I found an excuse so that Ru Xue wouldn’t worry. Then, I called Li Meng. Indeed, his phone was switched off!

I was sure that something had happened to Li Meng. Moreover, it was related to those people hiding in the dark. Otherwise, Li Mazi wouldn’t have left without telling me.

“You fool, brotherhood doesn’t work like that!” I sighed. It wasn’t the first time that he had jumped into the jaws of death. After getting a hold of him, they would use him to threaten me as I was their real target.

However, what Li Mazi had done still touched me.

After everything was clear in my head, I calmed down. I couldn’t stop the inevitable. Fortunately, I had accumulated many spirit talismans over the past few days. They could protect me for a while.

I checked the Peach Soul Flower, the Sirius Whip, and the Yin and Yang Umbrella. After some consideration, I decided to bring none of them with me.

Since the other party had Li Mazi and his son in their hands, even if I brought those items, I wouldn't be able to use them. If I was careless, my precious items could fall into the other party’s possession.

I put all the spirit talismans into my bag, opened my shop, made a pot of tea, and...