C74 Untouchable

At this moment, the city gates of Yancheng had already started to be prepared to close. Normally, this time could be considered a busy time for the city to be bustling with noise and excitement. However, it was different from the bustling trading area during the day. The period of time between the arrival of dusk and the curfew in the middle of the night was a concentrated manifestation of the prosperity on the other side of Yancheng.

Restaurant, gambling house, brothel and those that could not be seen were all auctioned off and traded at this time. It was as if every city had a tacit understanding with each other, and that was that after the city gates closed, until the curfew, the entire city, from a certain point of view, was handed over to the order of the underground.

The side street where the Zuo Family Village was on was extremely quiet. It was not just this street, it was also as if no one dared to go near it. This strange phenomenon caused the people in the streets to be on guard. They all very consciously stayed in their own homes, not even daring to peek out their heads.

Although no one knew what had happened, the scene just now was too horrifying. Although the strange scene had already passed, the atmosphere here had become even stranger and more stifling.

The mysterious old woman raised her muddy eyes and scanned the surroundings. As her gaze swept across the surroundings, the black clothed people hiding in the shadows couldn't help but tremble slightly.

At their level, martial artists, especially the "Shadow Squad," who were responsible for gathering information, would naturally feel a sense of fear towards powerhouses that were much stronger than them.

Normally, they would choose to give up their mission and leave. However, the current situation was that they were in their own territory and the dignity of a strong person that they had cultivated over the years did not allow them to just run away like that. Moreover, their master had given them strict orders this time. They had to stay behind and thoroughly investigate the phenomenon that had just occurred.

The last and also the most important reason was that from the moment their eyes met, they already knew that running away was a joke in front of this expert. There was no way they would not leave a good impression on him.

"Senior, under the orders of the City Lord, we have come to inspect the strange phenomenon that has just occurred. If the senior knows, I hope … "Please, tell me the truth."

Following a deep voice, a man in black walked out from his hiding place. Even so, he still chose to speak in a dark place that couldn't be directly reached by the light. From his figure and voice, it was impossible to judge this black-clothed man's age, gender, and even his exact height and weight.

His voice was not loud, and when he reached the end, he hesitated for a moment. Then, he chose to brace himself and ask the elder in front of him about the reason behind the strange phenomenon. Although he was aware that there were several other forces of Shadow Guards in the surroundings who had come to investigate, this was not the time to make a fuss about it with those people.

The old woman shot a glance at the shadow guard who had spoken. She did not directly answer his question, but spoke as if she was speaking to the air, "You all wish to know the reason for this phenomenon?"

The old woman's voice seemed to have changed slightly from when she had first entered the city. She was only slightly impatient when facing the city guards. But when he saw the group of Shadow Guards in front of him, her attitude clearly turned cold, and even a trace of disgust seeped out.

"Mm …?" When the old woman saw that no one had replied to her question, the rest of the Shadow Squad remained in hiding, unmoving.

The old woman lifted her head slightly and looked into the sky. Following that, a powerful wave of spiritual power rippled out in all directions. If Zuo Feng were here, he would have discovered that this powerful spiritual fluctuation was the same as the energy he had released when he probed with his Sea of Consciousness. This seemingly old woman was a legendary expert who had broken through to the Qi Refining stage.

Under such strong mental pressure, the hidden Shadow Squad felt as if they were under all sorts of pressure. This feeling was as if his life was a small flame in a storm that could be extinguished at any time.

The old woman who had released such a strong spiritual pressure had a calm expression. Her eyes seemed to be devoid of focus as she stared into the dark void. Her lips moved slightly as she sighed, "Since all of you are unwilling to show yourselves, then so be it …"

The old woman spoke very slowly, but when she reached the end, she also paused slightly. Just as she was about to continue speaking, six figures wrapped in black robes staggered out from their hiding spots, looking extremely miserable, as if they had been chased from behind.

The man in black who appeared first wiped off his cold sweat. He felt extremely lucky that he had made the same choice. If he had fought them all the way to this moment, he would probably be in such a difficult situation.

He had also sensed the spiritual fluctuation just now, but the old woman hadn't targeted him. Therefore, he had just been standing on an isolated island, looking at the other people as if they were small boats that could be overturned at any time. Although he couldn't feel the pain personally, the feeling of death which could lead to instant death seemed to brush against his skin.

