent. He said, "What business is there that is so important to you?"

"I have to meet someone right now. You better not follow me" Liu Chen said grimly.

"I'll follow you. I don't want to lose you again. So that when I meet them, I can prove my point"

"Who are you referring to?"

"Certainly ra..."

Han Liangyi's words came to a standstill when Liu Chen left her instead. "Hey, wait for me!"

Liu Chen instantly held the fist of someone who wanted to hit a middle-aged woman. He stared intently at the hand of the man he held.

"What do you want to do?" said Liu Chen.

A man who had wanted to hit the middle-aged woman, immediately jumped back and released Liu Chen's handrails from her. "Heh, don't interfere with my business if you still want to live!"

Liu Chen paid no heed to the man. He instantly helped the middle-aged woman who was still sitting on the ground. "Auntie, stand. Don't be afraid, I will protect the aunt from the man", Liu Chen smiled.

The aunt immediately accepted Liu Chen's hand and stood up. "Thank you, kid. But you better leave now. Auntie doesn't want you to get into my trouble"

"What's the matter with the man?", Liu Chen pointed at the man who wanted to hit the aunt earlier.

"I owe him. Now I have to pay my debt. But I have no money" said the middle-aged woman.

Liu Chen looked at the pity of the middle-aged woman.

"I told you not to interfere in my business!" said annoyed the middle-aged man who was about to hit aunty. He was upset that Liu Chen ignored him.

Liu Chen immediately looked towards the man. "How much does this mother owe?"

"Haha, what's the matter, boy? You want to pay it?", the man smiled mockingly.

"Don't kid, there's no need. I don't want to trouble you" the middle-aged woman said as she looked at Liu Chen.

Liu Chen simply smiled at the woman and said, "It's okay auntie. I will help", he looked back at the man before him. "So how much does this mother owe?"

"Haha, do you have the money to pay for it? Or don't tell me that you're going to steal someone else's money to help him pay off the debt?", the man still looked at Liu Chen with a petty look.

"Just say it, I don't have time to serve you!", Liu Chen snapped.

Liu Chen's impact made the man shocked. Even Han Liangyi was as surprised as that man. It was only the first time Liu Chen had said something with a snap.

"Heh, the debt is 5 gold coins. Now pay, if you don't pay it then I won't let you go ", that man looked at Liu Chen with a sharp look.

Liu Chen immediately took out a small pouch inside his spatial ring and directly threw the pouch at the man before him. "That's 10 gold coins. Now get out of here and don't bother this mother anymore"

The man caught the pouch Liu Chen threw. He also found the number of gold coins in accordance with what Liu Chen said. "Heh, I did want to get out of here immediately after collecting her debt", the man just left. As if nothing ever happened.

"Son, thank you", the middle-aged woman wanted to bow down to Liu Chen. But the young man immediately prevented it. "What did auntie do? Don't bow down like that. I'm younger than auntie"

Liu Chen immediately helped the middle-aged woman stand up straight. "Why did you borrow money from that guy?"

"Mother needs it to support the daily needs of the aunt" said the woman.

Liu Chen again took the pouch from his spatial ring and gave it to the middle-aged woman he helped. "This is for aunt, just take it. Aunt's probably gonna need it"

The woman hesitated to take Liu Chen's money. But Liu Chen immediately said, "If aunt doesn't take it, I'll be sad"

The woman immediately took the pouch that was on Liu Chen, "Auntie has already taken it. So don't be sad"

Liu Chen smiled, "Then I have to leave now. Beware aunt", she said goodbye to the aunt and left.

"Thank you" said the aunt with a happy smile.

Han Liangyi followed Liu Chen and walked beside him. "Why do I feel weird about those two people? Moreover, others were like not helping the aunt at all when she was about to be beaten up. Is that because they don't care about that aunt? Or because of something else?" han Liangyi.

"It's not strange that sometimes other people don't care about the people around them. But I also felt strange about those two people. They look like they're acting. But they will soon get the reward", Liu Chen smiled mysteriously.

Han Liangyi frowned because she did not understand. But he did not ask more.

Meanwhile, the man who had charged a debt to auntie walked towards a quiet place. He laughed happily while holding his money bag.

It was like waiting for someone. Until finally the aunt that Liu Chen had helped came to the man. "Haha, he's so stupid. It's easy to be deceived" said the aunt with a laugh.

"Haha you're right, he's easily deceived. I got 10 gold coins from him" said the man.

"I also get money from him. But I don't know the amount because I haven't seen the contents of this bag" said the aunt.

"Then open it quickly. We're going to count how much money we got today" he said. He approached aunt.

Auntie immediately nodded and began to open the pouch she was holding.

Booomm

Before long, a fairly large explosive sound was heard. The explosion was enough to make a scene in the community that happened to be near the scene of the explosion. Many residents even soldiers who went around went directly to where the explosion came from.

Around the scene of the explosion, part of the building that was at the scene of the explosion was destroyed. If there is an ordinary human, then it is certain that the human was killed because of the explosion.

"Hahaha, they're trying to trick me. But it turns out that they were fooled by me" Liu Chen said with a laugh.

Han Liangyi turned to the origin of the explosion sound. In the part around the explosion happening was the place where she and Liu Chen met a middle-aged man and middle-aged woman.

Han Liangyi turned his head towards Liu Chen. They were still walking around while many people were panicking. "Is this because of you?"

Liu Chen smiled at Han Lianyi. This proved that what Han Liangyi said was indeed true. "How did you do it?"

"You remember I gave the aunt a bag?", Liu Chen said with a still smile.

Han Liangyi nodded, "Then?"

"In the bag that the aunt held was neither gold nor silver. But inside there was a fire tulip. That's one of the moves I learned.

Then I controlled the timing of that fire tulip blast from here. Didn't I snap my finger just moments before the explosion? It signified that the fire tulip was about to explode", Liu Chen chuckled.

Both men were trying to trick him. But it is precisely they who are deceived by it. They thought the pouch aunt was holding was a gold coin.

"Haha, then how do you know that they tricked you?" han Liangyi said while holding back a laugh.

"When I started throwing bags at the debt collectors, there I could see the greedy eyes of the aunt I helped. When I gave him the bag he looked greedily at the bag.

If it is someone else who really needs money, they should not look at the bag I gave with a greedy look. Yet gratefully", Liu Chen smiled.

Liu Chen sighed, "I told the aunt to be careful. But it seems he didn't listen to what I said. And so now, they were already corpses", an evil sneer appeared on Liu Chen's handsome face. "If I'm not in a hurry right now, I'll play with them for a while"

Han Liangyi gulped at Liu Chen's grin. For some reason, but he felt that behind the grin, there were many evil thoughts from the young man beside him.