My gorgeous wife-Chapter 1117 - 1089: A Homeless Dog

"No way! If this continues, I might not make it much longer before I die of old age."

After a long while, Miao Sang panted heavily and climbed up from the ground. His appearance had changed from looking in his forties to resembling a seventy-year-old man. It wasn’t just his hair; even his eyebrows had faint hints of white.

"With my cultivation, I originally could live for several hundred years. Damn that Miao Village!" Miao Sang clenched his fists tightly as he spoke.

"It seems I have to use some drastic measures this time." Miao Sang’s eyes flickered, a shadowy glint flashed from the depths of his eyes.

The Gu on Zhang Yuwei was indeed his doing. Over the years, he had traveled to many places, casting Gu on various people, including some with considerable martial prowess.

However, generally speaking, the Gu he cast would absorb the host’s life force gently. It would slowly and steadily draw others’ life energies to replenish his own consumption.

But this time, the loss of a Lifebound Gu was too great for him. It meant he lost decades of life in an instant. If he didn’t replenish it soon, he feared he would soon reach the end of his life.

After a brief disguise, Miao Sang exited the secluded house and stepped onto the bustling street.

It was evident that this was Linchuan!

Miao Sang had been hiding in Linchuan all along, but Li Chen’s Nether Army had not discovered his presence.

Watching the people hustling up and down the street, a shadowy smile appeared on the part of Miao Sang’s face slightly obscured by his hat.

...

These days, Li Chen hadn’t been wandering around; instead, he stayed by An Qin and Wang Qianqian’s side, as if afraid that something might happen to them again.

In reality, An Qin was now an Earth-level Expert. Even Wang Qianqian was not far from this threshold; all she needed was the right insight.

What was a steep Earth-level threshold for ordinary martial artists was only a matter of gaining a small bit more insight before the Lucid Body of the two women.

An Qin’s insights were sufficient, so she naturally and effortlessly broke through. Wang Qianqian was slightly delayed by her company matters, but she was also not far from that threshold.

Moreover, Wang Qianqian inherited some strange powers acquired by the Black General, and her cultivation seemed faster than An Qin’s.

You should know, An Qin had been focused solely on cultivation for over twenty years. How long had it been since Wang Qianqian started to interact with True Qi?

These days, Li Chen put aside the Palace of the Nether King, put aside the affairs that Zi Zhao had often come to discuss with him, and even the enemies that could appear at any time were temporarily set aside by Li Chen. He just accompanied the two women, enjoying a period of relaxation.

"Brother Cheen, is everything alright with Lin Yi’s company?" Wang Qianqian was still somewhat worried about the matters of Lin Yi’s company, after all, Lin Yi had personally entrusted it to her before leaving.

"Don’t worry, I had Catherine hire professional talent to manage it, and they’re our people, so nothing will go wrong. Just relax. Even if Lin Yi comes back, you can say it was my suggestion." Li Chen said.

"Alright then." Wang Qianqian nodded. Although she wasn’t as timid as she used to be recently, she was still more accustomed to listening to whatever Li Chen said when by his side.

Just as Li Chen was accompanying the two women for a leisurely stroll on the street, his phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

"What?" As soon as he heard the first sentence from Catherine, Li Chen frowned.

"Something has happened in Linchuan again."

Li Chen was presently in Linchuan, and Catherine’s use of the word ’again’ clearly indicated that something similar had happened in Linchuan before.

The years of mutual understanding between the two allowed Li Chen to immediately understand the meaning behind Catherine’s words.

"What is it?" Li Chen was about to ask Catherine for an explanation when another voice came from the other end of the phone.

Alice.

Alice only said three words.

"Black General."

"I understand." Li Chen nodded, then hung up the phone without saying more.

Since Catherine was there, she should know what to do. There was no need for him to waste words, so Li Chen didn’t say much.

"Did something happen?" An Qin immediately noticed the unease on Li Chen’s face. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"It’s nothing, just a small matter." Li Chen smiled at An Qin.

But both women knew that something must have happened.

With their current level of cultivation, Li Chen hadn’t deliberately concealed the phone conversation. Although they didn’t know the details, they could still hear Li Chen’s conversation with Catherine and Alice.

They both clearly heard a name.

Black General.

They’re still unclear about the odd power inherited by the Black General. Li Chen once asked Third Grandpa about it, and Third Grandpa only told him that it was an extremely peculiar cultivation path. If mastered, it was even more feared than that of the average martial artist.

It’s just that the Black General hadn’t fully mastered it yet.

And the main feature of cultivating this power was: the ability to absorb the life force of others!

"Does that mean another of those incidents has occurred?" Li Chen quickly made a judgment in his mind.

Afterward, he continuously received messages from Ye Tu from the police station, further confirming his suspicions.

"Daring to cause chaos in Linchuan again, when I catch you, I’ll make sure to take good care of you!" Li Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly.

...

Miao Sang cautiously avoided the pedestrians around and entered a network of interconnected alleyways.

After a few turns, he slipped into an old building with some age to it.

Once inside the house, Miao Sang wiped the sweat off his forehead and let out a long breath.

The recent incidents were all his doing. To quickly replenish his life force, he had no choice but to resort to harsher means. Although he knew this might draw Li Chen’s attention, he had no other option.

"The streets are getting filled with black-clad mice, making it increasingly inconvenient to cast Gu. If this continues, it won’t be long before that guy finds me." Miao Sang said coldly.

He had reverted from his seventy-year-old appearance back to his original looks, seemingly having gained significant benefits in recent days.

But he knew that he had probably already caught Li Chen’s attention.

"I can’t stay here any longer." Miao Sang made a quiet decision in his heart.

From the situation he saw through his Lifebound Gu on Jii Teng, he knew that in a direct confrontation, he probably would not be a match for Li Chen. As someone who always prided himself on his wit, he certainly couldn’t leave himself in harm’s way.

"Going to another city would be the same."

A cold smile appeared on Miao Sang’s face: "Li Chen, wait for me, I will return!"

But he didn’t realize that at the moment, he looked very much like a dog.

A... homeless dog.