This small town with a population of less than 200,000 was Shen Qian's former hometown.

Why Lu Cheng?

As he pondered this, Chen Qian breathed a sigh of relief.

If I'm not mistaken, Ling Tianhou seemed to have followed at the last moment, but since it was a densely populated city, he was relatively easy to hide.

With a flick of his wrist, a jade talisman appeared in Shen Qian's hand; it was the "Invisibility Talisman" personally crafted by King Taiyi.

This invisibility talisman is difficult for even ordinary kings and nobles to see through. If it is thrown into a small town with hundreds of thousands of people, it is like water flowing into a river. Shen Qian did not believe that Ling Tianhou could still find him.

Since it's modern society, although we don't know which year it is, since Lu Cheng is still alive, then the teacher is most likely still stationed in Jingcheng. He just needs to find an opportunity to leave here and get to Jingcheng, which is 100 kilometers away, and he should be completely safe.

Leaving the city now would definitely attract attention, so Shen Qian wasn't in a hurry. He simply strolled around the streets of Jingcheng, comparing the scenes with his memories while feeling a bit wistful.

Although he was young at the time, he spent his childhood here. As he walked, he saw a snack stall on the street and bought a cup of papaya juice and a box of fried potatoes, eating them without caring about anyone else.

The stall owner didn't notice Shen Qian's presence, but naturally picked up the ten yuan on the ground and put it into his pocket.

...

At the same time, atop the tallest department store in Lu City, Ling Tianhou Qiao Tianliang stood with his hands behind his back, overlooking the small city below, a place brimming with life.

His spiritual power, like an invisible ocean, extended in all directions, sweeping across the entire Lu City in the blink of an eye.

"No?" Ling Tianhou raised an eyebrow, then seemed thoughtful. "Is it some kind of concealment method?"

Immediately, Ling Tianhou chuckled and suddenly rose into the air, arriving in mid-air in the central square of Lu City.

People came and went below, but no one could see his presence.

"Sink forward!"

Ling Tianhou opened his mouth and, through mental resonance, uttered an invisible language.

...

Buzz!

As a piercing, high-pitched electrical hum suddenly erupted from the speakers of some of the surrounding taxis, Shen Qian stood blankly on the street, staring at the scene before him.

It was in front of a children's clothing store, and a family of three was walking out. The father was smiling awkwardly beside her, while the mother was holding a pair of pants and shouting, "If you don't sell them for thirty, we're leaving!" The little boy, who looked about five or six years old, was carrying a Sailor Moon backpack and was engrossed in a dinosaur toy in his hands.

Looking at those two familiar, slightly younger faces, Shen Qian let out a long breath.

"So this is what happened more than ten years ago..."

He murmured before sinking down.

The family of three was Shen Liang, Wang Xiaojuan, and young Shen Qian. Shen Qian's heart tightened immediately as he wondered if Ling Tianhou would harm him when he was a child. But he shook his head in an instant, feeling that the possibility was not high.

Even if Ling Tianhou could recognize his younger self, the younger Shen Qian wouldn't have the secret he wanted, so such an action would be meaningless.

Just as Shen Qian was staring at the little boy, amidst the piercing crackling of electricity, he heard a call from Ling Tianhou.

"Sink forward!"

Some passersby clutched their heads in pain. They couldn't hear the content of the sound, but their nerves were damaged by the excessive sound waves.

Looking up, Chen Qian could vaguely see Ling Tianhou standing high in the distance.

"Since you want to play hide-and-seek, then I'll play with you."

Ling Tianhou's voice swept across the entire city, causing countless light bulbs to shatter. More and more people clutched their heads in pain, and vehicles collided in the streets. In an instant, the entire Lu City was plunged into extreme chaos.

"I'll count down to three. If you're not willing to come out on your own, I'll have no choice but to dig three feet into the ground to find you."

After Ling Tianhou finished speaking, he held up three fingers.

Shen Qian looked around at the ordinary people lying on the ground in pain, both shocked and furious. He never expected that Ling Tianhou would not care about the lives of ordinary people at all.

Just as Shen Qian expanded his mental power to calm the surrounding crowd, he heard Ling Tianhou's indifferent voice, "Three, one!"

Kacha!

In an instant, the plaza beneath Ling Tianhou's feet shattered like a mirror, and the crowd on it was swallowed up by complete darkness before they even had time to react.

The remaining spatial gaps resembled a spreading spider web, inching forward in all directions.

Countless people screamed in terror and scattered in all directions. At the same time, the garrisoned warriors of Lu City finally reacted and poured out from all directions. But when they saw the terrifying spatial rift, they were filled with despair. This level of power was beyond their imagination.

An elderly man with white hair shot through the air, but stopped at the edge of the square, his surprise and doubt mixed with a hint of fear.

Just as the old man was at a loss, a handsome young man appeared before him in a flash.

"The City Lord of Lu City?" the young man asked in a deep voice.

"It is indeed I." The old man's heart skipped a beat, and his body trembled uncontrollably. He had a strong intuition that this young man, who looked not very old, could kill him with a single slap.

"According to the highest contingency plan, evacuate all residents immediately and move towards Jingcheng. Be quick!"

To avoid the old man asking too many questions, Shen Qian directly took out the Qiankun Token issued by the military officer.

The Qiankun Order can only be controlled by certain officers of the rank of commander of ten thousand or above, and can be used to take over a city of level two or below without conditions during wartime.

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