The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits-Chapter 168 - 172: The Underworld Boss’s Little Sweetheart (4)
Chapter 168: Chapter 172: The Underworld Boss’s Little Sweetheart (4)
Without a moment to lose, Su Li prepared to rush to the North District.
But before that, she had to find a suitable place nearby to carefully store the items wrapped in her bundle.
After searching high and low, Su Li finally found a spot halfway up a hill, with mountains and clean water, where she could see the misty clouds winding in the distance and feel the abundant spiritual power molecules in the air between the mountains and the wilderness. She took a deep breath.
This place truly was a feng shui treasure.
She broke off a branch as wide as two fingers from a nearby tree and then slowly, bit by bit, dug a hole in the ground. She buried the blood clumps, which were already slightly decomposed, along with the cloths, into the pit.
After leveling the ground, Su Li thought for a moment and erected another slightly smoother branch. She then hung the Jade Pendant that the original owner had worn since the orphanage on the branch.
From a distance, under the sunlight, the bottom of the swaying Jade Pendant shimmered brilliantly, casting rings of light.
Leaving the picturesque place, Su Li made a beeline for the North District, the most chaotic area of Chaoyang City.
The city’s largest slum was located here, where scenes of fights and brawls were a common sight on the streets, and there had even been frequent occurrences of mechanical clashes recently.
The city’s most notorious red-light district was also situated here, attracting the visits of many low-level laborers.
To be honest, the North District was not well-liked, with a sense of discrimination subtly present.
People with some means, after earning some money, would first think of ways to move out of this area.
When Su Li arrived, she was both tired and hungry. She happened to come across two thugs who seemed to be in conflict over an uneven split of their loot.
Following behind, the Fighting Skills which she deliberately learned in her past few lifetimes, combined with her spiritual power, were particularly effective.
This was also an initial experiment for her since, in her past lives, she had always mingled in the circles of the wealthy and powerful. Falling to the darkest bottom layer of society like now was still a first for her.
The moves were a bit obscure at first, but after trying them a few times, Su Li felt that it would not be a problem for her to take on ten burly men by herself.
It was just that she hadn’t absorbed enough spiritual power yet. Su Li asserted that given some more time, she could be even stronger.
Regarding her previous thoughts, Su Li clenched her pale, slender hands with even more confidence.
Who would believe that these delicate hands could punch a robust man weighing over 180 pounds and send him flying twenty meters into a corner of a wall, unable to get down?
And the two thugs who were used as experimental subjects by Su Li were really out of luck. Not only were they tormented back and forth, Su Li also robbed them of the loot they were fighting over.
Since they couldn’t split it fairly, it might as well contribute to her own well-being.
With the fresh cash in hand, Su Li randomly picked a small hotel on the street that didn’t require an ID card.
She tidied herself up well, the bloodstains on her body had formed scabs over the past few days and needed to be scrubbed off with effort.
Although she had her spiritual power and spiritual energy to clean up, she was still bleeding non-stop from the lower body.
After washing, she changed into cheap clothes bought from the streets.
This body was still in its postpartum recovery period, so Su Li chose an outfit consisting of a windproof long coat and pants.
Finally feeling refreshed, Su Li comfortably exhaled a breath and looked into the foggy bathroom mirror, where her reflection seemed to appear as a beauty emerging from the water, ethereal and flawlessly beautiful.
The appearance of Su Li at this moment seemed truly favored by heaven, without a single flaw.
Apart from the pallor due to excessive blood loss, which made her look somewhat anemic, her beauty wasn’t diminished. Instead, it exuded a delicate and enchanting vulnerability.
Yet, the person inside had changed, and the originally alluring corners of her eyes became sharp. This didn’t clash with her appearance but rather added a different kind of allure.
After taking care of herself, Su Li found a street food stand and leisurely ate a steaming bowl of noodles.
While eating, she listened to the gossip around her, simultaneously collecting and integrating the information she gathered. fгeewebnovёl.com
Su Li made her complexion look sallow with some methods, and clad in her plain clothes, her stunning beauty was somewhat concealed. Yet, people nearby still spared her a few glances.
This makeshift stand, constructed from wood, was not far from the red-light district. Those who came to grab a hot bite were either scantily-clad streetwalkers or small-time thugs loitering in the area.
Su Li finished one bowl and ordered another, her stomach now seemed like a bottomless pit, several bowls of noodles went down without making a difference.
Her stomach felt as if it were connected to a different space.
Sitting there, Su Li overheard some possibly dubious street rumors.
There were whispers that Mr. Huang, the boss of the North District, was on his last legs. The Hall Masters under him had grown restless lately, with their constant small maneuvers, all waiting for Mr. Huang to kick the bucket so they could take his place.
With instability at the top, it set the people below on edge.
Back when Mr. Huang’s authority held strong, his people were not allowed to get involved with drugs. While various acts of defiance and disorder were not entirely absent, they tended to skirt the edges.
But ever since Mr. Huang’s strength waned, and he delegated some of his powers, the situation in the North District declined yearly.
Worse yet, with hints from several Hall Masters, the people underneath started dealing in the drug trade.
The North District was indeed becoming increasingly chaotic.
Su Li silently listened, then swallowed the last bite of her noodles, paid the bill, and prepared to leave.
If she kept eating, she imagined the food stand owner’s bizarre stares would pierce right through her.
However, her luck didn’t seem too good.
Before she could leave the territory, two gangs, each armed with machetes and clubs, surged in from different directions.
In an imposing wave, roughly a hundred people in all.
The groups split into two factions, standing off against each other. Unfortunately, the spot where Su Li had been eating her noodles was right in between the two.
The stand owner was nearly scared stiff but still had some experience in handling such situations.
Forgetting about the patrons, he grabbed his money bag and, protecting his head, dragged his wife to hide in the farthest corner.
The other patrons at the food stand trembled and scrambled under the tables.
But Su Li, who hesitated for a moment and was a step slower, stood out starkly alone amidst the two groups, a crane among chickens.
Under the gaze of over a hundred people, Su Li calmly placed the excess change the owner had returned to her on the little table.
The quiet around her was deafening, broken only by the entwined breaths of many in the air; beyond that, no sound was heard.
If one had even a slightly weaker constitution, their limbs would likely have already gone soft.
