She strode over and began to examine Yu Menglan's body closely, exclaiming in amazement, "How is this possible? Menglan, you were so badly injured, and now... how did you get better all of a sudden? The injury... it's almost invisible? What happened? Did... did A-Chen really heal you?"
As she spoke, she glanced at the somewhat languid Lu Chen, her eyes wide with disbelief.
Indeed, such a rapid healing method was practically supernatural! No current medical technique could produce such a fast and effective result.
Dong Qingqing was terrified.
So, when Lu Chen approached her, she took a step back in alarm.
Was this man, with whom she had shared such intimate moments, human or something else?
Lu Chen scratched his ear, expressing his helplessness. Actually, before treating Yu Menglan, he had considered this question. What would Dong Qingqing think if he healed her so quickly?
Yu Menglan grabbed Dong Qingqing's hand and dragged her into the room. Then, turning to Lu Chen, she said indifferently, "Chen, I'll explain things to my cousin. Could you please make some porridge? I'm hungry."
The door slammed shut.
Lu Chen was stunned. Damn it! I've been treating your injuries so much I'm dizzy myself, and you want me to make porridge? Don't you have any conscience? Is it a man's duty to serve a woman? Can beautiful women be this arrogant?
Complaining as he was, Lu Chen obediently went to the kitchen to make porridge—a kind of porridge with poria cocos, lingzhi mushroom, and lean pork, good for replenishing vital energy, suitable for women, and also good for men.
After putting the ingredients down, Lu Chen returned to his room and took out the last four bottles of Vitality Elixir; he'd already finished the rest. He swallowed all four bottles in one gulp.
A fiery medicinal power immediately surged in his stomach, as if it were about to burst into flames.
However, compared to the spiritual energy of the black pearl, it was still considerably inferior, but it was still quite remarkable.
After about ten minutes of guided practice, Lu Chen skillfully refined the medicinal power, transforming it into true qi within his body. The true qi and primordial qi mingled and circulated, making his entire body feel warm and comfortable, with a powerful sense of energy, and his spirits improved considerably.
Just then, Lu Chen suddenly felt a warning.
His scalp tingled.
Damn it, an enemy is coming?
Lu Chen grabbed the glass ashtray on the bedside table and rushed out.
The living room was quiet. Dong Qingqing's bedroom door was tightly closed, and the two sisters were whispering inside. The aroma of poria cocos, lingzhi mushroom, and lean pork porridge wafted from the kitchen, making one's mouth water.
Nothing seemed amiss! Could it be that the warning energy within him was also malfunctioning?
Just then, Lu Chen heard an unusual clattering sound coming from the front door. It was very faint; if everyone in the house was asleep, they definitely wouldn't have heard it. The sound meant someone was trying to break in!
Damn it! A thief broke in! I'll beat the crap out of you!
Lu Chen calmed down considerably. A thief? He could handle that; it was a piece of cake.
He gripped the ashtray tightly, tiptoed to the door, grabbed the doorknob, and planned to smash the ashtray against it as soon as he pulled it open, catching them off guard!
But then, through the door, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, a sensation as if murderous intent had pierced his pores.
A thought struck him; he first looked through the peephole.
What he saw shocked him.
Outside, the security door was open, and four people were standing there.
The four men were all dressed in black, with cloaks covering their heads, obscuring their foreheads and revealing only their sharp, ghostly eyes.
They were definitely not thieves!
The murderous aura emanating from them terrified Lu Chen.
Judging by their presence, they were all martial arts practitioners, probably at least level five, and likely even skilled in some insidious and deadly techniques. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so eerie and chilling.
Lu Chen suddenly remembered the poison wounds on Yu Menglan's body; they might have been responsible!
They'd probably come here looking for Yu Menglan!
Lu Chen inwardly grumbled, "Damn it, this female assassin, how dare she call herself an assassin? She can't even escape, she's attracted powerful enemies. What should I do now?"
However, Lu Chen could also tell that the four powerful enemies weren't sure if Yu Menglan was inside; otherwise, they would have already broken down the door. Judging from their expressions, they were now trying to find out what was going on.
They would open that door soon!
It was too late to notify Yu Menglan that she had escaped.
Lu Chen was extremely nervous, even to the point that his stomach ached. At this critical moment, a previously hidden energy within him suddenly erupted! Lu Chen felt a boom in his mind, and countless flying fragments flashed through his vision!
