428: Chapter 72 The Funeral, Trouble

The core of the Self-Cultivation Furnace was actually a living thing!

This was something Ma Xianhong had never expected.

The core of the Self-Cultivation Furnace didn't come from his Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements; instead, it was created by his "older sister," Qu Tong, using methods unknown to him. Its outer shell was made of a very sturdy metal.

Out of curiosity, Ma Xianhong had once suggested opening it to take a look, but Qu Tong had strictly refused.

Seeing that his "sister" Qu Tong didn't allow it, he dropped the idea and never took the initiative to open the core's shell.

But now, the shell had been opened by people from the company.

Although Ma Xianhong felt it was wrong, he couldn't resist his long-standing curiosity and took a look. As a result, he unexpectedly discovered that the true face of the Self-Cultivation Furnace's core was a lump of flesh of unknown origin.

Most importantly, it moved; it was clearly a living creature.

This greatly surprised Ma Xianhong, and at the same time, he vaguely felt something was wrong, secretly planning to find an opportunity to ask Qu Tong what was going on.

He had originally thought that meeting Qu Tong would have to wait until he met with the higher-ups of Everywhere Connect and completely settled the Biyou Village incident, but he hadn't expected the reality to be far from that.

On the way to the Everywhere Connect headquarters, someone targeted the transport vehicle he was in...

Xu Xiang was dead!

When Meng Li heard this news from Xu Si over the phone, he was a bit dazed.

He and Xu Xiang had just met yesterday, and the other party seemed fine. How could he have kicked the bucket the next day?

With doubts in his heart, Meng Li asked directly, "What happened?"

Xu Si said in a low voice, "He took people to Biyou Village yesterday to clean up for Bao'er and the others, but they were ambushed on the way back to the company while transporting Ma Xianhong..."

"What about Ma Xianhong?" Meng Li asked in a deep voice.

"He escaped."

Meng Li frowned. "I remember mentioning that there was more to the Self-Cultivation Furnace than meets the eye, which means there's someone behind Ma Xianhong. Did you guys have no precautions at all?"

Xu Si said bitterly, "Of course we did. The old man took people there specifically to guard against the person behind the scenes. Otherwise, the cleanup wouldn't have required people from headquarters. To be safe, the transport route was only temporarily notified by headquarters after they arrived and picked up the person."

Meng Li was slightly stunned, then sneered, "So, before they set off, only the people at headquarters knew the route."

Xu Si didn't speak.

Currently, this seemed to be the answer, and it represented an extremely serious problem—there was a mole among the higher-ups at the company headquarters!

However, this didn't have much to do with Meng Li.

He skipped the topic and asked, "Why are you calling me?"

Xu Si replied, "To tell you about this. I hope you can attend the old man's funeral later."

"No problem, I'll definitely be there."

Just as Meng Li agreed, Xu Si spoke again, "There's one more thing. I just received news that you have mastered one of the Eight Peculiar Skills, the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements. This news has already started to spread, and it won't be long before everyone knows."

Meng Li's expression immediately darkened.

If the news of him possessing the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements got out, given his previous performance in The Realm of Extraordinary People, what he would encounter next would likely be similar to what Zhang Chulan went through back then.

Not to mention being constantly coveted, there would certainly be no shortage of trouble.

This news was clearly spread intentionally by someone, with the goal of making him like Zhang Chulan, plagued by constant trouble.

It seemed it was necessary to limber up his muscles and bones.

Having made up his mind, Meng Li chatted with Xu Si for a few more words and then ended the call.

The next day.

Meng Li took Chen Duo to the Everywhere Connect headquarters for testing.

With the enhancement of the Six Treasury Immortal Thief's ability to plunder vitality, the company's relevant personnel determined after various tests that the Gu Poison in Chen Duo's body was within a controllable range.

Zhao Fangxu and the others finally felt relieved.

Chen Duo also gained a degree of true freedom.

A few days later, Meng Li attended Xu Xiang's funeral at Xu Si's invitation.

Chen Duo needed to study medical knowledge and had no relationship with Xu Xiang, so Meng Li didn't bring her along, letting her read books at the manor.

Xu Xiang was a veteran figure of Everywhere Connect and had quite a lot of connections in the circle, so many people came to offer their condolences.

Some were known to Meng Li, such as Zhao Fangxu and others, but more were strangers.

Meng Li didn't pay much attention and didn't feel much about Xu Xiang's passing either.

Having lived several lives, this wasn't the first time he had experienced the departure of friends and relatives. He had long since become indifferent, at most sighing secretly, his mood a bit heavy.

After following the process to offer condolences, Meng Li, like most people, left after confirming there was nothing else.

However, as he was heading back, when his car was halfway, a tire blew out!

It wasn't because he ran over a nail, but because someone had punctured it with a bead.

By the time he stabilized the car and got out to check the situation, several people leaped out from the woods by the roadside, split into two groups, front and back, forming a surrounding formation.

Meng Li took a close look and found that he knew all those people.

In front were Yuan Tao of Quan Xing and his disciple Han Dan.

In the rear were two of the Four Madmen of Quan Xing: the Root of All Evil, Shen Chong, and the scraping bone blade, Xia He.

In addition, the Raging Thunder Cannon, Gao Ning, and the Gut-Piercing Poison, Dou Mei, had also come, but they were hiding in the shadows and hadn't shown themselves.

Because as soon as Yuan Tao and the others appeared, Meng Li felt an invisible force provoking his Meridians back and forth, trying to affect his emotions.

The Twelve Labors of Passion Array!

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