Chapter 18 (2/2)

After that, he rode his bicycle and left quickly.

On the way, he received a call.

“Why are you still outside? Come back quickly!” Mother Chen’s anxious voice could be heard on the phone.

“Yes, Mom, I will return immediately.” Chen Shouyi didn’t ask why.

He hung up the phone and headed back home rapidly.

By the time he arrived, the restaurant had already closed, and the shutter was pulled down halfway. He placed his bicycle at the back door and was pulled into the house by Mother Chen before she rapidly locked the shutters.

“The goddess has blessed and protected us. You have finally returned. Do you know what happened earlier? How frightening!” Mother Chen nervously spoke.

All of a sudden, her expression froze as she turned pale.

“Why is there blood on your body?”

Chen Shouyi touched his body. The bloodstains there had already dried, but there were flecks of bloody scabs rubbing off on his palm with the possibility of some flesh within. When he thought of these bits of flesh from the corpses, he felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Seeing that there was no way to hide it, Chen Shouyi could only answer honestly.

“You…you could have gone anywhere, yet you went to that book store. I am almost scared to death by you.” Mother Chen rejoiced that he was safe, but at the same time, she felt a lingering fear of what might have happened. In the end, she angrily hit him twice. “Quickly remove these clothes, I’ll burn them later. After that, I will pray to the Bodhisattva to rid you of bad luck.”

Most business owners were usually superstitious. There were statues of the god of wealth and Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion in his house. It was just that both he and his younger sister didn’t pray to these statues.

“Alright, mother. Oh, by the way where is Xingyue?” He asked as he took off his jacket.

“She came back long ago and is watching the news upstairs with your father.”

Under the supervision of Mother Chen, Chen Shouyi prayed to the Bodhisattva. When he reached upstairs, he was questioned by Chen Dawei again.

The television was currently playing the news. He saw numerous corpses that were covered in mosaic being carried out from the bookstore. Some of the corpses were only piles of rotten flesh, which were then kept into body bags.

“So far, the death toll has reached 135 for this attacking incident. There are another 43 heavily injured victims and in emergency care…”

Chen Shouyi took a quick look. The broadcasted news was extremely cruel. He stood up, walked to the bathroom, and then took a shower to wash away all the blood on him.

In the evening, after his family had finished a simple dinner together, all of them were seated near the television, watching the latest news.

On the streets outside, the sounds of police vehicles could occasionally be heard. Evidently, the police force was already mobilized.

The atmosphere in the living room was somewhat tense. No one was talking.

This terrifying terrorist from the Other World was roaming freely in the city. No one could afford to rest easy or eat in peace, pretending that nothing was wrong.

At 7 pm at night, another piece of news was suddenly broadcasted.

As he looked at his manuscript, the host had a look of joy on his face. However, it soon flashed past and his expression turned solemn. “Now, I’m going to announce a piece of news. Under the situation where the entire city is on lock-down, at 6.40 pm, the special police forces of Dongning City and several famous members from the martial association have finally found the hiding place of the barbarian in Yanghu Public Park. After an intense battle, the barbarian was finally killed.

“But sadly in the midst of the battle, including the vice headmaster of Dongning City’s martial association, Zhou Shaofeng, a total of four members from the special force have sacrificed themselves…”

Zhou Shaofeng had died!

Chen Shouyi was startled. When he first heard the name ‘Zhou Shaofeng’, it was mentioned by the martial teacher of his school.

Two years ago, the two barbarians that had been discovered in the outskirts of Dongning had been soloed by him. He had used a single godly stance, the Bow Stance Pierce, and killed the two invaders.

But such an immensely powerful character and experienced martial practitioner had actually died so unexpectedly in a group attack against a barbarian.

He felt a lingering fear in his heart, as well as gladness.

If he had chosen to rush at the barbarian due to being hot-headed earlier, maybe he would also have…