58: Shen Xi ran away?

“Yes, Sir!”

In the darkness, a cold voice came out of nowhere.

Kong Wen nodded in satisfaction, then seemed to think of something and spoke again.

“Remember, absolutely do not let him discover you. That guy’s combat power is ridiculously high; even a Great Accomplishment of Yuanqi Realm expert is no match for him. Your mission is only to monitor him. As for killing him, I will do it personally.”

Three of the five chief retainers had already been lost, and even Kong Wen found such losses difficult to bear.

“Sir, why don’t we just deal with Shen Xi directly?”

The voice came again from the darkness.

“Do you think I don’t want to? But Shen Xi has Chen Fang behind him. If we touch him, it might cause a big war. Besides, Shen Xi is very strange; even I don’t have 100% confidence.”

“However, it will be over soon. I am only one step away from Breakthrough. As long as I become an Acquired Realm Martial Artist, no one in the Outer City will be my opponent. Moreover, I also need time to Cultivate the Mad Blade Five Demons Slash.”

“At this critical juncture, gather all resources. I want to Cultivate the Mad Blade Five Demons Slash to Perfection and step into the Acquired Realm within three days.”

Hiss!

Kong Wen’s words made the person in the darkness gasp.

To Cultivate an Acquired Martial Arts to Perfection and Breakthrough to the Acquired Realm within three days would require an unimaginable amount of resources.

To be frank, even if Kong Wen was a Captain-level Cadre, had been in this position for over twenty years, and was only one step away from the Acquired Realm, the resources he had accumulated would not be enough to support him in achieving this.

It seemed Kong Wen had completely thrown caution to the wind.

He was going to use up all his savings of many years and borrow a lot of resources.

“What are you waiting for? Go now! The consumption of these resources, once I become a Cadre, I will quickly earn back.”

Kong Wen said somewhat impatiently.

“Yes, Sir!”

...Chen Fang’s side was also not peaceful.

Chen Fang locked himself in his room, not allowing anyone to disturb him.

What happened at the auction tonight replayed in his mind like a revolving lantern.

“Three days later, a life-and-death battle will take place. With Kong Wen’s character, how could he so easily agree to the challenge? Even if it was in public, he would have had reasons to decline.”

“The only possibility is that he is confident in killing Shen Xi after three days. Could it be that he is already about to step into the Acquired Realm?”

Thinking of this, Chen Fang’s expression changed.

Although he was a Genius, there was still a twenty-year age gap between him and Kong Wen.

In Cultivation, he was naturally still a step behind his opponent.

The possibility of Kong Wen entering the Acquired Realm was very high, but Chen Fang, even if he threw resources at it, could not catch up with his opponent’s progress.

Once Kong Wen entered the Acquired Realm, the competition for the Cadre position would be meaningless.

In the world of Martial Artists, the strong are respected. A gap of a major Realm would directly strip Chen Fang of his qualification to compete.

“I must find a way to solve this problem!”

Chen Fang’s brows were tightly furrowed.

He pondered how to resolve this trouble.

Assassination?

That was clearly impossible!

If Kong Wen died so inexplicably, those people in the Inner City would definitely investigate thoroughly, and he would not be able to escape responsibility.

Only by openly killing his opponent in a life-and-death battle would those people in the Inner City not interfere.

What should be done?

Unconsciously, the sky had already brightened.

Even Chen Fang couldn’t think of a better idea for a while.

In the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or trick was just a joke.

“Forget it, come here, go find Shen Xi and tell him that Kong Wen is very likely to step into the Acquired Realm. Tell him to take his people and leave! This conflict has nothing to do with him in the first place.”

Chen Fang sighed.

“Yes!”

Outside the door, the burly man who heard the command immediately replied and then chose to leave.

However, not long after, the burly man returned.

His face was as ugly as if he had eaten a dead rat.

“Sir, Shen Xi ran away!”

“What!”

Chen Fang was shocked.

Then, he showed a self-mocking smile: “What about his people?”

“They are still in Zhu Feng City!”

Hearing this, a trace of disdain flashed in the depths of Chen Fang’s eyes.

“Shen Xi, oh Shen Xi, although we haven’t had much contact, I really thought you were a man who dared to act and was loyal and righteous. I didn’t expect that you also guessed Kong Wen was about to step into the Acquired Realm and ran away without a word.”

“But you ran, and we were just acquaintances, yet you abandoned even your companions. You disappoint me too much!”

Chen Fang shook his head, concluding that Shen Xi had fled.

Otherwise, even if his opponent had urgent matters to leave Zhu Feng City, he couldn’t possibly leave without saying hello to him, could he?

Thinking of this, Chen Fang said somewhat powerlessly: “A Meng, tell the others to leave too! While Kong Wen has not yet become a Cadre, I can protect all of you. If he truly gains great power, let alone you, I myself will not survive.”

The burly man A Meng heard this and finally couldn’t help but push open the door, saying emotionally: “Sir, we will not leave! Your kindness to us is as heavy as a mountain; how could we abandon you!”

Even knowing that Kong Wen might step into the Acquired Realm, the burly man had no intention of leaving.

“Good, good, good. If that’s the case, then three days later, I will fight Kong Wen. Maybe my guess is wrong!”

Chen Fang could only comfort himself this way, although he knew that, with Kong Wen’s character, he would never fight a battle he wasn’t sure of winning.

Thinking of this, Shen Xi’s appearance couldn’t help but resurface in Chen Fang’s mind.

His opponent had disappointed him!

...Kong Wen’s side naturally also knew about Shen Xi leaving Zhu Feng City.

However, he did not send anyone to pursue him. With Shen Xi’s strength, no one but him was his opponent.

And he still needed to improve his strength within three days, so he had no time to Clone himself.

“Hahaha, Shen Xi seems to be scared. He ran away overnight. Never mind, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with him in the future. The most urgent task now is to secure the Cadre position!”

Kong Wen no longer paid attention to these matters and focused on Cultivating... Outside Zhu Feng City.

Shen Xi naturally didn’t know that his departure had caused so many things.

He was anxious to eliminate the Two-Headed Sheep, so he couldn’t bother to say hello to Chen Fang.

He didn’t even have time to notify Ye Zirou.

In fact, after getting the Materials, he made some stealth potions and gave them to Li Chengfeng and the others, forgetting to take them to see Chen Fang.

After all, when Shen Xi and Chen Fang first formed their cooperation, they had already greeted each other once, so there was no need this time.

Instead, dealing with the Two-Headed Sheep quickly and returning quickly was the most urgent task.

Shen Xi also urgently wanted to quickly improve his strength to cope with the life-and-death battle three days later.