Becoming Great Emperor by Playing Game-Chapter 401: Dead, the Boy and the Woman Are Dead

Chapter 401: Chapter 401: Dead, the Boy and the Woman Are Dead

Celestial Dragon Inn.

Chen Lan sat cross-legged, a bright ball of seven-colored light floating above his right palm, emanating a terrifying aura. Had he not arranged an array in advance to shield these emanations, the entire Evil Country would have known.

The array of this inn wasn’t strong enough to mask such an aura.

"What exactly is this?" Chen Lan murmured to himself in confusion. He didn’t know the purpose of this seven-colored glow, but just by sensing its aura, his body became so excited it trembled, wanting to devour and refine it.

Before figuring out what kind of treasure this was, he didn’t plan to consume it. What if it had an even better use?

Putting away the colorful sphere, he waved his hand, scattering countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures around him. Many were treasures containing the essence of the Dao, all obtained on his journey. If he refined them all, his mastery in the Fire Dao and Earth Dao could reach perfection, and the Path of Shadows could attain great success.

Begin refining!

...

"Mother, we can leave the city and find a new place to live now."

The boy smiled with visions of a wonderful future, and the woman beside him nodded heavily. Although she had been insane for decades, her memory remained, and her love for the boy was real.

Hand in hand, they approached the city gate. As soon as they stepped through, a brand new future awaited them!

"Who cured your mother?" At this moment, a cold voice sounded from behind the boy. The voice was familiar, startling him to turn his head hastily, only to see the elegantly dressed woman!

Li Lihua coldly looked at the boy and his mother. This woman had somehow recovered and become normal; there must be something shady about this!

With no money or skills, how could the boy possibly have treated her, and who in the Evil Country dared to treat her?

Seeing the boy remain silent, Li Lihua signaled with her eyes, and a sturdy man stepped forward, grabbing the boy and shouting coldly, "Speak!"

The boy trembled with fear but still kept silent. His mother, terrified by the scene, rushed over and clawed frantically at the strong man, "Let go of my son, it’s nothing to do with him. An Immortal saved me."

"Mother, stop talking!" the boy cried out in shock, hastily telling his mother not to speak further.

Bang!

The sturdy man kicked the woman away, and she immediately died, breathless.

Seeing his mother die before his eyes, the boy completely broke down, using all his strength to try and break free, shouting frantically, "Mother! Mother!!"

But how could a mere mortal break free from an Immortal?

"Tell me, which Immortal healed your mother, and did he use some kind of treasure?" Li Lihua asked excitedly, suspecting the Immortal was connected to today’s mysterious supreme treasure, surely related to these two.

Hahaha, finally, perseverance pays off. It wasn’t in vain that she had been guarding this gate, actually uncovering a clue.

"I won’t tell you!" the boy said coldly, his eyes bloodshot, wishing he could devour Li Lihua on the spot.

"Heh, do you think not telling me will help?" the woman sneered, grabbing the boy and beginning a soul search.

In no time, the boy’s soul was extinguished, his useless shell dropping lifelessly, completely dead.

"So it was him. It seems he took something extraordinary. This isn’t something I can handle alone; I’ll need to find the Sovereign and the mad old man." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Absorbing the boy’s memories, Li Lihua knew it was the doing of Chen Lan. She couldn’t see through his strength, likely a Taoist Saint, and this wasn’t a treasure she could claim by herself; she needed partners.

"Hang these two corpses up, right at the entrance of my Celestial Dragon Inn," Li Lihua ordered coldly, then left.

...

The next day.

Chen Lan awakened from his cultivation, his strength having increased dramatically again.

After cultivating for a full day and night, it was time to set off for the Underworld once more.

Just stepping out of the Celestial Dragon Inn, Chen Lan was bewildered by the sight before him.

He saw the inn’s entrance swarmed with people, completely blocking the way, piquing his curiosity as to what had happened.

But quickly, he understood the situation. As he inadvertently glanced upward, he noticed two corpses hanging not far away, only their backs visible, resembling a mother and child.

Since arriving in the Evil Country and witnessing those happenings, Chen Lan found that hanging corpses didn’t seem as surprising; it seemed rather normal compared to everything else.

This country was beyond redemption.

After a brief look, Chen Lan prepared to leave.

"I didn’t expect the boy to die like that, always working hard to treat his insane mother, so pitiful."

"Alas, what’s there to pity, anyone dying here isn’t really pitiful. You’ve seen it for years, haven’t you adjusted by now?"

"Found out anything? You must’ve noticed that seven-colored pillar of light yesterday, right? It’s connected to this boy. They say his mother was healed by an Immortal, related to the supreme treasure. Li Lihua found him and wanted him to reveal the treasure. He wouldn’t talk, and the mother and son died like that."

"You haven’t heard enough, yet. It’s said someone overheard a conversation in an alley yesterday. Someone gave this little beggar fifty thousand spirit stones, and it happened to be that evil woman’s subordinate who reported it. She originally intended to take those spirit stones, but it spiraled into a treasure incident."

"So many rumors, which one is true? But I feel both are."

"In any case, that little beggar was honestly stupid. Clearly, he just needed to reveal that Immortal and he wouldn’t have died, but he stayed silent. A fool."

"Doesn’t matter. Two mortals, dead as dead can be, nothing to see, rather look at women."

Chen Lan suddenly paused his steps, rigidly turning his head, using Divine Sense to scan the two bodies. Seeing their faces clearly, his body shook violently, pupils narrowing.

Indeed, it was the boy and woman from yesterday.

Yesterday, when he took the boy and woman into the alley, he didn’t use Divine Sense to scan the surroundings in advance because he thought it unnecessary. After leaving them fifty thousand spirit stones, he left.

He had thought the boy and woman would use the spirit stones for a good life, but unexpectedly, they became their death money!

In reality, what truly led to their demise was yesterday’s seven-colored beam. If he had shielded it in advance, might these events have not happened?

The boy never betrayed him, even unto death.

Chen Lan clenched his fists, powerful aura emanating, causing those around to retreat in fear, staring at him.

He stepped forward, beneath the boy and woman, using his hand as a blade to cut the ropes around their necks, gently laying them on the ground.

"Heh, so you’ve finally come. How does it feel to see these masterpieces?"

At this time, Li Lihua emerged with a group of strong men from the crowd, watching Chen Lan with a cold smile.

"If you wanted to provoke me to anger and lure me out, then congratulations, you’ve succeeded."

Chen Lan slowly raised his eyes, his icy gaze causing Li Lihua’s body and mind to tremble abruptly.