These fragments swirled like a vortex, or like countless jigsaw puzzle pieces spinning endlessly. Soon, they transformed into four enormous images.
No, not images, but videos!
At this moment, it was as if four movies were playing simultaneously in Lu Chen's mind. And all of them were horror films, depicting four different people facing death!
One of them, a passerby, was bound hand and foot, pushed off a helicopter into a river teeming with crocodiles!
Passerby B, also bound hand and foot, was grabbed by two burly men and forced against a bench with a huge iron spike protruding from it. This spike was clearly meant to pierce his anus!
Passerby C was shoved into an iron cage filled with rabid dogs!
Passerby D was forced onto a long bench, someone holding a torch was setting his face on fire, causing him to scream in agony! His feet were burned so badly the bones were exposed!
These four people were clearly the same four from outside!
As these four images flashed through his mind, Lu Chen instantly understood:
This was the future fate of those four people!
They would all die a horrible death!
At this moment, Lu Chen also realized what kind of superpower this energy came from!
This was the superpower that had initially warned Lu Chen at the grilled fish stall, and had repeatedly warned of dangerous situations thereafter, yet always remained veiled in its true nature!
This superpower is called the Divine Fortune Teller!
It allows Lu Chen to foresee the future!
What an incredibly powerful ability!
All of this happened in the blink of an eye, and the door lock had already been pried open, slowly being pushed open.
The threat was imminent!
Lu Chen quickly exhaled, his mind racing.
In his mind, the four images were sent flying like water droplets. They passed through the door panel without a trace, instantly entering the minds of the people involved.
Lu Chen took another breath, feeling a wave of dizziness and confusion wash over him.
Damn it, he'd used up so much energy again.
Was he having a bad day?
He slowly opened the door, a slight smile appearing on his lips.
The four men, who should have been quite formidable, wore expressions of utter horror. They clutched their heads, gasping for breath. Their pupils contracted and then dilated instantly, as if they had witnessed the most terrifying thing in the world.
What is the most terrifying thing in the world for a person?
Most likely, it's seeing oneself die, and die so horribly!
Lu Chen understood that the scene he had just witnessed was replaying in their minds, the difference being that they were seeing themselves. Lu Chen didn't understand the impact this would have on them, but it seemed quite powerful.
Look at their foolish expressions!
Without delay, Lu Chen coldly swung the heavy ashtray in his hand, even infusing it with a burst of true energy to make it even more impactful.
When the ashtray smashed towards the heads of the passersby, it resembled a comet, its tail trailing a sinister blue light…
It was like the eyes of death!
However, Lu Chen, of course, didn't kill them; he only knocked them unconscious. Then, he quickly found some strong rope and some tattered, ugly rags, gagged them tightly, and tied the four of them together face inwards, turning them into human dumplings.
During this process, Lu Chen also searched their bodies. Besides some small but incredibly sharp weapons such as daggers clearly coated with poison, handcuffed whips, and wrist-grip axes, he also found several strange items.
One was a small sword, only about two index fingers long, entirely black, with a very lustrous sheen, as if carved from a black gemstone. It was filled with spiritual energy, no less than the black pearl Yang Jiangyu had given him, which greatly surprised Lu Chen.
There were also several jade pendants, their style and material quite ancient. They also contained some spiritual energy, though not as concentrated as the black gemstone sword; they seemed like remnants. But this residual spiritual energy seemed desolate, carrying a heavy sense of age, making Lu Chen feel suffocated.
Undoubtedly, this was also a valuable item.
In addition, there were several strange little gourds, containing either pills with a cloyingly fragrant or extremely foul odor. These were likely poisons, and Lu Chen accepted them, intending to analyze them later.
There was also a small gourd; when opened, a snake, no thicker than a three-year-old's little finger, its body so blue and transparent that its internal organs were visible, suddenly emerged! It lunged at Lu Chen's face!
Fortunately, Lu Chen quickly used his incantation ability, slowing the little blue snake's movements. Then, Lu Chen stuffed it back in and immediately closed the lid.
"Damn, they even keep venomous snakes? Do they even have a license to keep venomous snakes as pets?"
What surprised Lu Chen even more was that these four guys seemed to really like gold jewelry. They were wearing a total of twenty-five gold rings, eight very thick gold bracelets, and four very thick gold necklaces. All of this gold jewelry must have weighed at least 3000 grams.
Although the price of gold is currently quite low, selling it like this would still fetch around 280 yuan per gram. So, this gold would be worth eight or nine hundred thousand yuan?