Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World novel Chapter 168

Chapter 168: Chapter 113: Helian Tie Lan! Intercepting halfway!_2

Wang Chong’s eyes revealed a venomous resentment.

He was far from genuinely reverent of Zhao Honglie, despite appearances. Consider this: being captured, locked in a dark chamber, tortured endlessly without seeing the light of day, and later released only to be poisoned—how could he possibly submit sincerely?

For now, it was merely because he couldn’t afford to provoke Zhao Honglie.

If someday Wang Chong rose to power, he would undoubtedly exact ruthless revenge.

Wang Chong sat in a tea house in the distance, his gaze fixed on the corner.

There.

A mark he had left—a peculiar flame-shaped insignia. Though drawn in a few simple strokes, it was strikingly conspicuous. This was one of the low-level means used by Holy Sect followers to contact one another. As for the more advanced methods, Wang Chong had no knowledge of them, since he was only ever a peripheral member of the sect.

If any nearby Holy Sect followers spotted the mark, they would naturally respond.

In truth, Wang Chong wasn’t entirely confident he could reach anyone from the Holy Sect.

But he had no choice but to gamble—otherwise, he would have long since perished in that eternal dark prison.

Who knows how much time had passed.

The sky gradually darkened.

Suddenly, Wang Chong’s heart trembled. As he habitually scanned the area again, he noticed that the flame-shaped mark had undergone changes at some point—changes he hadn’t detected. His heart surged with excitement as he casually rose and silently committed the conveyed message to memory.

"Tonight at midnight?"

Wang Chong touched the hem of his garment and walked away slowly.

Contacting the Holy Sect was only the first step; the real challenge lay in the negotiations that followed. If the Holy Sect was unwilling to absorb the Black Sand Gang, the contact would have been in vain.

Wang Chong understood.

In the past two years, the Holy Sect had operated from the shadows and was unlikely to surface so easily. Even if they agreed to absorb the Black Sand Gang, they probably wouldn’t dispatch powerful experts. The arrival of one or two Bone Refining Realm members would already be considered favorable.

As for the Marrow Refining Realm, that was simply impossible.

Such figures were recognized as masters across an entire province, fundamentally different from those in the Bone Refining Realm. They required the ’Guiding Method,’ a secret technique entirely absent from Canghe County.

Still, having hope was better than none; the rest would depend on Zhao Honglie’s sincerity.

At the very least, Wang Chong’s mission was complete!

Wang Chong felt a rush of joy as he lowered his head and exited the city, heading toward the gang headquarters to deliver the news to Zhao Honglie as soon as possible.

What he didn’t know was that a pair of eyes was silently watching him from behind.

Though Wang Chong’s appearance had undergone considerable changes and he had donned some minor disguises, Gu Sheng had quickly recognized him.

More than two years had passed.