The common people living in Wanpengku of the South City District could never understand the world of important people. They struggled bitterly at the bottom of society, having neither the time nor the energy to pay attention to the outside world.
In the past ten days, although the Blood Sword Alliance had caused a great commotion in Lingfeng City, Wanpengku was surprisingly peaceful. The Great Purge, which occurred once every seventy years, was still more than two months away.
The Great Purge was like a sharp sword hanging over the heads of everyone in Wanpengku. As ordinary people, they were powerless to change their fate. Life in Wanpengku was poor, but relatively stable. Once they were expelled from the base city, what awaited them would be endless zombies and countless ferocious beasts.
Li Qianqian was also an ordinary person. Although she never said it, the worry on her face grew deeper day by day. In the past ten days, Ke Bei had hardly left his room and had been wholeheartedly practicing the "Peiyuan Gong" with all his might. Li Qianqian had taken good care of his daily life, and of course, he had noticed her worry.
"Sister Qianqian, what are you thinking about?"
Having just finished practicing the Peiyuan Gong and with his stomach growling again, Ke Bei casually glanced at Li Qianqian while eating the sumptuous meal she had prepared in advance and asked seemingly casually.
"Nothing."
After ten days of being together day and night, Li Qianqian was no longer so restrained. She looked up and smiled at Ke Bei.
"Are you homesick?"
It seemed that Ke Bei could see through Li Qianqian's thoughts. He casually took out ten crystal coins and placed them in front of Qianqian.
"If you're homesick, go back and visit. Take this money and buy some nice food for your family."
"No, there's no need."
Li Qianqian shook her head and waved her hands repeatedly.
"Take it."
Ke Bei deliberately put on a serious face and glared at Li Qianqian.
"The Great Purge is coming in more than two months. Take this time to go home and visit more often. This is all I can do."
When Ke Bei mentioned the Great Purge, Li Qianqian's big, watery eyes were immediately covered with a layer of mist. Although Old Man Li had sold her, he was still Li Qianqian's biological father. With the Great Purge approaching, she might not have the chance to meet him again in the future. How could she not want to spend more time with her family?
"Okay."
Li Qianqian nodded with red eyes.
"Stay at home for a few more days and spend some quality time with your family. I can take care of myself."
Ke Bei gently wiped the tears from the corner of Li Qianqian's eyes and stuffed the ten red crystal coins into her arms without giving her a chance to refuse.
"Go ahead."
Ke Bei sent Li Qianqian out, smiled easily, and waved at her.
It was only when Li Qianqian's figure disappeared from sight that Ke Bei returned to the room, blocked the door with a table, and sealed the windows tightly.
The main reason he let Li Qianqian go home was that he wanted her to spend more time with her family. Another reason was that after ten days of non-stop practice of the Peiyuan Gong, his body strength had reached the standard for undergoing the tempering of the second layer of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique. Once the tempering started, it would create a lot of commotion.
This was Ke Bei's biggest secret, and he absolutely couldn't let a second person know about it.
"Start the tempering."
Ke Bei sat cross-legged. With a thought, a golden light immediately shot down and enveloped his entire body.
The golden light penetrated every inch of Ke Bei's muscles and every bone. He felt a tingling sensation all over his body, like a gentle breeze caressing his face, which was very comfortable.
At the same time, Ke Bei's strength increased at a terrifying speed. Originally, after being strengthened by the Peiyuan Gong, his body strength was equivalent to that of a second-level genetic enhancer, reaching the strength of nine people.
Now, undergoing the tempering of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique again, the speed was hundreds of times faster than when he was practicing the Peiyuan Gong. In just four or five breaths, Ke Bei felt that his body had transformed again. He estimated that even if he couldn't reach the level of a third-level genetic enhancer, he at least had the strength of about twenty people.
"This is great!"
Ke Bei clenched his fists tightly, feeling the terrifying explosive power in his body, and couldn't help but exclaim. He lightly slapped the table with his right hand, and the solid wooden table shattered into pieces on the ground.
"Hmph, with my current strength, even without any martial techniques, it's not difficult to kill an ordinary second-level genetic enhancer. If I use this strength to shoot a flying knife, heh heh..."
A flash of light shot out from Ke Bei's eyes, and there was an excited smile on his face. With his current strength, Ke Bei believed that even a third-level genetic enhancer might not be able to dodge his flying knife.
"Just hold on a little longer. After I complete the tempering of the entire upper volume of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique, I can go out openly."
By then, Ke Bei's own strength would definitely be much stronger than that of a third-level genetic enhancer. Coupled with his flying knife technique, Ke Bei really felt that there was nothing to be afraid of.
There were probably millions of first-level genetic enhancers in Lingfeng City, but there were only hundreds of thousands of second-level genetic enhancers, and third-level genetic enhancers were even rarer. It was estimated that there were only about ten to twenty thousand at most. As for those who had surpassed the third-level genetic enhancers, Ke Bei had never even heard of them.
"I've been cooped up for almost ten days. I want to go out and have a stroll. Damn it, I'm almost going crazy from being cooped up."
Ke Bei thought to himself. It should be okay if he didn't leave Wanpengku, right? The forces behind the young man in white wouldn't be so bored as to come to a place as stinky and chaotic as Wanpengku, would they?
In the most luxurious hotel in the West City District, Gu Feng, the guard of Pei San, the young man in white killed by Ke Bei, was scowling as he gulped down expensive wine.
"Today is the tenth day. Damn it, where the hell are you hiding?"
