Published: January 31, 2025
“Oh? I’m not sure what Brother Wen Yu means. Considering our relationship, I have refrained from making things difficult for Sun Ruixing,” Li Quan'an said, feeling somewhat anxious. He feared that Sun Ruixing's issues might lead to Wen Yu turning against him, especially since everyone believed that Wen Yu and Sun Ruixing had a close relationship.
Wen Yu pondered for a moment before speaking, “What I mean is, will Sun Ruixing's character and temper affect tomorrow’s plan?”
Hearing that Wen Yu was not there to accuse him, Li Quan'an let out a sigh of relief and quickly replied, “That shouldn't be a problem. I took the initiative yesterday and issued an order. Tomorrow, anyone who doesn’t leave will be dealt with right in front of everyone. Sun Ruixing shouldn’t dare to say anything.”
“However,” Li Quan'an continued, still unsure of Wen Yu's stance, “this order might need Brother Wen Yu's support.”
“Hmm.” Wen Yu nodded, “The order you issued is good; at least it prevents any gossip. I will take care of the people who don’t leave tomorrow. Mayor Li doesn’t need to worry about taking the blame.”
Li Quan'an nodded with a beaming smile.
“By the way, have a few people keep an eye on Sun Ruixing. If he says anything outside, you’re responsible for taking care of him. I want tomorrow’s operation to go smoothly, and I believe you don’t want any unexpected changes either,” Wen Yu said seriously to Li Quan'an.
“That won’t be a problem. But Brother Wen Yu, don’t you have a friendship with Sun Ruixing? Why now...”
Seeing the confused expression on Li Quan'an’s face, Wen Yu sneered coldly and turned to leave the room. However, one sentence still reached Li Quan'an's ears, sending a chill down his spine.
“Friendship? What is that? The current situation is that I need someone to share the pressure for me. Sun Ruixing might sabotage our plan. Sabotaging my plan means blocking my path, blocking my path means seeking my life, and seeking my life makes him my enemy. When it comes to enemies, what do I care about friendship? I still have a bit of admiration for Sun Ruixing; I just hope he won’t choose the path of becoming my foe. So keep a close watch. If Sun Ruixing makes any moves, kill him. If you can’t, call me.”
Li Quan'an opened his mouth but couldn’t make a sound. As he watched Wen Yu turn to leave, he felt a cold sweat soaking through his clothes.
The murderous intent in Wen Yu's words had made his skin prickle.
...
After leaving Li Quan'an's room, Wen Yu, accompanied by the one-eyed man, walked out of the camp.
It was still early, and Wen Yu's main purpose for going out was to further investigate the situation in Birch Forest Town.
The air in Birch Forest Town was thick with tension. Wen Yu could even see that some walls of the houses had slightly twitching mutated vines.
They had already begun to spread towards Birch Forest Town.
Wen Yu drew out his steel knife and struck forcefully at one of the mutated vines. The vine thrashed twice violently, spraying a light green liquid. Then, with a whoosh, its root burrowed underground.
He touched the green liquid on the ground, which was cool and slightly slippery. He then tasted it; it wasn’t bitter, instead having a faint fragrance.
There were no toxic reactions, but there were also no positive changes.
After a plant mutates, its properties will also change. In his previous life, some people delved deep into the characteristics of various mutated plants, developing all sorts of bizarre medicines.
Unfortunately, Wen Yu didn’t have that capability.
He tossed the half-cut mutated vine into the Spatial Ring and took another big circle with the one-eyed man. A day had passed, and the changes caused by the mutated vines were minimal. However, Birch Forest Town was being squeezed smaller and smaller. Originally, the area blocked by the mutated vines was at the border between Birch Forest Town and Chaihe Town. Now, according to Wen Yu's observations, the blockade line of the mutated vines had shrunk at least several hundred meters. Not to mention, a few had occasionally appeared near the town center.