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Chapter 405 Opening

The city's retreat was becoming increasingly urgent, leaving Yu Sanzhi and his men with no choice but to continue their escape.
Sometimes you stumble upon the right shop, sometimes you stumble upon the wrong one. If you stumble upon the right one, thank goodness you can pass through safely, but if you stumble upon the wrong one, you naturally have to pay some tolls.

Along the way, some became tools, some became food, some became puppets that spun on the stage all day, and some became bricks and stones buried in the ground, trampled on day and night.

But there is one thing.

Yu Sanzhi has fewer and fewer people around him, and they are all injured, some even missing limbs.

This is understandable, as surviving in the face of such a powerful evil spirit is already quite an achievement.

The night grew deeper and deeper. Several hours had passed, yet there was no sign of dawn. The pure black curtain pressed closer and closer, until it seemed as if it were about to fall.

In stark contrast, the streets were increasingly festive, with bright red lanterns hanging high and streetlights casting a ghastly green glow. The blurry figures gradually materialized and even took to the streets. Their faceless bodies stared at everyone, and although they were not yet within reach, the bizarre scene alone was enough to send chills down one's spine.

Around the corner, there's another street and another shop.

Yu San gasped for breath a few times before speaking with difficulty.

"Qian Bolao, Shangguan Hong, and Malai Dao, the three of you."

No one answered.

He turned around and saw only a few people and indifferent faces.

When he first brought them out, they were mostly the elites of the evil sects in the North, but now only these remnants remain.

Although it wasn't the right time, Yu Sanzhi was still somewhat lost in thought.

You're something else, kid from the White Gate. You single-handedly wiped out so many of my people and even destroyed most of my business.
So he didn't notice that the three people he pointed to didn't move.

One of them, who was missing an arm, raised his head and said coldly.

"Chief Yu, why are you always pointing fingers at us? How long have you and your mistress been idle? Isn't it time for you two to scout things out?"

Without any other stepping stones, under this life-or-death danger, all fear turned into anger. The three of them just stared at Yu Sanzhi, looking ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

Looking at the others who were also filled with righteous indignation, Yu Sanzhi suddenly laughed.

"Don't forget, you all took my Heart-Eating Pill before you came here. If there's no antidote, you'll be living a life worse than death in just a few days, and you won't even be able to commit suicide."

However, the other person directly and mercilessly refuted it.

"Being killed by evil spirits is worse than death, and being tortured by your Gu worms is also worse than death, so we might as well choose the second one - at least that way we can enter the cycle of reincarnation again, instead of being a decoration in this city for eternity."

Yu Sanzhi sighed.

"What do you mean?"

“We can go in, but at least one of you or your lover has to come out, or we’ll have a shootout right here—not being able to commit suicide doesn’t mean we can’t be killed, and we’re not useless either; we can at least suppress this Gu worm for a while.”

Yu Sanzhi closed his eyes and pondered for a few seconds, then nodded to Li Huanzhu beside him.

Madam Li's face immediately contorted with an expression as if her mother had died. But after hesitating for a few seconds, she took a step and walked slowly to the middle of the three.

"I am truly not good at direct confrontation; please have pity on me."

Her pretty face with tears in her eyes was so pitiful that it would have made anyone want to tease her on a normal day—after all, even Yu Sanzhi didn't care—but in the current situation, no one was in the mood for that, and they just spoke stiffly.

"Then I'll trouble you to accompany us, Madam. Afterwards..."

But before she could finish speaking, Madam Li suddenly unfolded her fan, covered her face, and revealed a charming smile.

Several people were stunned.

But immediately, they felt something was wrong with their bodies, and the leader roared angrily.

"It's a seductive technique!"

Those who have survived to this point, no matter how disheveled they are, are no ordinary fighters. Some grabbed their weapons, while others cast spells. However, just as things were about to escalate...

Suddenly, a few sounds.

A soft "plop" sound.

The warm liquid flowed down his chest, and a few seconds later, it brought excruciating pain. One of them turned his head, only to see a few calm and indifferent faces.

