Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 69 Targeting
Chen Li performed the traction technique three times in a row.

He exhausted most of his spiritual energy.

Only then did he carry his sword and return to the basement through the tunnel.

After two lessons learned from piling up monster meat and causing an unbearable stench, Chen Li finally learned his lesson and gradually used his traction technique to carry out a large-scale expansion and renovation of the basement.

The original 50-square-meter residential area has now grown to about 150 square meters. In addition, there is a warehouse 30 meters away from the residential area, which is used to store monster meat. All of these areas are connected by underground tunnels.

Chen Li took a picture of himself with a cleansing talisman, tiptoed to the bedroom, and put his sword away.

As soon as she got into bed, Zhou Hong was still awakened.

"Go to sleep!" Zhou Hong opened her eyes, glanced at him, mumbled something, and snuggled into Chen Li's arms.

"Hmm!" Chen Li held the beauty in his arms, listening to the incessant dripping of water, but he was not sleepy at all.

The weather outside has been getting hotter and hotter these days.

The basement, which was originally damp and leaky, has become damp, leaky, and stuffy!
Actually, it's not too bad right now, just a little stuffy, since it's only been spring for a short time.

If it comes to summer.

That's truly deadly.

He had also considered moving to live on the ground.

As far as he knew, many people dug tunnels and built basements, but still slept outside at night, only hiding in the tunnels when they encountered danger.

But then I thought about it and realized I couldn't bear to give up this well-built basement.

The sunk costs are too high.

Rebuilding it again in a short time would be too time-consuming and labor-intensive, and he no longer had the will to do so.

At this moment, Chen Li suddenly had an idea and said to Zhou Hong, "Do you think we should rebuild the house on the original site?"

Zhou Hong hummed in agreement, her eyes still closed, and said sleepily, "It's up to you to decide."

Chen Li thought about it more and more and it seemed feasible.

There's no shortage of timber here; the nearby empty and dilapidated houses are full of high-quality timber, so we can just demolish them.

There was no shortage of stone either; Chen Li knew that there was a slope in the shantytown with large exposed rocks.

As for tools.

He has all kinds of magical implements at hand.

The cutting stone wood has flying swords.

Drilling and piercing can also involve nail-shaped ritual implements.

In addition, there's his traction technique and brute strength.

As long as you have all the materials, building a house shouldn't take too long.
……

In the following days, Chen Li spent time every day collecting various building materials, and he demolished several empty houses in the surrounding area.

The materials piling up in front of the ruins quickly attracted the attention of the neighbors.

Someone asked out of curiosity, "Are you planning to build a house?"

Someone struggling financially asked, "Do you need any help?"

Some local scoundrels and hooligans would also come to his door with a grin and ask to come and "help".

Life is full of all kinds of people. As long as human nature remains unchanged, even cultivators will be all kinds of people.

This kind of person doesn't dare to kill, but constantly commits petty evils. He's like a toad that doesn't bite but is disgusting. Chen Li easily dismissed him with a few pounds of monster meat. Fortunately, everyone could see that Chen Li was not someone to be trifled with, so they basically knew when to stop and didn't cause him any further trouble.

Chen Li originally intended to do it himself, but in the end he couldn't help but hire six helpers from the neighborhood. These people were living in such dire straits that they all looked emaciated.

Prices are soaring, and monsters are rampant outside.

Only a minority of those who are truly willing to risk everything and venture out into the world can survive in poverty.

However, the presence of these helpers also allowed Chen Li to detach himself from these mundane matters and have more time to cultivate.

……

Because the materials were all prepared, and the foundation had been leveled by Chen Li beforehand using traction techniques.

The house was built very quickly.

In just three or four days.

The house was already taking shape.

Perhaps it was because he had been showing his face more often these past few days, and dealing with a mix of all sorts of people. This evening, after emerging from the cave, he had a vague feeling that someone was watching him, and he immediately changed his mind, even though he had originally planned to go to Zhao Lin's house to settle his debt.

……

Inside a house with its gate tightly closed, a few dozen meters away from Chen Li's home.

The seven men, some standing and some standing, mostly wore menacing expressions on their faces.

One of them peeked through the crack in the door for a while before turning his gaze away and saying to the ruffian:
"Is this family really rich?"

"Rich, of course he's rich." The rogue said with a fawning smile, "How could this man in the robes not be rich? He gave each of us a pound of demon beast meat just to get rid of us, without even blinking an eye."

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but chuckle.

This is just to fob you off, you beggars. They don't even care about monster meat.

However, it's true that those who wear robes are definitely wealthy.

"Brother, this guy is not to be trifled with!" A rogue cultivator with a scar on his face peered through the crack in the door for a while and said in a deep voice.

"The six of us can't beat the two of them. We still have some sleeping powder left over from last time, so let's use it on them first. It's the best for dealing with these people who live in caves," the rogue cultivator, known as the eldest brother, laughed, looking relaxed.

"His woman is quite beautiful, you gentlemen shouldn't waste her!" the rogue said with a smirk.

Immediately, someone chuckled.

Immediately, foul language and obscenities arose.

"Brother, maybe we should just forget about it. The risk is too great. Even someone in a magic robe would be difficult to deal with. We should just find an ordinary target like we did before. It's simple and easy, and we can make enough money to live on," one of them said with some concern.

“You’re destined to be poor, what are you afraid of? In this world, if you want to live well, you have to be ruthless and fearless of death…” the older brother said with a sinister look, “Move aside a bit, let me take another look!”

He then peered through the crack in the door.

However, no one has been seen yet.

He then saw a sword rapidly enlarging in front of him.

A distracted person.

The sword tip pierced his throat and forehead in an instant, his body trembled, and his eyes widened.

The group's expressions changed drastically, and they retreated abruptly, each reaching for their magical artifacts.

The next moment, a figure smashed through the door and rushed towards the crowd like lightning.

Scarface's hand had just touched the ritual implement.

Then, the gray figure let out a soft shout.

He suddenly froze, a great fear rising in his heart. Then, a cold sword light flashed across his neck, and his gaze began to dart around.

Within the confined space, sword light flashed everywhere.

The crowd, stunned by the rebuke technique, were swiftly killed by the sword light like wooden stakes.

Sword strikes!

The person is dead!

In less than half a second.

The seven people lay sprawled on the ground, lifeless.

Chen Li quickly searched each of them.

Six ritual implements.

Two mid-grade magic artifacts and four low-grade magic artifacts.

In addition, there are fifteen protective amulets, twelve lightness amulets, two arrow-avoidance amulets, one evil-repelling amulet, and fifty-two low-grade spirit stones.

"Pah, a bunch of poor bastards!"

The gains were far less than those from the last ambush.

Chen Li stuffed the things into his robe, then walked out the door without changing his expression and headed towards Zhao Lin's house.

Before the killing, he had already changed his appearance and put on a new robe.

What does murder have to do with Chen Li?

He was just a stranger passing through.

(End of this chapter)