Chapter 60 (1/2)
Chapter 60: Searching Every Nook and Cranny for the Missing Boss
The next morning, Fang Ning resisted the pain he felt as he compiled all the heart-wrenching novels in his collection together. After the final preparation task was done, the System immediately set off.
In a moment’s effort, Vigilante A had already arrived at their location yesterday – the riverside of Dasha River.
Fang Ning spoke up then, “Just as I expected, the monster’s escaped…”
Fang Ning caressed his chin, a picture of wisdom, but he was instead thinking that he was actually saved by the bell. There was no need to read heart-wrenching novels for three months straight anymore!
The System’s tone was calm as it ordered, “Find it…”
Fang Ning’s heart dropped, this situation seemed to be escalating, so he carefully suggested, “The Elder of the Bai family is apparently very good at concealing himself. He was waiting to in ambush for us yesterday and there were so many chances for him to land an attack, but I think that he definitely felt like there wasn’t a strong enough guarantee that he could nail us for good. He’s definitely waiting until the late stages of his development, where he can crush us properly. I think it’s better if we go farm some monsters to level up so that when the time comes, we can retaliate properly.”
“Disconnecting the Internet and electricity in 10, 9, 8…”
“Stop! I’ll immediately contact all the heroes I know and we’ll flush this old rat out!”
“Countdown stopped temporarily.”
Fang Ning anxiously typed away on the computer in the System Cyber Café.
Vigilante A’s message went out first, “Hey, is this Feng Niao? I’m offering a reward for the whereabouts of the Bai family’s Elder Ancestor, his death is necessary! The reward is once again two giant rats’ corpses! Perusal of the goods is available!”
Feng Niao answered, “Ah?! You are a brave one, great hero, I admire your courage. I heard that you recently killed his descendants, a family of five, and now you’re after him? From the looks of things, you are aiming to weed them all out. No, no, you’re aiming to eradicate all evil! You really are China’s blessing.”
“Haha, you speak well of me. Please hurry up.”
“Of course, of course. I’m sharing this to websites nationwide as we speak.”
After a brief moment, Feng Niao sent another message, “I apologize, great hero, but nobody’s come forward to claim the reward. A lot have either commented saying they didn’t know, or that they do but didn’t dare share the information.”
“A bunch of cowards! He’s just an old rat that’s escaped my clutches. China’s so big and yet nobody has come forth with any information?”
“They’re having doubts about you, great hero…”
“They’re all blind! I’ll go look for him myself!”
…
Vigilante A spoke, “Brother Qiao?”
To which Qiao Zishan answered, “What brings you, great hero? I’ve passed your letter of challenge, but there doesn’t seem to be any movement from the Bai family’s Elder Ancestor.”
“No, he has made some movements. He knows two people, Gui Er and Gui Qi, who had tried to ambush me under the guise of the night, but I managed to see them through.”
Qiao Zishan was shocked, “They’re from the Association of Spirit Kings! To think they’re plotting together! Did they hurt you, great hero?”
“Of course not, they wouldn’t dare to. But because I left an important weapon at home that night, I couldn’t immediately attack them. When I returned after getting the weapon from my home, they had all left. I’ve been looking for them for half a night, but to no avail.
“As for the pair of calculative b*stards, I accidentally let them slip through my fingers. But I’ll soon give them a taste of not being able to reincarnate.”
Boasting in front of people he knew was second nature to Fang Ning. Nobody could actually expose him anyways, and it was true that Bai family’s Elder Ancestor really hadn’t made a move.
His last statement wasn’t a bluff, though. He had to act like he hadn’t discovered the Elder Ancestor before, which was why he couldn’t do anything. Now that his preparations were complete, going after the Elder Ancestor was no problem.
The pair of anchovies that dared to plot against him should be taught the consequences of meddling in matters they had no say in! They must have thought that Vigilante A would never lay a hand on them since they hadn’t committed evil sins, so they plotted against him. What they didn’t know was that all who threatened the System’s survival were not protected by chivalrous virtue anymore. No matter who it was, complete elimination would be their end!
Hearing this, Qiao Zishan felt fear cloud his head once again. He knew just how ruthless Vigilante A was, which meant that once he had committed to something, he would fulfill that commitment to the end. Vigilante A’s words were always laced with fury, but his heart carried no emotion; however once he’s made a decision, nothing can be done to stop him.
Qiao Zishan then voiced out his worries, “That’s slightly troublesome. Nobody truly knows the exact whereabouts of that old man, and he has multiple identities too. Looking for him would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Those two from the Association of Spirit Kings would be easier to locate, however.”
Suddenly, an invitation for a group chat appeared. When Fang Ning and Qiao Zishan both saw that the sender was Qiao Zijiang, they immediately accepted so that they could hear the opinions of the Female Zhuge Liang.