531: Chapter 531 Citywide Surveillance! His every move is under control!

A group of four walked out of the main entrance of the Yingxian Restaurant.

Early morning in Peng City was still shrouded in a layer of light mist.

The bluestone pavement of the long street had been stained a dark color by the overnight moisture.

In the distance, breakfast stalls were hawking Immortal Qi buns, their voices piercing the mist with the vibrant bustle of everyday life.

Su Chen walked at the very front.

His white robes fluttered in the morning breeze.

Facing the wind, he stretched lazily and comfortably, his face full of post-sleep lethargy.

[Sigh, I actually woke up earlier than a rooster.]

[This damn ambition of mine really has nowhere to go.]

Su Chen, full of inner monologue, was deeply moved by his own "diligence."

Jian Buping followed half a step behind on his right; his hand never left the hilt of the sword at his waist, his vigilant gaze scanning every shadow at the street corners.

Qian Duoduo, meanwhile, had a face like a bitter melon, carrying an empty large Storage Pouch in his left hand while his right hand firmly gripped Wang Baobao's wrist.

He was absolutely certain that the moment he let go, this little ancestor would charge into the nearby immortal gold shop and start a self-service feast.

Being dragged along, Wang Baobao looked back every few steps.

Her little face was full of reluctance, and she wasn't looking at anything else but the direction of the restaurant's kitchen.

Inside, there was a batch of newly arrived Armored Rhino meat.

The rich aroma of meat still lingered around her nose, making her mouth water.

A mountain breeze blew past, ruffling the hem of Su Chen's robes.

The figures of the four grew distant in the mist, quickly disappearing around the street corner.

None of them knew.

That the very moment Su Chen's toes stepped over the restaurant's threshold.

Two invisible giant nets in the sky and earth of Peng City had already quietly tightened.

...

At the very top floor of the Lingbao Trading Firm's Pengcheng Branch.

Inside a luxurious secret room that would leave even the City Lord speechless, dozens of shadow-recording water screens floated quietly, providing a complete view of the city's layout.

Xie Jinghong reclined on a soft couch carved from a single piece of Immortal Jade.

She had long since cast off her "Shen Que" disguise, restoring her true appearance as the Thousand-Faced Goddess.

Dressed in a pleated immortal dress of gold and silver quicksand, radiance flowed about her; on her wrists, which were fairer than snow, bells made of Seven-Colored Immortal Gold let out crisp tinkling sounds.

She held a cup of Immortal Ganoderma Jade Dew tea, the steam rising in curls.

Her narrow fox-like eyes were half-closed, and deep within her pupils, the scene in the largest central water screen was clearly reflected—

A Youth in White Robes was leading three followers, walking leisurely toward the east of the city.

The perspective of the water screen was incredibly sharp, clearly capturing even the punchable "another day full of Origin Qi" expression on Su Chen's face.

"Eldest Young Miss."

The maid Qingluan beside her lowered her voice, "The target has left; he is heading towards the Loose Cultivator Market."

"I see him."

Xie Jinghong's tone betrayed no emotion, but the curve of her lips as she sipped her tea carried unconcealed malice.

She set down her teacup.

Her jade-like fingertip lightly tapped the water screen, and the image suddenly zoomed in, Su Chen's handsome face instantly occupying the entire screen.

"Keep a close eye on him."

Her voice was cloyingly sweet, but her words were laced with ice.

"Every step he takes into the market."

"Every single negotiation with every stall owner."

"Every... single cent he spends, I want to know about it."

"I'd like to see just how deep the pockets of this Young Master Su are, the one who so generously 'rewarded' me with a thousand Immortal Stones."

"Yes!"

Qingluan's heart jolted, and she hurriedly bowed in acknowledgment.

...

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Peng City.

Deep within that dead alley where sunlight never reached, inside a secret room covered by layers of concealment Formations.

Han Rui sat cross-legged on the cold ground, in front of him a crude sound-transmission formation pieced together from bone fragments.

Centered around him, six True Immortals from the Xuantian Immortal Sect's Law Enforcement Hall had already transformed into six invisible phantoms.

Their Divine Thoughts wove a ground-level surveillance net so dense that not even a fly could escape, covering every part of Peng City.

*Buzz...*

On the bone fragment Formation, a ripple of Divine Thought arrived, condensing into a cold voice within the secret room.

"Reporting to the Captain: The target has left Yingxian Restaurant and is heading east along Vermilion Bird Street toward the Loose Cultivator Market. There are four in the party, with the Youth in White Robes, Su Chen, in the lead, followed by a black-clad man with a sword, a fat man, and... a little girl possessing a Second-Rank Immortal Body."

Han Rui abruptly opened his eyes!

His grim gaze instantly locked onto the charred figure in the corner who was consuming a Medicinal Pill to heal her injuries.

"Martial Niece Lin, is it that little girl?"

Lin Wan nodded.

She stiffly raised her head, and on her half-charred, terrifying face, that eerily sweet dimple reappeared, radiating bloodthirsty excitement.

"Yes."

"It's her."

Han Rui's gaze lingered on the words "little girl" for a moment, a flash of greed and determination crossing his eyes.

He issued a cold command into the sound-transmission formation.

"Continue following."

"Maintain distance; do not alert anything."

"I want to know the exact purpose of their trip."

"Understood!"

The secret room fell back into a deathly silence.

Only the occasional flicker of eerie light on the Formation proved that a net of death was silently tracking its prey.

And that prey, locked down by two nets simultaneously...

...was currently leading his "Bargain-Hunting Squad," walking with great interest through the bustling streets of Peng City.

With a "huge sum" of thirty million high-grade immortal stones in his pocket, his mind was calculating how to pick up "nuclear warheads" at bargain prices.

Bathed in the morning sunlight, he whistled cheerfully in his mind.

[Tsk, staying away from all that fighting and killing to come out and do some bargain hunting—this is the comfortable life cultivation should be about!]

[Today is another peaceful day!]