Chapter 195: Another Riot
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Right after Lin Bai left the City Lord’s Estate, he did not know that another riot had occurred underground.
At this moment, everyone was busy in the alchemy room underground. White smoke curled up, and the flames in the cauldron seemed to never be extinguished. They kept jumping and flickering, reflecting the redness on everyone’s faces.
“Boom!”
However, people heard a loud sound, causing everyone who was in the middle of alchemy to jump in fright. Immediately after, the earth shook and the mountains shook. Countless rocks and dust fell from the walls. Even the alchemy cauldron fell to the ground, and many sparks flew out with the dust and flew in all directions.
Almost all the guards were alarmed. However, because of the Vice City Lord’s orders earlier, they did not dare to act rashly.
“You guys guard this place first. The rest of you and I will take a look at the situation. As for the others, immediately report back to the Vice City Lord and Elder Yan.”
The people in the cave hurriedly conjured spells to extinguish the fire. After putting out the flames with great difficulty, the medicinal pills that they had refined earlier had all gone down the drain. Some of them had even been damaged. They looked at their own blood and sweat and a pained expression appeared on their faces.
“What on Earth is going on? Why is there a sudden earthquake? Could it be that someone has attacked the City Lord’s Estate?”
“Who has the guts to attack the City Lord’s Estate? Could it be that they are tired of living?”
“From the sound of it, it doesn’t seem to be coming from above. It seems to be coming from underground. Could it be that something has happened here?”
Everyone thought about how they had been restricted by the guards ever since they came here. They couldn’t run around. Moreover, they had to have a warrant and a verbal order from the Vice City Lord or manager Zhao to enter and exit. It was claimed that they were being protected.
The curiosity that they had suppressed with great difficulty rose again. Suddenly, someone said mysteriously, “Do you think there’s something underground that caused such a big commotion just now?”
“Are you saying that there are monsters or demonic beasts underground?”
As soon as these words were said, a huge commotion was immediately stirred up.
“Don’t scare us here. If that’s really the case, why would the Vice City Lord want manager Zhao and the others to let us refine pills here? Wouldn’t it be too dangerous?”
“Are you stupid? Maybe that’s the reason why our freedom of movement is restricted so that we won’t be hurt by those monsters. Otherwise, look at the guards here. They’re even stricter than the City Lord’s Estate above.”
Hearing his companion’s words, many details that were overlooked gradually surfaced in everyone’s hearts. The more they thought about it, the more suspicious they felt.
“It’s not a good idea for us to make wild guesses here. We might as well go out and take a look.”
“I think it’s better to forget it. The first Vice City Lord and general manager Zhao also won’t allow it. Secondly, if there really are some ferocious monsters and demonic beasts, won’t we be in danger?”
“There are so many of us, why would we be afraid of these things? Besides, even if we can’t win, we can still escape.”
With one person taking the lead, the others also responded. They all walked towards the entrance of the cave, but were once again stopped by the guards. At this moment, there were only two guards at the entrance. It was likely that the others had gone to investigate the situation.
Seeing that everyone wanted to go out, they hurriedly stopped them. With a stern expression, they said, “What do you all want to do! Hurry up and go back. The situation outside is unclear, and it’s dangerous.”
“It’s precisely because of the danger that we want to go out and take a look!”
The people who came to the City Lord’s Estate all held the hope that they could cure the City Lord, thus obtaining the City Lord’s favor and obtaining great merit. In the future, they would rise to the top, and any powerful cultivation methods, cultivation levels, or divine weapons, high-level pet beasts would be at their fingertips. Hwever, the prerequisite was that they had lives to enjoy it.
How could they stay in this situation peacefully? They definitely had to figure it out.
Unexpectedly, the guard did not agree. He said expressionlessly, “No, I said that without the Vice City Lord’s order, no one can enter or leave.”
Everyone could not help but roll their eyes when they heard this. “What if a monster runs in? Wouldn’t we be sitting ducks? What happened just now? Is there a monster underground?”
“Why didn’t you tell us about the monster in advance? It’s so dangerous. If you can’t stop it, wouldn’t it cause a lot of casualties?”
Everyone was talking at the same time. For a moment, the guards were confused and could not convince them at all. Seeing that everyone was getting more and more agitated, they were afraid that they would not be able to stop them if they really started fighting.
“No matter what, we have to see what is going on outside today. We can’t just become the dinner of monsters and not know anything, right?”
“That is to say, let’s see the situation together.”
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, a cold male voice was heard.
“What are you guys trying to do here? Are you going to openly disobey my orders?”
A group of guards walked over from not too far away and opened up a path in the middle. The person who came was the Vice City Lord, Ren Zeyuan.
When the guards saw him, it was as if they saw their savior. “Vice City Lord, you’re finally here.”
Ren Zeyuan looked at the alchemists with a cold expression. His expression was terrifyingly cold. Those who met Ren Zeyuan’s gaze couldn’t help but lower their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.
“What are you arguing about? You really don’t put me in your eyes.”