novelraw Chapter 1611 - 1610: Trap
Chapter 1611 - 1610: Trap
"Let’s go, let’s check out that shop!"
Li Tong said as she got out of the car, and Ling Feng followed.
The two arrived at the entrance of the Miao Medicine Shop one after the other. Li Tong paused briefly before stepping inside.
Ling Feng followed her in and took a glance at the shop’s interior.
The lighting was a bit dim, surrounded by cabinets, exuding a peculiar smell.
It was the scent of herbs mixed with certain spices.
Behind the counter was an elderly man, with sparse hair and wearing glasses. Upon seeing the two enter, he immediately asked, "What do you need?"
"Are you the owner here?" Li Tong asked.
The old man nodded, "That’s right!"
"Very well. I want a herb called Soul Detachment Grass. Do you have it?" Li Tong squinted her eyes and asked.
"...."
The old man’s expression didn’t change, and he hardly reacted, but the atmosphere in the room suddenly shifted!
After a long silence, the old man suddenly sighed, "I didn’t expect you’d find this place so quickly!"
"I didn’t expect that at your age, you’d still be engaging in harmful deeds!" Li Tong said blandly.
The old man looked up at her, "Some people’s fates are already decided. If Yama wants them dead by the third watch, they won’t live to see the fifth!"
Li Tong sneered, "Can you represent Yama?"
"Of course not, but if someone dies, there’s always a reason they deserved it!"
The old man chuckled, then asked, "Miss, who are you, and how did you track down the Soul Detachment Grass?"
"There’s no point in discussing this now. You only have one chance. Tell us who instructed you to use the herbs on that couple!" Li Tong said sternly.
"..."
Silence again filled the room.
Ling Feng noticed a slight movement from the old man and immediately activated his Divine Sense. He discovered a red button under the old man’s foot, prompting him to frown and ask, "What are you doing? What’s the button for?"
"Hmm?"
The old man was taken aback and looked at Ling Feng in astonishment, "You..."
"Unless you want to die, you’d better not move!" Ling Feng warned.
"I don’t want to die, but since you came here, you’re courting death!"
The old man let out a sinister laugh and released the button under his foot!
Ling Feng thought, "not good," but before he could react, he suddenly felt the ground give way beneath him. The floor split open, and he fell down along with Li Tong!
There was no time to react. A large black hole appeared on the ground, and the two plummeted straight down. Ling Feng flipped his palm to take out the God Slayer Saber, and simultaneously used Divine Sense to scan the space below!
Seeing that the depth of the pit was about twenty meters, and realizing they’d already fallen halfway, he quickly stabbed the saber’s blade into the nearby stone wall with one hand and grabbed Li Tong with the other!
The friction from the saber’s blade slowed their descent!
Soon after, they landed, and the strong odor of mold assaulted their senses.
Having fully scanned the underground space with Divine Sense, Ling Feng found it was like a well, narrower at the top and wider at the bottom, with roughly ten square meters of maneuverable space at the base.
Surrounded by thick rock, the suddenly opened cover above had already closed, leaving everything in complete darkness!
Of course, this was no obstacle for Ling Feng. He quickly retrieved a high-power flashlight from his Space Bracelet and turned it on.
The bright white light revealed Li Tong beside him.
Her face was ice-cold, clearly furious.
"Don’t worry, a little trap like this won’t hold us!" Ling Feng said.
Li Tong looked at him, "It’s not that simple!"
"Why? Do you think there are more tricks up his sleeve?"
Before Ling Feng could finish speaking, they heard the sound of water gushing!
"Not good!"
A meter below the well opening, several large plastic pipes suddenly spewed liquid. Ling Feng sensed it wasn’t water; it had no lethal effect on him!
So, if the old man intended harm to him and Li Tong, it certainly wouldn’t just be water!
In a moment of crisis, Ling Feng grabbed Li Tong’s hand and instantly teleported!
In the blink of an eye, they had returned to the apartment.
Seeing the change in surroundings, Li Tong realized what had happened and broke free from Ling Feng’s grasp, angrily shouting, "You, who told you to bring me away!"
"Nonsense! That liquid pouring down was certainly not water, probably something like acid. Even if your body could withstand it, your clothes and hair would dissolve. Do you want to chase that old man naked?" Ling Feng retorted irritably.
The question left Li Tong speechless, but after a moment of silence, she said, "Even if that’s the case, but now we’ve left, that old man must have escaped!"
"Don’t worry, under the watchful eye of the security bureau, where could he run?"
Ling Feng sneered and turned to look at Zhou Yi, who was sitting on the sofa watching him and Li Tong, "Isn’t that right?"
"What old man? Did you find the real culprit behind Li Mao and Hua Yingying’s deaths?" Zhou Yi asked.
"Sort of. That old man sells Miao medicine, but he’s definitely not the mastermind. We have to catch him to find out who orchestrated it!" Ling Feng said.
"Is that so?"
Zhou Yi understood and nodded, "All right, I’ll take on the task of tracking that old man and see if he left!"
Seeing Zhou Yi get up, Ling Feng turned to Li Tong, "Are you satisfied now?"
"Let’s talk when we find the person!"
Li Tong glared at him, then turned to Zhou Yi, "Miss Zhou, right? I’m going to have to trouble you today!"
Zhou Yi was taken aback, "You know me?"
"Of course!"
Li Tong nodded, "I’ve known of Miss Zhou’s fame for a long time!"
"All right then!"
Zhou Yi didn’t ask further and nodded, "No need to be so polite. Since Ling Feng ran into trouble, I can’t let him get framed. The mastermind must be caught!"
So saying, she took out her phone and called the local bureau.
Based on the address and description Li Tong provided, Zhou Yi instructed the bureau personnel to quickly locate the old man.
After arranging this, Zhou Yi hung up the phone and said to Ling Feng and Li Tong, "No need to rush, we’ll have news soon!"
"Good!"
Li Tong nodded, then suggested, "Let’s approach this from both ends; my car is still in front of the Miao Medicine Shop. Let’s go check. What if he hasn’t left?"
"That works too!"
Zhou Yi knew her urgency and didn’t object, nodding in agreement.
The three then headed downstairs, got in the car, and drove straight to the Miao Medicine Shop.
Once there, even before entering, Ling Feng’s Divine Sense searched, finding no sign of anyone in the shop.
The old man wasn’t a fool. Having been found by Li Tong, even if the mysterious liquid had eliminated her and Ling Feng, he wouldn’t have lingered—he’d surely make a run for it.