Chapter 116 Being Followed

Jiang Ming wandered around the streets for a few moments before heading back home.

It was the first time he had been in the capital area, and he was a bit impressed by the meticulous design of the buildings. Not too fancy, but not too bland either. The buildings were just at the right mark, bringing in the fantastic mood and scenery of the Eastern style.

Of course, the main reason why he strolled around the streets was not to be a tourist.

In front of him was a transparent screen with a map of the capital area.

'These three red dots have been following me for a while already…' Jiang Ming smirked coldly.

The moment he had left Lavender Heaven, he had sensed three people following him. Although the people were well hidden, they could not hide from him who was sensitive to spiritual qi fluctuation.

It was a natural ability that one can get when they had reached a high realm in terms of cultivation.

'Sigh, I've been idling around the Spiritual Elementary Realm for far too long. I guess breaking through a few stages would be fine.' Jiang Ming thought.

He had been delaying his advancement because he wanted to perfect each stage before breaking through. Others might not know, but each stage had a perfect state, and only by obtaining that achievement would one reach the pinnacle.

Therefore, Jiang Ming would rather prepare for the future and not the short-term success.

'Let me check on the Automatic Refinement.' Jiang Ming swiped the screen and opened the tab.

<Automatic Refinement: Level 2>

<Player Jiang Ming can now automatically refine pills that are level 3 and below>

<Each refinement would cost between 100-1000 spirit stones>

<Exp to Level 3: 120/5000>

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Jiang Ming sighed softly at the experience point needed to reach level 3. If only he could pay his way to the top to upgrade, then he would have done it a long time ago.

However, he didn't linger further at the experience point as he proceeded to head home. The three people that were following him continued to do so and kept a fixed distance from him.

In order to not alert the enemy, Jiang Ming acted ignorantly and pretended that he did not notice anyone following him.

Sometime later, Jiang Ming arrived back home and was greeted by Hong Ling.

"Welcome home, Young Master." Hong Ling lowered her head slightly. Suddenly, she narrowed her eyes when she felt the presence of three unknown people.

But before she could do something about it, Jiang Ming had already wrapped his arms around her shoulder.

"Pretend like you notice nothing and let it go." He whispered softly into his ears. To outsiders though, it seemed like Jiang Ming was flirting with his own maid and nothing else.

With her cleverness, Hong Ling quickly understood Jiang Ming was acting ignorant on purpose.

"Young Master, we're still in public here. Let's head back inside first." She muttered aloud, showing a slight blush on her face. By doing so, she had successfully acted like some maid that was being flirted with by her Young Master.

Jiang Ming flashed a mischievous smile as he grabbed her butt with his hand while walking back inside.

Once Jiang Ming and Hong Ling entered the house, the three people that were spying above clicked their tongues.

"Hmph, as expected of this notorious Jiang Ming. No matter where he is, he would lay his hand on every refined woman."

"Let him continue his act of flamboyance for a few more days. When our plan finally goes into motion, I'll make sure to torture him to death while stealing his woman."

"Indeed, I heard his aunt is a goddamn beauty despite her age being a bit old. She had that lascivious figure that almost made me drool when I first saw her."

After they finished talking, the three people decided to camp in a safe spot and started cultivating.

Meanwhile, back inside the home, Jiang Ming was holding a wicked grin on his expression.

Though, if one were to look closer, his eyes and expression were darkened completely, seemingly ready to massacre at any point.

'Interesting… the nerve of these three people. Stealing my woman and torturing me? What a great plan.' Jiang Ming thought.

Using the GLCS mapping function, Jiang Ming took a screenshot of the faces of the three people and showed it to Hong Ling.

"Hong Ling, go and command the Blackheart Team to investigate these three people. Also, remember to check if they have some hot wives or daughters at home." Jiang Ming said.

Since the enemies have given him such an amazing plan, then it would be a shame if he doesn't utilize it to the best of his ability.

Hong Ling didn't bother to question his action as she quickly memorized the faces of the three people.

"I understand, Young Master. Madam Yang is waiting for you at the diner table, so please excuse me." Hong Ling dismissed herself and left to contact the Blackheart Team.

Sometime later, Jiang Ming closed off the map and headed toward the dining room.

"Aunt, I'm home," he announced his arrival.

"Just in time, the food is already cooked." Yang Liqin held a gentle smile as she brought many dishes onto the table. "Rinse yourself upstairs and come back down. You don't want to be unsanitary when eating food."

"Alrighty then."

Jiang Ming proceeded to head upstairs and stripped off his clothes. He had just been to a crime scene, and there was still a bit of stench on him from the corpse.

He walked into the shower room and activated the mechanism to bring in some hot water. While rinsing his body, Jiang Ming was about to begin singing when he suddenly received a system prompt.

Ding!

<The final act of the sudden quest is about to commence>

<An Ancient Ruin is about to appear that contains the secret of your current predicament would be revealed if Player Jiang Ming managed to succeed>