Eternal Saber-Chapter 320 - 44: Ominous!

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 seemed to know something, 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 Concealment on the Dark Ranking’s Middle Concealment level."

"Chen Tang is doomed; these three just now are top experts on the Dark Ranking’s Middle Concealment 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 Concealment come?"

"We don’t even know what Ghost Concealment looks like."

"Ghost Concealment’s body technique is like a ghost, every dead person would only see a ghostly figure before dying."

"To kill Chen Tang, Ghost Concealment probably wouldn’t even need to act."

The hermits continued their discussion.

At this moment, 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 me, who stole the token here! How dare you steal something from the Shadow Tower!"

The hermits looked puzzled.

Someone 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 remembered 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, someone must have stolen it!"

Wu Ji quickly stepped forward, saying with some grievance.

Liu Shou frowned slightly and said, "Tell me who was here just now."

Wu Ji stated everything clearly.

Liu Shou pondered for a moment, his expression changed, and he suddenly said, "Ghost Concealment has been here."

"Ah?"

Wu Ji widened his eyes.

Liu Shou said, "Ghost Concealment 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 come?"

Liu Shou said, "Just now."

"Impossible."

Wu Ji said, "I was watching the whole time."

The few hermits in the hall subconsciously nodded.

Liu Shou said, "Before Qian Chuan entered, Ghost Concealment 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 someone come 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 alarmed.

The four top experts of the Middle Concealment level on the Dark Ranking had already appeared in Qianzhu City, including Ghost Concealment!

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 came 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 merely nodded and asked, "Brother Chen, are you going to practice underwater today?"

"Yes."

Chen Tang nodded, asking, "Is there something you need?"

Ye Yushi said, "Brother Chen, you’ve been so engrossed in cultivation that you’ve lost track of time; 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 came to this world, he had spent a Spring Festival in Changze County.

That time was lively and joyful, with old acquaintances like the chubby old man, Qingmu, Zhiwei, Meng Liangyu, Mei Yingxue, and the big yellow dog...

Time 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 time for family reunion, but here, it’s only the two of us left, remember to come 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 something 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 something, I’ll be back soon."

After saying this, he looked around, glanced at the hermits in the hall, seemingly sensing something, and asked, "Has something happened?"

Lady Yun shook her head and smiled without explaining.

She couldn’t mention certain things under so many eyes.

If Chen Tang was smart, he should sense something.

Chen Tang thought for a moment 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 time, 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 time, he encountered an ambush by three Dark Ranking experts.

At other times, 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 omen 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 Concealment experts on the Dark Ranking had already arrived in Qianzhu City.

At any moment, an assassination targeting him could break out!

Even the legendary Ghost Concealment might already be here.