He looked at the two men in black behind him. From where the six men in black were hiding, he could tell that the two men behind him were in the same faction as him. The other four men in black were in two different factions.

He only cared about the two men on his side. The two men in black could already see that they were drenched in sweat and were gasping for air. It was clear that they were weak right now. A hint of terror could be seen in their eyes. He looked at his companion and shook his head, indicating that the two of them were fine.

"Old senior, we were lacking in manners just now. Please forgive us, Senior. I hope you will let us off on account of Commander Zuo."

"Senior, we were just lucky, so we hope that the right commander …"

Before he could finish his words, the old woman had already extended her hand and waved in the air, signaling them to stop talking. From the moment these people appeared, the old woman had been looking into the sky, completely ignoring what they were saying.

The few of them were also baffled. Why did this old woman force them to appear but ignore them? However, if Zuo Feng were here, he would be able to sense that the old woman was currently spreading out her psychokinesis. The psychokinesis that was spreading out from her body seemed to cover the entire Yan City.

And the most terrifying thing was, her spirit reading could ignore buildings and even scan the underground chambers that were constructed. This kind of ability could only be described as tyrannical. It could even be described as tyrannical to the point of being somewhat abnormal.

The old woman forced a few of the Shadow Guards out of the shadows and threw them there, ignoring them. It wasn't because they had any influence on her detection. However, she personally hated the feeling of these rodent-like people secretly spying on her from the shadows. Now that she had chased these rats out to the open, she began to investigate with a peace of mind.

The old woman's psychokinesis probing was like mercury flowing through the ground. However, not all locations were accessible.

For example, the City Lord's Mansion, the Commander's Mansion, and a few other large trading houses all had special secret rooms or training rooms. Her psychokinesis couldn't penetrate into the room. It was a secret room built with special magnets called magnetite stones or a secret room built with a certain amount of magnetite stones. It could block psychokinesis.

About half a quarter of an hour later, the old man slowly withdrew her gaze from the sky. From her gaze, a trace of anger could be seen, but it disappeared in an indiscernible flash. With her cultivation and the long time she had lived in this world, it was rare for her to display such a trace of anger.

He looked at the group of black clothed Shadow Guards once again, and said with a calm voice, "Go back and tell your master that everything here is not something your master can meddle in."

Saying this, she paused for a moment, then opened her mouth again and said, "If you want to live for a very long time, then it is best for you to not interfere in this matter. This is my advice to that old friend of yours in your empire. Listen and don't listen … "Whatever, you can leave now."

The old man's words carried a trace of irresistible majesty. The shadow guard who first appeared and claimed to be from the City Lord's Mansion led two people behind him. After clasping his hands and bowing deeply, he turned around and left without looking back.

The two men in black who had called themselves the Residence of Right Commander wanted to ask a few more questions. However, when their gazes landed on the old woman in the long street, the two of them couldn't help but shiver. They once again swallowed back the words that were about to escape their mouths.

The last two men in black who were left behind were the two Shadow Squad guards who had previously claimed to be from Commander Zuo's residence, and also under Commander Zhang Yu's command. The two of them also wanted to leave immediately, but remembering Zhang Yu's serious expression before they left and his usual treatment for failing missions, the two could only grit their teeth and stay at the end.

The old woman didn't even look at them and only asked, "Is there something else?"

The two of them looked at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes. Finally, one of them seemed to grind his teeth and said, "Old senior, please forgive us for our impudence. I hope that phenomenon will …"

The old woman didn't wait for them to finish talking. She was already frowning. "Scram!" The muffled sound of a thunderous roar seemed to have exploded in their minds. It shook their eyes, ears, noses and caused them to spurt out a mouthful of blood.

About a quarter of an hour later, in the City Lord's Mansion's stone room, a middle-aged man sat on a stone bed as he listened to the Shadow Squad's narration of the mysterious old woman. He thought back to the old woman with the black magic stone mentioned by the city guard leader. He had already made a guess as to the old woman's identity.

After hearing the report, he slowly closed his eyes and said helplessly, "Tell all the people in the City Lord's Mansion to not provoke that old woman. If she has any requests, do their best to fulfill them."

The black-clothed man nodded his head in agreement. Then, he bowed and left, but muttered in his heart, 'Don't provoke him? Who would dare to provoke such a fiend?