Similarly, it was the face of the remaining companions.

He trembled in disbelief.

"What are you doing? Don't you know that if I die, you'll be next? Yu Sanzhi is a selfish and despicable man who only knows how to send us to our deaths without lifting a finger himself."

However, it was Yu Sanzhi who responded to him.

Then he clapped his hands lightly and laughed.

“You’re right, I am indeed selfish and will stop at nothing to save my own life. Your lives are just consumables to me—but don’t you think about why I specifically left you to the end?”

Yu Sanzhi beckoned, and one of the men who had been filled with righteous indignation immediately knelt down, raised his still blood-stained weapon, and offered it up.

He took it, examined it, and then casually tossed it away.

"After all, this is such a big deal, I have to bring some of my trusted confidants with me. Time's almost up, so let's stop talking and send them in for a dip."

Those men grabbed the three men by the neck and threw them toward the shop in front.

Unfortunately, this time it's a bad option.

At first there were screams, but soon, with the sound of flesh being ground, it turned into muffled murmurs, as if drowned.

Seeing that the figure of the millstone had stopped, the remaining people did not hesitate and rushed out of the house.

Then—the view suddenly became clear.

The remaining people were stunned for a few seconds.

Having grown accustomed to the winding roads, the sudden appearance of this spacious area made them feel somewhat uneasy—but Yu Sanzhi quickly recovered, looked up, and gazed ahead.

Unlike other places, there is only one building here.

Its name.

Shi Xiang Lou

Is this the final destination?

Yu Sanzhi opened his mouth, finally shedding all pretense and revealing a sinister and vicious smile.

Then, I pushed open the door and stepped inside.

Although it's a place that sells food, there's nothing in the building that a restaurant should have. There isn't even a single dining table. The place is empty, as if nothing has been built yet.

As expected, Zhou You was sitting on a small stool, clutching a folding fan he had somehow acquired, clearly having been waiting there for quite some time.

"Half an hour apart feels like three autumns, Brother Yu, why are you taking so long to arrive?" Yu Sanzhi looked at the person and then laughed.

"Isn't it because the journey took too long? Thanks to Brother Zhou's help, my business has suffered a great loss. Even if I can successfully move abroad, life won't be much better afterward. And all of this is thanks to you all."

Feng Qianlin didn't answer, nor did Hanlu, so there was only Zhou You's laughter.

"Brother Yu, you're absolutely right, and I'm truly sorry for your loss—but the problem is..."

The fan tapped against the palm of the hand, making a crisp sound.

"—Brother Yu, weren't you the one who started this trouble?"

Yu Sanzhi remained silent for a long while, then suddenly grinned.

"Yes, that's right. It's a matter of life and death, which makes me seem petty. So be it. After I capture you, I will naturally 'properly' collect my debt from you."

"Wait!"

Zhou You suddenly waved his fan again.

"You don't really intend to use magic here, do you? Oh, I forgot to tell you, as long as you're in an area where supernatural disturbances are prohibited, you can't use weapons or even your fists."

However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Yu Sanzhi.

"You don't need to worry about that. Anyway, there are no more concerns now, so let's just go for it."

Right behind him, a burly man suddenly slashed his wrist, and blood gushed out like a fountain, turning into countless arrows in mid-air, heading straight for Zhou You!

Hanlu, standing nearby, moved slightly, intending to stop him—but Zhou You waved his hand, stopping her.

Sure enough, before it even flew over, the blood arrow seemed to be swallowed up and melted in mid-air.

But unlike before, this city did not retaliate or punish.

What's going on?
Before Yu Sanzhi could understand what was happening, the whole room suddenly trembled.

No, it's not just about the house.

The entire street, the entire square, and even the entire city were trembling!
"what have you done!"

Faced with this stern rebuke, Zhou You clapped his hands and laughed.

"I didn't do anything, it's just that this city is almost full."

Yu Sanzhi suddenly felt uneasy. He looked up and saw that the house was beginning to warp like clay, with countless desperate faces appearing in it. But before he could even cry out, he was forcibly pulled back into the building.

