Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City
Chapter 258 Pretending to Faint

Chapter 258: Chapter 258 Pretending to Faint

Chen Fan’s eyes widened.

Mind-Bewitching Pill? Human trafficking?

It seemed this old guy really wasn’t any good!

He suppressed the shock in his heart and continued to listen to the two people talking.

Protector San furrowed his brows, "We can’t rule out this possibility. We use the Mind-Bewitching Pill to select suitable sacrifices for the Sect Leader, and this is of utmost importance. We cannot afford any mistakes. It’s better to kill one by mistake than to let one slip away."

"In that case, I’ll go out with you in a bit to test the depth of this person. If he really has other motives, we’ll deal with him on the spot. If not, we’ll send him directly to the Sect along with the other sacrifices for the Sect Leader to refine," said the other.

The old man nodded, "Yes!"

Chen Fan’s eyes shimmered with thought, and he quickly made a decision. He retracted his Divine Sense and pretended to sit casually on the chair.

Before long, the old man and Protector San came over together.

Chen Fan smiled and stood up, "Uncle, where is the Ziyou Grass?"

Protector San sized up Chen Fan, then flicked a finger, and a black force struck Chen Fan’s head.

Chen Fan screamed in pain, fell to the ground outside, and passed out.

Protector San curled his lip, "It seems you were overthinking it. This person is just an ordinary person, as ordinary as they come."

The old man chuckled, "If that’s the case, then let’s first take him to our outpost. The Sect will be sending people tonight to receive the sacrifices, and this kid can only blame his bad luck."

Protector San nodded, "We already have enough for the sacrifices this time. I’ll go with you to the outpost and wait for the Sect’s people to arrive."

The old man found a sack and stuffed Chen Fan inside.

Before long, a car pulled up in front of the two-story building. The old man hoisted the sack into the car, and along with Protector San, they drove off towards the direction of the outpost.

Chen Fan released his Divine Sense, keeping an eye on the surroundings.

Through the changing environments around him, he deduced that the car was heading towards the direction of the old city district.

He had pretended to pass out precisely because he heard words like "Sect" and "sacrifice."

From the conversation between the old man and Protector San, it could be inferred that these two people belonged to a certain Sect, and their task was to find sacrifices for their Sect Leader.

These so-called sacrifices were living people!

Just that was enough to conclude that the Sect they were part of was definitely on the Heretical Path.

Like Chen Fan, many people who were captured would soon be turned into sacrifices and sent into this Sect.

While Chen Fan was not the kind of person who carried the world in his heart, he did have his own sense of righteousness to uphold. He naturally could not stand idly by while these people with evil intentions harmed the lives of others.

Of course, the main reason was that there were only a few Ziyou Grass plants here, hardly enough to refine Foundation Establishment Pills. He hoped to trace the source of these plants to see if he could find more Ziyou Grass.

About forty minutes later.

The car arrived in a deserted alley in the old city district.

All around, there were abandoned houses—virtually uninhabited.

The car stopped in front of the gate of a courtyard house, where Protector San and the old man carried Chen Fan inside.

Using his Divine Sense, Chen Fan surveyed the surroundings and found a total of eight people in the courtyard, including Protector San and the elder. Protector San was at the fourth level of the Transformation Realm, there were two more at the second level of the Transformation Realm, three at the Grandmaster Realm, and the remaining two were at Great Achievement in Inner Strength.

A group was huddled around a large pot, concocting something, with two bundles of Ziyou Grass placed beside them, presumably the so-called Mind-Bewitching Pill.

In the northwest corner of the courtyard was a room housing more than twenty figures, men and women alike, all gaunt with fear etched on their faces.

Protector San and the old man threw the sack containing Chen Fan into the room, startling the people inside into panicked shouts and trembling.

"Useless rubbish!" Protector San cursed, then closed the door and locked it.

Only then did Chen Fan climb out of the sack.

The people around watched him warily, but their looks quickly turned sympathetic.

"Buddy, were you, too, fed that so-called Immortal Pill and brought here?" a crew-cut youth approached and asked.

Chen Fan shook his head, "I was knocked out and brought here."

The crew-cut youth sighed, "That’s not much different from us, then."

Chen Fan inquired, "The Immortal Pill you mentioned earlier, is it the Mind-Bewitching Pill?"

The crew-cut youth replied, "Who knows what it truly is? I got bamboozled by that old guy, really thought there were Immortal Pills in this world. But after taking it, I lost my mind; did whatever they told me without question. By the time I came to, I was already here. They lured most of us here the same way."

Chen Fan turned and looked around to see everyone’s spirits crushed.

A couple clung to each other; the girl suddenly punched the boy twice, crying out, "It’s all your fault! If you hadn’t been such an idiot, we wouldn’t have ended up in this place. Now we don’t even know what they want to do with us. I’ve heard that some criminal gangs specifically do this to harvest people’s organs to sell. For all we know, we might be dissected next!"

At her words, everyone shivered in fear.

The boy, annoyed, pushed the girl away, "Blame me for everything, why don’t you? Why don’t you blame yourself for choosing me as your boyfriend! With the way you are, you’ll probably be the first one they dissect!"

The girl cried even harder.

Chen Fan consoled, "Don’t be afraid. Actually, I came here specifically to rescue you."

The crew-cut youth surveyed Chen Fan and sighed, "Dude, don’t make jokes. You have no idea how strong those people outside are. You think we haven’t tried to fight back? They slapped us away with a single blow, and some of them can even strike from a distance. It’s like they have Immortal’s powers; what can you possibly do to rescue us?"

The others nodded, clearly intimidated by the capabilities of those outside.

The boyfriend in the couple sneered, "I thought you were brought here against your will. But it turns out you came by your own choice—this is the first time I’ve seen someone as foolish as you. Even if you want to uphold justice, use your brain!"

Chen Fan paid no mind, aware of how extreme emotions could become in the face of sheer terror, and calmly stated, "Since I dared to come, naturally, I have enough confidence. Just do as I say later."

The people looked at one another, evidently not quite believing Chen Fan’s words.

Seeing that Chen Fan didn’t appear to be joking, the boyfriend in the couple looked around shiftily and cautiously moved closer to the door.

Chen Fan sensed his suspicious behavior and asked, "What are you doing?"

Suddenly, the boyfriend cracked the door open and shouted outside, "Come quick, there’s a guy here saying he’s come to rescue us! I’ve been following your orders, keeping watch over these folks. Now I’m reporting in—I beg you, let me out!"

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