Apocalypse: Grinding EXP through Hunting

Chapter 220: Chapter 214: Must Lure Tang Wen Back

The Four Seas Commerce Association’s inn in Ganshan City.

Bai You Ruo and her two companions rented a small courtyard to stay in.

After tidying up a bit, the three of them gathered in the living room.

Bai You Ruo looked at the dark-faced, sturdy man. "Uncle Shuo, what’s our next move?"

The dark-faced, sturdy man, Bai Shuo, rubbed his stubble. "Miss, you haven’t known Tang Wen for very long. We don’t really know what kind of person he is. Right now, those people from the expedition team are in the city. We don’t have to worry about them running off anytime soon. Since we have time, we might as well look into this Young Master Tang Wen’s character. That will help us decide how to approach him."

"Very well."

Neither Bai You Ruo nor Bai Xue had any objections.

The three of them went out, strolling the streets and visiting restaurants like ordinary merchants.

In the evening, the two women returned to rest.

Bai Shuo, however, had more work to do: drinking with hostesses, visiting brothels, and keeping courtesans company.

He didn’t return for four days and five nights, having visited seven or eight brothels. What an exhausting ordeal!

However, the rewards were substantial.

At the very least, he had gathered opinions on Tang Wen from all walks of life.

He even befriended a few captains from the Black Water Gang, and they held a horse race together.

Bai Shuo, despite being a Sixth-Grade Powerhouse, humbled himself and deliberately lost by a narrow margin.

The junior captain was overjoyed.

And so, Bai Shuo came to know a proper junior captain of the Black Water Gang—a man from the Seventh Young Master Tang Wen’s Close Guard, serving under Commander Wu Hao!

Naturally, he also learned about the reputations of the various young masters of the Black Water Gang.

Bai Shuo changed his clothes and went to the living room.

"Well? What did you find?" Having been delayed for several days, Bai You Ruo asked impatiently.

Bai Shuo began, "It’s quite a coincidence. Tang Wen has a private property in the west of the city.

It’s a Beast Taming Garden, and the man I got to know happens to be its guard.

According to him, Tang Wen is very generous to his subordinates and is a man of good character. His only quirks are that he’s not interested in women and loves to go into seclusion to cultivate.

He also rescued a poor mother and daughter.

And he once bought a woman from the Slave Pavilion.

At the Baihua Tower I visited, all the girls are hoping he’ll pay a visit."

Just as Bai You Ruo began to feel relieved, her brow furrowed again. "Why are they hoping for that?"

"Judging from his portraits, the kid is incredibly handsome. They want to see if a man that good-looking really exists!"

The two women of the Bai Family glanced at each other and nodded involuntarily.

Bai You Ruo said, "Young Master Tang Wen’s looks are indeed extraordinary."

Bai Xue added, "And he really does love cultivating in seclusion."

Bai Shuo looked at the two women. "I’ve asked around extensively. Not many people actually know him, but their stories are all roughly the same. It sounds like his character is reliable."

"Then let’s contact him!"

Tang Wen had no idea that he had regained their trust.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

Three portions of Extraordinary Blood Marrow had been completely consumed.

During that time, after Shui Yun had a physician confirm Tang Wen was in good health, she brought him two more fresh portions of Blood Marrow.

After consuming five portions of Extraordinary Blood Marrow, not only was he developing a resistance to it, but the rapid progress of his Extraordinary Ability was also becoming too much for him to handle.

If he consumed any more, he feared he would lose control of his Dark Ability.

[Body: 23.1]

Tang Wen’s physique hadn’t changed much. With clothes on, he still looked lean.

But without them, his defined, marble-like muscles were enough to make women scream.

The moment he stepped on a scale, the needle shot past one hundred kilograms.

He hadn’t yet had a chance to test his exact strength, to see how many thousands of pounds he could lift.

However, one thing was certain: a casual punch from him was every bit as powerful as a Peak Martial Artist’s Power Burst.

If he threw a serious punch, he could kill a Peak Martial Artist in a single blow.

As for the effect of a casual Power Burst, he hadn’t tried that yet.

And what would happen if he used the Night Divine Fist was even more of a mystery...

[Extraordinary Ability: Dark (Awakening Progress 47.39%)]

The progress of his Extraordinary Ability was even more absurd.

It had nearly quadrupled.

He had to stop taking it.

That night, Tang Wen woke up. A glance at the time showed it was only three in the morning.

He was hungry.

Without disturbing anyone, Tang Wen went to the kitchen in his sleepwear.

"Greetings, Young Master!"

The chefs, who had been dozing in lounge chairs in the back kitchen, were startled by Tang Wen’s sudden appearance and immediately began to apologize.

"Sleep when you need to sleep." Tang Wen waved his hand dismissively. "I’m hungry. Make me a late-night snack."

After giving a few instructions, he left the greasy, smoke-filled back kitchen.

It was a dark and windy night, with neither stars nor moon in the sky.

Tang Wen looked up, and with a mere thought, darkness began to spread from his body.

It shot into the sky at an incredible speed, blotting out the heavens.

His courtyard covered a hundred mu.

The Dark Power, however, had already spilled far beyond its borders.

Tang Wen quickly retracted it.

The darkness dissipated as if it had never been there.

The place where he was located was the very heart of the Black Water Gang’s territory.

At that moment, in two quiet residences within the Black Water Gang’s compound, two different old men looked up at the sky, seemingly having sensed something.

The late-night snack was a dazzling spread that covered the entire table.

The head chef on night duty, who had also been asleep moments ago, feared Tang Wen’s displeasure and used all his skills to prepare a table full of exquisite dishes.

Tang Wen’s favorite was a bowl of Three-Shrimp Noodles.

This noodle dish was served last. It was made using a thousand small river shrimp, each carrying roe.

The roe was extracted, the head-fat was removed, and the shells were used to make a fragrant shrimp oil.

The shrimp meat was plump and succulent, the roe was rich, and the head-fat was fragrant and mellow!

A bite of the springy noodles followed by a sip of the fresh broth was enough to make one want to swallow their own tongue.

Seeing the Young Master wolf down five bowls!

The head chef breathed a sigh of relief. ’My job should be safe now.’

Although Tang Wen hadn’t blamed him, the steward didn’t tolerate any mistakes.

’Now that the Young Master has eaten his fill and is satisfied, I can consider this as having atoned for my mistake.’

Tang Wen, oblivious to the chef’s inner turmoil, took out a silver ingot and tossed it over. "From now on, make me a pot of this Three-Shrimp Noodles at least every week or ten days."

The head chef’s face fell. Winter was approaching; where was he supposed to find so many shrimp carrying roe?

This one meal alone had exhausted his entire stock.

Tang Wen glanced at him. "Just make it shrimp noodles. I don’t care if there’s roe or not."

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