Amidst this beautiful scenery, someone's laughter continued.

"That senior from the White Gate was indeed a genius. Although he eventually died and his cultivation dissipated, he still managed to summarize some patterns."

"The location of the life gate in this city is one point, and the other point is the amount of food this city needs at one time. To be honest, the quality of the people you brought, Chief Yu, is really high. Normally, this city would need to eat several hundred people to be just enough to be full, but I didn't expect that you could feed it almost with less than a hundred people."

Although Yu Sanzhi looked nervous, he remained calm. He stared at Zhou You and suddenly spoke.

"I remember a few years ago, there were stories of entire villages disappearing in many places. In this year of great disaster, no one paid attention. Everyone thought they had suffered a calamity or the whole village had fled. Now it seems that it was all caused by some kind of evil spirit?"

"Exactly."

Yu Sanzhi took a deep breath and then continued.

"So what do you want to do now?"

Normally this isn't the time for a conversation, but after what just happened, he didn't act rashly—and Zhou You simply replied with a smile.

"This evil spirit is almost full, but there's only one bite left. Tell me, Chief Yu, when you're almost full, what do you do with the remaining food on the table?"

Yu Sanzhi was startled and terrified.

Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt the space in the city shrink abruptly, like a gaping maw ready to devour them all!
It was indeed not full, so it counted on eating its last few bites.

Yu Sanzhi and his group, who were at the door, were the first to be hit!
Should we try to get to Zhou You's place?

No, there's not enough time, and that guy is watching them closely; he'll obviously try to stop them!
In an instant, Yu Sanzhi made a decision. He glanced at Madam Li beside him, who immediately understood and drew a short knife from her waist, slitting the throat of the guard next to her.

Yu Sanzhi did the same; just to be on the safe side, he kicked out twice, breaking the calves of those men.

Even as they collapsed, spitting blood, the loyal guards still wore expressions of disbelief.

"Boss."

However, they received no response. Taking advantage of the moment when the floor swallowed and chewed up the people, Yu Sanzhi and Madam Li ran for a few breaths and finally escaped from the strange area at the last minute!
The next moment, everyone heard a satisfied sigh.

However, the twisting of the building did not stop; instead, it became even more intense.

At this moment, Zhou You finally uttered his last words.

"After the city has eaten its fill, it will throw away the leftovers like garbage—of course, under normal circumstances, I have achieved my goal, since your main force is almost wiped out, and the remaining harassers are not a concern."

However, he suddenly changed the subject.

"But I really don't want to let you go, Chief Yu. Your influence in the North is too great, and you are too ruthless. I'm afraid you'll pull some more tricks on me—so I only have one goal now."

"That means killing Chief Yu, or being killed by Chief Yu."

Their words were calm, even bordering on joking.

Yu Sanzhi also grinned, revealing his yellowish-brown teeth.

"What a coincidence, that's what I was thinking too. You've killed so many of my people, and even for the sake of my reputation, I can't let you go. Otherwise, people will laugh at my name for the rest of my life. There's still some time left, enough to kill a junior like you."

—Now, as the city shrinks, that fragile barrier is becoming increasingly visible, and it seems it is about to collapse.

Zhou You wasn't in a hurry, nor did he respond. Instead, he turned to Feng Qianlin and spoke.

"Shang Jun, your gun is out of bullets now. Step back to avoid being caught in the crossfire."

Feng Qianlin was silent for a few seconds, then nodded, turned around and backed away, but as they passed each other, he still said something.

"That guy's title of King of the North is well-deserved. Over the years, many people have challenged him, but they have all died tragically. Be careful, we've reached the final stage, so don't let anything go wrong."

Zhou You smiled and agreed, then pointed to Yu San.

"Hey Chief Yu, shall we start fighting right now?"

Yu Sanzhi grinned and said only one sentence.

"Okay."

The barrier shattered instantly.

Two figures suddenly rushed out!
(End of this chapter)