Urban Immortal Cultivation Supreme

"It's fine, Bufan, don't worry, I will handle it myself," Anu said.

"Alright!" Zhu Bufan felt somewhat helpless; he had seen the strength of those demonized people for himself, especially that man in the black robe, who managed to injure Anu, who was much stronger than him. Zhu Bufan was very concerned about the whereabouts of the three Divine Needles!

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Zhu Bufan helped Anu to a spot not far from the convenience store. A figure then hurried over.

"Where have you been?" Tang Qingcheng ran over and asked anxiously.

Upon seeing Tang Qingcheng running over, Anu immediately let go of Zhu Bufan's arm and stood up straight.

Seeing this, Zhu Bufan knew that Anu did not want Tang Qingcheng to know he was injured, so he jokingly said, "Yo! Even the esteemed young lady is sleepless and out admiring the moon! Quite a rare sight, indeed!"

"Zhu Bufan, are you sick in the head!" Tang Qingcheng replied unhappily. Then she said to Anu, "Uncle Anu, did you go to Iron Coffin Mountain? Why didn't you take me with you? You know what Grandpa said, I am also very important."

"Miss, you are overthinking it. Bufan and I just couldn't sleep, so we went for a walk. But why are you up so late, Miss? Are you not accustomed to the environment here?" Anu answered.

"No, I just suddenly had something to ask..." Tang Qingcheng started to say, but then seeing Zhu Bufan casually gazing at the moon still hanging in the sky, she suddenly changed her words, "There are quite a lot of mosquitoes here, they kept me awake, so I came out for some fresh air." Tang Qingcheng initially wanted to ask Zhu Bufan about the young men who tried to collect debts from him during the day. She wanted to compensate Zhu Bufan, not wanting to owe him any favors. If it could be settled with money, she would take care of it.

Seeing the situation, Anu quickly said, "Is that so! Well then, Bufan, please accompany our miss for a while. I'm old and can't stay up too late, so I'm going to bed."

Anu left without waiting for a response from the two.

Zhu Bufan was somewhat speechless; these past few days, Anu hadn't talked much, but today he was unusually talkative and even assigned him an arduous task. However, considering Anu's injury and that he had saved his life, Zhu Bufan had no choice but to tough it out and spend some time with this cold beauty.

"Zhu Bufan, tell me! Where did you really go?" As soon as Anu left, Tang Qingcheng immediately asked.

"Oh, we just strolled around that big pond. I was even thinking of rolling up my pants and fishing, but Uncle Anu wouldn't allow it, so we just walked around the pond," Zhu Bufan pointed to the large pond not far away and said.

"Is that really true?" Tang Qingcheng looked at Zhu Bufan skeptically.

"Of course! What else would we be doing? Just two grown men. We couldn't possibly be out on a date. If I were to date, I'd find a beauty, and maybe even have a wild time in the middle of the night," Zhu Bufan replied with certainty. He answered this way to prevent Tang Qingcheng from thinking too much about it.

"Disgusting! Filthy!"

The very next morning, Zhu Bufan was awakened by a commotion and crying outside.

Descending from the upstairs of the convenience store, Zhu Bufan saw that the open space outside was filled with people – men and women, old and young.

By that time, Tang Qingcheng also came downstairs. Her hair was somewhat disheveled, clearly also woken by the noise.

"What happened?" Tang Qingcheng asked.

"I don't know!" Zhu Bufan replied and then squeezed into the crowd. Tang Qingcheng followed closely behind.

The crowd was already in an uproar. Everyone was shouting and clamoring loudly, with the most discernible sounds being the wails and crying of some women.

"My child! How could you be gone just like that, what is your mother to do now!?" A somewhat rugged-looking countrywoman cried out loudly.

Another woman was also wailing and crying loudly, not the only one, a succession of over a dozen women cried in the same manner, and the middle-aged men standing by their sides, each with a look of profound grief on their faces, still tried their best to comfort their wives, gesturing for them to stop crying.

Zhu Bufan knew that something serious must have happened, and his brows furrowed.

"The village chief has arrived," someone said at this moment.

This large open space in front of the convenience store was where Lanyou Village held its community meetings. Whenever there was a significant event, it was discussed here.

Zhu Bufan didn't bother with the arrival of the village chief, Zheng Liangyun. Instead, he tactfully grasped a middle-aged man whose complexion seemed somewhat better and softly asked, "Big brother, what has happened?"

"Ah, last night, most of the children in our village either died mysteriously or just disappeared without a trace. My second boy... sigh! Never mind. We need to find the village chief to deal with this," said the middle-aged man, his face cringing with pain. When it came to his own child, his expression was indescribably sorrowful. The pain of losing a child is beyond words.

Zhu Bufan was baffled, frowning deeply. How could such strange incidents occur in a seemingly normal village? He could not figure it out. Tang Qingcheng, who was standing by Zhu Bufan's side, also wore a concerned frown.

Zhu Bufan did not continue to question the man; he knew that asking for specific details at this time was somewhat inappropriate.

"Zhu Bufan, how could this happen?" Tang Qingcheng asked.

"I don't know either. Let's wait and see," replied Zhu Bufan.

Just then, Zhu Bufan's phone began to ring.

"Dingling ling, dingling ling..."

The number was unfamiliar to Zhu Bufan, but he didn't hesitate to answer.

"Hello, may I ask who you are looking for?"

"Little Zhu, it's me, Uncle Anu. Is the young miss with you?"

"Oh, yes, she is. What's the matter?"

"Can you step aside for a moment? I have something to tell you."

Zhu Bufan found it strange, but still told Tang Qingcheng that he was going to the restroom, and walked away.

"Okay, Uncle Anu, what's the matter? Why are you calling me? If you have something to tell me, you could have just come downstairs," said Zhu Bufan.

"Little Zhu, I'm no longer in Lanyou Village; I'm rushing back now. I left in a hurry, and there's something I need to tell you, which is why I called you," Uncle Anu explained.

Zhu Bufan was dumbfounded, not expecting that Uncle Anu was already on his way back.

"I suppose you've already seen what's happening in the village?" Uncle Anu's voice sounded somewhat helpless from the other end of the phone.

"Yes! Uncle Anu, what exactly is going on? And why are you in such a hurry to go back?" Zhu Bufan asked.

There was a sigh from the phone, Uncle Anu's voice.

"They've still gone ahead with it. I didn't expect it to happen so quickly. I thought I would be able to stop it in time, but..."

"Uncle Anu, what exactly is going on?" Zhu Bufan's brows were tightly knit. He already suspected that the Demonized Base and its demonized people were definitely related to this incident.

"Ah, Little Zhu, let me reveal the secrets of the Demonized Base to you! You will understand what's going on... Here's the thing..."

Zhu Bufan listened, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably; the Demonized Organization was too cruel, too bloody, too inhumane.

"All right, Little Zhu, I'm entrusting the young miss's safety to you. I will consult with the master as soon as possible to report back on this matter. The reason I didn't take you and the young miss with me when I left is because you two are key to retrieving the remains. I believe that by today, the authorities will arrive in Lanyou Village. At that time, you must take the young miss with you into the tomb to retrieve the bones. Please."