Waiting until near dusk, the door of the courtyard was suddenly opened. Upon seeing the newly turned soil in the yard and the faint scent of blood in the air, the visitor immediately sensed trouble and was about to retreat when a large hand suddenly stretched out from inside the house, grabbing the visitor by the neck and dragging them inside.
It was a woman, with a very graceful figure, and quite beautiful with willow-leaf eyebrows, almond eyes, a delicate nose, and rosy lips, exuding heroic spirit between her brows.
Lu Ren casually gave a slight shake, and with the force, shook all the bones in the woman’s body apart, so much so that she couldn’t even scream loudly, then tossed her to the ground.
The woman was drastically frightened, realizing she had encountered a formidable opponent.
Looking at Lu Ren, tall as a tower, with a cold expression, the woman nodded without the slightest hesitation.
"Where is your base located?"
The woman answered quickly and succinctly, knowing that if she fell into a bad situation, a woman as beautiful as her would meet a very tragic end.
"Thirty miles outside Juliu City, there’s a small town called Xinfan Town, with an inn named Tongfu Inn, which is our base in Liaoyuan."
The woman quickly finished speaking, looking at Lu Ren with an expectant expression.
Lu Ren thought for a moment: "Are you here to make contact?"
The woman replied candidly: "Our people have already found Wang Feng’s corpse and retrieved the key from him, rushing to inform them that the intel was wrong; this Wang Feng was merely using a forged identity."
It was like having a pillow handed to him when feeling sleepy; he asked: "Where is the key?"
"In Xinfan Town, inside Tongfu Inn, in the shopkeeper’s hands."
Seeing Lu Ren step forward with a reaching gesture, the woman breathed a bit hurriedly and quickly said: "We have special means of contact, without my help, you’d definitely have quite a hassle, and maybe the key has already been sent out!"
Lu Ren halted his movement, nodded slightly: "What you said makes sense."
The woman exhaled a breath, just about to speak when her pupils suddenly dilated, her neck snapped directly by giant strength, and her central nervous system was torn, life force rapidly extinguishing.
Lu Ren withdrew his hand, searched her body thoroughly but found nothing noteworthy, then stood up, tossing the extraordinarily beautiful woman into a pit and burying her.
After meticulously checking to make sure nothing was left behind, he left this civilian dwelling.
Returning home, he found a spot at the corner, delicately lifted a floor tile, dug a small pit, placed valuables within, restoring it to its original condition until nothing was amiss, then exhaled easily.
Good grief, there were really too many wall-climbing people in this ancient society.
Lu Ren didn’t hesitate, asked and verified the location of Xinfan Town, then immediately left the city, walking a distance away until there was no one around, then accelerated his pace.
In less than half an hour, even taking time to glance at road signs to confirm the route, Lu Ren directly arrived at Xinfan Town.
Upon entering the town, Lu Ren immediately sensed a different living atmosphere compared to Juliu City.
Juliu City was bustling, while though Xinfan Town bore the name ’New Prosperity,’ its ambiance was serene and quiet, surrounded by endless rice fields like waves of wheat.
These small towns were originally planned for land cultivation, serving as gathering places for surrounding farmers, gradually clustering into small towns.
In Daqian, food and land were entirely controlled by the state, no merchant was allowed to interfere, and anyone daring to resell grain faced the capital offense of beheading, with severe cases involving execution of nine clans.
This was key to why Daqian had the confidence to sustain close to ten billion people.
However, such procreation policies in this ancient society meant production capacity couldn’t compare to modern society, leaving many still hungry.
In such a feudal ancient society, if you didn’t keep the rice bags in your own hands, you simply couldn’t manage such a vast country.
Entering Xinfan Town, he saw several children playing kickball, back and forth happily.
Lu Ren didn’t pay much attention, strolled around the town to verify there was nothing worthy of his notice, then stopped in front of Tongfu Inn.
A chain shop across All Heavens and Myriads of Realms?
Looking at the sign above, Lu Ren couldn’t help but chuckle, and before he could enter, he heard a loud and boisterous voice.
"Damn, when will this life come to an end? Clearly I came here wielding the domineering aura, and with a peek, people would bow, how come I’ve become a mere shop servant here!"
"Alright, Li Si’er, stop talking nonsense, take the roasted lamb chops to the customers at table number eight quickly."
Lu Ren raised an eyebrow; this was clearly someone from the real world. Lu Ren wasn’t surprised; since the space tremor occurred, with the constant connection between the real world and Multi-Dimensional Space, many people had traveled through time to the Otherworld.
Although most people ended up dead due to harsh environments and various terrifying creatures, a few managed to live safely.
Some fortuitous individuals may ascend all the way like novel protagonists, reaching the peak.
With such a matter, Lu Ren lost the immediate thought of upending Tongfu Inn.
He entered Tongfu Inn and found an empty table to sit down; then Li Si’er came over, efficiently wiping the table, with a smile of professionalism on his face.
"Guest, what would you like to eat?"
Li Si’er lowered his head to wipe the table and then lifted it to see Lu Ren’s close-cropped hair, he was momentarily stunned; seeing Lu Ren’s tall, towering physique, the light in his eyes quickly dimmed but was filled with envy looking at Lu Ren’s incredibly developed body.
This must be a powerful Martial Artist.
"Bring a table of your specialty dishes, anywhere will do."
"Alright, please wait a moment!"
Once the tableful of dishes was served, seeing Li Si’er about to leave, Lu Ren inquired: "How long have you been here?"
Li Tianming was stunned: "Guest, you mean here at the inn? If I calculate, it’s been a year and a half."
Li Tianming jolted, with tearful eyes looking at Lu Ren.
Lu Ren nodded slightly: "You could say so."
"Are you a Martial Arts Family member from the real world?!"
Lu Ren nodded slightly: "Yes."
Li Tianming was overwhelmed, knowing just how emotionally stirring it was to meet a fellow real-world traveler in a strange land, especially in a world full of rampant demons — it was hard to describe.
One of life’s greatest joys, encountering a friend in a foreign land.
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Li Tianming sighed: "It’s been over three years since I arrived. Upon arrival, it was a wasteland, lucky not to end up in the Underworld, or I’d probably be dead in the wilderness by now."
Lu Ren asked: "How have you managed these past years?"
"How I’ve managed?" Li Tianming’s face turned bitter amidst sorrow: "During the first three months of arrival, I became a beggar, begging along the way and almost starving to death. After finding some relative stability with a place to live, I intended to start farming, but didn’t expect demonic invasion, rampant demons, nearly wiping out a whole village.
To survive, I became a refugee, and in the process, encountered mountain bandits. All was robbed except for a pair of shorts. Unable to fight them, I had to join them, thinking to rise through bandit ranks, only to find this small group of marauders barely lasted a few days before encountering fierce resistance during a heist.