He suddenly smashed the wine glass in his hand to pieces. Gu Feng was so anxious that his eyes seemed to be about to spurt out blood. If he couldn't find Ke Bei today, he would really be in big trouble.
He really wanted to kill someone now, just wanted to kill someone.
"If there's still no progress today, then I'll have to..."
A fierce light flashed in Gu Feng's eyes. He didn't want to die. If he really couldn't find Ke Bei, he had already made up his mind to find a second-level genetic enhancer to take the blame.
But he wouldn't do it unless he had to, because the risk was too great.
How could the leader of the Blood Sword Alliance, who could make Lingfeng City shake with just a stomp of his foot, be easily deceived?
"I want to kill someone! I want to kill someone!"
Thinking of the methods of the Blood Sword Alliance, Gu Feng became even more resentful. He wanted to kill someone to vent his anger.
"Don't act recklessly. Killing someone here, even the Blood Sword Alliance can't protect you."
Hearing Gu Feng's crazy roar, an elderly man with a thin figure standing behind him frowned and said in a deep voice.
It was a rule that no one could kill others within the base city. No matter who they were, they couldn't engage in private killing within the city.
The Blood Sword Alliance was powerful, but after all, it wasn't an official force. It had to abide by the rules within the base city. The strongest and largest force in Lingfeng City was still the official one.
"If you want to kill someone, go to the South City. You can kill the common people in Wanpengku at will."
The elderly man's handlebar mustache twitched slightly, and he said casually.
Gu Feng glanced at the elderly man, snorted coldly, and rushed out of the hotel. Although he now had a token representing the Blood Sword Alliance, he still didn't dare to say much in the face of this elderly man.
The elderly man's name was Zheng Yuan, and his strength was at the top level among the third-level genetic enhancers. The Blood Sword Alliance had sent him to follow Gu Feng. Euphemistically speaking, it was to protect him, but in reality, it was to monitor him.
Zheng Yuan looked at Gu Feng, who had rushed out of the hotel, and a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes. He moved his body slightly and followed unhurriedly.
In Wanpengku, the South City.
After being cooped up for ten days, Ke Bei even thought the endless white tents looked like a nice scenery. He strolled slowly on the muddy path, shuttling between the grayish-white tents, feeling extremely comfortable.
Suddenly, a shrill scream reached Ke Bei's ears.
"Sir, please spare my son."
A middle-aged man with a sallow face knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to Gu Feng.
"Die!"
Gu Feng, who was in a very angry mood, was completely unmoved. In his eyes, the residents of Wanpengku were all trash. Killing an ordinary person was no different from killing a dog.
Gu Feng's face was ferocious. He suddenly lifted a boy and slammed him hard onto the ground.
"Bang!"
The boy's brains splattered, and the five or six-year-old child, who had been alive just a moment ago, fell into a pool of blood and lost his breath instantly.
"You die too!"
Gu Feng had a sickly smile on his face. He suddenly turned around and was about to smash his fist hard on the head of the middle-aged man, who had a sallow face and was streaming with tears.
"Stop!"
A furious shout suddenly rang out, and Ke Bei kicked open the door made of rags.
Seeing the five or six-year-old child lying in a pool of blood, a terrifying cold light shot out from Ke Bei's eyes.
"Beast!"
Ke Bei clenched his fists tightly. Looking at Gu Feng, who had his back to him, he squeezed out the cold words through his teeth.
"Huh, there's actually someone who dares to meddle in other people's business?"
Startled by Ke Bei's sudden cold shout, Gu Feng retracted the fist that was about to hit the middle-aged man's head. He turned around with great interest.
"It's you!"
The moment Gu Feng turned around and saw Ke Bei, he was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly let out a loud shout.
"Hahaha, I've searched high and low for you in vain. I didn't expect you to be hiding in Wanpengku. No wonder, no wonder I couldn't find you no matter how hard I tried."
Gu Feng laughed wildly. He had almost given up hope and thought it was impossible to find the person who had killed the young master. Unexpectedly, he had run into Ke Bei here.
"Uncle Zheng, it's him. It's him who killed the young master!"
Gu Feng knew how powerful Ke Bei was. After clearly seeing Ke Bei's face, he retreated behind the thin elderly man and stayed far away.
When Ke Bei saw Gu Feng, he was also stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that after hiding for ten days, he would meet him here. It seemed that everything was fate, and there was no way to avoid it.
"Did you kill the young master?"
Zheng Yuan looked at Ke Bei's slightly young face and asked coldly.
"Yes, it was me."
Ke Bei didn't deny it and nodded readily.
Zheng Yuan didn't expect Ke Bei to answer so straightforwardly. He was stunned for a moment and then looked at Ke Bei somewhat strangely.
"Do you know who you killed? Aren't you afraid of death?"
"Yes, I'm afraid. Hehe, but after I kill you two, who else will know that I killed him?"
Ke Bei smiled. He hadn't found anyone else nearby. In this way, meeting Gu Feng was actually a good opportunity for him. If he killed Gu Feng, then no one in the world would know that he had killed the young man in white.
If no one knew that he had done it, then what did it matter how powerful the background of the young man in white was?
"Arrogant!"
"Ignorant!"
Zheng Yuan sneered, slowly clenched his fists, was silent for a moment, then stomped hard on the ground. His thin figure turned into a blur and rushed straight towards Ke Bei. As he rushed forward, his five fingers bent slightly into a claw shape, and a terrifying force suddenly gathered between his fingers.