I'm Really Going to Become an Immortal
Chapter 448 - 286: You’re holding him hostage, why are you threatening me? _2

Chapter 448: Chapter 286: You’re holding him hostage, why are you threatening me? _2

Even if he hadn’t, he had definitely gained the strength needed to lead everyone to start anew.

So,

he had no hesitation in killing people.

And because of this,

the three men believed they had found a way to survive.

In reality, they were only met with a more painful death.

To ensure they were thoroughly eradicated, Chen Yun even stayed near the auto repair shop, watching the great fire burn, watching as they were slowly incinerated and their lifelines thoroughly severed.

As the auto repair shop completely collapsed, the flames gradually weakened, leaving only embers flickering gently in the night wind, making a crackling sound.

In the night, all that remained was a scorched earth and wreckage.

Where the auto repair shop once stood, now only a pile of ashes remained, as if it had never existed.

It was only at this moment,

after confirming that the three charred bodies could no longer jump around and would definitely not come back seeking revenge,

that Chen Yun finally felt at ease to step away from the place.

After all, not removing the roots when cutting weeds was not his style.

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The horizon gradually turned the pale white of fish bellies as the eastern sky began to be tinged with a faint orange, heralding the start of a new day.

On this vast and boundless Loess Plateau, everything seemed exceptionally peaceful, with only the occasional breeze breaking this brief silence.

The Loess Plateau, an ancient land located in the northwest of China, is known worldwide for its unique topography and long history.

At this moment, it was greeting the dawn with a steady posture.

Northeastern big man Li Sihai was driving an old but sturdy grey sedan.

He drove slowly through this uninhabited area.

His figure and the somewhat time-worn car cast long shadows under the rising Sun, as if he were the only traveler in this bleak terrain.

Li Sihai was currently wearing a dark jacket paired with faded jeans, his face bearing the marks of years, yet radiating an indomitable tenacity.

After bidding farewell to Chen Yun and leaving Lingchuan County, he quickly replenished some supplies at a small county town nearby Lingchuan.

Then, intending to set off, he found that the electronics in his old dashcam had burnt out at some point, failing to save the interesting experience he had with Chen Yun.

So, he bought a new dashcam at a shop in the small town.

As the day grew late, he rested for the night.

Then he left early in the morning.

Outside the car window,

patches of dry land caught his eye, the surface covered with a thin layer of Loess, occasionally decorated with a few stubbornly growing weeds.

There were almost no trees in this land, only some low shrubs scattered around.

The air was filled with a faint earthy smell, characteristic of the Loess Plateau.

As the Sun climbed higher, the light became brighter, clarifying what was initially a dim view.

Li Sihai turned on the car stereo, attempting to find a signal, but in this place almost cut off from the world, aside from the occasional static noise, there was mostly silence.

This didn’t discourage him; instead, he felt a rare tranquility and peace.

Perhaps, this was one of the reasons he chose to come here alone, to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and find inner peace.

The car’s wheels rolling over the sandy soil made a "shushing" sound, the only noise that could be heard at the moment.

Occasionally, a wild hare or other small wild animals would dart out from the roadside, bringing a bit of unexpected excitement to the monotonous journey.

Of course,

for Li Sihai, the true excitement was actually the various people he encountered along the way.

The young man holding a dog he met yesterday left some impressions on him.

Looking at the bamboo flying sword hanging from the car’s rear-view mirror, he couldn’t help but smile.

It was a gift from the young man named Chen Yun.

Although the materials were ordinary, the carving craftsmanship looked quite good.

Either way, he liked it immensely at first glance.

According to what Chen Yun said before leaving, the material had a medicinal herb smell, so keeping it beside while sleeping had a calming effect.

However, as he slept in the hotel last night,

he left it in the car in the parking lot and forgot to bring it to the hotel, so he didn’t try out its supposed calming effect.

’Maybe, I could try it tonight?’

Thinking this, Li Sihai was curious about the calming effect of this gift.

Since he traveled frequently,

even with good sleep quality, he often experienced insomnia.

Environmental changes, jet lag, emotional fluctuations, and other reasons easily disrupted the biological clocks of travelers, leading to poor sleep.

So,

he was actually eager to test this so-called calming effect.

Thinking over this,

Li Sihai suddenly noticed somewhere rather abrupt on the side of the highway ahead.

Was that... a house?

Li Sihai wasn’t quite sure.

Because at first glance, the house now hardly looked like a house,

most of it had been charred into carbon.

The main structure was supported by only a few beams, and most parts had collapsed and shattered.

Smelling the ash that hadn’t yet dispersed around.

Li Sihai understood that this used to be a house, but it had burned down quite recently.

Pondering.

Li Sihai pulled over.

Approaching the scorched earth and wreckage, he could faintly still feel a hint of warmth.

This place had clearly just experienced a fire.

From the residual signs, the fire must have been very fierce.

Thinking this.

Li Sihai took out his phone to try and call the police.

But there was no signal here.

Based on this location, he guessed that he would have to travel a long distance along the highway before he could get a signal.

Li Sihai put down his phone and looked around, trying to find any clues, to see if anyone was injured or needed help in the fire.

After shouting loudly a few times, no one responded.

He wasn’t sure whether the people here had escaped or were buried inside.

From the lack of tire tracks on the ground around, it was likely they hadn’t escaped.

If they were buried inside, then they were probably dead.

However, whether there were people buried inside needed a bit of searching.

Yet, this place didn’t seem easy to search.

Most of the building’s structure had collapsed.

Many spots were likely risky structures that would collapse if disturbed, and could only barely maintain stability without external forces.

He guessed that touching anything might bring a section down.

But after musing for a moment.

He still decided to examine the scene carefully to see if he could find any useful clues.

He carefully navigated through the debris, watching every step he took to avoid stepping on any fragile structure and causing an accident.

Although there were no obvious dangers, this was after all an accident site, and safety was always the priority.

After a basic search, Li Sihai found no valuable information, only glimpsing from some charred paperwork and some remaining machinery that this seemed to be a small auto repair shop.

He also found some household items.

He understood that people must have lived here.

But to continue exploring would be too much work, and the remaining areas were too dangerous, looking like they might collapse at any moment.

So after thinking it over, he decided to go back to his car to rest for a bit.

But before he had taken two steps.

He vaguely noticed some ashes that he had previously overlooked.

Their peculiar shape.

Made him walk closer to take another look.

Then, he screamed and stepped back.

It was a charred hand!

The once plump fingers were now twisted into a strange angle, as if forcibly contorted by some invisible force.

The skin had turned from deep brown to black, rough and hard, like old tree bark exposed to prolonged sun.

Due to dehydration from the burn, the entire hand had significantly shrunk.

The lines on the palm had become blurred.

Parts of the skin had completely charred and peeled away, exposing deeper structures below, even the edges of bones could be seen.

The gaps between fingers had become more pronounced, as if every bone had shrunk and fixed into a rigid position.

Suddenly encountering a burnt human hand in a deserted area, Li Sihai was initially dumbfounded.

Then.

A wave of intense fear made Li Sihai swallow his saliva.

He got into his car without looking back, pressing the accelerator hard to head to the nearest town.

If someone had died.

Then it was better to hurry to the police!

That was no longer his domain or matter to deal with.

As for whether the police would believe him because he was the first to discover it, naturally, his newly purchased dash cam would testify.