Chapter 89: Cartilage Fragrance
Now that winter has passed and spring has arrived, the weather is gradually getting warmer. The villagers who usually stay at home to warm themselves by the fire are now coming out of their homes and gathering together to chat.

Seeing Zhou Chen and Leng Yiyao passing by, they all greeted them, and the two responded one by one. After leaving the village, Leng Yiyao directly grabbed Zhou Chen's wrist, and then lightning flashed under their feet, and they quickly ran towards the mountain.

Leng Yiyao also added her own magical powers to Zhou Chen, so Zhou Chen was also able to briefly exert the effect of Thunder Step. However, this consumed a lot of energy for Leng Yiyao. Before reaching the mountain, the power of the demon pattern in Leng Yiyao's body had been completely consumed.

The two could only go up the mountain at a normal speed. At the same time, in Qinghua County, Zhao Kuo's combat effectiveness increased greatly after receiving the magic pattern given by Zhou Chen, and he also solved many cases.

No one paid attention to him at the beginning, but soon people noticed that he had supernatural powers. One day, Zhao Kuo was handling a case outside the city, and on his way back, he was suddenly stopped by a group of men in black.

Zhao Kuo held the hilt of the sword at his waist with his right hand. He was the only one leaving the city this time and did not bring any subordinates with him. "Who are you to dare to stop me? Do you know who I am?"
"Haha, of course I know, otherwise we wouldn't be waiting for you here"?
"So, you were the ones who killed the villagers?"
"That's right, otherwise how can we lure you, Captain Zhao, out?"

After hearing their answers, Zhao Kuo didn't waste any words and instantly unsheathed the long sword at his waist. Wind blades condensed on the blade. The man in black saw this and said, "He has indeed comprehended the magical power. It seems that our efforts brothers have not been in vain."

A few days later, when Zhou Chen was resting at night, suddenly a strange fragrance wafted into the room. Although Zhou Chen reacted the moment the fragrance entered the room, it was too late. Zhou Chen only felt dizzy and then his eyes went black and he passed out.

At this time, several men in black walked into the room and said, "take action."

When Zhou Chen woke up again, he found himself in a secret room with his limbs locked with chains. Not only that, Zhou Chen also felt weak all over. Even if he had a strength of ten thousand pounds, he was unable to mobilize even a little bit.

Zhou Chen shook his head vigorously and said, "My head hurts so much, where is this?" At this time, the door of the secret room was opened, and a masked man in black slowly walked in.

"Who are you and why did you bring me here?"
"It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is whether you want to live or not"?
“Who doesn’t want to live?”
"Okay, if that's the case then tell me honestly, where did your magical powers come from and why can you teach them to others at will?"
After hearing his words, Zhou Chen's heart tightened and he thought to himself, "What is going on? Who is he and why does he know about this?" In an instant, countless questions flooded into Zhou Chen's mind.

The man in black slowly said, "I guess you must be wondering how I knew about this. Actually, it doesn't matter if I tell you. It was Zhao Kuo who told me."

Zhou Chen narrowed his eyes and thought. This was the only possibility at the moment. Only two people knew about this matter, one was Zhao Kuo and the other was Li Daoyi. Li Daoyi had been with him all this time so it was impossible for him to say this.

As the chief constable of Qinghua County, Zhao Kuo's use of his supernatural powers would naturally be known to others.

Seeing Zhou Chen in deep thought, the man in black asked, "Don't think about it. As long as you are willing to tell me this secret, I can let you leave safely. Otherwise, you will never be able to leave here in your life."

After hearing this, Zhou Chen wanted to get up angrily, but he had no strength at all and it was difficult for him to even stand up.

"Don't waste your energy. You've been poisoned by the cartilage fragrance and have lost all your strength. You can't even beat an ordinary person now. I advise you to tell the truth about how you hit me. Otherwise, I can't guarantee that I will do anything to your wife."

After hearing this, Zhou Chen was furious but did not show it. He just gritted his teeth and said, "It's okay to tell you, but I have to see my wife first, otherwise how can I believe your lies."

"Okay," the men in black clapped their hands, and several men in black carried a woman into the secret room. That person was Leng Yiyao.

Leng Yiyao was thrown directly in front of Zhou Chen by the man in black, "Yiyao, are you okay?"
"Brother Chen, I'm fine." "Okay, we can talk later if you have anything to say. Tell me what the secret is."
Zhou Chen glared at the man in black fiercely and said, "Come here and I'll tell you."

Anyone can tell from Zhou Chen's expression that his murderous intent can no longer be concealed. However, with the blessing of the cartilage fragrance, Zhou Chen now doesn't even have the strength to commit suicide, so how could the man in black be afraid of him?

The man in black came up to Zhou Chen and said with a smile, "What's the secret? Tell me quickly."

Suddenly, a strange smile appeared on Zhou Chen's cold face, "Let me remind you, although the strange fragrance of your cartilage can make it impossible for me to mobilize my strength, this kind of poison is limited to this, and it can't limit my magical powers at all."

The man in black was shocked when he heard Zhou Chen's words. Just as he was about to get up and escape, a spider leg pierced his heart. He looked at Zhou Chen sitting on the ground in horror. At this time, Zhou Chen's eight spider legs appeared behind him.

Zhou Chen slowly pulled out the spider's leg and said, "Stay away from me when you see me in the next life."

The two men on the side saw the man in black being pierced through the heart by the spider's leg, and shouted "Elder" in horror, and then turned around and left.

There was no way Zhou Chen would let them leave so easily. The eight spider legs behind him moved quickly and instantly came in front of the two men. Two of their legs easily pierced their hearts.

Zhou Chen then came up to the man in black and took off his mask. Zhou Chen looked at him carefully and did not recognize him.

Then he came to Leng Yiyao. Leng Yiyao was not bound by any chains, but her hands and feet were tied with hemp ropes. Zhou Chen moved his mind and used his spider legs to help him cut the ropes.

At this time, the two were still unable to muster any strength, so Zhou Chen directly gave them the magical power of rejuvenation. In addition to repairing injuries, rejuvenation can also detoxify.

Two minutes later, the two had recovered all their strength, and Zhou Chen took Leng Yiyao out of the secret room.

After opening the first door, there was a corridor outside. There were several rooms in the corridor. The one they were in was one of them. At the end of the corridor was a staircase leading upwards.

Zhou Chen took Leng Yiyao and walked carefully towards the end of the corridor. When they passed a room, Zhou Chen smelled a bloody smell in the room, so he went to check it out out of confusion.

The moment Zhou Chen opened the door, he saw Zhao Kuo was tied up with iron chains and his body was covered with scars. It seemed that he had been tortured before.

"It's Brother Zhao. He is here too." Seeing his look, Zhou Chen probably knew what had happened. He thought that he was tortured before being together with him.

Zhou Chen had been quite resentful of him before, but after seeing him at this moment, all his complaints disappeared. Zhao Kuo was seriously injured and dying. If left alone, he would probably not live for more than three hours.

Zhou Chen waved his hand and the rejuvenation effect was activated. The injuries on his body were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. After two minutes, he was back to normal. Zhao Kuo then slowly opened his eyes.

(End of this chapter)